Episode 99: Common Cannabis Pests and Biological Controls with Steven Arthurs

Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast

Tad Hussey.

Cannabis, Gardening, Natural Sciences, Cultivation, Leisure, Science, Home & Garden, Marijuana, Weed, Growing, Organics, Grow

4.7 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 90 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

My guest this week is Steven Arthurs. Steven graduated from the Imperial College London with a Masters of Science in Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management. He also received a Diploma in Applied Entomology and went to get a PhD in Insect Pathology. He did his Post Doctoral work at Texas A and M researched biological pest control for thrips on ornamental plants and investigated insect/virus interactions while conducting greenhouse trials to evaluate new insecticides. From there he worked as a research entomologist with the USDA for 5 years before becoming an Assistant Professor in Entomology at the University of Florida. He is currently a research associate with Texas A & M University and also a Technical Sales Specialist with Biobee USA, a leading provider of biologically based integrated pest management. Biobee is the world’s leading producer of persimilis, the most effective natural predator of spider mites. I’m very excited to announce that in conjunction with this podcast release, KIS Organics has partnered with BioBee to offer their wide array of beneficial insects through our website and will be shipping direct from insectary so as to ensure optimal viability of insects upon arrival. In today’s podcast we discuss the many pests we see in cannabis and what some good management options are utilizing beneficial predatory insects. Now on to the show!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to the Cannabis Cautilance Podcast. I'm your host, Tad Hussey of Kiss Organics.
0:23.2	This is the podcast where we discuss the cutting edge of growing from a science-based perspective
0:27.5	and drawn top experts from around the industry to share their wisdom and knowledge.
0:32.1	My guest this week is Stephen Arthur's. Stephen graduated from the Imperial College London
0:36.9	with a master's of Science in
0:38.4	Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management. He also received a diploma in applied entomology
0:43.7	and went on to get a PhD in insect pathology. He did his postdoctoral work at Texas A&M,
0:49.9	researching biological pest control for thrips on ornamental plants and investigated insect
0:54.8	virus interactions while conducting greenhouse trials to evaluate new insecticides.
1:00.2	From there, he worked as a research entomologist with the USDA for five years before becoming
1:05.2	an assistant professor in entomology at the University of Florida. He is currently a research
1:10.4	associate with Texas A&M University and also
1:13.6	a technical sales specialist with BioB USA, a leading provider of biologically based integrated
1:19.4	pest management. BioB is the world's leading producer of persimilis, the most effective natural
1:24.8	predator of spider mites. I'm very excited to announce that in conjunction
1:29.0	with this podcast release, Kiss Organics has partnered with Biobe to offer their wide array of
1:33.7	beneficial insects through our website and we'll be shipping direct from insectaries so as to
1:38.2	ensure optimal viability of insects upon arrival. In today's podcast, we discuss the many pests
1:43.9	we see in cannabis and
1:45.2	what some good management options are for utilizing beneficial predatory insects. Now on to the show.
1:53.0	Hi, Stephen. Thanks for coming on the show today.
1:56.3	Hi, good morning, Chad. I'm happy to be here. Yeah, I appreciate it. So I asked Suzanne, we've been working with BioB now,
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -972 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tad Hussey., and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Tad Hussey. and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.