In this Episode Ed Talks with Dr. Matt Back and Dr. Kasia Dybal of Harper Adams University. We discussed the complicated system of potato cyst nematode in the United Kingdom.

Additional Resources

https://www.pcnhub.ac.uk/

https://horticulture.ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/pcn-grower-guide

https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/potatoes/pest-management/idahopcn

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20220386636

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20220386629

https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ppa.13002

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929139315300135?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=91f05c443bd3ad00

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) Back, M. and Dybal, K. (Interviewees). S4:E21 (Podcast). Tubers of Terror: Unearthing the Potato Cyst Nematode Part 3. 5/21/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

Transcript

In this Episode Ed Talks with Dr. Matt Back and Dr. Kasia Dybal of Harper Adams University. We discussed the complicated system of potato cyst nematode in the United Kingdom.

Additional Resources

https://www.pcnhub.ac.uk/

https://horticulture.ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/pcn-grower-guide

https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/potatoes/pest-management/idahopcn

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20220386636

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20220386629

https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ppa.13002

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929139315300135?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=91f05c443bd3ad00

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) Back, M. and Dybal, K. (Interviewees). S4:E20 (Podcast). Tubers of Terror: Unearthing the Potato Cyst Nematode Part 2. 5/14/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

Transcript

In this Episode Ed Talks with Dr. Matt Back and Dr. Kasia Dybal of Harper Adams University. We discussed the complicated system of potato cyst nematode in the United Kingdom.

Additional Resources

https://www.pcnhub.ac.uk/

https://horticulture.ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/pcn-grower-guide

https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/potatoes/pest-management/idahopcn

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20220386636

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20220386629

https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ppa.13002

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929139315300135?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=91f05c443bd3ad00

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) Back, M. and Dybal, K. (Interviewees). S4:E19 (Podcast). Tubers of Terror: Unearthing the Potato Cyst Nematode Part 1. 5/7/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e19-tubers-of-terror-unearthing-the-potato-cyst-nematode-part-1

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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

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

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

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

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