Back

Explore every episode of the podcast Hidden Wings and Bloodlust

Dive into the complete episode list for Hidden Wings and Bloodlust. Each episode is cataloged with detailed descriptions, making it easy to find and explore specific topics. Keep track of all episodes from your favorite podcast and never miss a moment of insightful content.

Rows per page:

1–50 of 74

TitlePub. DateDuration
Episode 52 - The Orange Ladybird17 Nov 202400:12:33
Exciting news!10 Jul 202400:00:32

I'm gonna restart the @hwabpodcast again! 

Episode 44: Ladybirds and Spiders with Tea Francis02 Aug 202101:21:08

Despite what it says in the intro this is episode 44. I talk to spider advocate Tea Francis about the relationship between ladybirds and spiders. We talk about the rare and beautiful Ladybird Spider, what spiders do with ladybirds in their webs, spiders which eat aphids, how to start keeping invertebrates and more! 

Follow Tea on Twitter @tea_francis

Follow her on Instagram @scienteafic 

Sign up to her Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/scienteafic 

===

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast

Follow me on Twitter @HWABpodcast 

Follow me on Instagram @365.ladybird 

Like my facebook page www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust 

 

Episode 43: Threats to endangered species with Steve Allain27 Jul 202100:51:01

Steve Allain talks me through the changes to protection of endangered species and possible threats to their survival from proposed government legislation and changes to their status. Please note it says 'episode 44' in the intro because it's being released slightly out of order...

Record sightings with the irecord app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ac.ceh.irecord

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/02/red-squirrels-and-pine-martens-could-lose-protection-in-uk-review-say-experts

Info about the changes from the ARG: https://www.arguk.org/get-involved/news/7th-quinquennial-review-qqr-of-schedules-5-and-8-of-the-wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-a-summary-by-arg-uk

Follow @stevoallain on Twitter 

Support me on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast

 

Follow me on Twitter @HWABPodcast

Follow me on Instagram @365.ladybird 

Like my facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust 

Wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.podfollow.com/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust 

Music by Debra Torrance :) 

Episode 42: Chilocorus stigma - The Twice-Stabbed Ladybug19 Jul 202100:21:23

This week's episode is all about the twice-stabbed ladybug. Found in North America, this ladybird has interesting genetics and a weird lifestyle. Plus, hear an update with new information about the kidney spot! 

Podcast recommendation - The Wild Episode with Brian Ruckley. Follow https://twitter.com/WildEpisode or www.wildepisode.com :) 

Sources: 

Picture used in show notes by Parihav at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Picture can be found here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Twicestabbed1.jpg 

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/6/368 - Rigorous Morphological Studies Confirm That the Classical Object of Pest Control Chilocorus kuwanae Is the Same Species as Ch. renipustulatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

https://biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/predators/Chilocoruss.php 

https://www.scielo.br/j/gmb/a/dhbZYvwxrYCKKhnK3SmHJTs/abstract/?lang=en - Information on the XY chromosomes

https://www.nature.com/articles/1931210a0 - Polymorphic chromosomes

https://bugguide.net/node/view/817339 - Another similar ladybird :) 

https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/gtr/gtr_wo37/18_mayer_wo37.pdf - Chilocorus stigma and beech scale 

https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials/beneficial-16_twicestabbed_ladybug.htm 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16334330/ 

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VGQiB01pBeIC&pg=PA168&lpg=PA168&dq=chilocorus+stigma+mussel+scale&source=bl&ots=XrXmUpe-Se&sig=ACfU3U02pJOEFxUgGz5r2UaebZWKk5m6UQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvhJXfve_xAhVNSsAKHR_SC1QQ6AEwCXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=chilocorus%20stigma%20mussel%20scale&f=false - Chapter from Ivo Hodek's book with info on low survival rates on Mussel Scale. 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Follow me on Twitter @HWABPodcast

Follow me on Instagram @365.ladybird 

Like my facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust 

Wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.podfollow.com/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust 

Music by Debra Torrance :) 

Episode 41: Propylea quattuordecimpunctata - The 14-Spot Ladybird11 Jul 202100:20:44

Find out about a ladybird with square spots that can be said to resemble a clown face, a football, an emoji, an anchor and more! 

