Category Archives: Law

DDT: The Situation Today

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Polistes fuscatus

Written by Joe Ballenger I wanted to dedicate another post to some of my other concerns about the pro-DDT movement. When I read posts which advocate DDT reintroduction in the US, a small amount of attention is paid to issues … Continue reading →

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Fair Use: Can I Use That (Bug) Picture in My Art?

Posted on April 17, 2017 by SciBugs

Written by Nancy Miorelli With help from Stephane De Greef I’m an admin for the Entomology FaceBook Group and copyright comes up a lot. In fact, the admins had a long discussion about this particular picture. We discovered that it closely … Continue reading →

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Entolegality: Do entomologists have special bug privileges?

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Polistes fuscatus

Written by Joe Ballenger Is it true that you can order insects when it is illegal for me to order them? Example I would wanna buy a beetle from Japan and it’s illegal for me to own one can you … Continue reading →

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