Mondays, 2:10-3pm, (unless otherwise specified) FSHN 354
Faculty contact: David Crowder
AMS is 771155; meeting ID 06116
August 28 – Omar Cornejo (WSU Biology), “A population genetics approach to the study of host and microbe interactions.”
September 4 – Labor day, no seminar
September 11- Daniel Ballhorn (Biology, Portland State University) “The effects of microbial plant symbionts on herbivores and higher trophic levels.”
September 19 – Fred Gould (Entomology, North Carolina State University) “What’s for Dinner? A Guide to Understanding GMOs.” Also, BUGSS presentation featuring Fred Gould on Sept. 19 at 3:30 p.m. in the Bruce Pitman Center International Ballroom on the University of Idaho campus.
September 25 – Jamie Strange (USDA Scientist, Logan Bee Lab) “Population Genetic Structure in North American Bumble Bee Communities”
October 2 – Jeb Owen (WSU Entomology Faculty) “You’re a Meatsack and It’s Okay. Lessons from Parasite Immunology and Art”
October 9 – Doug Walsh (WSU Entomology faculty) “Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management on Alfalfa Produced for Seed”
October 16 – Ed Lewis (Idaho Entomology faculty) “Movement and Infection Behaviors of Insect-Parasitic Nematodes: The Story of the Slithering Herd”
October 23 – Jimmy Helper (PhD Proposal Seminar) “Host Plant Utilization of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys, in the Arid Pacific Northwest”
October 30 – Scott Hotaling (School of Biological Sciences, WSU) “Genetic Perspectives on biodiversity in North American Alpine Streams”
November 6 – ESA, no seminar
November 13 – Shirley Luckhart (Entomology, University of Idaho) “An Ancient Stress Hormone in Malaria: Cross-kingdom Signaling in Mosquitoes and Mammals”
November 20 – Thanksgiving break, no seminar
November 27 – Rose Zhu (WSU Entomology faculty) “IPM-Compatible Chemical Practice for Precision Pest Control”
December 4 – Benjamin Lee and Abigail Cohen: Research Proposal Talks