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University of Florida Department of Entomology and Nematology
1880 Natural Area Drive, University of Florida
Entomology and Nematology
Seminar Series Presenters – Fall 2009
August 27 - NO SEMINAR
September 3 - “Topic: Mark-Recapture for Subterranean Termites: a Tool for Population Estimate or Evaluation of Population Management?” Nan Yao Su - Organizer: Gaurav Goyal/ Rosie Gill
September 10 - “Topic: Understanding Arthropod Diversity and Dynamics to Inform Landscape Pest Management” Kristine Braman - Organizer: Teresia Nyoike
September 17 - “Topic: Chemical Ecology of Insect-Vectored Viruses” Sanford Eingenbrode - Organizer: Corraine McNeill
September 24 - “Topic: Life-history trade-offs and biochemical assessment of reproductive fitness of the spined soldier bug predator, Podisus maculiventris” Jesusa Legaspi, Organizer: Corraine McNeill
October 1 - “Topic: A Synthesis of Stink Bug and Leafhopper Behavior and Ecology Leads to Habitat Manipulation Strategies and Tactics” Russel Mizell, Organizer: Corraine McNeill
October 8 - “Harvesting Arthropod-Mediated Ecosystem Services from Agricultural Landscapes” Doug Landis, Michigan State University, Organizers: Rosie Gill and Heidi Hans Peterson
October 15 - “Topic: Florida Bee Diversity in a Global Context.” John Ascher, American Museum of Natural History, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, Organizer: Ameya
October 22 - “Topic: Microbial Ecology of Muscoid Flies in two Perspectives: Public Health and Paratransgenesis” Ludek Zurek, Organizer: Roxanne Burrus
October 29: “Topic: Use of UF library databases and the issue of plagiarism ” Michelle Foss, UF librarian, Organizer: Christine Miller
November 5 - “Topic: Landscape genetics: Defining Peruvian leishmaniasis vector habitat using population genetics, remote sensing, and geographic information systems” Lee Cohnstaedt, Organizer: Roxanne Burrus
November 12 - “Topic: Harmful Homoptera - Pest Problems in the South Florida Landscape” Catherine Mannion, Organizer: Vivek Kumar
November 19 - “Topic: Molecular studies of the Musca domestica salivary gland hypertrophy virus” Tamer Salem, Organizer: Ameya Gondhalekar
November 26 - NO SEMINAR (Thanksgiving)
December 3 - “Topic: Population genetics of invasive species” Marina Ascunce (in state), Organizer: Roxanne Burrus
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