This week's podcast recommendation is @PodcastSpecies - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTg2YzFmMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== 

Talk Ag To Me episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ladybird-lady-talk-ag-to-me-ft-rachael-from-hidden/id1481265957?i=1000528087613 

Follow @TalkAgToMe on twitter 

Arabic transcription of Episode 36 (Ladybirds in Palestine) now on Opinya Times! https://www.opinyatimes.com/%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a9-%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b5%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b4%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%a5%d8%b9%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85/?fbclid=IwAR0uqJdG1Bw7h-xv_HmL8zk3CWt4kSF1_DbvlH-xwHnnyC-xpBiUtJSlFFY 

Sources: 

https://www.britannica.com/technology/propylaeum 

https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/propylea - More info on diet and lifestyle :) 

https://www.eje.cz/pdfs/eje/2005/03/17.pdf - Life expectancy and fertility with 6 species of aphid 

https://www.eje.cz/pdfs/eje/2008/03/09.pdf 

https://www.academia.edu/download/39067810/final_Phototactic_Effects_of_Light_Emitting_Diodes_LEDs.pdf 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast

Follow me on Twitter: @HWABpodcast

Follow me on Instagram: @365.ladybird 

Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Website: https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com 

Find your podcast app at https://www.podfollow.com/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust 

Music at the start of the show by Debra Torrance :) 

 

Episode 40: 1976 Part 2 - Memories of 1976 with CJ Romer03 Jul 202100:51:06

I talk to paranormal investigator CJ Romer about his memories of 1976, the year when 23 billion ladybirds invaded the UK. We have a fun conversation about his recollection of the ladybird invasion, the sensationalism of the media, how to communicate with a ghostly ladybird and more! 

You can read more about CJ's work at ASSAP, the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena here: http://www.assap.ac.uk/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35603972#:~:text=The%20hot%20summer%20of%201976,reporting%20being%20bitten%20by%20them.&text=The%20British%20Entomological%20and%20Natural,of%20England%20by%20late%20July

Episode 39: What happened in 1976? Part 1.01 Jul 202100:35:49

You might have heard about the ladybird invasion of 1976. In Part 1 of this special 2-part episode, I talk about what happened in that famous year and talk about possible scientific explanations of what might have happened, as well as the impact on the society and community. 

Podcast recommendation this week is Ungagged! Please check out our film club discussion here: http://leftungagged.org/2021/06/28/film-club-pride-2014/ 

Sources: 

Newspaper articles from the Mirror, the Birkenhead News, the Sun and other local and national newspapers, kindly uploaded by Christian Jensen Romer. 

https://www.countryfile.com/countryfile/great-drought-of-1976-what-happened-and-what-was-the-impact-on-britain/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/may/17/water.ethicalliving 

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/do-you-remember-ladybird-plague-1976-why-britains-latest-heatwave-hasnt-caused-another-plague-45908 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35603972 

https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/219043/re-ladybird-swarm-1976.html 

https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/ladybird-invasion-swarms-uk-population-explosion-season-181142 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0006320778900022

https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2017/research/1976-drought-butterflies-moths/#:~:text=Scientists%20at%20the%20University%20of,swarming%20in%20search%20of%20food

http://lostladybug.org/file_uploads/WashupEntAmericana.pdf 

https://eje.cz/pdfs/eje/1993/04/04.pdf - Ivo Hodek's study

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0082278 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dan-Minchin/publication/274475587_A_swarm_of_the_seven-spot_ladybird_Coccinella_septempunctata_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_carried_on_a_cruise_ship/links/595caa7eaca272f3c08f510e/A-swarm-of-the-seven-spot-ladybird-Coccinella-septempunctata-Coleoptera-Coccinellidae-carried-on-a-cruise-ship.pdf - Hibernating 7-spots on a Moroccan cruise ship :) 

http://la.climatologie.free.fr/secheresse/drought-heat_wave1.htm - Drought in France

https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/les-coccinelles-envahissent-le-littoral-larmor-plage-27639

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/002017907790035X

Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Follow me on Twitter: @hwabpodcast

Follow me on Instagram: @365.ladybird 

Like my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Oy8dnGCsXXejYRI1b7j8z 

Website: https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com 

Music by Debra Torrance :) 

 

Episode 38: Cheilomenes sexmaculata - The 6-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird16 Jun 202100:15:05
Episode 37: Ladybirds and Ants07 Jun 202100:27:09

A deep dive into the relationships between ladybirds and ants. With a podcast recommendation for Just Plain Wrong - @plainwrongpod on Twitter. 

My apologies for the muffled audio quality on this episode - in the first version it sounded very uneven. 

