Arthro-Pod EP 100: Let's Celebrate 100 Episodes!!

Hello bug lovers! Arthro-Pod has finally reached that 100 episode milestone. To celebrate, we hope you will indulge us with some time to talk about what we are grateful for with the show and to share some of our most wholesome and happy entomology memories. If you stick around after the outro song, you can also hear some great outtakes that Jody has collected over the years!

Thank you for your support and here's to 100 more episodes!

We deeply appreciate everyone who has written to us, taken time to leave a review or a rating, and tune in on a regular basis! If you want to learn more about gratefulness, we encourage you to listen to this episode of Ologies from last year: 

https://www.alieward.com/ologies/awesomeology

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Arthro-Pod EP 99: Spinetingling Tales of Parasitic Flies with Dr. Erica McAlister

Welcome to our annual spooktacular! We like to try and find a topic every year that will fit the Halloween season and we are honored that Dr. Erica McAlister, senior curator at the Natural History Museum in London, could join us for a recording session. Her book “The Secret Life of Flies” is one of the top sellers in entomology on Amazon and she was the keynote speaker at ESA in 2019. We cover Chapter 9 of her book which is focused on parasitic flies! Tune in for Dipteran appreciation, body horror, and most importantly, bot flies!

Show notes: 

Check out "The Secret Life of Flies" to read along with us for this episode! 

You can find Erica on twitter @flygirlNHM

or read about her work with the NHM here

A horse bot fly by 

Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org 

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Arthro-Pod EP 98: Spotted Lanternfly Summer

 This summer, the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) was in the news multiple times after being found in Indiana, in a new Ohio location, and in a 4-H insect collection from Kansas. So, the Arthro-Pod gang decided to sit down and talk about this beautiful yet devastating insect. 

Tune in to learn about the biology and development of SLF, how the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has combated it for the last few years, and the damage to crops and property that can be expected from SLF. 

A beauty and a beast, SLF impacts numerous crops by sucking the life out of them with its piercing-sucking mouthparts. Photo by Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org. 

Show notes

• USDA Where is the threat and where to report https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/hungry-pests/slf/spotted-lanternfly
• Up to date maps of SLF infestation: https://nysipm.cornell.edu/environment/invasive-species-exotic-pests/spotted-lanternfly/spotted-lanternfly-ipm/introduction-native-range-and-current-range-us/ 
• Map of potential distribution in US: https://entomologytoday.org/2019/10/03/invasive-spotted-lanternfly-large-potential-range-united-states-beyond/. There is also a map of potential worldwide range.
• ESA collection of research
  https://www.entsoc.org/spotted-lanternfly-research-accelerates-effort-contain-invasive-pest

The life cycle of SLF, courtesy of the PA Department of Agriculture 

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Arthro-Pod EP 97: The Caterpillar that ate 2021 with Dr. Katelyn Kesheimer

Hello bug lovers! Tune in today to learn all about the fall armyworm outbreak of 2021. Our guest is Dr. Katelyn Kesheimer of Auburn University. Katelyn has dealt with FAW for the majority of the summer and has worked tirelessly to produce extension materials and provide information to growers on how to confront this hungry, hungry caterpillar. We cover how the outbreak started, possible reasons why this year was so bad, and how entomologists work together to provide timely info to their home states!

Dr. Kesheimer works on many different kinds of commodities and crops, including hemp!

Fall armyworms have an inverted "Y" on their head and four black dots on their rear that form a square. Photo by Jim Kalisch, University of Nebraska. 

Show notes

You can learn about fall armyworm from the many extension publications dedicated to it online. 

https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/field/fall_armyworm.htm

https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/farming/management-of-fall-armyworm-in-pastures-and-hayfields/ 

 http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/fall-armyworms-hayfields-and-pastures

Katelyn was interviewed by the Washington Post on the 2021 outbreak

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/17/armyworms-agriculture-outbreak-farming/ 

As fall armyworms march, they feed, leaving behind widespread brown turf in lawns, sports fields, and golf courses. Photos by Katelyn Kesheimer.  

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Arthro-Pod EP 96: Writing about entomology with Eric Eaton

 

The arthro-pod team had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Eaton, an author and professional entomologist, who is a true maverick in creating opportunities for himself. Though he holds no degree in entomology, he has established himself a science communicator and entomology expert on several platforms. Find out why pursuing a degree in entomology was a disappointment to him, how he struggled with career identity for several years, the challenges and joys of being a writer, the problem with industry and science, and advice for young people with an interest in entomology.

Show notes:

Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691211428/wasps

Kaufman field guide of insects,

https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/kaufman-field-guide-to-insects-of-north-america/9780618153107

Insects Did it First

https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/787748-insects-did-it-first

How to find Eric on Social Media:

Bug Eric Blog: http://bugeric.blogspot.com/  

 

Twitter: @BugEric https://twitter.com/BugEric 

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Arthro-Pod EP 95: Napoleon vs Insects Part 6- An interview with Everett Rummage of Age of Napoleon

Welcome back bug lovers (and Napoleon enthusiasts)! On today's show, we put a cherry on top of our Napoleon vs Insects mini-series by meeting up with Everett Rummage. Everett is the host of "The Age of Napoleon" podcast and and expert that we were keen to chat with. Mike has been eagerly anticipating this day where we get to ask alternate history questions about Napoleon's career and see "what if..." some of the issues the great general had with insects, hadn't occurred. Join us won't you?!

Image created using Imageflip.com.

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Smorp_a_Dorp. "Seriously, Napoleon was actually 5’7. Robespierre was ~5’1". Reddit, 9 April 2020, https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryMemes/comments/fy421y/seriously_napoleon_was_actually_57_robespierre/. Accessed 26 August 2021.

You can find Everett and "The Age of Napoleon" at his website, https://ageofnapoleon.com/ or wherever you catch your pods.  

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Arthro-Pod EP 94: Talking Ants in August

 

In this episode we talked about ants! 

 Just a note, the Arthro-pod team had a pre-chat and practiced gratitude before getting into the ants, so if you want to bypass our personal updates, forward to about the 10-minute mark.  

 Some of the things we talked about topics like classification of ants, ants and communism, ants as pests, ants as aphid farmers, ants as beneficial insects, keeping ants as pets, the importance of identifying ants, how baiting works, and how to manage the ants thoughtfully and creatively in your urban landscape.  

Field ant carrying an asparagus beetle larva away. Photo by Jody Green, Nebraska Extension.

 Some of the ants we mention include Eastern black carpenter ants, small carpenter ants, acrobat ants, citronella ants, pavement ants, odorous house ants, Argentine ants, fire ants, and the extinct hell ants.  

Citronella ants can be a common sight in and around the home. They really do smell like citronella! Photo by Jody Green, Nebraska Extension

Show notes

We love ants and could have gone on for many episodes, but if you want to know more about ants, check out some of the resources we enjoy.  

AntWiki: https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Welcome_to_AntWiki  

AntWeb: https://www.antweb.org  

Ants of North America: A guide to the Genera:   

https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520254220/ants-of-north-america  

 Urban Ants of North America and Europe:  

https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801474736/urban-ants-of-north-america-and-europe  

  

There are many ant bait options on the market if you are looking to manage ants in and around the home. Photo by Jody Green, Nebraska Extension

Universities studying ants:  

Lucky Lab at University of Florida: https://andrealucky.com/  

Moreau Lab at Cornell University: https://www.moreaulab.entomology.cornell.edu/  

Ant Photos by Alexander Wild: https://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants  

Pavement ants engaged in a battle over territory. Who will win this particular sidewalk?! Photo by Jody Green, Nebraska Extension. 

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