Fall 2026 Seminars and Events

08.27.2026

JT Vogt

USDA USFS SRS

What we know - and don't know - about invasive Chinese tallow tree and arthropods.

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

09.10.2026

Erik Neff

Chief Scientific Officer - Fluker Farms

Fluker's Cricket Farm – Research and Production in Agriculture

Life Sciences A465, 02pm


09.17.2026

Jessica Kansman

Assistant Professor - Montana State University

The Many Faces of Fear: Exploring how lady beetle odor cues affect trophic interactions

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

09.24.2026

Austin McKay

Ph.D. Student - Department of Entomology

Mechanisms of Submersion Tolerance in Subterranean Termites

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

10.01.2026

Dominic Resig

Professor and Extension Specialist - North Carolina State University

The Myth of the Master Plan in Extension and Research

Student Selected Seminar

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

10.08.2026

Ed Hsieh

Post Doc - USDA ARS Bee Lab

Contextual dependence: Interactive stressors and chalkbrood infection in honey bees

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

10.16.2026

Graduate Student Symposium

Nelson Memorial Building, LSU Campus

10.21.2026

Laila Santos

Masters Candidate - Department of Entomology

Exit Seminar

Investigating the the role of plant volatiles in interactions between Oryza sativa L. and Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae).

10.22.2026

Toviah Bass

Ph.D. Student - Department of Entomology

Exploiting tri-trophic interactions to improve monitoring and management of an invasive woodborer

Intro Seminar

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

10.29.2026

Jacob Bethin

Ph.D. Student - Department of Entomology

Exploring the influence of New World historical geography on the evolution of aquatic insects from two different orders (Coleoptera: Noteridae & Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae).

Intro Seminar

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

11.05.2026

Tiago Silva

Ph.D. Student - Department of Entomology

Introductory Seminar

Heritable Induced Resistance to Bt Proteins in Fall Armyworm: Selection, Stability, and Biological Consequences

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

11.19.2026

Srabani Saha

Ph.D. Student - Department of Entomology

Qualifying Seminar

LSB 110, 11am

11.19.2026

Chancy B. Sibakwe

Ph.D. Student - Department of Entomology

Qualifying Seminar

Identifying Potential Mechanisms of Host Plant Resistance in Soybean to a Stink Bug Complex

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

12.03.2026

Anjana Duwal

Ph.D. Candidate - Department of Entomology

Exit Seminar

Understanding integration of chemical and biological control in southern soybean

Life Sciences A465, 02pm

Picture by Morgan Christman, Ph.D.

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