Join us for a Weeknights at the Wagner illustrated lecture and our annual Member Reception:

Tracking the Spread of Hitchhiking Exotic Species

with Jocelyn Behm, Ph.D.

Invasive species can cause major economic and ecological damage. To halt their impacts, it is critical to understand how they spread to new locations. Some of the most successful invasive species hitchhike on human transportation systems to spread to new locations. In this lecture, we will explore this hitchhiking phenomenon and learn about lizards that hitchhike to new locations in the Caribbean and the invasive spotted lanternfly that has hitchhiked its way from China to Pennsylvania and beyond.

We will discuss how the different hitchhiking modes lizards and lanternflies use affect efforts to stop their spread, and how these invasive species are impacting the native ecosystems where they are introduced. To conduct this research we integrate data from field studies, experiments using 3D printing technology, analyses of museum specimens, landscape genetics, social media mining, and more!

The Wagner’s museum will be open until the talk begins at 6 p.m.

Our annual Member Reception will take place after the talk, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. The reception is free for members, $10 for guests. During the Member Reception, enjoy wine, beer, and refreshments in the Wagner's museum. We encourage you to RSVP for the member reception through your Eventbrite registration or by emailing Coryn Wolk at corynw@wagnerfreeinstitute.org.

About Dr. Jocelyn Behm:

Dr. Jocelyn Behm is an assistant professor and principal investigator of the Integrative Ecology Lab in the Biology Department at Temple University. She has conducted biodiversity conservation research on four continents with current research projects in the Caribbean and southeastern Pennsylvania.

FAQs

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

From I-76 or I–95, take 676 to the Broad Street exit. Follow Broad north to Norris Street (look for Temple University’s red banners). Turn left on Norris, go three blocks to 17th Street, make a left and follow 17th Street one block to Montgomery Avenue. On street parking is available on Montgomery Avenue, in front of the museum and nearby, as well as on surrounding streets (some is metered and/or two-hour). Garage parking is available at Temple’s Liacouras Center; the garage entrance is on 15th Street, below Montgomery Avenue.

The closest SEPTA Regional Rail station is Temple University (a 15-minute walk from the Wagner). If you are coming from within the city, you can take the Broad Street subway (Orange Line - LOCAL only) to Temple University/Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Walk one block north to Montgomery Avenue, three blocks west to 17th Street.

By bus: The number 2 SEPTA bus stops at 16th Street and Montgomery Avenue heading north or 17th Street and Montgomery Avenue heading south.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No, we do not need to see your ticket at the door.

Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends?

Yes. Walk-ins are welcome unless preregistration is at capacity for the lecture hall, so you do not need to transfer your ticket. However, we do encourage you to preregister if you will attend and cancel your preregistration if you cannot attend to make our check-in process faster.