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CORNELL    ! $  X 2009 Newsletter • Geneva & Ithaca Greetings from Cornell! Greetings from Cornell! On behalf of the two Entomology departments at Cornell we are very pleased to bring you our third annual bi- departmental newsletter. Our joint effort on this newsletter is symbolic of our continuing efforts to try and bring the two departments closer together, so as to strengthen the voice of Entomology within the College, University, and to our stakeholders worldwide. With your help and support we continue to do great things, many of which are covered in the pages of this newsletter. In 2008, a new award for Applied Research was established in Honor of the late Emeritus Professor George G. Gyrisco, the fi fth annual open house “Insectapalooza 2008” drew a record number of visitors, and we began renovations of the Eickwort lab. (see page 4) The major issue for us (and probably for most of you) has been the state F of the economy. We continue to deal with large budget cuts and have What’s Inside: had to reduce many of our activities. Despite the great diffi culties this presents, we continue to train great students, push back the frontiers New Faculty ...... 2 Undergrad Publications ...... 2 of science, publish important research, teach great courses, provide Invasive ...... 3 critical information to stakeholders and keep smiling! Entomology Club...... 4 We hope to see you at this year’s mixer at the ESA meetings in Lab Renovations ...... 4 Indianapolis (Dec. 13-16). In addition, we would love to hear from you Jugatae ...... 4 and know what you are up to. We know you are doing great things Faculty Spotlight: Ping Wang...... 5 News from the Sarkaria Inst...... 5 out there. Please let us know. Lastly, we would like to remind you that Cornell Student Focus ...... 6 you are welcome to stop by and visit us the next time you have an Cornell Collection ...... 8 opportunity. ISBE Meeting ...... 8 Jeff Scott and Dave Soderlund Award Winners ...... 9 Alumni Award Winners ...... 9 Patton Obituary ...... 9 Opportunities to Give ...... 9 Mosquito Love Songs ...... 10 Aphid Day ...... 10 Return of the Bed Bugs ...... 10 Books by Faculty ...... 10 Gyrisco Student Award ...... 11 Alien Empire ...... 11 Emeritus Faculty Stay Active ...... 11 Comstock Library ...... 11 The evolution of entomology: from microscope to microarray 2009 Calendar ...... 12 Learn more about the Cornell Entomology Departments http://www.entomology.cornell.edu Entomology Welcomes New Faculty Member 9 Publications by Angela Douglas Undergraduates Working with Entomology Faculty in 2008 We are thrilled that Dr. Angela Douglas has joined the Ithaca Kozaki, T., *Kimmelblatt, B. A., Hamm, R. Entomology department as the L., and Scott, J. G. 2008. Comparison of two acetylcholinesterase gene cDNAs endowed Daljit S. and Elaine of the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius dia- Sarkaria Professor of Insect perinus, in insecticide susceptible and Physiology and Toxicology. resistant strains. Arch. Insect Biochem. Angela has always known she Physiol. 67: 130-138. would be a biologist. This came Mooney, K.A., *Jones, P., and Agrawal, from her interest in natural his- A.A., 2008. Coexisting congeners: de- tory and wild places as a child. mography, competition, and interactions Angela grew up in the New For- with cardenolides for two milkweed-feed- est, an area of about 14,000 ing aphids. Oikos 117: 450-458. acres in the south of England Pimentel, D., *Williamson, S., *Alexander, that was designated as a royal C.E., *Gonzalez-Pagan, O., *Kontak, C., hunting ground by William the and *Mulkey, S.E. 2008. Reducing ener- Conqueror in 1080. gy inputs in the U.S. food system. Human Ecology 36 (4): 459-471. Angela applied to Oxford Uni- Pimentel, D., *Marklein, A., *Toth, M.A., versity to study Physiological *Karpoff, M., *Paul, G.S., *McCormack, Sciences, following her abiding R., *Kyriazis, J., and *Krueger, T. 2008. interest in how work. In Biofuel impacts on world food supply: use those days, students took an of fossil fuel, land and water resources. extra term at school to prepare Energies 1: 41-78. for the Oxford entrance exam. Shelton, A. M., *Hatch, S. L., Zhao, J.-Z., Angela’s parents wanted her to Chen, M., Earle, E. D., and Cao. J. 2008. do a secretarial course. By applying to Oxford, Angela persuaded them to let her enroll Suppression of diamondback moth using for a 6-month secretarial course, instead of a full-year course. Angela did the 6-month Bt transgenic plants as a trap crop. Crop course, but her career as a secretary was put on hold because she was awarded a Protection 27: 403-9. major scholarship by Oxford University. That secretarial career is still on hold. Sirot, L.K. Poulson, R.L, McKenna, M.C., *Girnary, H., Wolfner, M.F., and Har- After one year at Oxford, Angela switched from Physiological Sciences to Zoology. rington, L.C. 2008. Identity and transfer What a fateful decision! She met fellow zoology student and her future husband, Jer- of male reproductive gland proteins of the emy Searle, in the fi rst week and, yes, it was love at fi rst sight. dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti: potential tools for control of female feed- ing and reproduction. Insect Biochem. Angela was infl uenced by Cornell Entomology very early on in her research career. An- Mol. Biol. 38:176-189. gela did her PhD at the University of Aberdeen and was fl ailing around trying to decide exactly what to do. She was in the library thumbing through the journals and found an *Smith, R.A. Mooney, K.A., and Agrawal, article on nitrogen excretion by Jim Nation and our very own Robert L. Patton (Journal A.A. 2008. Coexistence of three special- ist aphids on common milkweed, Ascle- of Insect Physiology (1961) 6, 299). Reading this article gave her the idea to study ni- pias syriaca. Ecology 89: 2187-2196. trogen recycling and uric acid metabolism, and she has been studying the physiology of nitrogen nutrition ever since. It was a very special honor for Angela to introduce the Viswanathan, D.V., *McNickle, G., and Patton lecture in 2008, exactly 30 years later. Thaler, J.S. 2008. Heterogeneity of plant phenotypes caused by herbivore- specifi c induced responses infl uences An important opportunity for Angela happened after 5 years of postdoctoral research, the spatial distribution of herbivores. when she was awarded a 10-year Royal Society Fellowship. By this time, Angela was Ecolog. Entom. 33: 86-94. working on and the fellowship gave her the time, without teaching or administra- tion, to develop the tools to study the nutritional physiology of the symbiosis between *Walsh, R.E. and Rayor, L.S. 2008. Kin aphids and their intracellular bacteria. Without this, Angela says that she would never discrimination in the amblypygid, Damon diadema. J. Arachnol. 36: 336 343. have got the system going. Following this fellowship, Angela took up the position of Senior Lecturer at the University of York in England, progressing to a Reader and then a Personal Chair in 2003.

