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What's Bugging You for August 18, 2020

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Dr. Beverely Burden answers your questions
Red River Radio

Airs Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 6 p.m. Once again Dr. Beverly Burden, an Associate Professor of Biology at LSUS and our resident entomologist, joined Bill Beckett to discuss our insect world, both friendly and fiendish. We'll talk about what's new in the insect world and we'll took forward to your calls and questions about "What's Bugging You" at 800-552-8502.

Article: Swarm of 'zombie cicadas' under influence of parasitic fungus returns to West Virginia

Christina Green submitted - Robber Fly
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Dennis Gibson submitted - False Blister Beetle
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Dennis Gibson submitted - Robber Fly
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Nick Brumley submitted - Dead Black Widow Spider
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Jessica Poore submitted - Relative of the Woollybear caterpillar which turns into the Tiger Moth
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Jessica Poore submitted
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Dave Dial submitted - A Dirt Dobber
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Carol Mickey submitted - Spotted lantern-fly
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Jamie Barry submitted - Eastern Black Swallowtail
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Shana Smith from Florida also captured some nice video of an old friend, the Dung Beetle. 

 

                                

Bill Beckett submitted - Earwig
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Bill Beckett submitted - An exoskeleton of a Cicada
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Dr. Beverly J Burden is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at LSU Shreveport and our resident gust expert for our occasional series What's Bugging You. Contact her at beverly.burden@lsus.edu