“Beyond the bite: Multitrophic effects of plant defense against insect herbivory"

with

Dr. Morgan N. Thompson

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

“The Diversity of Coleoptera"

with

Dr. Charlie Staines

University of Maryland; United States Department of Agriculture; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Dr. Staines comes to us from the University of Maryland, the United States Department of Agriculture and Maryland Department of Agriculture, and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Dr. Staines studies the Chrysomelidae or leaf-beetles. He has published over 200 scientific articles on the taxonomy and biology of this large family. Join Dr. Staines who will present a fascinating presentation on the largest order of insects on this planet. 

“Ant mandibles 3D: Unraveling the evolution of hook, drills, traps, and other diverse tools"

with

Dr. Evan Economo

Gahan Professor & Department Chair of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

“Adventures with Vegetable Pests: Behavior, Biocontrol, and Semiochemicals"

with

Dr. Don Weber

USDA, ARS, Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior Laboratory, Beltsville, MD

“Phycitinae (Pyralidae) of the Tarahumara region of northwestern Mexico”

“Hyperdiversity of the raindrop treehoppers”

“Color morphs and synonymy in the Anastrepha curvicauda group”

“Identification Technology Program: diagnostic resources for detection of pest insects”

A series of short presentations by Systematic Entomology Lab and APHIS scientists.

with

Alma Solis, Stu McKamey, Allen Norrbom, and Kojun Kanda.

“The invasive threat of imported invertebrate pets"

with

Mr. Armando Rosario-Lebron

National Identification Services, USDA-APHIS PPQ PEIP, Beltsville, MD

“Worldwide Firefly Evolution and Diversity of their Sexual Signaling Structures"

with

Dr. Yelena Pacheco

Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Washington, DC

Forest Birds as Apex Predators in Arthropod Food Webs

with

Dr. Daniel S. Gruner

Professor, University of Maryland

“Does tree diversity build insect foodwebs?"

with

Dr. Karin Twardosz Burghardt

Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park

“Hybrid Superbugs: one way aphids are taking over the world"

with

Dr. Rebecca Clement

Postdoctoral Fellow, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Washington, DC

“Mandibular rods in parasitic wasps: the form and function of a novel synapomorphy for the hymenopteran infraorder Proctotrupomorpha"

with

Robert “Luke” Kresslein

USDA Postdoctoral Fellow, c/o Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

“The Curious Troglodytes: Insects Underground"

with

Dr. Jeremy Frank

Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

“From ordinal level phylogenomics to cryptic species: 10 years of research and adventures in Hymenoptera”

with

Dr. Matthew L. Buffington

Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA, c/o Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

“Phenomics and the Evolution of the Hymenoptera"

with

Dr. Brendon E. Boudinot

Peter S. Buck Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

“Phenomics and the Evolution of the Hymenoptera" “UCE phylogenomics illuminates remarkable species diversity and clarifies classical taxonomy in arid-adapted ants (Formicidae: Dorymyrmex)

with

Dr. Brendon E. Boudinot Dr. Jill Oberski

Peter S. Buck Postdoctoral Fellow, Visiting Scientist, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

“Microbiomes, Phylogenomics & Heat Shock Proteins of Bee Flies"

with

Dr. Allan Cabrero

National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Using Caterpillars in Biosystematic and Ecological Studies, and as Beacons of Climate Changes Befalling the American West

with

Dr. David L. Wagner

Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, USA

“The relevance of Natural History Collections in the genomics era: the parasitoid wasps of the family Braconidae as an example"

with

Dr. Jovana M. Jasso-Martinez

Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

“Balancing the Humors: Glands and Taxonomy in Hymenoptera"

with

Dr. Jonah M. Ulmer

Postdoctoral Fellow, Systematic Entomology Lab, USDA, Washington, DC

Insect Cuticle is for Entomologists, Not Engineers

with

Dr. Andrew Jansen

Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Beltsville, MD

Forensic Entomology in Fire Death Investigations

with

Dr. Robert B. Kimsey

Assistant Adjunct Professor, University of California, Davis, CA

Systematics, Morphology, and Biology of Palm Weevils (Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae)

with

Dr. Lourdes Chamorro

Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Washington, DC

Phylogenomics of Notodontidae

with

Dr. Ryan St. Laurent

Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC

Taxonomy and Next Gen Phylogenomics of Flower Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)

with

Dr. Jeff Skevington

Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Adventures with Arthropods: Extension Diagnostics from a University Entomologist

with

Dr. Matt Bertone

Entomologist and Director of Diagnostic Clinic at North Carolina State University

Cartoon Bees and Silly Ants: How visual stories can connect readers to the natural world

with

Dr. Jay Hosler

Juniata College

Bugs, Bats, Ballons, and Biosurveillance

with

Dr. Yvonne Linton

Research Director, Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) and Curator of the Mosquito Collection, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Advances in the study of gall wasp communities in the genomic age

with

Dr. Miles Zhang

Postdoctoral Fellow, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Washington, DC

Beetles of Western North America, the only color photographic guide to the beetles west of the Continental Divide

with

Dr. Arthur V. Evans

A guide to restoring the little things that run the world

with

Dr. Doug Tallamy

Professor, University of Delaware