Full Schedule

6:00 AM – 10:00 PM ET

Sensory Room

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Green Room

General

6:00 AM – 10:00 PM ET

Lactation Room

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac Registration Desk A

General

6:45 AM – 7:45 AM ET

Women and Allies in Entomology Breakfast

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac AB

Functions/Events/Meetings

Sponsored By

7:00 AM – 7:30 AM ET

Student Competition Judges Training

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Organizer: – USDA

Organizer: – Smithsonian Institution

Functions/Events/MeetingsGeneral

7:00 AM – 7:30 AM ET

Moderator Training

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Moderator TrainingGeneral

7:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET

Judges Break Room

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 3-4

Organizer: – USDA

Organizer: – Smithsonian Institution

Functions/Events/MeetingsGeneral

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

Presentation Preview Room (PPR)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake D

Presentation Preview Room (PPR)General

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

Registration and Information Center

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Convention Center Prefunction

Registration and Information CenterGeneral

7:00 AM – 8:00 PM ET

Coat & Bag Check

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac Coat Check

General

7:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET

IRAC-US Meeting

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 1

Organizer: – Bayer Crop Science

Organizer: – Syngenta

Functions/Events/Meetings

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Biocontrol - Pathogens

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Moderator: – University of Georgia

Moderator: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

An assessment of tritrophic interactions among Beauveria bassiana, western corn rootworm larvae and corn

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Biological control of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) using entomopathogenic nematodes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents of beetle pests in stored rice

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Evaluating entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana, against wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in the mid-Atlantic

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Field testing commercially available Beauveria bassiana biopesticides against overwintering spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Selective control of fall armyworm in turfgrass

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Sustainable corn leafhopper management: Experience from Brazil

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Federal University of Santa Maria

Co-Author: – Federal University of Santa Maria

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) Using soil extracellular enzymes to quantify shifts in lifestyle function of Metarhizium anisopliae after exposure to varying qualities of organic matter

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Biocontrol - Predators

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Moderator: – University of Delaware

Moderator: – Davey Tree Expert Company

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Cattle manure management impacts pests and weeds in organic grain production

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – West Virginia University

Co-Author: – West Virginia University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Do high-resource areas play a large role in insect predation in Iowa crop fields?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Eight-legged eaters: Defining the influence of spider populations on insect pest control in soybeans

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Enhancing biological control by ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) through agricultural drainage ditch management practices

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

(2nd Place) Increasing biodiversity in agroecosystems to optimize beneficial insect ecosystem services

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Missouri

Co-Author: – University of Missouri

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Influence of adjacent row crop and grassland fields on predation in western Nebraska

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Biocontrol and IPM 1

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Moderator: – University of Nebraska

Moderator: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Beetle herding: Optimizing the biological control of Dioscorea bulbifera

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Insects and Associates

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Connecting the dots: How microbiomes can help understand plant-insect interactions

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Effect of Brassica variety on diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) infestation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Exposure to insecticide drift in a buckwheat insectary strip does not negatively affect survival of Trissolcus japonicus, a parasitoid wasp

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Factors influencing establishment success of insect and weed biological control introductions in Hawaiʻi

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – University of Hawaii

Co-Author: – University of Hawaii

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Finding the invisible: Detecting arthropod pests in greenhouse grown tomato plants using environmental DNA

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Management strategies for citrus mealybug in greenhouses

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

The effect of tillage and ground covers on insect pest pressure and yield in vegetable crops

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

(1st Place) Understanding the bottom-up effects of soil microbiota in tri-trophic interactions under drought

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

(2nd Place) Utilizing sweet alyssum flowers (Lobularia maritima) to enhance the biological control of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) for sustainable Brassica production in the southeastern United States

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – Clemson University

Co-Author: – Clemson University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Chemical Ecology 1

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Moderator: – University of Nebraska

Moderator: – University of Arkansas

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Effects of moisture stress on annual bluegrass weevil ovipositional behavior and larval survival

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

(2nd Place) Effects of phytochemicals on predatory lacewing’s development and survival

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Evaluating an attract and kill strategy to manage tortricid moth pests using plant volatile-based lures and the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

(1st Place) Field efficacy of anthracnose-infected blueberry volatiles as repellents for spotted-wing drosophila

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Identification of herbivore induced plant volatiles produced by strawberry plants in response to chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) damage

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Influence of microbes in mediating sorghum resistance to sugarcane aphids

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Investigating the role of sorghum polyphenolics in mediating resistance to stored product insect infestation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Not as “simplex” as that: Understanding the ecological role of frontalin in relation to Dendroctonus simplex LeConte

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

Plant-based essential oils and kaolin to control Asian citrus psyllid

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

The bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi L. (Hemiptera: Aphididae), host preference and performance in well-watered and water-stressed plant species: Implications in barley yellow dwarf virus epidemiology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Conservation and Ecology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Moderator: – University of Florida

Moderator: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Assessing the impacts of vertical forest structure on a common insect pest

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Georgetown University

Co-Author: – Georgetown University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Connecting ecoregions: Migration of the army cutworm moth

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Montana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

(1st Place) Does the luxury effect hypothesis predict insect distributions within urban greenspaces?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Dynamics of emerald ash borer invasion in an insecticide-treated urban environment

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – University of Toronto

Co-Author: – Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Co-Author: – Natural Resources Canada

Co-Author: – University of Toronto

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Identifying research needs to guide conservation of Atrytonopsis loammi, a rare, habitat specialist butterfly

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Keeping the spice in spicebush: A risk assessment of insect diversity and community composition of northern spicebush

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

The impact of ground cover characteristics on the subsurface pupation and survival of Lepidoptera in urban ecosystems

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – University of Delaware

Co-Author: – University of Delaware

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

(2nd Place) Wild bee species have distinct habitat associations and idiosyncratic scales of response

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

You are what you eat: How insects affect bat populations and diversity

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Ecology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Moderator: – University of Georgia

Moderator: – Arizona State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Aboveground effects of variation in the legume-Rhizobium mutualism on a generalist insect herbivore

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) Does light pollution interfere with seasonal responses in mosquitoes?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Effect of diet on macronutrient levels in navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Influence of soybean and cotton rotation on stink bugs in North Carolina corn

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

The evolution of plant cultivation by ants

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – Durham University

Co-Author: – Durham University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

The genomics of diet breadth in fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea, Erebidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – Georgetown University

Co-Author: – University of Denver

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

The influence of early-season colonizers on later season insect communities of Solidago altissima

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

(1st Place) These tarsi were made for walking: Evaluating survival and crawling distance for an invading scale insect

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Host-Plant Resistance 1

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Moderator: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Developing IPM tactics for a new virus transmitted by aphids to chile peppers

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Dietary parental effects in a generalist herbivore

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – University of Denver

Co-Author: – University of Denver

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – Georgetown University

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – University of Denver

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Differential effects of BMR and seed treatments in sorghum on fall army worm growth and development

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

(2nd Place) Does landscape simplification result in differential selection on wild plant traits by altering insect interactions?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

(1st Place) Enhancing the sustainability of insect pest management in furrow-irrigated rice, Oryza sativa L.

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Invasive Species 1

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Moderator: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Moderator: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

A shift towards sustainable management for Japanese beetle

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – University of Missouri

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Responses of ground arthropods following management practices in pine forests in central Louisiana

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – Southern University

Co-Author: – Southern University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Chilli thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) population phenology and spatial distribution in citrus screenhouse production systems

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Evaluating spatial variation in the flight period of Lymantria dispar to optimize the timing of slow-the-spread surveillance and treatments

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

How can drones be used to detect tree of heaven to monitor and manage spotted lanternflies?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – West Virginia University

Co-Author: – West Virginia University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Investigating emerging sassafras wilt in the central hardwood forest region

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Linking phenology and shipping routes to characterize establishment potential of insects arriving via international trade

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Slime from the invasive slug Arion subfuscus induces herbivore defense in Brassica nigra

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – University of Rhode Island

Co-Author: – University of Rhode Island

Co-Author: – Tufts University

Co-Author: – University of Rhode Island

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

(2nd Place) Spatiotemporal patterns of detection in international invasion pathways and global climatic suitability for the Japanese cedar longhorned beetle, a multi-country invader

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Generating baseline data on arthropod communities of three species of ash (Fraxinus spp.) ahead of the emerald ash borer invasion in southeastern Louisiana

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: IPM - Field Crops 1

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Moderator: – Oregon State University

Moderator: – Corteva Agriscience

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Can mid-season pest management improve soybean seed quality?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Degree-day and precipitation provides insights in wheat stem sawfly population dynamics in Colorado

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Differential response of the epigeal arthropod community to tillage and pesticide-treated seeds in a corn-soybean rotation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – University of New Hampshire

Co-Author: – University of New Hampshire

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Impacts of simulated three cornered alfalfa hopper damage on cotton yield

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

(2nd Place) Impacts of tarnished plant bug management on cotton yield and early season fruit retention in ThryvOn and non-ThryvOn cotton

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Insecticide application efficacy of sUAS as compared to traditional delivery systems

