University of California Riverside
Riverside, California, United States
Ben is a Ph.D. candidate at UCR currently advised by Dr. Kurt Anderson.He is broadly interested in applied ecology, especially in the context of insect vectors of human disease. He aims to better understand the interactions between pesticides, mosquitoes, and the enigmatic and diverse habitats that mosquitoes can use to breed. Of particular interest to Ben is the habitat ecology of invasive Aedes mosquitoes in southern California. He currently uses ornamental bromeliad phytotelmata as a model of a complex and cryptic breeding source to better understand both the larval ecology of Aedes and the effects of mosquito control efforts. Outside of ecology, he is passionate about all things entomology, with additional appreciation for Arachnida and Aves.
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
10:45am – 11:00am