Sources: 

https://billsbirding.blogspot.com/2014/06/scarce-7-spot-ladybird.html

Evolutionary Perspectives on Myrmecophily in Ladybirds: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/psyche/2012/591570/ 

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/110769/globe_marked_lady_beetles_azya_orbigera.html - Globe Marked ladybeetles 

https://www.ispotnature.org/communities/southern-africa/view/project/645756/indigenous-ladybird-species-distribution-in-south-africa-coccinellidae/observations - Photo of the blue-eyed ant munching lady beetle 

Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Great Britain and Ireland

Spotlight Ladybirds by Richard Comont

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331072095_High_parasitization_of_a_rare_ladybird_Platynaspis_luteorubra_-_a_reason_of_its_rarity - High parasitisation of Platynaspis luteorubra 

A Natural History of Ladybird Beetles by Michael Majerus et al

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40863799

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10905-008-9163-y 

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/ants/black-garden-ant 

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/ants/yellow-meadow-ant

https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/ants/Myrmica_ruba.htm 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4221364?seq=1 - Waxy coatings on Scymnus ladybirds. 

https://thecreative.cafe/the-fable-of-the-ant-and-the-ladybug-31115946df22?gi=a382b2df1244#:~:text=The%20Fable%20of%20the%20Ant%20and%20the%20Ladybug.,at%20all.%20In%20fact%2C%20it%20was%20a%20ladybug%21 - The fable of the ant and the ladybug 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/large-blue/id1334821500?i=1000519771414 - Species Podcast episode on the Large Blue butterfly

________________________________

Follow me on Twitter: @hwabpodcast

Follow me on Instagram: @365.ladybird

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Visit my website at https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com 

Music by Debra Torrance :) 

Episode 36: Ladybirds in Palestine with Mohammad Najajrah and Mazin Qumsiyeh28 May 202100:32:45

In 2019 Mohammad Najajrah and Mazin Qumsiyeh from the Palestine Museum of Natural History, at the University of Bethlehem, carried out the first ever study of ladybirds in the West Bank. They found 35 species. In this episode, I talked to them about their work, how the Israeli occupation is affecting nature and the environment in Palestine, how ladybirds are viewed in Palestinian culture and more. 

You can read the study here: https://www.palestinenature.org/fr/research/Najajrahet-al-2019.pdf 

https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/vol23-1/an-environmental-nakba-the-palestinian-environment-under-israeli-colonization/ - Mazin's article on the environmental effects of Israeli policies. 

https://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/3587 - Article about birds in Gaza by Abdel Fattah Abd Rabou. 

https://www.dw.com/en/70-years-of-nakba-the-ongoing-struggle-of-palestinian-refugees/a-43798899 - More about the Nakba and interviews with survivors.  

View the museum's website here: https://www.palestinenature.org 

Follow the museum on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/PIBS.PMNH/

Donate to the museum  here: https://www.palestinenature.org/donations/

Buy Mazin's books here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mazin-B-Qumsiyeh/e/B001KMCXP2/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast

Follow me on twitter: @HWABpodcast or Instagram @365.ladybird 

Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Get redirected to the right podcast app here: https://podfollow.com/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust 

 

Episode 35: Oenopia shirkuhensis23 May 202100:16:37

Learn about a newly discovered ladybird from the Shirkuh mountain range in Iran, only confirmed as a new species in 2020. 

Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of a ladybird's genitalia. 

Listen to the UK Wildlife Podcast's latest episode here: http://www.uk-wildlife.co.uk/ep50-9-wildlife-podcasters-in-1-podcast/ 

Out for a walk podcast: https://www.outforawalk.uk/ or @outforawalkpod

Massive thank you to Mehdi Zare Khormizi for all the help he gave me on this episode. You can follow him on @ladybugs.ir. 

Picture by Alexander Slutsky:  http://www.alsphotopage.com/gallery/index/id/15304

You can view more of his pictures here: http://www.alsphotopage.com/gallery/index/id/6312/list/latestcom 

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirkuh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazd_Province

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/46390/ - Oenopia shirkuhensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from Iran mimicking Adalia bipunctata. 

https://researchoutreach.org/articles/scientists-join-dots-between-lady-beetles-iran/ 

https://bioone.org/journals/the-coleopterists-bulletin/volume-74/issue-1/0010-065X-74.1.161/Potential-M%c3%bcllerian-Mimicry-between-Adalia-bipunctata-Linnaeus-and-Oenopia-conglobata/10.1649/0010-065X-74.1.161.short#:~:text=Zakharov%20and%20Shaikevich%20provided%20molecular%20genetic%20evidence%20that,form%20fasciatopunctata%20occurs%20in%20Kazakhstan%2C%20Siberia%2C%20and%20Mongolia. - Unusual two-spots in the orchards. 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mehdi-Zare-Khormizi - Mehdi's research page. 

