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    Entocast

    Entocast is a podcast all about the fascinating world of insects. Join Nick and Liam as they discuss everything from Aphids to Ants, Bees to Butterflies… you get the idea! Every month they’ll be a new episode about a new entomological topic.

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    Latest Episodes:
    Insect Declines Nov 12, 2018
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    What's happening to all the insects? And what can we do about it? Join Nick as he interviews Brad Lister, who recently published an article showing dramatic insect declines, and Helen Roy, a conservation biologist in the UK, as they discuss this important topic.

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    Show Notes

    German insect declines article

    Brad’s paper

    Washington Post Article

    The State of Nature report

    Hope in conservation biology

    Helen Roy on Twitter

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    Antocast Sep 26, 2018
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    This time we're joined by Dr. Heather Campbell to discuss ants. What makes ants so interesting? Why do they appear so much in popular culture? What are they? Listen to find out!

    What are ants? - Morphology

    Why are ants successful?

    Why would being social be helpful?

    Ants and popular culture

    More about Heather’s research

    Teddy bear ant - Tetramorium pulcherrimum. Photograph under personal license, taken by Alex Wild.

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    The Weird and the Wonderful Aug 13, 2018
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    In this episode Liam and Nick discuss their favourite weird and wonderful insects. From Phasmids to Parasites we traverse the insect group finding the best oddities.

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    Twisted Wing Flies (Strepsiptera)

    Brazilian Tree Hopper (Bocydium globulare)

    Oil Beetles (Meloe spp.)

    Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi)

    Hyperparisitoids

    Giant Prickly Stick Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum)

    Scorpionflies (Panorpidae)

    CATERPIE (Papilio glaucus)

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    Bonus: National Insect Week is here! Jun 19, 2018
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    We were at the launch of the National Insect Week learning more about this great event!

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    National Insect Week Events

    All about Carim and his artwork

    M.G. Leonard and her fantastic books

    Get involved!

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    Horny Longhorns Jun 18, 2018
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    We're joined by Will Heany from the Longhorn Recording Scheme to discuss an awesome group of beetles the Longhorns!

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    The longhorn beetles

    Harlequin Beetle

    Macrodontia cervicornis

    The Asian Longhorn Beetle

    Happy Birthday Entocast! May 08, 2018
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    It's been a whole year of entocast! To celebrate we're awarding some new awards to exceptional insects.

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    Strongest Insect

    Paper finding the strongest insect

    Hardest Insect

    Insects and Human history

    Lice defeated Napoleon

    Cochineal facts

    Ancient beekeepers

    History of sericulture

    Malaria

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    Fun with Flies! Apr 03, 2018
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    Think you know flies? Think again! We're joined by fly fanatic Erica McAlister (@flygirlNHM) to learn more about this misunderstood group. From fearsome Phorids to flightless flies we're going to take you on a fun tour of this fascinating group.

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    Erica McAlister

    Erica's book - The secret life of flies

    Flies as pollinators

    The Fearsome Phorids

    Conopid flies parasitising bumblebees

    Hoverflies eating maggots

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    Citizens and Invasive Species Mar 05, 2018
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    An example of a Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)

    By spacebirdy - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

    In this episode we talk to Professor Helen Roy (@UKLadybirds) and discuss the role of citizen science in tracking invasive species. We also discuss the value of citizen science and potential advantages and disadvantages.

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    What is citizen science?

    The monetary value of citizen science

    An example of how to use citizen science to report on invasive species

    What's the point of wasps? episode that has an example of citizen science with the big wasp survey

    Garden entomology episode that discusses gardeners reporting new species

    Professor Helen Roy

    Spread of the Harlequin Ladybird

    Bombus hypnorum spread in the UK

    The box tree moth

    Bombus terrestris invading in Japan

    Bombus terrestris invading in Argentina

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    Bonus: Fieldwork diaries Feb 14, 2018
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    Last year we went on another brilliant podcast, fieldwork diaries, and we thought you guys would love it too!

    They've got loads more episodes, so check them out at: https://www.fieldworkdiaries.com/

    Garden Entomology Jan 29, 2018
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    This time Nick and Liam take a trip to the RHS headquarters in Wisley, where the ento team tells us all we could ever want to know about Garden Entomology. We're joined by principal entomologist Andrew Salisbury (@AndrewSalisbur2), entomologist Hayley Jones (@Hayleyento), and nematologist Magdalena Boshoff. If you're a gardener interested in helping wildlife or an entomologist interested in gardening then this episode is a must to listen to!

    Show Notes

    RHS Ento Team, from left: Hayley Jones, Magdalena Boshoff and Andy Salisbury

    What is the RHS?

    Entomology at the RHS

    Advice on gardening for wildlife

    Andy's research on Native and Non-native plants

    Hayley's work with slugs and snails

    Full list of RHS Ento team publications

    Greening Grey Britain

    Part of the RHS collection of Lepidoptera

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