Author Archives: Dan Olmstead

About Dan Olmstead

I'm the NEWA Coordinator here at the New York State IPM Program. I work to provide online decision support to growers in NY and across the country for IPM and agricultural best practices.

3rd Annual Jugatae Symposium a huge success

The 3rd annual Jugatae Entomology symposium was a great success.  Dr. David Grimaldi, curator of the American Museum of Natural History, and Cornell alumnus (’86), gave a great keynote lecture.  Dr. Kyle Wickings, the new faculty member of the department, … Continue reading

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Evan Hoki published in the journal Biocontrol

Congrats to Evan Hoki, 2nd year masters student in the Losey Lab.  Evan published a peer-reviewed journal article examining the consumptive and non-consumptive effects of native and introduced lady beetles on pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum).  Click here for a link … Continue reading

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Cornell students Caflin, Houtz and Schwenke Receive NSF Recognition for Grant Proposals

BIG congrats to Cornell University Entomology Students to Suzi Caflin (Thaler and Power Labs), Phil Houtz (Douglas Lab) and Robin Schwenke (Lazzaro Lab) for recognition of their proposals to the National Science Foundation Predoctoral Research Fellowship Program. Suzi, a second … Continue reading

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Dr. Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski to give Jugatae Invited Speaker Seminar April 1st 2013

Jugatae is pleased to announce that Dr. Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski of the University of Florida Citris Research and Education Center will give the Jugatae Invited Speaker Seminar on April 1, 2013 at 3:30PM in 226 Weill Hall.  The Seminar can been seen … Continue reading

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Jugatae Luncheon with Niklas Wahlberg, 2013 Griswold Speaker

The Jugatae club will have a graduate student lunch on Monday 3/25 with Professor Niklas Wahlberg, the 2013 Griswold speaker.  Hosted by Drs. Jim Liebherr and Jason Dombroskie,  Wahlberg will give a seminar entitled “Elucidating reasons behind massive radiations in … Continue reading

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