Day of Insects
Date/Time: | Saturday, 05 Mar 2011 |
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Location: | Reiman Gardens |
URL: | http://www.reimangardens.iastate.edu/en/...ects_2011/ |
Phone: | 515-294-2710 |
Channel: | Reiman Gardens |
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DOI Schedule:
8:00-9:00 a.m. - Registration
9:00-9:10 a.m. - Welcome and Morning Announcements
9:10-9:30 a.m. - Venomous Invertebrates: 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' presented by William Heyborne, Morningside College
9:30-9:50 a.m. - Ticks of Iowa and Beyond presented by Joel Hutcheson, USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames
9:50-10:10 a.m. - Mantis Mania: An Introduction to the Art of Mantid Husbandry presented by Joseph "Tony" Palmer, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
10:10-10:30 a.m. - Come Into Our Parlor - Arthropod Images by Linda & Robert Scarth www.scarthphoto.com/wordpress
10:30-10:50 a.m. - Break
10:50-11:10 a.m. - A Rare Little Bug: Conservation Efforts for the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle, (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) presented by Sheri Svela, University of Nebraska
11:10-11:30 a.m. - Iowa Tiger Beetles: Past and Present Diversity and Distribution presented by Aaron Brees
11:30-11:50 a.m. - Working out the 'Bugs' - Insect ID Pros and Cons presented by Moni Hayne, Bug Detective
11:50-12:55 p.m. - Lunch (included with registration)
12:55-1:00 p.m. - Afternoon Announcements
1:00-1:20 p.m. - Chasing Wisconsin Robbers: Our Effort to Learn More About the Asilidae, the Robber Flies of Wisconsin presented by Mike Reese, www.Wisconsinbutterflies.org
1:20-1:40 p.m. - Evolution in your Backyard presented by Jackie Brown, Grinnell College
1:40-2:00 p.m. - Sunflower flies: Hidden Species in Iowa's Prairies presented by Marty Condon, Cornell College and Ian McNish, Pioneer Hi-Bred International
2:00-2:20 p.m. - What on Earth is This? Discovery and Description of a New Species presented by Greg Courtney, Iowa State University
2:20-2:40 p.m. - Break
2:40-3:00 p.m. - Red Ants vs. Black Ants: The Dramatic Life of 'Slave-Maker' Ants presented by James Trager, Shaw Nature Reserve
3:00-3:20 p.m. - A Honey Bee's State of the State Address presented by Andrew Joseph, Iowa Department of Agriculture
3:20-3:40 p.m. - Superorganisms: How Insect Societies Rule the Earth presented by Amy Toth, Iowa State University
3:40-4:00 p.m. - Discussion and Evaluation