Ep #8: Dr. Paul Skelley, Chief Entomologist, continued

Thanks for tuning in to another episode of Plant Industry News.
This episode begins with Director, Dr. Trevor Smith's recap of
some pest threats including a mealybug on citrus and a bee kill.
However, he also shares some exciting events during the month of
July, including visitors from Florida Youth Institute and the
reconstruction status of one of our old buildings. We continue
our interview with Dr. Paul Skelley, and Assistant Bureau Chief
of Entomology, Nematology, and Plant Pathology as he shares the
process of naming new insect species and some unique strategies
he has used for doing so in the past. Stay tuned to the end of
the podcast to hear our Division Digest. This month we celebrate
the promotion and return of DPI employees, as well as an award
recognition for one of our GIS mappers.


We hope you enjoy part 2 of the interview with Paul Skelley and
encourage you to visit last month's episode if you missed part 1
where Dr. Skelley shares about his education, his journey to the
division, and the Florida State Collection of Arthropods.
 This episode is in collaboration with UF's Department of
Agricultural Education and Communication AEC 4036 class taught by
Dr. Jamie Loizzo. To hear similar content produced by Dr.
Loizzo's students, visit
www.streamingscience.com. 


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