Day of Insects

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Date/Time:Saturday, 05 Mar 2011
Location:Reiman Gardens
URL:http://www.reimangardens.iastate.edu/en/...ects_2011/
Phone:515-294-2710
Channel:Reiman Gardens
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The third annual Day of Insects (DOI) is near and registration is due on February 28. Professionals, academics, advocates and enthusiasts will cover a range of insect related topics. Tiger beetles, bees, flies, ticks, venomous arthropods, mantis husbandry, as well as new species discussions are planned.

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