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Soybean management for lepidopteran pest using insect growth regulators

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Spatiotemporal geostatistical analysis of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) pheromone trap catches at a fine scale

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

(1st Place) The impact of landscape composition on local management of the seedcorn maggot in field corn

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: IPM - Field Crops 2

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Moderator: – University of Minnesota

Moderator: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Corn rootworm emergence patterns, survival, and injury in transgenic short-stature corn

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

Co-Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Determining a lower developmental threshold and phenological predictions for a growing degree day model to manage the giant eucosma moth, Eucosma giganteana

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – The Land Institute

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Effects of excluding various insecticide classes for the control of Lygus lineolaris in ThryvOn cotton systems

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Evaluation of Virginia peanut cultivars and advanced breeding lines for resistance to southern corn rootworm

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Cotton Incorporated

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

(1st Place) Flight potential of Lygus lineolaris transitioning from weedy hosts to mid-Atlantic cotton

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Cotton Incorporated

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Multitemporal spectroscopy for estimating wheat stem sawfly infestation within Spring wheat fields

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Montana State University

Co-Author: – Montana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Non-target effects of three insecticides on the natural enemy community of sorghum aphid in grain sorghum

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) On-farm comparison of Bt and non-Bt refuge corn hybrids for yield and feeding by Helicoverpa zea

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

Pinazolin fit in ThryvOn and non- ThryvOn cotton systems

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Yield impact of simulated tarnished plant bug injury during late bloom on ThryvOn cotton

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Pollinator Biology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Moderator: – Pennsylvania State University

Moderator: – FMC Corporation

Moderator: – Bayer Crop Science

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Characterizing the bacteriophage of bumble bee gut symbionts

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Establishment and health impacts of floral and intraspecific microbes in bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Understanding the bees-mediated movement of pollen-borne viruses at the cultivated peach-wild cherry agroecological interface

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Clemson University

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – Clemson University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

(2nd Place) The effects of resource competition between honey bees and native bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

The impact of a volatilized insecticide from a mosquito repelling device on honey bee foraging and recruitment

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

The impact of fungal symbionts on the health and reproduction of bumble bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Pollinator Conservation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Moderator: – University of North Dakota

Moderator: – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Bumble bee pathogen prevalence is determined by host species

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

(2nd Place) Does the creation of pocket prairies on vacant lots improve bee habitat in a legacy city?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – College of Charleston

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Investigating the value of urban greening for moth conservation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Morphological and molecular identification of pollen collected by bees from centipedegrass lawns

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Native bee community composition and microbiomes in coastal wetlands and inland deserts

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Pollinator community composition in conservation grasslands and adjacent croplands of west central Nebraska

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Testing the impact of bloom phenology on bee community composition across diverse cropping systems

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Using historical records to predict ecological trends in Midwest bumble bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Vectors of Plant Disease

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Moderator: – University of Florida

Moderator: – Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Assessing the impact of abiotic conditions on fungal pathogen spread by onion thrips

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Characterization of a putative Peregrinus maidis antimicrobial peptide and its interaction with a rhabdovirus

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Cotton leafroll dwarf virus infection and host range manipulates its vector (Aphis gossypii) behavior and gene expression

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Identifying factors that influence cotton leafroll dwarf virus incidence in cotton agroecosystems

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

(1st Place) Improving onion thrips, Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), surveillance in onion with a strategic sequential sampling plan

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Molecular gut content analysis of Spissistilus festinus (Say)(Hemiptera: Membracidae), the vector of grapevine red blotch virus, informs disease management strategies

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Optimizing vector and host control to improve management of an insect-borne plant pathogen

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) Partial removal of Wolbachia increases phytopathogen acquisition and decreases fitness in Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

Pest status, molecular evolution, and epigenetic factors derived from the genome assembly of Frankliniella fusca, a thysanopteran phytovirus vector

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Undergrad Competition P-IE: IPM

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Moderator: – Towson University

Moderator: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Trichoplusia ni herbivory pressure on crop domestication: Exploring the yield-defense trade-offs in Brassica rapa

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

(2nd Place) A case study of 47-years of insecticide use in Minnesota apples: Change-point analysis of pollinator risk

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Assessing oviposition deterrence of spotted-wing drosophila by VOC dispensers fabricated from polyethylene tubing

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

An IPM strategy to control spotted-wing drosophila in blueberry with natural repellents

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Towson University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Comparing different trapping tools to improve the monitoring of ambrosia beetle

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Developing novel markers for tracking dispersal of navel orangeworm in California orchards

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Efficacy and residual toxicity of chitosan for Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Fumigant toxicity of natural and synthetic benzyl esters against adult spotted-wing drosophila

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Towson University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

High-throughput screening of natural benzyl esters for potential spotted-wing drosophila repellents

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Towson University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Impact of simulated Helicoverpa zea feeding between determinate and indeterminate growth habits

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition MUVE: Biocontrol and IPM

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Moderator: – Texas A&M University

Moderator: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Bed bugs and Beauveria bassiana (Aprehend®): Determining how distance traveled and surface type affect efficacy

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Directed evolution of insecticidal activity of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Efficacy of two amorphous silica powders applied to soft red winter wheat against the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Evaluation of eicosanoid biosynthesis inhibitors in conjunction with a fungal biopesticide

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Northern Illinois University

Co-Author: – Northern Illinois University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes in controlling small hive beetles (Aethina tumida) in six Florida soil compositions

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(2nd Place) Optimizing comfort of CNC knitted micro-resolution mosquito bite blocking textiles

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Resistance of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L., populations in New Jersey and the performance of neonicotinoid-pyrethroid mixture sprays and an inorganic dust

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition MUVE: Biodiversity, Behavior, and Ecology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Moderator: – Texas A&M University

Moderator: – University of Southern Mississippi

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Culicoides midge species diversity and vector potential in New Jersey

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Bite-sized diversity: Culicoides species in Arkansas

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Ento-phyto-screening for organic contaminants: The use of insect-induced plant galls as a novel tool for tracking belowground chemical contaminants

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Wayne State University

Co-Author: – Wayne State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Evaluating the behavior and spectral preferences of Culicoides sonorensis biting midges infected with bluetongue virus and vesicular stomatitis virus

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

(2nd Place) Larval clustering behavior in the house fly (Musca domestica)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Lesser mealworm beetle displays negative phototaxis and conditional hydrotaxis

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Delaware

Co-Author: – University of Delaware

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(1st Place) Nutrient transfer in ant colonies: Trophic egg transfer as an alternative mechanism

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – National Taiwan University

Co-Author: – National Changhua University of Education

Co-Author: – National Taiwan University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

One step into the mosquito-fungal frontier: Elucidating the mosquito mycobiome

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Species composition of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the western United States

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition MUVE: Urban and Structural Pests 1

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Moderator: – Trécé Inc.

Moderator: – Rentokil North American Pest Control

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Bait acceptance and seasonal activity of the Asian needle ant, Brachyponera (=Pachycondyla) chinensis (Emery), an emerging medically important species, in central Georgia

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Efficacy of chitin synthesis inhibitors against the western drywood termite Incisitermes minor (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

(1st Place) Foraging behavior of Coptotermes formosanus and its ability to intercept in-ground bait

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of Flordia

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Molecular characterization of foraging gene in the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

No evidence for behavioral immunity against a viral pathogen in the invasive fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

RNA viruses of the odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Academia Sinica

Co-Author: – Yale University

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Orientation mechanisms underlying behavioral response of Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) to CO2 concentration

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) Preliminary evidence of intermolt polyethism in Coptotermes gestroi

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition MUVE: Vector Control and Surveillance

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Moderator: – University of Florida

Moderator: – University of Maryland

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

(2nd Place) Behavioral interactions of bed bugs with long-lasting pyrethroid-treated bed nets: Challenges for vector control

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Developing and validating a S.M.A.R.T. surveillance platform for fly and tick detection in beef cattle

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Drivers of invasion by Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis Nuemann) in the eastern United States

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Environmental factors and competition influence invasive Aedes prevalance and larval habitat choice in urbanized landscapes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Optimizing environmental DNA (eDNA) methods for Culex mosquito surveillance in artificial container habitats

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Maine

Co-Author: – University of Maine

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Seeking for ticks when they are not seeking for you: A novel molecular approach for tick detection in soil

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Foundation for Research and Technology

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Silvicultural treatments affect adult mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) abundance and species diversity in a managed forest

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Maine

Co-Author: – University of Maine

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Successful microencapsulation of fluralaner and its potential as a larvicide for vector control

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

(1st Place) The effects of forest management practices across spatial scales on wildlife communities and Ixodes scapularis densities, with implications for the transmission of tick-borne pathogens

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Maine

Co-Author: – University of Maine

Co-Author: – Canadian Forest Service

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Apiculture

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Moderator: – USDA

Moderator: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Comparative toxicology across castes in honey bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Disease dynamics of Crithidia bombi infections in bumble bees as influenced by exposure to fungicides

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) Engineered microalgae feed to bolster honey bee disease resistance

