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University of Florida Department of Entomology and Nematology
1880 Natural Area Drive, University of Florida
SPRING 2007 GUEST LECTURER SEMINAR SERIES
01/18 –“Sustainability: the impact of pesticides on human health.” - Dr. Elizabeth Guillette, Anthropology, UF
01/25 –“Evolution of moth sex pheromone blends.” - Dr. Wendell Roelofs, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Insect Biochemistry, Cornell University
02/01 –“Caste differentiation, ontogenic potentialities and consequences of genetic structure in Reticulitermes.” - Dr. Laurianne Leniaud, Universite' de Tours France
02/08 - Origins and future prospects of state IPM programs.” - Dr. Norman Leppla, Entomology and Nematology, UF
02/15 –“Insect herbivore-produced elicitors of plant volatiles.” - Dr. Jim Tumlinson, Entomology, Penn State University
02/22 –“Mating biology and behavior of the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti.” - Dr. Laura Harrington, Entomology and Nematology, Cornell University
03/01 –“Genetics and genomics of the Phytoseiidae, premier natural enemies of pest mites.” - Dr. Marjorie Hoy, Entomology and Nematology, UF
03/08 –“Switch to the dark side: the biology of insect pathogenic algae.” - Dr. Drion Boucias, Entomology and Nematology, UF
03/22 –“Monitoring changes in canopy arthropod populations through time in the western Amazon Basin.” - Dr. Terry Erwin, Entomology, Smithsonian Institution
03/29 –“Ascertaining the transmission mechanisms of Xylella fastidiosa by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and implications for disease epidemiology.” - Dr. Elaine Backus, USDA, Parlier, CA
04/05 –“Appropriating the signs of distress: herbivore attraction to induced volatiles from damaged host plants.” - Dr. Mark Carroll, USDA, Gainesville, FL
04/12 –“Resolving taxonomic chaos in a large group of little brown beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea).” - Dr. Joseph McHugh, Entomology, University of Georgia
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