For our March, 2026 field trip, we visited Bennett’s Terraqueous Gardens in East Peoria, IL. We had a great turnout with 18 people (and Einstein – the dog). Jose took a number of photos and those are included below in a gallery.

Here are soe of the insects we encountered. If you are reading this and saw additional insects, please let us know. Given the temperature and the fact that we experienced a major cold snap with snow a short while ago, this was a great start to the season.

Coleoptera – Curculionidae, 

Diptera – Heleomizidae

Hemiptera – Gerridae

Lepidoptera – Nymphallidae