No Crickets spitting at #BugBowl this year, but our outreach specialist @EntoEmily formed the #cricketquartet to demonstrate how insects, like crickets, use sound to communicate. #Vivaldi #SandraYoverHaasQuartet

Chaos at the cockroach coliseum!

If you haven’t made it to campus yet, it’s a beautiful day to join us at #Bugbowl

Wishing one of the giants of Extension Entomology, Dr. Tim Gibb, the best in retirement! @PurdueExtension

The sights and sounds of #BugBowl2023 There’s still time to join us on campus, so stop by, have some fun, and maybe learn a thing or two

Slugs can be sneaky, and err...sensual? Our media guru John Obermeyer caught this rarely seen slug activity while scouting his garden after dark last week. If you’re curious about #slugs, check this out extension.entm.purdue.edu/pu… ⁦@PurdueInsects⁩

Here is our 3rd and final grower interview, discussing how pollinators are managed on watermelon farms in Indiana... youtu.be/ctzQ1pygMFA

Part 2 of our video series, this one focusing on how melon growers manage cucumber beetles and other insect pests on their farms… youtu.be/GRqONj5Ex0M

Very happy to share this new video, which is the first in a series produced by @PurdueInsects, highlighting our collaboration with the Indiana melon industry on #pollinators and #pesticides. Stay tuned for others in coming weeks! #NIFAImpacts 🐝🍉 youtu.be/DFThkjqXmm0

Calling all small fruit growers and insect enthusiasts alike! Is this mysterious sighting on the grapevine a sign of a good or bad insect? 🤓