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Can I Bug You?

By: UC Riverside
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  • A twice-monthly deep dive into the sometimes creepy but mostly fascinating world of insects with one of the world's foremost experts on the topic, UC Riverside entomologist Dr. Doug Yanega.
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Episodes
  • Ep. 9: Man-on-bug crime

    Ep. 9: Man-on-bug crime
    May 31 2024

    Earlier this month, a curator for the American Museum of Natural History was arrested at Istanbul Airport with some 1,500 dead scorpions, spiders and tarantulas in his luggage. Did he commit a crime? If not, aside from the unusual sight of so many dead bugs in a suitcase, why did police suspect that he did? We're talking about that, and biopiracy, on today's episode.

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    31 mins
  • Ep. 8: Itchy and scratchy - ectoparasites

    Ep. 8: Itchy and scratchy - ectoparasites
    May 13 2024

    Ectoparasites like lice, fleas, mites, and ticks live on the outside of their hosts, causing chaos that ranges from intense itching to additional disease. Special guest Amy Murillo, assistant professor of entomology at UCR, talks about her research into ectoparasites that infect poultry, how "fitbits for chickens" can help control them, and whether they can affect people, too.

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    31 mins
  • Ep. 7: Cicada-geddon!

    Ep. 7: Cicada-geddon!
    Apr 29 2024

    Billions of buzzing, beady-eyed insects are emerging in many states after spending 13 or in some cases, 17 years underground. Do they pose any danger? And why might their "butts" fall off? Tune in for answers.


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    30 mins
Biological Sciences
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