Angela’s husband Jeremy will join the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in October 2010. Their two sons are still in Britain. Ken is doing a PhD in politics at Birmingham University and Mark is taking an undergraduate degree in archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. *Undergraduate coauthors are indicated by an asterisk

2 The Threat of Invasive Arthropods 9 Art Agnello, Cornell’s extension fruit entomologist, has been following the It has been estimated that approximately 4,500 Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomor- species have been introduced into pha halys), an insect native to Eastern the US and of this total approximately 1,000 Asia but fi rst found in Allentown, PA, in insects and mites have become crop pests (Pi- 2001. Adults are able to fl y and often en- mentel et al. 2000). Many others have become ter homes in the late summer and early pests of humans, livestock, households and the fall when they are seeking overwintering general environment. Because New York is a sites. Adults and nymphs feed, often in world center of trade, this facilitates the move- groups, on all tree fruits, especially ap- ment of invasive arthropods that may arrive in ples and peaches, causing depressed, wooden containers, on plants, or even on hu- dimpled, corky or water-soaked areas on mans and companion animals. the skin. It has recently arrived in New York and Agnello is gathering information Cornell entomologists work on invasive arthro- to alert New York fruit growers about ef- pods in many ways including collaborating with fective control strategies. the USDA’s and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) through its Cooperative Agri- Adult Tipula oleracea emerging from its pupal One pest for which we had clear ad- cultural Pest Survey Program (CAPS) and with case on a golf course putting green. vance warning of its arrival was the swede the New York State Department of Agriculture midge, Contarinia nasturtii. This com- and Markets. These federal and state agencies mon European pest of cruciferous crops have the responsibility to monitor invasive arthropods, but universities like Cornell play a was fi rst detected in North America when critical role in developing tools to monitor the pest, morphological and molecular methods it was found in a broccoli fi eld in Ontario, to identify the pest and strategies to manage it by preventing its arrival or controlling it when it Canada, in 2000. Tony Shelton worked arrives. A few examples of Cornell’s work on recent insect invasions are highlighted below. with CCE educators, J. Kikkert and C. Hoepting, Canadian colleagues and state Since the late 1970s, Richard Hoebeke, a taxonomic and survey entomologist who spe- and federal agencies to monitor for this cializes in the detection of and survey for non-native insects in North America, has been diffi cult to identify member of the Cecid- conducting detection collecting trips in the Northeast and Pacifi c Northwest, concen- omyiidae. Using a newly developed pher- trating particularly in areas considered vulnerable to invaders, such as industrial sites in omone blend from colleagues in Switzer- urban settings, railroad yards, disturbed waste sites, and open fi elds near ports ofentry. land, they found the fi rst species in the US Historically, more than 90% of all exotic plant pest introductions have occurred near major in Niagara County in 2004. Mao Chen and seaports, airports or near border regions. In addition, Hoebeke also provides taxonomic Ping Wang joined the project soon after support for both federal and state survey programs for exotics in New York and elsewhere and the team continues to lead a national in the Northeast. Examples of some of the more important exotic pests that have been effort in swede midge monitoring and man- identifi ed for the fi rst time in North America or the eastern United States by Hoebeke in- agement. Now much of the team’s effort is clude the Asian long-horned (Anoplophora glabripennis), the brown marmorated focused on using cultural and insecticidal stink bug (Halyomorpha halys), the Sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilio), the winter moth strategies to manage this pest before it can (Operophtera brumata), the European crane fl ies (Tipula oleracea and T. paludosa), do considerable damage to cruciferous and several exotic bark and ambrosia . Hoebeke believes that our ability to ex- vegetables and fi eld crops. clude exotic pests from native and managed landscapes is largely dependent on targeted domestic surveys coupled with an outstanding taxonomic support network of specialists Besides undertaking specifi c research and up-to-date reference collections, such as we have at Cornell University. and extension projects, Cornell Entomol- ogy has been proactive in the classroom Laura Harrington’s lab has been working on the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), as well. Ann Hajek and Jan Nyrop initi- a species fi rst detected in the US in the mid-1980’s in used tire dumps. Since that time it ated a new 3-credit course, Ent. 2020: has spread east and is now moving into New York State. Her studies suggest that it will Invasions. This course meets the biology gradually become well established in New York as a result of climate change. The danger distribution requirement for CALS under- is that this species is one of the best all-around mosquito vectors of pathogens and para- graduates and hence contacts a wide sites affecting human and animal health. Harrington’s recent studies indicated that this range of students. species outcompeted the local species and this effect was especially pronounced with With increased movement of humans and increasing temperature. global trade, and with global warming caus- ing temperatures that are favorable to new Dan Peck and his colleagues have been studying two species of European crane fl ies pests, invasive species will become an that fi rst became established in New York in 2004. Both Tipula oleracea and Tipula palu- even greater threat to agriculture, human dosa cause severe turf injury on golf courses and residential lawns. Damage has taken health and the environment. Cornell Ento- the form of nuisance accumulations of larvae and adults, herbivory on both above- and mology remains at the forefront of this most below-ground tissues, and disruption due to vertebrate predators such as birds and mam- diffi cult challenge of the 21st century. mals. Peck believes that it is inevitable that problems caused by local crane fl y outbreaks will intensify and that crane fl ies will invade and establish over a wider area of the eastern Pimentel, D., L. Lach, R. Zuniga and D. Morrison. US. Peck’s efforts have focused on establishing where the two species occur, how their 2000. Environmental and economic costs of impact is expressed, how they can be diagnosed, and what control products will sup- nonindigenous species in the United States. press them over the short term. BioScience 50: 53-65.

