Dr. Arthur V. Evans teams up with WCVE Public Radio producer Steve Clark for a weekly feature, “What’s Bugging You?,” which airs during NPR’s Morning Edition. The program takes its name from another of Evans’ books “What’s Bugging You – A Fond Look at the Animals We Love to Hate.”
Tune-in each Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. or at 5:44 p.m. on 88.9 WCVE, Richmond’s Public Radio station.
Visit Evans’ Blog or Facebook pages for more insight into the world of insects.
Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark note that forensic entomologists do more than just study insects at a death scene. They also examine arthropod-related evidence in cases involving child-abuse, elder neglect, automobile accidents, and plane crashes. Art recalls a case where insects and an entomologist helped to shore up a prosecutor's case and put a murderer behind bars.
Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss the role of bug wranglers on movie sets. One well known wrangler, Steve Kutcher, even uses insects to create art.
Photo: Entomologist and bug wrangler Steve Kutcher with some of his insect art.
Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss the popularity of insects in schlocky B-films of the 1950’s and a possible inspiration for the creation of Disney's Jiminy Cricket, among other topics related to cinema and animation.
Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark debunk the myth of banded wooly bears as meteorological prognosticators and explore the Wooly Bear's ability to keep from freezing in winter. Note that "wooly" is the American spelling. In Britain it is spelled “woolly.”
Key words: banded wooly bear, banded woolly bear, wooly worm, tiger moth
Photo: Banded wooly bear, Pyrrharctica isabella
Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark dig up some juicy natural history nuggets on beetles associated with bodies and graves.
Photo: Burying or sexton beetle, Nicrophorus orbicollis. © 2006, A.V. Evans
Key words: carrion beetle, coffin beetle, graveyard beetle
Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark talk about planning and planting a garden with native plants to attract a variety of insects.
Native plants for conservation, restoration, and landscaping
Recently WCVE producer Steve Clark talked about Forensic Entomology with the former Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Marcella Fierro. Dr. Art Evans, Entomologist joins with the audience in hearing the interview for the very first time.
Entomologist Dr. Art Evans discusses the discovery of a mason wasp nesting in his neighborhood with WCVE producer Steve Clarke.
Photo: Mason wasp, Monobia quadridens. © 2012, A.V. Evans.
Key words: Mason wasp, Monobia, carpenter bees, trap nests
Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark comment on the apparent prevalence of black widows on playgrounds. One of the most effective ways control black widows in these situations is to reduce or eliminate the specific sites that shelter them, especially the nooks and crannies on equipment that are low to the ground.
Key words: black widow, spider, pests
Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark have some fun at the intersection of entomology and etymology.
Photo: Florida Predatory Stink Bug, S. Clark
Key words: etymology, insects in language
