insectary
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of insectary
1885–90; variant of insectarium; see -ary
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To reach these conclusions, the team combined information from butterfly houses, mark, release and recapture studies, and controlled insectary experiments.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
On a recent tour of the Pacoima insectary, Nicolas Tremblay, a senior vector ecologist with the district, whipped out a small container filled with a handful of what looked like vitamins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
The lab has its own insectary, Corley remarked, which hatches mosquitoes to study the transmission of arboviruses, including Zika, dengue and West Nile.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
"In this insectary we keep about 23 different strains of mosquitoes for all researchers within our campus and we have Aedis Egypti from 12 different countries," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2016
A great many species have the most curious life histories, which can not be ascertained except by continued and persevering observation, not only in the vivarium or insectary but in the field.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.
Releasing predatory insects has become a keystone of pest control in organic agriculture, and commercial insectaries raise “beneficials” by the millions.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2018
The insectaries were behind five sets of doors, and they used a mosquito that doesn’t survive in California, should it manage to escape.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 23, 2015
Of parasites which have already proved their worth hundreds of thousands were loosed from government insectaries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hundreds of jars and vials, vivaria and insectaries, microscopes, guns, and cameras, with all their details and mysterious inner workings, left no table vacant.
From Jungle Peace by Beebe, William
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