3 Cornell Undergraduate Entomology Club 9 Renovations Begin “Snodgrass and Wiggles- in Eickwort Teaching worth,” Cornell’s undergradu- ate entomology club, is better Laboratory than ever! Thanks to success- ful recruiting at the university’s We are very pleased that the ClubFest and an enthusiastic fi rst two display units have been crowd of new members, the purchased and installed in the club has grown to encompass Eickwort Lab. The live insect almost 30 active members case was paid for by a gener- from a variety of majors in- cluding entomology, plant sci- ous alumnus (Al Wheeler, PhD ences, and mathematics! This ’71) and the display case was past year has seen the contin- paid for by CALS. Many thanks uation of many old Snodwiggs to Linda Rayor who did the leg traditions, including numerous work on placing the orders and insect-collecting trips, weekly presentations by guest speakers, and bake sales on Ho to the committee members Plaza. The third annual winter camping trip was held on the coldest day of the entire year and, despite the snow and freezing weather, everyone had a great time. Snod- working on the displays and wiggs members also played an integral role in the successful execution of Insectapa- renovations of the lab. We con- looza 2008 by organizing and staffi ng many favorite events (such as Pondering Insects tinue to seek funds for more and the Insect Zoo) as well as by introducing new activities such as Jeffry Petracca’s display cabinets and further Butterfl y Room. Members have also participated in many other entomological outreach renovations of the lab. Once events at the Ithaca Sciencenter, the Trumansburg Library, and the Cornell Plantations, completed, the Eickwort lab where our combination of live bugs and endless enthusiasm are always a hit. Snodgrass and Wigglesworth has many exciting plans for 2009, including a large-scale bug-eating will be an outstanding teaching contest, a spring time camping adventure, and even a road trip to New York City. and outreach room.

Anthony Auletta President of Snodgrass and Wigglesworth

Student par- ticipation in Working Hard and Playing Hard! Jugatae con- tinues to be Last year’s production of Insec- outstanding! This tapalooza was an overwhelming has been a great asset in helping to ac- success. Nearly all of the Ithaca complish goals and discuss ideas. Our graduate students, as well as goals for the year are to improve many Geneva students, happily communication among students and participated in helping the event between faculty, effi ciently manage run smoothly and satisfying the our fi nancial and labor resources, and have the foresight to become entomological curiosity of our more proactive. Another goal was to more than 2,700 guests. improve relations between Geneva and Ithaca students. In October, ten Besides being excellent scien- Ithaca students traveled to Geneva. tists, we show off our athletic Masa Seto, a Geneva student, orga- abilities in intramural sports. We Jugatae students enjoying an outing in Geneva. nized a tour of the facilities, meet- participate in about two sports ings with students and faculty and a each semester. In the fall, the Jugatae Tiger Beetles made the playoffs in soccer only to visit to the orchards. We got a behind lose a heartbreaking game in the fi rst round. the scenes look at wine production at Anthony Road Wine Co. as well The experience of serving as Jugatae president has been fruitful and rewarding. I am as a private tasting. The day culmi- pleased that so many students are giving an honest share of effort to make our activities nated with a dinner at the Red Dove. more enjoyable and effi cient. The trip was a great success and we hope to make it an annual tradition! Frank Rinkevich, Jugatae President

4 Faculty Spotlight: 9 Cornell Alumni and News from the Sarkaria Institute of Faculty Member– Ping Wang Insect Physiology and Toxicology Angela Douglas joined the In the “old days” it was common for Cor- Ithaca Department on Au- nell alumni to be hired back in the de- gust 1, 2008 as the Daljit S. partment from which they received their and Elaine Sarkaria Profes- Ph.D. It is far less common nowadays. sor of Insect Physiology and Cornell is fortunate to have an alumnus Toxicology. Dr. Douglas and who made the transition. After receiv- her laboratory of fi ve person- ing his Ph.D. in entomology at Cornell nel, plus two undergraduate in 1996 and following a NIH fellowship research assistants, have at Bethesda, MD, and postdoc and re- initiated their program of search associate positions at Boyce research on the nutritional Thompson, Ping Wang was hired as an physiology and microbial assistant professor of entomology at symbioses in insects. An im- Cornell’s Department of Entomology at mediate priority for their re- Douglas lab with Angela on far right. Geneva in 2001. What is more remark- search comes from the recent able is that Ping is a native of China sequencing of the genome of their key experimental insect, the pea aphid (Acyrtho- where he spent 2 years in the country- siphon pisum), providing exciting new insight into the nutritional interactions be- side working in rice fi elds during the tween aphids and their symbiotic Buchnera bacteria, a symbiosis that has persisted Cultural Revolution before going to Fu- for more than 200 million years. In late January 2009, her group moved into a superb dan University where he received his BS and beautifully refurbished laboratory space on the 5th fl oor of Comstock Hall. and MS degrees. He then served as an assistant scientist at the Chinese Acad- Professor Julian Dow, Head of the Department of Integrative and Systems Biology at emy of Sciences, Shanghai, China from Glasgow University, UK, presented the Seventh Annual Robert L. Patton Lecture on 1986-1989. October 27, 2008. We were delighted that Todd Sarkaria (Master’s student in Cor- nell’s School of Hotel Administration, and grandson of Drs. Daljit and Elaine Sarkaria), From 1989 to 1991, Ping was a visiting was able to attend the reception and lecture, in which Professor Dow explained how scientist with Bob Granados, an adjunct the Malpighian tubules function in excretion, water balance and immune function in professor of entomology at Cornell and terms of the function of the underlying genes. a scientist at Boyce Thompson Institute. In 1991, Ping took the next step and be- The Sarkaria Institute continues its generous support came a graduate student under the di- of graduate students, with George Lin and Adam rection of Granados and Jeff Scott in the Wong as the recent benefi ciaries. Ithaca Entomology Department. During his training, Ping developed expertise in George Guan-Hua Lin (see photo at left) received biochemistry and molecular biology of the his B.S. and M.S. in Entomology from the National insect midgut; molecular interaction of in- Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan). George is cur- sects with microbial pathogens and host rently working on the molecular mechanism of cy- plants; insect functional genomics, and tochrome P450-mediated insecticide resistance in insect cell culture and biotechnology. In the house fl y in the lab of Dr. Jeff Scott. addition to his 80% research responsibili- ties, Ping has a 20% extension responsi- Adam Wong received his BSc in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of bility for which he provides expertise in York, UK and MSc in Pathology at the University of Hong Kong. Adam has initiated molecular diagnostics of insects. He has his research on the molecular and nutritional interactions between insects and ben- been especially helpful in collaborating efi cial gut microorganisms. with programs on invasive species. Frank Rinkevich and Xiaozhao Song have benefi ted greatly from their tenure as In addition to his research and extension Sarkaria students in 2007-8. Frank has discovered that the expression patterns of responsibilities, Ping is a member of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes in Tribolium castaneum are far more diverse new Sarkaria Institute at Cornell (see ac- than previously realized, with important implications for receptor function and inter- companying article). In 2007, Ping was action with insecticides. This research was published in Insect Molecular Biology. granted tenure and became an Associ- Xiaozhao has demonstrated that the midgut of caterpillars of the cabbage looper ate Professor of Entomology. He is mar- Trichoplusia ni produces a protease inhibitor of low molecular weight (<3 kDa) that ried to Kelly Liu, a faculty member in the likely contributes to the capacity of these caterpillars to overcome the deleterious Department of Molecular Biology and effect of proteases in their food plants. Genetics, and they have two children, Lucy (9 yr.) and Lily (1 yr.). We are deeply indebted to Drs. Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria for their great generosity.

