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Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

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By Douglas Holl, Defense Health Agency-Public Health Public Affairs

Inaugural Bug Camp brings real-world

science to young students at

Aberdeen Proving Ground

Mariia Shestiuk, 12, examines insects collected during field collection work as part of the inaugural Bug Camp held July 14 to
18 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Bug Camp, sponsored by Army Educational Outreach Program and Gains in the
Education of Mathematics and Science, is a STEM outreach program for students entering sixth to eighth grade, focusing on
entomology basics and highlighting how insects and ticks pose risks to military and community public health. (Defense Health
Agency-Public Health photo by Graham Snodgrass) (Graham Snodgrass)

The Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen launched its first-ever Bug
Camp, July 14-18, introducing 10 middle school students to the world of military
entomology through hands-on scientific research and direct interaction with
professional scientists.

The weeklong program, held in DCPH-A’s lab building at Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland, gave students from as far away as Virginia, New York and
Texas the opportunity to work alongside entomologists using professional-grade

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