157th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science
95th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Entomological Society (Central States Entomological Society)
April 4-5, 2025
Friends University, Wichita, Kansas
Featuring keynote speaker Eric Eaton, author of Insectpedia, Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect, and more. Keynote address title: From Participation to Impact: Empowering Community Access, Inclusion, and Advocacy in Science.
2025 CSES Judged poster and oral presentation competition winners:
Undergraduate Poster Winners
1st place undergraduate poster:
Antennae up! Can Nitrogen Addition Help Reverse Insect Herbivore Declines? Virginia Disbro, Sydney Downey, Melissa Hernandez, Leónidas S. Reyes, and M. L. Jameson. Wichita State University.
2nd place undergraduate poster:
Female Drosophila suzukii Do Not Fight Over Food. Kiley Peterson, Jacob Shipman, and Jennifer M. Gleason. University of Kansas.
3rd place undergraduate poster:
Brown Recluse Spider in Rural Kansas Public Buildings. Karlee Jacobs and Wai-Foong Hong. Sterling College.
Graduate Poster Winners
1st place graduate poster:
Review of Lychnocolax (Strepsiptera: Lychnocolacidae) with Descriptions of Two New Species. Wyatt J. Zabinski and Jerry L. Cook. University of Kansas and Sam Houston State University.
2nd place graduate poster:
The Effects of Social Experience on Aggression and Courtship Behavior in Male-Male Interactions. Jacob McGehee, Oluwafifeyemi Babatope-Ojo, and Jennifer M. Gleason. University of Kansas.
Oral Presentations - 1st place undergraduate, 1st place graduate
1st place undergraduate oral presentation:
Species-Specific Counts of Insects On and Off Prairie Dog Colonies. Chad Zerr and Lorelei Patrick. Fort Hays State University.
1st place graduate oral presentation:
Potential Areas of Distribution of the Butterflies of Kansas. Anahi Quezada et al. University of Kansas.