Welcome to the 2023 season of Arthro-Pod! In today's episode, we meet up with Dr. JoVonn Hill of Mississippi State and the Mississippi Entomological Museum to have our final word on Rocky Mountain locust. We've heard about their historical destruction, we've covered the biology of what happened on the plains all those years ago, and now we want to hear about the current era of research on this insect. Plus, JoVonn shares his story of how he got into entomology, how to become an orthopterist, and how the outreach mission of the Mississippi Entomological Museum works. Tune in!
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Learn more about the Mississippi Entomological Museum at this link
Here's just a taste of JoVonn's work with grasshoppers in the Southeast!
Check out all the cool things that Mississippi Bug Blues does for outreach
Find JoVonn on Twitter @JoVonnH
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