 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast

Follow me on twitter @hwabpodcast or instagram at @365.ladybird 

Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771 

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2hpZGRlbndpbmdzYW5kYmxvb2RsdXN0L2ZlZWQueG1s?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjY2JrD6eDwAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ&hl=en-GB 

Music by Debra Torrance

 

Episode 51: Artificial Grass with Richard Dowling07 Aug 202200:50:49

I interview wildlife campaigner Richard Dowling (@DowlingWildlife on Twitter) about artificial grass. In this episode we talk about what the problems are with it, what the best low-maintenance plants are for your lawn as alternatives to grass, what to do if your landlord won't let you get rid of an artificial lawn and more! 

With a promo for Crime Most French @CrimeMostFrench :) 

 

Music by Debra Torrance. 

 

Sign Richard's petition here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/608295 

Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Follow me on instagram: 365.ladybird

Follow me on twitter: @hwabpodcast 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771 

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2hpZGRlbndpbmdzYW5kYmxvb2RsdXN0L2ZlZWQueG1s?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjIlauU6qr2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

 

 

 

Episode 34: Halmus chalybeus - The SteelBlue Ladybird12 May 202100:17:04

Learn about a metallic blue ladybird native to Australia. 

Plus, coming up is the UK Wildlife Podcast's 50th episode - stay tuned for the link! 

The picture is by user Raewyn on Wikipedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steelblue_Ladybird_(Halmus_chalybeus)_on_leaf.jpg 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/37999014@N00/2945548428/

Sources: 

https://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/factsheet/InterestingInsects/Steelblue-ladybird---Halmus-chalybeus.html#:~:text=It%20is%20found%20on%20trees,North%20of%20the%20South%20Island

https://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/Browse.html 

https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_ladybirds/Steelblue.htm 

https://www.homestolove.com.au/good-bug-steelblue-ladybird-9821 

https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybirds/lucid/key/lucidKey/Media/Html/halmuChalybeus1.htm 

http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/european-greenfinch 

-----------------------

Follow me on Twitter: @HWABpodcast

Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Follow me on Instagram: @365.ladybird 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Music at the start of the show is by Debra Torrance :) 

Episode 33: Ladybird Books ... Interview with Helen Day05 May 202101:11:11

Helen Day who runs the website Ladybird Fly Away Home, dedicated to vintage Ladybird Books, talks to me about the history of the company, the artists involved, the topics covered, the most popular series and much more. 

You can find Helen's website at http://www.ladybirdflyawayhome.com or find her facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/121640071180835 .

You can follow her on Twitter at @LBFlyawayhome. 

Details about the exhibition - The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists: https://ladybirdflyawayhome.com/the-ladybird-artists-exhibition/ 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast

Like my facebook page www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Follow me on twitter @HWABpodcast

Follow me on instagram @365.ladybird

Music by Debra Torrance. 

 

Episode 32: Coccinella undecimpunctata - The 11-Spot Ladybird27 Apr 202100:18:58

Find out about the ladybird behind Ladybird Books - the 11-spot ladybird. With a promo for CritterCast podcast. Also please check out Ryan Dalton's Into the Wild :) 

Correction: The two white dots are on the ladybird's head not the pronotum. 

Sources: 

Spotlight Ladybirds by Richard Comont

Helen Roy et al - Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Great Britain and Ireland 

https://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/factsheet/InterestingInsects/Eleven-spotted-ladybird---Coccinella-undecimpunctata.html 

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

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03235400903024712 

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1058.8087&rep=rep1&type=pdf 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio-Soares-22/publication/234035763_Intraguild_predation_between_the_aphidophagous_ladybird_beetles_Harmonia_axyridis_and_Coccinella_undecimpunctata_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_The_role_of_body_weight/links/58c6731d92851c0ccbff533f/Intraguild-predation-between-the-aphidophagous-ladybird-beetles-Harmonia-axyridis-and-Coccinella-undecimpunctata-Coleoptera-Coccinellidae-The-role-of-body-weight.pdf

Follow Ryan Dalton's podcast at @IntoTheWildPod

Follow CritterCast at @CastCritter or https://crittercast.blubrry.com :) 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Follow me on twitter @hwabpodcast or on instagram @365.ladybird 

Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Music is by Debra Torrance :) 

Episode 31: Scymnus interruptus - The Red-Flanked Scymnus Ladybird21 Apr 202100:15:58

Learn about the tiny inconspicuous ladybird Scymnus interruptus!

With a recommendation for Grubbing in the Filth podcast. Take a look at @gtifpodcast on Twitter or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Look out for CritterCast's episode next week! Check them out at @CastCritter on Twitter, https://crittercastpodcast.blubrry.net or wherever you get your podcasts.

