Ep. 6 – Gale Ridge on bringing peace to humans’ befuddling relationships with bugs

Ep. 6 – Gale Ridge on bringing peace to humans’ befuddling relationships with bugs

Author: Law, Environment & Animals Program at Yale Law School January 7, 2019 Duration: 52:54
A concert pianist-turned-entomologist and bedbug expert, Dr. Gale Ridge is an insect detective. She solves mysteries and helps thousands of perplexed, struggling people with all varieties of bug problems — from bedbugs to agricultural pests to imaginary bugs that infest our consciousness. Dr. Ridge speaks about her sleuthing and how she brokers peace between the humans that walk in her …

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