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Rutgers Entomology Seminars - Spring 2024

PLEASE NOTE: Seminars begin at 11:00 am in Thompson Hall, Room 206, unless otherwise noted.

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For earlier Entomology Seminars, see Our Youtube Channel.

Dr. Anne Nielsen is coordinating this semester's speakers. For inquiries call 848-932-9774. Related seminars: Ecology and Evolution.

Date Presenter Seminar Title
Jan.19

Alvaro Toledo
(Assistant Professor, Rutgers Entomology)

RESCHEDULED TO FEB. 9

Jan. 26 Dayu Zhang
(Zhejiang Agricultural & Forest University, Zhejiang, China)

How Does Oleic Acid Trigger Burial Behavior in a Termite Population?

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Feb. 2 George Hamilton
(Professor and Extension Specialist, Rutgers University)

Maramorosch Memorial Lecture.

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Feb. 9 Alvaro Toledo
(Assistant Professor, Dept. of Entomology, Rutgers University)

Tackling the Invasive Longhorned Tick.

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Feb. 16

Emily Mader
(Dept. of Entomology, Cornell University)

New Programming from the Northeast Regional Center for Vector-Borne Diseases: Opportunities for Training & Community Engagement.

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Feb. 23 Isaac Esquivel
(Dept. of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida)

Quid Pro Quo? Relationship of Bees in Pollinator Independent Crops.

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March 1

Margarita Lopez-Uribe
(Dept of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University)

Buzzing through Time: the Interplay of Ecology, Evolution, and Humans on Bees' Recent History.

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March 8

Will Kuhn
(Discover Life in America)

Life Abounds in the Great Smoky Mountains: the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory in America's Most Diverse National Park.

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March 22

Brian Lovett
(USDA ARS )

Fungal Biotechnology for Insect Biocontrol.

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March 29

Pierre Lau
(USDA ARS )

POSTPONED - New Date TBA

Agricultural Management Practices and Floral Rewards for Pollinators: Finding Holistic Strategies to Benefit Multiple Stakeholders.

April 5 Kelsey Coffman
(University of Tennessee, Knoxville)

Viruses as Mutalistic Symbionts of Parasitoid Wasps and Prospects for Biological Control.

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April 12 Jennifer Peterson
(Dept. of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Delaware)

Multi-scale Investigations of Triatomine-Trypanosome Systems.

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April 19 Randa Jabbour
(University of Wyoming)

Collaborations with Social Scientists to Improve Pest Management Research.

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April 26 Paul Abram
(Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada)

TBA

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