Tamron 90mm VC on a Nikon D7000 body for Insects and Bugs?

I want to try out macro photography and i wanted to buy the Tamron 90mm VC USD.
I would like to photograph insects, fish, flowers, plants, etc. Is this lens suitable for that since this is the lens that i can afford. I know in macro photography you need a tripod, a ring flash or a light source and stuff. I can't afford Nikon 105mm so is the Tamron 90mm 2.8 VC ok?

Added (1). So can i take pictures of insects and small creatures using the Tamron 90mm VC?

The Tamron 90 mm macro has had some good responses from many of the members here.

Since you will be manually setting the image to aspect ration to 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 or 1:4, focusing will be done manually by moving the camera toward or away from the subject. Auto-focus if used will change those aspect ratios

With the mail-in rebate saving you $150, it is a good deal.

Besides the tripod, you need what is called a focusing rail which is how you will focus your macro shots.

Here is a link to a rather inexpensive one

If that is what you can afford then so be it. You work with what you've got. Just make sure it has Macro explicitly emblazoned on the barrel.

To see just how the Tamron compares to the Nikon, check out the lens reviews at http://www.photozone.de/...e/nikon_ff

Here's a good video on macro lenses with Nikons:

The angry photographer can be a bit obnoxious at times, but his advice is solid. He's got a few videos on macro lenses.