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.
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Episode 32: Coccinella undecimpunctata - The 11-Spot Ladybird
Episode 31: Scymnus interruptus - The Red-Flanked Scymnus Ladybird
Episode 30: Synonycha grandis - The Giant Bamboo Ladybird (Golden 13 Star Ladybird)
Bonus Episode#1: Coccinella saucerotti
Episode 29: Coccinella quinquepunctata - The 5-Spot Ladybird
Episode 28: What is a ladybird?
Episode 27: 'How a Ladybug Changed My Life' with Rodney C Burris
Episode 26: Hippodamia arctica - Tundramarihøne
Episode 25: Ladybird Diseases
Episode 24: Ladybirds in the Winter
Episode 23: Listeners' Questions
Episode 22: Horticulture in Australia with @moltopopulare
Episode 21: Hippodamia variegata - The Adonis Ladybird
Episode 20 - Anatis ocellata, the Eyed Ladybird
Episode 19 - Episode with Paul Csomo from Varmints
Episode 18 - Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata - The Water Ladybird.
Episode 17 - Ladybirds in your home and garden
Coronavirus update
Episode 16 - Interview with Macken Murphy of Species
Episode 15 - Ladybirds and Judaism Part 2. Interview with Trisha Arlin
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