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What does an Entomologist do? Entomologists study insects and their relationship to humans, other organisms, and the environment. The study of insects creates the building blocks for developments in chemical and biological pest control, food production, biological diversity, and a variety of other fields in science. Laboratory-based course offering students practical experience using scientific information, methodology, technology and legal procedures inherent to the field of forensic entomology; emphasis on collecting, preserving and identifying information as evidence and expert witness testimony in courts of law. Nov 01, 2012 I haven't used it in three years and all those papers/documents disappeared somewhere in that time, sorry. I had one document - a form - they had to fill out with classification, predator/prey relationships, etc - and then about six years ago replaced it with the fake facebook page project that I don't have a rubric for anymore, either.
Dissertations and Student Research in Entomology
1) it is optional, not required (the ProQuest deposit is required); and
2) it will be available to everyone on the Internet; there is no embargo for dissertations in the UNL DigitalCommons.
Master's candidates: Deposit of your thesis or project is required. (If an embargo, [restricted access] is necessary, you may deposit the thesis at http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/embargotheses/ — but only after getting the prior approval of your department and the Graduate Office; contact Terri Eastin).
All depositors: We try to observe a 24-hour 'cooling off' period to give you opportunity to correct those 'oops' issues that seem to emerge just after deposit.
Upon deposit, you will immediately receive an email that your submission has been received (and this is what you need to show the Graduate Office).
However, you can still log back in and select Revise and upload a new version with your advisor's name spelled right, or your mother thanked in the Acknowledgments, or whatever you're stressing about.
After about a day, your submission will be 'published' or 'posted', making it available to the Internet; you will get another email to that effect, and your submission can no longer be changed--by you.
If further changes are needed, these can be made by sending a revised file to the administrator < proyster@unl.edu > requesting replacement of the current online version. DO NOT RESUBMIT YOUR THESIS / DISSERTATION. That creates duplicate records, confusion, wasted effort, frustration, sadness, tears, and causes kittens to get sick.
Finally: Congratulations; you are almost there. Click the 'Submit your paper or article' link at the bottom of the gray box at left. Follow the instructions. You should be able to copy (Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) most fields.
You are the sole author; your advisor is not considered a co-author.
Your institution is 'University of Nebraska-Lincoln' (not 'at Lincoln' or ', Lincoln').Do not leave it blank; then the administrator has to fill it in, and he is tempted to make it something silly.
You do not need to repeat your name and title in the Abstract field; just the body of the abstract.
When you reach the question 'Was this submission previously published in a journal?', just skip that part.
Be sure to click the 'Submit' button at the bottom. Files upload at the rate of about 5 Mb per minute, so if you have an ungodly large file, it may take a bit of time. If your file exceeds 40 Mb, think about reducing its size--there are many ways; Google 'reduce pdf file size' to find some.
Okay, get started. That thesis is not going to submit itself.