5 CORNELL STUDENT FOCUS 2009 UNDERGRADUATE SENIORS 9 in Costa Rica. As of 2006 Suzie has been 9 GRADUATE STUDENTS (recent Eric Denemark distinctly remembers be- working in Dr. Ann Hajek’s lab on various or soon to be graduating) ing asked what his favorite insect was at projects involving parasitoids of gypsy Sophie Cardinal the welcome lunch for entomology fresh- moth and Sirex wasps. She is currently working on an honors thesis examining man, but still has no answer ( is a top contender). During his the possibility that giant swallowtail but- freshman year he became the Treasurer for terfl ies (Papilio cresphontes) are able to Snodgrass and Wigglesworth, and later its successfully overwinter in the Ithaca area. President. In his fi rst few years he spent a Her primary research interests focus on signifi cant amount of time breeding tarantu- butterfl y behavior, in particular the behav- las in Linda Rayor’s lab, a scene which was ior of tropical Heliconius butterfl ies. She once included in The Cornell Daily Sun. will be spending the summer of 2009 at Eric’s honors thesis in John Losey’s lab in- the Smithsonian Tropical Research Insti- tute in Panama assisting with a project on volved the phenomenon of Ladybug Wash- An example of a cleptoparasitic bee (Hy- Heliconius butterfl y roosts. She plans to ups, the cause of which was unknown. menoptera: Apidae). Eric worked as an undergraduate teaching attend graduate school in the fall of 2009 assistant for fi ve entomology professors working toward a PhD in entomology or My research focuses (major professor, over fi ve semesters and four courses. Eric biology. Bryan Danforth) on the evolution of clep- knows he owes more to Cornell Entomol- toparasitism and eusocial behavior in apid ogy than he’ll ever be able to afford on his Cristina Munk is a member of Laura bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). For my the- graduate stipend at Texas A&M, where he Harrington’s lab where she has assisted sis, I performed a phylogenetic study of plans to study forensic entomology.L with various mosquito projects in the last the Apidae based on molecular few years. She traveled to Ghana to help (DNA sequence) data to investigate ori- Jenna DeNicola is a double major in En- conduct a survey on malaria and bed- gins of cleptoparasitism and patterns of tomology and Animal Science. Research nets, and Tanzania to study how malaria- host-parasite relationships within the fam- has been an important part of her un- vectoring mosquitoes respond to human ily. I also used a relaxed fossil calibrated dergraduate experience; since the fall of and synthetic odors. After graduation she molecular clock model to investigate the 2006 she has worked on a variety of projects hopes to gain fi eld experience in the fi eld antiquity of eusocial and cleptoparasitic with Dr. Linda Rayor. Most recently, she of public health and get a master’s degree behavior within apid bees. I plan on com- has been working on her senior thesis in public health. pleting my dissertation this summer and involving social behavior comparisons be- continuing to work on bee phylogenetics tween two species of Australian huntsman Jessica Walden was not an entomology as a post-doc in Bryan Danforth’s lab. spiders. In addition to the research, for the major when she transferred to Cornell as last two years, she was in charge of animal a sophomore. She was advised to en- Maureen E. Carter care in the Rayor Lab. The Undergraduate roll in the introductory Animal Behavior Until recent times the Asian long- Entomology Club has been important for course in which she was introduced to horned beetle Anoplophora glabrip- her. As Vice President in 2007, and Presi- Tom Eisner’s world of six-legged crea- ennis (Motschulsky) had a restricted dent in 2008, Jenna has spent a lot of time tures. The following spring she started at- geographical distribution in Asia. Be- organizing club activities and participating tending Snodwiggs meetings and met her cause of an increase in trade between in community outreach, mainly through future classmates and friends. Dr. Eisner North America and Asia that brought in the amazing open house, Insectapalooza. lent her a dissecting scope to start view- untreated solid wood packing materials, Jenna is taking a year off before pursuing ing the world in fi ner detail. Her general opportunities for transport of bark and her graduate degree in Entomology, hope- interests in ecology and animal behavior wood-boring beetles have grown, and fully traveling and doing fi eld research. led her to a fi eld season studying loons A. glabripennis has already been inter- (birds, not bugs) with Charlie Walcott. cepted in 15 states. My research (major Suzie Finkbeiner has enjoyed having the She also fi xed her schedule to run with professor, Rick Harrison) focused on the opportunity to study entomology with such a the Highnoon Athletic Club every day. The population genetics of this pest. I had great group of friends and faculty at Cornell running habit was good for her; helped the opportunity to teach in fi ve Entomol- University over the past few years. She has her keep her sanity, made great friends ogy courses and received the depart- been involved with several organizations on and met her fi ancé (Ben Gray). Pound- ment’s outstanding teaching assistant campus, including Snodgrass and Wiggles- ing the pavement and hitting the trails award in 2007. Having just completed my worth in which she served as secretary in with Rick Hoebeke likely contributed to fourth manuscript from my dissertation 2007 and Vice President in 2008. She has her choice to become an entomologist. research, I hope to fi nd meaningful em- enjoyed participating in numerous outreach She will graduate in May with degrees in ployment in the future, in Ithaca, combin- activities, such as Insectapalooza, through biology and entomology, move to the Ra- ing my interests in entomology, genetics, the entomology club and the department. leigh-Durham, NC area and take a year to research and teaching. Last spring Suzie spent a semester abroad relax and work merely 40 hours per week with the Organization for Tropical Studies before applying to PhD programs.

