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[Episode 109] How can a fungus help control one of the Philippines’ most destructive crop pests? In this episode of Behind the Science Podcast, Marcela M. Navasero and Melissa P. Montecalvo of UPLB’s National Crop Protection Center share how Metarhizium rileyi is being studied as a biological control agent against fall armyworm, along with the real-world challenges of turning lab research into sustainable pest management solutions. 📚Reference: Valeros JME, Garcia TAP, Sabino NG, Navasero MM, and Montecalvo MP. 2025. Effect of Successive Subculturing on Virulence, Growth, and Germination of Fungus Metarhizium rileyi for Biological Control of Fall Armyworm. The Philippine Agricultural Scientist. 108(4):406–412. ► https://doi.org/10.62550/dde412069025 🤝Behind The Science Podcast is presented to you by Marine & Earth Science Learning Hub, UP Resilience Institute, The Philippine Agricultural Scientist, The Philippine Journal of Fisheries, and SciEnggJ. 🌊Follow Marine & Earth Science Learning Hub on @marineearthscience ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marineearthscience ► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@btspodcastph ► Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marineearthscience 🎙️Follow Behind The Science Podcast on ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btspodcast23 ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg3GZRd-UMScYpWlDj5T3eklUF75XPeLD&si=rg8Qf1i8k4zPnlcp ► Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4NTLrSfceKjpFvZWflzBJj?si=dbf094cba38746a0 ► Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/behind-the-science-podcast/id1753464681 ✍️ Submit your research: ► The Philippine Agricultural Scientist: https://pas.uplb.edu.ph/ ► The Philippine Journal of Fisheries: https://nfrdi.da.gov.ph/tpjf/ ► SciEnggJ: https://scienggj.org/ ⚛️Learn physics with Pinoy Physicists ►https://youtube.com/@liknayan.podcast