Hidden Wings and Bloodlust

Episode 68: Metamorphosis with Ben Knowlton (There Will Be Bugs)

I talk to Ben Knowlton from There Will Be Bugs about metamorphosis including holometabolous vs hemimetabolous, imaginal discs, whether an insect really does turn to liquid in the pupa, what can go wrong, and more... 

Pluggables: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-will-be-bugs/id1715492448 - There will be Bugs on Apple Podcasts 

https://open.spotify.com/show/2u8pQQEVkUHQj0Cl3robap - Spotify link 

@there_will_be_bugs - Instagram 

Email Ben and co-host Zillah at bdkn223@uky.edu

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Photo by me - 22 spot ladybird. 

 

Episode 67: Chilocorus cacti - The Cactus Ladybug

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-Characteristics-of-Chilocorus-spp-Coleoptera-Coccinellidae-in-the-Laboratory-Relative-to-Effectiveness-in-the-Field-as-Biocontrol-Agents.pdf

https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?pid=S0065-17372015000300025&script=sci_arttext 

https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/103782098/Huang98-libre.pdf?1687812464=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DChilocorine_C_A_New_Dimeric_Alkaloid_fro.pdf&Expires=1763493047&Signature=BNBzff-pvUXZJM91H-68E4eA1ko4MKTTAtSJox~UVCUu8ls63yit67Bd2wZjegIgIZ~Mpz~YopQQmAZZPoRVuywmAPQsy05Ql9m5VMdppGlL7cgu7DdBvsiJfyssw5yWU8aQSFQfWkGfDoifSGLS4LQzI63l0ZGNw4JQjZtSZ1YSrc21McoMJDUTZpMFRu~kjaobNG5M5ThidVT03QQu0gcLhBcesAgU~X099ofT25WzcIV854yjTGUHc~nyX2IKh5HwoFJG-hMYvsKfSSNpnS7rvBXZzZtwaGiIhWHQ-47J2jR79V4tSDO4C1VfBqtvNJZ5TA2XnTx5psMbE2mdtw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA 

Chilocorine: Heptacyclic Alkaloid from a Coccinellid Beetle]
Kevin D. McCormick, Athula B. Attygalle, Shang-Cheng Xu,2 Al& SvatoS,3 and Jerrold Meinwald
Baker Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
Marilyn A. Houck
Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79404
Curtis L. Blankespoor and Thomas Eisner
Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647950108684226 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00052079

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1010655610575 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647959908684172 

Note: I made a mistake in the episode - should have been cochineal insects infesting prickly pears rather than palms :) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMUgccyJMA - Cactus ladybug time lapse 

Photo credit - Mike Quinn,

Santa Ana NWR, Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
September 14, 2009

Det. E. G. Riley, 2009 (https://bugguide.net/node/view/338057) 

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Episode 66: Coccinella novemnotata - The 9-Spotted Ladybug

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/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/nine-spotted-lady-beetle-2016.html

http://www.lostladybug.org/

http://www.lostladybug.org/images/Turnipseed_et_al_2014.pdf

http://www.lostladybug.org/images/Turnipseed_et_al_2015.pdf

http://www.lostladybug.org/images/LoseyEtAl2014.pdf

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/abs/field-study-of-diapause-in-coccinella-novemnotata-coleoptera-coccinellidae1-2/A9AC5A380B0790A99355867363FD33F9

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Episode 65: Sospita vigintiguttata - The Beautiful Ladybird / The Alder Ladybird / The 20-Spot Ladybird

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

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261474185_Notes_on_the_overwintering_of_marshy_forest_ladybirds_in_Poland_and_on_the_colour_change_in_Sospita_vigintiguttata_throughout_the_winter

https://www.kul.pl/files/658/aphids17/16_Florek_Tragarz_Ceryngier.pdf 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Svenja-Christian/publication/320728530_First_records_of_the_ladybird_beetle_Sospita_vigintiguttata_Linnaeus_1758_and_the_skin_beetle_Reesa_vespulae_Milliron_1939_from_Luxembourg_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_and_Dermestidae/links/59f81f65aca272607e2da08d/First-records-of-the-ladybird-beetle-Sospita-vigintiguttata-Linnaeus-1758-and-the-skin-beetle-Reesa-vespulae-Milliron-1939-from-Luxembourg-Coleoptera-Coccinellidae-and-Dermestidae.pdf 

https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=713446 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229694362_Habitat_preferences_and_diet_in_the_predatory_Coccinellidae_Coleoptera_an_evolutionary_perspective 

https://www.kerbtier.de/Pages/Themenseiten/enCoccinellidae.html 

https://observation.org/photos/93720432/ 

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117123/sospita_vigintiguttata_-_pupa.html 

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/habitats/woodland/wet-woodland

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Photo credit: 2008 David Vaudoré - https://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/ref-220533.htm 

 

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Episode 64: Ladybirds and Christianity

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-of-the-ladybug/

https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/three-nursery-rhymes-with-surreptitiously-sinister-origins/

https://www.felbecktrust.org.uk/single-post/bishy-barnabee-at-wood-norton 

https://www.catholic365.com/article/7800/ladybug.html 

https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/about-us/

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-05056-0_9 

https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/publications/darwin-and-the-god-of-love 

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[ARCHIVE] Episode 1: Coccinella septempunctata - The 7-Spot Ladybird

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 deactivated. I think I've improved since I originally recorded this :D 

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Episode 63: Adalia decempunctata - The 10-Spot Ladybird

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://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jen.12244 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10886-024-01544-4

https://www.eje.cz/pdfs/eje/2005/03/15.pdf

https://journals.eco-vector.com/ecolgenet/article/download/13011/17441 - info on male-killing bacteria 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11222777/ - Genome sequence of the 10-spot ladybird

https://influentialpoints.com/biocontrol/Adalia_decempunctata_ten-spot_ladybird.htm 

https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/adalia-bipunctata/?lang=en

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0449010X.1983.10704932 - Moses's Little Cow

https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com/e/episode-14-ladybirds-and-religion-judaism-part-1/ (Listen on any podcast app) 

Field Guide to Ladybirds by Roy et al, 2013 and 2018

A Natural History of the Ladybird Beetles by Mike Majerus 

 

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Episode 62: Entomology under Trump with Armando Rosario Lebrón

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://americanentomologicalsociety.org/

https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com/e/episode-45-epilachna-varivestis-the-mexican-bean-beetle/

Armando's website: https://rosariolebronentomology.com

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Episode 61: Serangium montazerii

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/10.1111/epp.12924

https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2232&context=agriculture

https://databases.nbair.res.in/Featured_insects/Serangium-parcesetosum.php

https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/47340/instance/5373111/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357780634_Rediscovery_of_Serangium_montazerii_Fursch_in_Georgia_and_updated_list_of_the_Coccinellidae_of_Georgia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein-Ali_Montazeri - Information about Montazeri and his liberal beliefs. 

 

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Episode 60: Ladybirding and Inverts on the Amalfi Coast

I discuss my recent trip to Italy and the ladybirds and other inverts I saw there. 

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