{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 230 From alien wasps to zombie ants, parasites are all around | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3465,"description":"It’s a Halloween Spooktacular! While they are usually overlooked, parasites are all around us. Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast as we explore the complex, surprisingly common, and sometimes creepy world of parasites and parasitoids with Dr. Kacie Athey. Learn how these tiny creatures attack and manipulate their hosts, the difference between parasites, parasitoids, and diseases, discover mind-controlling fungi that infect insects, and more!\n \nWatch us on YouTube:\n \nSkip to what you want to know:  \n  02:47 - Welcome, Dr. Kacie Athey!\n  04:46 – What are parasites? How are they different than diseases?\n  06:21 - What are some parasites we commonly encounter or affect humans?\n  09:59 - Parasites 'in the garden' - parasitoid wasps\n  17:22 - Parasitoid wasps and hornworm caterpillars\n  23:30 - Parasitoid wasps and aphids\n  25:37 - The (sometimes) bizarre world of hyperparasitoids.\n  37:33 - Cordyceps - The Last of Us comes to insects\n  44:28 - A few more examples of parasites manipulating host behavior\n  48:44 - A few parasitic plants\n  54:37 - Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye!\n\n \nAlabagrus kaciejoae\nMistletoe Show: Learn about this holiday parasitic plant\n \n \nContact us! \nChris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu\nKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu\n \nCheck out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing\nSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe\n \nAny products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.\n \n \nBarnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk\n \n--\nYou can find us on most podcast platforms.  \niTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377     \nTunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/  \nSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR    \nVurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/    \nListen notes -...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8M4jy-2EktViSJpDBxEJL2IulcAlRJg8ktxlDJM3UA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}