Sources: 

Field guide to the Ladybirds of Britain and Ireland by Helen Roy et al. 

https://www.andrewjewels.com/scymnus-interruptus 

http://coleonet.de/coleo/texte/scymnus.htm

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00333941 

https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/jrnl/2002/nrs_2002_lu_001.pdf 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/eea.12691 

https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-abstract/39/4/1309/449517 

 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi - https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast

Follow me on Twitter: @hwabpodcast or Instagram @365.ladybird

Like my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Music by Debra Torrance

 

Episode 30: Synonycha grandis - The Giant Bamboo Ladybird (Golden 13 Star Ladybird)13 Apr 202100:19:02

This week, learn about the Giant Bamboo Ladybird, one of the biggest ladybirds in the world - and some of the fiercest aphids in the world, living in South East Asian bamboo forests. With a promo for the RedHanded podcast. 

Sources: 

https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrJS9S2J3ZgE2YAZjYM34lQ;_ylu=Y29sbwNpcjIEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1618384950/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.academia.edu%2f39496043%2fFunctional_Morphology_and_Defensive_Behavior_in_a_Social_Aphid/RK=2/RS=um7r39wXEt_TeHlG_Xa8Wy6zkcE-

http://www.zgswfz.com.cn/EN/abstract/abstract735.shtml 

https://natureandlearn.com/13-star-golden-ladybird-beetle-synonycha-grandis-clear-education-insect-specimen/ 

https://www.angelfire.com/bug2/j_poorani/ladybirds.htm

https://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1007/BF02763464

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-aphid-soldiers-sacrifice-colony-predators.html 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268629487_Observations_on_Pseudoregma_alexanderi_Homoptera_Pemphigidae_an_aphid_species_producing_pseudoscorpion-like_soldiers_on_bamboos

https://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-GXNB198801006.htm 

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-14133-6_6

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/883B924FAAADE7E464B6D1901D243F2A/S1074070817000244a.pdf/economic_impact_of_the_sugarcane_aphid_outbreak_in_south_texas.pdf 

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/chinas-appetite-bamboo-damaging-forests 

A Natural History of Ladybird Beetles - Majerus et al

https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/22635107

-----------------

Picture by user Yercaud-elango on wikipedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beetle-17-yercaud-salem-India.JPG 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-fi https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast

Like my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Follow me on twitter @HWABpodcast

Follow me on instagram @365.ladybird :) 

Music by Debra Torrance. 

Bonus Episode#1: Coccinella saucerotti08 Apr 202100:10:54

Discover a mysterious ladybird which feeds on leaf-beetle larvae, in this bonus episode for Hidden Wings and Bloodlust. 

Sources: 

Studies on leaf-beetles in Turkey: 

https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19931180571 

https://www.cabi.org/isc/abstract/19931180570

https://epilachna.flog.pl/wpis/11136128/coccinella-saucerottei - The only live photo of C saucerotti i could find :) 

https://european-ladybirds.brc.ac.uk/ 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ac.ceh.leu&hl=en_GB&gl=US

https://www.coleoptera.org.uk/species/chrysomela-tremula

https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/chrysomela-populi 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysomela_populi

https://zoogalaktika.ru/photos/red-data-book-region/red-data-book-privolzhskij/red-data-book-samara - Details of the Red Book of endangered species in Samara. 

Picture from http://rrrcn.ru/kksam-bespozvonochnye/100 - Ministry of forestry, nature management and environmental protection in Samara, Russia

--- 

Buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/G2G63KMOK 

Like my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Follow me at @hwabpodcast on Twitter and @365.ladybird on instagram :) 

Episode 29: Coccinella quinquepunctata - The 5-Spot Ladybird08 Apr 202100:17:23

Find out all about the 5-spot ladybird and its unusual habitat in Wales and Scotland. Thank you to Daryn Johnson for pronouncing the Welsh place-names! 

Sources: 

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

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/een.12847 - Geographic variation in the habitat preference of a scarce predatory insect...by Sloggett et al

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/endangered-ladybird-found-only-wales-1827527.amp

http://www.llanellinaturalists.org.uk/index.php/newsletters/dragonflies-and-damselfies/238-carmarthenshire-ladybirds

Michael Majerus - A natural history of ladybird beetles

Field guide to ladybirds by Roy et al (2017). 

 

https://www.alamy.com/five-spot-ladybird-fivespot-ladybird-5-spot-ladybird-coccinella-quinquepunctata-on-sand-image283979660.html - Alamy stock photo, contributor: blickwinkel

My podcast recommendation for this week is The Wildlife Garden Podcast - https://twitter.com/thewildgdn 

See Debra's article on the Scottish midge conspiracy here: http://leftungagged.org/2021/03/23/the-biggest-scottish-conspiracy-theory-of-them-all/ 

--------

I'm raising money for WAVAW rape crisis centre https://donate.tiltify.com/@hiddenwingsandbloodlust/wavaw-fundraiser 

You can find more information about them here: https://www.wavaw.ca/ 

 

Follow me on twitter at @hwabpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Instagram - 365.ladybird

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/G2G63KMOK

Episode 28: What is a ladybird?18 Mar 202100:23:37

This show will tell you about how a ladybird is defined and how insects are categorised. 

