Day of Insects
Celebrate the 17th annual Day of Insects at Reiman Gardens. Enjoy a day with presentations from professionals, academics, advocates, and enthusiasts. From beginners to seasoned veterans, Day of Insects has something for anyone interested in or involved with insects. On the day of the event, doors will open at 8 a.m., with presentations starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 4:20 p.m. Lunch is from 12:20-1:15 p.m.
Schedule for the day:
8 – 9 a.m. Registration
9 – 9:10 a.m. Opening Announcements
9:10-9:30 a.m. “Floral Microbes and Pollinator Behavior” presented by Amber Crowley-Gall, Iowa State University
9:30-9:50 a.m. “Insects Of Iowa Update. Using and Understanding The Data” presented by Jim Durbin, Insects of Iowa
9:50-10:10 a.m. “Grazing Forces: How Insect And Mammalian Herbivores Impact Pollinators”
presented by Katherine Kral-O’Brien, Iowa State University
10:10-10:30 a.m. “Decapods of Iowa Revisited” presented by Paul Frese, Iowa DNR
10:30 – 11 a.m. Break
11:00-11:20 a.m. “Illuminating Host Associations In Dipteran Parasitoids (Phoridae: Apocephalus) of Fireflies” presented by Mattie Gose, University of Iowa
11:20-11:40 a.m. “The Trials and Tribulations of Prioritizing Iowa Insects of Conservation Need” presented by Stephanie Shepherd, Iowa DNR
11:40 a.m.-12 p.m. “Documenting Insects at Big Sand Mound: Citizen Science at Work” presented by Paul Mayes
12-12:20 p.m. “Insects as Salesmen: 19th and 20th Century Trade Cards” presented by Leon Higley, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
12:20 – 1:20 p.m. Lunch
1:20-1:40 p.m. “Insects: The Musical – Their Cultural Influence and Reasons Behind Their Song” presented by Aaron Eckley, Iowa State University
1:40-2 p.m. “Decomposer Insect Communities in the Nebraska Sandhills” presented by Amanda Roe, College of St. Mary in Omaha
2-2:20 p.m. “Regal Fritillary for Iowa: A Butterfly Lover’s Campaign for State Insect”
presented by Kara Grady
2:20-2:40 p.m. “The Insect as Fashion Muse and Provocateur: Angelic Maggots and Subversive Lobsters” presented by Tierney Brosius, Augustana College
2:40-3:10 p.m. Break
3:10-3:30 p.m. “Oh Gally!” presented by Makella Steffensen, University of Iowa
3:30-3:50 p.m. “Mosquito Factories and Movement Through Suburban Neighborhoods” presented by Tavis Anderson, USDA
3:50-4:10 p.m. “Honey Bee Swarm Behavior and Catching Swarms” presented by Jamie Beyer