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Establishing honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) with a queen cell enables high efficacy of natural acaricides against Varroa mites (Varroa destructor)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) and Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) infection progression in honey bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Managing amitraz resistant Varroa mites in honey bee colonies: Effects of winter treatment with slow-release oxalic acid

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Modeling the effects of honey bee (Apis mellifera) premature self-removal behavior on colony survival

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(1st Place) RNAi as a control method for the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Victoria University of Wellington

Co-Author: – Victoria University of Wellington

Co-Author: – GreenLight Biosciences

Co-Author: – GreenLight BioSciences

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Biochemistry and Chemical Ecology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Moderator: – University of Southern Mississippi

Moderator: – Kansas State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Aedes aegypti’s circadian clock mediates mosquitoes’ synchronization to daily variations in the host body odor

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Binding affinities and expression of CAPA GPCR in western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Characterization of olfactory proteins and their roles towards xenobiotic adaptation in Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Effects of sublethal concentrations of pyriproxyfen and cyantraniliprole on Bemisia tabaci life table and nutritional profile

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

(1st Place) Effects of sublethal glyphosate exposure on honey bee foraging, recruitment, and brain supply of key biogenic amines and their biosynthetic precursors

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

(2nd Place) Elaborated division of labor is facilitated by neuropeptide interplay in the leafcutter ant

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – University of Pennsylvania

Co-Author: – University of Pennsylvania

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Out of the dirt: Assessing the antimicrobial properties of cicada-inspired nanostructured polymeric surfaces

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Pesticide degradation by Caballeronia symbionts in the gut of Leptoglossus zonatus

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – University of Texas

Co-Author: – University of Texas

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

Probing the sequestration of quassinoids by the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula White

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Biomechanics and Molecular Biology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Moderator: – Bayer Crop Science

Moderator: – Corteva Agriscience

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Alteration of non-biting midge (Diptera: Chironomidae) microbiome by antibiotic exposure influences susceptibility to Vibrio cholerae infection

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Changes in taxonomic and metabolic profiles of bumble bee queen microbiotas during and after diapause

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of Ottawa

Co-Author: – University of Ottawa

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Does taper of insect antennae influence frequency response?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

(2nd Place) Impact of blood feeding on the immunochemical expression of PMCA in Malpighian tubules of adult female Aedes aegypti

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – Duke University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Mechanosensory role of elytra in beetle flight

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – Berkeley

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Phenotypic response to a wild-derived diet in captive Drosophila crucigera, a Hawaiian picture-wing fly

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of Hawaii

Co-Author: – University of Hawaii

Co-Author: – Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Playing nano-soccer: Understanding the mechanics of leafhopper brochosomes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – CINT Sandia National Laboratories

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Rapid aerial righting in waxy planthopper nymphs

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – Georgia Institute of Technology

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

The cycle gene is essential for both circadian rhythmicity and seasonal responses in Culex pipiens

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Functional Genetics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Moderator: – University of Cincinnati

Moderator: – Iowa State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Characterizing patterns of gene expression and genome wide methylation across temporal stages of cold stress in the bumble bee Bombus vosnesenskii

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – University of Alabama

Co-Author: – University of Alabama

Co-Author: – University of Wyoming

Co-Author: – University of Alabama

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Evaluating potential reference genes in a cultured cell line in Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Exploratory foraging behavior of a subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, in the lens of foraging gene expression

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

(1st Place) Kr-h1 mediated negative feedback mechanism of juvenile hormone biosynthesis

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

(2nd Place) The effects of circadian clock genes on development and behavior of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – Tufts University

Co-Author: – Tufts University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Understanding the role of odorant receptors in larvae of Aedes mosquitoes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – University of Manitoba

Co-Author: – University of Manitoba

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

Using RNAi to improve sex-sorting in mosquitoes for SIT

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – University of Manitoba

Co-Author: – University of Manitoba

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Thermoregulation and Climate Change

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Moderator: – University of Kentucky

Moderator: – George Washington University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Elevated temperature affects energy metabolism and behavior of bumble bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – National Taiwan University

Co-Author: – National Taiwan University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Linking species distributions and thermal physiology to understand climate change impacts on ants

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – University of Colorado

Co-Author: – University of Colorado

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Temperature and aging, individually and interactively, shape the body size and composition of adult mosquitoes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – Vanderbilt University

Co-Author: – Vanderbilt University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

The interplay of division of labor and thermal tolerance in the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Co-Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Thermal acclimation of cognitive and physiological performance in the honey bee, Apis mellifera

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Thermal biology of ants in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Co-Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Three's a crowd: How density and temperature guide nutrient regulation in a phenotypically plastic herbivore

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) Warmer temperatures speed up the age-dependent decline of humoral immunity in mosquitoes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – Vanderbilt University

Co-Author: – Vanderbilt University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Toxicology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Moderator: – University of Arkansas

Moderator: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Bud vs skeeters! Evaluating the toxic and repellent effect of hemp extract against yellow fever mosquitoes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Development of N-arylamide insecticides to control populations of the green aphid, Myzus persicae

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) How clean is our stream? Investigating the ecotoxicological influence of emerging contaminants on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Killing the buriers of the dead: Non-target effects of pesticides on burying beetles

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – Oklahoma State University

Co-Author: – City of Bullhead City

Co-Author: – Oklahoma State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Sublethal effect of azadirachtin on growth and development of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

(1st Place) The effect of antiparasitic drugs on selected Scarabaeidae species in West Virginia

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – West Virginia University

Co-Author: – West Virginia University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Behavior

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Moderator: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Moderator: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

A comparison of traditional and tanglefoot-adapted traps to immobilize protein immunomarked bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Describing the burrows of the Texas brown tarantulas

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – The Butterfly Pavilion

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Butterfly Pavilion

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Evolution of death-related behaviors in non-human animals: a systematic review

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Honey bees perform fine-scale detailing that reduces comb area after nest expansion

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – New Jersey Institute of Technology

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Mate choice in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens: The role of gyne-produced signals in attracting males

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Neuroanatomy and development of a terrestrial care-giving isopod

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Drexel University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Patterns of field-based allochronic behavior of Spodoptera frugiperda host strains in Texas and Florida provide evidence of alternative reproductive isolation mechanism between strains

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) Silent seduction: Variable use of sound during courtship among lebinthine crickets

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Dartmouth College

Co-Author: – University of Windsor

Co-Author: – Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

The effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on honey bee sleep and stress

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – Berea College

Co-Author: – Universidad La Salle México

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

The role of the gut microbiome in honey bee thermoregulation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Marquette University

Co-Author: – Marquette University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Biogeography

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Moderator: – North Carolina State University

Moderator: – Clemson University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Bee species in the genus Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) isolated to sky islands of the southwestern United States and Mexico

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – University of Kansas

Co-Author: – Sam Houston State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Colorless but never dull: untangling population genomics and color evolution of "white" darkling beetles (Onymacris)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Dung beetle response to a wetter climate

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – West Virginia University

Co-Author: – West Virginia University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Island biogeography from a Grinnelian niche perspective: An example using swallowtail and sulphur butterflies from the Caribbean Islands

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – University of Kansas

Co-Author: – University of Kansas

Co-Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Phylogeography and ecological niche modeling of the Mojave poppy bee, a specialist pollinator of conservation concern

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – Utah State University

Co-Author: – Utah State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Phylogeography of the cleptoparasitic bee Nomada articulata (Smith, 1854)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – York University

Co-Author: – York University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

The perplexing question of trapdoor spider dispersal to the California Channel Islands: Aptostichus simus genomics, phylogeography, and molecular clocks

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) UCE phylogenomics elucidates the evolutionary history and biogeographic patterns of Bombus s.str (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – Utah State University

Co-Author: – Utah State University

Co-Author: – Natural History Museum London

Co-Author: – Université de Mons

Co-Author: – Marquette University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Climate Change

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Moderator: – University of Nairobi

Moderator: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Changes in macroinvertebrate tissue chemistry in response to winter carbon-limitation in Alaskan spring-streams

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – University of Alabama

Co-Author: – University of Alabama

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Desiccation resistance adaptations in army ants: How do rain shadows shape tropical insect functional traits?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Co-Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

(2nd Place) Effects of heat waves and high humidity on colony and individual fitness in bumble bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Functional traits predict whether butterfly species track their fundamental niches

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – University of Ottawa

Co-Author: – University of Ottawa

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Heat and cold tolerance of feral and managed honey bees (Apis mellifera) in San Diego, California

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

(1st Place) Insects and protected areas: Biomass trends and the impacts of anthropogenic threats

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – York University

Co-Author: – York University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

The systematics and conservation of stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – American Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – American Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Ecology 1

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Moderator: – The Ohio State University

Moderator: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Benefits to being fishless: Macroinvertebrate communities differ in recently flooded artificial ponds with and without fish

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – Oklahoma State University

Co-Author: – Oklahoma State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Effects of antibiotics on the gut microbiome of newly emerged honey bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Evaluating the chemical and microbiomic profiles of larval drone food

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

From rot to riches: Using Silphidae to assess ecosystem function in western Missouri prairies

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – University of Central Missouri

