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

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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

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