Entomology

Seminar Schedule

Fall 2008 Seminar Schedule

All seminars take place Monday from 12:20-1:10 pm in Room 404A of the Biological Sciences Building, unless otherwise noted.

August 18

First day of class for undergraduates, ENTO 3000, Pass out syllabus, course requirements, etc.

August 25



September 1

Labor Day Holiday, no seminar

September 8 Joint Sponsored with the Department of Infectious Diseases 11:00 am, S175 Coverdell Building

Dr. Ivo Francischetti, National Institutes of Health "Tissue Factor and Blood Coagulation: Role in Malaria Pathogenesis and Target for Inhibitors from Blood-Sucking Arthropods" Host: Donald Champagne

September 15

Dr. Parwinder Grewal, Center for Urban Environment and Economic Development, The Ohio State University "How Do Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Bacteria Gang Up On Insects?" Host: Mike Adang

September 22

Dr. Spencer Behmer, Department of Entomology, Texas A & M University "Insect Herbivore Nutritional Physiology: From Individuals to Communities" Host: Donald Champagne

September 29

Dr. Darold Batzer, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens "Do Biotic Communities in Floodplains Change Predictably Along a River's Length?" Host: Darold Batzer

October 6

Dwight Lynn, INSell Consulting, Newcastle, Maine “Insect Cell Culture: Tools or Toys?” Host: Mike Strand

October 13

Greg Montez, University of California, Kearney Agricultural Research Center, Parlier, CA "Spatial Analysis of Insecticide Resistance in Pests of California Citrus" Host: Paul Guillebeau

October 20

Dr. Leellen (Lee) Solter, Insect Pathology, Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana, IL "Bumble Bee Decline: Investigating the Microsporidian Mystery" Host: Keith Delaplane

October 23 Special Seminar 11:00 am, S175 Coverdell Building Co-sponsored by Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Entomology

Dr. Christian Wegener, Department of Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany "Peptidomics and Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Peptide Processing in Drosophila"

October 27

Dr. James T. Costa, Department of Biology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC "Ecology and Evolution of Larval Societies: Beyond Selfish Herds" Host: Ken Ross

November 3

Dawn Olson, Crop Protection & Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Tifton, GA “Management of Field Margins to Maximize Multiple Ecological Services” Host: Mike Strand

November 10

Dr. David Jenkins, USDA-ARS, Tropical Agricultural Research Station, Mayaguez Puerto Rico “Tropical Agriculture in Puerto Rico: Fruit Flies and Scarab Beetles" Host: Dan Horton

November 17

Entomological Society of America Meeting, no seminar

November 24

Thanksgiving Holiday, no seminar

December 1

Dr. Anchalee Tungtrongchitr, Department of Parasitology Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand "House Dust Mite and Allergy: From Research to Service" Host: Brian Forschler

December 8

Last day of class for undergraduates, ENTO 3000, Discuss Final Paper, Course Evaluations, etc.

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