# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Free Speaker Series: Bugwatching, with author Eric Eaton
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 11 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Entomologist Eric R. Eaton has a new title to add to his list of published books, "Bugwatching." He is scheduled to discuss the book and its contents at Gardeners Connect's Nov. 11 program at the Merriam Community Center.  

Insects are the most abundant wildlife on the planet but also the least observed. "Bugwatching" shares tips for attracting desirable bugs to your garden. The book and talk will help you better appreciate and understand insects and improve your success rate in finding, watching, and identifying them.

Eaton has a an avid social media following on Facebook and Twitter as "Bug Eric." He is author of "Insectpedia" (Princeton University Press, 2022), "Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect" and lead author of the "Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America" (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007), and co-author of "Insects Did It First" (Xlibris, 2018). Eaton lives in Leavenworth, Kan. 

He studied entomology at Oregon State University and  has worked as a professional entomologist at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), Cincinnati Zoo, and Chase Studio Inc., as well as on private contract for the University of Colorado (Boulder), West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and the Smithsonian.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/merriam/free-speaker-series-bugwatching-with-author-eric-eaton/200028167298127
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028167298127?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=merriam-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Merriam
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Merriam Community Center
- **lat**: 39.01901
- **long**: -94.68872
- **full address**: Merriam Community Center, 6040 Slater St,Merriam,KS,United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Gardeners Connect (https://allevents.in/org/gardeners-connect/26053675)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 11 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Merriam Community Center, 6040 Slater St,Merriam,KS,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Gardeners Connect
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Free Speaker Series: Bugwatching, with author Eric Eaton ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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