121 – Fighting the Fall Army Worm
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English - February 10, 2018 16:31 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 239 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education biotech science life science plant biology agriculture agtech biology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Fall Army Worm is a moth larvae that is incredibly destructive. It causes widespread crop losses in the Americas and now has been found in Africa. This pest consumes everything in its path, and can travel many miles on the wind. It is believed that this organism could cause widespread famine in Africa. Oxitec has proposed a solution, keying off of its current suite of insect control strategies. Today we speak with Dr. Simon Warner, CSO of Oxitec. He describes the problem and proposed solutions.
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