6 Gaylord Desurmont 9and ways to reduce their presence. These 9 Ronda Hamm fi ndings are likely to enable mycopesti- Ronda fi nished her PhD on house fl y sex cide manufacturers, especially in tropical determining genes (major professor, Jeff countries, to guarantee extended shelf Scott) in June 2008. During her time at lives of their products without loss of qual- Cornell she was very involved with the ity. After my PhD I will continue working for Entomology Department’s outreach pro- the Brazilian Corporation for Agricultural grams. She was one of the founders of the Research (EMBRAPA), in Brasilia. now annual “Insectapalooza” and a TA for the Naturalist Outreach in Biology course Igor Forero R for three semesters. She also served Ju- I obtained my PhD in 2008 (major profes- gatae as President. She enjoyed spending sor, Jim Liebherr). I was a participant of time outside of the lab swing dancing or the Plant-Bug Planetary Biodiversity In- playing soccer. She was given the oppor- ventory (PBI) project, and part of the joint tunity to participate in the Schwartz Center academic program between the Depart- for Performing Arts 2007 Dance Concert. ment of Entomology and the American Currently, Ronda is a Senior Biologist in For my doctoral research project (major Museum of Natural History in New York Pest Management at Dow AgroSciences professor, Ann Hajek), I studied the ovi- City. Therefore, I spent half of my gradu- headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. positional ecology of Pyrrhalta viburni, ate study time in Ithaca and the rest in focusing on the relationship between New York City. At the American Museum Melissa Hardstone oviposition behavior and plant defenses, of Natural History I worked closely with Dr. and on the potential of the egg parasitoid Randall T. Schuh. My dissertation dealt Aprostocetus sp. as a biological control with a Pantropical group of Plant-Bugs of agent for this pest. P. viburni females the subfamily Orthotylinae: the Zanchius were found to have an aggregative ovi- group (Heteroptera: Miridae). I did a phy- position behavior, spatially synchronizing logenetic analysis of the genera of the their egg masses along twigs. Under fi eld group, revised taxonomically the Austra- conditions, plant defenses were found to lian fauna, and other smaller projects on be negatively correlated with the number the Orthotylini fauna of the Nearctic and of egg masses per twig for almost all Vi- Neotropical regions. I am now a postdoc burnum species tested. The egg parasi- at the University of California Riverside, toid Aprostocetus sp. was unfortunately working on the systematics of a group of Treating 4th instar larvae of Culex pipiens quin- not host-specifi c enough to be consid- assassin bugs (Reduviidae). quefasciatus with insecticide. ered for introduction in North America. Overall, this research sheds light on an Elizabeth Goulet My dissertation research project (major unusual subsocial behavior, and on the For my PhD (major professor, Elson professor, Jeff Scott) aims to character- forces shaping the population dynamics Shields), I studied the effectiveness of ize the cytochrome P450 monooxyge- of P. viburni in its native and introduced Mecinus janthinus, the toadfl ax stem bor- nase-mediated detoxifi cation mechanism, range. In the future, I would like to keep ing weevil, as a biological control agent for which confers permethrin resistance in working on insect ecology, behavior, and Dalmatian toadfl ax (Linaria dalmatica), an the southern house mosquito, Culex pipi- insect-plant interactions, preferentially in invasive plant found throughout the West- ens quinquefasciatus. My results show the context of invasive species. ern States and Canada. I spent many se- that P450-mediated resistance is an in- mesters working as a TA for the Biology completely dominant monogenic trait with Marcos Faria program while at Cornell and found that larval-specifi c over-expression. The mech- Storage stability under non-refrigerated I love to teach. Which is a good thing, as anism provides high levels of resistance conditions is relevant for marketability I am currently very busy teaching both to permethrin (1,300-fold) while providing and effi cacy of entomopathogenic fungi cellular biology and zoology in a majors less than 12-fold resistance to other pyre- (mycoinsecticides). I have been studying biology sequence for transfer students at throids. Additionally, I have determined that packaging strategies for shelf life extension North Seattle Community College. Teach- the resistance allele decreases over time of mycoinsecticides at moderate and high ing full time at a small urban community when in an insecticide-free environment temperature regimes (major professors, college is a very different experience and a heterozygote advantage emerges Ann Hajek and Steve Wraight). Signifi cant than teaching undergraduate laboratories when subjected to colder temperatures. shelf lives were achieved by dehydration to primarily freshman students at Cornell! Ultimately, I hope that my research can of fungal propagules and use of modifi ed I haven’t abandoned biological control help create a molecular tool to monitor atmospheres, including active packaging altogether – my most recent data collec- P450-mediated permethrin resistance in (gas absorbing and/or emitting sachets). I tion trip to my PhD research sites along wild mosquito populations and provide have identifi ed the occurrence and impor- the Columbia River was in mid-December information to more effectively implement tance of “moribund conidia” in packaged on a day when temperatures didn’t climb vector control strategies. mycopesticides, with focus on infectivity above 12 degrees!

