I See Dead Plants

By Ed Zaworski

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Episodes: 149

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Plant Science Stories Rooted in the Everyday The I See Dead Plants podcast shares the stories of people and plants, pests and pathogens, and the conflicts among them. Join us as we speak to the folks who are helping the rest of us live healthier, more productive lives through pest management research and education. We strive to make science accessible.

Episode Date
(S5:E7) Frog Eye-PM: Predictive Modeling Part 1
May 13, 2026
(S5:E6) Dr. Banana vs. Tropical Race 4
Apr 15, 2026
(S5:E5) Documenting the Nations Grandest Trees: The Gathering Growth Foundation Part 2
Mar 25, 2026
(S5:E4) Documenting the Nations Grandest Trees: The Gathering Growth Foundation Part 1
Mar 18, 2026
(S5:E3) Silent Yield Killer: Soybean Cyst Nematode and the SCN Coalition
Mar 11, 2026
(S5:E2) When Life Doesn't Give you Lemons: Citrus Greening Part 2
Mar 04, 2026
(S5:E1) When Life Doesn't Give you Lemons: Citrus Greening Part 1
Feb 25, 2026
(S4:E45) Blights Get Sick Too: Chestnut Blight and Hypovirulence
Dec 31, 2025
(S4:E44) Boring Problems?: Managing the Dectes Stem Borer Part 2
Dec 24, 2025
(S1:E2) Alternate Hosts: Lack of Chestnuts on an Open Fire
Dec 19, 2025
(S4:E43) Boring Problems?: Managing the Dectes Stem Borer Part 1
Dec 17, 2025
(S4:E42) The Bug Crusade: Adventures of the Indiana Jones of Entomology Part 2
Dec 03, 2025
(S4:E41) The Bug Crusade: Adventures of the Indiana Jones of Entomology Part 1
Nov 26, 2025
(S4:E40) Dr. Doom's Crash Course in Ag Economics Part 2
Nov 12, 2025
(S4:E39) Dr. Doom's Crash Course in Ag Economics part 1
Nov 05, 2025
(S1:E1) Alternate Hosts: Was Ergot To Blame For The Salem Witch Trials?
Oct 31, 2025
(S4:E38) Blightmare on Stem Street: Alfalfa Bacterial Stem Blight
Oct 22, 2025
(S4:E37) A New Threat to Cotton: The Cotton Jassid
Oct 08, 2025
(S4:E36)The IPM Triangle: Making a Plan to Use Integrated Pest Management
Oct 01, 2025
(S4:E35) Island IPM: CTAHR Sustainable Pest Management Part 2
Sep 24, 2025
(S4:E34) Island IPM: CTAHR Sustainable Pest Management Part 1
Sep 17, 2025
(S4:E33) Wicked Corn Curveball: Insights on Curvularia Leafspot of Corn
Sep 10, 2025
(S4:E32) Cursed Chiles: An Overview of Chile Pepper Diseases Part 2
Sep 03, 2025
(S4:E31) Cursed Chiles: An Overview of Chile Pepper Diseases Part 1
Aug 27, 2025
(S4:E30) Drowned in Dread: Phytophthora capsici
Aug 20, 2025
(S4:E29) Symp-tomb Check: Evolving Plant Disease Diagnostics
Aug 13, 2025
(S4:E28) A Scarlet Plague: Red Crown Rot of Soybean
Jul 30, 2025
(S4:E27) Smells Like Trouble: A Stinkbug Overview Part 2
Jul 16, 2025
(S4:E26) Smells Like Trouble: A Stinkbug Overview Part 1
Jul 09, 2025
(S4:E25) Taxonomic Tumult: Cercospora Species and Soybean Diseases Part 2
Jul 02, 2025
(S4:E24) Taxonomic Tumult: Cercospora Species and Soybean Diseases Part 1
