Can I Bug You? - UC Riverside

Podcast details

Technical and general information from the podcast's RSS feed.

Site

RSS

Apple

Recent rankings

Latest chart positions across Apple Podcasts and Spotify rankings.

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Links found in episode descriptions and other podcasts that share them.

See all

https://entomology.ucr.edu/entomologys-111th-celebration
1 share

RSS feed quality and score

Technical evaluation of the podcast's RSS feed quality and structure.

See all

Publication history

Monthly episode publishing history over the past years.

Latest published episodes

Recent episodes with titles, durations, and descriptions.

See all

Ep. 53: Sporefare

Monday, August 31, 2026 • Duration 30:47

UCR mycologist Jason Stajich tells us what is and isn't really possible when trying to use fungi to control insect pests.

Ep. 52: Home sweet homing

Monday, August 3, 2026 • Duration 30:33

Imagine being a toddler, stepping out the door for the first time, walking 3 miles for some food and finding your way home again without a cell phone, GPS, or any kind of map. Humans would never, but this is normal for insects. Listen in and learn how they do it!

Cover shot by Cabezonication/iStock/Getty.

Read moreCollapse

Ep. 51: What the heck is THAT?

Monday, July 20, 2026 • Duration 29:06

How likely is it that, on any given day, you see a random insect and it actually has a name? Why do insects need names anyway? Drop on by, we'll explain.

Ep. 50: Morning cup o' beetle

Monday, July 6, 2026 • Duration 29:42

The coffee berry borer is a tiny beetle that represents a big and growing threat to most adults’ beloved morning beverage. It appears to be infesting new islands in the major coffee-growing region of Hawaii. Dr. Bodil Cass, subtropical entomology specialist at UCR, joins us to discuss this creature and as well as available options for protecting our beans.

Read moreCollapse

Ep. 49: The most expensive fly in America

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 • Duration 31:05

New World screwworm: a successful eradication program rid the U.S. of this devastating pest 60 years ago, but it's back. 19 cases detected in Texas as of 6/24/26. To explain what exactly the insect is, how it infects living mammal tissue, and what is being done about it, we're joined by UC Riverside veterinary entomologist Dr. Amy Murillo, who leads a monitoring and education program funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

Read moreCollapse

Ep. 48: A trip to the fair

Monday, June 8, 2026 • Duration 27:26

The postal service has finally delivered this audio postcard recorded on site at the 2026 Riverside Insect Fair! Ever wondered what there is to do or see at an all-day festival dedicated to bugs? Who might you meet and what might you eat? Listen in and learn!

Read moreCollapse

Ep. 47: UCR entomology: 111 years young!

Monday, May 11, 2026 • Duration 30:13

For the UCR Department of Entomology's 111th anniversary, we are joined by four professors who tell us why this department is still thriving after more than a century, even as similar departments elsewhere have disappeared. More info about anniversary celebration activities open to the public: https://entomology.ucr.edu/entomologys-111th-celebration

Read moreCollapse

Ep. 46: W-2 (much paperwork)

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 • Duration 28:56

As we struggle with piles of paperwork on Tax Day, we’re taking a little time to reflect that it was not humans that invented paperwork, but wasps. Jim Carpenter, curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, fills us in on how wasps do it, and why.

Read moreCollapse

Ep. 45: The great eye-biting fly epidemic that wasn't

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 • Duration 30:35

News outlets in Los Angeles have been reporting on an epidemic of eye-biting flies in the San Gabriel Valley this year. And there is a human-feeding fly infestation, but reports incorrectly identified the species. Our guest from the SGV Vector Control District joins us to set the record straight on what's attacking us, and what can be done about it.

Read moreCollapse

Ep. 44: Take your medicine

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 • Duration 29:41

Even though there are estimated to be 40 million insect species, nearly every example of insects used in medicine is either misguided or just… wrong. Listen in and learn about some of the insect cures people pay top dollar for that just do not work and hear about what, if anything from the insect world, does.

Read moreCollapse

Can I Bug You? – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Can I Bug You? – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Other1

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Similar podcasts and content

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Other1

Apple Podcasts

Spotify