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Department of Entomology

ISU Entomology

Upcoming Seminar

Response of Spodoptera frugiperda and Agrotis ipsilon to Bt Corn Event 1507 and Implications for Insect Resistance Management
Monday, January 28th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Rachel Binning, Department of Entomology, ISU and DuPont Pioneer
PhD dissertation seminar
Semester Schedule (by date)
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Response of Spodoptera frugiperda and Agrotis ipsilon to Bt Corn Event 1507 and Implications for Insect Resistance Management
Monday, January 28th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Rachel Binning, Department of Entomology, ISU and DuPont Pioneer
PhD dissertation seminar
Title to be announced
Monday, February 4th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Chenxu Yu, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, ISU
Interdisciplinary Interface Series: Cosponsored by VII / CEBU / Entomology / Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Lab on a Chip
Tuesday, February 5th at 3:50pm, in 210 Bessey Hall
Liang Dong, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ISU
Interdisciplinary Interface Series: Cosponsored by VII / CEBU / Entomology / Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Machine Vision-based High-throughput Plant and Animal Sensing
Monday, February 11th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Lie Tang, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, ISU
Interdisciplinary Interface Series: Cosponsored by VII / CEBU / Entomology / Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Science of Rock ’n’ Roll – Deciphering Motions in Live Cells
Tuesday, February 12th at 3:50pm, in 210 Bessey Hall
Ning Fang, Department of Chemistry, ISU
Interdisciplinary Interface Series: Cosponsored by VII / CEBU / Entomology / Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Using Biodiversity to Link Agricultural Productivity and Profitability with Environmental Quality: Results from Field Experiments in Iowa
Monday, February 18th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Host: Matt O'Neal
Gene Flow Among European Corn Borer Populations: Differential Isolation and Unexpectedly High Hybridization Between Pheromone Races
Monday, February 25th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Jing Sun, Department of Entomology, ISU
MS thesis seminar
Landscape Influences on Trophic Interactions: Implications for Insect Conservation and Pest Management
Thursday, March 7th at 9:00am, in 210 Bessey Hall
Tatyana Rand, USDA, ARS, Sidney, MT
Host: Matt O'Neal. Note the day, time and location of this seminar!
Co-sponsored by EEOB
Title to be announced
Monday, March 11th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Open,
A Genetic and Biochemical Basis for Natural Variation in Maize Aphid Resistance
Monday, March 25th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Georg Jander, Boyce Thomson Research Institute and Cornell University, NY
Abstract: Plants show considerable within-species variation in their susceptibility to insect herbivores. In the case of Zea mays (maize) infested with Rhopalosiphum maidis (corn leaf aphid), there is 100-fold range in aphid progeny production on different inbred lines. Benzoxazinoids, a class of secondary metabolites found in many grasses, are known to influence herbivore resistance.
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Host: Steve Whitham
Sponsored by PSI Virus-Insect Interactions Initiative and PSI Approaching Crops as Ecosystems
Polydnaviruses: Beneficial Symbionts and Nature's Genetic Engineers
Saturday, March 30th at 9:00am, in Memorial Union
Mike Strand, Distinguished Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Host: Bryony Bonning. This seminar is being presented as part of the All Iowa Virology Symposium, March 29-30.
VIrus-Insect Interactions Initiative, ISU Health Research Initiative
Molecular Interactions Between the Pea Aphid and Pea enation mosaic virus
Monday, April 1st at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Luke Linz, Department of Entomology and Program in Microbiology, ISU
PhD dissertation seminar
Towards Target Validation in Pests: From Candidate Receptors to Phenotypes
Monday, April 8th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Patricia Pietrantonio, Department of Entomology, Texas A & M
Abstract: Abstract: Our goal is to systematically study G protein-coupled receptors and other plasma membrane receptors to identify both novel and critical functions that could be targeted for pest control. The post-genomic era provided us with enormous data sets to mine candidate genes, however, their function is predicted and requires experimental validation to advance insect physiology and toxicology. The reverse-genetics approach is used to learn about insect endocrinology in a number of pests of worldwide importance: the dengue vector, the mosquito (A.
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Host: Lyric Bartholomay
Paul A Dahm Memorial Lecture in Entomology
What Happens When Plants Are Always Turned On? Constitutive Herbivore-induced Plant Volatiles and The Sustainable Attraction of Carnivores
Monday, April 15th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Ian Kaplan, Department of Entomology, Purdue University
Host: Mike McCarville
EGSO speaker.
Arthropod-borne Diseases Shared Between Wildlife and Livestock in Montana
Monday, April 22nd at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Greg Johnson, Dept of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Host: Lyric Bartholomay
Co-sponsored by NREM
The Impacts of Conventional and Organic Agriculture on Entomopathogenic Fungi
Monday, April 29th at 4:10pm, in E164 Lagomarcino Hall
Eric Clifton, Department of Entomology, ISU
MS thesis seminar

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