Events
Department of Entomology Spring 2024 Seminar Series
Seminars are at 4 pm on Mondays in Room 244, Natural Science Building, unless otherwise noted. Snacks are provided at 3:45 pm. Contact the host to make an appointment with speaker. Contact Emma Jernstadt for seminar information at jernsta5@msu.edu.
January 22 | Allan Hruska, Michigan State University (Host: Hannah Burrack) Managing Invasive Pests in the Context of Low Resource Farmers: Lessons from the Fall Armyworm. |
January 29 | Zinan Wang, Michigan State University (Host: Henry Chung) Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Desert Adaptation in Drosophila Species. |
February 5 | Monique Rivera, Cornell University (Host: DeShae Dillard) Entomopathogenic Nematodes and their Insect Hosts: Decoding Cues Shaping Belowground Tritrophic Connections. |
February 12 | Monica Mowery, Michigan State University (Host: Zinan Wang) Adaptation to Global Environmental Change: Invasive Spiders as Natural Experiments. |
February 19 | Kris Giles, Oklahoma State University (Host: Hannah Burrack) Development of Dynamic Economic Thresholds for Cereal Aphids in the Southern Plains: Integrating Parasitoid Biology, IPM Tactics and Socioeconomic Factors |
February 26 | Spring Break – No Seminar |
March 4 | David Tarpy, North Carolina State University (Host: Meghan Milbrath) Phenotypic Plasticity of Honeybee Queens and the Consequences of Colony Collective Decision Making. |
March 11 | Panpim Thongsripong, University of Florida (Host: Hannah Burrack) From Mosquito Bites to Viruses: Interdisciplinary Insights into Environmental and Social Impacts on Mosquito-Borne Diseases. |
March 18 | Ayodele Dare, Michigan State University (Host: Rufus Isaacs) Calling In Vs. Calling Out: How to Use One Approach Over the Other in the Workplace. |
March 25 | ESA NCB Meeting – No Seminar |
April 1 | Post-ESA NCB Student and Post-Doc Showcase NOTE: Students and post-docs interested in participating should contact Meghan Milbrath by March 25. |
April 8 | Jay Rosenheim, University of California, Davis – Gary Simmons’ Memorial Speaker (Host: Ignatius Andika) The Three E’s of Pesticide Use in California Agriculture: Ecology, Evolution, and Economics |
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May 13
May 13 Monday Night Open House
May 13, 2024 5:30PM – 7:30PM Room 147 Natural Science Building
Our next open house will be held at the Bug House (room 147 Natural Science Bldg) on Monday, May 13 from 5:30-7:30 pm. This free event is open to all and does not require advance registration.
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May 16
Excellence in insect Science Symposium
May 16, 2024 – May 17, 2024 Kellogg Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824
The Excellence in Insect Science Symposium is a 2-day event that will connect entomology faculty with industry, government, and other partners, building a community of entomologists focused on the symposium theme.
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May 17
Open House with The Ohio State University BUGmobile
May 17, 2024 3:00PM – 5:00PM Room 147 Natural Science Building
The MSU Bug House and the OSU BUGMobile will hold a joint outreach event at the MSU Bug House as part of the Excellence in Insect Science Symposium. All are welcome to this free event!
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Sep 14
CANR Tailgate
September 14, 2024 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Join fellow alumni and CANR leadership at a tailgate prior to the MSU v. Prairie View A&M football game.
Fall 2023 Seminar Series
Seminars are at 4 pm on Mondays in Room 244, Natural Science Building, unless otherwise noted.
Snacks are provided at 3:45 pm. Contact the host to make an appointment with speaker.
Contact Emma Jernstadt for seminar information at jernsta5@msu.edu.
September 11 |
Zainulabeuddin Syed, University of Kentucky (Host: Hannah Burrack) Volatile World of Olfactory Ligands and Reception in Anthropods. |
September 18 |
Anjel Helms, Texas A&M University (Host: Laura Marmolejo) Eavesdropping plants: unraveling plant communication under the threat of herbivore attack. |
September 25 |
Wayne Jiang, Michigan State University (Host: John Wise) Pesticide Study in Africa: Pesticide Residues in Tomato and Maize and Fraudulent Pesticides in Africa. |
October 2 |
Marianna Szucs, Michigan State University (Host: Deb McCullough) Harnessing evolutionary principles to improve weed and insect biological control. |
October 9 |
Ashley Leach, Ohio State University (Host: Natalie Constancio) More with less: benefits of threshold-based pest management in specialty crop production. |
October 16 |
David Shapiro-Ilan, USDA ARS Byron, Georgia (Host: Marisol Quintanilla and Muhammad Usman) Methods to Improve Microbial Control of Insect pests Using Entomopathogenic Nematodes. |
October 23 |
Fall Break – No Seminar |
October 30 |
Marc Johnson, University of Toronto (Host: Hannah Burrack) The Evolution of Life in the Urban Jungle. |
November 6 |
ENTSOC Meeting – No Seminar |
November 13 |
Post-ENTSOC Student Poster Showcase NOTE: Students interested in participating should contact Meghan Milbrath by November 9. |
November 20 |
Thanksgiving – No Seminar |
November 27 |
Suzanne Lang, Michigan State University (Host: Rufus Isaacs) DEI: Where did it come from and where do we go now? |
December 4 |
Jaime Pinero, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Host: Marisol Quintanilla and Muhammad Usman) Attract-and-kill innovations for multi-life-stage management of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). |