University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Entomology Colloquium Schedule

All talks are on Friday at noon, 150 Russell Labs, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI. A map and directions to Russell Labs is provided below. Alternate meeting locations and times are indicated under the seminar title. This schedule is periodically updated to reflect changes and additions. If you have any questions, please contact the UW-Madison Entomology Department main office at 608-262-3227.

Date	Speaker	Title
Fall 2007
Sept. 7	No Seminar	Bugs and Suds kickoff
Sept. 14	Becky Irwin Dartmouth University	Mutualism, predation, and human activities: the role of species interactions in plant invasions
Sept. 21	Miguel Altieri University of California-Berkeley	Agroecology: foundations for a renewed approach to ecologically-based pest management
Sept. 28	Liza Holeski UW-Madison	Quantitative trait evolution in Mimulus guttatus (yellow monkeyflower)
Oct. 5	No Seminar	UW MEG Fall Symposium
Oct. 12	Jim Tumlinson Pennsylvania State University	Doane Lecture
Oct. 19	Marshall Johnson University of California - Riverside	The Olive fruit fly: invasive threat to the California olive industry
Oct. 26	James Walgenbach North Carolina State University	The Codling Moth Resistance Management Conundrum: Long-Term Benefits vs. Short-Term Risks
Nov. 2	Michael Gray University of Illinois	IPM implementation in a transgenic landscape of field crops: is it time to admit defeat?
Nov. 9	Gretchen Meyer UW-Milwaukee	Mechanisms promoting invasiveness in introduced plants: the role of insect herbivores
Nov. 16	Marion Harris North Dakota State University	Plant resistance to insects and diseases: an urgent need for a shared language
Nov. 23	No Seminar	Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 30	D. Mahr, S. Paskewitz, K. Raffa University of Wisconsin	Faculty showcase: Mahr, Paskewitz, Raffa
Dec. 7	Hannah Burrack North Carolina State University	The Olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) in California: studying a recent invader
Spring 2008
Date	Speaker	Title
Jan. 25	Irina Vyazunova University of Wisconsin	Transcriptional activity and regulation of sterol carrier protein-2 and sterol carrier protein-like genes in mosquito, Aeded aegypti
Feb. 1	Jonathan Patz University of Wisconsin	Global climate change and vectorborne diseases
Feb. 8	Kirk Larsen Luther College	Ground Beetles, Prairies and Fire: Managing for Biodiversity
Feb. 15	Pete Coon Clarke Mosquito Control, Schaumburn, IL	Hydrilla: the dilemma of the perfect aquatic hitchhiker
Feb. 22	Joerg Bohlmann Univerisyt of British Columbia	Chemical diversity of conifer defense against insects
Feb. 29	Evan DeLucia University of Illinois	The reorganization of trophic dynamics in an ecosystem exposed to elevated CO2
Mar. 7	Brian Nault Cornell University	Temporal patterns of aphid vector dispersal and prevalence of Cucumber mosaic virus in snap mean fields: Implications for management
Mar. 14	Mark Hunter University of Michigan	Strange fruit from the Garden of Eden: how the quality of plants drives the ecology of life
Mar. 21	UW SPRING BREAK	UW Spring Break
Mar. 28	Paul Mitchell University of Wisconsin	Effect of crop prices and extended diapause on the evolution of resistance to transgenic Bt corn by nothern corn rootworm
Apr. 4	Aaron Adams University of Wisconsin	Influences of bacteria on the bark beetle - fungus symbiosis
Apr. 11	Fred Gould North Carolina State University	Can transgenic pests be part of sustainable IPM?
Apr. 18	Entomology Faculty Showcase Walt Goodman Chris Williamson University of Wisconsin
Apr. 25	David Wise University of Illinois at Chicago	Interaction pathways in complex food webs and ecosystem functioning
May 2	1. Ismael Badillo University of Wisconsin 2. Tony Hughes University of Wisconsin	Exploiting vector specificity to control insect pests and cirus transmission The prevalence of West Nile virus and avian malaria in mosquitos of Madison, Wisconsin

Directions to the Department

Madison Map

Traveling by Car

Madison is located in south central Wisconsin and is accessible via several major highways. Madison is a:

1 1/2-hour drive from Milwaukee (via Interstate 94)
2 1/2-hour drive from Chicago (via Interstate 90)
4 1/2-hour drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul (via Interstate 94)
2-hour drive from Dubuque (via US 151)

Getting to UW-Madison:

Take I-90 or US 151 to Hwy 12/18.
Follow Hwy 12/18 exit at Park Street (Exit 261 B).
Proceed north on Park Street about 5 miles to University Avenue.
Turn Left (West) on University Ave
Turn Right (North) on Charter Street
Turn Left (West) on Observatory Drive, cross Babcock Drive and travel ~0.15 miles
Turn Left (South) into Lot 36 parking lot (1645 Observatory Drive)
Walk out the south end of the lot toward the 8 story building on your left (Russell labs)
Office is in Room 237 Russell (please stop by for parking pass)

Traveling by Plane

Dane County Regional Airport, on Madison’s northeast side, provides regional and national air service to and from Madison. Seventy-five flights daily connect passengers to 22 locations, reaching 600 domestic and 70 international destinations with one-stop service.

An interactive campus map can be viewed at: http://www.map.wisc.edu/.