According to Guinness, the current recordholder is a past Bug Bowl contestant who spat a cricket 30 feet, 1.2 inches on June 26, 1998. Entering the cricket spitting contest isn't the only excuse for putting an insect in someone's mouth at Bug Bowl. Food items with insect ingredients also are offered at the event. The Department of Entomology cooks up everything from chocolate chirpy cricket cookies to insect stir-fry for brave Bug Bowl guests to try. Despite the fun, food and games, there is an educational purpose behind the event.
Insects benefit people because of products like honey and silk.
They pollinate our crops and help clean up the environment by getting rid of dead stuff. Bug Bowl is a part of Purdue's Spring Fest celebration. Other events that weekend include the Animal Sciences Boiler Barnyard, Ag Economics Marketing Madness, the Purdue Landscape Architecture Boiler Brick Bowl, the Veterinary Medicine Open House and the 88th Annual Horticulture Show. Bug Bowl events take place in and around the Agricultural Administration Building on the Purdue campus. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 8.