Presentation Title: Bugs & Bubbles

Date & Time of Program: Thursday, May 13, 2027 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM 

Speaker: Michael Raupp

Description of Program: A Dangerous Double Whammy: What a Warming World and Biodiversity Loss Mean for Plants and Insects: We will review evidence for climate change, mechanisms underlying this phenomenon, and what it means for changing weather patterns around the globe. Coupled with climate change the loss of natural biodiversity due to agriculture and urbanization disrupt ecosystem services. We will see how warmer temperatures and biodiversity loss alter the ecology of biomes and affect ranges of plants, seasonal phenology of insects and mites, and interactions among plants, herbivores, and their natural enemies. Special emphasis will be placed on charismatic insects commonly found in home landscapes.

Speaker Bio: Mike is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. His degrees include a BS and MS from Rutgers University and a PH.D. from University of Maryland, College Park. He has received more than a dozen awards for writing, scholarship, and scientific outreach. Mike is a regular expert guest on television and radio and has appeared on all major television networks in this country and several abroad with media luminaries including Charlie Gibson, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Hoda Kotb, and Jay Leno. Mike has been featured on National Geographic, Science Channel, Lehrer News Hour, PBS and was a consultant for the FOX television series Bones. He is a regular guest on the Weather Channel. His “Bug of the Week” website, www.bugoftheweek.com and YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/BugOfTheWeek reach tens of thousands of viewers weekly in more than 200 countries around the world. His most recent book “26 Things that Bug Me” introduces youngsters to the wonders of insects and natural history while “Managing Insect and Mites on Woody Landscape Plants” published by TCIA is a standard for the arboricultural industry.

Member Cost: $58.00 per registrant

Non-Member Cost: $68.00 per registrant

This event will include a buffet style dinner by Ace Catering and signature alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails by the French Paradox. Adults only please.