Co-Author: – University of Central Missouri

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Gut microbiome of Odonata

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

(2nd Place) Host range of the oothecal parasitoid Aprostocetus hagenowii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Prescribed fire to keep the ones you want: Grasshopper species composition is altered with burn timing

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – Oklahoma State University

Co-Author: – Oklahoma State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Genomics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Moderator: – USDA

Moderator: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

18’s a crowd! The evolution of a diverse microbial symbiosis in Cephalotes turtle ants

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – Drexel University

Co-Author: – Drexel University

Co-Author: – Calvin College

Co-Author: – Drexel University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

(2nd Place) Bee genome evolution: Uncovering variability of genomic dark matter

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

De novo assembly of a snow scorpionfly genome

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – University of Alaska Museum

Co-Author: – University of Alaska Museum

Co-Author: – University of Alaska

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

New genome assembly for the polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Nutritional manipulation in a small carpenter bee

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – Rehan Lab

Co-Author: – York University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Population dynamics and conservation status of the endemic Klot’s sawgrass skipper (Euphyes pilatka klotsi) in the Florida Keys

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

UCE phylogenomics of Cynipoidea: The plot thickens evermore

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – University of Edinburgh

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(1st Place) Using phylogenomics to identify introgression among Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – Federal University of São Carlos

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Morphology 1

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Moderator: – University of San Diego

Moderator: – University of Central Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

Impact of morphology, reflectance, and hairs on the physiological limits of bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – Bowling Green State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Phylogeography, speciation, and cryptic diversity in Pseudosinella cave springtails (Entomobryomorpha: Entomobryidae) of the Interior Low Plateau and Appalachian Valley & Ridge karst regions

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – University of Alabama

Co-Author: – University of Alabama

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

(1st Place) Predation as a driver of morphological diversification in ant mandibles

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Co-Author: – Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Revision of extinct and extant roller dung beetles endemic to Mauritius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Sisyphini) using computational taxonomy and molecular data

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – Finnish Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – Deakin University

Co-Author: – University of Padova

Co-Author: – The National Museum

Co-Author: – Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Co-Author: – Finnish Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

(2nd Place) Systematics of Australian sheoak-associated plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylinae): Convergent color patterns for disguise

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

The toolbox of molecular dating: Are we using the best tools for each situation?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Using elytra morphological characters to review the current classification status genus of Taurodemus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Phylogenetics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Moderator: – Middle Georgia University

Moderator: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

A phylogenetic analysis of Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Early progress in establishing phylogenetic relationships between Chrysobothris species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) using next generation and reduced-representation sequencing

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – Tennessee State University

Co-Author: – Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Incomplete barriers to heterospecific mating among Somatochlora species as revealed in multi-gene phylogenies

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Molecular phylogeny of Chlorocyphidae

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Patterns of bumble bee ecological niches from a phylogenetic perspective

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Preliminary phylogeny of Bolitophagini (Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(1st Place [Tie]) Taxonomic revisions of Sepidiini (Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae) using phylogenomic analyses and morphology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Museum and Institute of Zoology - Polish Academy of Sciences

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

(1st Place [Tie]) Wolbachia in lice of the genus Penenirmus (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – Illinois Natural History Survey

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Undergrad Competition MUVE, PBT and P-IE: Biocontrol, Genetics, and Ecology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Moderator: – University of Maryland

Moderator: – CENICAÑA

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

(2nd Place) An analysis of jumping mechanics and behavior in cockroaches

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Comparing commercial and endophytic Bacillus thuringiensis against insect defoliators

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

DNA analysis of invasive ant guts to determine predation of Episimus utilis in Hawaii

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – University of Hawaii

Co-Author: – University of Hawaii

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Evaluating sublethal effects of chlorpyrifos exposure on mason bee (Osmia cornifrons) larval development

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Further elucidating the veterinary and public health implications of the invasive vector Culex pipiens in Calgary

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – University of Calgary

Co-Author: – University of Calgary

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

Influence of environmental conditions on shelter tube construction in the Formosan subterranean termite

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

(1st Place) Investigating how light pollution disrupts the molecular regulation of diapause in mosquitoes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

When viral infection meets sociobiology: RNA virus dynamics in field Argentine ant populations

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Academia Sinica

Co-Author: – National Taiwan University

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Who eats the yellow-margined leaf beetle? Field observations and genetic surveillance to identify local predators of a novel invasive pest

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Undergrad Competition SysEB: Biodiversity and Morphology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Moderator: – University of Illinois

Moderator: – University of New Hampshire

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

(1st Place) A preliminary taxonomic revision of Mesoamerican Nylanderia based on morphometric indices highlighting potential new species

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

Describing Nylanderia: Utilizing morphocharacters to delimit species boundaries and identify species level diversity

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

Reclassifying Nylanderia ants based on morphological characteristics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET

Sequencing and assembling long, repetitive caddisfly silk genes using the latest Oxford Nanopore chemistry and pores

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

(2nd Place) Taxonomic revision of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) using morphometric analyses

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

This tree is on FIRE: Evolution of Pyrophorini (Elateridae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Florida State Collection of Arthropods

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

Whoever said size mattered? Male genital allometry in the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, is hypoallometric

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Resources Network Workshop for Vector-borne Diseases and Vector Biology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake A

Organizer: – University of Idaho

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Functions/Events/Meetings

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

Speaker Practice Room

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 12

Speaker Practice RoomGeneral

9:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Antlion Pit Demonstration Day

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Prince George's Exhibit Hall BCD

Organizer: – Montana State University

Organizer: – Corteva Agriscience

Functions/Events/Meetings

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

Exhibit Hall

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Prince George's Exhibit Hall BCD

Exhibit HallGeneral

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET

North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture Board & Annual Meeting

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 2

Organizer: – North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture

Functions/Events/Meetings

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET

Insect Loss Task Force

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake I

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Functions/Events/MeetingsCommittee Meeting

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Apiculture

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Moderator: – Pennsylvania State University

Moderator: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

A little bee told me…honey bee foraging preference in mixed urban and agro-ecosystems

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

(1st Place) Bee specific! Solitary bee (Anthophora bomboides) hosts a specialized core microbiome through development

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Friend or foe: Phenotypic variation of Aspergillus flavus strains within the context of the honey bee hive environment across the Midwest region of the United States of America

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Improving disease resistance and queen quality of managed Apis mellifera jemenitica Rutter colonies in Saudi Arabia

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – King Khalid University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

(2nd Place) More than a gut feeling: Impact of Cucurbita pepo pollen on 4 common bee species

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – University of Virginia

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Testing efficacy, toxicity, and residue of a stabilized oxalis acid formulation for control of Varroa mites

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Behavior and IPM

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Moderator: – University of Idaho

Moderator: – Tufts University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Defending delicious spears: Investigating the impact of insecticides on asparagus beetle populations

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Evaluating fungus gnat (Lycoriella spp.) repellency to insecticides utilized in oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp.) production

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Oviposition site dynamics and cohort demography impact reproductive success in the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

(2nd Place) Presence of host plant tissue enhances adult mating and reproduction of Helicoverpa zea in laboratory rearing

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Response to fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) damage in rice (Oryza sativa) is variety and seed treatment dependent

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Some like it stinky: Seedcorn maggot and their attraction to silage alfalfa

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

The burrowing behavior of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) in different soil types and moisture

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Quantifying the relationship between Lygus feeding and faba bean seed damage

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – University of Saskatchewan

Co-Author: – University of Saskatchewan

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

(1st Place) Within-plant distribution of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) eggs on soybeans

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:18 PM – 12:30 PM ET

Novel use of dietary DNA to explore niche separation in two geographically sympatric non-leaf-cutting higher attines (Formicidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Presenting Author: – University of Texas

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Biocontrol - Parasitoids

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Moderator: – University of Catania

Moderator: – The Davey Tree Expert Company

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Telenomus podisi, a parasitoid of rice stink bug eggs in southern Florida

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Florida State Collection of Arthropods

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Can sunflower and buckwheat enhance the attractiveness of an attract-and-kill method for brown marmorated stink bug in Massachusetts fruit orchards?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

(1st Place) Emerald ash borer phenology and synchrony of their larval parasitoids

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Establishing Ganaspis brasiliensis as a biological control for managing Drosophila suzukii in organic blueberry systems in Florida

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Establishing Ganaspis brasiliensis in Michigan for biocontrol of spotted-wing drosophila

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Natural enemy composition drives error rates for sorghum aphid dynamic thresholds

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – Oklahoma State University

Co-Author: – Oklahoma State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

(2nd Place) Sub-lethal effects of selected insecticides used on spotted-wing drosophila control in exotic and resident parasitoids

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Utilizing entomopathogenic nematodes with Bt corn hybrids to control corn rootworm, Diabrotica spp.

