Rutgers Entomology Seminars - Fall 2025

PLEASE NOTE: Seminars begin at 11:00 am in Foran Hall, Room 138A, unless otherwise noted.

For earlier Entomology Seminars, see Our Youtube Channel.

Dr. Alvaro Toledo 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. Missed it? Watch it on our YouTube channel.
April 4	Adekunle Adesanya (Corteva Agriscience)	Between Consumerism and Evolutionary Adaptations in Agroecosystems, Insights from Generalist Herbivore Pests in Specialty CropSystems.
April 11	NO SEMINAR
April 18	Hany Dweck (The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station)	Novel Natural Attractants and Repellents for Spotted-Wing Drosophila.
April 25	TBA	TBA
May 2	Yahel Ben-Zvi (Rutgers University)	Teaching Excellence in Entomology Program Master Lecture: Diversity of Plant Chemistries in Nature. Missed It? Watch it on our YouTube channel.