After a couple of pandemic years, our lab was finally able to attend an in-person conference together! Here we are at the Bellevue Hotel in downtown Philadelphia:
Research Presentations
“Urbanization and Insect Life Cycles: Challenges and Opportunities for Non-Pest Insects.” Lauren Schmitt and Karin Burghardt, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
“Assessing the Impacts of Leaf Litter Management on Overwintering insects in Urban and Rural Areas.” Max Ferlauto1, John Parker2 and Karin Burghardt1, 1University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD
“Tree species diversity influences periodical cicada oviposition.” Kristin Jayd1, Zoe Getman-Pickering2, John Lill3, Martha Weiss4, John Parker5 and Karin Burghardt1, 1University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2George Washington University, Washington, DC, 3The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 4Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 5Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD
“Impacts of seed coat treatments on insect damage and natural enemy community composition.” Brendan Randall1, Kim Komatsu2, John Parker2, Kelsey McGurrin1, Sarah Alley2 and Karin Burghardt1,2, 1University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD
Caterpillar recruitment in response to tree diversity in an experimental forest. Kelsey McGurrin1, John Parker2 and Karin Burghardt1,2, 1University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD
Tree species diversity and architecture determine spider abundance in a forest diversity experiment. Elizabeth Butz1, Lauren Schmitt1, John Parker2 and Karin Burghardt1,2, 1University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD
Awards
Excellence in Early Career Award: Karin
2nd place in Master’s student talks: Brendan
Entomology Games champions: UMD Checkerspots (including team member Brendan!)