| University of Kentucky Entomology |
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| Date | Presenter | Title |
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| Sep 3 | John Obrycki University of Kentucky Department of Entomology | Overview of Department and Welcome to New Members Departmental Reception |
| Sep 5 | Beth Choate University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Proposal seminar | Life in the fast lane: The life and times of the eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum |
| Shelly Kellogg University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Proposal seminar | Susceptibility to herbivory among American X Chinese chestnut hybrids bred for chestnut blight resistance | |
| Sep 12 | Bruce Webb University of Kentucky Department of Entomology | -
Eastern Tent Caterpillars induce equine abortions: Building the case for an unprecedented association |
| Sep 19 | Steve Dobson University of Kentucky Department of Entomology | BioControl of Insect Pests and Disease Vectors Using Transgenic and Paratransgenic Approaches |
| Sep 26 | Katja Seltmann University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Proposal seminar | Building an interactive key to the Hymenoptera and subsequent cladistic analysis of the Apocrita (Hymenoptera) |
| Michael Seagraves University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Proposal seminar | Factors affecting the biological control of Heliocoverpa zea by the lady beetle Coleomegilla maculata in sweet corn | |
| Oct 3 | Fall Break | No seminar |
| Oct 10 | Ohio Valley Entomological Foundation meeting | No seminar |
| Oct 17 | Callie Prater University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Proposal seminar | Natural enemies of Lepidopteran turf pests |
| Reid Maier University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Proposal seminar | Biology, Ecology, and Management of Lasius neoniger (Emery) on Golf Course Putting Greens and Tees | |
| Oct 24 | Stephen L. Clement (USDA-ARS, Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit, Washington State University, Pullman, WA) | Research peregrinations: Grass - endophyte - insect interactions |
| Oct 31 | Kristy Allen University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Proposal seminar | Diet expansion in the seed beetle Stator limbatus: The role of exotic host introduction and inbreeding |
| Venumadhav Margam University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Proposal seminar | Ecdysone titers and expression profiles of genes involved in the ecdysone cascade during the last larval instar and pupal stages of Aedes aegypti | |
| Nov 7 | James Harwood The Ohio State University Department of Entomology | A quantitative assessment of the biocontrol potential of spiders using monoclonal antibodies |
| Nov 14 | Scott Quinton University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Exit Seminar | Economic Injury Levels and Economic Thresholds for the European Corn Borer and Corn Leaf Aphid in Value Enhanced Maize |
| Nov 21 | Cora Allard University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Exit Seminar | Distribution of Phalangium opilio in soybean and effect of diet on this predator's reproduction |
| Nov 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday | No seminar |
| Dec 5 | Walaikorn Rattanadechakul University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Exit Seminar | Comparative segments analysis of two genera of polydnaviruses in ichneumonid endoparasitoid wasp Campoletis sonorensis and braconid endoparasitoid wasp Microplitis demolitor |
| Dec 12 | John Hildebrand | The olfactory neurobiology of host- and mate-attraction in moths |
