Rutgers Entomology Seminars - Spring 2013
PLEASE NOTE: Seminars begin at 11:00 am in Old Blake, Room 101, unless otherwise noted.
Come 1/4 hour before the talk to enjoy snacks with the speaker in the Entomology office.
Dr. Changlu Wang is coordinating this semester's speakers.
For inquiries call (732) 932-9459 or email to
cwang@aesop.rutgers.edu
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22 January Alampi Room at Marine Science |
Thomas Seeley |
Karl Maramorosch Seminar Swarm intelligence in honey bees |
Neurobiology & Behavior Cornell |
| 8 February | Rufus Isaacs | Integrated crop pollination in theory and practice |
Entomology Michigan State |
| 12 February | Brett Blaauw | Wildflower plantings to support beneficial insects and their services in agroecosystems |
Entomology Michigan State |
| 22 February | David Biddinger | Moving towards ecologically-based IPM in eastern tree fruit |
Entomology Penn State |
| 1 March | Joan W. Bennett | From fungus freak to insect geek: The story of fungal volatile organic compounds |
Plant Biology & Pathology Rutgers |
| 8 March | Liwang Cui | TBA |
Entomology Penn State |
| 15 March | Kenneth Haynes | Insecticide resistance in bed bugs: Where is the accelerating treadmill taking us? |
Entomology University of Kentucky |
| 29 March | Zainulabeuddin Syed | Chemoreception in insects: Exploiting the sense of smell |
Biological Sciences Notre Dame |
| 5 April | Yolanda Chen | The geography of pest control in agriculture |
Plant & Soil Sciences University of Vermont |
| 12 April | Jaiwu Xu | Insights from population genetics of Aedes: What makes a mosquito invasive |
CVB/Entomology Rutgers |
| 19 April | Matt Grieshop | Big Brother is watching: Novel applications of field videography in insect behavioral research |
Entomology Michigan State |
| 26 April | Michael Levy | Bugs, Parasites and Cities: The Complex Ecology of Chagas Disease in Southern Peru |
Biostatistics & Epidemiology University of Pennsylvania |
| 3 May | Jian Duan | Classical biocontrol of the invasive emerald ash borer: Have we succeeded? |
Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit ARS/USDA |