(S4:E6) Nematode Nightmare: The Worldwide Impact of Pine Wilt Disease Part 2
Release Date: 02/05/2025
Island IPM: CTAHR Sustainable Pest Management Part 1
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In this episode Ed interviews the sustainable pest management lab from the university of Hawaii at Manoa, led by . Along with graduate students Roshan Paudel, Lauren Braley and Ben Wiseman they discuss various projects the lab is working on across several different crops. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) Wang, KH, Paudel, R., Braley L. and Wiseman, B.(Interviewees). S4:E34 (Podcast). Island IPM: CTAHR Sustainable Pest Management Part 1. 9/17/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.
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(S4:E33) Wicked Corn Curveball: Insights on Curvularia Leafspot of Corn
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In this episode Ed is joined by co-host of University of Arkansas to interview of Mississippi State University. They discuss curvularia leaf spot of corn, which has recently been showing up in some midwestern states. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. and Faske, T. (Hosts) Alen, T. (Interviewee). S4:E32 (Podcast). Wicked Corn Curveball: Insights on Curvularia Leafspot. 9/10/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.
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(S4:E32) Cursed Chiles: An Overview of Chile Pepper Diseases Part 2
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In this episode Ed talks with of New Mexico State University. They discuss chile (not chili ) pepper diseases. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) Hanson, S. (Interviewee). S4:E32 (Podcast). Cursed Chiles: An Overview of Chile Pepper Diseases Part 2. 9/3/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.
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(S4:E31) Cursed Chiles: An Overview of Chile Pepper Diseases Part 1
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In this episode Ed talks with of New Mexico State University. They discuss chile (not chili ) pepper diseases. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) Hanson, S. (Interviewee). S4:E31 (Podcast). Cursed Chiles: An Overview of Chile Pepper Diseases Part 1. 8/27/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.
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(S4:E30) Drowned in Dread: Phytophthora capsici
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In this episode Ed talks with of North Carolina State University. They discuss Lina’s work with the pathogen Phytophthora capsici and the damage it can do on various vegetable crops. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) Quesada-Ocampo, L.M.(Interviewee). S4:E30 (Podcast). Drowned in Dread: Phytophthora capsici. 8/20/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e30-drowned-in-dread-phytophthora-capsici
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(S4:E29) Symp-tomb Check: Evolving Plant Disease Diagnostics
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In this episode Ed Interviews of the University of Florida plant diagnostic center. They discuss plant diagnostics, how they have evolved over time and how the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) unites diagnosticians across the country. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) Harmon, C. (Interviewee). S4:E29 (Podcast). Symp-tomb Check: Evolving Plant Disease Diagnostics. 8/13/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e29-symp-tomb-check-evolving-plant-disease-diagnostics
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(S4:E28) A Scarlet Plague: Red Crown Rot of Soybean
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In the episode Ed interviews of the University of Kentucky. They discuss red crown rot of soybeans. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host)and Bradley, C. (Interviewee). S4:E28 (Podcast). A Scarlet Plague: Red Crown Rot of Soybean. 7/30/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.
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(S4:E27) Smells Like Trouble: A Stinkbug Overview Part 2
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This week Ed interviews , entomologist with the Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. They discuss Zach’s role in diagnostics and stinkbugs. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) Schumm, Z. (Interviewees). S4:E27 (Podcast). Smells Like Trouble: A Stinkbug Overview Part 2. 7/16/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e27-smells-like-trouble-a-stinkbug-overview-part-2
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(S4:E26) Smells Like Trouble: A Stinkbug Overview Part 1
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This week Ed interviews , entomologist with the Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. They discuss Zach’s role in diagnostics and stinkbugs. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) Schumm, Z. (Interviewees). S4:E26 (Podcast). Smells Like Trouble: A Stinkbug Overview Part 1. 7/9/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.
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(S4:E25) Taxonomic Tumult: Cercospora Species and Soybean Diseases Part 2
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In this episode Ed interviews a podcast alumni, of Louisiana State University. They discuss the evolution of cercospora taxonomy and how it may relate to soybean diseases. Additional Resources How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) and Doyle, V. (Interviewee). S4:E25 (Podcast). Taxonomic Tumult: Cercospora Species and Soybean Diseases Part 2. 7/2/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e25-taxonomic-tumult-cerospora-species-and-soybean-diseases-part-2
info_outlineIn this episode Ed Taks with Dr. Mathew Back of Harper Adams University in the United Kingdom, Dr. Luís Bonifácio and Dr. Maria de Lurdes Inácio of Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV) in Portugal and Dr. Manuel Galvão de Melo e Mota of Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias in Portugal. They discuss the worldwide impacts of pine wilt disease (PWD) and the issues that have arisen in Portugal due to this complex system.
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https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ppa.13875
How to cite the podcast:
Zaworski, E. (Host) Back, M.A., Bonifcaio, L., Inacio, M.L. and Mota, M. (Interviewees). S4:E6 (Podcast). Nematode Nightmare: The Worldwide Impact of Pine Wilt Disease Part 2. 2/5/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s3e47-nematode-nightmare-the-worldwide-impact-of-pine-wilt-disease-part-2