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University of Florida Department of Entomology and Nematology
1880 Natural Area Drive, University of Florida
FALL 2006 GUEST LECTURER SEMINAR SERIES
September 7 –“Do orchid bees need orchids? Evidence from a naturalized orchid bee in Florida” Dr. Robert W. Pemberton (Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
September 14 –“Modeling arboviruses in Florida” Dr. Cynthia Lord (Florida Medical Entomology Lab, Vero Beach, FL)
September 21 –“Eavesdropping
between plants increases resistance to herbivores” Dr.
Richard Karban ( Professor
of Entomology, University of California Davis, CA)
September
28 – “Update
on whitefly transmission of begomoviruses” Dr. Jane E. Polston (Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida)
October
5 –“Title
TBA” Dr. Dave Schuster (Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimau ma,
FL)
October 12 – “ Turfgrass
nematology: science with a twist” Dr. Billy
Crow (Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida)
October 19 –“Examples of IPM on three continents: where does integration occur?” Dr. Steve Lapointe (Research Entomologist, USDA, Fort Pierce, FL)
October 26 – “Virus reduces glassy-winged sharpshooters” Dr.
Wayne Hunter (Research Entomologist, USDA, Fort Pierce, FL)
November 2 – “Title TBA” Dr. Jane Southworth (Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida)
November 9 – “Molecules to metapopulations: integrative biology of insect flight” Dr.
Jim Marden (Professor, Department of Biology, Penn State University, PA)
November 16 – “Order in chaos: communication and cooperation in ant societies” Dr. Bert Holldobler (Foundation Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, AZ)
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