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Insect News 8: Where in the world is Blattella germanica?

The mystery of where the German cockroach originated from has been solved! There's also a new ant species named after Voldemort. In this news episode we cover the af

Honey Bees Part 1

Ah the venerable Honeybee. Humanities history with this insect stretches back beyond the written word, even beyond podcasts. This incomprehensible timeframe has left peop

Insect News 7: Toxic Galls, French Bedbugs, and What the Wright Brothers Have To Do With Apiculture

Hear about the bedbug infestation terrifying the city of Paris, an interesting new way of detecting heavy metal contamination (hint, if you were planning on eating plant

Pierre Andre Latreille

Pierre Andre Latreille, a French entomologist who lived from 1762-1833, is probably best known for having his life saved by a beetle. However there's a lot more to h

Insect News 6: Why insects get caught at lights, the AMNH's new wing, and the LAPD

Get the scoop  on why insects fly to light, the bugs at the American Musuem of Natural History's new wing, and what happened to the LAPD officer who was attacked by

The Antarctic Midge

Meet Antarctica's largest native terrestrial animal, the Antarctic Midge, Belgica antarctica. Learn all about it's discovery during the voyage it was named afte

2022 in review

New year same Insectview! Tune in to hear our recap of 2022, as well as some plans for the future. 

Wooly Bears

If you life in north America, you're almost certainly familiar with the little orange and brown caterpillar called the wooly bear. If you're in the Eastern US y

Insect News 5: Army ants in amber, ant milk, and a blast from the past

In this episode of insect news hear about a rediscovered rare army ant fossil, a newly discovered milk like substance ants consume, and a selection of insect news stories

Insect News 4: Playfull bumble bees, mosquito magnets, and unusual CT scans

In this episode of Insect News we look back on the story of bumble bees playing that was all over the news a few weeks ago. We also take a look at why you might be attrac

Insect News 3: Battle Bees, The Lanternfly Hoax, and Daylight Savings Time

It may have been a slow couple weeks on the Insect News front, but there's always something going on in the world of insects! Hear about the entomological origins of

Insect News Episode 2: Tailless scorpions and plastic eating waxworms (you know, the usual)

The Ignobel awards were handed out recently, and the biology prize was given to research on scorpions ( not an insect, but close enough for us)! We also take a look at th

The Rocky Mountian Locust

The Rocky Mountain Locust is responsible for what is the largest locust swarm in recorded US history. In 1874 the swarm emerged from the rocky mountains and swept across

Insect News Episode 1: Monarchs and Lanternflies and mosquitos oh my!

The first episode of a new experiment we're doing where the topic is insect news! This hopefully bi-weekly series will be a quick look at whatever has been happening

The Cochineal Insect

You may not have heard of it, but you've definitely encountered this insect before.  The Cochineal insect is used to make a striking red dye that can still be encoun

Luna Moths

As far as moths go, this one is up there with the prettiest! Learn all about the luna moth's taste in plants as well as it's interesting defense mechanisms!

House Flies

An insect everyone knows! The House Fly has been mildly irritating humanity since the dawn of time. Learn all about their life cycle, relation to public health, and why t

Insect Crimes

Hear ye Hear ye! The tale of the trial of the century is about to be told, the wine growers of St. Julian vs... weevils? Wait what?  We're trying out a different fo

Bee flies

Bombs away! Learn all about this adorable flies curious egg laying habitats as we finally discuss an actual fly! Sources -  The evolutionary pattern of host use in the B

2021 in review

Lets take a look back at the past year of Insectview, our plans for the future, and the candidates for the Bug of the Year!