SouthEastern Branch Meeting

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Logo of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch with event details: March 4-7, 2018, at DoubleTree Hilton, Orlando, FL.

 

Date

 Presenter Title
Monday, March 05
10:35 AM – 10:47 AM
Magnolia B		 Jacque Meyer 
Undergrad Tech		 1:  What’s eating those flea beetles? A molecular approach to biocontrol
Monday, March 05
02:29 PM – 02:41 PM
Magnolia B		 Miles Zhang
PhD Candidate		  90: Multilocus phylogeny of the parasitic wasps in the tribe Euphorini (Braconidae: Euphorinae) with revised generic classifications
Person presenting a slide on canola and crucifer flea beetles, including lifecycle, images, and economic impact notes.
Jacque Meyer talking about the life cycle of flea beetles.
A person stands beside a projector screen displaying a presentation on "Tribe Euphorini," discussing molecular phylogeny and biocontrol use, in a dimly lit conference room.
Kudos to Miles Zhang for winning 2nd place in the Phd Student presentation at the ESA’s Southeastern Branch Meeting. Miles resolved the existing taxonomic confusion for parasitic wasps in the tribe Euphoriniusing using multilocus phylogenetics.