Things That Bug Me-With Emily

What sparked save the bees? What bees need saving? What do bees do? Find out the answers to this and more on this episodes of Things That Bug Me. 

You all had more questions about endangered insects! So, we answered them! Here, we talk about a fly going to court and how natural disasters influence butterflies. References:https://xerces.org/endangered-species/species-profiles/other-at-risk-invertebrates/delhi-sands-flower-loving-flyhttps://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3748&context=mlrhttps://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/dAPG%20Amendment%20for%20DSFF.pdfhttps://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/invertebrates/Miami_blue_butterfly/index.htmlhttps://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/invertebrates/schaus-swallowtail-butterfly/

Endangered Insects! Today, we take a dive into endangered insects, how many exist, what do they do, and how can we help. https://www.fws.gov/Midwest/endangered/insects/ambb/abb_fact.htmlhttps://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-listings-by-tax-group?statusCategory=Listed&groupName=Insectshttps://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-st-louis-zoo-and-local-teen-volunteers-help-restore-federally-endangered-beetlehttps://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/insects/beetles/americanburyingbeetlehttps://xerces.org/endangered-species/species-profiles/at-risk-bumble-bees/variable-cuckoo-bumble-beehttps://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21215168/21215249https://xerces.org/endangered-species/species-profiles/at-risk-beetles/siuslaw-hairy-necked-tiger-beetlehttps://xerces.org/endangered-species/fireflies/specieshttps://xerces.org/endangered-species/fireflies/threats-and-conservation-effortshttps://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/nature/fireflies.htmhttps://www.firefly.org/build-firefly-habitat

Here, we talk about Wallace's Giant Bee-Rediscovered, pollinator conservation, and more! References: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/science/giant-bee-wallace.htmlhttps://www.lostspecies.org/wallaces-giant-beehttps://medium.com/@LostSpecies/rediscovery-in-a-glint-of-blue-db87e685cd60https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/25084498.pdf?casa_token=f3i6eFq8ql4AAAAA:OQ31Rlvqr5HhcNWUr2ez65w92Yv8tKMQSS_wkX-XYUCv6QQn0pzxRaxttrgN04OntcQir-1Olp7eaTcvVwqkhjnN9wJ_6cWKiH-w1xlyL4S5GGEq2Jkhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-was-alfred-russel-wallace.htmlhttp://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/history_anim.5.v.htmlhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview-may-berenbaum-154052613/https://www.aaas.org/events/annual-meeting/2017/can-science-save-honey-beeshttps://honeybeehealthcoalition.org/the-situation/https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/5tzx1x/science_ama_series_we_are_dr_may_berenbaum_and_dr/http://barnsleybeekeepers.org.uk/species.htmlhttps://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2001/07/pollinator-powerhttps://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/01/plan-save-monarch-butterflies-backfireshttps://extension.psu.edu/what-can-we-do-to-encourage-native-beeshttp://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/g2256.pdfhttps://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-38967016/the-mystery-of-the-whoop-whooping-beehttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171162

Here, I talk about what is entomology? Whats an insect? Why do we care? All these fun facts and more. Sources: https://csiropedia.csiro.au/dung-beetle-program/