Forest Insect Pests vs BioDex

The photos present in this App are intended to help foresters, urban landscaping employees, or others working with trees recognize some of the common pest insects affecting trees in North America and understand their life cycles and how they damage trees. The information was drawn from book, websites, factsheets, and some original literature. This App is not a guide for specialists. In many groups, such as the bark beetles and aphids, confirmation of species identity requires attention to details not visible in photos with comparisons to other similar species and use of keys. Sources for further information (websites and articles) are given at the bottom of each species' page.

Made to assist Taxonomists and workers in natural history collections, BioDex aims to empower people who want to contribute to the process of sorting and archiving museum specimens. After photographing a specimen, the app displays a list of the most similar species along with example images for cross reference. We are currently focused on identifying species of Butterflies but are working adding more families of Lepidoptera and other Insect groups in the future. HIGHLIGHTS - specifically designed use in collections - fast identification results - ergonomic layout for repeated use - active development to add new species and taxonomic groups ABOUT Developed by ETH Library Lab and ETH Entomological Collection. Native App developed by Propulsion Academy Zurich https://www.librarylab.ethz.ch/ https://usys.ethz.ch/en/research/collections/entomological-collection.html