I See Dead Plants

In this episode Ed interviews "Dr. Fear" herself, Dr. Carrie Fearer of Virginia Tech University. They discuss Beech leaf disease and what is known so far about this disease.

Additional Resources

https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/about/conservation/publications

https://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/delivering-mission/sustain/beech-leaf-disease-emerging-forest-threat-eastern-us

https://extension.psu.edu/guide-to-beech-leaf-disease-for-the-public

https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/64592

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/efp.12488

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/efp.12725

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37797062/

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Fearer, C. (Interviewee). S4:E18 (Podcast). Beech Leaf Destroyer: A Beech Leaf Disease Overview. 4/30/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e18-beech-leaf-destroyer-a-beech-leaf-disease-overview

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In this episode Ed talks with Dr. Chris DiFonzo of Michigan State University. They discuss some of the work Chris has done throughout her career including soybean aphid, west bean cutworm and the handy Bt trait table.

Additional Resources

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17849878/

https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/10/1/27/5558144

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17349112/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26470169/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373379481_Western_bean_cutworm_Lepidoptera_Noctuidae_feeding_and_development_on_industrial_hemp_in_the_laboratory_and_field

https://www.haifa-group.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/BC22010-Page11-13.pdf

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and DiFonzo, C. (Interviewee). S4:E17 (Podcast). Six -Legged Siege: Row Crop Insects and Management with Bt Part 2. 4/23/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e17-six-legged-siege-row-crop-insects-and-management-with-bt-part-2

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In this episode Ed talks with Dr. Chris DiFonzo of Michigan State University. They discuss some of the work Chris has done throughout her career including soybean aphid, west bean cutworm and the handy Bt trait table.

Additional Resources

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17849878/

https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/10/1/27/5558144

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17349112/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26470169/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373379481_Western_bean_cutworm_Lepidoptera_Noctuidae_feeding_and_development_on_industrial_hemp_in_the_laboratory_and_field

https://www.haifa-group.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/BC22010-Page11-13.pdf

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and DiFonzo, C. (Interviewee). S4:E16 (Podcast). Six -Legged Siege: Row Crop Insects and Management with Bt Part 1. 4/16/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e16-six-legged-siege-row-crop-insects-and-management-with-bt-part-1

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In this episode Ed talks with Dr. Sean Toporek of South Dakota State University. The discuss Sean's experience as a new faculty member starting a program from scratch.

Additional Resources

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Toporek, S. (Interviewee). S4:E15 (Podcast). Petrifying Pathogens and Faculty Frights: Unraveling the Unknown in Academia Part 2. 4/9/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e15-petrifying-pathogens-and-faculty-frights-unraveling-the-unknown-in-academia-part-2

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In this episode Ed talks with Dr. Sean Toporek of South Dakota State University. The discuss Sean's experience as a new faculty member starting a program from scratch.

Additional Resources

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Toporek, S. (Interviewee). S4:E14 (Podcast). Petrifying Pathogens and Faculty Frights: Unraveling the Unknown in Academia Part 1. 4/2/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e14-petrifying-pathogens-and-faculty-frights-unraveling-the-unknown-in-academia-part-1

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In this episode Ed Talks with Dr. Damon Smith of the University of Wisconsin. They discuss Damon's work in disease forecasting and predictive modeling.

Additional Resources

https://badgercropdoc.com/

https://ipcm.wisc.edu/apps/

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Smith, D. (Interviewee). S4:E13 (Podcast). Prophecy of Plague: Plant Diseases and Predictive Modeling Part 2. 3/26/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e13-prophecy-of-plague-plant-diseases-and-predictive-modeling-part-2

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In this episode Ed Talks with Dr. Damon Smith of the University of Wisconsin. They discuss Damon's work in disease forecasting and predictive modeling.

Additional Resources

https://badgercropdoc.com/

https://ipcm.wisc.edu/apps/

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Smith, D. (Interviewee). S4:E12 (Podcast). Prophecy of Plague: Plant Diseases and Predictive Modeling Part 1. 3/19/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e12-prophecy-of-plague-plant-diseases-and-predictive-modeling-part-1

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In this episode Ed interviews Dr. Dave Coyle from Clemson University in South Carolina. They discuss the ongoing problem of southern pine beetle destruction of pine plantations.

Additional Resources

https://spb.clemson.edu/

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev2_042840.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112724001828

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112715002017?via%3Dihub

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/113/5/454/4599701

https://www.ncforestservice.gov/forest_health/fh_spbpp.htm

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and (Interviewee). S4:E11 (Podcast). Southern Pine Specters: An Overview of the Southern Pine Beetle Part 2. 3/12/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e11-southern-pine-specters-an-overview-of-the-southern-pine-beetle-part-2

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In this episode Ed interviews Dr. Dave Coyle from Clemson University in South Carolina. They discuss the ongoing problem of southern pine beetle destruction of pine plantations.

Additional Resources

https://spb.clemson.edu/

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev2_042840.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112724001828

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112715002017?via%3Dihub

https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/113/5/454/4599701

https://www.ncforestservice.gov/forest_health/fh_spbpp.htm

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and (Interviewee). S4:E10 (Podcast). Southern Pine Specters: An Overview of the Southern Pine Beetle Part 1. 3/5/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e10-southern-pine-specters-an-overview-of-the-southern-pine-beetle-part-1

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In this episode Ed interviews Dr. Chase Floyd of the University of Missouri and Dr. Nick Bateman of the University of Arkansas. They discuss the rice billbug which has become an issue with furrow irrigated rice

Additional Resources

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2779802471?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses

https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1217&context=aaesser#page=86

https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1208&context=aaesser

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host), Floyd, C. and Bateman, N. (Interviewees). S4:E9 (Podcast). Fields Flooded with Fear: An Overview of Rice Billbug Part 2. 2/26/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e9-fields-flooded-with-fear-an-overview-of-rice-billbug-part-3

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