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Insect Apocalypse on Main Street?

June 20, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak climate change, Diveheart, Dr. May Berenbaum, eco-influencer, habitat loss, insect apocalypse, Jim Elliott, National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, National Pollinator Week, Peggy Malecki, scuba diving and physical disabilities, Summit Responsible Solutions, The Mike Nowak Show

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Entomologist Dr. May Berenbaum from the University of Illinois explores the question of an insect apocalypse on our planet. Bill Stengel of Summit Responsible solutions has answers for your mosquito, flea and tick problems. Jim Elliott and Tinamarie Hernandez from Diveheart explain how they make the lives of veterans and the disabled richer via scuba diving.

Chef Carrie Schloss explains honey varietals

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A Taste of Honey Varietals

November 4, 2018June 9, 2019 Mike Nowak animal population decline, beekeepers, Carrie Schloss, environment, gardening, habitat loss, honey varietals, Master Gardeners, Roundup, sustainability, The Asheville Bee Charmer, The Mike Nowak Show

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Carrie Schloss wrote The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook and visits the WCGO studios to talk recipes featuring honey. Jerry Gudauskas of the Illinois Beekeepers Association talks about the insects that make the honey. Mike and Peggy look at environmental stories of the past few weeks.

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February 4, 2018 – Saving the Monarch, Round 2: Pessimists v. Optimists

February 3, 2018February 9, 2018 Mike Nowak environment, extinction, gardening, green living, habitat loss, Kylee Baumlee, milkweed, monarch butterfly, seed germination, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Seed Keeper Company

Kylee Baumlee, author of The Monarch: Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly, visits the WCGO studios, along with Carol Niec and Kerrie Rosenthal from The Seed Keeper Company. On a snowy day, Pat Skach fills in for meteorologist Rick DiMaio.