insectary

American  

[in-sek-ter-ee] / ˈɪn sɛkˌtɛr i /

noun

plural

insectaries

1. a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of insectary

1885–90; variant of insectarium; -ary

Example Sentences

On a recent tour of the Pacoima insectary, Nicolas Tremblay, a senior vector ecologist with the district, whipped out a small container filled with a handful of what looked like vitamins.

From Los Angeles Times

On the recent visit to the insectary, several hundred mosquitoes flew around in white mesh cages, serving as participants in a study to see which blood they prefer — pig or cow.

From Los Angeles Times

The lab has its own insectary, Corley remarked, which hatches mosquitoes to study the transmission of arboviruses, including Zika, dengue and West Nile.

From New York Times

Because James didn’t work with the malaria parasite itself — he outsourced that part of the research to a containment facility in San Diego — the insectary itself was comparatively low-security, but it still had multiple doors, rooms designed to have negative pressure and an industrial-strength plastic curtain of the kind you see on loading docks.

From New York Times

At my request, James led me down to the insectary where his lab at U.C.

From New York Times