Ruud Kleinpaste discusses mosquitos - their breeding habits, role in the ecosystem, and the species we have in New Zealand.

On The Garden Hour with Pete Wolfkamp and Ruud Kleinpaste Full Show Podcast for December 14 2025, Ruud discusses how to get rid of Mealybugs, how to control Montbretia, and how to deal with bronze ...

On The Garden Hour with Pete Wolfkamp and Ruud Kleinpaste Full Show Podcast for Sunday November 23 2025, Ruud shares what you should do for your garden as spring turns to summer, what to do about ...

They are “on the wing” at this time of the year. Spiders do not have wings of course, but they can fly for many miles – it’s called Ballooning. There are many examples of them flying in jet streams, ...

If you think you've had a hard day at work, imagining wearing a long beard composed entirely of killer bees. "A full seven pounds," says Ruud Kleinpaste, a New Zealand entomologist, writer, educator ...

Pollination, then, is the way in which the pollen grains are delivered to the stigma and style. About 20 per cent of plants rely on wind and water to do that job and some 80 per cent of all plant ...

Travelling in the Amazon is not easy. If the climate and terrain don't get you, the bugs will. But for Bugman Ruud Kleinpaste it's all worth it because he's on a mission: to meet with a remote ...

Two other Animal Planet shows, airing Wednesdays at 8 and 9 p.m., also spotlight the habits and habitat of those in the wild. "Buggin' With Ruud" features entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste, tracking the ...

Buggin' with Ruud is a television show of 13 x 60min episodes that follow the adventures of Dutch-New Zealander Ruud Kleinpaste, an entomologist. The series was made by a small team in New Zealand at ...