Talking Bugs

Biological Control with Dr. Gerben Messelink, Wageningen University

Dr. Messelink is a Special Professor in Biological Pest Control in Greenhouse Production Systems and Senior Research Entomologist at Wageningen University in the Netherla

Ep. 7. Dr. Anjel Helms, Chemical Cues in Plant Defenses

Dr. Helms investigates questions regarding chemical cues between predators, herbivores, and their plants, and how their interact both below and above-ground. In this inte

Ep. 6. Dr. Juliana Rangel, Swarm Intelligence

Dr. Juliana Rangel is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University. Her research lab focuses their work on honey bee health, studying subjects such as bee viruses, pest

Ep. 5: Dr. Patrick Rydzak: High-resolution melting

Dr. Rydzak currently works for the F.B.I. He made his way there through studying plant viruses that are vectored by insects. In this episode, we learn about what motivate

Ep. 4: Dr. Astri Wayadande: Electropenetrography

Dr. Astri Wayadande is known for her work in our understanding of insect feeding. Using a technique referred to as electrical penetration graph or electropenetrography, s

Ep. 3: Dr. Brent Sinclair: Insect Cold Tolerance (Pt. 2)

In this second part, we learn about a recent publication exploring a new potential organism for studying freeze tolerance. Dr. Brent Sinclair is known for his research in

Ep. 2: Dr. Brent Sinclair: Insect Cold Tolerance (Pt. 1)

Dr. Brent Sinclair is known for his research in low and high temperature tolerance of arthropods, such as fruit flies and crickets. Some insects can tolerate being comple

Ep. 1: Dr. Jenny Cory - Insect Pathogens

Dr. Jenny Cory is a Professor and Thelma Finlayson Chair in Biological Control at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. She is also the Director of the Mas

Intro: Talking Bugs Trailer

Insects are some of the most important organisms impacting humans every day; from the deadliest animals (mosquitoes) to those eating our agricultural crops. They also hav