Calling all bug enthusiasts for a monthly Bug Buddies program with our STEM Coordinator and resident bug expert, Keith McManus!

Choose one or all – get a 10% discount if you register for all 12 sessions!

WHEN: Sundays (Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 9, Apr 6, May 4, Jun 8, July 13, Aug 3, Sept 14, Oct 5, Nov 2, and Dec 7); 11-12:15pm

WHERE: Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11004

TICKETS: $12 per class; save 10% when registering for all 12 classes in the series (one free class!)

Classes will take place both outdoors (weather permitting) and indoors. All classes are hands-on, exploratory, and include a related activity.

Recommended for ages 3-10 years old, but all are welcome. One parent or guardian must remain with child(ren) at all times, this is not a drop-off program.

January 12: Wasps, dissecting and examining abandoned nests

February 9: Edible insects, benefits and history

March 9: Silkworms and metamorphosis

April 6: Honeybees, including a visit to our apiary

May 4: Garden guardians, focus on ladybugs and aphids

June 8: Exploring lesser known pollinators and camouflage

July 13: Monarchs, milkweed, and clothespin butterflies

August 3: Cicadas and their connection to trees

September 14: Lanternflies, catching and observing them, invasive species, truths and misconceptions

October 5: Spiders (not insects but still “bugs”), how webs work, importance as predators

November 2: Pill bugs (not insects but still “bugs”), defense mechanisms, decomposers, oceanic origins

December 7: Bagworms (the caterpillar stage of moths)