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Arthro-Pod

Jonathan Larson

The home for Arthro-Pod,the podcast that teaches you about the weird and wonderful world of insects!

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Arthro-Pod EP 140: Setting Ticks on Fire with Jesse...

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2023/07/24

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

Arthro-Pod EP 139: Insecticides 101

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2023/06/30

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 NotesThe Insecticide Resistance Action

Arthro-Pod EP 138: Debunking Entomology Urban Legends

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2023/06/15

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 notesUltrasonic pest

Arthro-Pod EP 137: Mosquitoes Unmasked with Jennifer...

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2023/05/31

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, MSDr. Gordon, fighting the good

Arthro-Pod EP 136: Kevin O'Shea Insect Loving Educator

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2023/05/12

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

Arthro-Pod EP 135: The Arthro-Pod Gang Goes Home

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2023/04/21

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

Arthro-Pod EP 134: History's Favorite Beetle- The...

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2023/03/31

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

Arthro-Pod EP 133: How to get your online MS in...

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2023/03/14

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

Arthro-Pod Special Mini-Pod: A Giant Discovery with...

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2023/03/04

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

Arthro-Pod EP 132: Water Mites with Logan Stenger

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2023/03/01

In February's final episode, Mike is hosting solo! Tune in to join him and his graduate student, Logan Stenger, as they dive in to water mites and talk about Logan's work!Questions? Comments?Follow the show on Twitter@Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter@bugmanjon,@JodyBugsmeUNL, and@MSkvarla36Get the show throughApple 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

Arthro-Pod EP 131: The Life of a Curator with Dr....

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2023/02/16

On today's episode of Arthro-Pod, the gang meets up with a returning guest! Dr. Ainsley Seago was first featured in Arthro-Pod Episode number 8, way back in 2015, and we're so glad she agreed to come and talk to us about her life as the associate curator for the Section of Invertebrate Zoology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, PA. Tune in to hear about this unique career path, a discussion on why beetles are the most superior insect order, and why museums are important!Show

Arthro-Pod EP 130: Eat, digest, poop- how insects eat

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2023/01/31

Insects are extremely diverse. Part of that diversity is apparent in the ways that they consume their preferred food. Today, inspired by an anonymous listener question, the Arthro-Pod gang goes over the different types of insect mouths and how they help insects to begin the process of digestion. Then join them as they traverse the three "guts" of insects and end up on the other side of the anus with insect frass. It's an episode with lots of colorful descriptions and turns of phrase, that's for

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