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May/June 2002 issue	In this issue Table of Contents Editor’s Notebook Inside Story Feature: Grasshoppers À la carte Mosaic Reverberations

Friend or foe? | It’s a bug’s life | Grasshopper facts | Grasshopper anatomy
Grasshoppers on film | Nature’s symphony | Literary hoppers | Archives

If it creeps, crawls, flits or flies, chances are Canadian Geographic has taken a look at the insect that interests you. You can become a busy bee and revisit your CG library for the stories we’ve done that are as diverse as the entomological world itself.

Bees for hire
As scientists learn how to manage pollination, armies of insect labourers are shaping how and what we farm
Text by Gary Hamilton and photography by Bob Herger
Jul/Aug 2000

Mutiny in the ant colonies
Ants may not be as selfless and co-operative as once thought
By Candace Savage
Mar/Apr 2000

Dances with dragonflies
Paul-Michael Brunelle’s singular passion netted a new species of Odonata
Text by David Young and photography by Jamie Steeves
Sept/Oct 1999

Toronto’s war on termites
Entomologist Tim Myles leads a crusade against an insidious pest that is gnawing at the heart of Canada’s largest city
Text by Wayne Grady and photography by Wolf Kutnahorsky
Sept/Oct 1997

The devil’s riding horse
The praying mantis has frightened and fascinated us for centuries. Now these insectivorous predators are helping with backyard biocontrol
Photography by Jean-Claude Teyssier and text by Dan Schneider
Jul/Aug 1997

Mites, maggots and moths
An entomological map of Canada
May/Jun 1997

The battle against superpests
Farm chemicals are creating pesticide-proof insects and weeds
By Dennis Bueckert
Nov/Dec 1992

Life at the top
Research platforms in B.C.’s coastal rain forest offer scientists a new perspective on bird and insect life
By Cameron Young
Nov/Dec 1992

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