Consider the following questions: What insects do we find in art? What insects affect us psychologically? Can you think of any song, book or movie based on insects? What insects have been deified? Do insects carry any symbolism? Maybe you've seen Dürer's stag beetle or Jiminy Cricket. Perhaps you've experienced entomophobia (fear of insects). You might have heard Flight of The Bumblebee, read 'Metamorphosis,' or seen 'The Fly.' The Egyptian's deified the scarab beetle and the ancient Greek cult of Artemis worshipped the bee. As you work like an industrious ant, your mind might think of love as you watch a butterfly drift by. We begin to realize the extent to which insects have become a part of almost every facet of the humanities. We'll call these cross-spectrum snippets "Cultural Entomology."

Passion Vine Times Introductory article to Issue 4 Japanese Crests Butterfly designs as family crests Scaly Type Kjell Sandved's Butterfly Alphabet Butterfly Etymology by Matthew Rabuzzi Butterflies of Ancient Mexico Review of Carlos Beutelspacher's book Native American Mythology by Dr. Ron Cherry Cicely Mary Barker Flower Fairies Moth Cocoon Artifacts by Dr. Richard Peigler Textile Sculptures from Annemieke Mein Lepidopteral Symbolism by Ron Gagliardi

Introductory Notes Introductory notes for Issue 3 William Rowe by Dexter Sear Rodney Matthews by Dexter Sear Greek Cricket Cages by Herbert Weidner D. Keith McE. Kevan by Vernon R. VickeryChinese Pictographs by Prof. Ju, Huang Chinese Cricket Culture by Jin, Xing-Bao Japanese Singing Insects Robert W. Pemberton Cicada in Chinese Folklore by Garland Riegel Cicadas in Ancient Greek Culture by Rory B. Egan Back Cover The 'grigs' are coming in "Locust Frenzy"

E. A. Seguy by Dexter Sear Hieroglyphs A collection of Egyptian hieroglyphs Beetles in Textiles by Victoria Z. Rivers Insects in Psychiatry by Phillip Weinstein Beetles as Religious Symbols by Yves Cambefort

Who? What? Why? Introductory paragraphs for Issue 1 Cultural Entomology by Dr. Charles Hogue Values and Perceptions by Dr. Stephen Kellert Spirit & Enlightenment by Dr. Huang Ju Oriental Art by Gloria McMillan Sericulture by Dr. Ron Cherry Numismatics by Dr. Kirby Brown Australian Aborigines by Dr. Ron Cherry Mesopotamian Literature by Dr. Carlos Betoret, Valencia, Spain The Insects of M.C. Escher by Dexter Sear