If you live in an area where bees are used to pollinate crops talk to the growers about the benefits that they get from these helpful insects. If you can find a local beekeeper, try to spend some time with him to learn about the practice of apiculture -the keeping of bees. Insects can be good indicators of the quality of water. At several points in a river collect the aquatic insects that live there. Make comparisons of what you find in the different spots.
Insects often end up in the news in one way or another.
Go through your newspapers and magazines for a few months and look for articles, cartoons and other items that feature insects. Make a scrap book and report on what you found. Fly tying and insects . Make a display of some fishing flies and find the insects they resemble. During the course of the year, keep weekly records of what types of insects you see.