Insect Festival

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Hanna with a couple feathered friends at the Insect Festival.

July 10-11, 2010
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

This one-of-a-kind event features thousands of fascinating creepy-crawlies including live insects, lizards, snakes, and the famous “Madagascar hissing cockroaches.” Children can practice bug collecting, hands-on insect arts and crafts, and even taste cooked mealworm larva (in various flavors such as mesquite, teriyaki, and barbeque!). Entomologists and other bug experts will be available for questions and more than 20 informational booths will teach and entertain children and adults alike. In addition, Dr. Mike Glassey will bring his hawks and owls for close viewing. Sponsored by the County of San Diego Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures, Lloyd Pest Control, and the San Diego Botanic Garden.

Cost: Free for members and children 12 and under.
Non-members free with admission

Wonders of Wildlife Presents
"Bugs and Animals that Eat Bugs"
11:30 and 2:30 both days
Featuring the Monitor Lizard, Blue Tongue Skink, Fennec Fox, Opossum, Naked Neck (Turken), and Indian Runner Duck 

Exhibitors / Vendors

• All-Pro Environmental Services -
  US Army National Training Center Environmental Division Featuring Snakes, Spiders, Scorpions, Hawk, Owl, etc.
  
• Artracks - Birdhouses
  
• Bell’s Bugs - Live Southwest Insects, Milkweed Plants, and Craft Items
• Boy Scout Troop 799 - Activity Fundraiser: Honey Sales and Service Projects
  
• Bugs Are My Business/Steven Kutcher - Entomology Education and Bug Art
  
• C. Kumlin Designs - Hats with Florals and Insects
• Caterpillar to Butterfly - Live Painted Lady Butterflies, Live Painted Lady Caterpillars, Monarch Caterpillars, and Ladybugs
  
• County of San Diego - San Diego Vector Control and Insects from Around the World
  
• EcoVivarium - Close Encounters of the Cold-Blooded Kind
  
• Entomological Research Publishers - Mounted Insects and Books
• Green Machine - Good Soil = Good Food
  
• Hand-Eye Coordination - Fun and Educational Insect and Nature-Related Toys and Accessories
• Highton Creations - Butterfly Wing Artist
  
• Hunt for Nature Publishing - Nature Books for Kids
  
• Judith MacArthur - Real Farm Raised Insects and Botanicals Embedded in Lucite
• Kritter Kat Art - Insect-Related Handmade Gifts and Accessories Made from Eco-Friendly or Recycled Materials
  
• Lloyd Pest Control
  
• Milagros Conlan - Mila’s Caterpillars
  
• Music of the Ancient Americas - Bamboo Flutes and More
  
• Roost - Stone and Shell Covered Birdhouses/Feeders
  
• San Diego Bird Breeders - Conservation: Birds from Around the World
• San Diego Botanic Garden - Carniverous Plants Courtesy of Booman Floral
  
• San Diego County Department of Agriculture - Insects of Agriculture
  
• San Diego Herpetological Society - Close Encounters of the Cold-Blooded Kind
  
• San Diego Natural History Museum - An Education Collection of Living and Preserved Insects from San Diego and Beyond
  
• Santa Fe Nursery - Aquatic Organisms
• Sun Stones Garden Art - Handmade Garden Art from Recycled and Repurposed Items. Mobiles, Rain Chains, and Little Garden Creatures.
  
• The Worms’ Way - Worm Castings and Composting with Worms
• Wonders of Wildlife - Bugs and Animals that Eat Bugs (presentation both days)

Banner photo: Herb Knufken

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