'Catch the Reading Bug'
2008-06-25 / Education
 Up close and personal Dylan Spesard takes a close look at a Madagascar cockroach at the Purdue Bug in a Bag program at the Flora Public Library. At the end of the program, children could touch and hold the insects. Prof. Alan York of the Purdue Dept. of Entomology gave the children strict rules: "Do not drop my insects. Do not step on my insects. Do not eat my insects." The informational bug show was part of the library's summer reading program, "Catch the Reading Bug." Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald  Bug expert Prof. Alan York from the Purdue Dept. of Entomology presented an entertaining program on insects to children in Flora Public Library's summer reading program. Although he looks like he's about to eat this curled up millipede, he was actually telling kids, "If it doesn't smell good, don't eat it." Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald  Making friends with a millipede While some people think insects are creepy, Prof. Alan York of the Purdue Dept. of Entomology says insects are "cute, sweet, and lovable." He brought insects for "show and tell" at the Flora Public Library. Hunter Clark, a member of the summer reading program, appears "tickled" with this millipede. Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald |
