Dr. Matt Bertone, Director and Diagnostic Entomologist, NCSU Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
Dr. Kelly Oten, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, NCSU
This year, North Carolina will experience one of nature’s greatest events: the emergence of millions of periodical cicadas! This phenomenon can only be seen in the eastern US, and Brood XIX has been patiently waiting underground for 13 years to finally emerge. This session will include information about cicadas in general, what makes a cicada “periodical” and how cicadas affect us and the environment, all while hopefully spreading appreciation for these abundant, and LOUD, insects.
Join us on YouTube!
Live Virtual Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff.
You can post questions in the YouTube chat or tweet questions to #LunchTimeDiscovery and mention @NorthCarolinaEE.
Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.