Entomology Seminar Series
The Department of Entomology sponsors a seminar series covering a wide range of topics and speakers. Seminars are normally held on Tuesdays of the spring and fall semesters at 4:30pm. Please join us! In addition to maintaining a high caliber of speakers, each year the department recognizes alumni and other scientists for their contributions to the science of entomology via the Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Theodore L. Hopkins Distinguished Colloquium Award. The students of the Popenoe Entomology Club also select the Popenoe Speaker each year and sponsor his or her visit to the department. Seminars will be conducted in-person in WA 231 while Zoom and the recordings are available. |
Please contact Dr. Yoonseong Park ypark@ksu.edu with questions, for further information, or to request a Zoom link for a seminar.
Seminars Fall 2023
Date (Day-Month) | Speaker | Title | Host |
29-Aug |
Ludek Zurek –
Mendel University, Czech Republic |
Ticks from North Africa in Europe: The good or bad and definitely ugly |
Yoonseong Park |
5-Sep |
Gary Lagrange –
K-State Instructor ENTOM 485 Intro Beekeeping |
The Honeybee. A critical part of our Ecology |
Yoonseong Park |
12-Sep |
Paulina Maldonado – Entomology, K-State |
Novel approaches to mitigate tick-borne illness |
Yoonseong Park |
19-Sep |
Xiufeng Zhang – |
Biochemical characterization of CLIP serine proteases and serine protease homologs in the melanization response of Anopheles gambiae | Yoonseong Park |
26-Sep | Subba Reddy Palli –Entomology, University of Kentucky | Epigenetic regulation of mosquito development and reproduction | Yoonseong Park |
3-Oct | Tania Kim –
Entomology, K-State
|
The Landscape Ecology of Insect Arthropods: Examples from KS Agroecosystems | Yoonseong Park |
10-Oct |
Navdeep Mutti – |
Emerging New Technologies for Pest Management |
Yoonseong Park |
17-Oct |
Zelia Wiley – |
Intersection of Entomology and Diversity |
Yoonseong Park |
24-Oct | Tanner Liba – Entomology Student Presentation, K-State |
Evaluation of quality characteristics, varietal influence, and application of grain protectants on susceptibility to stored product insect infestation | Yoonseong Park |
31-Oct |
No Seminar |
ESA meeting preparation |
Yoonseong Park |
14-Nov |
Anastasia Cooper –Entomology, K-State |
Characterization of probing behaviors from mosquitos and biting midges with electropenetrography |
Yoonseong Park |
28-Nov | Rupinder Singh – Entomology Student Presentation, K-State |
Investigating the role of sorghum polyphenolics in mediating the resistance to stored product insect infestation |
Yoonseong Park |
5-Dec |
Festus Ajibefun –
Entomology Student Presentation, K-State |
The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in the Systemic Spread of RNAi in the Southern Corn Rootworm, Diabotrica undecimpunctata | Yoonseong Park |