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.

January 13, 2023

“Combining Environmental Modeling and Stakeholder Knowledge to Inform Arbovirus Surveillance,” by Dr. Lindsay Campbell, Mosquito Ecology, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology Department, FMEL, Vero Beach, Florida  See a video of this seminar here!

January 20, 2023

“Transmission and Perpetuation of Powassan Virus,” by Dr. Sarvanan Thangamani, Vector-borne Diseases, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY  See a video of this seminar here!

January 27, 2023

“Using Semiochemicals and Manipulating Visual Cues to Control Insect Pests,” by Dr. Xavier Martini, Chemical Ecology, Pest Control, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology Department, NFREC, Quincy, Florida  See a video of this seminar here!

February 3, 2023

“Keeping Our Growers in Business: IPM in Crops of the Everglades Agricultural Area,” by Dr. Julien Beuzelin, Insect Ecology and Pest Management, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology Department, Everglades REC, Belle Glade, Florida  See a video of this seminar here!

February 10, 2023

“Vacant Land as an Environmental Resource for Conservation and Community Building,” by Dr. Mary Gardiner, Urban Entomology, Ohio State, Columbus, OH  See a video of this seminar here!

February 17, 2023

“The Road to IPM Academy: Making IPM Accessible to the Non-Specialist,” by Dr. Hugh Smith, IPM of Vegetable Crops, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology Department, Balm GCREC, Wimauma, Florida  See a video of this seminar here!

February 24, 2023

“Rethinking the Growth-defense Trade-off Paradigm,” by Dr. Phil Hahn, Insect Ecology, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology Department, Gainesville, Florida  See a video of this seminar here!

March 3, 2023

“Cellular Nutrient Sensors and Transport in Mosquito Reproduction,” by Dr. Immo Hansen, Mosquito Physiology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

March 10, 2023

“Morphological and Molecular Diversity in Springtails: A Model Group for Evolutionary Studies in Microarthropods,” by Dr. Felipe Soto-Adames, Currator of Thrips, Collembola and Non-insect Arthropods, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Gainesville, Florida  See a video of this seminar here!

March 17, 2023

Spring Break

March 24, 2023

“Environmental Modulators of the Mosquito Microbiome” by Dr. Eric Caragata, Mosquito Microbiome, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology Department, FMEL, Vero Beach, Florida  See a video of this seminar here!

March 31, 2023

“An Anthology of Molecular Nematology” by Dr. Peter DiGennaro, Molecular Nematology, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology Department, Gainesville, Florida   See a video of this seminar here!