Episode 20: Getting to Know Mosquitoes with Dr. Cameron Webb

Hey there bug lovers! We're back (finally) with a new episode! Tune in as I am joined by Dr. Cameron Webb of the University of Sydney and we chat about mosquitoes. Learn about the natural history of these tiny blood suckers as well as a variety of tips and tricks to avoid being bitten by them!

Connect with Dr. Webb on Twitter

@Mozziebites

Check out Dr. Webb's Blog:

https://cameronwebb.wordpress.com/  

Also, here is Dr. Webb's favorite mosquito! Kind of an interesting looking litter critter!

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Arthro-Pod Episode 12: Native Pollinator Buzz with Dr. Amber Vinchesi

Hey there bug people and welcome to today's show! Join us as we visit with Dr. Amber Vinchesi to learn about native pollinators and how to conserve them! Plus we have our pest profile starring odorous house ants and we learn about two new resources in the fight against invasive beetles. Tune in! 

Arthro-Pod Episode 11:Get Rid of Chicken Pests with Amy Murillo

Hey there bug people and welcome to today's show! Our first few minutes are focused on two Entomology Today news pieces, so check those out. But then, we move into our pest profile/feature interview with chicken entomologist Amy Murillo! She regales us with info on chicken pests, chicken attacks, and her illuminating research! Tune in! 

Arthro-Pod Episode 10: Find your inner bug dork with The Bug Chicks

Hey there bug people and welcome to today's show! We open with a look at that pesky indoor invader, the Indian meal moth. Then we cover some exciting Entomology Today news. Following that we are joined by Jessica Honaker and Kristie Reddick, collectively known as The Bug Chicks! Tune in to hear about their adventures in entomology education, inspiring new scientists, and why outreach is important!

Arthro-Pod Episode 9: Urban Heat Islands, Scale Insects, and their Sugar Candy Poop with Emily Meineke

Hey there entomophiles and welcome to today's show! Today's episode is chock-full of great stuff for you! In the introduction we have a pest profile featuring silverfish and firebrats as well as our Entomology Today news segment. Then we are joined by Emily Meineke of North Carolina State University to talk about urban heat islands, scale insects, and the future of urban pests! Tune in!

Oak lecaneum scale; Courtesy of Oregon State

Arthro-Pod Episode 8: Art, Beetles, and Curation with Dr. Ainsley Seago

 

Hello everyone and welcome to our 8th episode! Today we are going to be talking all beetles all the time! We start with our pest profile covering dermestid beetles and introduce our new section, Entomology News! Then we have a great interview with taxonomist and artist extraordinaire Dr. Ainsley Seago!

Arthro-Pod Episode 7: Bed Bugs 101 with Jennifer Gordon

Hello everyone and welcome to our 7th episode! Today we focus all our attention on one pest, the vampiric bed bug. In order to understand this pest better, we meet up with bed bug expert Jennifer Gordon of the University of Kentucky. So, tune in and learn about bed bug biology, Jennifer's current research efforts, and have some myths busted about bed bugs and their control!

Arthro-Pod Episode 6: The ESA Files!

Hello everyone and welcome to our 6th episode! This episode was recorded at the Entomological Society of America's national meeting and features 10 interviews with entomologists from around the country. Tune in if you want to know more about the exciting advances in bug research and education! 

Arthro-Pod Episode 5: Fruit Flies and an Interview with a Taxonomist

Welcome everyone to the fifth episode of Arthro-Pod! 

Arthro-Pod Episode 4: Carpenter ants and Frightening Insect Films part 2

It looks just like a family reunion

Today we conclude our look into the world of scary insect films! We stick with social insects for our next film, The Empire of the Ants. It would be generous to call the film a real stinker, but there are still some interesting themes to talk about. We dissect what the giant ants may symbolize as well as the real world biology that helps them be so terrifying! 

Arthro-Pod Episode 3: Oriental Cockroaches and Frightening Insect Films part 1

Our episode today begins our descent into insect horror movies! For the month of October we will be discussing two movies in this sub-genre and dissecting what the insects may symbolize as well as the biology that may make them so scary! We start with The Swarm from 1978. 

Arthro-Pod Episode 2: Boxelder bugs and Insects in Dreams

Hello once again fellow entophiles and welcome to our second episode!

Arthro-Pod Episode 1: Introduction to Insect-Human Relations

Hello everyone! Today you can listen to the very first episode of Arthro-Pod, the latest and greatest entomological podcast!

The show today is all about introductions as you get to hear about the mission for the podcast, learn a little bit about extension, and finally receive an introduction to the relationship between humans and insects.










Here are some links for those that are interested: 

Entomophagy

National Geographic article about what bugs to try

Insects as Future Food from the BBC

Art

Chinese ink paintings featuring insects

Mythology

The repository of all human knowledge will help you learn about Khepri, the sun god

Thanks for listening!

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

Intermission music: "Honeybee" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Books used for this episode

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