PLEASE NOTE: Seminars begin at 11:00 am in Thompson Hall, Room 206, unless otherwise noted.
Dr. Dina Fonseca is coordinating this semester's speakers. For inquiries call 848-932-9774. Related seminars: Ecology and Evolution
| Date | Presenter | Seminar Title | Institution |
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26 Jan
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Dina Fonseca |
Note - this seminar begins at 11:30 am. The silver lining - effective urban mosquito control by informed citizens. |
CVB/Entomology, Rutgers University |
2 Feb
|
Rafael Valentin |
Application of environmental DNA to survey for agricultural pests |
DEENR, Rutgers University |
9 Feb
|
Andrea Egizi |
It's not just Lyme disease: lessons from 10 years of tick surveillance in Monmouth County, NJ. |
Tick-borne Disease Lab at CVB, Monmouth County Mosquito |
16 Feb
|
Yvonne Linton |
The application of DNA barcoding to tick-borne disease surveillance. Postponed to a later date. |
Walter Reed Biosytematics Unit, Smithsonian Wash DC |
23 Feb
|
Olga Kostromytska |
Insecticide resistance in annual bluegrass weevil - Baseline susceptibility, cross resistance patterns, mechanisms and implications for management. |
Entomology, Rutgers University |
2 Mar |
AMCA - no seminar |
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9 Mar |
Practice Seminars By Students Taking The Seminar Course - AN AUDIENCE IS WELCOMED! |
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16 Mar
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Spring break & NJMCA - no seminar |
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23 Mar |
Kevin Cloonan |
Exploiting odor-mediating behaviors for managing insect pests. |
Entomology, Rutgers University |
30 Mar |
Shirley Luckhart and Edwin Lewis |
Karl Maramarosch Memorial Seminar - Host-pathogen interactions across scales of biology and disease systems - what we can learn by talking (and listening) to each other. |
Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem, University of Idaho |
6 Apr |
James Burtis
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The biotic and abiotic effects of the soil environment on blacklegged tick survival and energy use. |
Natural Resources, Cornell
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| 13 Apr | Michael Raupp |
When generalists specialize: Patterns of host use on trees and shrubs by Halyomorpha halys in the invaded range. |
Entomology, University of Maryland |
20 Apr |
Carolyn (Lindy) McBride |
Molecular insights into the evolution of mosquito preference for human odor. |
Biology, Princeton |
27 Apr |
Richard Falco |
Factors influencing seasonal abundance of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. |
Fordham University |