Indoor Collecting Part 2
Tuesday, March 31stEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark follow up on Art's recent trip to Indiana to bring back several hundred species of beetles back to Richmond, Virginia.
View ArticleBeetle Pollinators
Tuesday, April 7thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss how some flowering plants have evolved to depend on the pollination services of select beetles.
View ArticleBackyard Discoveries
Tuesday, April 14thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss the recent discovery of 30 new species of scuttle flies in greater Los Angeles by entomologists Brian Brown and Emily...
View ArticleLab Added to Medical and Veterinary Entomology Course at R-MC
Tuesday, April 21stEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark review plan’s for the summer that include the development of a new lab section for Art’s course at Randolph-Macon College in...
View ArticleSwarms!!!
Tuesday, April 28thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss spring insect swarms, including those of green midges and eastern subterranean termites.
View ArticleSix-legged Tigers of Clay and Sand
Tuesday, May 5thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss the distinctive features of tiger beetles and their voracious habits.
View ArticleLeaping Moths
Tuesday, May 12thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss a new article in the Journal of Experimental Biology on how many moths, especially smaller species, launch...
View ArticleThe Makech: Living Jewelry
Tuesday, May 19thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark talk about the Makech, an ironclad beetle (Zopherus chilensis) that is adorned and worn as a living brooch.Read a Smithsonian...
View ArticleVirginia Jewel Beetles
Tuesday, May 26thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss two of Steve’s springtime jewel beetle finds, the red bud borer, Ptosima gibbicollis, and an as-of-yet-to-be identified...
View ArticleIt’s Lyme Disease Season
Tuesday, June 2ndEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark note that late spring and summer is the peak of Lyme disease season.For more information on Lyme disease and its...
View ArticleUnintended Consequences of Indiscriminate Spraying for Mosquitoes
Tuesday, June 9thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss the downside of spraying for mosquitoes and some simple ways to reduce mosquito breeding sites at home.
View ArticleThe Scent of a Beetle
Tuesday, June 16thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss some recent research that reveals details about how some longhorn beetles find their mates using pheromones.
View ArticleWhat Is It? The Challenges of Insect Identification
Tuesday, June 30thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark note the challenges of insect identification and offer up a few tips when trying to identify unfamiliar species.
View ArticleAdventures with Yellowjackets
Tuesday, July 7thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans shares a recent experience involving yellowjackets with 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clarke.
View ArticleHibiscus Sawfly
Tuesday, July 14thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark investigate leaf damage caused by the larvae of hibiscus sawflies in Steve’s garden.
View ArticleInsect Shots of the Day
Tuesday, July 21stEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark review some photographs that Art made on a recent outing.
View ArticleA New Name for Tibicen
Tuesday, July 28thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark note recent major changes in North American cicada taxonomy and comment on its implications on our understanding of our...
View ArticleDeltochilum in Deltaville
Tuesday, August 4thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark talk about the largest dung-rolling beetle in eastern North America and its preference for things other than dung.
View ArticleSteve's Backyard Bugs
Tuesday, August 11th88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark shares photos of his latest backyard discoveries, a tiger bee fly and miner bee, with entomologist Dr. Art Evans.
View ArticleIt's House Centipede Season!
Tuesday, August 18thEntomologist Dr. Art Evans and 88.9 WCVE producer Steve Clark examine these fascinating and leggy animals that often make their way into our homes.
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