http://www.insectapodcast.com en-us 2007 InsectaPod Cast people, insects, environment Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthy InsectaPod Cast uses entertaining interview and narration to deepen listeners' understanding of the science and circumstance connecting people, insects and the environment. New episodes are available at least once per month and explore through interview with academic experts, field technicians, and agricultural producers biodiversity and the roles insects and humans play in each others' lives. InsectaPod Cast is a product of the Michigan State University Department of Entomology. Look for InsectaPod Cast at www.insectapodcast.com and the iTunes music store. InsectaPod Cast uses entertaining interview and narration to deepen listeners' understanding of the science and circumstance connecting people, insects and the environment. New episodes are available at least once per month and explore through interview with academic experts, field technicians, and agricultural producers biodiversity and the roles insects and humans play in each others' lives. InsectaPod Cast is a product of the Michigan State University Department of Entomology. Look for InsectaPod Cast at www.insectapodcast.com and the iTunes music store. Jake McCarthy jakemccar@gmail.com http://www.insectapodcast.com/images/300logo.jpg http://www.insectapodcast.com no 2007 InsectaPod Castinsects,entomology,biodiversity,ecology,environment,science,bugs,insectpodcast,insect,podcast,insecta,podcast,insectapodcastScience & Medicine/Medicineinsects,entomology,biodiversity,ecology,environment,science,bugs,insectpodcast,insect,podcast,insecta,podcast,insectapodcast Anna Fiedler and Jake McCarthy The cause, effect, and response to wood boring beetles that aren’t native to North America. The global economy we live in has many benefits, including ready access to products from all over the world. One drawback, however, is that material those products are shipped in can harbor unwanted pests. Today, we talk with Dr. Anthony Cognato about the effect of wood boring beetles that aren’t native to North America, and how they get here, as well as what one researcher is doing to enable quick response to future introductions. The global economy we live in has many benefits, including ready access to products from all over the world. One drawback, however, is that material those products are shipped in can harbor unwanted pests. Today, we talk with Dr. Anthony Cognato about the effect of wood boring beetles that aren’t native to North America, and how they get here, as well as what one researcher is doing to enable quick response to future introductions. http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode9.mp3 Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:00:00 GMT 12:16 msu, entomology, insect, pod, cast, insectpodcast, insectpod cast, insect podcast Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsectapodCast/~3/upL05GKgVko/episode9.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode9.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode9.mp3 Anna Fiedler and Jake McCarthy Entomologists play a role in efforts by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to keep unwanted insects out of the country. If you’ve ever taken an international flight, you may remember moments of tension as you passed through customs, filing into a long line with your baggage as people in front of you answer questions, holding customs declaration forms and your passport. Customs and Border Patrol officers greet you upon return to the US. Some have a dog with them, but rather than being a drug-sniffing dog, it may be a beagle trained to smell agricultural products including fruit, vegetables, and other items that might harbor unwanted insect stowaways. In this episode, we talk about items some officers in the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol – known as agricultural specialists – are looking for, and why it’s so important that they find them. If you’ve ever taken an international flight, you may remember moments of tension as you passed through customs, filing into a long line with your baggage as people in front of you answer questions, holding customs declaration forms and your passport. Customs and Border Patrol officers greet you upon return to the US. Some have a dog with them, but rather than being a drug-sniffing dog, it may be a beagle trained to smell agricultural products including fruit, vegetables, and other items that might harbor unwanted insect stowaways. In this episode, we talk about items some officers in the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol – known as agricultural specialists – are looking for, and why it’s so important that they find them. http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode8.mp3 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMT 22:32 msu, entomology, insect, pod, cast, insectpodcast, insectpod cast, insect podcast Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsectapodCast/~3/tQmFdHWB824/episode8.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode8.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode8.mp3 Anna Fiedler and Jake McCarthy There are as many different reasons to collect insects as there are entomologists. People often picture entomologists either swinging a butterfly net in a field somewhere looking for insects to pin or hunched over a microscope looking at those pinned insects. In truth, though, the interests and activities of entomologists are varied, even when focused on a shared experience like collecting insects. In this episode, we look at what prompts three different entomologists to create insect collections, how they feel about the insects in them, and how some collections are anything but a box full of pinned insects. People often picture entomologists either swinging a butterfly net in a field somewhere looking for insects to pin or hunched over a microscope looking at those pinned insects. In truth, though, the interests and activities of entomologists are varied, even when focused on a shared experience like collecting insects. In this episode, we look at what prompts three different entomologists to create insect collections, how they feel about the insects in them, and how some collections are anything but a box full of pinned insects. http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode7.mp3 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 19:00:00 GMT 23:32 msu, entomology, insect, pod, cast, insectpodcast, insectpod cast, insect podcast Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsectapodCast/~3/YAb_n8olsUU/episode7.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode7.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode7.mp3 Anna Fiedler and Jake McCarthy There's real science to be had in artistic representations of insects. Entomologists have created scientific illustrations of insects for centuries. With the aid of microscopes and a unique light projector called a camera lucida, scientists of the past created extraordinarily realistic images of insects. Sometimes, though, we can learn as much through artistic representations as realistic ones. In this episode, we explore the connections between science and visual art. In speaking with one painter with an interest in science we discover yet another way that entomology manages to creep into our lives and captivate our imaginations. Entomologists have created scientific illustrations of insects for centuries. With the aid of microscopes and a unique light projector called a camera lucida, scientists of the past created extraordinarily realistic images of insects. Sometimes, though, we can learn as much through artistic representations as realistic ones. In this episode, we explore the connections between science and visual art. In speaking with one painter with an interest in science we discover yet another way that entomology manages to creep into our lives and captivate our imaginations. http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode6.mp3 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:00:00 GMT 14:39 msu, entomology, insect, pod, cast, insectpodcast, insectpod cast, insect podcast Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsectapodCast/~3/X9o10n05O_w/episode6.