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Bug-O-Rama
September 7 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Get buggy with the PA Woodmobile and learn about invasive insects that live in the Pennsylvania woodlands and
participate in a variety of fun bug activities with Penn State Entomology, Ryan the Bug Man and PA Bat Rescue, among others. Plus, enjoy Sarah’s Creamery (additional fee).
Included in admission, free for members.
Special Guests:
- PA Woodmobile, a 34′ exhibit about the lumber industry and the invasive insects and diseases that threaten PA’s forests
- York County 4H Entomological Club: meet local youth with passion for insect collecting and observation
- PA Public Health Vector Born Disease Team: learn about mosquitos and ticks and take a photo with the TickMan!
- ZooAmerica, Regal Frittilary Butterfly conservation project (10 a.m. – 1 p.m. only)
Live insect collections:
- Ryan the BugMan
- Penn State University Entomological Club
- Keys to Bees with an observational honeybee hive
- Hershey Gardens’ Zoology Zone Interactive Cart
- Hershey Gardens’ staff collections: Randy Swank, Joe Talarigo, Clara Hardick
Family Activities:
Observational insect drawing
Observational insect drawing
Camouflaged beetle craft
Make a bug lifecycle
Play “Insect or Not?” game
Try the bug obstacle course!
Chimaera Face & Body Art (face painting) additional fee
Sarah’s Creamery (ice cream) additional fee