Arthro-Pod Episode 29: The Migration of Painted Lady Butterflies

Tune in to today's show where Jody and Jonathan chat about painted lady butterflies and the magnificent migration that has been occurring. Painted ladies, aka cosmopolitans, are found on nearly every continent on Earth and are a handsome mixture of orange, brown, and white.
While the monarch butterfly is the most famous migratory insect, painted ladies are also capable of showing off and traversing the country over successive generations.

Learn more about this butterfly from our friends at Iowa State:
http://vanessa.ent.iastate.edu/node/10482

Or contribute to the databanks of iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/ 

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Welcome to Arthro-Pod 2.0!

Hi there bug lovers! It's been a while since I released an episode and for that I apologize. Arthro-Pod is one of the favorite aspects of my job but it can be tough as a one-man band. That is why I am excited to announce that Arthro-Pod is going through a bit of a relaunch and adding two more hosts to the program! All of us are extension entomologists with a mission to bring entomological knowledge to the masses! Before you tune in, read on to meet your new best bug friends!

Dr. Jody Green, also of University of Nebraska, is joining up and bringing a ton of energy and urban entomology expertise!

You have met Dr. Michael Skvarla on the Arthropod 101 segments we do but he will now be a permanent host, coming to us from Penn State and sharing his knowledge about insect ID and systematics!

We are teaming up to bring you more entertainment, more knowledge, and best of all more episodes! We will still have interview episodes but now will also offer episodes centered around interesting insect cases, journal club type episodes, or just choosing an arthropod we have been getting lots of questions about featuring them for a half hour. I hope you can feel the excitement and that you will keep tuning in and telling your friends about the show!

Thanks for all your support!

The Bug Squad y'all!

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Arthropods 101: Spiders, mites, and horseshoe crabs, oh my! Get to know Chelicerata!

Greetings arthropod lovers of all stripes! Today Mike Skvarla and I sit down with Ray Fisher of the University of Arkansas to discuss Chelicerata. Now you may be saying to yourself, "What is a Chelicerata? It sounds like an exotic sports car." and you would be wrong. Chelicerates are a diverse group of animals that we interact with on a regular basis and includes things like spiders, ticks, mites, scorpions and many more. 

Episode 27 Podcast Pollination with Bugs & Stuff

Howdy bug lovers! Today we meet up with Cari and Caitlin from the awesome podcast Bugs & Stuff! We chat all about science communication, being a grad student, and how entomology and podcasting go together. It is a lot of fun and I promise you will giggle as much as we did!

Be sure to start following their show at 
https://bugsandstuffpod.wordpress.com/
Or hit them up on Twitter 
@BugsAndStuffPod 



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Arthropods 101: What makes arthropods special?

Hi there bug lovers and welcome to today's show! We're beginning a new venture here on Arthro-Pod that focuses on our namesake phylum, Arthropoda! If you listen to these episodes you will gain a greater understanding of what makes an arthropod an arthropod, how we differentiate something like a lobster from a butterfly, and why we must understand this large group of animals!

Today's show features Michael Skvarla and we chat about the defining traits of arthropods, what a phylum is, and how arthropods have become so successful! Tune in!

One big happy phylum!
Photos by Jim Kalisch; UNL Entomology

Episode 26: Dissecting the World of Pest Control with Carl Braun

Hi there bug lovers! On today's episode we are joined by Carl Braun of Quality Pest Control. On Arthro-Pod we talk about a lot of different kinds of pet insects and have heard from a lot of scientists but today's show looks at the world pest control from an actual operator's perspective. 

Tune in to hear about mistakes people make before and after they hire a professional pest control operator and get some tips on how to prevent pests! 

Catch up with Carl on his website at:
http://qualitypestcontrolomaha.com/

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Episode 25: Understanding Ekbom's Syndrome with Joe Ballenger

Hi there bug people! On today's show we are joined by Joe Ballenger of Ask an Entomologist! Joe helps us to lean more about Ekbom's Syndrome (also known as delusory parasitosis) including the history of this phenomenon, what sufferers go through, and we try to discuss some hopeful tips on how to help people overcome it. 

I want to reiterate my thanks to Joe for being on the show and talking about such a delicate and confounding topic!

You can find Joe hard at work teaching folks about entomology on his Twitter page

@Stylopidae

Or you can visit Ask an Entomologist on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/AskEntomologists/ 

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