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode6.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode6.mp3 Anna Fiedler and Jake McCarthy Just because people aren’t entomologists doesn’t mean they won’t find insects compelling. In the Fall of 2007 we spent a weekend with friends on 100 acre stretch of woods in north-central Michigan. We learned that an ordinary walk in the woods surrounds us with insect activity, and that just because people aren’t entomologists doesn’t mean they don’t find insects compelling. In this episode, we look at three examples of the role insects play in ordinary people and activities. We speak with Todd Stonehouse about what drives his northwoods insect interest, have some fun with nighttime insect observations, and then just take an entomologically-minded walk in the woods. In the Fall of 2007 we spent a weekend with friends on 100 acre stretch of woods in north-central Michigan. We learned that an ordinary walk in the woods surrounds us with insect activity, and that just because people aren’t entomologists doesn’t mean they don’t find insects compelling. In this episode, we look at three examples of the role insects play in ordinary people and activities. We speak with Todd Stonehouse about what drives his northwoods insect interest, have some fun with nighttime insect observations, and then just take an entomologically-minded walk in the woods. http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode5.mp3 Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:00:00 GMT 15:42 msu, entomology, insect, pod, cast, insectpodcast, insectpod cast, insect podcast Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsectapodCast/~3/9mEZpD7E5Nc/episode5.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode5.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode5.mp3 Anna Fiedler and Jake McCarthy In the battle for dominance in a wasp nest, pretending to be tougher than you are isn't always a good policy. We generally think of wasps strictly as aggressive pests, but the truth is their communities and socially interractions are complex and fascinating. In episode 4, we travel to the University of Michigan to visit with Elizabeth Tibbets, an Assistant Professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program. Tibbets' research focuses on the social lives of wasps, and she helps us explore the wasp interactions we don’t often see and explains how wasps enforce “rules” and “laws” without police and courts. We generally think of wasps strictly as aggressive pests, but the truth is their communities and socially interractions are complex and fascinating. In episode 4, we travel to the University of Michigan to visit with Elizabeth Tibbets, an Assistant Professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program. Tibbets' research focuses on the social lives of wasps, and she helps us explore the wasp interactions we don’t often see and explains how wasps enforce “rules” and “laws” without police and courts. http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode4.mp3 Thu, 4 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT 13:45 wasps, social insects, colony, nest, msu, entomology, insect, pod, cast, insectpodcast, insectpod cast, insect podcast Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsectapodCast/~3/U8WUk_-E7W0/episode4.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode4.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode4.mp3 Anna Fiedler and Jake McCarthy Sometimes the things that make creepy-crawlies most compelling are what we don't see. The trapdoor spider is an elusive hunter with lighting-fast striking capabilities and a unique hidden home. In episode 3, we speak with MSU Professor Richard Snider about what makes these creatures so unique. Then we visit Jayson Boget of Preuss Pets in Lansing and learn that when it comes to spiders, it's often what's underneath the surface that enthusiasts find compelling. The trapdoor spider is an elusive hunter with lighting-fast striking capabilities and a unique hidden home. In episode 3, we speak with MSU Professor Richard Snider about what makes these creatures so unique. Then we visit Jayson Boget of Preuss Pets in Lansing and learn that when it comes to spiders, it's often what's underneath the surface that enthusiasts find compelling. http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode3.mp3 Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:00:00 GMT 19:58 arachnids, trapdoors, spiders, trap door spider, msu, entomology, insect, pod, cast, insectpodcast, insectpod cast, insect podcast Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsectapodCast/~3/CWOvi1_Adug/episode3.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode3.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode3.mp3 Anna Fiedler and Jake McCarthy Examining an overlooked but nturitive part of the human diet. People eat insects. Those of us from western cultures might consider it gross, but the truth is every day people around the globe turn to bugs when hamburgers are not available. In this episode we take a closer look at this overlooked but nutritive part of the human diet. Who is eating them now, who might be in the future, and who could be today if they weren’t so convinced bugs are gross? People eat insects. Those of us from western cultures might consider it gross, but the truth is every day people around the globe turn to bugs when hamburgers are not available. In this episode we take a closer look at this overlooked but nutritive part of the human diet. Who is eating them now, who might be in the future, and who could be today if they weren’t so convinced bugs are gross? http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode2.mp3 Mon, 6 Aug 2007 19:00:00 GMT 11:08 bugs, conservation, food, recipes, insects, diet, insect, pod, cast, insectpodcast, insectpod cast, insect podcast Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsectapodCast/~3/-eobx8WSLQg/episode2.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode2.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode2.mp3 Anna Fiedler and Jake McCarthy We share our homes with bedbugs and manipulate the home lives of honey bees. The way humans raise honeybees affects millions of dollars in agricultural crops as well as life in the hive. In this episode we speak with a beekeeper to find out more about honey bees, and then turn to a pest solutions professional to explore why bed bugs, once nearly eradicated, are now back and tougher then ever. The way humans raise honeybees affects millions of dollars in agricultural crops as well as life in the hive. In this episode we speak with a beekeeper to find out more about honey bees, and then turn to a pest solutions professional to explore why bed bugs, once nearly eradicated, are now back and tougher then ever. http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode1.mp3 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 19:00:00 GMT 18:48 bugs, conservation, honey, pesticide, pollination, exterminator, insect, pod, cast, insectpodcast, insectpod cast, insect podcast Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsectapodCast/~3/3nzbllL1pE4/episode1.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode1.mp3http://www.insectapodcast.com/episode1.mp3 Anna Fiedler & Jake McCarthynonadultpeople, insects, environment