Dr. Art Evans, entomologist, and WCVE Producer Steve Clark explore the lives of grasshoppers from plagues of biblical proportion to objects of gastronomic delight.

Photo: Jonathan Hornung

What’s eating you?

Dr. Art Evans, entomologist and WCVE producer Steve Clark marvel at fleas, past and present. They discuss the flea’s role in the Black Death, reveal the source of the flea’s jump, and speculate on what ancient flea-like insects recently discovered as fossils in China ate for dinner.

A new field guide hits the stands!

Dr. Art Evans, entomologist and WCVE producer Steve Clark review a fabulous new field guide by Dennis Paulson, “Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East,” published by Princeton University Press.

Link mentioned in this segment: United States Geologic Survey webpage for dragonflies and damselflies of Virginia

Photo: R.A. Nonenmacher

Dr. Art Evans, entomologist and WCVE producer Steve Clark talk about a citizen science project designed to document North America’s lady beetles, especially the imperiled nine-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella novemnotata), fondly known as “C9.”

To discover more information, visit the Lost Ladybug Project.

Photo Credit: AP/Cornell University, Ellen Woods