A million ways to die: The bizarre and fascinating interactions between parasitoids and their hosts - Nature Manitoba

Discovery Evening

Event Date: Monday, October 26, 2015

Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd on second floor – Salle Antoine-Gaborieau.

Presenter: Miles Zhang, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Entomology, University of Manitoba

Admission: $2 for members and $3 for non-members.

Parasitoids are a diverse group of insects with life cycles perfect for a horror movie, as they often lay their eggs inside their host and devour their prey from within. Learn what it is to be a parasitoid, get an overview of the major groups, and see some of the interesting ways these creatures attack their hosts.

A bug nerd since he was old enough to walk, Miles completed his masters on parasitic wasps associated with rose galls at Laurentian University. He is currently working on the evolution of braconid wasps with Dr. Barb Sharanowski at the University of Manitoba.