59 min
Halloween Special: Aphids and Hornworms and White Flies, oh my! with Dr. Vikram Baliga Field, Lab, Earth
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- Natural Sciences
It’s Halloween, which means its spooky time. Throughout history, humans have battled some pretty scary pests, from aphids to spider mites, white flies and more. This episode, Vikram Baliga of the Planthropology podcast walks us through some of the scary adaptations these pests have that have made them so effective and progress we’ve made in fighting back the hordes.
Tune in to learn:
How plants defend themselves against invaders How each of these spooky pests attack How humans can best protect their plants What Halloween costumes these pests would go as Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.
If you would like to reach out to Vikram, you can find him here:
Vikram.Baliga@ttu.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePlantProf
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theplantprof?lang=en
If you would like to reach out to Alayna Jacobs from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here:
Alayna.Jacobs@uky.edu
Resources
CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b83103D33-A554-ED11-BBA3-000D3A32318B%7d
Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/aiV81_Se32XS80uQgukcnfCr6-llpmgdW0fLJgiMDw0UOUMnAIyZp4f3en08lJVJlnAsjwegEfu7K_hrK6EsRN6Yo-Y?loadFrom=SharedLink
Planthropology Podcast: https://www.planthropologypod.com/
Planthropology Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/Planthropology_
In the Grow Podcast: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/957328815/in-the-grow
Sponsored by METER Group. METER sensors deliver real-time, plant, soil, and atmospheric data that fuels environmental research. Listen to METER Group’s new podcast We Measure the World to hear how innovative researchers leverage environmental data to make our world a better—and more sustainable—place at metergroup.com/fieldlabearth
Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
It’s Halloween, which means its spooky time. Throughout history, humans have battled some pretty scary pests, from aphids to spider mites, white flies and more. This episode, Vikram Baliga of the Planthropology podcast walks us through some of the scary adaptations these pests have that have made them so effective and progress we’ve made in fighting back the hordes.
Tune in to learn:
How plants defend themselves against invaders How each of these spooky pests attack How humans can best protect their plants What Halloween costumes these pests would go as Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.
If you would like to reach out to Vikram, you can find him here:
Vikram.Baliga@ttu.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePlantProf
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theplantprof?lang=en
If you would like to reach out to Alayna Jacobs from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here:
Alayna.Jacobs@uky.edu
Resources
CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b83103D33-A554-ED11-BBA3-000D3A32318B%7d
Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/aiV81_Se32XS80uQgukcnfCr6-llpmgdW0fLJgiMDw0UOUMnAIyZp4f3en08lJVJlnAsjwegEfu7K_hrK6EsRN6Yo-Y?loadFrom=SharedLink
Planthropology Podcast: https://www.planthropologypod.com/
Planthropology Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/Planthropology_
In the Grow Podcast: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/957328815/in-the-grow
Sponsored by METER Group. METER sensors deliver real-time, plant, soil, and atmospheric data that fuels environmental research. Listen to METER Group’s new podcast We Measure the World to hear how innovative researchers leverage environmental data to make our world a better—and more sustainable—place at metergroup.com/fieldlabearth
Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
59 min