7 2008—A Year in the Cornell University 9 Cornell Hosts Insect Collection ISBE Meetings The Cornell University In- In August 2008, Dr. Linda sect Collection had an ac- Rayor and other members of tive year in 2008, seeing the Cornell faculty co-hosted substantial improvements in the curation of two ma- the 12th International Society jor insect groups, hosting for Behavioral Ecology (ISBE) President David Skorton, meetings on the Ithaca cam- receiving a major gift of pus. The meetings attracted specimens, and seeing approximately 1,100 behav- staff members visit distant ioral ecologists from 43 coun- places in search of speci- mens that will enhance tries. The fi ve-day meetings our holdings. As our combined thought provoking specimens number some plenary talks on diverse taxa, 5-7 million pinned adult lively oral and poster sessions, insects, it is diffi cult to and post-meeting symposia. imagine improvements as Cornell entomologists were anything but incremental, Jim Liebherr and John Nunn in the Rock & Pillar Range, but this past year—with the Central Otago, New Zealand. well represented among the help of two Bradley Collec- presenters, graduate student tion Research Assistants—we made great strides in improving the curational status of the volunteers, and undergradu- collection. ates considering careers in behavior and ecology. Franclemont Lepidoptera—The gift of 350,000 moth specimens from the late Prof. John G. Franclemont led to two parallel moth collections in the CUIC; our main collec- tion principally developed by Prof. W.T.M. Forbes, and the newer Franclemont collec- Insect Collection continued tion. With the assistance of Dr. James Reilly, Ph.D. 2008—Bradley Assistant for academ- Field Research—Jim Liebherr spent ic year 2007-2008—we were able to integrate the Franclemont Geometridae into the the fi rst 5 months of the year on sabbatic main collection holdings of that family. The Franclemont geometers amounted to about leave at Lincoln University, New Zealand, 350 closely packed drawers of sorted, though taxonomically unlabeled moths. James conducting fi eld and museum research relied on his comprehensive fi eld knowledge of moths, complemented by access to the on New Zealand beetle fauna. Jim was primary literature in the Comstock Memorial Library, to identify to species all groups that totally at home in the Lincoln Univer- had been previously revised, and to sort to morphospecies those groups lacking any sity collection as they recently moved all comprehensive revision. James was assisted by Mr. Jeffry Petracca, one of our under- specimens to new Cornell drawers and graduate majors and a specialist on Saturniidae. All specimens were placed in newly unit trays. While determining the uniden- labeled unit trays labeled according to the Moths of North America classifi cation. Now tifi ed New Zealand carabid beetles in the we have one geometrid collection with all material available for loan or consultation. The Lincoln collection, Jim came upon a sin- Franclemont addition tripled to quadrupled the previous amount of material amassed by gle female specimen for a species that Prof. W.T.M. Forbes, and added many species new to our collection, chiefl y from the represents a new . southwestern United States. Gifts and Accessions—We recently Cornell Apoidea—Our bee collection is a treasure, both for identifi cation of North Amer- received a gift of 300 archivally slide- ican bees but also for our increasingly world-wide coverage of bee taxa. This academic mounted and identifi ed lice from Dr. Rob- year Bryan Danforth and Sophie Cardinal (graduate student in Bryan’s lab) have been ert Dalgleish, Cornell Ph.D. 1967. This working on a major overhaul of the bee collection. We added new material from collect- splendid gift includes a number of para- ing trips to Australia, Africa (including Madagascar), South Africa, South and Central types of newly described species, and America, and Europe. For some biogeographic regions (notably Australia and southern diversity that complements our previous Africa) our collection has grown by approximately fi ve-fold as a result of collecting efforts holdings. This material will be integrated over the past few years. We are also sorting undetermined material, re-labeling all unit into our present holdings, with the taxon trays and drawers following a standard format, and reorganizing the collection following names added to our holdings database Michener’s (2007) classifi cation (and subsequent modifi cations). Sophie is focusing on for the Phthiraptera. Apidae, Megachilidae and Andrenidae, and Bryan is working on Colletidae, Halictidae, Based on ongoing research by Cornel- and Melittidae. By June 2009 we should have a fully integrated and upgraded bee col- lians and others borrowing our material, lection. At that point, both the bee and geometer collections could be databased to we accessioned holotypes and paratypes taxon, thereby increasing the visibility of our specimen holdings via the CUIC website for 60 species during 2008. We currently (http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/CUIC/index.html). hold types for over 7,300 insect species. Continued in next column

8 Congratulations to our Award Winners! 9 Alumni Award Winners STUDENTS Frederick P. Baxendale (BS ‘77) received Sarah Braun was awarded the Sarah Bradley Tyson Memorial Fellowship from the Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, Inc. and she claimed 3rd the Distinguished Achievement Award in prize for her oral presentation in the graduate student paper competition at the Extension from the ESA in 2008. Entomological Society of America, Eastern Branch Meetings in 2008. Keith Bayless (BS’07) was a member of Gaylord Desurmont was awarded the fi rst George G. Gyrisco Graduate Stu- the NCSU team that fi nished second at dent Award in Applied Entomology. the Linnaean Games at the 2008 ESA John Diaz-Montano was the 2008 recipient of the Paul J. Chapman Award in meetings. the Department of Entomology. This award provides a full stipend for the year. Caroline Chaboo (PhD ’05) was awarded Ronda Hamm won the ICINN Student Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, the Lacordaire Prize by the Coleopterists Biochemistry, Toxicology and Molecular Biology from the ESA, and won 1st place in the oral presentations at the 2008 Eastern Branch ESA meetings. Society for her publication “Biology and phylogeny of the Cassidinae Gyllenhal.” Jim Hayden received the Outstanding Teaching Award in Entomology from the CALS Offi ce of Academic Programs. Jim was an excellent TA in Insect Phylogeny Ke Dong (PhD ‘93) was promoted to Full and Evolution, Larval Insect Biology [twice!] and Applied Entomology. Professor in the Department of Entomol- Doo Hyung Lee achieved 2nd Place at the ESA Student Competition for the ogy at Michigan State University. President’s Prize (10-Minute Oral Presentations; Section: PIE6) and Honorable Mention at the Korean Young Entomologists Symposium Student Competition at Thomas Dubois (PhD ‘03) received the the 2008 ESA Annual Meeting. award for Outstanding Young Scientist from the Consultative Group on Interna- Monika Kersch-Beckers received a 3-year Fulbright Fellowship to support her graduate