You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover

everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required.

And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner,

Joe Lampel.

Hey everybody, it's Joe Lampel, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner

Show.

We spend a lot of time talking about insects for very obvious reasons by now.

You know that, at least as a listener of this podcast.

But I don't think we can have too many conversations about them, especially when we're speaking

with internationally recognized experts as we are for this episode.

Today, I'm speaking with Dave Goulson.

He's professor of biology at the University of Sussex.

His specialty is in bee ecology, but he is a wealth of knowledge with many insects.

Professor Goulson has published more than 300 scientific articles on the ecology and conservation

of bumblebees and other insects.

He's also the author of several books, including bumblebees, their behavior, ecology, and conservation.

His bestseller, The Garden Jungle, and his most recent book.

And the one we'll talk about today, Silent Earth, averting the insect apocalypse.

We can't do anything about species that have already gone extinct.

But for those species that are still hanging on, there is hope.

So today, Professor Goulson will help us not only understand the scope of the problem,

but also explain ways we as gardeners can help slow and possibly even reverse insect decline.

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