Hidden Wings and Bloodlust

Episode 13. Chilocorus renipustulatus - The Kidney Spot Ladybird

All about the kidney spot ladybird, plus mentions of the pine ladybird, the twice stabbed ladybug, chilocorus kuwanae (probably the same species) and more. 

There's also a podcast recommendation - Let's Talk About Sects by Sarah Steel. 

Sources used in this episode: 
Field guide to the ladybirds of Great Britain & Ireland (Helen Roy and Peter Brown, illustrated by Richard Lewington, 2018)

http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/eje/2011/04/14.pdf

https://www.gbif.org/species/4452277

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327559877_Key_for_identification_of_the_ladybirds_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_of_European_Russia_and_the_Russian_Caucasus_native_and_alien_species

Coleopterists Day: https://www.coleoptera.org.uk/news/programme-2020-coleopterists-day

Episode 12 - Interview with Cassie & Koreena from CritterCast!

 Here's the interview I did last weekend with the hosts of CritterCast, Cassie and Koreena! The episode was produced by Vasil Zguri of SoundPulse (www.soundpulse.com). You can check out CritterCast at www.crittercast.com

We have a wide ranging conversation including ladybugs, dogs, and er...guinea pig and rabbit poo... :) Enjoy! 

 

Music at the start is by Debra Torrance and music at the end is Boardroom Walk by 22-pistepirkko. 

Episode 11. Harmonia quadripunctata - The Cream Streaked Ladybird

All about the cream streaked ladybird, Harmonia quadripunctata, and some information on its infamous relative.

This week check out the UK Wildlife Podcast (@UKWildlifePod on twitter) and the RSPB big garden birdwatch! 

Note: when I am talking about the ten spot i made a mistake and mention spot's on the ladybird's head rather than its pronotum. 

Sources I used for this episode: 

Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Britain and Ireland (Roy et al, 2018)

https://influentialpoints.com/biocontrol/Harmonia_quadripunctata_cream-streaked_ladybird.htm

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0013873816010012

Episode 10. Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata - the 16-Spot Ladybird.

Learn what makes the 16 spot ladybird so special, plus a promo for CritterCast (www.crittercast.com) and the Casual Birder Podcast (http://casualbirderpod.libsyn.com) 

Episode 9 - Ladybirds and Crime

Fictional and true cases involving ladybirds. Plus an announcement about a new ladybird discovered in Iran! 

Season 1 Episode 8. Subcoccinella 24-punctata. The 24-spot Ladybird

Sorry for the delay. Join me as I discuss the 24 spot ladybird! 

Season 1 Episode 7 - Interview with Jonathan McGhee of Let's Go Find A Bug

I've returned after the Jewish holidays with a new episode, interviewing the founder of www.letsgofindabug.com . Thank you to Vasil Zguri of sound-pulse.com for editing the episode for me, and to Shaun Hill and Sara Tisch for their help. 

Season 1 Episode 6 - Stethorus pusillus - The Dot Ladybird/Lesser Mite Destroyer

Learn about the smallest ladybird in Britain and its surprising secrets. 

Season 1 Episode 5. Aphidecta obliterata - The Larch Ladybird

This week myself and Debra Torrance introduce you to the Larch Ladybird. 

Sources: Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Britain and Ireland by Helen Roy et al

https://influentialpoints.com/biocontrol/Aphidecta_obliterata_larch_ladybird.htm

Season 1 Episode 4. Rhyzobius Litura ... the Pointed-Keeled Rhyzobius

Have you ever heard of Rhyzobius Litura? 
You can find out about Perivale Wood on http://www.perivalewood.org.uk 
Read more about the Selborne Society at http://www.selbornesociety.org.uk

Find out about the Field Studies Council at http://www.field-studies-council.org