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Entomologist

  • Arts & Life
    There’s A Lot of Good Ones Out There: Entomologist Shares His Love of Insects
    Lura Roti
    Patrick Wagner has loved insects his entire life. He’s made a career as an Entomology Field Specialist with SDSU Extension. In this Take A Moment Segment, Wagner shares with SDPB’s Lura Roti why he values these often under-estimated creatures.
  • Philip rancher Pat Guptill out with his cows. Because of high dung beetle populations on their ranch, Guptill and his wife MaryLou have not had to use chemical fly control for more than 20 years.
    Science
    Dung beetles have a dirty but important job
    Lura Roti
    Beneficial insects are all around us. It’s common knowledge that honeybees create a sweet treat while working to pollinate plants. And then there’s ladybeetles that eat many garden and crop pests like aphids. In this story an entomologist and rancher highlight yet another beneficial insect – the dung beetle. Its job is not glamourous. But it is essential. SDPB’s Lura Roti has this story.