Episodes
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Episode 23: Listeners' Questions
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Listener's questions are out! Find out why you might not be able to smell a ladybird, why ladybirds snuggle together in the winter, how they are affected by global warming and more.
With a promo for How to Enjoy Experimental Film with Daniel Adams, available on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.
Sources:
Overwintering harlequin ladybirds:
http://www.ace-sap.it/UploadDocs/3270_WATANABE2002.pdf
Ecology of dormancy in ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) - Piotr Ceryngier (2015)
Ceratomegilla undecimnotata -
Ladybirds, Naturalist's handbook. Correction: The study showing which ladybirds used up their fat reserves faster was Hariri, 1966 and not 1975.
https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19810583127 - Overwintering of Aphidecta Obliterata in northeastern Scotland, WH Parry.
Hippodamia Arctica's reduction in range in the last 1000 years: https://www.jstor.org/stable/75635?seq=1
Information on 7-spots' behaviour: https://influentialpoints.com/biocontrol/Coccinella_septempunctata_seven-spot_ladybird.htm
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0013873817090019
Mode of overwintering of invasive H axyridis in the Netherlands: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-011-9394-2
Toxicity of ladybirds - Orange, 2-spot and pine found to be the most poisonous https://www.nature.com/articles/srep11021
Another study on toxicity of ladybirds https://www.researchgate.net/profile/NM_Marples/publication/226922678_Toxicity_assays_of_ladybirds_using_natural_predators/links/5534dba40cf283a8f60be2e5/Toxicity-assays-of-ladybirds-using-natural-predators.pdf
Spotlight, Ladybirds by Richard Comont
Field guide to the ladybirds of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by Helen Roy et al.
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Episode 22: Horticulture in Australia with @moltopopulare
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
I spoke to Charlotte, a horticulture student in Melbourne and former florist who tweets as @moltopopulare. We have a fun interview where we talk about gardening during Covid, the harlequin ladybird, dangerous spiders and more!
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Episode 21: Hippodamia variegata - The Adonis Ladybird
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
All about the Adonis Ladybird, plus a recommendation for the Hypatia's Lantern youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsFfq5PlMGc8Wj72JyL_PA
Find out about its connection with the greek myths, and why they are known as 'the sports cars of the ladybird world'! (Richard Comont)
I do apologise for the poor quality of the audio in part of the episode.
Sources:
Richard Comont - Spotlight Ladybirds
Helen Roy et al - Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
http://ijnrs.damghaniau.ac.ir/article_664207.html - study on pesticides and the Adonis ladybird.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variabler_Flach-Marienk%C3%A4fer
https://influentialpoints.com/biocontrol/Hippodamia_variegata_adonis_ladybird.htm
https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Hippodamia/hippodamia.html - Article about Hippodamia's legend
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonis - Adonis legend
Music by Debra Torrance.
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Episode 20 - Anatis ocellata, the Eyed Ladybird
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
All about the eyed ladybird, how to treat ladybirds at Christmas and more!
Plus a podcast recommendation for This Week In Virology.
Music by Debra Torrance. Image credited to user: Tados at Wikipedia and www.entomart.be
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Episode 19 - Episode with Paul Csomo from Varmints
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Hi everyone, I'm back with a new episode! Here's my episode with Paul Csomo from the Varmints podcast. Sorry for the poor audio at the start - I really hope you enjoy.
Saturday May 02, 2020
Episode 18 - Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata - The Water Ladybird.
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
Find out all about the water ladybird, plus a shout out to the Lady Justice podcast.
Sources used in this episode: Spotlight Ladybirds by Richard Comont
Field guide to the ladybirds of Great Britain and Ireland by Helen Roy et al
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lady-justice-true-crime/id1482252045
https://ladyjusticepodcast.podbean.com/
Image taken from wikipedia by Gilles San Martin from Amur, Belgium. :)
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Episode 17 - Ladybirds in your home and garden
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
In this special episode I'll be telling you what habitats in and around your house and garden support which species of ladybird.
I'll also be giving some suggestions on how to stay in touch with nature during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Music is by 22-pistepirkko and Debra Torrance.
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Coronavirus update
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sorry I've not put out an episode in a while. A new one is coming soon.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Episode 16 - Interview with Macken Murphy of Species
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Two months ago I interviewed Macken Murphy who runs the Species podcast. This is our conversation!
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Episode 15 - Ladybirds and Judaism Part 2. Interview with Trisha Arlin
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Hi everyone, welcome to part 2 of Ladybirds and Judaism.
This is my interview with Trisha Arlin, a Jewish liturgist and writer. You can find her work here:
https://triganza.blogspot.com
Buy her new book Place Yourself: Words of Prayer and Intention here: https://dimus.parrhesia.press/shop/tkhines-paraliturgical-prayers/place-yourself-word-of-prayer-intention-by-trisha-arlin-foreword-by-rabbi-jill-hammer-ph-d/
You can also support her on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/trishaarlin
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Music at the start of the show is by Debra Torrance. Music at the end is Boardroom Walk by 22-pistepirkko.
Chag purim sameach to all my Jewish listeners, I'll try and bring out the new episode earlier next week, but may end up being later on in the week.
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