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Department of Entomology Spring 2001 Seminar Series
Seminars take place in E-164 Lagomarcino Hall at 4:10 p.m. Mondays (unless otherwise stated).
| January 8 | Dr. Mahmoud N. Abo-Shehada, Ministry of Agriculture, Saudi Arabia The Control of Asian Screwworm Fly Chrysomyia bezziana in the Middle East |
| January 22 | Dr. John Obrycki, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University A Perspective on Federal Invasive Species Programs |
| January 29 | Amy Wiebe, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University. MS thesis seminar: Trophic Interactions Influencing the Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife |
| February 5 | Dr. Jerald DeWitt, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University. Sustainable Agriculture across America |
| February 12 | Denny Bruck, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University. PhD dissertaion seminar: Dynamics of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana |
| February 19 | Chris Peterson, Department of Entomology and Program in Toxicology, Iowa State University. PhD dissertaion seminar: To Beat DEET: Examination of Two Plants for Insect Repellent Compound |
| February 26 | Tim Nowatzki, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University. PhD dissertaion seminar: Improvements in Management of the Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) |
| March 5 | Dr. Srinivas Kambhampati, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University. Evolution and Biogeography of the Woodroach, Cryptocercus |
| March 12 | Spring Break |
| March 19 | Dr. L.R. "Skip" Nault, Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University. Evolution of an Insect Pest: The Corn Leafhopper, a Case Study |
| March 29 | Note time and location! Thursday, 4:10 pm, W-142 Lagomarcino Hall Rachel Binning, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University. MS thesis seminar: Effects of Transgenic Bt Corn on the Stalk Borer and Rearing Techniques for a European Corn Borer Parasitoid |
| April 2 | ESGO speaker and Miller Lecturer Dr. May Berenbaum, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois. Gut Reactions: How Swallowtail Caterpillars Eat Plants |
| April 2 | Second presentation: Note time and location: 8pm in The Gallery, Memorial Union. Dr. May Berenbaum, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois. Phytochemicals: Plant Sex, Human Drugs, and Insect Rock and Roll |
| April 9 | Jennifer Remmers, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University. MS thesis seminar: Evaluation of a Lethal Ovitrap for Aedes aegypti Dengue Mosquito Vectors in Costa Rica |
| April 16 | Shaohan Zhao, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University. PhD dissertation seminar: The Influence of Aging Atrazine-Treated Soil on Bioavailability of Atrazine and Survival of Agrobacterium radiobacter strain J14a |
| April 23 | Paul A. Dahm Memorial Lecture in Entomology Dr. Jonathan Neal, Department of Entomology, Purdue University. The Host Plant Paradigm Revisited: Ecological Aspects of Feeding on Non-Hosts |
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