Arthro-Pod

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 Show notes What is a phylum? The Burgess Shale is paramount to our understanding of arthropod history. If you would like to learn more about the shale please visit here. You can also visit this page to see specimens that have been extracted from the shale. Here is a short timeline of life on Earth if you are interested The phylogeny of arthropods Things other than basketball can have brackets!From Regeir et al 2010 Possibility of Pancrustacea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1634985/  Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  We're on Stitcher too! 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

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/ Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  We're on Stitcher too! 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

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/  Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  We're on Stitcher too! 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

That's right bug lovers, it's a double header of entomology podcasts for you!  Yesterday we heard from Dr. Marianne Shockley about eating insects and today we get to hear from Richard Levine of the Entomological Society of America! Richard teaches me about risk communication and how this style of communication can help scientists and we also discuss how you (yes you!) can hone your writing skills by contributing to Entomology Today.  So open up your favorite word processor, plug in your headphones and then listen and make the first draft of your future article!This podcast was made on the road at our international congress back in September. Be prepared for some fuzzy sound quality! Entomology Today https://entomologytoday.org/  Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  We're on Stitcher too! 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

Howdy, howdy bug lovers! On today's Halloween spectacular we meet up with Dr. Marianne Shockley of the University of Georgia! This episode is also a road-trip episode as Dr. Shockley and I crossed paths while we were both on campus at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Shockley was kind enough to take time and teach me about service learning and entomology outreach but we also spend a lot of time talking about eating bugs! So grab your favorite insect snack and tune in to Episode 23 of Arthro-Pod! Connect with Dr. Shockley:@DrBugAppetit Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  We're on Stitcher too! 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

Howdy, howdy bug lovers! Welcome to our latest episode where we will focus in on forest entomology with Dr. David Coyle! Dr. Coyle covers topics such as invasive species biology, what are some of the worst forest invasive insects around, and native bark beetles! It's great stuff, so tune in! Some of the invasive species we talk about today: Emerald ash borer Gypsy moth and the Slow the Spread program Hemlock wooly adelgid Redbay ambrosia beetle and Laurel Wilt David mentions loads of great online resources here are the links to a few of them:  Don't move firewood EAB Info Southern Forest Health  Southern Regional Extension Forestry  Dr. Coyle's personal site And his Twitter @drdavecoyle David's favorite insect for the episode is the majestic luna moth and I couldn't resist a nice picture of one Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  We're on Stitcher too! 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

Hey there bug lovers! Today we are covering biological control, a dynamic and interesting topic if there ever was one! Our guest is Dr. Lauren Diepenbrock of North Carolina State University and she helps to lay out the different kinds of biological control and who the all star bio-control agents are. Specifically we talk a lot about lady beetles! Tune in! Connect with Dr. Diepenbrock on Twitter@LMDiepenbrock Check out Lauren's website:http://www.laurendiepenbrock.com/  Lauren also mentioned The Lost Lady Bug Project, you can connect with that citizen science project here: http://www.lostladybug.org/ Here are a couple of images of that really interesting lady beetle that we chat about:Via Discover Life: Via The Curious Gardener Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  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

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! Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  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

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! Check out the UCR Insect Fair's social media reach at these links: https://www.facebook.com/AnnualRiversideInsectFair/ https://twitter.com/insectfair And, be sure to donate a bit of cash at their GoFundMe page! https://www.gofundme.com/insectfair Pest ProfileLilac-ash borer The lilac-ash borer is a native clearwing borer moth. It lives in and feeds on ash, lilac, and privet but can also be easily controlled through proper integrated pest management tactics Extension publications on lilac-ash borer:http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/ec1580.pdf https://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/lilac-ash-borer10.pdf https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/2008/may/071603.htm Entomology Today News Urban moths avoid the lightBed bugs like the color red Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  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 3.0Intermission music: "Eye of the Tiger" by  Survivor. All rights reserved. Music was obtained legally.

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! You can check our Dr. Ware's site here:https://sites.google.com/site/jessicalwarelab/home Follow her on Twitter @JessicaLWareLab If you are interested in ESA's "Memoirs of Black Entomologists" you can purchase it here:http://www.entsoc.org/pubs/new-book-memoirs-black-entomologists Pest ProfileFleas Fleas can be terribly annoying biting pests that harry our pets and transmits diseases/parasites. In today's episode we discuss an integrated approach to removing them from your pet and home.  More flea help:http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/integratedflea.shtml http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/use-integrated-approach-to-control-fleas/https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-8.pdf Entomology Today News How to scout for emerald ash borer Mowing less along roadsides may benefit pollinators Dragonfly migration featuring Dr. Ware! Questions? Comments? Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  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 3.0Intermission music: "Dragonfly" by  Blondie. All rights reserved. Music was obtained legally.