Dr. Clare Rittschof, University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology
Co-sponsored by EEB / EEOB Read more about Is that plasticity or just behavior? Understanding the regulation of highly dynamic phenotypes
Dr. Susan Villarreal, Grinnell College, Department of Biology Read more about Let's get it on: The study of sexual behavior in insects
Dr. Rosemary Gillespie, University of California - Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
Entomology Graduate Student Organization (EGSO) speaker. Co-sponsored by EEB / EEOB. Read more about Evolution of spiders on oceanic islands: The venture of few and gain of many.
Edmund Norris, Iowa State University, Department of Entomology
Ph.D. defense seminar. Read more about Phytochemical synergists: the potential of plant oils to enhance diverse insecticides.
Dr. Lynn Adler, University of Massachusetts, Department of Biology
Co-sponsored by EEB / EEOB. Read more about Floral traits mediating pathogen dynamics in pollinators.
Teresa Blader, Iowa State University, Department of Entomology
M.S. defense seminar. Read more about Milkweed patch size effects on monarch butterfly oviposition within Iowa prairies and roadsides.
Dr. David Hembry, University of Arizona, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Co-sponsored by EEB / EEOB. Read more about Codiversification and community assembly of a plant-insect brood pollination mutualism in the Asia-Pacific region.
Dr. Riccardo Bommarco, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dept of Ecology
Abstract. Beneficial wildlife provide ecosystem services that support agricultural production. There is opportunity to capitalize on their services and manage them for productive and environmentally friendly cropping. Focusing mainly on crop pollination and insect pest regulation, I go through evidence of land use solutions from the farmer's field to the landscape, and suggest future options to bolster beneficial arthropods in agriculture. Read more about How to promote beneficial insects in agriculture.
Dr. Carl Strang, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Read more about Lessons from a long-term regional survey of singing insects.
Dr. Flora Mora Kepfer-Uy, University of Miami, Department of Biology
Co-sponsored by EEB / EEOB. Read more about Cooperation, conflict and plasticity in insect societies.
Eric Yu, Iowa State University, Department of Entomology
M.S. defense seminar. Read more about Understanding dispersal by Western Corn Rootworm: Effects of larval density on flight and of flight on female reproduction.
Dr. Ryan Smith, Iowa State University, Department of Entomology
Co-sponsored by PLP&M. Read more about Mosquito surveillance in Iowa: A new nemesis and old foes.
Dr. Andrew Short, University of Kansas, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Co-sponsored by EEB / EEOB. Read more about Ecological promiscuity and patterns of diversification in aquatic beetles.
Dr. Kelly Miller, University of New Mexico, Department of Biology Read more about Sex in the age of Diving Beetles.
The ENT seminar series is coordinated by Greg Courtney (gwcourt@iastate.edu) and Rick Hellmich (richard.hellmich@ars.usda.gov). Please contact either of us with questions related to speakers’ visits.
