FALL 2009 ENTOMOLOGY SEMINAR SCHEDULE

(Iteration 2)

Seminars are held 11:30-12:30 each Friday except for holidays and open dates. This semester they will be in Williams 214.

11 September. “New Molecular Insights into Caste Differentiation and Lignocellulose Digestion” Michael Scharf, University of Florida, Gainesville.

18 September. Open.

25 September. Open.

2 October. Fall holiday.

9 October. Open.

16 October. “What Determines Ant Biodiversity? Testing Null Models, Neutral Theory, and Niche Theory with the Little Things that Run the World,” Nathan Sanders, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

23 October. "Developing New Technology for Managing Insect Pests: University and Industry Synergisms," Melissa Willrich-Siebert, Dow Agrosciences, Greenville, Miss.

30 October. Open.

6 November. "Development of Integrated Pest Management for Sugracane Borer in Louisiana Rice," Jaspreet Sidhu, LSU Entomology.

13 November. “Use of Stable Carbon Isotope Analysis in IRM,” Ryan Jackson, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Miss.

20 November. Quantifying tarnished plant bug resistance to acephate in Louisiana. Josh Copes, LSU Entomology.