Join us at EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum on April 6th for Bug Night!
📅 Monday, April 6, 2026
⏰ 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 EUREKA McConnell Science Museum
💵 Free!
Come kick off Insect Week with a special night at EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum. “Want to find out what all the buzz is about?”
6pm-7pm- Check out all kinds of insects, up close and personal. There will be a dozen special tables to visit with fun activities and even some insects to meet. Tabling organizations include RiversEdge West, Xerces Society, Palisade Insectary, Colorado National Monument, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and more!
7pm-7:45pm- Celebrate Insects!- special talk by Melissa Schreiner, CSU Extension entomologist.
Additional Info on Talk: Join Mel Schreiner, an entomologist from CSU Extension in Grand Junction for a fun evening of learning about the value insects offer our many ecosystems, farms, and people! Mel will introduce entomology and different groups of beneficial insects to the audience! The audience will have a chance to "Ask an Entomologist" and learn from the museum specimens in the Western Colorado Insect Collection.
About Mel: Mel Schreiner is a CSU Extension entomologist in the Tri River Area helping to address insect education in Colorado agriculture, natural resources, and urban spaces. She is an insect photographer, illustrator, and naturalist born and raised in Colorado. Mel helps provide insect identification support to western Colorado and beyond.
Learn more about all of the Insect Week events here.