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Guelph

Co-Author: – University of Guelph

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Biocontrol and IPM 2

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Moderator: – University of Nebraska

Moderator: – University of Delaware

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Combining biological control and winter cover cropping to mitigate insect damage in organic sweet potatoes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – University of Hawaii

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Detection of stress induced by potato leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in green beans using multispectral imagery from unmanned aerial vehicle

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – University of Connecticut

Co-Author: – University of Connecticut

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Insectary plants for improving biological control in southern United States vegetable production

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – Clemson University

Co-Author: – Clemson University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Investigating abiotic factors influencing Pseudophilothrips ichini (Hood) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) establishment in the field

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

(1st Place) Multiplex PCR primers reveal the biodiversity and phenology of roseau cane scale (Nipponaclerda biwakoensis) parasitoids in Louisiana

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Kyungpook National University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Non-target and sublethal effects of pesticides commonly used in tree fruit orchards on earwigs

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – Southern Oregon Res. and Ext. Center

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

(2nd Place) Olfactory response and ovipositional preference of Helicoverpa zea and Chloridea virescens to hemp varieties

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Utilizing qPCR to evaluate soybean gall midge parasitism rates across the Midwest

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 2

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Biodiversity and Ecology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Moderator: – University of Maryland

Moderator: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Do border-enhanced hedgerows increase beneficial insect diversity in peach orchards?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Leaf ties assemble diverse arthropod communities

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – Georgetown University

Co-Author: – Georgetown University

Co-Author: – George Washington University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

(2nd Place) Management scale drives bee and forb biodiversity patterns in suburban green spaces

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Network composition of insect pollinators in the Palouse prairie

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Pollinator behavior and visitation rates at urban orchards in St. Louis

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – University of Missouri

Co-Author: – Webster University

Co-Author: – University of Missouri

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Push-pull cropping system soil legacies shifts rhizosphere and root microbiome in maize farming systems and reduce Spodoptera frugiperda larval feeding

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Co-Author: – University of Pretoria

Co-Author: – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Relationship between local management practices and landscape complexity on ecosystem services: A review

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

(1st Place) Synergies and tradeoffs in conserving diverse pollinators: A traits-based approach

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – University of North Texas

Co-Author: – University of North Texas

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

The impact of border type on insect diversity in peach orchards of Georgia, USA

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – DKI US Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:18 PM – 12:30 PM ET

Wild pollinator community networks around cranberry bogs in the Centre du Québec region

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Presenting Author: – McGill University

Co-Author: – McGill University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Chemical Ecology 2

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Moderator: – Clemson University

Moderator: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

(1st Place) Bumble bee pharmacies in your garden: Medicinal effects of cultivated basil (Ocimum basilicum) on a bumble bee parasite

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – Elms College

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Characterization of phenolic compounds in the bark and phloem of black walnut and their role in resistance against thousand cankers disease

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Deciphering the plant- insect interactions between specialist biocontrol insects and invasive plants

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Florida International University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Developing selective lures to optimize striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatum) management by combining pheromone and plant volatiles

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Effect of insecticides on oviposition and survival of Ganaspis brasiliensis in blueberry

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – University of Maine

Co-Author: – University of Maine

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Effects of belowground herbivory on predator and parasitoid foraging aboveground

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Impact of stress reducer agents on ornamental trees for the management of ambrosia beetle

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Tennessee State University

Co-Author: – Tennessee State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Investigating how chemical cues from entomopathogenic nematodes modulate cotton plant defenses

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Investigating the early season attraction of semiochemical lures on cucumber beetles and non-target insects

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:18 PM – 12:30 PM ET

(2nd Place) Using organic volatile compounds to assess the relationship between wheat stem sawfly, parasitoids, and smooth brome

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Montana State University

Co-Author: – Montana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Chemical Ecology 3

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Moderator: – University of Nebraska

Moderator: – Pacific Biocontrol

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Effects of entomopathogenic nematode exposure on volatile profiles and herbivore resistance in Cucurbita pepo

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Combining insect pheromone lures alters trap capture for select lepidopteran pests

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

(2nd Place) Cues from fall armyworm modulates sorghum defense responses

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Hibiscus mealybug, Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead) and mechanically induced citrus volatiles

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Identifying environmental fates and effects of neonicotinoids on restoration prairie plants and beneficial insects in agroecosystems

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(1st Place) Plant prophylaxis: Tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima L.) alters its transcriptome after detecting the emission of a gall-inducing herbivore

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Population abundance and management of pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Using hyperspectral data to detect spotted lanternfly infestations

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Climate Change Impacts

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Moderator: – University of California

Moderator: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

A big data approach to characterizing impacts of warming climate on agricultural insects

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

A review of climate change effects on pollinators

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Abundance of bee groups is affected by landscape factors in residential landscapes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Insect functional traits across varying landscape and latitudinal gradients

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Modeling potential emerald ash borer distribution within the Oregon ash range under climate change

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Predicting the effects of climate change on the global distribution of pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum): A species distribution modelling approach

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of Saskatchewan

Co-Author: – University of British Columbia

Co-Author: – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Co-Author: – University of Saskatchewan

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

(2nd Place) The impact of pesticides, floral resources, and land use on wild bee microbiomes across an urban-rural divide

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – York University

Co-Author: – York University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

(1st Place) Too hot or too cold? Climatic constraints on arboreal ants in temperate forests

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Host-Plant Resistance 2

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Moderator: – University of Florida

Moderator: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Characterizing the microbiome of Listronotus maculicollis Kirby larvae reared on three varieties of turfgrass

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

(1st Place) Transcriptomic analyses reveal differentially expressed herbivory-defense genes in blueberries

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Evaluation of inducible defense mechanisms of annual bluegrass (Poa annua) and creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) in response to annual bluegrass weevil (Listronotus maculicollis) herbivory

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Exploring the hemp virome and utilizing the results to screen for resistance to emerging viruses

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Harnessing host plant resistance: A promising approach to tackle whiteflies and viral diseases in squash

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Revealing the mechanism of resistance among strawberry genotypes against Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Sorghum-sugarcane aphid interactions: Multi-omic approaches to elucidate plant defense against sap-feeding insects

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – Impetus Agriculture Inc.

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

(2nd Place) Surveying Cry1F resistance in European corn borer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 7

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – University of Guelph

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Insecticide Resistance

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Moderator: – FMC Corporation

Moderator: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

A little help from my friend: Virus infection reduces susceptibility of beet leafhoppers to neonicotinoid insecticides

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Nachappa Lab Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

An extended investigation of the susceptibility of Spodoptera frugiperda in the United States southern region to seven common chemical insecticides

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Clemson University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Evaluation of key insect pests of Alabama cotton

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Fall armyworm performance on commercial turfgrass cultivars and insecticide susceptibility

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

(1st Place) Inheritance and fitness costs of field-evolved resistance to Gpp34/Tpp35Ab1 maize by western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Monitoring the susceptibility of rice stink bug to pyrethroids

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Susceptibility of Megalurothrips usitatus and Frankliniella insularis to insecticides

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Eurofins Agroscience Services LLC

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

(2nd Place) Why can't I find a mate? On-farm management of diamondback moth in Virginia

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 3

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Trécé Inc.

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Invasive Species 2

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Moderator: – University of Tennessee

Moderator: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

African fig fly: Does a secondary invader have the potential to become a primary pest?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Insight into spotted lanternfly’s (Lycorma delicatula) salivary gland gene expression

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

(1st Place) Investigating RNA interference (RNAi) in the exotic redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus), vector of laurel wilt disease

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Mid-South survey and biological feeding of Tennessee brown marmorated stink bug's potential to vector mycotoxin producing fungi

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – West Tennessee Research and Education Center (WTREC)

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Overwintering and cold tolerance of the Asian citrus psyllid in north Florida

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Parallel genome-wide association studies using SNP- and k-mer-based methods to identify genomics underlying variable vector acquisition phenotype in Diaphorina citri

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

(2nd Place) Phenology of Anoplophora glabripennis in South Carolina

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 3

Presenting Author: – Clemson University

Co-Author: – Clemson University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: IPM - Field Crops 3

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Moderator: – USDA

Moderator: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Cross-resistance and redundant killing of Vip3Aa resistant populations of Helicoverpa zea on purified Bt proteins and pyramided Bt crops

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Evaluating the impact of relay-cropping soybean with a pennycress cover crop (Thlaspi arvense) on the population of soybean aphids (Aphis glycines)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Evaluating the need for a new growing degree day model of western bean cutworm, Striacosta albicosta (Smith), in Ontario, Canada

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – University of Guelph

Co-Author: – University of Guelph

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Impact of Frankliniella fusca herbivory on ThryvOn Bt cotton root growth

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Modernizing the economic threshold for true armyworm, Mythimna unipuncta, in wheat in Ontario, Canada

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – University of Guelph

Co-Author: – University of Guelph

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(2nd Place) The role of timing of hilling and its impact on soybean gall midge

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

(1st Place) Understanding the role of hail damage on soybean gall midge abundance

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Validating degree day (DD) models for predicting European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner) phenology and voltinism in Canada

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – University of Guelph

Co-Author: – University of Guelph

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Weed host interactions with spider mites in intermountain west corn production

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Utah State University

Co-Author: – Utah State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: IPM - Field Crops 4

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Moderator: – University of Mary Washington

Moderator: – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

(2nd Place) Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) tolerance to Spirotetramat in south Florida tomato fields

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

(1st Place) Adult longevity of soybean gall midge

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Evaluation of a push-pull system for diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) management in cabbage

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – University of Connecticut

Co-Author: – University of Connecticut

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Monitoring of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in cotton crop with hyperspectral data

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – Universidade de São Paulo

Co-Author: – Universidade de São Paulo

Co-Author: – University of São Paulo

Co-Author: – Universidade de São Paulo

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

The differential effects of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugipera) herbivory on soybean (Glycine max) accessions

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: IPM - Horticulture

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Moderator: – University of Georgia

Moderator: – University of New Hampshire

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Assessing the effectiveness of insecticides for controlling flower thrips in blueberries

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Evaluation of diatomaceous earth and kaolin clay as repellents on 17-year cicada adults (Brood X 2021) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada spp.) in screen cages

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – Tennessee Technological University

Co-Author: – Tennessee State University

Co-Author: – Tennessee Technological University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

(2nd Place) Insecticide seed treatment performance in onion against Delia spp.

