Insectia

Insectia is a Canadian nature documentary program that premiered on the Discovery Channel on February 4, 1999. The show's host, Georges Brossard, explains the life of insects by traveling around the world and introducing specimens in their natural habitat. Shot in 1998, it is the first Canadian documentary program to be filmed in high definition resolution.^[2] It aired on the now-defunct Discovery HD Theater in high definition after the channel's launch in 2002.

Not to be confused with Insecta.

Insectia
Genre	Nature documentary
Created by	Georges Brossard, Denis Blaquire, Charles Domingue
Written by	Denis Blacquière, Nathalie Lautier
Directed by	German Gutierrez
Starring	Georges Brossard
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26[1]
Production
Executive producers	André Barro, Jacquelin Bouchard, Fabienne Servan-Schreiber
Producers	Mary Armstrong, Florence Hamel
Editors	Dominique Champagne, Annie Jean, Jean-Marie Drot
Running time	22 minutes (30 minutes with commercials)
Original release
Network	Discovery Channel
Release	February 4, 1999 (1999-02-04)[1] – April 13, 2001 (2001-04-13)

Episodes

Season 1

#[1]	Title[1]	Original airdate[1]
1	"Invertebrate Inventors"	February 4, 1999 (1999-02-04)
2	"Silent Partners"	February 11, 1999 (1999-02-11)
3	"New World Order"	February 18, 1999 (1999-02-18)
4	"Myths and Legends"	February 25, 1999 (1999-02-25)
5	"Living Art"	March 4, 1999 (1999-03-04)
6	"Wicked Butterflies"	March 11, 1999 (1999-03-11)
7	"The Mating Game"	March 18, 1999 (1999-03-18)
8	"Insect Gods"	March 25, 1999 (1999-03-25)
9	"Insects A La Carte"	April 1, 1999 (1999-04-01)
10	"Champions of Evolution"	April 8, 1999 (1999-04-08)
11	"Six-legged Warriors"	April 15, 1999 (1999-04-15)
12	"Child's Play"	April 22, 1999 (1999-04-22)
13	"Mad About Bugs"	May 9, 1999 (1999-05-09)

Season 2

#[1]	Title[1]	Original airdate[1]
1	"Insects at the End of the World"	January 12, 2001 (2001-01-12)
2	"Entomology Is Catching"	January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19)
3	"Scorpions"	January 26, 2001 (2001-01-26)
4	"Life in the Desert"	February 8, 2001 (2001-02-08)
5	"Symphony of the Hexapods"	February 16, 2001 (2001-02-16)
6	"Weaver's Island"	February 23, 2001 (2001-02-23)
7	"Life in a Single Tree"	March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03)
8	"Insects for Sale"	March 9, 2001 (2001-03-09)
9	"The Grand Alliance"	March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16)
10	"Aquatic Insects"	March 23, 2001 (2001-03-23)
11	"Masquerade"	March 30, 2001 (2001-03-30)
12	"Outlaws"	April 6, 2001 (2001-04-06)
13	"Time Travellers"	April 13, 2001 (2001-04-13)