Runyon to lecture at UVa-Wise May 10


Justin Runyon, an entomology student and 1998 graduate of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, will discuss his research on the chemical ecology of plant-insect interactions on Monday, May 10. The seminar, which is free and open to the public, begins at noon in the Science Center at UVa-Wise.

A Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Entomology at Penn State University, Runyon earned his master’s degree in entomology from Montana State University. The Clintwood native is credited with discovering a new species of long-legged fly while doing research in southern Arizona. The males within the group possess wings of different sizes, Runyon and his colleagues believe resulted from pressures to communicate with females during mating.

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