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Photos by Denny Scott
John Powers (top right) poses with some of his rarer insects alongside local Orkin
representitive Wayne Patterson and local girls Evangeline (left) and Shannon
Edwards. Powers is travelling with his famous bug show, which includes cases full
of rare and unique samples like the scorpions shown here.
World-famous insect collector
visits Goderich Suncoast Mall
Denny Scott
signal -star staff
John Powers is going across Canada
to show off his unique collection of
bugs, and the Goderich Suncoast Mall
was the latest in his 20 -show lineup.
Sponsored by Orkin PCO Services,
Powers .is showing the world his bugs,
and the pairing with pest experts Orkin
is a sensible one, according to him.
"The main message here is appreci-
ate the marvels of nature, but keep pests
in their place," Powers said, gesturing
towards the nearly -two -dozen cases of
rare and exotic bug samples he brought
with him.
Powers has been working on his col-
lection for decades, including rare gi-
ant butterflies, katydids, walking sticks,
large moths, giant beetles, giant horn
beetles, scorpions, and many other spe-
cies of insect.
Having been collecting the bugs for
50 years, Powers has amassed a collec-
tion that is more extensive than some
museums, he said, and has done so
while doing other jobs,.
"I've worked at the Waterloo Region
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terloo Police Force," he said. "But I've
been doing this all along."
Orkin's sponsorship is great, Powers
said, as it allows him to share his pas-
sion across the country and also pro-
vides him the opportunity to remind
people that, while bugs can be interest-
ing, they can be pests as well.
"The biggest joy is sharing something
you're interested in," he said. "But we
have to remember, the second that ter-
mites start eating through supports, the
second mice are in your house, they're
no longer cute or interesting. They're a
pest, and that's where people like Orkin
come in, with over 100 years of safe,
environmentally -minded practice, they
really know what they are doing."
Powers' accolades include several
television show appearances on spe-
cials like the Discovery Channel's The
Secret Lives of Butterflies, and recently
starred in a documentary about his life;
"The Butterfly Man," which aired in
over 40 countries in eight languages.
Power's next stop will be after La-
bour Day at Sick Children's Hospital in
Toronto, followed up by a more public
showing at the •Home Show in Toronto.