Arthro-Pod EP 83: My Pheromones Bring all the Bugs to the Yard

 

Hello bug lovers! On today's episode of Arthro-Pod the crew reunites after taking a small sabbatical and they are excited to bring you more entomology podcast fun. 

This episode focuses on pheromones in insects. Pheromones play an important role in the success of many different species of insect. We cover the basics of why insects use them, what the various kinds are, and how we have adapted these chemical cues to our own pest control ends. 

Tune in!

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Show Notes

• https://www.si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/pheromones
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheromone
• Communication systems in insects
• Recent work done at Penn State by former PhD student Anjel Helms
• https://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/anr/hort/byg/archive/pheromones2012.html
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267512282_Use_of_Pheromones_in_Insect_Pest_Management_with_Special_Attention_to_Weevil_Pheromones

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Arthro-Pod EP 82: Forest Entomology with Dr. Jess Hartshorn

 

Today we talk with Dr. Jess Hartshorn of Clemson University. We dive into her research on forest health, including how invasive callery pear may be affecting arthropod communities, as well as what it's like to be a woman in a male-dominated field and her efforts to promote equality through Feminist Forester. Tune in to hear about this and more on this episode of Arthro-Pod!

Show Notes

Jess is promoting the North American Forest Insect Work Conference which is being held virtually May 25-28, 2021. Here is the site: https://ccaps.umn.edu/2021-north-american-forest-insect-work-conference

You can find her lab at https://cuforesthealth.weebly.com/

Questions? Comments? 

Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_Podshow

Follow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36

Get the show through Apple Podcasts!

Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  

We're also on Stitcher!

This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0