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 23, 2024
“Welcome - New Faculty, Staff and Student Introductions,” by Department Administrators, UF/IFAS, Entomology and Nematology Department, Gainesville, Florida
August 30, 2024
No seminar - International ESA
September 6, 2024
“Neural Circuits Linking Food Sensory Detection to Endocrine and Feeding Control,” by Dr. Zepeng Yao, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 
See a video of this seminar here!
September 13, 2024
“The Many Facets of Bee Nutrition,” by Dr. Priya Chakrabarti Basu, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University See a video of this seminar here!
September 20, 2024
“Taxonomy, Systematics, and Natural History of American Millipedes,” by Dr. Jackson Means, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, Virginia See a video of this seminar here!
September 27, 2024
“Running Up That (Extension) Hill,” by Dr. Erin Hodgson, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Canceled
October 4, 2024
“Tripartite Interactions in the Floral Marketplace,” by Dr. Jacob Francis, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL See a video of this seminar here!
October 11, 2024
No seminar, Faculty retreat
October 18, 2024
No seminar, Homecoming
October 25, 2024
“Climate Change and Wheat Blast: Assessing Production Vulnerabilities,” by Dr. Willingthon Pavan, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida See a video of this seminar here!
November 1, 2024
“The Florida Kissing Bug – New Insights into this Vector of Chagas Disease,” Dr. Norm L. Beatty, University of Florida College of Medicine and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Gainesville, Florida See a video of this seminar here!