1. places where insects are bred, reared, or kept for study or commercial purposes
Usage: plural of insectary

Examples

• The university maintains several insectaries for research on beneficial insects.
• Commercial insectaries supply ladybugs and other predatory insects to farmers.
• Scientists at the insectaries are studying ways to control agricultural pests naturally.
• The butterfly conservatory includes insectaries where rare species are bred.
• Modern insectaries use controlled environments to optimize insect reproduction.
• Biological control programs rely on insectaries to produce parasitic wasps.