Keeping a backyard chicken flock is a great way to produce eggs for your family. The eggs can be eaten just like any eggs you would purchase at the store. Most of the eggs you purchase in the store have …
How to Handle Eggs Safely
If you purchase eggs from the store, there are things you can do to handle them safely.
- Your eggs should be kept in the egg carton you bought them in. Keeping the eggs in the carton protects the eggs and
What is entomology?
Entomology is the study of insects, including related arthropods. Insects are involved with virtually every part of our lives; they are pests that eat our food, our houses, our animals, and are vectors that spread sickness and disease. But insects …
What is avian influenza (bird flu)?
Avian influenza virus
If you keep chickens, or another type of poultry, you should know about avian influenza, commonly called bird flu. Avian is another term for bird, and influenza is another term for the flu. Just as you …
Ants, Bees, and Wasps by the Bug Chicks
Go deep into the worlds of ants, bees and wasps in this episode of the Bug Chicks. You’ll learn the biology and vast diversity of this insect order called hymenoptera. And you’ll discover some fun facts along the way. …
Fantastic Bug Feats from the Bug Chicks
Insects pack some major muscle! An ant can carry 10 times its bodyweight. A grasshopper can travel the length of a football field in three leaps. Join the Bug Chicks to discover how insects eat, jump and lift like superheroes!…
Where does food come from?
Every living creature on earth—from humans to protozoa—needs food in order to live. Food is energy. But how often do we think about where our food comes from? We go to the grocery and see shelves stacked with cans, boxes, …
What is a farm?
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A farm is an area of land where livestock (animals) are raised and crops (plants) are grown for use as food, fiber, and fuel. The people who own and work on the farm are called farmers.…
What is a food chain?
A food chain shows how energy and nutrients are passed from one living thing to another. The food chain begins with a plant being eaten. Then an insect or animal eats the plant. Then another animal eats the insect or …
What is plant pathology?
Plant pathologist Gail Wisler
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Plant pathology is the field of agriculture that deals with the study of plant diseases. Plant disease can result in the loss of millions of pounds of food crops each year. Disease …