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ARS researchers are helping farmers use beneficial insects to protect their crops.

We’re going to learn about a very small fungus, called yeast. Let’s find out how this special fungus helps us make bread.

What happens if we put hydrogen peroxide and yeast together in a large quantity?

We all know that insects surround us, but what about the ones that get closer to home – inside our homes?

Pollinators are essential to healthy, biodiverse ecosystems.

At ARS, researchers are working on new approaches to limit ticks’ ability to spread.

Do different types of apples have the same number of seeds? Try this fun data analysis and collection experiment for elementary school students.

ARS scientists are inventing new tools to investigate blood-sucking insects.

ARS researchers have been hot on the trail of the destructive spotted lanternfly.

Use this project to fin dout if you are getting enough vitamins and minerals.

This insect is native to East Asia and feeds on the sap of the vividly colorful crapemyrtle trees, as well as apple and blackberry plants.

This activity helps students learn more about different animal behaviors . Get creative painting or drawing!

Try this experiment around your yard or school and see how biodiversity at the plant level affects biodiversity at the insect level.

This experiment helps students compare vitamin C content and rank orange varieties or juice brands from highest to lowest.

Learn how ARS scientists are working hard to fight this pest and protect our beloved ash trees.

These parasitic wasps lay eggs inside the developing fly larva and consume them from the inside.

For this experiment, we’re going to test the effect a hard soil layer has on plant growth and root development.

For this experiment, we’re going to test the effect that high salt soil concentrations have on plant growth and root development.

ARS scientists are constantly discovering and describing new species of insects like the ostrich moth.

This moth is native to Southeast Asia and its caterpillar feeds on the tissues inside stems of plants in the myrtle family.

This experiment helps students create a black light and use it to look at the fluorescence of different food items and plants .

This mite is used by farmers to attack and feast on bugs that destroy strawberries and other crops inside greenhouses and fields.

These caterpillars started as a “friend” but the species became an invasive “pest” when it was discovered in Florida.

This activity helps students learn more about different animal behaviors to ensure pets are happy and stress free.

This experiment helps students learn the importance of having clean hands.

These experiments help students learn about soil erosion.

This experiment helps students learn about growing plants with organic soil amendments.

This experiment help students learn about plant growth and root development. (Appendix A: Resource Material)

This experiment help students learn about plant growth and osmosis. (Appendix A: Resource Material)