The Paul A. Dahm Memorial Lecture in Entomology

Paul A. Dahm was a faculty member of Entomology at Iowa State University for 34 years (1953 to 1987) in Insecticide Toxicology. He was conferred the Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture in 1969, and served as Chairman of the Department of Entomology from 1975 to 1982. Dahm taught courses in Insecticide Toxiciology, Insect Physiology, and Medical and Veterinary Entomology. He served as major professor for 22 Ph.D. and 17 M.S. students and published widely in the areas of insecticide metabolism and environmental fate. He was conferred honorary member of the Entomological Society of America in 1985.

The Paul A. Dahm Memorial Lecture in Entomology is held annually, usually in April. Invited speakers address a range of subjects relating to Insect Toxicology.

Previous Dahm Memorial Lecture Speakers

April 23, 2007: Dr. Glenn King, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Australia. Itsy Bitsy Spider Toxins and Their Potential for Insect Control

April 3, 2006: Dr. Fred Gould, North Carolina State University. Diversification of Moth Sexual Communication Systems: An Evolutionary Paradox?

April 4, 2005: Dr. Mike Adang, University of Georgia, Athens. Bridging Basic BT Toxin Receptor Research to Pest Insect Control

April 5, 2004: Dr. Keith Solomon, University of Guelph, Canada. Pharmaceuticals in the Environment - A New Framework for Risk Assessment?

April 7, 2003: Dr. Sarjeet Gill, University of California, Riverside. Mode of Action of Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins

April 29, 2002: Dr. Thomas C. Sparks, Dow Agrosciences, Indianapolis. Natural Products as Insect Control Agents - Does Mother Nature Know Best? The "Evolution" of Spinosyns to Spinosoids

April 23, 2001: Dr. Jonathan Neal, Department of Entomology, Purdue University. The Host Plant Paradigm Revisited: Ecological Aspects of Feeding on Non-Hosts

April 10, 2000: Dr. Robert M. Hollingworth, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, and Director of National Food Safety and Toxicology Center. The Future for Insecticides: The End of the Beginning or the Beginning of the End?

April 19, 1999: Dr. Jeffrey Scott, Department of Entomology, Cornell University. Cytochromes P450 and Insecticide Resistance: Many Questions and a Few Answers

April 20, 1998: Dr. Bruce D. Hammock, Departments of Entomology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis. Development and Evaluation of Recombinant Baculoviruses for Insect Control

April 28, 1997: Dr. Richard ffrench-Constant, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Molecular Basis of Insecticide Target-site Resistance

April 29, 1996: Dr. Robert Metcalf, University of Illinois. Diabrotica Chemical Ecology: A Pathway to Better Understanding the Evolution, Ecology, and Control of Some of the World's Most Vexatious Pests

May 1, 1995: Dr. John M. Clark, Department of Entomology, University of Massachusetts. Colorado Potato Beetle: The Lean, Mean Resistance Machine

April 4, 1994: Dr. Blair Siegfried, Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Biochemical Determinants of Insecticide Toxicology

March 17, 1993: Dr. Ralph Mumma, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University. Chemical Ecology of Geranium Resistance to Insect Pests

October 7, 1991: Dr. Allan Felsot, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign. Two Perspectives on Biodegradation of Pesticides