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Entocast

Nick and Liam

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/28d. Total Eps: 21

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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02/05/2026
#82
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01/05/2026
#70
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30/04/2026
#56
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29/04/2026
#34
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21/02/2026
#80
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20/02/2026
#53
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19/02/2026
#38
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13/08/2025
#97
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12/08/2025
#70

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https://www.instagram.com/?hl=en
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https://www.instagram.com/jesamine.cb
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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
14 shares
https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/helen-roy
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https://www.entocast.com/contact
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Insect Declines

Episode 18

lundi 12 novembre 2018 • Duration 31:05

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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German insect declines article

Brad’s paper

Washington Post Article

The State of Nature report

Hope in conservation biology

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Antocast

Episode 17

mercredi 26 septembre 2018 • Duration 40:57

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!

Christmas Special: Insects in Antartica

vendredi 22 décembre 2017 • Duration 33:13

Jes's twitter and instagram

Previous episode on insects and Winter

Paper discussing invasion risk of E. murphyi's in Antarctica

Polypedilum vanderplanki the world's most freezable insect

Arctic Woolly Bear Moth (Gynaephora groenlandica) and it's cool lifecycle

Bonus: Ento 17!

lundi 4 décembre 2017 • Duration 38:45

Show notesInterviewees:

Jasper Hubert (+Koppert)

How to grow a bee

lundi 4 décembre 2017 • Duration 37:01

Show Notes

Osmia bicornis

Nick's industrial partner - Biobest

Rearing Osmia spp.

Lengthening Megachile rotundata diapause

P roblems of commercialisation

Overwintering is not good for lipids

iRecord app

BWARs Website

Some of the problems with recording

Nest site fidelity of Osmia bicornis

Halloween Special!

lundi 30 octobre 2017 • Duration 33:36

Mwahahaha... it's time for the Entocast Halloween Special! This time Nick and Liam discuss the freakiest insects they can find. Mwahahaha... it's time for the Entocast Halloween Special! This time Nick and Liam discuss the freakiest insects they can find. From flesh-eaters to mind-controllers the insect world has a variety of spooky bugs!

Insect Outreach

lundi 2 octobre 2017 • Duration 39:05

This time we're letting the public do the talking for us! We're chatting to people at the insect festival in York all about insects. We also have an interview with Fran Sconce, who talks to us all about outreach in entomology. There's also some of the usual waffle from us.

What's the point of wasps?

lundi 28 août 2017 • Duration 38:25

I've asked it, you've asked it, we all have! What is the point of wasps? Well this time Nick and Liam try to answer it with help from Dr. Seirian Sumner and discover that wasps are more than just pests.

Entocation Entocation Entocation

lundi 31 juillet 2017 • Duration 35:48

Get your Entocation! This time Nick and Liam are joined by the EntoProf, Prof. Simon Leather, as they discuss teaching in entomology. From Pokémon to Victorian Gentlemen Nick and Liam will take you through everything you wanted to know about entomological teaching.

Is winter coming?

samedi 1 juillet 2017 • Duration 45:03

Insects are incredibly dependent on the surrounding temperature and environment, so how on earth do they survive winter? Where do they all go? That's what we're trying to find out this episode, and helping us with it is our supervisor Dr. Scott Hayward.