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 – Biology, K-State	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 – Corteva Agroscience, Distinguished Alumnus Award	Emerging New Technologies for Pest Management	Yoonseong Park
17-Oct	Zelia Wiley – Diversity Program and Entomology, K-State	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