Bug Banter with the Xerces Society
Join us as we explore the fascinating world of invertebrates and discover how to help these extraordinary animals.
The Xerces Society is a nationwide non-profit organization that works to conserve invertebrates and their habitats.
For more information go to xerces.org.
Podcasting since 2023 • 46 episodes
Bug Banter with the Xerces Society
Latest Episodes
State of the Butterflies in the United States: A Roadmap for Recovery
I’m sure it’s not surprising to hear that butterflies are in decline, but the speed at which it is happening may be. Butterflies are being lost at a rate of 1.3% per year, which means more than one-fifth have disappeared over a 20-year period. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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47:30
Bug Banter Live! Building Pollinator Habitat
One of the most effective ways to contribute to pollinator conservation is to provide the essential components of pollinator habitat. To celebrate Pollinator Week, we invited a panel of Xerces experts to help us answer audience questions in thi...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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Pollinator Check-Up: Bee Health and Novel Monitoring Tools
In the face of insect decline, it is critical for us to understand pollinator health both in terms of influencing factors and how to monitor those impacts. Today we are specifically focusing on bees.To talk about some exciting research ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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How Habitat Kits Are Helping Save Pollinators
Creating habitats with native plants is one of the most impactful ways to help invertebrates. One of the programs at Xerces is helping people do just that by providing free Habitat Kits to communities in several regions of the US.Joining...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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Stories from the Prairie: Life in a Resilient Ecosystem
Prairies are an ecosystem that historically spanned the center of this continent from the Rocky Mountains to east of the Mississippi and from Texas north to Saskatchewan. Although less than 5% of that prairie remains today, it is critical habit...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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