Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Arthro-Pod EP 58: Stored Product Pests with Rob Morrison



Howdy, howdy bug lovers! Today Jody and Jonathan meet up with Dr. Rob Morrison of the USDA to talk about stored product pests. Insects in this category can eat or spoil the food we wish to eat and affect all of our lives! Rob is an expert in their biology and control and talks about all the ways we try to deal with these pests as well as new ideas for the future. Tune in to hear about weevils, fumigation, and more!


Red flour beetles in flour (photo by Rob Morrison)
Prostephanus beetle on corn (photo by Rob Morrison)


Show notes:

Rob's review of sanitation and stored product pest management:  https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/3/77/htm


An “unofficial” but more recently updated lab website is here:https://williamrobertmorrisoniii.wordpress.com/

The Morrison lab in 2018

Rob is also a really talented photographer! Check out his work at:https://www.robmorrisonphoto.com/


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Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0