Friend or foe? Insects in your landscape with Dr. Ken Johnson

About this episode

EO Wilson famously called insects the "little things that run the world." Dr. Ken Johnson , Illinois Extension horticulture educator, joins us this week to solve our insect challenges. Insects perform numerous services within our ecosystems, but how do we respond when insects start to "bug" us? Mosquitos on your patio, wasps by your door, and ticks in your yard - all these topics are discussed around the table this week on Everyday Environment. Resources Managing mosquitoes at home Voice of the Wild - Yellow billed cuckoo WILSON, E.O. (1987), The Little Things That Run the world * (The Importance and Conservation of Invertebrates). Conservation Biology, 1: 344-346. https:…