People around the world eat bugs for their nutritional and environmental benefits, but it’s not a very popular snack in the U.S. From PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs, Alexis Reeves of Trumbull, Ohio, explains why we should maybe reconsider.

This story was produced by Tracie Shockey and Sophia Hawkins at Trumbull Career & Technical Center in Warren, Ohio with support from Connected Educator Kristofer Doran.

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