Jun 25, 2025
(S4:E23) Tunnels of Terror: Soybean Tentiform Leafminer
Jun 18, 2025
(S4:E22) Crawlers of Compact Corn: Insect Pests and Short Stature Corn
Jun 11, 2025
(S4:E21) Tubers of Terror: Unearthing the Potato Cyst Nematode Part 3
May 21, 2025
(S4:E20) Tubers of Terror: Unearthing the Potato Cyst Nematode Part 2
May 14, 2025
(S4:E19) Tubers of Terror: Unearthing the Potato Cyst Nematode Part 1
May 07, 2025
(S4:E18) Beech Leaf Destroyer: A Beech Leaf Disease Overview
Apr 30, 2025
(S4:E17) Six -Legged Siege: Row Crop Insects and Management with Bt Part 2
Apr 23, 2025
(S4:E16) Six -Legged Siege: Row Crop Insects and Management with Bt Part 1
Apr 16, 2025
(S4:E15) Petrifying Pathogens and Faculty Frights: Unraveling the Unknown in Academia Part 2
Apr 09, 2025
(S4:E14) Petrifying Pathogens and Faculty Frights: Unraveling the Unknown in Academia Part 1
Apr 02, 2025
(S4:E13) Prophecy of Plague: Plant Diseases and Predictive Modeling Part 2
Mar 26, 2025
(S4:E12) Prophecy of Plague: Plant Diseases and Predictive Modeling Part 1
Mar 19, 2025
(S4:E11) Southern Pine Specters: An Overview of the Southern Pine Beetle Part 2
Mar 12, 2025
(S4:E10) Southern Pine Specters: An Overview of the Southern Pine Beetle Part 1
Mar 05, 2025
(S4:E9) Fields Flooded with Fear: An Overview of Rice Billbug Part 3
Feb 26, 2025
(S4:E8) Fields Flooded with Fear: An Overview of Rice Billbug Part 2
Feb 19, 2025
(S4:E7) Fields Flooded with Fear: An Overview of Rice Billbug Part 1
Feb 12, 2025
(S4:E6) Nematode Nightmare: The Worldwide Impact of Pine Wilt Disease Part 2
Feb 05, 2025
(S4:E5) Nematode Nightmare: The Worldwide Impact of Pine Wilt Disease Part 1
Jan 29, 2025
(S4:E4) Bunker of Doom: The Mycotoxin Threat in Corn Silage Part 2
Jan 22, 2025
(S4:E3) Bunker of Doom: The Mycotoxin Threat in Corn Silage Part 1
Jan 15, 2025
(S4:E2) The Rusted Brew: Re-Visiting Coffee Rust Part 2
Jan 08, 2025
(S4:E1) The Rusted Brew: Re-Visiting Coffee Rust Part 1
Jan 02, 2025
(S3:E41) Seeds of Terror!: Spinach Seed Production Pathogens Part 2
Dec 11, 2024
(S3:E40) Seeds of Terror!: Spinach Seed Production Pathogens Part 1
Dec 04, 2024
(S3:E39) Agents of Dread: Corn Stunt Disease and The Corn Leafhopper Part 2
Nov 13, 2024
(S3:E38) Agents of Dread: Corn Stunt Disease and The Corn Leafhopper Part 1
Nov 06, 2024
(S3:E37) Traveling Terror!: Southern Rust of Corn Part 2
Oct 23, 2024
(S3:E36) Traveling Terror!: Southern Rust of Corn Part 1
Oct 16, 2024
(S3:E35) Specialty Crop Crusaders: An Overview of the IR4 Project Part 2
Oct 09, 2024
(S3:E34) Specialty Crop Crusaders: An Overview of the IR4 Project Part 1
Oct 02, 2024
(S3:E33) Sweet Potato Stranglers: An Overview of Root Knot Nematode Part 2
Sep 18, 2024
(S3:E32) Sweet Potato Stranglers: An Overview of Root Knot Nematode Part 1
Sep 11, 2024
(S3:E31) Kidney Shaped Creatures- Reniform Nematode on Cotton
Sep 04, 2024
(S3:E30) Lack of Drainage Draining Your Crops!?: Intern Takeover!!!