studies. tional Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Jesse Litman was awarded a grant from the National Geographic Society to Akito Kawahara (BS ‘02) received the study fi deliine bees in South Africa. They are a small group of long-tongued bees Asa Fitch Memorial award from the ESA that might be primitive leaf cutter bees and which have a Gondwanan distribu- in 2008. tion. Nannan Liu (PhD ‘95) was promoted to Erik Smith was awarded second place in the Student Competition for the Presi- dent’s Prize in the Plant-Insect Ecosystems: Tri-trophic Interactions Section at the Full Professor in the Department of En- 2008 ESA Annual Meeting. tomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University. FACULTY AND ACADEMIC STAFF Bryan Danforth, Angela Douglas and Gregory Loeb were all promoted to Kip Will (PhD ‘00) was promoted to Asso- Full Professor. ciate Professor with tenure in the Depart- Bobbi Peckarsky was the recent recipient of the Award of Excellence from the ment of Environmental Science, Policy North American Benthological Society. and Management, at University of Califor- David Pimentel was awarded a Distinguished Achievement Award and Honor- nia, Berkeley. ary Doctor of Science Degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Linda S. Rayor was the winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award in Opportunities to Give Teaching, from the Eastern Branch of the Entomology Society of America. Contributions in any amount to the Raw- W. Harvey Reissig is the President-Elect for the Eastern Branch of the ESA. lins Endowment help to support gradu- Wendell Roelofs received the Entomological Foundation Medal of Honor in ate student travel to attend meetings or 2008, was also elected as President of the International Society of Chemical conduct research. Ecology, and was appointed as Emeritus Professor. Jeff Scott is Vice-President Elect of Integrative Physiological and Molecular In- Purchase new collection equipment for sect Systems section of the ESA. that infamous Introductory Entomology David Soderlund received the 2008 American Chemical Society (ACS) Interna- Lab Collection - $2,000 tional Award for Research in Agrochemicals at the fall ACS National Meeting. Purchase additional display cabinets for the Eickwort Teaching Laboratory - ROBERT L. PATTON, retired Cornell University Pro- $5,000 each fessor of Entomology, died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on June 25th, 2008 at the age of 94. Bob Patton joined Sponsor the Snodgrass and Wiggles- the faculty at Cornell in 1939. His fi eld was Insect Phys- worth Club Collection trip - $1,200 iology, to which he contributed numerous research Install videoconferencing equipment in a publications, a textbook and mentored 22 graduate classroom in Comstock Hall - $11,500 students. He was a pioneer in the fi eld of insect elec- trophysiology, and in the early 1950s, he was able to Sponsor Insectapalooza 2009 - $3,500 monitor activity of the nervous system of an insect using Sponsor 2010 entomology newsletter - electro-mechanical equipment of his own design. This $3,000 breakthrough was so remarkable that it was picked up by the national media and reported in Newsweek magazine. In 1978, he was named a Professor Emeritus, Contributions in any amount to the Ento- and in 2002, he was honored by the creation of a permanent visiting lectureship in mology Excellence Fund help to support his name at Cornell University funded by Drs.Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria. our seminar series.

9 Mosquito Love Songs 9 Celebrating the Biology 9 Cornell Researchers Battle Dr. Laura Harrington and Lauren Cator of Aphids at Aphid Day on the Return of Bed Bugs (PhD student) are coauthors on a recent November 14, 2008 Science paper. The Harrington Lab is interested in mate choice in medically Members of the Entomology Departments important mosquitoes and Lauren’s dis- joined with colleagues from other depart- sertation is focused on the role of fl ight ments and centers at Cornell, the Boyce tone in sexual selection. She recorded Thompson Institute (BTI) and Ithaca Col- the response of male and female mosqui- lege, together with external colleagues - toes to the fl ight tone of members of the Dayalan Srinivasan and Shuji Shigenobu opposite sex. When she analyzed these from Princeton University and Jonathon paired recordings, she found that males Newman, Simone Haerri and Gerry Ryan and females matched at harmonic com- from Guelph University–for a day of discus- Bed bugs are an increasing and very seri- ponents of the fl ight tone signal. This was sion and seminars. Presentations ranged ous problem in many human habitats, in- surprising because male mosquitoes were from the molecular mechanisms of aphid cluding homes, dormitories, apartments, not thought to be able to hear at these fre- meiosis to the impact of climate change on hotels, cruise ships, and homeless quencies and it was unclear whether fe- aphid populations. We closed with a splen- shelters. Although not identifi ed as vec- males were able to hear at all. did social, generously provided by adjunct tors of human disease, recent research To confi rm her fi ndings, Cator created professor Marina Caillaud. indicates these insects have potential for artifi cial playbacks mimicking live males vectoring hepatitis. A NY Times article and females. Not only did both males and recently stated “Bed bugs are back and females respond to these electronic im- spreading through New York City like a posters, they would respond to playbacks swarm of locusts on a lush fi eld of wheat. consisting of only harmonic components It’s becoming an epidemic.” Bed bugs with the lower fundamental frequencies are diffi cult to scout for, diffi cult to con- removed. Additionally, mated females trol and people are often embarrassed to were less likely than virgin females to re- admit to their presence. spond to playback. The entomologists’ behavioral fi ndings Bed bug populations in poultry facilities were strengthened by neurophysiologic Participants in Aphid Day. are also an emerging problem with huge measurements taken by Dr. Ben Arthur potential impacts on poultry health and and Dr. Ron Hoy of the Cornell Depart- productivity. A related issue is the po- ment of Neurobiology and Behavior. Ar- tential movement of bed bugs via poultry thur was able to detect a neurological re- Books by Cornell Faculty workers from infested facilities to worker sponse to the high frequencies Cator had Hajek, A. E.; Glare, T. R.; O’Callaghan, M. homes or other public or private loca- identifi ed in her playback experiments. (eds.). 2009. Use of Microbes for Control tions. Workers in bed bug-infested poul- and Eradication of Invasive Arthropods, Se- try facilities often wear full body Tyvek “This opens up a whole new world for ries: Progress in Biological Control, 6: 368 coveralls sealed around the hands, face pp. mosquito control,” says Harrington. “For and ankles with duct tape to prevent bed decades we have lacked new tools for the Liebherr, J.K. & J.E. Rawlins (eds.). 