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The Box Elder Bugs Are Back In Force

Conservation biologist Kent McFarland spoke with "Vermont Edition" about the robust number of box elder bugs currently populating the state.
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Conservation biologist Kent McFarland spoke with "Vermont Edition" about the robust number of box elder bugs currently populating the state.

For those of you who have been shocked by huge clusters of bugs that are graphite in color with red piping, fear not. It's just a little box elder bug invasion.
Conservation biologist Kent McFarland from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies — and from VPR's Outdoor Radio — joined Vermont Edition to explain what these bugs are and why we're seeing so many of them right now.

Listen to the full interview from ?Vermont Edition above. Broadcast live on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 during the noon hour; rebroadcast during the 7 p.m. hour.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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