Author: Zsofia Szendrei

Lab alumni nominated for leadership roles

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on June 22, 2018. Posted in Featured.

Former grad students Rob Morrison and Nicole Quinn, and former undergraduate research assistant Jessica Kansman have been nominated for leadership roles in the Entomological Society of America. Zsofia Szendrei was nominated for the Plant – Insect Ecosystems Section of the Environmental Entomology Editorial Board. Read more here.

40 under 40 award to Adam

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on May 21, 2018. Posted in Featured.

The Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ News selected former Ph.D. student, Adam Ingrao, for their 40 Under 40 award. These awards are given by a panel of industry experts who select members of the ‘Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 Class of 2018‘. This honor is reserved exclusively for outstanding young industry professionals who are demonstrating exceptional commitment to making their mark in the industry through innovation and leadership. Adam will be featured, along with the rest of the Class of 2018, in the October 2018 issues of Fruit Growers News and Vegetable Growers News and,...

Congratulations to our alumni!

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on April 26, 2018. Posted in Featured, News.

Drs. Amanda Buchanan and Adam Ingrao are moving on to new jobs after making great advancements in asparagus entomology in our lab. Amanda as a postdoc was working on using flowering plants to enhance biocontrol of asparagus miner and, Adam did a Ph.D. on molecular gut content analysis of predators collected from asparagus agroecosystems and the chemical ecology of asparagus. We will miss both of you and good luck in your future endeavors!

Adam’s Ph.D. defense

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on January 16, 2018. Posted in News.

Adam Ingrao successfully defended his Ph.D. today. His thesis topic was on the biological control of two key asparagus insect pests. Congratulations Dr. Ingrao!

New publication

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on December 12, 2017. Posted in Featured, News.

Our manuscript on onion thrips and bacterial leafblight interactions was published in the Journal of Economic Entomology. The lead author is former Master’s student, Ari Grode, who graduated earlier this year. Check out the paper here.

Squash bee citizen science

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on July 8, 2017. Posted in News.

Participate in our squash bee citizen science project by filling out a survey this summer! To find out more about the project and the survey visit our project’s webpage.

Oikos meta-analysis

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on May 4, 2017. Posted in News.

Dr. Amanda Buchanan, postdoc, is lead author of a new meta-analysis on arthropod predator-prey non-consumptive effects. Co-authors are Sara Hermann (Ph.D. student in Landis lab), Margie Lund (Ph.D. student in this lab) and Zsofia Szendrei. Our article is open-access and was published online in the September 2017 issue of Oikos!

Thesis defense

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on May 1, 2017. Posted in News.

Ari Grode successfully defended his M.S. thesis on onion thrips and bacterial diseases. Celebrations were in order!

New publication

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on April 10, 2017. Posted in News.

Adam Ingrao (Ph.D. student) is lead author of a new publication in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment on biological control in Michigan asparagus fields. Co-authors include former postdoc, Dr. Jason Schmidt, now an assistant professor at University of Georgia and; former graduate and undergraduate students: Jeremy Jubenville, Ari Grode, Dave VanderZee, and Lidia Komondy.

MSU Student Awards

Written by Zsofia Szendrei on April 5, 2017. Posted in News.

Margie Lund and Adam Ingrao, both Ph.D. students, received the MSU Entomology Department’s Hutson Endowment Research Grant ($2,500 each). Margie also received the Rhodes Gene Thompson Award ($1,500), which is given to graduate students working in applied entomology. Adam received the Guyer Award ($500), which recognizes outstanding achievement in extension by an Entomology graduate student. Ari Grode, M.S. student, received 2nd place in the MSU Plant Science Graduate Student Symposium with his 10 minute oral presentation on the interaction of onion thrips and bacterial blight.