Jeffrey Lombardo, visiting assistant professor of biology, recently presented an invited talk at the joint meeting of the Entomological Society of America, the Entomological Society of British Columbia, and the Entomological Society of Canada, in Vancouver, Canada. The talked focused on research that was recently published in the journal Oecologia, and was featured in a number of national and international news outlets.
The talk was titled “Effects of Temperature on the Population Life Stage Structure and Phenological Synchrony of a Tree-killing Bark Beetle.” This work highlighted the influence of climate change in altering the geographic distribution, and potential outbreak dynamics, of one of the most economically important forest pest insects in the country.
The conference included over 3,800 biologists from across the globe. It was an ideal forum to highlight the important research conducted by the biology department at St. Mary’s College, working in collaboration with scientists from Dartmouth College, the US Forest Service, and the National Park Service.