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/157423.htm - Article about Linnaeus and racism

https://twitter.com/UKWildlifePod/status/1371340383410589697 - UK Wildlife episode on ladybirds with Helen Roy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Coccinellidae_genera 

 

With a promo for Blood & Terf podcast. 

I'm raising money for WAVAW rape crisis centre https://donate.tiltify.com/@hiddenwingsandbloodlust/wavaw-fundraiser 

You can find more information about them here: https://www.wavaw.ca/ 

 

Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/G2G63KMOK

Episode 27: 'How a Ladybug Changed My Life' with Rodney C Burris07 Mar 202100:47:56

Rodney C Burris, a professional development coach and speaker based in Baltimore, tells me how a ladybird (or ladybug) changed his life and gave him a respect for all life. We have a fun conversation on topics such as why there's no such thing as a coincidence, pest control and more!  You can view Rodney's website here: https://rodneycburris.com/ 

This episode was edited by Greg Laceda of Laceda Podcast Productions: https://www.lacedapodcastproductions.com 

Thank you too to Matthew Sterkenburg - https://www.podcaststrong.com 

Music is by Debra Torrance. 

Follow me on @hwabpodcast on twitter or @365.ladybird on Instagram, or like my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Buy me a coffee at Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/G2G63KMOK 

Episode 26: Hippodamia arctica - Tundramarihøne14 Feb 202100:17:24

Hear about an incredible ladybird that lives in the Arctic! 

Sources - A Natural History of the Ladybird Beetles by Michael Majerus

Spotlight Ladybirds by Richard Comont

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00305316.2020.1763871 - Review of the genus Hippodamia in the Palearctic region, 2020

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-90-481-8601-3_9 - Is the lifecycle of high arctic aphids adapted to climate change? 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022191000001530 - Insects in hypoxia 

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-1896-8_10 - Ecological and experimental exposure of insects to anoxia reveals surprising tolerance. From the book 'Anoxia' by William Wyatt Hoback et al. 

https://top10nos.com/arctic-plants/ 

https://cityandgarden.com/plants-in-the-tundra/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20160308-how-one-squirrel-manages-to-survive-being-frozen - Details about the ground squirrel, red bark beetle and wood frog. 

https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Hippodamia+arctica - Picture of the Hippodamia Arctica ladybird used for this episode. 

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/455668-Hippodamia-arctica - More pictures of the ladybirds. 

 

Buy me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/G2G63KMOK

Follow me on twitter @HWABpodcast 

Instagram: 365.ladybird 

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust 

 

vsK6i2hUdM1GgknylQ5R

Episode 49 (50!): A walk around a nature reserve01 Jun 202200:35:19

I walk around a nature reserve near my house and look for ladybirds. Apologies in advance for the poor sound quality, I didn't really edit this and recorded it on a phone :) 

Music by Debra Torrance. 

 

 

Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Follow me on instagram: 365.ladybird

Follow me on twitter: @hwabpodcast 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771 

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2hpZGRlbndpbmdzYW5kYmxvb2RsdXN0L2ZlZWQueG1s?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjIlauU6qr2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

 

Episode 25: Ladybird Diseases07 Feb 202100:29:22

Find out the gory details of what diseases ladybirds can get, including male-killing bacteria, fungal infections and more! Plus learn why some of them can actually end up helping the ladybird! 

Buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/G2G63KMOK :) 

Podcasts I've listened to this week include the Bearded Tit's podcast by Jack Perks. https://twitter.com/TitBearded 

Sources: 

https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-443/#:~:text=TWiV%20443%3A%20On%20a%20leaf%2C%20no%20one%20can,she%20protects%20the%20cocoon%20until%20the%20adult%20emerges - TWiV 443 - On a leaf, no one can hear you scream. 

