Gary Hevel, the "Great Bug Hunter," devotes his time to the study of insects in his two-acre backyard in Maryland. As strange bugs begin to turn up in unexpected places, the ongoing global changes of our ecosystem are suspected. To date, he's identified an astounding 4,000 insects in his backyard. These include America's first recorded specimen of a moth originating from Europe and even Hercules beetles, which originally inhabited an area south of the Caribbean Sea.
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INSECT MICROCOSM An expert bug hunter explores insects that are right in his own back yard, from obvious bugs to the alien bee.
BUSY BEES Honey bees first came to this country 400 years ago. Now, worker bees pollenate enough plants to add $15 billion dollars to the economy each year. Find out more about these busy insects.
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE Bees have mysteriously disappeared from more than 30 states and no one knows why. And it's only the older, more experienced adults who seem to vanish. Find out what the experts think.
