Spring 2021
Monday evenings, 8-9 pm EST via Zoom
Monica Lewandowski (lewandowski.52@osu.edu), Seminar coordinator
Jan 25, 2021 – Anna Testen, USDA Research Plant Pathologist, Wooster. Developing practical plant health solutions for growers globally- Anna's career path in plant pathology. She will also highlight key research findings and important lessons she's learned along the way.
Feb 1 Ellen Klinger, Department of Entomology, Ohio State
Feb 8 Florian Diekmann, CFAES Librarian, Ohio State
Feb 15 - Brian Pace, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State (the emerging field of psychedelic science)
Feb 22 – Timothy Frey, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State (nature inspired; galls)
March 1 - Soledad Benitez Ponce, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State (microbiome)
March 8 - Mary Gardiner, Department of Entomology, Ohio State (how to prepare a scientific presentation)
March 15 Rachel Bienemann, MPHM project webinar. Susceptibility of Natural Enemies to Insecticides in Controlled Environments
March 22 MPHM project, Michael Rizzi. Managing Pest Insects in Ohio for Gardeners and Homeowners
March 29 MPHM project, Nora Durham, Integrated Pest Management of Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) in Hydroponic Strawberries
April 5 MPHM project, Brenna Scheiderer. Surveying Oleander Aphids on Milkweed
April 12 - Summer/Autumn class updates, Monica Lewandowski
April 19 MPHM projects, Caroline Georskey, Use of NIR Spectroscopy in Early Detection of Beech Leaf Disease
Amanda Rutan, Powdery Mildew on Hemp
April 26 Renato Zardo, MPHM Project
Jessica Wheeler, MPHM project, Sentinel Planting Identification of Tree Pathogens
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Autumn 2020
Monday evenings, 8-9 pm EST via Zoom
Celeste Welty, seminar coordinator
Contact for Zoom link: welty.1@osu.edu or lewandowski.52@osu.edu
Aug. 31, 2020
Celeste Welty, Ohio State Department of Entomology and Monica Lewandowski, Ohio State Department of Plant Pathology
Program news for continuing and new students
Sept. 7 - Labor Day holiday, no seminar
Sept. 14, 2020
Danae Wolfe, OSU Extension
A Closer Look: Macro Photography of Insects and Diseases (www.chasingbugs.com)
Sept. 21, 2020
David Shetlar, Ohio State Department of Entomology
What is it? The Other Side of Forensic Entomology
Sept. 28, 2020
Joe Boggs, OSU Extension
Perception versus Reality: Which Tree Pests Matter?
Oct. 5, 2020
Jim Jasinski, OSU Extension
Using IPM as a stepping stone to a career in land-grant academia
Oct. 12, 2020
Aaron Wilson
Climate Change and its Impacts on Pests
Oct. 19, 2020
David Snodgrass, Ohio State Biological Sciences Greenhouse
Greenhouse IPM: Basic Techniques and Career Opportunities
Oct, 26, 2020
Esther Kibbe, MPHM student, project practice seminar
Spotted-wing Drosophila control with a new organic insecticide
Nov. 2, 2020
Taylor deGier, MPHM student, project practice seminar
A survey of spotted cucumber beetle activity in dahlias, its parasitoid, and effectiveness of clove bud essential oil as a lure
Nov. 9, 2020
Michael Goard, MPHM student, project practice seminar
Apple Pest Monitoring: Orchard vs. Backyard IPM
Nov. 16, 2020
Jessica Burns, MPHM student, project practice seminar
Ohio Commercial Pesticide Applicator Survey
Nov. 23, 2020
Susan Ndaiye, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Opportunities for IPM in developing countries
Nov., 30, 2020
Doug Doohan, Ohio State Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
Risk management and issues with transgenic crops