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4020-6939-0_18 -Interactions between the fungal pathogen Beauveria bassiana and three species of coccinellid: Harmonia axyridis, Coccinella septempunctata and Adalia bipunctata

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2402774 - Plant viruses and 7 spots

 

http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2458/1/IGP.pdf - Beauveria bassiana and Harmonia axyridis

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christine_Nalepa/publication/6612748_Infection_of_Harmonia_axyridis_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_by_Hesperomyces_virescens_Ascomycetes_Laboulbeniales_Role_of_mating_status_and_aggregation_behavior/links/5b7ec14b299bf1d5a71f61c1/Infection-of-Harmonia-axyridis-Coleoptera-Coccinellidae-by-Hesperomyces-virescens-Ascomycetes-Laboulbeniales-Role-of-mating-status-and-aggregation-behavior.pdf - Harmonia axyridis and Laboulbeniales fungus.

https://academic.oup.com/femsec/article/77/2/229/498289 - Avoidance of a generalist entomopathogenic fungus by the ladybird Coccinella septempunctata

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-011-9387-1 - Parasites and pathogens of the ladybird Harmonia axyridis

Michael Majerus 'A Natural History of Ladybird Beetles' - see Chapter 5, Ladybird Death. 

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0054218#:~:text=Ladybirds%20are%20a%20hot%2Dspot,invasion%20of%20male%2Dkilling%20bacteria.&text=DNA%20sequence%20analysis%20indicates%20that,occur%20within%20one%20beetle%20population. - Male-killing Wolbachia bacteria

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236921409_Invasive_Harlequin_Ladybird_Carries_Biological_Weapons_Against_Native_Competitors - Harlequin ladybirds and microsporidia

https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article-abstract/92/2/260/27916 - Inbreeding in the 14 spot ladybird 

https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/Z08-096?journalCode=cjz - Epilachna nylanderi and its strange digestive system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoMBSm8KkjI - Insect growth and development. See also discussions in the Ladybirds of UK facebook group. 

Episode 24: Ladybirds in the Winter30 Jan 202100:24:07

All about what ladybirds do in winter. With a promo for the new book Histeridae, Sphaeritidae and Silphidae of Britain and Ireland, by Lane, Lucas and Whiffin. You can buy it here: 

 

https://www.field-studies-council.org/shop/publications/histeridae-and-silphidae-atlas/?fbclid=IwAR30sBt7fFlCI7dpqEpy12Oj6EV4KrJeW_YTNt7xLefdYYygdcruCePb3BM

 

Field guide to the ladybirds of Britain and Ireland - Roy et al. 

Spotlight Ladybirds by Richard Comont

http://www.ace-sap.it/UploadDocs/3270_WATANABE2002.pdf - Information on Harlequin ladybirds. 

https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-abstract/34/2/432/461808 - Study on the 7-spots in Honshu

 

https://www.academia.edu/download/45639264/ceryngier_2015_ladybird_dormancy.pdf - Ecology of dormancy in ladybird beetles (2015) by Ceryngier. 

Episode 23: Listeners' Questions19 Jan 202100:26:53

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 - 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vladimir_Kostal/publication/283368646_Accumulation_of_high_concentrations_of_myo-inositol_in_the_overwintering_ladybird_beetle_Ceratomegilla_undecimnotata/links/5657f46108ae1ef9297bf57a.pdf

 

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

https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200801-0001_Why_is_Coccinella_septempunctata_so_successful_A_point-of-view.php?back=%2Fsearch.php%3Fquery%3Dexperimental%252520evidence%252520in%253Aauth%252520name%252520key%252520abstr%26sfrom%3D360%26spage%3D30

 

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. 

Episode 22: Horticulture in Australia with @moltopopulare18 Jan 202101:11:14

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! 

Episode 21: Hippodamia variegata - The Adonis Ladybird20 Dec 202000:10:51

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. 

Episode 20 - Anatis ocellata, the Eyed Ladybird06 Dec 202000:07:31

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

Episode 19 - Episode with Paul Csomo from Varmints15 Nov 202000:34:01

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. 

Episode 18 - Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata - The Water Ladybird. 02 May 202000:10:23

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. :) 

Episode 17 - Ladybirds in your home and garden15 Apr 202000:15:21

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. 

 

Coronavirus update 05 Apr 202000:00:27

Sorry I've not put out an episode in a while. A new one is coming soon. 

Episode 50 (49!): Interview with Helen Roy!30 May 202200:52:52

For episode 50, I interviewed Professor Helen Roy who manages the UK Ladybird Survey. She is the author of several books including the Field Guide to the Ladybirds of the UK and Ireland and one of the most well-known ladybird experts in the world. She's also president of the Royal Entomological Society! 

Find out more here: https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/helen-roy or follow her on Twitter @UKLadybirds 

 

Follow Imogen Cavadino's slug survey,  mentioned in the episode here: 

https://twitter.com/i_cavadino 

Take part here: https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/help-our-research/slug 

 

Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Follow me on instagram: 365.ladybird

Follow me on twitter: @hwabpodcast 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771 

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2hpZGRlbndpbmdzYW5kYmxvb2RsdXN0L2ZlZWQueG1s?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjIlauU6qr2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

 

Episode 16 - Interview with Macken Murphy of Species31 Mar 202000:32:42

Two months ago I interviewed Macken Murphy who runs the Species podcast. This is our conversation! 

