EPISODE · Jun 16, 2020 · 26 MIN

Ep. 1: Dr. Jenny Cory - Insect Pathogens

from Talking Bugs · host Erfan Vafaie

Dr. Jenny Cory is a Professor and Thelma Finlayson Chair in Biological Control at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. She is also the Director of the Masters in Pest Management Program; a research-based masters that has slightly more numerous and focused coursework in the area of integrated pest management. We have an interesting conversation about insect viruses and how they may relate to the current global pandemic (SARS-CoV-2). Citation for the scientific paper discussed:Redman, E.M., K. Wilson and J.S. Cory. 2016. Trade-offs and mixed infections in an obligate-killing insect pathogen. J. Anim. Ecol. 85:1200–1209.