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! 

Halloween Week's Terrifying Insects: Vampire moths!

This Halloween week I would like to highlight some scary insects for you. While I normally endorse bugs and try to get people to not look upon them with fear and loathing, that doesn't mean that all insects are cuddly, wuddly woolyworms. Some can capture our greatest fears and make them real. Such as today’s scary bug, the vampire moth!

Photo: Sharon Hill

Halloween Week's Terrifying Insects: Botflies!

This Halloween week I would like to highlight some scary insects for you. While I normally endorse bugs and try to get people to not look upon them with fear and loathing, that doesn't mean that all insects are cuddly, wuddly woolyworms. Some can capture our greatest fears and make them real. Such as today’s scary bug, the human botfly!

Photo: Lyle Buss; University of Florida