Thursdays at 4pm, Heep Center, Room 103 and on Zoom
September 2
Dr. Henry Fadamiro, Department of Entomology and Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
Title: Chemical-mediated multitrophic interactions: Mechanisms and applications for pest management
Host: Dr. Ed Vargo
September 9
Dr. Nicole Gerardo, Department of Biology, Emory University. Title: TBA. Virtual presentation.
Host: Aggie Women in Entomology
September 16
Dr. Megan Fritz, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland.
Title: Studies on the genetics of host preference and urban habitat use in Culex West Nile virus vectors.
Virtual presentation.
Host: Dr. Michel Slotman
September 23
Dr. Maeva Techer, Department of Entomology, TAMU
Title: The untold story of Varroa mite successful invasion unraveled by worldwide population genomics.
Host: Greg Sword
September 30
Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University
Title: The chemical ecology of an invasive frugivorous pest at multiple spatial scales
Host: EGSO
October 7
Dr. Joshua King, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida
Title: Killing fire ants and valuing dung beetles: insect ecology informs solutions to big conservation problems
Virtual Presentation
Hosts: Dr. Micky Eubanks and Dr. Ed Vargo
October 14
Dr. Joseph Gillespie, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Title: The importance of arthropod-borne pathogens turned mutualists.
Host: Dr. Spencer Johnston
October 21
Drs. Michael Brewer and Ashleigh Faris, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
Title: Natural enemy response to a pest invasion into a continent-scale agroecosystem: the case of sugarcane aphid on sorghum in North America.
Host: Dr. Ed Vargo
October 28
Open for ESA Practice Talks
November 4
ESA, no seminar
November 11
Dr. Kelly Brayton, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University.
Title: Anaplasma marginale: from Africa to America and back again
Host: Dr. Adela Chavez
November 18
Dr. Fiona Goggin, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas.
Title: Molecular determinants of host plant resistance to phloem-feeding herbivores
Host: Dr. Keyan Zhu-Salzman
November 25
Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2
Perry Adkisson Award: Dr. Peter Ellsworth, Department of Entomology, Maricopa Agricultural Center, University of Arizona.
Title: Arizona cotton IPM.
Host: Dr. Phillip Kaufman