http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/news Columns Insects Feed News and Events from Purdue University's College of Agriculture en-us http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/newscolumns/archives/OSL/2010/May/100513OSL.html My daughter called me the other day and wanted to know if I owned an antique cricket cage. Apparently she had seen something labeled as such in an antique store. Knowing that I have all sorts of insect-related memorabilia she decided to see if she had encountered something missing from my collection. The answer was, "Well, maybe; I do have a couple of cricket cages." 5/13/2010 http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/newscolumns/archives/OSL/2009/December/091211OSL.html One universal and timeless characteristic of holidays is feasting. In fact nothing shouts of holiday festivities like food. The Christmas celebration is no different. From "chestnuts roasting on an open fire" to the Grinch sitting down to a meal featuring "roast beast," food is part and parcel of the season. 12/11/2009 http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/newscolumns/archives/OSL/2009/July/090723OSL.html Butterflies, like most living things, have names given to them by humans. Every butterfly has a scientific name, and some also have a common name. 7/27/2009 http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/newscolumns/archives/OSL/2009/May/090514OSL.html What we know today as country music began with the old-time music practiced by the early settlers of the North American Appalachian region. Such string-based "hillbilly" music gained wider acceptance during the 1930s depression through radio barn dance shows, such as the Grand Ole Opry. Today's country music is a blend of bluegrass, folk, gospel, cowboy, honky-tonk and rockabilly styles. 5/14/2009