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Integrated pest management and lab rearing of plum curculio in peaches

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Research updates for the geographical distribution and chemical control of the hala scale, Thysanococcus pandani Stickney, throughout the Hawaiian Islands

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – University of Hawaii

Co-Author: – University of Hawaii

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Scaling up: Understanding the natural history of Japanese maple scale on boxwood

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

(1st Place) Triple threat: Combining multiple IPM tactics to control thrips in peppers

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Feeding preference of polyphagous stink bugs among different ripening stages of tomato

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Florida State Collection of Arthropods

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition P-IE: Pollinator Ecology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Moderator: – University of Florida

Moderator: – University of Maryland

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Better blueberry production: How pollinator facilitation between honey bees and bumble bees fits in

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Evaluating the effects of tillage type on ground nesting bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Field evaluation of pollinator preference for selected vegetable crops

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Native plants and native cultivars: Understanding pollinator preference for native plants and their cultivated counterparts in the Pacific Northwest

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – Oregon State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Plant-pollinator interactions influence pathogenic disease transmission in bumble bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – Walnut High School

Co-Author: – St. Mark's School

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(2nd Place) Role of nesting habitat in specialist bee occupancy of host plant patches

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

(1st Place) Taxonomic bias of bee sampling methods varies seasonally and between landscape types

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Transfer and interference effects in nectar robbing by the bumble bee, Bombus impatiens

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Undergrad Competition P-IE: Behavior and Ecology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Moderator: – Universite de Rennes 1

Moderator: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Does biochar alter herbivory by Cyphocleonous achates Fahraeus and Larinus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on spotted knapweed?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Examining the non-consumptive effects of predators on the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – University of Saskatchewan

Co-Author: – University of Saskatchewan

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

(2nd Place) In planta gene expression by the fungal endophyte Beauveria bassiana in Glycine max

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – University of Mary Washington

Co-Author: – University of Mary Washington

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Influence of a gall inducing herbivore on the chemical defense of tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima L.) through time

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(1st Place) The effect of temperature on parasitization success: Exploring the potential for biological control of Spodoptera frugiperda in Sub-Saharan Africa using commercially available Trichogramma wasps

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

The next agricultural frontier: Developing black soldier fly frass as fertilizer for food crops grown on Mars

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

To house or to oust: How honey bee workers evaluate male quality

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Verification of Cydia laricana (Busck, 1916) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) attacking the bole of western larch

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad and Undergrad Competition: Education, Outreach, and Extension

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Moderator: – BASF Corporation

Moderator: – Certis Biologicals

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudentFormal and Informal Teaching

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

3D models for teaching insect morphology and identification

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudentFormal and Informal Teaching

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

A survey of field corn producers and stakeholders in North and South Carolina

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – Clemson University

Co-Author: – Clemson University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – Clemson University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudentFormal and Informal Teaching

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

(2nd Place) Demonstrating intention: Uncovering management requirements for neighbors to accept vacant lots as a conservation space for bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudentFormal and Informal Teaching

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Exploring insect diversity in Capitol Reef National Park: The creation of a field guide

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – Utah Valley University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudentFormal and Informal Teaching

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(1st Place) Increasing biodiversity in the typical American lawn using the turfgrass alternative, frog fruit (Phyla nodiflora)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudentFormal and Informal Teaching

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Understanding and intervening children's tick risk perceptions and protective behaviors

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudentFormal and Informal Teaching

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Understanding decision making for western bean cutworm chemical management in Nebraska through stakeholder surveys

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 2

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPlant-Insect EcosystemsStudent CompetitionStudentFormal and Informal Teaching

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition MUVE: Medical, Veterinary, and Forensic Entomology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Moderator: – University of Manitoba

Moderator: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Determining an optimal diet and rearing protocol for Phormia regina

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Determining host selection of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus 1758), using molecular analysis of blood meals

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Development of blow flies with insecticide exposure

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Effects of fluid properties on mosquito feeding: Modulation of the cibarial and pharyngeal pumps' dynamics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

(1st Place) Expanded phylogeographic analysis of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) using mitogenomics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(2nd Place) Fool me once…: Comparing acquired tick responses in three rodent hosts

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition MUVE: Urban and Structural Pests 2

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Moderator: – Trécé Inc.

Moderator: – U.S. Navy

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

American and brownbanded cockroach oviposition substrate preference and associated behaviors

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

(2nd Place) Behavioral responses of bed bugs to common control products

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Determination of temperature and relative humidity combinations that are sub-lethal to bed bugs

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Determining the protein formulation quality of pet food with hide beetles, Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) utilizing different protein sources

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Evaluation of menadione and menadiol toxicity in various food sources on German cockroaches

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Factors influencing eradication success and lessons for invasive wasp management

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – Victoria University of Wellington

Co-Author: – Victoria University of Wellington

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

(1st Place) The affects of proper application on cockroach gel bait performance

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – Rentokil Initial

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Stability of super-kdr mutations of voltage-sensitive sodium channel gene in the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – Seoul National University

Co-Author: – Seoul National University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Using a theremin to kill cockroaches

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Presenting Author: – University of Hawaii

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition MUVE: Vector Biology and Management

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Moderator: – University of California

Moderator: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens mosquitoes: Competition across socioeconomic gradients

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Antennal RNAseq reveals candidate genes associated with host preference in the Northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

(1st Place) Effects of a juvenile hormone analogue on the cuticular hydrocarbon profile of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Effects of sublethal insecticide exposure on Culicoides sonorensis vector competence for bluetongue virus

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Influences of larval environmental conditions on Dirofilarial immitis (Rhabditida: Onchocercidae) transmission in Aedes albopictus and Ae. triseriatus

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – North Carolina State Univeristy

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Insecticidal and synergistic potential of three monoterpenoids against the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegytpi (Diptera: Culicidae), and the house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

(2nd Place) Microbial community variability between endemic and widespread insects: A case study in Aedes mosquitoes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Rancid rumors or native wisdom? Evaluating the efficacy of insect repellents attributed to historic-period American Indians

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – New Mexico State University

Co-Author: – New Mexico State University

Co-Author: – Baylor College of Medicine

Co-Author: – New Mexico State University

Co-Author: – Rice University

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Unraveling insecticide resistance patterns in Illinois West Nile virus vectors

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

12:18 PM – 12:30 PM ET

Using comparative transcriptomics to investigate the effects of vesicular stomatitis virus & bluetongue virus infection on sensory perception in Culicoides midges

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Biocontrol and IPM

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Moderator: – Corteva Agriscience

Moderator: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Application of grain protectants on sorghum grain and their effects on pest insects

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Balancing pest control and preservation: assessing the selectivity of bioinsecticides for sustainable agriculture

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – University of São Paulo

Co-Author: – Universidade de São Paulo

Co-Author: – EPAGRI

Co-Author: – Universidade de São Paulo

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Development and progeny production of lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) on hulled, dehulled Kernza® and wheat

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Heat waves and immune priming improve survival of wild Manduca sexta to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacterial infection

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – University of North Carolina

Co-Author: – University of North Carolina

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(2nd Place) Juvenile life history traits of Anopheles gambiae are altered by sub-lethal exposure to photosensitive insecticides

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – Vanderbilt University

Co-Author: – Vanderbilt University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Management of silverleaf whiteflies by means of reduced-risk insecticides

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – The IR-4 Project

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

(1st Place) Modifying phytosterol production in upland cotton reduces the performance of insect herbivores

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

12:18 PM – 12:30 PM ET

Phagostimulant activity of amino acids improve next-generation attract-and-kill technologies

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Genetics and Genomics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Moderator: – American Museum of Natural History

Moderator: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Assessing specificity and selectivity of flavivirus target sequences by NS3 proteases in Aedes aegypti cells

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

(1st Place) Beneficial virus gene expression partially mediated by ancestral machinery in parasitoid wasp, Microplitis demolitor

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Linking transposable element regulatory mechanisms with overcoming host plant resistance by the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – University of East Anglia

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Transcriptional differences of nutritionally linked genes in the brains of Apis mellifera workers

