Join education coordinator Michelle Campanis and naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales via Zoom for “Songs of Summer Insects” on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 6 p.m. CDT. Participants will look at local insects and just how they make all that racket. The August Nature Supper Club presentation is hosted by the UT Arboretum Society.
Tennessee well into summer now. Spring is over, most of the birds have raised their families and they are much quieter. They are also staying out of the heat, but not some insects. The male crickets, cicadas, grasshoppers and katydids are making themselves known with loud mating calls. Night times can get loud. We can’t call them vocalizations because insects use other parts of their bodies to make the sounds.
The program is free, but you must register to be sent a link to watch the live presentation and the recording at your convenience. Register at utarboretumsociety.org under Programs. Please contact Michelle at mcampani@utk.edu for any questions or registration issues.
The Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2024. It is one of the ten University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture AgResearch and Education Centers located throughout Tennessee. The Institute of Agriculture also provides instruction, research and public service through the UT Herbert College of Agriculture, the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, UT AgResearch and UT Extension offices, with locations in every county in the state.
To learn more about the Arboretum Society, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org.