Daily Archives: April 9, 2017

Tuesday, April 11, 7:30 pm – Chemical Ecology and Behavior of the Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Longhorned Beetle

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Emerald Ash borer (EAB) Agrilus planipennis and the Asian longhorned Beetle (ALB) Anoplophora glabripennis, are considered to be two of the most serious invasive pests of deciduous trees in North America. Efficient monitoring traps are needed to detect and delimit new introductions and assess population densities of established infestations. Development of a monitoring trap for these pests are hindered by their complex sequence of mating behaviors.

EAB and ALB mating involves host kairomones, male produced short range pheromones, female produced short range pheromones, female produced trail and cuticular contact pheromones, along with important visual cues. A Tuesday, April 11 Cambridge Entomological Club presentation by Dr. Damon Crook of the USDA will discuss the complex chemical ecology of these insects and show what electrophysiological and behavioral research is currently being done at the Otis USDA laboratory with regards to identifying and testing new potential attractants and traps.

The lecture will take place at Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, MCA 101 in Cambridge. Parking permits are available: see www.entclub.org for details. Free and open to the public.

Sunday, April 23 – Wednesday, April 26 – Gilded Age Art, Design & Technology

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The Preservation Society of Newport County with U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Franklin & Company, and Christie’s presents Gilded Age Art, Design & Technology on Sunday, April 23 through Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the Hotel Viking Conference Center in Newport, Rhode Island.

The Gilded Age arose from the effort to reconcile modern industrial technology with the artistic vocabulary of the past – both real and imaginary. Many of Newport’s summer colonists made their fortunes in industry, and were instrumental in promoting the widespread adoption of advances like steam engines, electric lighting, central heating, refrigeration and automobiles. But jubilation at modern progress was tinged with nostalgia for pre-industrial styles and craftsmanship, giving rise to a host of inventive, eclectic expressions in material culture. From the romantic Medievalism of Ruskin, Henry Adams and William Morris to the bold new iconography of the Statue of Liberty and the Newport mansions, this symposium will explore the range of ways in which Gilded Age patrons and designers forged a new American identity, celebrating innovation while remaining firmly rooted in tradition.

Speakers will include Richard Guy Wilson of University of Virginia on The Dynamo versus the Palazzo, Richard W. Rydell of Montana State University on America’s Gilded Age World Fairs, Libby O’Connell of the History Channel on From Caviar to Leek Pie: Food and Society in America’s Gilded Age, Kelly Conway of the Corning Museum of Glass on Transparency at the Table: Glass in the Gilded Age, and John Stuart Gordon of Yale University on The Polite Implements of Eating: Innovation & Fantasy in Nineteenth-Century America. And that’s just Monday. For a list of other events visit http://www.newportmansions.org/learn/newport-symposium/symposium-program

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel Viking for participants at a reduced rate.  Contact the Hotel at 800-556-7126 and mention you are participating in the Symposium.

Thursday, April 20, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – A Hidden Treasure: Arnold Arboretum Herbarium of Cultivated Plants

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Irina Kadis, Curatorial Assistant, will lead a special indoor tour on Thursday, April 20 from 2:30 – 4:00 of the Arnold Arboretum Herbarium.  This special event will take a look at the historic Arnold Arboretum collection and find out how and why an herbarium is assembled.  Meet in the Visitor Center of the Hunnewell Building, the Arborway, Boston. Free, but registration is limited and required at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu.