In this fascinating episode, Bryan Brown, and guest Cerruti Hooks, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist at the University of Maryland, discuss how we can tailor our weed management to increase populations of beneficial insects. Some key terms used in this episode include "herbivores," referring to insects that feed on our crops, "predators," referring to organisms that feed on herbivores, and "parasitoids," referring to insects that deposit their larvae in herbivores, where they feed, develop, and eventually kill the host.

For more information on weed IPM, check out our website:

https://nysipm.cornell.edu/agriculture/weed-ipm/

A transcript of this episode is available at the following link:

https://cornell.box.com/s/xihbn6j5t3ic31q368g1smwe2ibxobdu