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Rutgers Entomology Seminars - Spring 2025

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. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona is coordinating this semester's speakers. For inquiries call 848-932-9774. Related seminars: Ecology and Evolution.

Date Presenter Seminar Title
Feb. 7

Rob Mitchell
(Penn State University)

The Ecology and Evolution of Pheromones in Wood Boring Beetles.

Feb. 14 Samantha Willden
(Cornell University)

Insect Dynamics in Controlled Environments: Tritrophic Interactions and Beyond!

Missed it?  Watch it on our YouTube channel.

Feb. 21 Kimberly Russell
(Rutgers University)

Meeting Native Bees' Needs: Habitat Supplementation in Urban and Suburban Environments.

Missed it? Watch it on our YouTube channel.

Feb.28

Alex Rudin 
(Rutgers University)

Teaching Excellence in Entomology Program Master Lecture: Insects in Mythology and Culture-Blattodea and Mantodea 

Missed it? Watch it on our YouTube channel .

March 7

Grayson Tung
(Rutgers University)

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Mosquito Blood Feeding: Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms.

Missed it? Watch it on our YouTube channel.

March14 Jessica Ware
(American Museum of Natural History)

Maramorosch Seminar: Insect Evolution: Using Genomics, Genetics and Morphology to Understand Dragonflies

Missed it? Watch it on our YouTube channel.

March 21

NO SEMINAR

SPRING BREAK

March 28

Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia
(Virginia Tech University)

Expanding the Toolbox: Applied Research for Improving IPM in Specialty Crops.

In-person or Watch it on Zoom.

Password: 189188

April 4

Adekunle Adesanya
(Corteva Agriscience)

Between Consumerism and Evolutionary Adaptations in Agroecosystems, Insights from Generalist Herbivore Pests in Specialty CropSystems.

In-person or Watch it on Zoom.

Password: 189188

April 11

NO SEMINAR

 

April 18 Hany Dweck
(The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station)

Novel Natural Attractants and Repellents for Spotted-Wing Drosophila.

In-person or Watch it on Zoom.

Password: 189188

April 25 TBA

TBA

May 2 Yahel Ben-Zvi 
(Rutgers University)

Teaching Excellence in Entomology Program Master Lecture: Diversity of Plant Chemistries in Nature.

 In-person or Watch it on Zoom.

Password: 189188