Beth Ann Choate
 

University of Kentucky
Department of Entomology
S-225 Ag. Science Center North
Lexington, KY 40546

bethachoate@yahoo.com
 
Qualifications:
 
B.S. Biology, Anthropology/Sociology. Centre College, Danville-Kentucky, Spring 2002
 
Current Research:
Age-specific biology and dispersal patterns of the eastern tent caterpillar developing on wild cherry trees within the Bluegrass region.
 
Memberships:
Ohio Valley Entomological Association
Entomological Society of America
Southern Forest Insect Work Conference
 
Honors and Awards:
Gamma Sigma Delta, 2004
Research Assistantship, University of Kentucky, Spring 2003-present
Graduate Student Competition, M.S. Division, Ohio Valley Entomological Society,
 for “The billion dollar caterpillar: Age specific biology of the 
insect associated with MRLS”. October 2003.
Omicron Delta Kappa, Centre College, Spring 2002
 
Research Experience:
Dr. Stephen Dobson, University of Kentucky, Fall 2002
 Conducted trapping, collection, and identification of mosquitoes in efforts to determine prevalence of WNV
 
Research Experience for Undergraduates, Darling Marine Center, University of Maine, Summer 2001
 Researched self-gametic incompatibility in Botryllus schlosseri 
 
Laboratory:
Dr. Lynne Rieske-Kinney, Forest Entomology