Entomology and Plant Pathology Seminar- Spring 2008

March 3             Scott Moore, M.S. proposal research “Dimensional Movement of Rotylenchulus reniformis”

March 10           Timothy Nafziger, M.S. proposal research “Effects of Farmscaping Plants on the Abundance, Diversity, and Impact of Beneficial Arthropods in Organic Tomato Fields”

Nicholas Sekora, M.S. proposal research “Fatty Acid Analysis of Nematode Species using the FAME Procedure”

March 17           Spring break

March 24           Nubia Velasquez, Ph.D. proposal research “Defining Potyvirus Systemic Movement in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)”

Kassie Conner, Ph.D. proposal research “Understanding Nematode Communities and Their Effects on Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts”

March 31           Lavanya Polana, M.S. final research “Foraging and Feeding Preferences of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to Eight Mulches Used in Horticulture”

April 7                Prithwiraj Das, Ph.D. proposal research “Comparative Study of Neuroethology of Olfaction in Parasitic Wasps”

Edward Snoddy, Ph.D. proposal research “Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies for the Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai Mizukubo”

April 14              Krystal Waltman, M.S. final research “A Survey of the Armored Scale Insects of Alabama (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)”

April 21              Sandeep Marla, M.S. final research “The Effect of Cover Crops on Suppression of Nematodes on Peanut and Cotton in Alabama”

April 28              Alicia Phillips, M.S. proposal research “Toxicity and Repellency of Essential Oils to the German Cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)”

Juan David Castillo, M.S. proposal research “Isolation, Identification and            Pathogenicity Tests of Nematophagous Fungi Associated with Reniform            Nematodes (Rotylenchulus reniformis)"