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.

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

18th September.
Open.

25th September.
Open.

2nd October.
Fall holiday.

9th October.
Open.

16th 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.

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

30th October.
Open.

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

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

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