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2020
WOMEN IN BEEKEEPING: IMPACTS OF A BEEKEEPER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, Bridget Gross
SURVEILLANCE OF CULEX AND AEDES MOSQUITOES IN LINCOLN, LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA, William Noundou
Factors Influencing Wheat Curl Mite Aceria tosichella Keifer Dispersal, Lindsay M. Overmyer
Effects of Pesticide Residue Accumulation on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Development & Implications for Hive Management, Jennifer Weisbrod
Comparative Physiology of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) Exposed to Chlorantraniliprole, Jennifer Williams
2019
A MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF ENTOMOLOGY INCORPORATION IN U.S. SECONDARY SCIENCE INSTRUCTION, Erin M. Ingram
A Descriptive Study of Wild Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes) and Angiosperms in a Tallgrass Prairie Corridor of Southeastern Nebraska, Katie Lamke
From Field to Film: Mosquito surveillance and survey of US adults' knowledge and attitudes towards arthropod-borne disease vectors, Justine LaViolette
Promoting Bee Communities Through Habitat Enhancements On Public And Private Lands In Nebraska, Kayla A. Mollet
Characterization of pyrethroid resistance in the western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, Dariane Sagaseta de Oliveira Souza
USING ADULTS TO MONITOR RNAi SUSCEPTIBILITY OF WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM, DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA LECONTE, FIELD POPULATIONS, Matthew Welter
2018
Gut Symbiont Viability in Honey Bees Exposed to Agrochemical Stressors, Bryant Justin Gabriel
Viral prevalence among social bees in different landscapes, Tugce Karacoban
Transmission Characteristics of Triticum mosaic virus by the Wheat Curl Mite Aceria tosichella Keifer and Ecology of the Wheat-Mite-Virus Complex on Field Corn, Elliot Andrew Knoell
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NATURAL ENEMY COMMUNITY, WITH EMPHASIS ON ENTOMOPATHOGENS, FOR MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM (DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA) IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA, Camila Oliveira-Hofman
2017
Conservation Biological Control of Western Bean Cutworm: Molecular gut content analysis of arthropod predators, feeding trials for key predators and agricultural surveys for integrated pest management, Westen Ray Archibald
EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND DIET IN STABLE FLY (DIPTERA: MUSCIDAE) DEVELOPMENT, Melina Florez-Cuadros
Analysis of Cereal Aphid Feeding Behavior and Transcriptional Responses Underlying Switchgrass-Aphid Interactions, Kyle G. Koch
Spatial Variation in Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis Corn Events in Nebraska, Jordan D. Reinders
Evaluation of host plant resistance against sunflower moth, Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst), in cultivated sunflower in western Nebraska, Dawn M. Sikora
2016
Ecological Risks of the Conventional Insecticide/Fungicide Seed Treatment Mixture of Thiamethoxam and Mefenoxam in Soybean on Beneficial Insects, Carolina Camargo
Characterization of the Arthropod Communities and Aphid Feeding Behavior Associated with Perennial Warm-Season Grasses (Poaceae) Composition in Nebraska and Wisconsin, Kathryn M. Keller
Soybean Tolerance to Soybean Aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) Herbivory, Lia Marchi Werle
DISPERSAL AND SAMPLING OF THE WHEAT STEM SAWFLY, Cephus cintus NORTON, (HYMENOPTERA: CEPHIDAE), Christopher McCullough
Over-Summering Ecology of the Wheat Curl Mite (Aceria tosichella Keifer), Anthony J. McMechan
EXPORT OF INSECT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM HAYED NATIVE PRAIRIE, Wayne J. Ohnesorg
ASSESSING THE RISK OF RESISTANCE EVOLUTION, ADULT AND LARVAL SUSCEPTIBILITY, AND SUBLETHAL EFFECTS AFTER EXPOSURE OF CORN ROOTWORMS TO VACUOLAR ATPase-A AND Snf7 dsRNAS, Adriano Elias Pereira
Influence of cattle grazing practices on dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) communities in the Sandhill rangelands of Central Nebraska, Patrick M. Wagner
2015
Investigation of Reduced Agent and Area Treatments for Aphis glycines Management and its Effects on Key Predators, Jenny S. Enchayan
Assessment of Variation in Susceptibility of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins, Karen Ferreira da Silva
BIOCHEMICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND ANATOMICAL INSIGHTS INTO APHID-BIOENERGY SWITCHGRASS INTERACTIONS, Travis J. Prochaska
SEASONAL ACTIVITY AND SAMPLING METHODS FOR THE DECTES STEM BORER, DECTES TEXANUS LECONTE, IN NEBRASKA SOYBEANS, Zachary D. Rystrom
2014
