Mission statement
The mission of the Entomology and Nematology seminar series at the University of Florida is to provide an engaging weekly forum for leaders in the field of entomology and related sciences to share their research and network with students and faculty. The Seminar series schedule is intentionally multidisciplinary including current research that is relevant to the greater scientific community along with topics concerned with Florida’s unique environment and agricultural production system.
August 27, 2021
“Student Welcome and Employee Recognition,” by Dr. Heather McAuslane, Professor and Interim Department Chair, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL
September 3, 2021
“Research Highlights from Ent/Nem Faculty,” by Faculty Flash, Entomology and Nematology Research, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, Florida
September 10, 2021
“Plant-pollinator Interactions in Changing Communities, Landscapes, and Climates,” by Dr. Rachel Mallinger, Pollination Ecology, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL 
See a video of this seminar here!
September 17, 2021
“Exploring the Evolutionary and Developmental Diversity of Lepidopteran Silks Using Genomics, CT Scanning, and Gene Editing,” by Dr. Caroline Storer,
Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History See a video of this seminar here!
September 24, 2021
“Root-knot Disease in Florida - a Formidable Enemy,” by Dr. Johan Desaeger,
Integrated Nematode Management, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, GCREC, Balm, FL See a video of this seminar here!
October 1, 2021
“Utilizing Shotgun Mitochondrial Metagenomics for Improved Data Collection and Identification of Nematodes,” by Dr. Eli Gendron, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL See a video of this seminar here!
October 8, 2021
HOMECOMING
October 15, 2021
“Insect Ecology and Management in Urban Ecosystems,” by Dr. Adam Dale,
Insect Ecology, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL See a video of this seminar here!
October 22, 2021
“Can Plants Selectively Engineer Beneficial Soil Microbiomes That Protect Against Insect Pests?,” by Dr. Laramy Enders,
Insect Microbial Ecology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN See a video of this seminar here!
October 29, 2021
“A Time to Eat and A Time to Fast: Metabolic Regulation of Circadian Physiology,” by Dr. Joanna Chiu,
Circadian Clocks, UC Davis, Davis, CA See a video of this seminar here!
November 5, 2021
“Insect Vectors of Palm Lethal Decline Phytoplasmas in the Caribbean,” by Dr. Brian Bahder, Insect Vectors, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, FLREC, Ft. Lauderdale, FL See a video of this seminar here!
November 12, 2021
“Development of Several Integrated Insect and Mite Pest Management Tools to Support Sustainable Strawberry Production,” by Dr. Sriyanka Lahiri, Small Fruit Entomology, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, GCREC, Balm, FL See a video of this seminar here!
November 19, 2021
“Engineering an Inducible Bacterial Endosymbiont for Management of Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus Transmission,” by Dr. Kirsten S. Pelz-Stelinski, Insect Microbiology, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, CREC, Lake Alfred, FL See a video of this seminar here!
November 26, 2021
THANKSGIVING
December 3, 2021
“Plants, Bugs, Bats, and Birds: How Plant Interaction Diversity Shapes Phytochemical Diversity,” by Dr. Susan Whitehead, Plant-insect Interactions, Chemical Ecology, Virginia Tech, Virginia See a video of this seminar here!