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A new edited volume is coming out that is focused on the ecological interactions of caterpillars, their host plants, their mutualists, and their enemies. Robert Marquis and Suzanne Koptur (the editors) have collected chapters on a diverse array of topics … Continue reading →

Today a paper headed by Silvia Gisondi (a graduate student in Italian tachinid expert Pierfilippo Cerreti’s lab) is now available. It describes the first male of the unusual European tachinid, Pelamera atra, and, based on molecular phylogenetic data (see tree … Continue reading →

Stireman (me) was recently invited to write a mini-review of the community ecology of non-hymenopteran parasitoids for the journal Current Opinion in Insect Science. This was a difficult task as the review was supposed to focus on recent (last 5 … Continue reading →

I am currently seeking a Ph.D. student to join my laboratory studying the evolution and ecology of parasitoid flies. While the specific focus of the dissertation research is negotiable, the research assistantship will require contributing to a collaborative, NSF/Brazil(FAPESP) funded … Continue reading →

Congratulations are in order! WSU master’s student Karen Pedersen has successfully defended her thesis research on: LIMITATIONS OF HOST PLANT USE IN TWO ANDEAN ALTINOTE (NYMPHALIDAE, HELICONIINAE, ACRAEINI), BUTTERFLIES, FROM A TRITROPHIC PERSPECTIVE. In this research project, Karen tried to … Continue reading →

Just a few recent photos from my yard (click for larger images)

Congratulations to Environmental Science PhD student Jeremy Heath for successfully defending his thesis this week!! Jeremy’s thesis, “Assessing the drivers of adaptive radiation in a complex of gall midges: A multitrophic perspective on ecological speciation,” took about a ream of … Continue reading →