Arthro-Pod

By Jonathan LarsonSociety & Culture Education Natural Sciences

Arthro-Pod episodes

July 31, 2023 Arthro-Pod EP 141: Exploring Alpha-Gal Part One
Hello bug lovers! Over the next two episodes, the Arthro-Pod gang is going to explore the science behind alpha-gal, also known as the red meat allergy. This is a hot topic in the US right now, with many news outlets talking about the possible extent to which this is spread out across the country. This tickborne issue, associated with lone star ticks in the US, results in an inability to consume red meat such as beef, pork, and venison. For those who live with alpha-gal, life is very different from before. They may not be able to enjoy a favorite meal or be very anxious about dining out for fear of contamination, to say nothing of the actual health issues involved. Tune in today to hear from Cindy Cochran, a Nebraskan living with alpha-gal, as well as Dr. Cosby Stone Jr., a doctor and researcher from Vanderbilt who is a national leader on alpha-gal.
An adult, female lone star tick. The white dot on her back gives the species its common name. Photo by Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology
Show Notes
Dr. Cosby Stone Jr. our expert guest

https://search.vanderbilthealth.com/doctors/stone-cosby
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-ash5VkAAAAJ&hl=en
CDC Map on cases of alpha-gal in the USA

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/stranger-than-fiction-tick-bite-could-lead-to-food-allergy/
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/alpha-gal/index.html
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1 hr 14 min
July 24, 2023 Arthro-Pod EP 140: Setting Ticks on Fire with Jesse Evans

Hello bug lovers and uh, tick haters, to today's show! Today, the gang is joined by Jesse Evans, a master's student at Penn State. Jesse studies the intersection of ticks, wildlife, and wildfires- specifically controlled burns. People who have been dealing with surging tick populations seem to frequently wonder if fire could be to ticks what it once was to Frankenstein's monster, a potential deterrent. Tune in to hear Jesse discuss wild mice populations, how fickle fire can be for research, and how large-scale landscape changes may affect something like Lyme disease.

Show notes
Student spotlightJesse's publication on citizen science projects and vector surveillance
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52 min
June 30, 2023 Arthro-Pod EP 139: Insecticides 101
Howdy bug lovers! Today's episode is all about insecticides and some of the basics of how they work and are classified. These are ubiquitous pest control tools and despite their ease of use, the science behind them can be surprisingly complicated. Tune in to learn all about active ingredients, trade names, chemical classes, and modes of action and techniques we can utilize to best apply and preserve the technology behind insecticides.
So many choices!
Show Notes
The Insecticide Resistance Action Committee
https://irac-online.org/
          IRAC Modes of Action List
                https://irac-online.org/mode-of-action/classification-online/
National Pesticide Information Center
http://npic.orst.edu/ingred/ptype/insecticide.html
Introduction to Insecticides (4th Edition)
https://ipmworld.umn.edu/ware-intro-insecticides

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1 hr
June 15, 2023 Arthro-Pod EP 138: Debunking Entomology Urban Legends
Welcome back bug lovers! Today, we put on our mythbusting aprons and tackle some of the various misconceptions, myths, urban legends, and internet pranks that involve insects. We're covering everything from pest control via tree fruits to the legality of mantis murder. If you have a favorite insect urban legend, sound off on Twitter and let us know it. Maybe we can do a follow up episode!
Nature's bug bombs?
Show notes
Ultrasonic pest control
https://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/anr/hort/byg/archive/ultrasonicpestcontroldevices2020.html
Cockroach eggs in envelopes
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cockroach-eggs/
Earwig myths
https://www.popsci.com/environment/what-are-earwigs/
Hedge apples
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/hedge-apples-pest-control-myth
It's illegal to kill mantises
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kill-praying-mantis-illegal/
Butt spider attack
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-striped-telamonia-spider/
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1 hr 9 min
May 31, 2023 Arthro-Pod EP 137: Mosquitoes Unmasked with Jennifer Gordon
Hey there bug lovers! Today, Jody and Jonathan meet up with friend of the show, Dr. Jen Gordon of Bug Lessons consulting to talk about one of the most reviled insects known to humanity; the mosquito. There are lots of opinions and myths floating around out there about these bloodsucking parasites, but what is the truth. Tune in to learn about mosquito biology, methods of mosquito preventions, and for some myth dispersal!
Aedes aegypti courtesy of “CDC/ Amy E.
Lockwood, MS

Dr. Gordon, fighting the good fight against mosquitoes

Jen's career path recorded in ink under her skin
Show notes
Let's link to Jen's website: http://www.buglessons.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bug-lessons-consulting/
Twitter: @BugLessons
AMCA: https://www.mosquito.org/

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1 hr 10 min
May 12, 2023 Arthro-Pod EP 136: Kevin O'Shea Insect Loving Educator
Howdy bug lovers, join Jody Green as she interviews Kevin O'Shea. Kevin is an international educator who loves bugs, birds, and just about anything out of doors. In his role as a teacher, he has realized over time just how disconnected many young people are from nature. He uses his talents to try and change that. If you would like to know more, you'll have to tune in!

Kevin and beetle pal bringing the education!

