Purdue UniversityNews Service1132 Engineering Administration BuildingWest Lafayette, IN 47907-1132Voice: 765-494-2096FAX: 765-494-0401
February 8, 2001
Bugs A-Plenty, Bugs Galore
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Bugs hissing, bugs racing, bugs in a stew. Bug petting, bug study in a bug zoo. Bugs -- and more bugs -- are the featured attraction at Purdue University's annual Bug Bowl, April 7-8.
More than 10,000 people are expected to visit Bug Bowl, which offers unusual encounters with insects, bug demonstrations and experts available to offer advice on pest problems.
Events include an insect-themed cake decorating contest, an insects-as-food booth (which will offer, among other taste sensations, insect stir fry), a human caterpillar canter, an insect petting zoo, insect crafts, a butterfly exhibit and -- a crowd favorite -- cockroach racing at "Roach Hill Downs." New this year will be an exhibit of antique insect toys.
"The petting zoo features a millipede, Madagascar hissing cockroach and a tarantula," said Tom Turpin, professor of entomology. "Although the tarantula is not really a bug, it's a Bug Bowl favorite."
Bug Bowl is one of several events on the Purdue campus that weekend in conjunction with the Purdue Spring Fest. Other activities include the Boiler Barnyard; Boiler Brick Bowl, in which Purdue students compete in building brick structures; a make your own dinosaur bones exhibit; a horticulture show; a space food display and more. For a complete listing of Spring Fest activities, check out the Web site at http://www.anr.ces.purdue.edu/sfest.html.
CONTACT: Tom Turpin (765) 494-9061.
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