Diversity and ecology of host-seeking mosquitoes in irrigated agro-ecosystems of Clay County, Nebraska, Alister K. Bryson
Mechanisms of differential toxicity between honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) castes with an emphasis on coumaphos, Lizette Dahlgren
The effect of agricultural practices on sugar beet root aphid (Pemphigus betae Doane) and beneficial epigeal arthropods, Rudolph J. Pretorius
RNA Interference as a Tool for the Functional Analysis of Genes in the Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), Ashley Danielle Yates
2013
Insectography: Insects in the World of Fiction, Erin Bauer
Impact of Wheat streak mosaic virus and Triticum mosaic virus on transmission by Aceria tosichella Keifer (Eriophyidae) and virus epidemiology in wheat, Camila F. de Oliveira
Toxic and Repellent Effects of Pyrethroids Used in Orchards on the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera L. (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE), Erin M. Ingram
Characterization of Cereal Aphid Resistance in Tetraploid Switchgrass Populations (Panicum virgatum L.), Kyle G. Koch
Population occurrence and pathogen prevalence of lone star (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks collected from southeast Nebraska, Amanda C. Maegli
Evaluation of the Efficacy of 1-octen-3-ol and Carbon Dioxide Chemoattractants with Mosquitoes and Bloodmeal Analysis of Culex Mosquito spp. in Lancaster County, Nebraska, Julianne N. Matczyszyn
Characterization of Resistance to the Cry1F Toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis in Resistant Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Puerto Rico, Ana Maria Velez
Effects of a Corn Root Defense Substance on Western Corn Rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte Larvae, Zixiao Zhao
2012
Investigating the tolerance response of early vegetative stage soybeans to Aphis glycines Matsumura, Lia da Silva Marchi
Factors Affecting the Distribution and Survival of Endangered American Burying Beetles, Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, Jessica Jurzenski
Transmission of Triticum mosaic virus and its Impact on the Biology of the Wheat Curl Mite Aceria tosichella Keifer (Eriophyidae), and an Evaluation of Management Tactics for the Wheat Curl Mite and the Wheat-Mite-Virus Complex, Anthony J. McMechan
ECOLOGY AND INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN BEAN CUTWORM Striacosta albicosta (SMITH) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)IN FIELD CORN, Silvana Vieira de Paula Moraes
Effects of Thiamethoxam Seed Treatments on Bean Leaf Beetles, Chelsea L. Piitz
Sensory Morphology and Chemical Ecology of the Stable Fly, Stomoxys calcitrans: Host-Seeking and Ovipositional Selection, Khanobporn Tangtrakulwanich
Investigations on Rangeland Grasshoppers: Ecoregion Level Distribution, Identification, Feeding Performance, and Vegetation Clipping, Muhammad Ullah
2011
FREQUENCY OF EXTENDED DIAPAUSE IN NEBRASKA POPULATIONS OF DIABROTICA BARBERI SMITH AND LAWRENCE., Ryan W. Geisert
Field monitoring of Bt maize for non-target organism effects, Laura Sue Higgins
Genetic variability of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) assessed on a global scale using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism, Kathleen M. Kneeland
GENETIC VARIABILITY AND GENE FLOW OF THE FALL ARMYWORM SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA (J.E. SMITH) IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INSECTICIDES, Difabachew B. Kondidie
Population Genetics of the Western Bean Cutworm (Striacosta albicosta Smith) Across the United States, Erica Lindroth
Gravesoil Microbial Community Structure During Carcass Decomposition, Amy E. Maile
Characterization of the Tolerance Response in the Soybean KS4202 to Aphis glycines Matsumura, Travis J. Prochaska
Population structure, genetic variability and gene flow of the bean leaf beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata (forster) in the midwestern US and its morphological analysis, Bamphitlhi Tiroesele
DUNG BEETLE ECOLOGY: HABITAT AND FOOD PREFERENCE, HYPOXIA TOLERANCE, AND GENETIC VARIATION, Sean Doyle Whipple
Ecology of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Shelterbelts of Southeastern Nebraska, Matthew W. Yans
2010
Niche Specialization and Conservation Biology of Cicindela nevadica lincolniana, Tierney R. Brosius
THE ROLE OF PEROXIDASE IN THE DEFENSE RESPONSE OF BUFFALOGRASS TO CHINCH BUGS, Anh Hoang
An Investigation of Wild Bee Diversity and Abundance in Plots Managed by The Nature Conservancy in South-Central Nebraska and of Beneficial Arthropods Associated with Native Nebraska Flora, Dori Ann Porter
2009
Hybridization in Diabrotica barberi Smith and Lawrence and Diabrotica longicornis (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Biology, behavior, field introgression, and a reevaluation of taxonomic status, Laura A. Campbell
