ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.
Listen "Episode 67: Chilocorus cacti - The Cactus Ladybug"
Episode Synopsis
All about the Cactus Ladybug.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/83002
https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-abstract/47/2/334/4911639
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Samways/publication/233668969_Physiological_and_Behavioral_Characteristics_of_Chilocorus_spp_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_in_the_Laboratory_Relative_to_Effectiveness_in_the_Field_as_Biocontrol_Agents/links/57b411fa08aeaf239bafa29f/Physiological-and-Behavioral-Characteristics-of-Chilocorus-spp-Coleoptera-Coccinellidae-in-the-Laboratory-Relative-to-Effectiveness-in-the-Field-as-Biocontrol-Agents.pdf
https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?pid=S0065-17372015000300025&script=sci_arttext
https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/103782098/Huang98-libre.pdf?1687812464=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DChilocorine_C_A_New_Dimeric_Alkaloid_fro.pdf&Expires=1763493047&Signature=BNBzff-pvUXZJM91H-68E4eA1ko4MKTTAtSJox~UVCUu8ls63yit67Bd2wZjegIgIZ~Mpz~YopQQmAZZPoRVuywmAPQsy05Ql9m5VMdppGlL7cgu7DdBvsiJfyssw5yWU8aQSFQfWkGfDoifSGLS4LQzI63l0ZGNw4JQjZtSZ1YSrc21McoMJDUTZpMFRu~kjaobNG5M5ThidVT03QQu0gcLhBcesAgU~X099ofT25WzcIV854yjTGUHc~nyX2IKh5HwoFJG-hMYvsKfSSNpnS7rvBXZzZtwaGiIhWHQ-47J2jR79V4tSDO4C1VfBqtvNJZ5TA2XnTx5psMbE2mdtw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
Chilocorine: Heptacyclic Alkaloid from a Coccinellid Beetle]
Kevin D. McCormick, Athula B. Attygalle, Shang-Cheng Xu,2 Al& SvatoS,3 and Jerrold Meinwald
Baker Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
Marilyn A. Houck
Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79404
Curtis L. Blankespoor and Thomas Eisner
Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647950108684226
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00052079
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1010655610575
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647959908684172
Note: I made a mistake in the episode - should have been cochineal insects infesting prickly pears rather than palms :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMUgccyJMA - Cactus ladybug time lapse
Photo credit - Mike Quinn,
Santa Ana NWR, Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
September 14, 2009
Det. E. G. Riley, 2009 (https://bugguide.net/node/view/338057)
---
www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast
https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771
Music by Debra Torrance :)
https://bugguide.net/node/view/83002
https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-abstract/47/2/334/4911639
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Samways/publication/233668969_Physiological_and_Behavioral_Characteristics_of_Chilocorus_spp_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_in_the_Laboratory_Relative_to_Effectiveness_in_the_Field_as_Biocontrol_Agents/links/57b411fa08aeaf239bafa29f/Physiological-and-Behavioral-Characteristics-of-Chilocorus-spp-Coleoptera-Coccinellidae-in-the-Laboratory-Relative-to-Effectiveness-in-the-Field-as-Biocontrol-Agents.pdf
https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?pid=S0065-17372015000300025&script=sci_arttext
https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/103782098/Huang98-libre.pdf?1687812464=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DChilocorine_C_A_New_Dimeric_Alkaloid_fro.pdf&Expires=1763493047&Signature=BNBzff-pvUXZJM91H-68E4eA1ko4MKTTAtSJox~UVCUu8ls63yit67Bd2wZjegIgIZ~Mpz~YopQQmAZZPoRVuywmAPQsy05Ql9m5VMdppGlL7cgu7DdBvsiJfyssw5yWU8aQSFQfWkGfDoifSGLS4LQzI63l0ZGNw4JQjZtSZ1YSrc21McoMJDUTZpMFRu~kjaobNG5M5ThidVT03QQu0gcLhBcesAgU~X099ofT25WzcIV854yjTGUHc~nyX2IKh5HwoFJG-hMYvsKfSSNpnS7rvBXZzZtwaGiIhWHQ-47J2jR79V4tSDO4C1VfBqtvNJZ5TA2XnTx5psMbE2mdtw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
Chilocorine: Heptacyclic Alkaloid from a Coccinellid Beetle]
Kevin D. McCormick, Athula B. Attygalle, Shang-Cheng Xu,2 Al& SvatoS,3 and Jerrold Meinwald
Baker Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
Marilyn A. Houck
Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79404
Curtis L. Blankespoor and Thomas Eisner
Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647950108684226
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00052079
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1010655610575
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647959908684172
Note: I made a mistake in the episode - should have been cochineal insects infesting prickly pears rather than palms :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMUgccyJMA - Cactus ladybug time lapse
Photo credit - Mike Quinn,
Santa Ana NWR, Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
September 14, 2009
Det. E. G. Riley, 2009 (https://bugguide.net/node/view/338057)
---
www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast
https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771
Music by Debra Torrance :)
More episodes of the podcast Hidden Wings and Bloodlust
Episode 64: Ladybirds and Christianity
28/10/2025
Episode 61: Serangium montazerii
03/10/2025
In God we trust