Laboratory Intern Plays Important Role in Insects Limited Research
Samantha Kiever, an Entomology major from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was welcomed in by the Insects Limited’s staff this summer to share her skills with the company while gaining some important experience in an entomology lab while working with three Board Certified Entomologists.
Samantha’s keen eye for detail has been a definite asset to the team and their ongoing studies. Samantha has assisted with projects centered on pheromone discovery for stored product pests, pheromone quality and insect package penetration. One of Samantha’s tasks has been the tedious job of determining the sex of live, adult clothes moths without harming them. The sexed-moths are used in pheromone and odor preference studies for quality control and research purposes. She has proven to be the quickest and most accurate person to perform this task.
Insects Limited’s Lab Team: From left, Entomology Intern; Samantha Kiever, Research Associate; Ethan Estabrook, President; Pat Kelley and Director of Research; James Feston
Insects Limited President, Pat Kelley stated, “I am not surprised at how much Samantha has helped us out at Insects Limited as she came highly recommended from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln Entomology Professor Dr. Louise Lynch-O’Brien, who described Samantha as a star student in her class. Samantha’s involvement with the research labs at University of Nebraska – Lincoln as well as her experience as being a teaching assistant in an insect biology course at UNL has given her the tools be a great entomological resource for us here. Sam brings enthusiasm and skill to every project that she has been assigned to. She is a great asset”.
Besides her work with Insects Limited, Samantha is set to graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in December of 2022. She enjoys writing, painting, cooking, fishing, and singing, albeit not very well according to her.
She lives in Brownsburg, Indiana with her husband, Glenn, a jumping spider named Gizmo, an ever-growing number of pet cockroaches, some earwigs, and a dog that is too smart for his own good. Samantha also enjoys teaching her old dog new tricks, such as spinning left or right, hugging, or crawling on command, which is one of her greatest joys.
After school, Samantha hopes to one day start a business breeding ethically-sourced arthropod pets. Her greatest aspiration is to successfully get blue death feigning beetles to reproduce in captivity.
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