Hidden Wings and Bloodlust

All about the Cactus Ladybug. 

https://bugguide.net/node/view/83002

https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-abstract/47/2/334/4911639

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Samways/publication/233668969_Physiological_and_Behavioral_Characteristics_of_Chilocorus_spp_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_in_the_Laboratory_Relative_to_Effectiveness_in_the_Field_as_Biocontrol_Agents/links/57b411fa08aeaf239bafa29f/Physiological-and-Behavioral-Char...

This week I'm celebrating Mamdani's win with an episode on the state insect of New York. :) 

Photo credit: Andy Birkey (bsky) (andybirkey.com) 

https://guides.nynhp.org/nine-spotted-lady-beetle/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinella_novemnotata

https://benthamopenarchives.com/abstract.php?ArticleCode=TOENTOJ-6-42

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1049964411003355?via%3Dihub

https://www.canada.ca/en/environme...

Hear about one of the rarest and most beautiful ladybirds in Europe, its unique habitat and lifestyle. 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333761329_Niche_width_and_niche_specialization_in_four_species_of_ladybirds_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_co-occurring_in_the_same_habitat

https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/12592/sospita_vigintiguttata.html#:~:text=Sospita%20vigintiguttata%20(Linnaeus%201758)%20is,(probably)%2C%20..more

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I discuss the relationship of ladybirds to Christianity. 

Sources include: 

Books - A cultural history of insects in the medieval age 

Encyclopedia of Easter celebrations worldwide

https://fathersofmercy.com/the-seven-sorrows-seven-joys-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4567115-a-year-on-ladybug-farm 

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/5/306 

https://ucatholic.com/blog/our-ladys-bird-the-catholic-origins...

The 7-spot ladybird was my very first episode and I've re-edited the audio and uploaded it again, which I will be doing for some of my older episodes, although it still sounds a bit weird in places, so I might update this file again in future as well. I used a variety of sources for this, including books by Richard Comont and Helen Roy. My instagram account was since hacked so the link is invalid, and my patreon account was deactiv...

An in depth episode about the amazingly variable 10-spot ladybird. 

Sources: 

AFG Dixon's study on 10-spot larvae: An experimental study of the searching behaviour of the predatory coccinellid beetle Adalia decempunctata (L.) 

https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1958.tb00786.x - Escape responses by aphids to 10-spots 

https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/20/7074 - Study about Adaline 

https://online...

I interview Armando Rosario Lebrón, an entomologist who has recently moved from the USA to Wales, about the Trump administration's policies and how these are affecting entomology in the USA. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

https://cvrileyfoundation.org/charles-valentine-riley/

https://vancouverbeeproject.org/blog/the-usgs-bee-lab-is-at-risk-of-being-permanently-closed

https://www.entsoc.org/membership

https://americanentomologicalsoci...

Find about a tiny but fascinating ladybird that is a voracious predator of citrus whitefly in the Mediterranean, Middle East and India. 

http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/mepests/enemy/Serangium_montazerii/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280804703_Biology_and_predation_potential_of_the_Indian_ladybird_Serangium_montazerii_on_Bemisia_tabaci

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11594705/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10....

I discuss this recent arrival to the UK, discovered in the new forest over the summer. 

Sources: 

Andrew Jewels' Website: https://www.andrew-jewels.com 

https://zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/addpages/Andrey_Ukrainsky_Library/References_files/Moore78.pdf

https://insecta.pro/taxonomy/1000974

https://pherobase.com/database/species/species-Calvia-decemguttata.php

https://arthropodafotos.de/dbsp.php?lang=eng&sc=1&ta=t_35_coleo_pol_...

I talk about the origins of ladybirds. 

Sources: 

Spotlight Ladybirds - Richard Comont

Ecology and behaviour of the ladybird beetles - Michael Majerus

Evolution of food preferences in Coccinellidae - https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrkEIRN5sloBgIAIvoM34lQ;_ylu=Y29sbwNpcjIEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1759271758/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sciencedirect.com%2fscience%2farticle%2fpii%2fS1049964409001455/RK=2/RS=4Wu5La0qsbIGD.kLV7...

I talk to Michiel de Groot of the University of Ghent about his research on the notorious Laboulbeniales fungi, and the Hesperomyces genus which infect ladybirds - especially Harlequins. 

Follow Michiel at @michieldegroot.bsky.social 

https://beetlehangers.org/ Beetlehangers 

https://www.dannyhaelewaters.com/ - Danny Haelewaters' research

https://fun-dive.eu/ - Monitoring and mapping fungal diversity 

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A little studied ladybird, but with some surprising facts mentioned in this episode. 

https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Ladybirds in traditional medicine: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shafkat-Mir/publication/378176519_Ethnobiological_use_of_insects_in_traditional_medicine_and_cultural_practices_from_the_administrative_region_Rishikesh_Dehradun-India/links/65d4263d01325d46521570c8/Ethnobiological-use-of-insects-in-tradition...

All about the orange ladybird - one orange organism you will be glad to hear about in these bleak times. 

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Support me with Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep11021.pdf 

https://www.academia.edu/download/90336212/latest.pdf

https://www.gnhs.org.uk/gn25_3/weddle_halyzia16.pdf

https://mahieu.org.uk/orange-ladybirds/ 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10....

I interview wildlife campaigner Richard Dowling (@DowlingWildlife on Twitter) about artificial grass. In this episode we talk about what the problems are with it, what the best low-maintenance plants are for your lawn as alternatives to grass, what to do if your landlord won't let you get rid of an artificial lawn and more! 

With a promo for Crime Most French @CrimeMostFrench :) 

Music by Debra Torrance. 

Sign Richard's petitio...