Lil Dudes Insect Academy
By Bradon Coy
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Episodes: 128
Description
Dive into the fascinating and often overlooked field of Entomology (the study of Insects)! Bradon, an Undergraduate Entomology Student, talks with Entomologists and other experts from across the globe. He has covered exciting research in pest management, gene editing, disease control, agricultural entomology, and even forensic entomology!
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126. Arachnology, Neurobiology, Science Communication! (feat. Dr. Anthony Auletta)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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125. About Bradon (feat. Bugs Need Heroes Podcast)
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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124. Life of a Bug Detective (feat. Dr. Wayne Ohnesorg)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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123. Mosquito Senescence (feat. Dr. Jordyn Barr)
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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122. Parasitoid Wasps & Forestry (Feat. Dr. Véronique Martel)
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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121. Why Mosquitoes are super cool (feat. Dr. Kelly Zimmerman)
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May 21, 2025 |
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120. The Global Entomology Coalition (feat. Jace Porter)
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May 09, 2025 |
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119. From Beekeeper to Bee Researcher! (feat. Shelby Memeti)
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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118. Urban Entomology Extension (feat. Dr. Jonathan Larson/Arthro-Pod)
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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117. Ant Collective Behavior! (feat. Dr. Dajia (Krisa) Ye)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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116. When chemistry and entomology collide (feat. Dr. Amie Norton)
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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115. The Life of a Museum Curator! (feat. Christy Bills)
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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114. The world of Soil Mites! (feat. Sofia Gonzalez Salazar)
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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113. Fungus Beetle Sociality! (feat. Clara Stahlmann Roeder)
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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112. Insect Visual Ecology and Artificial Light (Feat. Dr. Brett Seymoure)
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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111. Children's Books to Pest Research! (Feat. Teresa Aguiar)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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110. Scale Insects! (Feat. There Will Be Bugs Podcast)
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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109. Livestock-Farming Ants! (Feat. Sam Proctor)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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108. Soon-to-be Cotton Pest Doctor! (Feat. John Schepis)
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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107. Clever Pest Control Techniques! (feat. Dr. Tyler Wist)
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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106. Pest control to Butterflies! (feat. Dr. Tom Sappington)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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105. Cranberries, Pollinators, Ecology, Oh My! (Feat. Stéphanie Gagnon)
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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104. Insect Repellent and Human Health (Feat. Mitchell Kirsch)
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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103. Ant Behavioral Structure (Feat. Haolin "Horace" Zeng)
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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102. Informal Teaching (Feat. Gideon Morris)
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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101. House Flies! (Feat. Ellie Taylor)
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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100. Waste Up-cycling (Feat. Destiny Mann)
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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99. Ant Gut Bacteria (Feat. Christian Cabuslay)
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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98. Insect, Plant, Pathogen Interaction! (Feat. Berenice Romero)
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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97. Drone Bees aren't useless? (Feat. Izaak Gilchrist)
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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96. The Canadian Bug Lab (Feat. Dr. Sean Prager)
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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95. The Mojave Poppy Bee (Feat. Colleen Meidt)
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May 28, 2024 |
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94. Pitcher Plant-Dwelling Flies! (Feat. Peter Kann)
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May 12, 2024 |
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93. Cockroach Physics (Feat. Nicolás Galvez)
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May 01, 2024 |
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92. The Rice Stink Bug! (Feat. Carolina Camarozano)
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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91. Hoverflies and Insect Cognition (Feat. George Todd)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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90. Training Bee-Tracking Dogs! (Feat. Jacqueline Staab)
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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89. What is a Mosquito Technician? (Feat. Sarah Akulin)
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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88. International Pest Management (Feat. Solo Arman Peralta Mercene)
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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87. Caddisflies and Describing New Species (Feat. Dr. Alex Orfinger)
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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86. Honeybee Metabolism (Feat. Kord Dicke)
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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85. Insect Trapping and Surveillance (Feat. Jill Joiner + Alyssa Branca)
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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84. Vector-Borne Diseases of Pennsylvania (Feat. Emily Struckhoff)
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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83. Potatoes and Horticulture! (Feat. Amaka Ifeduba)
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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82. Insect Genomics and Bioinformatics (Feat. Dr. Carl Hjelmen)
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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81. Insect Predator Interaction (Feat. Dr. Laura Weiser Erlandson)
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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80. Harvester Ants and the Bug Community (Feat. Lance Fountain)
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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79. Do you have bugs in your skin? (Feat. Grace Kolb)
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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78. The world of Praying Mantises (Feat. Lohit Garikipati)
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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77. Gotta Catch em all! (Feat. Erik Ostrum)
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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76. From Vector Borne Diseases, to Ticks! (Feat. Ashley Dombrowski)
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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75. Social Insects and Gut Bacteria (Feat. Cassie Vernier)
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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74. Cotton Pests (Feat. John Schepis)
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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73. Parasites and Pesticides (Feat. Grace Sward)
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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72. Invasive Pests and Glowing Fungi! (Feat. Sara Lalk and Meredith Bean)
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Help send a kid to Bug Camp!
