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ROM After Dark: Island Heat

Bring some Sizzle to your Summer.     ROM After Dark is the popular after-hours adult (19+) event series that features curated music, visual arts, performances, and distinctive food and drink. Inspired by the tropical beauty and jubilance of Caribbean carnivals, RAD: Island Heat is a sizzling

Avant-première pour les Membres: La nature sous toutes ses couleurs

Avant-première pour les Membres: La nature sous toutes ses couleurs

Événement réservé aux Membres Soyez des nôtres à l’occasion de l’avant-première pour les Membres de l’exposition La nature sous toutes ses couleurs le vendredi 13 décembre de 10 h à 15 h 30 et le samedi 14 décembre de 10 h à 12 h. Toute manifestation de la couleur dans la nature

Tourist Information

ROM is located in the city of Toronto, one of North America’s largest, most diverse and exciting urban centres. ROM is a must-see Toronto attraction, but there are many other things to see and do in this great city! We hope this information will help you plan your next trip to Toronto. More

Entomystery – why did the beetles go to camp?

Occasionally, I put on my entomological detective hat to investigate insect mysteries. This one was a beetle mystery at my son’s camp in a Toronto elementary school. My son reported a large number (hundreds!) of tiny beetles swarming the windows in his classroom and asked me to look at them. 

The ROM's Remarkable Bees

The ROM's Remarkable Bees

Guest blog by Antonia Guidotti, Entomology Technician  ROM visitors love the live hive of European Honey Bees in the Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery. They are encouraged to look for the queen bee and if they find her, will receive an “I found the Queen Bee” sticker.  Most Common Questions

I think I have bedbugs, what should I do?

(Cimex lectularius) since the early 2000s, has resulted in heightened concern from people who find insects in their home. “Is it a bed bug?” is a common question posed to ROM entomologists. It may be helpful to know that there are many types of insects found in homes and most of them are not

I found what looks like a tiny “caterpillar” in my home. What is it?

Let’s take a look at a common critter that share our space. Amazingly, over 500 species of arthropods have been recorded in houses! One of our most common household guests is the carpet beetle. The larvae look like tiny, furry, ‘caterpillars’.  Larva of a carpet beetle, family Dermestidae,

Yellowjackets (a.k.a. Late Summer Picnic Pests)

We love picnicking outside in the summer but in August and September our meals are inevitably cut short because of wasps. What are they and what can we do about them? Yellowjackets - much worse than ants at a picnic! There are a few species of these social wasps in Ontario, but most common are