Lizzette D. Cambron, George E. Yocum, Kathleen M. Yeater, Kendra J. Greenlee Diapause is a non-feeding state that many insects undergo to survive the winter months. With fixed resources, overall metabolism and insulin signaling (IIS) are maintained at low levels, but whether those change in response to seasonal temperature fluctuations remains unknown. The focus of…

2021 Application is Now Available!  Applications due April 1, 2021. Program Dates: June 1, 2021 – August 6, 2021 (10 weeks)Salary and Housing: $4500 ($450/week). For participants from outside Fargo, housing will be provided on NDSU campus.Travel: Travel funds are available upon request on a first come, first served basis. The Bowsher and Greenlee Labs…

Click here to view and listen to Matthew’s Slides & narration (Click: Slide show — Play from Start) Pollinators in the Chihuahuan Desert: Broadening Our Understanding Matthew Tryc is a Master’s student at New Mexico State University. He presented this poster at the Research and Creativity Week hosted by NMSU (11/2020). Matthew has several additional…

Entomological Society of America Click HERE and search for ‘Singh’ to access the session Diapause regulation by environmental cues in the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata The alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata F. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), is an intensively managed and an important solitary pollinator for North American agriculture. M. rotundata undergoes facultative diapause in which early…