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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71. Flies and Fungus (Feat. Frances Nagle)
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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70. Aquatic Beetles (Feat. Rachel Neff)
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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69. A Life Full of Critters (Feat. Dr. Dennis Bartow)
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May 15, 2022 |
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68. Honeybees and Hormones (Feat. Dr. Sarai Stuart)
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May 01, 2022 |
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67. Modern Beekeeping (Feat. Courtney & Sheldon Brummel)
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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66. Outreach and Insect Influence (Feat. Dr. Doug Golick)
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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65. From Mammals to Fruit flies (Feat. Shelley Linder)
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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64. What's New with The Bug Chicks?
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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63. The Entomology Community (Feat. Josiah Kilburn)
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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62. The success of Invasive Species (Feat. Dr. Anne Johnson)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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61. Dr. Angela Coco
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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60. The mysterious lives of Ants (Feat. Terry McGlynn)
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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59. Army Entomology (Feat. Dave Denlinger)
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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58. Mosquitos and Birds! (Feat. Sean McCann)
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May 16, 2021 |
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We are now a Non-Profit!!! (Feat. a very special guest)
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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57. From Bug Hater to Bug Lover! (Feat. Dr. Ronda Hamm
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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56. Pest Management and Education (Feat. Jody Green)
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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55. The amazing life of Jumping Spiders! Pt.2 (Feat. Dr. Sebastian Echeverri)
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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54. The amazing life of Jumping Spiders! Pt.1 (Feat. Dr. Sebastian Echeverri)
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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53. Life in the "Bee Lab" (Feat. Elaine Evans)
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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52. A Life of Learning (Feat. Dr. Morgan Jackson)
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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51. The Mysterious life of Millipedes (Feat. Derek Hennen)
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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50. A Lifelong Passion (Feat. Mark Coakley)
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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49. The mysteries of Bugs! (Feat. Nancy Miorelli from Sci Bugs)
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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48. Insect Indexing (Feat. Isa Betancourt)
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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47. How Entomology Relates to Everything (Feat. The Bug Chicks)
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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46. Flies and Taxonomy (Feat. Stephen Luk)
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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45. The life of an Aphid (Feat. Yonathan Uriel)
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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44. Pseudoscorpions and Fungi (Feat. Andrés Better)
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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43. Bumblebees of Canada! (Feat. Sarah Johnson)
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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42. All of the Stings (Feat. Jack Schonhoff) Pt. 2
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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41. Good vs. Bad Wildlife Influence (Feat. Jack Schonhoff) Pt. 1
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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40. What's the Buzz? (Feat. Dr. James Strange)
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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39. Entomologist Middle-Man (Feat. Chris Stelzig from ESA)
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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38. The Importance of Entomology (Feat. Lepidopterist Dr. Susan Finkbeiner)
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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37. Two Bug-Nerds sharing their Bug-speriences (Feat. Gwen Erdosh)
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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36. Murder Hornets (Feat. Dr. Chris Looney)
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May 31, 2020 |
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35. 2015 Panama Trip (Feat. Phil Torres)
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May 24, 2020 |
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34. Silkhenge and Bugging (Feat. Phil Torres)
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May 17, 2020 |
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33. Forensic Entomology (Feat. Forensic Entomologist Dr. Gail Anderson)
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May 03, 2020 |
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32. Here Comes Spring!
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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31. Entomology in Quarantine
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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30. What do Figs and Wasps have in common?
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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29. A World Without Bugs
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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28. Update!!
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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27. How do Bugs See?
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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26. Species Spotlight: Honey Bees!
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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25. Plans for 2020
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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24. Ant Parasites and Bug Outreach (Feat. Phd. Student Joanie King)
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Dec 29, 2019 |
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23. Macro Photography 101
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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22. Why Common Names are Dumb
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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21. The Importance of Research
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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20. "Night Bugging" *Halloween Special*
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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19. What is "Lab Work"?
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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18. What is "Field Work"?
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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17. Phasmids and Parthenogenesis
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Sep 15, 2019 |
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16. My Make-A-Wish Trip
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Sep 01, 2019 |
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15. Bug Collections and The Insect Market
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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14. Lets Talk A Little More About Fear
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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13. The Real Life Zombie
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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12. Natural Disasters and how Insects React
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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11. Insect Ecology (Feat. Insect Ecologist Max Adams)
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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10. Bugs that Catch Bad Guys
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May 31, 2019 |
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9. Extinct Bee Rediscovered In Indonesia!
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May 26, 2019 |
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8. Tarantula Talk
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May 19, 2019 |
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7. The Fear Factor
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May 12, 2019 |
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6. Tools of the Trade
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May 05, 2019 |
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5. From Butterflies to DNA editing (Feat. Dr. Owen McMillan)
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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4. How much will my passion in Entomology cost me? $$
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Apr 14, 2019 |
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3. Foreign Exportation (Feat. Dr. Babu from India)
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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2. What is Entomology?
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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1. Let me introduce myself
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Mar 12, 2019 |