S3 Ep 8 - Insects
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We look at the wonderful world of insects. Philippe heads to the University of Texas to see how research helping to control invasive fire ant populations. Then we go to Penn State University to look at the complex societies ants create. We stay at PSU to look at the importance of pollinators and then wrap up at the University of Pennsylvania to see how researchers study disease transmission of mosquitoes.
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