Insects in the News
Insects in the News - Current and Archived, provided by Livescience
General audience
Locust Swarms Threaten East Africa's Crops, provide by Al Jazeera English (2:45 minutes)
General audience - A relatively new release, January 20, 2020 Kenya.
Why This Year's Locust Invasion Is Setting Off Global Panic, provided by VIVE News (4:49 minutes)
General audience
Locust Swarms Threaten the Food Supply of Millions, provided by CNN (5:33 minutes)
General audience
Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks Spreading To New Areas, Scientists Warn, provided by NBC Nightly News (1:31 minutes)
General audience - A public health issue.
Ticks Found To Carry Virus Worse Than Lyme Disease, provided by CBS New York (1:38 minutes)
General audience - A public health issue.
Experts Warn of Rare Diseases Ticks Can Carry, provided by WTNH News 8 (2:04 minutes)
General audience - A public health issue.
New Research on Mosquitoes From Virginia Tech, by Virginia Tech (0:43 minutes)
General audience - A public health issue.
Virginia Beach, Chesapeake Warn of Increased Mosquitoes After Persistent Rain, provided by 12News Now (2:09 minutes)
General audience - A public health issue.
Tips for Controlling Mosquitoes from Virginia Cooperative Extension, provided by Virgina Tech (1:18 minutes)
General audience - A public health issue.
County Treating Waterways for Mosquitoes, provided by ABC 10 News (2:13 minutes)
General audience - A public health issue.
Welcome to the Wonderful and Fascinating Insect Booth!
Since there is a wealth of wonderful information about insects available on the internet, we wish to share some of it in this exhibit. To do so, we have selected insect-inspired topics and information that you might find interesting and that also may provide an opportunity to explore additional links suggested by the YouTube format. Our goal is to share information that is available, and we have attempted to provide credit for the authors and organizations that have posted the information. We hope you enjoy!