September 2012

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2012 Joint Conference of the Western Apiculture Society & Washington State Beekeepers Association October 4-6 find out more about the Conference Honey Bee Research and Diagnostic Lab right here on the WSU campus. more  

Specialization and Areas of Particular Interest Major Research Interests: Adelgids and Spider Mites. Responsible for IPM and affiliated entomological education programs for all agricultural crops in western Washington, including livestock (statewide); however, in some years, the greatest program emphasis is on urban entomology which addresses both ornamental pests and pests of humans (medical), pets (veterinary),…

All seminars at noon on Thursdays in FSHN 354, unless otherwise indicated DECEMBER 6 – Viveka Vadyvaloo, Allen School for Global Animal Health, WSU, “Molecular mechanisms of bubonic plague transmission from its flea vector” 13 – Robert Zinna, PhD student (Lavine), Proposal Seminar, “Horns. Horns! Horns!?!” Past Seminars SEPTEMBER 6 – Axel Elling, Department of…

Special Entomology Seminar Friday, September 21 at 3:30 PM FSHN 164 presented by Eric Olson, Olson’s Honey, Yakima WA Eric and Sue Olson are members of the CAHNRS National Board of Advisors

September 2012, On Solid Ground, by Bob Hoffman Insect traps can be an orchardist’s best friend, giving early notice of emerging threats to fruit. But they can also be a management headache. That is why Vince Jones, a scientist at the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee, is cooperating with experts in…

Friday, September 14 FSHN 354 – 3:00-4:00 PM WECN #: 5701556 Student Centered Undergraduate Biology Education: Implementing  Innovative Pedagogy One Class at a Time Dr. Laura Corley Lavine Department of Entomology Washington State University

Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at 6:30 PM in the CUB Auditorium Dr. Burt Hölldobler* Foundation Professor of Life Sciences Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona The Superorganism: Communication and Cooperation in Ant Societies He will also introduce his award-winning documentary, Ants: Nature’s Secret Power *Dr. Hölldobler is a renowned entomologist and sociobiologist whose primary study subjects…