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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Mar 21
2024 Michigan Natural Features Inventory Open House
March 21, 2024 10:00AM – 1:00PM MSU Food Safety and Toxicology Building, Room 62 in East Lansing
This is an opportunity for faculty, researchers, and natural resource professionals to learn more about MNFI’s unique mission and the work they do across the state as Michigan’s Natural Heritage Program.
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Mar 23
Bug Day at the East Lansing Public Library
March 23, 2024 11:00AM – 1:00PM East Lansing Public Library
Come to the Library during this open-house style event to enjoy a variety of interactive activities exploring the science of arthropods.
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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.
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). |