Ento Nation

Bug Wagon and Ento Nation podcast update.

Humidity.

The Golden Egg.

Our guest this week is Dr. Gregory Paulson co-author of the book Insects did it first (co-authored by entomologist Eric Eaton), Dr. Paulson Shares with us all kinds of mind blowing insects did it first facts. Dr. Paulson tells us stories of how insects were first to do things like bungee jumping, chemical warfare, parasailing, home air conditioning systems, SCUBA, Vampires and more. A mind-blowing interview full of awesome insect facts.

Crickets have very specific reasons for chirping...

"As the Crickets Chirp" The Zombie Cricketpocalypse Season. s.7 ep.3 "Full Metal Cricket" Click to support the Bug Wagon.

Our guests today are Claudia & Lindsay, co-founders of Gaia protein, providing delicious and nutritious products made from crickets farmed up in Canada. Our Bug Wagon crowdfunder continues. Over in the Bugible Kitchen Aly Moore brings us a wonderful new dish “Spicy Mealworm Mac”. "Cricket Farming 101" covers chirping. And on “As the Crickets Chirp” Gunnery Sergeant Stinger brings Full Metal Cricket to the Zombie Cricketpocalypse.

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Today's topic: Excess Moisture = Farm Killer.

Our guest today is Joe Shouldice of Yes Crickets in Toronto, Ontario! Joe talks about the many transitions he has gone through, from a graphic design office in New York City, to life on the road with his family for a year, to running a cricket farm full time. A fascinating interview. We also have a new "Cricket Farming 101" segment, and on "As the Crickets Chirp" a mysterious signal reaches the survivors of the zombie cricketpocalypse.

Cricket Man kicks off his limited cricket farming tips series “Cricket Farming 101” by discussing the importance of proper temperature, and revealing the ideal temperature range for farming crickets successfully.

In this week’s season premiere of “Season 7: Bug Wagon Season”, Cricket Man is interviewed by a few of his bug sisters (Mic, Javon, Joy) who start out asking him questions about the Bug Wagon, but then the whole conversation takes a few turns and we ended up having a very interesting chat aboput all kinds of things. We also debut a new segment called “Cricket Farming 101”, and on “As the Crickets Chirp” the Zombie Cricketpocalypse has begun.

Nobody can buy it, but everybody can get it. The greatest cookbook in the history of edible insects is about to come alive. In this episode we interview a few of the bug cooking experts who have contributed to one of the most unique cookbooks ever published.

Nancy Miorelli, an entomologist and protoge of Dr. Marianne Shockley sits down in the cafe and shares memories of Marianne with Cricket Man.

Today we give you more details on the edible insect event "Swarm to Table" taking place up in Wisconsin this week. In the Bugible Kitchen, Aly Moore puts together a Cold Soba "Salad" with Mealworms, and on "As the Crickets Chirp" Chip/Chet is disturbed by the violation of a certain floor rug.

Here's looking at you, kid.

Redneck & Valley Girls.

Today we discuss Eat Bugs Here and the Bug Wagon. IN the Bugible Kitchen Aly Moore makes a wonderful dish with black ants, and on "As the Crickets Chirp" it's a real tear-jerker.

Our guest is New York Post Features Reporter Hannah Sparks, who was bitten by the entomophagy bug. In the Bugible Kitchen, Aly Moore brings us a delicious shield bug recipe: “Shield Bug Toasted Baguette”. Cricket Man talks Bug Lovers and Wildest Dreams, and on “As the Crickets Chirp” Chip helps out Mr. Crypto (if that’s his real name), and Dung Beetle Corleone finds himself in deep dung.

Today we chat with Dr. Valerie Stull, Director of MIGHTi about the awesome work they are doing over at the Mission to Improve Global Health Through Insects. In the Bugible Kitchen, Aly Moore prepares something wonderful with chapulines and we talk Bug Wagon and Ento Nation Cookbook.