Yale honors the work of a 9-year-old Black girl whose neighbor reported her to police

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Bobbi Wilson holds her collection of spotted lanternflies as she is honored at the Yale School of Public Health on Jan. 20.

Bobbi Wilson went on a mission to save New Jersey’s trees, capturing spotted lanternflies. That frightened her neighbor, who called the cops. Now, her bug collection is part of a Yale museum.

(Image credit: Andrew Hurley/Yale University)

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