EPPN Seminar Schedule
Seminars take place on Mondays at 3 p.m. Pacific Time in Ag. Sci. 62 or IRIC 305.
- Sept. 9 (IRIC 305) — Detection of Rickettsia spp. in Ceratapion basicorne through non-invasive methods — Video
Julia Rushton, EPPN Ph.D. student - Sept. 16 (IRIC 305) — Flowering threshold of Cynoglossum officinale on the invasion front of Mogulones crucifer, its biological control weevil — Video
Audrey Lloyd, EPPN M.S. student - Sept. 23 (Ag. Sci. 62) — Pollen nutritional ecology of bee-flower interactions — Video
Anthony D. Vaudo, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Maintaining Resilient Dryland Ecosystems - Oct. 7 (Ag. Sci. 62) — Integrated Nematode Management: from research to the farm — Video
Johan Desaeger*, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center - Oct. 14 (IRIC 305) — Localization and deactivation of potato cyst nematode rhabdovirus — Video
Bita Amiri, EPPN Ph.D. student - Oct. 16 (IRIC 305) — Identifying the genetic and biochemical mechanisms of Solanum sisymbriifolium resistance against sedentary endoparasitic nematodes
Nataniel Jablonski, Plant Sciences Ph.D. student - Oct. 21 (Ag. Sci. 62) — Managing for resilience in northeastern park forests amidst constant threats from invasive species and deer
Aaron Weed**, National Park Service - Oct. 28 (IRIC 305) — Evaluating the effect of insect-transmitted viruses in forage alfalfa yield and quality
Apekshya Senchuri, EPPN M.S. student - Oct. 30 (IRIC 305) — Insect pollinators of huckleberry (Vaccinium spp.) in the Pacific Northwest
Nash Muckey, EPPN M.S. student - Nov. 4 (IRIC 305) — Understanding the diversity and evolution of tarantulas of the Madrean Sky Islands
Karina Silvestre Bringas, EPPN Ph.D. student - Nov. 6 (IRIC 305) — Evolution and species delimitation of the Pacific Northwest relict spider Microhexura idahoana
Arnau Calatayud, EPPN Ph.D. student - Nov. 11 (IRIC 305) — Evaluating the effects of straw residue at various rates on direct seeded onions in SW Idaho
Silas Shumate, EPPN M.S. student - Nov. 18 (Ag. Sci. 62) — How timing matters in plant-herbivore interactions
Olivia Cope, Whitworth University, Dept. of Biology - Nov. 25 — Fall Break
- Dec. 2 (Ag. Sci. 62) — William Walker, REE-ARS, Wapato
* Plant Pathology Student Choice Speaker
** Entomology Student Choice Speaker