The Chemistry of Lipid Signal Molecules in Insects, Sean M. Putnam
Remote Sensing to Detect the Movement of Wheat Curl Mites through the Spatial Spread of Virus Symptoms, and Identification of Thrips as Predators of Wheat Curl Mites, Abby R. Stilwell
2008
An Investigation of Techniques for Using Oxalic Acid to Reduce Varroa Mite Populations in Honey Bee Colonies and Package Bees, Nicholas Aliano
1984
THE INFLUENCE OF EDAPHOLOGICAL FACTORS ON THE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF SELECTED INSECTICIDES IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS, Bruce John Monke
Graduate Programs
We offer M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and are pleased with our standing as one of the best entomology programs in the nation. As of 2010, our department was ranked #4 in the U.S. by the National Research Council (NRC). This national recognition is a direct reflection of the scholarship and productivity of our students and faculty. We reside in the Department of Entomology within the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS). Our graduates have an excellent record of rapid placement in the public and private sectors (see recent career placement results).
The disciplinary diversity of entomology is represented by student research projects that generally reflect the research specialty of their academic advisor. We have 26 members of the graduate faculty (20 senior members), and maintain an approximate 2:1 graduate student:faculty ratio. Faculty research specialties include molecular biology and genetics, medical and veterinary entomology, taxonomy and systematics, urban entomology, insect ecology, apiculture, biological control and integrated pest management in a wide variety of plant and animal systems, including: corn, alfalfa, potato, sugar beets, small grains, ornamental plants and shade trees, cows and pigs, among others.
Many of our students receive prestigious awards and fellowships for their research, and students who graduate from our program have great success finding jobs in academia, industry, and government. Faculty and students in our department are cohesive, friendly and have excellent working relationships. Our graduate students have an active student organization called Frenatae, which often gives important input into departmental policies that affect student professional development and general welfare.
Again, welcome to the Department of Entomology and our graduate program. We hope you enjoy visiting us through this web site. Please see the links to the right for more information. If you are interested in applying as a new Masters or Ph.D. student in our department, we invite you to examine the links for Prospective Students. We are committed to increasing diversity in our discipline and we welcome student applications from all over the world.
Applications can be submitted at any time. We will start evaluating applications on January 20, 2019 for admission Fall 2019.
Please use the links in the menu on the right hand side of this page for more information about our program. If you have any questions or would like additional information or application materials, please do not hesitate to contact me or Tammi Pekkala-Matthews (Entomology Graduate Program Coordinator).
Thank you for considering our program.
Sincerely,
Bob Koch Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Undergraduate Degree in Plant Science
The Department of Entomology contributes to the CFANS Plant Science B.S. degree program, including a program of study on Sustainable Plant Health. This program of study prepares students for exciting careers or advanced study in all aspects of plant health including Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Soil Science. Learn more about the CFANS Plant Science major.
Undergraduate Degree in Food Systems
The Department of Entomology also contributes to the CFANS Food Systems B.S. degree, an emerging academic field studying the interconnected set of biological, technological, economic, and social activities that are essential to solving real world food problems in a sustainable manner. Learn more about the CFANS Food Systems major.
Entomologybharsar Students Email
Robert C. Hodson Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship (.pdf)
Entomologybharsar Students Scholarships
“This fund recognizes undergraduate students in the Department of Entomology conducting research in arthropod biology.”
Entomologybharsar Students School
Generously funded by Drs. Robert and Anita Hodson, this scholarship was established in 2015 to recognize an outstanding undergraduate student conducting research with one or more Entomology faculty, post-doctoral associates and/or graduate students.