Jul 31, 2024
(S3:E29) What is Integrated Pest Management Revisited: Insights from My Mom
Jul 10, 2024
(S3:E28) Beam Me Up!: Giant Starship Elements and Fungal Genomes Part 2
Jul 03, 2024
(S3:E27) Beam Me Up!: Giant Starship Elements and Fungal Genomes Part 1
Jun 26, 2024
(S3:E26) Castle Defense: A Deeper Understanding of Tar spot of Corn Part 2
Jun 19, 2024
(S3:E25) Castle Defense: A Deeper Understanding of Tar spot of Corn Part 1
Jun 13, 2024
(S3:E24) Nature's Defenders Against Invasive Nightmares: Overseas Biological Testing Facilities
Jun 05, 2024
(S3:E23) Return of the Forest Horde: Periodical Cicadas Part 2
May 29, 2024
(S3:E22) Return of the Forest Horde: Periodical Cicadas Part 1
May 29, 2024
(S3:E21) Beating Insects With BT Part 2
May 22, 2024
(S3:E20) Beating Insects With Bt Part 1
May 15, 2024
(S3:E19) Don't Let Pesticides Creep Away: Lessons Learned About Off-Target Movement
May 01, 2024
(S3:E18) Controlling The Diabolical With A Biological: Potential Corn Tar Spot Biocontrols
Apr 24, 2024
(S3:E17) Cursed Cucurbits: The Story of CYVD Part 3
Apr 10, 2024
(S3:E16) Cursed Cucurbits: The Story of CYVD Part 2
Apr 03, 2024
(S3:E15) Cursed Cucurbits: The Story of CYVD Part 1
Mar 27, 2024
(S3:E14) Whispers in the Fields: The True Story of the Southern Corn Leaf Blight Epidemic of 1970 Part 3
Mar 20, 2024
(S3:E13) Whispers in the Fields: The True Story of the Southern Corn Leaf Blight Epidemic of 1970 Part 2
Mar 13, 2024
(S3:E12) Whispers in the Fields: The True Story of the Southern Corn Leaf Blight Epidemic of 1970 Part 1
Mar 06, 2024
(S3:E11) Charcoal Rot Chronicles: Unveiling the Terrifying Truth Behind the Soybean Menace Part 2
Feb 21, 2024
(S3:E10) Charcoal Rot Chronicles: Unveiling the Terrifying Truth Behind the Soybean Menace Part 1
Feb 14, 2024
(S3:E9) Stop Treating Soil Like Dirt: Cover Crops and Corn Disease Part 2
Feb 07, 2024
(S3:E8) Stop Treating Soil Like Dirt: Cover Crops and Corn Disease Part 1
Jan 31, 2024
(S3:E7) Bird Poop Helps to Understand Bird-Crop Relationships
Jan 10, 2024
(S3:E6) I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas and Maybe a Few Bugs Part 2
Dec 27, 2023
(S3:E5) I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas and Maybe a Few Bugs Part 1
Dec 20, 2023
(S3:E4) Wheat and Barley Scab? - USWBSI to the Rescue
Dec 13, 2023
(S3:E3) Is Beech Bark Disease Worse Than the Big Bad Wolf? Part 2
Dec 06, 2023
(S3:E2) Is Beech Bark Disease Worse Than the Big Bad Wolf? Part 1
Nov 29, 2023
(S3:E1) I'm Thankful for Cranberry Fruit Rot Research
Nov 22, 2023
(S2:E32) Season 2 Wrap Up
Oct 20, 2023
(S2:E31) Pathogens sneaking around your vines!? Act now and protect the wine! (Part 2)
Oct 04, 2023
(S2:E30) Pathogens sneaking around your vines!? Act now and protect the wine! (Part 1)
Sep 27, 2023
(S2:E29) What To Do When Oak Wilt Haunts Your Forest (Part 2)
Sep 20, 2023
(S2:E28) What To Do When Oak Wilt Haunts Your Forest (Part 1)
Sep 13, 2023
(S2:E27) Stop Insects From Tarnishing Your Cotton Crop: Bt technology and Cotton Insects
Sep 06, 2023
(S2:E26) Keeping Your Heads Scab Free: Fusarium Fungicide Sensitivity Screening
Aug 30, 2023
(S2:E25) Don't Let Disease Blight Your Days: Potato Diseases Caused by Alternaria
Aug 16, 2023
(S2:E24) Slashing a Trail Eastward: A Western Bean Cutworm Overview
Jul 05, 2023
(S2:E23) Yields Being Grabbed by Dead Man's Fingers: Taproot Decline of Soybean
Jun 21, 2023
(S2:E22) The Emerald Executioner: An Overview of Emerald Ash Borer
Jun 14, 2023
(S2:E21) Sclerotinia minor- Big Impact on Peanuts