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Co-Author: – Rutgers University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Transcriptome analysis of soybean looper, Chrysodeixis includens, provides insight into the potential resistance mechanism to diamide insecticide

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

(2nd Place) Using axenic and gnotobiotic insects to examine the role of different microbes on the development and reproduction of the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 10

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Insecticide Resistance

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Moderator: – Kansas State University

Moderator: – Puerto Rico Department of Education

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Characterizing genetic variation associated with imidacloprid resistance from multiple geographic populations of the Colorado potato beetle

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Efficacy of grain protectants on hulled and dehulled Kernza® against two stored-product insect species

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Fitness cost of insecticide resistance in overwintering conditions in Culex pipiens pallens

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – Seoul National University

Co-Author: – Seoul National University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Identification of cytochrome P450 genes that may contribute to imidacloprid and cyantraniliprole resistance in Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Georgia, USA

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Identification of insecticide resistance mechanism of Spodoptera frugiperda against deltamethrin and development of its molecular diagnostic tools

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – Kangwon National University

Co-Author: – Kangwon National University

Co-Author: – Seoul National University

Co-Author: – Kangwon National University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(1st Place) Metabolic component of diamide insecticide resistance in Georgia populations of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Molecular and biochemical characterization of two acetylcholinesterases from the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – Seoul National university

Co-Author: – Seoul National University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Mutations associated with diamides resistance in lab-selected strains and field-collected populations of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – National Chung Hsing University

Co-Author: – National Chung Hsing University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

(2nd Place) Spatial and temporal dynamics of Anopheline ABC transporter responses to LLINs

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 1

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Physiology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Moderator: – Kansas State University

Moderator: – CENICAÑA

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Ameliorating honey bee foraging ecology suppressed by imidacloprid through adding adenosine

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – National Taiwan University

Co-Author: – National Taiwan University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Detritus-microbe interactions are essential for mosquito growth in natural settings

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

(2nd Place) How diet-microbiota interactions shape host metabolism and circadian rhythms: Insights from Drosophila

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – National Chung Hsing University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – National Chung Hsing University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

(1st Place) Investigating the interplay between tick hemocytes and tick-borne rickettsiae

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Co-Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Localization of ingested dsRNA in the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

The effect of diet on melanin pigmentation and resource allocation tradeoffs

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

The effect of maternal age on the embryonic development of pepper weevil

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Winter weight: Caterpillars change their diet choices to fatten for winter

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 13

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – West Florida Research and Education Center

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition PBT: Pollinator Biology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Moderator: – Auburn University

Moderator: – Washington State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

(1st Place) Characterizing structure: Toxicity relationships for alcohol ethoxylate adjuvants to honey bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Determining genetic diversity of a wild and managed population of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in south Texas

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Establishment of a fluvalinate resistance monitoring protocol using the RCV method

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Seoul National University

Co-Author: – Seoul National University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Exposing developing honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) to hormone mimicking insect growth disruptors alters expression of endocrine related genes in brains

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – USDA

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

(2nd Place) Pesticide risk to honey bees and native bees across four crops in Oregon: Can the honey bee accurately represent the risk to all?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – Oregon State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Slow-fast differences in physiology, behavior and life history in honey bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

So you have nurse-like flies, now what? Investigation of the major royal jelly proteins as potential neuroprotective proteins

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Uncovering roles of a glutathione S-transferase in the European honey bees, Apis mellifera

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 11

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Biodiversity and Evolution

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Moderator: – Montana Department of Agriculture

Moderator: – Xavier University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Antimicrobials produced by ants: Chemical properties and specificity

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Kennesaw State University

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

(1st Place) Converting conventional cultivation: Identifying regenerative practices that maximize insect biodiversity

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Identification of odorant binding proteins in Telenomus remus Nixon (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Drosophila species are natural hosts of the first parasitoid wasp of adult dipterans (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Euphorinae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – University Of Wyoming

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

(2nd Place) Phylogeography of the parasitic bee Triepeolus remigatus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and the effect of its host evolutionary history

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Smithsonian Institution

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Solo or duet dancers? Validation of honey bee recruitment dances as bio-indicators for native bees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Cotton Incorporated

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Species distribution, microbial communities, and gut contents of Megachilidae: Megachile in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – University of North Dakota

Co-Author: – University of North Dakota

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

The evolutionary trajectory of Metarhizium robertsii as plant growth promoter and insect pathogen

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

The trajectory of virulence evolution in the Xylella fastidiosa transmission system: An evolutionary simulation based analysis

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

12:18 PM – 12:30 PM ET

UCE phylogenomics illuminates remarkable species diversity and clarifies classical taxonomy in arid-adapted ants (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae: Dorymyrmex)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Presenting Author: – Smithsonian Institution

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Conservation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Moderator: – University of Nebraska

Moderator: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

An evaluation of bioassessment methodologies for macroinvertebrate classification in neotropical streams

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Universidad de Las Américas

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Assessing insect monitoring protocols for expanded community participation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – Marquette University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Bee hotels elucidate aspects of cavity-nesting bee ecology at the urban-forest interface

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

(2nd Place) Bison and bees: A forgotten relationship tied together by disturbance

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – University of Missouri

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Albright College

Co-Author: – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Co-Author: – University of Missouri

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Evaluating taxon substitution of dung beetles in coastal sand dunes: An individual-based model approach

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – Gachon University

Co-Author: – Gachon University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Grassland beetle occupancy and abundance responses to habitat, landcover, and management

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – University of Alabama

Co-Author: – University of Alabama

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Legacy effects of agricultural management on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) communities

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Population declines and habitat preferences of the threatened skipper Euphyes vestris harbisoni in southern California

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Central Missouri

Co-Author: – Wilfrid Laurier University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

(1st Place) Promoting ground-dwelling insects through sustainable practices in suburban landscapes

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Presenting Author: – University of Central Florida

Co-Author: – University of Central Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Ecology 2

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Moderator: – USDA

Moderator: – Virginia Tech

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Addressing Darwin's vampire problem: Biological control of the avian vampire fly in Galapagos

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – Charles Darwin Foundation

Co-Author: – Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral

Co-Author: – Charles Darwin Foundation

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Dung beetle diversity in West Virginia pastures

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – West Virginia University

Co-Author: – West Virginia University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Effects of ant dominance on ant-treehopper mutualistic networks in the lowland Colombian rainforest

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Co-Author: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Genetic differentiation in pecan aphid populations

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

(2nd Place) Impacts of spongy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar) defoliation on vernal pond aquatic insects

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

The cost and benefit tradeoff of mutualistic association: Does the symbiont benefit?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – University of Texas

Co-Author: – University of Texas

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

The intersection between identification resources and ecological monitoring

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

(1st Place) The plant-cell-wall degraders and the core microbial community from the digestive tracts of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros; Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – National Taiwan University

Co-Author: – National Taiwan University

Co-Author: – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

How has metabarcoding been used for conservation in terrestrial systems? A systematic review

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Genetics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Moderator: – Colorado State University

Moderator: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

A molecular phylogeny of the Ctenuchina

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – University of North Dakota

Co-Author: – University of North Dakota

Co-Author: – Middle Georgia University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

A programmed Mendelian violation maintains heterozygosity in a parthenogenetic ant

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – The Rockefeller University

Co-Author: – The Rockefeller University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Color pattern does not associate with species boundaries of most North American (north of Mexico) Paranthrene Hubner clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) as inferred from a multi-gene phylogeny

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Identification of parthenogenesis inducing Wolbachia proteins in parasitoid wasps

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

(2nd Place) Insects, bacteria, and the Red Queen: How is defensive symbiont diversity maintained?

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – Drexel University

Co-Author: – University of Montana

Co-Author: – Rodale Institute

Co-Author: – Drexel University

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – Drexel University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(1st Place) Landscape heterogeneity drives population structure in four western bumble bee species

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Patterns of chemoreceptor evolution across longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) that feed on living and decaying wood

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Memphis

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

The role of the wasp endocrine system in regulating Bracovirus replication

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Using population genomics to uncover the demographic history of the black petaltail dragonfly

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenting Author: – American Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – American Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – Stanford University

Co-Author: – American Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Morphology 2

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Moderator: – Cornell University

Moderator: – University of New Hampshire

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Hypoprepia miniata, H. fucosa, and everything in between: A deep dive into this notorious lichen moth species complex

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Marquette University

Co-Author: – Milwaukee Public Museum

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

(1st Place) A revised terminology for male genitalia in Hymenoptera (Insecta), with a special emphasis on Ichneumonoidea

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – University of Central Florida

Co-Author: – University of New Hampshire

Co-Author: – Florida State Collection of Arthropods

Co-Author: – University of Copenhagen

Co-Author: – University of Central Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Ant diversification in the Galápagos Islands: From morphology to genetics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – University of Toronto

Co-Author: – New Jersey Institute of Technology

Co-Author: – Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences

Co-Author: – University of Toronto

Co-Author: – Polytechnic University of Chimborazo (ESPOCH)

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Evolutionary patterns of niche acquisition in a montane community (Carabidae: Nebria)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(2nd Place) Identifying the proximal cues for pupal color variation in Chlosyne lacinia Geyer (1837) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Investigating species relationships within the Myrmeleontini (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) using male terminalic morphology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

