BugFest
Annual event celebrating insects and arthropods
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BugFest bites: Elizabeth Gardner tries some cricket cuisine
Meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner preview's BugFest, which is on Sept. 20, and tries out some cricket crispy treats.
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Spiders, krill and roaches take over BugFest
BugFest at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences celebrates all things bug-related. The family-friendly event is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Chris Smith from the museum fills us in on some of the bugs that will be there.
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BugFest returns with focus on centipedes
This year's BugFest event at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will celebrate myriapods, which includes millipedes and centipedes.
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BugFest features virtual and in-person fun this week
The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences' BugFest is usually a massive day-long festival at the downtown Raleigh museum that celebrate all things bug.
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BugFest 2021 to include virtual and in-person events
The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences' BugFest is usually a massive day-long festival at the downtown Raleigh museum that celebrate all things bug.
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BugFest, natural sciences museum's annual festival, goes virtual
The annual event is dubbed the largest celebration of bugs in North America.
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Dunn farm sells 70 million crickets a year
Warren's Cricket Farm is a 33,000-square-foot facility that provides crickets to the bait industry in the Mid-Atlantic region. This Dunn farm is the largest cricket producer in North Carolina, and quite possibly the oldest.
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Warren's Cricket Farm in Dunn the largest cricket producer in North Carolina
The Dunn-based farm breeds, houses, sells and ships 70 million crickets every year all over the United States.
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WRAL anchor Debra Morgan eats bugs - yes, bugs
WRAL News anchor Debra Morgan was at BugFest 2019 and ate some of them as meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner looked on.
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Beetles to take center stage at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences' BugFest
The 24th annual event, the largest bug-focused event in the country, draws more than 30,000 visitors for more than a 100 different exhibits, crafts, games and activities, including the always popular Cafe Insecta where you can actually sample dishes that have been prepared by local chefs and feature bugs.
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At BugFest, insect ingredients make restaurant-quality dishes
"It was delicious," said WRAL's Debra Morgan of her BugFest meal.
