Insect Minute

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Social Insects

Our resident entomology expert Heather Campbell brings us another Insect Minute. This week’s topic: social insects. Insect Minute is a podcast produced by WKNC 88.1 FM H

Dec 4 2012
1 min

Bioluminescence

Our resident entomology expert Heather Campbell brings us another Insect Minute. This week’s topic: bioluminescence. Insect Minute is a podcast produced by WKNC 88.1 FM

Nov 5 2012
1 min

Medical Insects

Our resident entomology expert Heather Campbell brings us another Insect Minute. This week’s topic: medical insects. Insect Minute is a podcast produced by WKNC 88.1 FM

Oct 15 2012
1 min

Termites

Our resident entomology expert Heather Campbell brings us another Insect Minute. This week’s topic: termites. Insect Minute is a podcast produced by WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD

Sep 25 2012
1 min

Cockroaches

Our resident entomology expert Heather Campbell brings us another Insect Minute. This week’s topic: cockroaches. Insect Minute is a podcast produced by WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1

Sep 17 2012
1 min

Bed Bugs

Our resident entomology expert Heather Campbell brings us another Insect Minute. This week’s topic: bed bugs. If you would like to find out more about bed bugs visit the

Aug 10 2012
1 min

Ticks

This may be the “Insect Minute,” but a tick is no insect! Ticks are a part of the subclass Acari making them close relatives of mites and distantly related to spiders. Ti

Aug 6 2012
1 min

Cicadas

If there is an insect that represents the feeling of summer, I would argue it is the Cicada. At an afternoon baseball game or cook out, a chorus of male cicadas are there

Jul 27 2012
1 min

The Biggest Insect

When you are in a specialized career, like entomology for example, you are bound to get many questions. Some of the common questions we get are “What is the most dangerou

Jul 18 2012
1 min

The Arctic Woolly Bear Moth

As a kid in North Carolina, many of us grew up with the notion that banded woolly bear caterpillars could be used to predict the severity and length of the coming winter.

Jul 13 2012
1 min

The Wonderful World of Bees!

Furry, colorful and industrious bees radiate a charisma that people are naturally drawn to. After all, they produce the celebrated product, honey, and pollinate crops and

Jun 21 2012
1 min