Airs Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 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.
Acid-spraying, scorpion-like insects spotted in Texas
A new, larger type of cicada is emerging — and they have big black eyes and "like to scream"
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