Episode 15 - Ladybirds and Judaism Part 2. Interview with Trisha Arlin02 Mar 202000:48:10

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 

 

---

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. 

Find me on the usual social media channels: http://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust On twitter @hwabpodcast On instagram @365.ladybird You can follow me on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust 

Episode 14. Ladybirds and religion - Judaism (part 1)24 Feb 202000:16:16
Episode 13. Chilocorus renipustulatus - The Kidney Spot Ladybird17 Feb 202000:13:27

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!06 Feb 202000:56:38

 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 Ladybird26 Jan 202000:14:43

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. 15 Jan 202000:14:42

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 Crime08 Jan 202000:14:27

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 Ladybird07 Dec 201900:14:14

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 Bug19 Oct 201900:55:09

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. 

Episode 48: Calvia quatuordecimguttata - The Cream-Spot Ladybird19 Apr 202200:21:59

All about the cream-spot ladybird. Does include a discussion of reproduction with some mildly strong language so take care while listening! 

Featuring a promo for the Wild Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-wild-episode/id1364093026

@WildEpisode on Twitter 

 

Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

Like my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenwingsandbloodlust

Follow me on instagram: 365.ladybird

Follow me on twitter: @hwabpodcast 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771 

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2hpZGRlbndpbmdzYW5kYmxvb2RsdXN0L2ZlZWQueG1s?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjIlauU6qr2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

Sources:

Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Britain and Ireland - Helen Roy 

Ladybirds of UK FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/971664196190955 for more on cream-spot behaviour 

https://bugguide.net/node/view/26792 - Polymorphic cream-spot ladybirds in the USA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvia_Crispinilla 

For distribution in Channel Islands see irecord data on channel islands and Calvia quatuordecimguttata (www.irecord.org.uk

https://www.pherobase.com/database/species/species-Calvia-quatuordecimguttata.php

https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/88/6/785/162813?login=true (Also shows that lower temperatures = bigger ladybirds). 

https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/42503173/Chemical_protection_of_Calvia_quatuordec20160209-30509-1qhtj4f-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1650412784&Signature=AYhihYlKN4Dp5AUA51bV17b80GZ-6oyl0UzQYEjAt59NZy1tXE~Ax-Ocy-PZlC2pBKsJAXQkJn47250qu~qbjVl7XXYSGbRRm5IOEmh-b~SXa29wloRF-6xZcDqiihynzmb8nxdHM78mnJQSF~kTbsaiCQyps5HpYabJnrCTSf9mVJLX3vMeztRE~PwxWGcCoJDHQtv-ylcJEVCZOwpTVhvyNfy7CwQhXuPuMra0Bu03oFt0G86Z0E91LKRXgfaEEezYI52b29ruVTS9ulzHo0E5sFNGhuUFsisUaS9gpfixK1YT3A0yzqwj45PIT2RdXeI-hVsw84wPFq7WDa9McA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA - Alexandra Magro's study, 2007 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333761329_Niche_width_and_niche_specialization_in_four_species_of_ladybirds_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_co-occurring_in_the_same_habitat - Polish study of 4 different ladybirds 

 

http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33024/ - Investigating ladybird alkaloids as new leads for novel insecticides 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/jeb.13074

 

https://doc.rero.ch/record/316061/files/10526_2012_Article_9470.pdf

 

https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/icad.12158

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2004.00769.x - Sexually transmitted mites info 

http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513378/1/N513378PP.pdf 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-016-1077-6 

http://earaza.ru/wp-content/uploads/20210505_zoo_eco_issues.pdf#page=177 - Russian study comparing clutch sizes on apples and pears 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jean-Francois-Godeau/publication/269100775_Identification_of_prey_items_in_frass_of_three_ladybird_beetles_living_on_black_alder/links/548051bc0cf2ccc7f8bb98f2/Identification-of-prey-items-in-frass-of-three-ladybird-beetles-living-on-black-alder.pdf 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040402010001651 - Piperidines info 

 

Season 1 Episode 6 - Stethorus pusillus - The Dot Ladybird/Lesser Mite Destroyer26 Sep 201900:13:30

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

Season 1 Episode 5. Aphidecta obliterata - The Larch Ladybird19 Sep 201900:19:07

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 Rhyzobius08 Sep 201900:12:13

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

Season 1 Episode 3. Exochomus quadripustulatus - The pine ladybird02 Sep 201900:17:20

Explore the life of the little pine ladybird :)

List of companies profiting from deforestation

Mejkangati

Jenn Shraga's podcast

 

© My Podcast Data