Episode 19: Selenium vs Ants with Deborah De La Riva

Greetings bug lovers and welcome to episode 19 of Arthro-Pod!

Today we meet up with Deborah De La Riva of the University of California Riverside to learn all about ants, pollutants, and entomology outreach in California!

Plus: What the heck is a lilac-ash borer?

Do bed bugs have a favorite color? 

Are some moths learning to avoid light? 

Tune in to find out!

Arthro-Pod Episode 18: A Dance with Dragonflies; Featuring Dr. Jessica Ware

Greetings bug lovers and welcome to episode 18 of Arthro-Pod!

Today we meet up with Dr. Jessica Ware of Rutgers University to learn all about dragonflies and where they come from in evolutionary history!

Plus: Learn how to deal with fleas!

Is there a better way to scout for emerald ash borer? 

How can roadsides help pollinators out? 

Tune in!

Arthro-Pod Episode 17: The Entomology Society Awakens!

Greetings listeners! Today we will be featuring some awesome and quick interviews that occurred at the 2015 national Entomological Society of America meeting in Minneapolis, MN! I was lucky enough to meet up with 24 different scientists who all had a great story to tell! It's a marathon show of over 2 hours so buckle in and get ready to learn about some of your fellow bug people!

Apologies up front as well for some sound issues, it's hard to record in a hopping convention center! Many of our guests mentioned their cool projects that you should check out, so here are some links for you to hit up!

Breaking Bio Podcast

Bumble Boosters

On Six Legs podcast with Tom Turpin

AntGirl on YouTube!

Cicindela blog

Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT

Ants and Honey Bees Project

Livin Farms
     and their Kickstarter!

Finally, a huge thank you and shout out to The Entomological Society, Richard Levine, Laura Higgins, and Lisa Junker! 

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

Intermission music: "On the Road Again" by  Willie Nelson. All rights reserved. Music was obtained legally. 

Arthro-Pod Episode 16: Arctic Arachnology with Dr. Chris Buddle

Greetings bug lovers! Today we are diving into arachnology with special guest Dr. Chris Buddle of McGill University. Tune in to learn about the spiders that live in the arctic and also a bit about finding happiness in academia!

Arthro-Pod Episode 15: Save the Bees and be a Citizen Scientist with Louise Lynch and Natalia Bjorklund

Greetings bug lovers! Today we are going to learn all about bees, how to help them, and citizen science projects! Anyone can be a scientist and help to unlock the mysteries of the insect world, so join up! In addition we use the Kermes scale for our Pest Profile and of course we catch up with the news at Entomology Today. Tune in!

Arthro-Pod Episode 14: Aquatic Insects and Invasive Species with Dr. Josh Adkins

Hey there bug people and welcome to today's show! Today's feature interview is with aquatic entomologist and all around cool guy Josh Adkins of Transylvania University! Tune in to learn more about invasive species and their far reaching effects, what kinds of stuff water bugs like to eat, and even hear about another podcast you should check out! Up front we still have our Pest Profile and Entomology Today news so it's an episode chock full of goodness!

Some of the insects you could find in your local streams
Photo credits: I. Graziosi and J. Adkins

If you would like to read more about Josh's work with hemlock woolly adelgid you can check out one of his publications right here: 

http://science.kqed.org/quest/2013/12/31/hemlock-woolly-adelgid-invasive-insect-killing-hemlock-trees/ 

HWA SEM Slide from http://www.slideshare.net/ltweed/cary-forum-exotic-pests - photos by K. Oten

Also be sure to check out Discovering Darwin so you can hear more of Josh's dulcet tones

http://discoveringdarwin.blogspot.com/ 

Pest Profile
Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets are helpful in terms of biological control but they can also be a health hazard with their sting. If you are seeing wasps come up from the ground or are finding them in a retaining wall it is likely you are facing a colony of yellowjackets. If you have ever been confused and thought you were dealing with a honey bee colony here is a helpful picture to tell them apart. 

Yellowjacket help:

http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=355

https://acreage.unl.edu/yellow-jacket

Entomology Today News

Monarch butterfly optimism

Emerald ash borer enjoys more than just ash

Questions? Comments? 

Email: unl.jonathanlarson@gmail.com

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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: "Wait so Long" by Trampled by Turtles. All rights reserved. Music was obtained legally. 

Arthro-Pod Episode 13: Bat-Insect Interactions with Dr. Luke Dodd

On today's show we will be slightly stepping outside of our normal arthropod parameters! Join us as we visit with bat expert Dr. Luke Dodd of Eastern Kentucky University to learn about these interesting insect predators! We also dig into bat conservation, predator/prey interactions, in addition to our usual show segments! 

Dr. Dodd in his natural habitat

One of the stars of the show, a tri-color bat

Pest Profile
The squash vine borer

The squash vine borer can attack and kill squash, pumpkin, and other gourd type plants. If you don't take care of it quick you could lose all your hard work! Tune in to hear about control methods. 

Photos by Jeff Hahn, University of Minnesota

For additional help check out these links:
UNL squash vine borer help
University of Minnesota squash vine borer help
University of Kentucky squash vine borer help

Entomology Today News

Karner blue conservation project

David R. Lance, USDA APHIS PPQ

New info on where brown marmorated stink bugs like to hang out 

Questions? Comments? 

Email: unl.jonathanlarson@gmail.com

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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: "Season of the Witch" by Bloomfield, Cooper, and Stills. All rights reserved. Music was obtained legally.