Entocast

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.

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!

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.

We were at the launch of the national insect week learning more about this great event!

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

It's been a whole year of entocast! To celebrate we're awarding some new awards to exceptional insects.

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.

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. Show NotesWhat is citizen science?The monetary value of cit

Last year we went on another brilliant podcast, fieldwork diaries, and we thought you guys would love it too! Check them out at: https://www.fieldworkdiaries.com/

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.