3. Bringing home the Beetles - a podcast by University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute

When a showy, fuchsia plant runs amok in Wisconsin wetlands, researchers send a tiny beetle to the rescue. But the beetle isn’t native here, either.
Resources:
Identifying Purple Loosestrife: https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/our-work/focus-areas/ais/invasive-species/invasive-species-fact-sheets/plants/purple-loosestrife/
Beetle Smorgasbord and other resources for teachers: https://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/ss/SS0981.pdf
Raising your own beetles: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/loosestrife.html
Special thanks to our guests Molly Bodde, Tim Campbell, Brock Woods and Jeanne Scherer. 

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