Jun 07, 2023
(S2:E20) Ear Worms, Raccoons and Smut Oh My!: An overview of Sweet Corn and Common Pests
May 24, 2023
(S2:E19) Shedding Light on Spotted Lanternfly
May 17, 2023
(S2:E18) Kombating Fungi on Melon with KASP: Cucurbit Downey Mildew (CDM)
May 10, 2023
(S2:E17) Grabbing the Beetle by the Horns: An overview of Asian Longhorn Beetle
May 03, 2023
(S2:E16) What is SNIRT and Why is it Bad News for Soybean Growers?: An Overview of Soybean Cyst Nematode
Apr 26, 2023
(S2:E15) Beetles Trying to Swarm Your Hops?: WSDA Japanese Beetle Eradication Program
Apr 12, 2023
(S2:E14) The MD of the Plant World: UNL Doctor of Plant Health Program
Apr 05, 2023
(S2:E13) Real Crop Scouts Ride Dinosaurs: The Tale of "At Field's End"
Mar 29, 2023
(S2:E12) Bullseye: An Overview of Soybean Target Spot
Mar 22, 2023
(S2:E11) Fungal Zombie Apocalypse: A Review of HBO's "The Last of Us"
Mar 15, 2023
(S2:E10) Horticulture Mythbusting: Be Wary of Your Sources
Mar 08, 2023
(S2:E9) No Barley No Beer: The Terrifying Tale of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus
Feb 15, 2023
(S2:E8) The Hemibiotrophic Terror: Anthracnose Stalk Rot
Feb 08, 2023
(S2:E7) How to Avoid Nightmares with the Elm on your Street
Jan 25, 2023
(S2:E6) Tracking Sunflower Diseases Prowling Your Fields
Jan 19, 2023
(S2:E5) Nematodes That Feast on Corn
Jan 12, 2023
(S2:E4) Tunneling Away from Pests: Cucurbit Pests and Ways to Control Them
Jan 04, 2023
(S2:E3) Outthinking Apple Diseases: The Smart Apple Sprayer
Dec 21, 2022
(S2:E2) What Terrors Lurk Below the Canopy: Soybean Stem Canker
Dec 14, 2022
(S2:E1) What is "Integrated Pest Management" and Why it Matters
Dec 07, 2022
I See Dead Plants Season 2 Trailer
Dec 02, 2022
Season 1 Wrap Up
Oct 17, 2022
(S1:E19) Mixing it Up: How Extended Crop Rotation Effects Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome
Aug 25, 2022
(S1:E18) Fungi Fight Back! Fungicide resistance in Crop Diseases
Aug 03, 2022
(S1:E17) The Robigalia and the Wrath of Robigus: An Overview of Stem Rust on Wheat
Jun 30, 2022
(S1:E16) Drop Dead Soybeans: Trying to Predict Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome
Jun 15, 2022
(S1:E15) Swollen Soybean Growths Filled with Worms: The Story of Soybean Gall Midge
Jun 02, 2022
(S1:E14) Refried Genes: Using CRISPR/Cas9 Systems to Edit the Genome of Soybeans
May 19, 2022
(S1:E13): How did these Rat Turds get in my Soybean Stems?! Soybean White Mold
May 04, 2022
(S1:E12): A guide to killing fungi: Fungicide efficacy trials
Apr 20, 2022
(S1:E11): A Fung-Guide to Fusarium Head Scab: Fusarium Head Scab of Wheat
Apr 06, 2022
(S1:E10): Rust Can't Get Enough: Soybean Rust
Mar 24, 2022
(S1:E9): Driving on a Frozen Lake: Agronomy on Ice
Mar 11, 2022
(S1:E8): Wilting Leaves and Bacterial Ooze: Combating Goss's Wilt with Corn Genetics
Feb 28, 2022
(S1:E7): Vampire Worms! How Root Knot Nematodes Drain the Life from Soybeans
Jan 13, 2022
(S1:E6): Coffee Rust: The Parasite that Wants to Ruin Your Morning
Dec 28, 2021
(S1:E5): Flying Saucers and Fungicides: Measuring Soybean Stress with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Nov 17, 2021
(S1:E4): A Sticky Situation: How Tar Spot Makes Your Ears Smaller
Oct 05, 2021
(E1): I See Dead Plants Podcast Trailer
Jul 29, 2021
(S1:E3): Gettin' Fungicide All Up in My Canopy
Jul 28, 2021
(S1:E2): Army of Fatherless Clones: Soybean Aphid Decision Making - Part 2
Jul 28, 2021
(S1:E1): Army of Fatherless Clones: Soybean Aphid Decision Making - Part 1
Jul 28, 2021