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Arthro-Pod EP 138: Debunking Entomology Urban Legends
Arthro-Pod
English - June 15, 2023 20:23 - ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education entomology insects bugs pest management Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome back bug lovers! Today, we put on our mythbusting aprons and tackle some of the various misconceptions, myths, urban legends, and internet pranks that involve insects. We're covering everything from pest control via tree fruits to the legality of mantis murder. If you have a favorite insect urban legend, sound off on Twitter and let us know it. Maybe we can do a follow up episode!
Nature's bug bombs?Show notes
Ultrasonic pest control
https://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/anr/hort/byg/archive/ultrasonicpestcontroldevices2020.html
Cockroach eggs in envelopes
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cockroach-eggs/
Earwig myths
https://www.popsci.com/environment/what-are-earwigs/
Hedge apples
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/hedge-apples-pest-control-myth
It's illegal to kill mantises
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kill-praying-mantis-illegal/
Butt spider attack
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-striped-telamonia-spider/
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