About the Frost Entomological Museum

The primary objective of the museum is to accumulate and conserve a documented record of the insect fauna of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other areas. An insect museum is an information center or "library" where properly preserved and labeled specimens are a permanent source of information on structures, geographical and seasonal variations, habitats, ecology, host-parasite association and evolutionary trends of insects. The Frost Entomological Museum collections currently represent regional insect biodiversity in the eastern United States. For more specific information, choose below:

Personnel - meet our staff and learn what they are doing

Holdings - view species lists of our specimens

Donated Collections - we gratefully acknowledge these generous contributions

Loan Policies - we will loan out our specimens to researchers

The Life and Contributions of Stuart W. Frost - read about the Museum's namesake