Arthro-Pod: September 2021

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Arthro-Pod EP 97: The Caterpillar that ate 2021 with Dr. Katelyn Kesheimer

Hello bug lovers! Tune in today to learn all about the fall armyworm outbreak of 2021. Our guest is Dr. Katelyn Kesheimer of Auburn University. Katelyn has dealt with FAW for the majority of the summer and has worked tirelessly to produce extension materials and provide information to growers on how to confront this hungry, hungry caterpillar. We cover how the outbreak started, possible reasons why this year was so bad, and how entomologists work together to provide timely info to their home states!

Dr. Kesheimer works on many different kinds of commodities and crops, including hemp!

Fall armyworms have an inverted "Y" on their head and four black dots on their rear that form a square. Photo by Jim Kalisch, University of Nebraska.

Show notes

You can learn about fall armyworm from the many extension publications dedicated to it online.

https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/field/fall_armyworm.htm

https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/farming/management-of-fall-armyworm-in-pastures-and-hayfields/

http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/fall-armyworms-hayfields-and-pastures

Katelyn was interviewed by the Washington Post on the 2021 outbreak

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/17/armyworms-agriculture-outbreak-farming/

As fall armyworms march, they feed, leaving behind widespread brown turf in lawns, sports fields, and golf courses. Photos by Katelyn Kesheimer.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Arthro-Pod EP 96: Writing about entomology with Eric Eaton

The arthro-pod team had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Eaton, an author and professional entomologist, who is a true maverick in creating opportunities for himself. Though he holds no degree in entomology, he has established himself a science communicator and entomology expert on several platforms. Find out why pursuing a degree in entomology was a disappointment to him, how he struggled with career identity for several years, the challenges and joys of being a writer, the problem with industry and science, and advice for young people with an interest in entomology.