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Fungi and Insect Interactions: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

WHEN: OCTOBER 19, 2023, 7 PM CST WHERE: ONLINE VIA ZOOM OR YOUTUBE COST: FREE WITH REGISTRATION (DONATIONS ACCEPTED) We welcome back ecologist Chris Garza for a talk on insect and fungal interactions as our special guest speaker for October. Prepare to be spooked, wowed and inspired. ABOUT THE TALK Insects and fungi have various complex interactions. In some cases the fungi and insects benefit each other such as leaf cutter ants that feed and farm fungi for food (the good). Other insects spread fungal pathogens like oak wilt (the bad). Finally, some fungi have evolved complex methods of parasitism including mind-control before growing out of their insect hosts (the ugly!). Learn about these and many more interesting relationships between fungi and insects. ABOUT THE GUEST SPEAKER Chris Garza is a certified ecologist, certified arborist, and a certified ecological restoration practitioner in training. He has a MS in Forestry where he focused on forest entomology and has since become an avid mycophile.