Bobbi Wilson’s efforts to rid her town of the spotted lanternfly unwittingly touched off a national discussion about racial profiling
Bobbi Wilson, who had the police called on her by a neighbor as she worked to eradicate invasive insects from Caldwell, New Jersey, was honored by Yale.Bobbi Wilson, who had the police called on her by a neighbor as she worked to eradicate invasive insects from Caldwell, New Jersey, was honored by Yale.Tue 31 Jan 2023 06.00 GMT
The Yale School of Public Health earlier this month held a ceremony citing Bobbi Wilson’s efforts to rid Caldwell, New Jersey, of the spotted lanternfly,The 20 January gathering also recognized Bobbi for bestowing her personal collection of lanternflies to Yale’s Peabody Museum, which entered the collection into its database and listed the child as the donating scientist.
Bobbi, who is Black, unwittingly touched off a national discussion about the sometimes mortal danger associated with racial profiling on 22 October, when a neighbor called the police on her as she used a homemade repellant spray of water, dish soap and apple cider vinegar to kill spotted lanternflies feeding on trees near her home.
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