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 26, 2022
“Student Welcome/Employee Recognition,” by Drs. Andrea Lucky and Heather McAuslane, Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville, Florida
September 2, 2022
“Faculty Highlights of their Research, Teaching and Extension Programs,” by Faculty Flash, Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville, Florida 
See a video of this seminar here!
September 9, 2022
“Does ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ Manipulate Plant and Insect Immunity?,” by Dr. Cecilia Tambourindeguy, Plant-insect Interactions, Disease, Texas A&M See a video of this seminar here!
September 16, 2022
“One Health, Vexing Pests, and the Conflict of Two Rights,” by Dr. Kristen Healy,
Mosquito/non target, Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA See a video of this seminar here!
September 23, 2022
“The Environmental Modulation of Mosquito Vector Microbiomes,” by Dr. Matthew Medeiros,
Vector Borne Disease Ecology, University of Hawai‘i See a video of this seminar here!
September 30, 2022
CANCELED “Highlights of Postdoctoral Research,” by Postdoctoral Flash Talks (Drs. Jason Williams, Maya Saar, Bernie Mach), Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville, Florida
October 7, 2022
Holiday - No Seminar - University of Florida Homecoming
October 14, 2022
“Plant-pollinator Networks Across Scales,” by Dr. Julian Resasco,
Insect Ecology, University of Colorado Boulder See a video of this seminar here!
October 21, 2022
“Population Structure of Aedes mosquitoes in the Pacific Islands and their Implications for Genetic Control,” by Dr. Yoosook Lee,
Population genomics, Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS, Vero Beach FMEL See a video of this seminar here!
October 28, 2022
“Highlights of Postdoctoral Research,” by Postdoctoral flash talks (Drs. Bayo Adedoja, Stan Chabert, Bernie Mach, Maya Saar, and Jason Williams), Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville, Florida See a video of this seminar here!
November 4, 2022
“Systematics of Platygastroidea: A Conjunction of Methods,” by Dr. Elijah Talamas,
Entomology, Nematology and Plant Pathology, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, Florida See a video of this seminar here!
November 11, 2022
Holiday - No Seminar
November 18, 2022
ESA Convention - No Seminar
November 25, 2022
Thanksgiving - No Seminar
December 2, 2022
“Insect Ecosystem Services in a Changing World,” by Dr. Debbie Finke,
Insect Ecology and Biocontrol, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO See a video of this seminar here!