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Semester Schedule (by date) See prior semesters here Hermetic Storage to Control Maize Weevil Monday, January 23rd at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Carl Bern, University Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, ISU Novel Approach for Bt Toxin-based Transgenic Aphid Resistance Monday, January 30th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Nana P. Chougule, Department of Entomology, ISU Biodiversity and Productivity: Global Patterns, Trophic Mechanisms Monday, February 6th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall W. Stan Harpole, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, ISU Beekeeping in Iowa Monday, February 13th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Andrew Joseph, State Apiarist, IDALS – Bureau of Entomology & Plant Science, Ankeny, IA ISU Virus-Insect Interactions seminar Pea enation mosaic virus – Pea Aphid Interactions and Associated Technologies Tuesday, February 21st at 3:50pm, in 210 Bessey Bryony C. Bonning, Department of Entomology, ISU ISU Virus-Insect Interactions and Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology seminar Small-RNA Responses in Modulating R-gene Mediated Aphid Resistance in Melon Monday, February 27th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Gary A. Thompson, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education Director, Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Horticulture, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA Sponsored by PSI Approaching Crops as EcoSystems (ACE) Soybean Aphid Suppression of Plant Defenses and Interactions With Others Pests Monday, March 5th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Gustavo MacIntosh, BBMB, ISU Sponsored by PSI Approaching Crops as EcoSystems (ACE) Preference and Performance of Soybean Pest Insects on Rag1 Varieties Monday, March 19th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Robert Bruner, Department of Entomology, ISU Abstract: The invasive soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae) has been recognized as an economically damaging pest of soybeans. In 2010, Rag1-resistant soybeans became commercially available to growers in the United States. We studied how these soybeans performed under seasonal aphid exposure, as well as how a variety of soybean pest insects responded to these plants. Results will be presented. Read full abstract MS thesis seminar Assessing the Response of the Western Corn Rootworm to Bt Corn Monday, March 26th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Ryan Keweshan , Department of Entomology, ISU Abstract: The western and northern corn rootworms are major economic pests in the United States. With the rapid adoption of Bt corn to manage these pests, development of resistance to Bt corn poses a significant threat to this pest control technology. Taking steps to preserve this management strategy is important for long-term success of Bt corn. The research presented in this seminar will explore the survival of northern and western corn rootworms on a single toxin hybrid and a pyramided hybrid, as well as the western corn rootworm’s response to selection using an F1 screen. Read full abstract MS thesis seminar Mechanisms of Resistance to Spinosad Monday, April 9th at 12:10pm, in Ensminger Room, 1204 Kildee Hall Jeffrey G. Scott, Professor and Chair, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY The Mechanisms of Resistance to Pyrethroid Insecticides in Mosquitoes and Their Associated Fitness Costs Monday, April 9th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Jeffrey G. Scott, Professor and Chair, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY EGSO Speaker Pest Lepidopterans in our Agroecosystems: Current and Future Patterns Monday, April 16th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Shelby Fleischer, Professor, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA Gunderson Memorial Lecture Co-sponsored by the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology Biology and Management of Striped Cucumber Beetle and Bacterial Wilt in Cucurbits Tuesday, April 17th at 3:50pm, in 210 Bessey Shelby Fleischer, Professor, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA Co-sponsored by the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology Emerging Opportunities for International Development Wednesday, April 18th at 12:10pm, in Ensminger Room, 1204 Kildee Hall Barry Pittendrigh, Professor, C.W. Kearns, C.L. Metcalf and W.P. Flint Endowed Chair in Insect Toxicology, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, IL Abstract: This presentation will introduce an outreach program called "Scientific Animations Without Borders". Associated videos on the project can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjtOHFFJSpc and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egXytQPR1sQ Read full abstract Note new date for this seminar Molecular Basis of Insect Responses to Xenobiotics Wednesday, April 18th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Barry Pittendrigh, Professor, C.W. Kearns, C.L. Metcalf and W.P. Flint Endowed Chair in Insect Toxicology, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, IL Paul A. Dahm Memorial Lecture in Entomology Sweet Problems and Symbiotic Solutions: How Insects Cope with the Extreme Diet of Plant Phloem Sap Monday, April 23rd at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Angela E. Douglas, Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor of Insect Physiology and Toxicology, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY EGSO Speaker Selection and Genetic Analysis of Behavioral Traits of European Corn Borer: Plant Establishment vs. Plant Abandonment Monday, May 14th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall Michael Rausch, Department of Entomology, ISU MS thesis seminar |
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