Show Notes:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justjapanstuff
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MadForMaple
Instagram (travel and life): https://instagram.com/jlandkev
Instagram (nature stuff): https://instagram.com/shizenwildlife
YouTube: http://youtube.com/@busankevin
TedX Talk "I love bugs" https://youtu.be/S02c508IIjU

Other Podcasts:
Nature Talks Podcast
Just Asia Podcast
Just Japan Podcast
Munzee Maniacs Podcast
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1 hr 1 min
April 21, 2023 Arthro-Pod EP 135: The Arthro-Pod Gang Goes Home
Today's episode is a little different than our usual offering. Recently, we were honored to be invited to present at Purdue's Department of Entomology as seminar speakers. One of our former guests, Dr. Krystal Hans, put together this special opportunity for us to come "home" to the department we all graduated from! It truly was a treat for us and we wanted to share the presentation we gave. You can listen to it here today, we hope you enjoy! You will learn about how the show got started, the history of entomology in podcasting, and some behind the scenes stats about the pod! Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36 Get the show through Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review! Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!
56 min
March 31, 2023 Arthro-Pod EP 134: History's Favorite Beetle- The Colorado Potato Beetle
Howdy bug lover's and welcome to today's episode of Arthro-Pod! Over the last couple of years, Jonathan has noticed it seems like the Colorado potato beetle pops up again and again in the history of entomology. So, for today's show, he tried to cover this handsome beetle's history from the 1800s until today. It's a crazy tale that involved colonization, war, Cold War era tactics, and even the Ukrainian-Russian War. Tune in to hear how this humble coleopteran from the Great Plains has become an international super bug! We would also love to direct you to listener Emily Sur's design store! Pick up a cool shirt or other fun item today! https://my-store-dd3c45.creator-spring.com Show notesMajor source: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lawrence-Lacey/publication/291303476_Microbial_control_of_the_potato_tuber_moth_Lepidoptera_Gelechiidae/links/56a7be9308ae860e0255857e/Microbial-control-of-the-potato-tuber-moth-Lepidoptera-Gelechiidae.pdf Say’s Descriptionhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4268076&view=1up&seq=493 While not a Colorado potato beetle, this diagram shows off the trick tarsal formula for CPBOrigin of CPB https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1215&context=tgleThe movement of Colorado potato beetle from Nebraska to the Eastern US The movement of Colorado potato beetle as an invasive pest in Europe. Origins of potatoeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20110426183520/http://www.cipotato.org/pressroom/press_releases_detail.asp?cod=17&lang=en https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200302-the-true-origins-of-the-humble-potato Native potatoes:https://www.the-journal.com/articles/on-the-trail-of-tiny-tubers-this-four-corners-potato-was-a-staple-of-native-american-diets/https://thecounter.org/four-corners-potato-species-indigenous-crop-navajo-nation-usda-southwest-future/War on the Potato Beetlehttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23929124 Communist propaganda:https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/amikafer.htm Ukraine and Koloradihttps://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-colorado-beetle-separatists/25365793.htmlhttps://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/amet.13131CPB Control https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2424e/ https://ag.umass.edu/sites/ag.umass.edu/files/pdf-doc-ppt/cpb_insecticide_groups.pdf https://cropwatch.unl.edu/potato/colo_potato_beetle Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36 Get the show through Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review! Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!
1 hr 42 min
March 14, 2023 Arthro-Pod EP 133: How to get your online MS in Entomology with Erin Bauer
Join the Arthro-Pod gang as they meet up with Erin Bauer of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Entomology to learn about Nebraska's online master's degree and how entomology education works on the internet! UNL's online master's was the first of its kind in entomology and Erin is not only the academic advisor and lecture for this program, she's a graduate of it! Tune in to learn about the three online entomology degrees in the US, how the experience is different than an in person degree, and how you can enroll! Show notes: Learn more about UNL's online program here Erin's email: [email protected] Bauer Dept of Ento profile: https://entomology.unl.edu/faculty/erin-bauerOnline MS in Entomology UNL webpage: https://entomology.unl.edu/online-master-science-entomologyOnline MS in Entomology Students Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/1U5ibO1Distance Entomology Masters Projects: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/entodistmasters/Nebraska Entomology Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLEntomologyUNL Entomology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unlentomology/ Fun stuff:Insects in the World Fiction: https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/59/2/95/6742Ultimate Recyclers: Maggots and Murder video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4pTI-Cgq8QShed that Cuticle (fun video!): https://vimeo.com/372642833 (PW: ento115)Death Scene Insect Succession in Nebraska Guidebook https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/entomologyfacpub/983/ Entomology Lesson Plans for Elementary Educators: https://pressbooks.nebraska.edu/unlentomologylessonplansforelementaryeducators/Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36 Get the show through Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review! Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!
56 min
March 04, 2023 Arthro-Pod Special Mini-Pod: A Giant Discovery with Michael Skvarla
Recently, Michael has been making the rounds in the news due to a discovery he made starting in 2012 back in his old stomping grounds of Arkansas. What started with insect collected straight off the side of a Wal-Mart has ended with a media blitz covering the epiphany that Mike had in front of a Zoom class in 2020 and the release of a journal article focused on a giant lacewing! Tune in and read on to find out more. Photograph of the giant lacewing specimen, used as Figure 1 in the publication about the discovery Screenshots of Michael teaching his Biodiversity and Taxonomy class over Zoom when he determined that the specimen was a giant lacewing. This is what the class was seeing as the discovery happened. Show notesIf you want to read the paper that reported the discovery, it can be found here. If you can't access it because of the paywall, email Michael (mxs1578_NO_@_SPAM_psu.edu and he will be happy to provide a copy. If you haven't seen any of the news articles, some of the more prominent can be found below: PSU press release NY Times BBC der SpeigelNPR Weekend Edition Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36 Get the show through Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review! Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!
28 min