{"id":258,"date":"2025-10-03T16:13:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioscan.life\/bugquest\/home-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:55:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bioscan.life\/bugquest\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"258\" class=\"elementor elementor-258\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d077021 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d077021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" 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elementor-element-9ebefdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ebefdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A National Search to Uncover Biodiversity<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddd991 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ddd991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover the incredible insect biodiversity living in schoolyards, parks, and communities across Canada. Starting in 2026, BugQuest invites schools and communities to collect insects using simple, standardized methods and identify them through DNA barcoding.<\/p>\n<p>By taking part, participants help reveal species that often go unnoticed and contribute to Canada\u2019s largest ever insect survey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f374b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f374b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help us \"DNA barcode 'em all!\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2880e11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2880e11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who can participate?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd63fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebd63fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"758\"><strong data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"704\">Schools:<\/strong> Elementary, middle, and high schools across Canada.<\/li><li data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"838\"><strong data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"781\">Community sites:<\/strong> Parks, farms, gardens, zoos, camps, and other outdoor spaces.<\/li><li data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"928\"><strong data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"858\">Other groups:<\/strong> Universities, museums, and community science programs are also welcome!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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sampling will be provided in early 2027<\/li><li>Includes list and photographs of species found<\/li><li>Comparisons with other sites across the country<\/li><\/ul><h3>Why it matters:<\/h3><ul><li>Help map Canada\u2019s insect diversity<\/li><li>Support conservation and long-term biodiversity monitoring<\/li><li>Engage students and communities in hands-on, real-world science<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1ee29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf1ee29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8823875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8823875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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\u2014 we&#8217;ll review all submissions before selecting sampling sites.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"1048\"><p data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1048\"><strong data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"982\">Receive your Quest kit<\/strong> \u2014 includes insect trap, bottles, preservative, and shipping materials.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1287\"><p data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1124\"><strong data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1078\">Set up trap and collect samples weekly<\/strong> starting in Spring through Fall 2026.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1358\"><p data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1358\"><strong data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1312\">Ship bug samples back<\/strong> using provided labels and prepaid shipping.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1453\"><p data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1453\"><strong data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1383\">Get your results!<\/strong> \u2014 a biodiversity report showing what species were found at your site.<\/p><\/li><li>Let us know if you are interested in <strong>multiple seasons<\/strong> of sampling.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08cee88 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"08cee88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bioscan.life\/bugquest\/how-it-works\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-information\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc3137 e-flex 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elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"efd0a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Community Sites<\/strong> (parks, farms, zoos, gardens, etc.):<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map-signs\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M507.31 84.69L464 41.37c-6-6-14.14-9.37-22.63-9.37H288V16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16h-32c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v16H56c-13.25 0-24 10.75-24 24v80c0 13.25 10.75 24 24 24h385.37c8.49 0 16.62-3.37 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