Current Issue: January/February 2010

The Northern PlainFacts electronic newsletter offers brief updates on research, personnel, and events from both the Agricultural Systems Research Unit and Pest Management Research Unit at NPARL, and includes contact names and information for those interested in further details. 
 

ARS ecologist speaks at Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting                  ARS ecologist speaks at Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting ARS Research Ecologist Robert Srygley spoke at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) annual meeting held in Seattle, WA, January 3-7. Co-sponsoring societies for the meeting included the American Microscopical Society, Animal Behavior Society, and The Crustacean Society. Dr. Srygley was invited to chair a Wednesday afternoon session on “Integrative Migration Biology” as well as giving an oral presentation entitled, “Nutritional effects on migration and immunity: Mormon crickets in Nevada contrast sharply with a band in Utah.” Currently little is known about the role of nutrition in insect immunity. Dr. Srygley’s research focuses on the impacts of nutrient limitations on the immune defenses of Mormon cricket bands and whether insects may require a balanced diet to maximize defense against invasion. Srygley is a member of NPARL’s Pest Management Research Unit.   (Robert Srygley, 406.433.9420, robert.srygley@ars.usda.gov)

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