Connecting the dots: Defining the determinants of thrips vector competence and plant pest success NC State University Host: Wes Watson   Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96539419744?pwd=YTcyZTlac3B4eVAzdkhlK25vd3RvUT09 Passcode: 516521 Meeting ID: 965 3941 9744

An Adventure in Keeping Grass Green: Turf Disease Management in the Transition Zone Affiliation: NC State University Host: Eric Davis Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99057175739?pwd=YXEwODNZenVUWGJSc1A5c2Y4dWpnZz09 Passcode: 314159 Meeting ID: 990 5717 5739

"Heredity: Nature, Nurture and Molecular Genetic Tools" NC State University Host: Wes Watson   Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96539419744?pwd=YTcyZTlac3B4eVAzdkhlK25vd3RvUT09 Passcode: 516521 Meeting ID: 965 3941 9744

Quantifying pathogen fitness between hosts and across scales using genomic sequence data Affiliation: NC State University Host: Eric Davis Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99057175739?pwd=YXEwODNZenVUWGJSc1A5c2Y4dWpnZz09 Passcode: 314159 Meeting ID: 990 5717 5739

Reproductive mechanisms of Antarctic mites and midges University of Cincinnati Hosts: Dorith Rotenberg and Coby Schal   Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96539419744?pwd=YTcyZTlac3B4eVAzdkhlK25vd3RvUT09 Passcode: 516521 Meeting ID: 965 3941 9744

Friends, Foes, and Phages in the Phyllosphere Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley Host: Alejandra Huerta Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99057175739?pwd=YXEwODNZenVUWGJSc1A5c2Y4dWpnZz09 Passcode: 314159 Meeting ID: 990 5717 5739

Texas A&M "Bottlenecks and genomic conflict: insights into the invasion success of the tawny crazy ant" Host: Coby Schal   Location (Zoom): https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93415137136?pwd=OEhwaFYwZ0IySDVIdzV4bXJpVGxFUT09 Passcode: 636778 Meeting ID: 934 1513 7136

"Unraveling the arsenals used in the arms race between plants and nematode or insect pests" Affiliation: University of California, Riverside Hosts: Adrienne Gorny and David Bird Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99057175739?pwd=YXEwODNZenVUWGJSc1A5c2Y4dWpnZz09 Passcode: 314159 Meeting ID: 990 5717 5739