Meet the Experts: Kristie Reddick and Jessica Honaker, The Bug Chicks
Kristie Reddick
Kristie Reddick, M.S. is an entomologist, award-winning university lecturer and educational media specialist. Her research focuses on the biology, biodiversity, and distribution of solifuge arachnids in Kenya. She described the first male of the genus Tarabulida. After she received her Masters degree from Texas A&M University she lectured a course called Insects and Human Society, that explored how insects have shaped human history and culture. She wants to train teachers in refugee camps to use insects as educational resources.
Jessica Honaker
Jessica Honaker, M.S. is an entomologist and science illustrator whose research focuses on integrated pest management and the effect of honeydew production by blackmargined aphids in pecan agro-ecosystems. She received her Master’s degree from Texas A&M University and her research on pecan aphids is helping to establish new pest control parameters for farmers in eastern Texas. She plans to continue her work in an effort to reduce reliance on pesticides in developing countries.
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Challenge: How would you swim in a big vat of honey? Would you need wings? Fins? A Tail?
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Highlighted book for this episode!
The Backyard Bug Book for Kids: Storybook, Insect Facts, and Activities by Lauren Davidson
Book List:
Chirping Crickets (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2) by Melvin Berger (Author), Megan Lloyd (Illustrator)
The Weird and Wonderful World of Bugs: A Book About Beetles, Butterflies, and Other Fascinating Insects by Rea Manderino PhD
Cricket in the Thicket: Poems about Bugs by Carol Murray (Author), Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
