Spring Semester Publications, Talks & Presentations

Publications

• Becher, P., and Hamby, K.A. 2016. Current knowledge of interactions between Drosophila suzukii and microbes, and their potential utility for pest management. Journal of Pest Science. Invited Review. Special Issue: Spotted wing Drosophila DOI: 10.1007/s10340-016-0768-1
  
• Hamby, K.A., Bellamy, D.E., Chiu, J.C., Lee, J.C., Walton, V.M., Wiman, N.G., York, R.M., and Biondi, A. 2016. Biotic and abiotic factors impacting development, behavior, phenology, and reproductive biology of Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Pest Science. Invited Review. Special Issue: Spotted wing Drosophila DOI: 10.1007/s10340-016-0756-5
  
• Pick, L. (2016) Hox genes, evo-devo and the case of the ftz gene. Chromosoma, 125:535-551. PMID:26596987
  
• Cheatle Jarvela A.M., and Pick L. (2016) Evo-Devo: Discovery of Diverse Mechanisms Regulating Development. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2016;117:253-74. PMID:26969982
  
• Leslie Pick co-edited an issue of Current Opinion in Insect Science, Extavour, C.G. and Pick, L. (2016) Editorial Overview: Development, regulation and evolution of organ systems. Current Opinion in Insect Science 13: vii-ix.
  
• Nielsen, AL, G Dively, JM Pote, G Zinati, C Mathews. 2016. Identifying a Potential Trap Crop for a Novel Insect Pest, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Organic Farms. Env. Entomol. 45: 472-478.

 

• Guseman AJ, Miller K, Kunkle G, Dively GP, Pettis JS, Evans JD, et al. 2016. Multi-drug resistance transporters and a mechanism-based strategy for assessing risks of pesticide combinations to honey bees. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148242. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148242
  

 

Talks and Presentations

• Jie Xiang and Leslie Pick (2016) Investigating pair-rule gene orthologs in an intermediate-germ beetle, Dermestes maculatus. Mid-Atlantic Society for Developmental Biology Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2016

 

• Katie Reding, Mengyao Chen, Lakshmi Kirkire, Alys Jarvela, and Leslie Pick (2016) Isolation of Drosophila pair-rule gene orthologs in the sequentially segmenting insect Oncopeltus fasciatus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Mid-Atlantic Society for Developmental Biology Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2016

 

• Galen Dively gave a presentation entitled "The Bee Story: Facts and Answers about Honey Bee Colony Declines" to 45 classmates of my 50th Class Reunion at Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA on June 4. 

 

• Marcia Shofner gave a poster presentation entitled “Assessing the Use of Small-Group, Active Engagement Exercises and Peer Evaluation in Introductory Biology Courses” at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) International Conference in Baltimore, MD April 14-17, 2016.