2008. bugs from being inadvertently moved control of mosquito vectors. New strate- Contributions to Carabidology: A Celebration from work to home in and on clothing. gies will only come with a clear understand- of Professor George E. Ball’s 80th Birthday. The use of kerosene boot baths upon ing of mosquito behavior - a topic that has Annals of Carnegie Museum 77: 242 pp. entering or exiting poultry facilities are been neglected by scientists.” Pimentel, D. (ed). 2008. Biofuels, Solar and also often employed to prevent bed bug This work was supported by the FNIH Wind as Renewable Energy Systems: Ben- movement. Furthermore, the few pesti- efi ts and Risks. Springer: Dordrecht, The through The Grand Challenges in Global Netherlands. pp. 504; cides that remain for use in poultry pro- Health Initiative and Hatch Project NYC- duction facilities are often ineffective in 139432, and published in Science. Pimentel, D. and Pimentel, M. (eds) 2008. controlling bed bugs. Food, Energy and Society. 3rd Edition. CRC Press (Taylor and Francis Group): Boca Ra- ton, FL. 380 pp. There is great need for an effi cient trap in both human habitations and poultry Romeis, J., Shelton, A. M. and Kennedy, G. facilities. Drs. Wendell Roelofs and Don G. (eds). 2008. Integration of Insect-resis- tant, Genetically Modifi ed Crops within IPM Rutz have recently teamed up to study Programs. Springer. Dordrecht, The Nether- bed bug semiochemicals used in mate lands. 441 pp. and host fi nding in poultry facilities. With the help of Paul Robbins, Colleen Strong Shelton, A. M., Collins, H., Youjun, Z. and Qingjin, W. (eds). 2008. Management of Dia- and Allie Taisey, they use a coupled gas mondback Moth and Other Crucifer Pests. chromatograph-electroantennogram to China Agricultural Science and Technology pinpoint antennally active compounds Authors celebrate their Science paper. Press, Beijing. 379 pp. Bed Bugs continued on page 11

10 George G. Gyrisco Graduate Student Award in Applied Entomology 9 Alien Empire -- The Bizarre We have established the George G. Gyrisco Graduate Student Award in Applied En- Biology of Bugs tomology in honor of the late Emeritus Professor Gyrisco. This annual award consists (Entom 2010/2011) of a plaque and a cash award in support of the student’s research. On September 15, 2008 at a special ceremony held in Ithaca, graduate student Gaylord Desurmont More and more students are learning to was presented the fi rst George G. Gyrisco Award. Many of George’s students and love insects through one of the Entomol- their spouses, along with George’s wife (Val) and daughter (Jill), came back for the ogy Department’s most successful class- ceremony (see photo below). Many thanks to Art Muka and Dick Ridgeway (PhD ’60) es. This semester there are 140 students for all of their hard work on this, to George Kennedy who marked the occasion with an enrolled in Alien Empire! The goal of the excellent seminar, and to all of the generous alumni and friends that helped to make this course is to introduce students from di- award possible. If you would like to make a contribution, your check should be made verse majors to the bizarre and interest- out to the Entomological Foundation, Attn: April Gower, 9332 Annapolis Rd, Suite 210, ing biology of insects. The fi rst half of Lanham, MD 20706 with Gyrisco Fund written in the memo space. the course introduces students to the anatomy, evolution, mating behavior, ecology, and natural history of insects. In the second half of the course students are introduced to the diverse impacts that insects have on human society. On the positive side, insects provide impor- tant ecosystem services, such as pol- lination, biological control, waste man- agement, food (in some societies) and other products. On the negative side, in- sects cause immense damage as pests in agricultural and natural habitats, and as vectors of disease. The course was developed by Bryan Danforth, and has Emeritus Faculty Stay Active also been taught by both John Sander- son and John Losey. Both graduate and Art Muka worked very hard to establish global warming, loss of natural resources, undergraduate teaching assistants pro- the George G. Gyrisco Graduate Student soil, water, vanishing rain forests, intro- vide additional support for small-group Award in Applied Entomology in honor duced fl ora and fauna. Our two Depart- learning activities, such as visits to the of his late mentor. Many thanks to Art for ments are well positioned to assume lead- Museum of the Earth (in Ithaca), hands making this dream into a reality. ership roles in these new horizons.” on laboratories and spirited debates on the importance of insects in our lives. For Bobbi Peckarsky lives in Wisconsin Maurice and Kady Tauber have had more information on the course, please and is currently an Honorary Fellow in a busy year with travel, research, manu- visit the course website: http://courses. the Zoology Department and an Adjunct scripts, etc. A personal highlight of the cit.cornell.edu/ent201/index.html Professor in the Entomology Department year was at the ESA annual meeting at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. where former students surprised them She still spends summers at the Rocky with a symposium in their name. The “Tau- Mountain Biological Laboratory in west- ber Symposium”-- its six invited notable Comstock Memorial ern Colorado. speakers, and the former students that Library May Close introduced them, offered diverse presen- David Pimentel was appointed to a Na- Severe budget cuts at Cornell have led tations. Talks covered four areas of the tional Academy of Sciences committee to the unthinkable – closing the Com- Taubers’ research interests -- systemat- on Water Resources. stock Memorial Library. We have ap- ics, speciation, seasonality and biological pealed this decision and hope to keep Ed Smith’s major entomological effort is control. Maurice and Kady tell us that the the library open for one more year. How- work on the biography of Charles Valen- memory of the occasion and the expres- ever, it appears that without an endow- tine Riley (1843 - 1895). Ed and his wife, sions of kindness and thoughtfulness will ment to cover a half-time librarian salary Janet, have devoted over a decade to this remain with them for a very long time. The plus student wages, the library will be task and report “there is light at the end former lab members and the speakers moved to the Mann Library building. If of the tunnel.” Ed remembers his time at were joined by the Tauber children and that were done, no decision has been Cornell very fondly and states there are carried off the event in style. “Unprecedented problems in biodiversity, made about how to handle our older lit- erature. Moreover, the size of the Com- stock Library suggests that “little used” Bed Bugs , continued from page 10 lab-reared bed bugs and, ultimately, in literature might be put in the Library an- that are collected from bed bugs and poultry facilities using natural fi eld pop- nex and thus not be available in a timely poultry. EAG active compounds can then ulations. It is hoped that this work will manner for taxonomic projects such as be characterized and synthesized for at- identify novel control strategies for this identifi cation of invasive insects. tractancy testing in the laboratory using increasingly abundant pest.

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