Dr. May Berenbaum, University of Illinois Dr. Berenbaum will re-present her award presentation as the 2016 Sterling B. Hendricks Lectureship Awardee. Dr. Berenbaum is an entomologist whose research has focused on the chemical mechanisms underlying interactions between insects and their…
Dr. Stephen Duke, USDA-ARS The most successful transgenic crops have been those made resistant to the herbicide glyphosate. However, the evolution of glyphosate resistance in problem weeds is rapidly reducing the value of this technology. The potential of new herbicide-resistant…
Diana Aga, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Chemistry, University at Buffalo This presentation will focus on strategies in developing and optimizing trace analytical methods for antibiotics in soil, manure, wastewater, and other complex matrices using liquid chromatography with…
Part 1: Introduction and Target-Site Dr. Todd Gaines, Bioagricultural Science & Pest Management Todd Gaines is an assistant professor at Colorado State University in molecular weed science. He completed his PhD at CSU, followed by post-docs in Western Australia and…
Charles Cantrell, Research Chemist at the USDA-ARS Natural Products Utilization Research Laboratory in Oxford, Mississippi Mosquito and tick-borne diseases seriously affect the health of humans and domesticated animals throughout the world. Repellents provide protection against mosquito and tick bites and,…
Part 2: Non-Target-Site Resistance and Impacts Dr. Todd Gaines, Bioagricultural Science & Pest Management Todd Gaines is an assistant professor at Colorado State University in molecular weed science. He completed his PhD at CSU, followed by post-docs in Western Australia…
Bonnie MacCulloch, Critical Path Services, LLC Bonnie MacCulloch is a Regulatory Scientist with Critical Path Services, supports pesticide registration under FIFRA, environmental risk assessment, ecotoxicology study monitoring, and seed treatment technology.
Paul Richardson, DuPont Crop Protection Paul Richardson serves as the Global Analytical Manager, Seed Treatment Enterprise at DuPont. He has worked in the pesticide analysis area for 30 years and been associated with seed treatment testing over the past 6…
February 10, 2016 James H. Tumlinson, Penn State University Plants successfully employ a broad array of chemicals to defend against insect herbivores. If we can discover and understand the chemical and biochemical mechanisms used in natural plant defense systems they…
May 8, 2013 Jessica Lawrence, Research Scientist – Entomologist, Eurofins Agroscience Services Inc. Honey Bee colonies have been under pressure due to a variety of environmental factors. The effect of pesticides has specifically been debated and honey bee studies are…