Cambridge Entomological Club Meeting Next Tuesday!

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Next Tuesday! Join us for a meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club, where we will welcome our very own president to present his original research!

Date: Tuesday, May 14th, 7:30 PM EST

Location: In Person in MCZ 101, on Zoom at https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95244632230?pwd=b0I1OXFzN2twK2dtQ25tdWZMdU1Sdz09#success

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Title: “Leveraging the circadian clock to reprogram insect diapause”

Speaker: Jacob Dayton (Tufts University)

Abstract: The timing of insects’ daily behaviors (feeding, movement) and seasonal development (diapause, migration) affects their population dynamics and distribution. Despite the implications for insect conservation and pest management, the genetic mechanisms underlying variation in timing are poorly understood. To fill this gap, I will report how manipulating the circadian clock gene function alters the daily activity and larval diapause of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), a widespread corn pest.

NOTICE: We will be holding hybrid meetings to accommodate COVID-19 precautions and audience members from around the world.

For those able to attend, we will have an informal dinner at 6:00 pm at Cambridge Common Restaurant with the speaker, followed by our formal meeting (7:30 - 9:00 pm) in room MCZ101 of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (there will be signs to help direct). The meeting will begin with club announcements, followed by a 60-minute presentation by the invited speaker and Q&A. Membership is open to amateur and professional entomologists.