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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

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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.

 In-person or Watch it on Zoom.

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