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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.

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Fall 2008

Date

Speaker

Title

 

 

 
Spring 2009

Date

Speaker

Title

Jan. 23

Pat Tobin
US Forest Service

Allee effects and mating success in Gypsy Moth Population Dynamics

Jan. 30

Dan Young, Rick Lindroth
UW Dept. Entomology

Program Overviews

Feb. 6

Barbara Bentz
US Forest Service

Geographic variability in Dendroctonus ponderosae fitness traits: Climate change implications

Feb. 13

Ben Werling
UW Dept. Entomology

Thinking outside the crop: Off-crop natural areas and biocontrol in Wisconsin potatoes

Feb. 20

Phil Pellitteri
UW Dept. Entomology

Approaching 200,000 cases: The Latest Episode

Feb. 27

Emily Mueller, Hannah Gaines
UW Dept. Entomology

Natural resrvoirs and capable vectors of two viruses in commercial bean in Wisconsin

Mar. 6

Gary Felton
PSU

Watch Your Step! The perils of herbivory on the tomato plant

Mar. 13

Anne Hajek
Cornell

Role of pathogens in Gypsy Moth establishment and Population Dynamics

Mar. 20

Spring Break

 

Mar. 27

Mike Hillstrom
UW Dept. Entomology

Impacts of atmospheric CO2 and O3 on insect community composition

Apr. 3

Centennial

 

Apr. 10

Marla Spivak
UM

Bees

Apr. 17

Barry Wilk

IPM Consulting

Apr. 24

Frank Zalom
University of California - Davis

IPM for Almonds?... You Must be Nuts!

May 1

Ashley Bennett
UW Dept. Entomology

 

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/.