Revision of the genus Philolithus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Grad Competition SysEB: Systematics

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Moderator: – University of San Diego

Moderator: – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

A phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular characters of Euphaea (Odonata: Euphaeidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

An exploration of Chalcidoid biodiversity on the Galápagos Islands

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – University of California

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Building an informed identification key for Dixa (Diptera: Dixidae) larvae

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

(2nd Place) Delimiting species boundaries within the Nylanderia bourbonica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) complex using an integrative approach

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Discoveries of new ants in Dominican amber and their role in unraveling patterns of local extinction

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – New Jersey Institute of Technology

Co-Author: – New Jersey Institute of Technology

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Multi-scale characterization of vector and host community diversity across landscape types

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

Preliminary phylogeny of Coenagrionoidea: Exploring their classification and evolution

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

Revision of the bee genus Heriades Spinola, 1808 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Osmiini) for México and Central America

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

(1st Place) Systematics of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae, Corduliidae)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Presenting Author: – American Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – American Museum of Natural History

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Undergrad Competition PBT: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Toxicology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Moderator: – USDA

Moderator: – Louisiana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Characterizing the venom composition of Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis, a social bumble bee parasite, along an elevation gradient

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – USDA

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Evaluating the impact of oxalic acid vaporization on drone honey bee (Apis mellifera) reproductive health

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

(2nd Place) Investigating the sublethal effects of the agricultural fungicide, Chlorothalonil, and the miticide Amitraz on honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Novel management of arthropod vectors to reduce incidence of zoonotic disease transmission

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Pesticide residues in wax lead to premature self-removal behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

Phenotypic and behavioral changes in Plodia interpunctella in response to temperature stress

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

(1st Place) Spatial dynamics of Wolbachia transmission in Drosophila simulans

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

The effect of melatonin on locomotion and circadian rhythm of Camponotus floridanus

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – University of Scranton

Co-Author: – University of Scranton

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

The effects of donepezil, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, on learning and memory in Camponotus floridanus

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

Presenting Author: – University of Scranton

Co-Author: – University of Scranton

Student 10-Minute PaperPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologyStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Undergrad Competition SysEB: Ecology and Behavior

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Moderator: – ORISE

Moderator: – Montana State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

Assessing the parasitazion preferences of Varroa destructor mites on the bodies of adult honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

Combing insect webs: Uncovering the distribution of Embioptera in Oklahoma

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – Oklahoma State University

Co-Author: – Oklahoma State University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

Evolutionary hide and seek: Mimetica (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) as a model system for examining polymorphism in anti-predator leaf masquerade

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

Surveying midwestern ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities to facilitate successful Karner blue (Lycaeines melissa samuelis Nabokov) introductions

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Understanding thermal sensory perception for social thermoregulation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – Marquette University

Co-Author: – Marquette University

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

(2nd Place) Warmer temperatures disrupt feminization by endosymbionts in Mermessus fradeorum

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

What's in the gut? Determining the gut microbiome composition of pollinators living in the Northern Plains

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of North Dakota

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

(1st Place) When is a Culex not a Culex?: Oviposition behavior, microhabitat associations, and life history of Culex antillummagnorum

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Presenting Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Co-Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Student 10-Minute PaperSystematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityStudent CompetitionStudent

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Certification Board Meeting

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake L

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Functions/Events/MeetingsCommittee Meeting

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Tour: D.C. Highlights

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Convention Center Prefunction

Functions/Events/MeetingsGeneral

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Antlion Pit Presentation Session

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac AB

Organizer: – Montana State University

Organizer: – Corteva Agriscience

Plenary

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Anti-Bac Medical Tubing

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac AB

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Plenary

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

GEMS (Genetics Entomological Monitoring Station)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac AB

Presenting Author: – Carnegie Mellon University

Plenary

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Insect Eavesdroppers

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac AB

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin

Plenary

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

RU4-3D

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac AB

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Plenary

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

The Blue Hengineers

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac AB

Presenting Author: – University of Delaware

Presenting Author:

Plenary

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

WET: Water-Exclusion Trap

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac AB

Presenting Author: – Chinese Academy of Sciences

Presenting Author: – Seoul National University

Plenary

12:45 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Indigenous Entomologists Gathering and Focus Group

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 10-11

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Organizer: – American Indian Science and Engineering Society

Functions/Events/Meetings

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Employment of Women in Entomology: Ending the Bias

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor 12

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Common Names Committee Meeting

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake I

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Functions/Events/MeetingsCommittee Meeting

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET

Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section Networking Session & Awards Celebration (Open to All Attendees)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Organizer: – Oregon State University

Organizer: – Rutgers University

Organized MeetingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:30 PM – 2:35 PM ET

Welcome remarks

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Organized MeetingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:35 PM – 3:05 PM ET

Awards presentation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

3:05 PM – 3:20 PM ET

P-IE business update

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

3:20 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Invasive species WIG highlights

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM ET

Camp Sketchapod highlights

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

Organized MeetingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM ET

FIT Pilot Section update

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

Presenting Author: – Broward College

Organized MeetingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:50 PM – 5:30 PM ET

Entomolympics and refreshments

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland C

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET

SysEB Business Meeting

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Organizer: – University of California

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

2:30 PM – 3:10 PM ET

Open reception

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

3:10 PM – 3:15 PM ET

Introductory remarks

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:15 PM – 3:25 PM ET

Student introduction to the business meeting and SysEB

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:25 PM – 3:41 PM ET

Announcing the 2023 travel awardees

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of California

3:41 PM – 3:49 PM ET

SysEB Patch Memorial Research Award winner presentation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:49 PM – 3:57 PM ET

SysEB Thomas Say Award winner presentation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:57 PM – 4:05 PM ET

SysEB Snodgrass Memorial Research Award winner presentation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

4:05 PM – 4:20 PM ET

Symposia, SysEB, and biodiversity discussion

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM ET

Updates from NSF

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – National Science Foundation

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM ET

Section updates

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

4:50 PM – 4:55 PM ET

Treasurer's report

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Wisconsin Insect Research Collection

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

4:55 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Journals update

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – New Jersey Institute of Technology

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

5:00 PM – 5:10 PM ET

Governing Board report

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

5:10 PM – 5:15 PM ET

Education and Outreach Committee (EOC) update

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – Broward College

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

5:15 PM – 5:20 PM ET

ECN update

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

5:20 PM – 5:30 PM ET

Business meeting wrap

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland A

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Organized MeetingSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

2:30 PM – 6:30 PM ET

MUVE Business Meeting with Highlights of Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Organizer: – University of Tennessee

Organizer: – BASF Corporation

Organized MeetingMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM ET

Introductory remarks

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – University of Tennessee

Organized MeetingMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

2:40 PM – 3:10 PM ET

Highlights of Medical Entomology: Vectors and the environment

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Organized MeetingMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

3:10 PM – 3:25 PM ET

Break

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

3:25 PM – 3:55 PM ET

Highlights of Urban Entomology: The emerging field of urban evolutionary entomology

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Organized MeetingMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

3:55 PM – 4:10 PM ET

Break

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

4:10 PM – 4:40 PM ET

Highlights of Veterinary Entomology: Beyond the barnyard: Unleashing the wild side of veterinary entomology for one health and conservation

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Organized MeetingMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

4:40 PM – 4:55 PM ET

Break

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

4:55 PM – 5:10 PM ET

Award winner recognition

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

5:10 PM – 5:40 PM ET

Business meeting

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

5:40 PM – 6:30 PM ET

Reception/social

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology (PBT) Section Networking-Brainstorming Session

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organizer: – Corteva Agriscience

Organized MeetingPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:00 PM – 3:05 PM ET

Introductory remarks

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Organized MeetingPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:05 PM – 3:25 PM ET

Speed networking

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

3:25 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Break

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

PBT Section initiatives brainstorming

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

4:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

PBT representatives, volunteers, and award winner recognition

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

4:05 PM – 4:10 PM ET

2023 PBT Section leadership team

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

4:10 PM – 4:25 PM ET

PBT Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology winner presentation: Understanding the role of sugar-coated tick bite in alpha-gal syndrome

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

Organized MeetingPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

4:25 PM – 4:40 PM ET

Lillian and Alex Feir Graduate Student Travel Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, or Molecular Biology winner presentation: Temporal transcriptomic analysis of the sorghum-sugarcane aphid interaction

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – Impetus Agriculture Inc.

Organized MeetingPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM ET

FIT Pilot Section update

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Presenting Author: – Broward College

Organized MeetingPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

4:50 PM – 5:30 PM ET

PBT social

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Formal and Informal Teaching (FIT) Pilot Section Meeting

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

Organizer: – Oklahoma State University

Organized MeetingFormal and Informal Teaching

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

International Association of Black Entomologists (IABE) Annual Meeting

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

Organizer: – Eva Garland Consulting, LLC

Organizer: – Bayer Crop Science

Organizer: – USDA

Functions/Events/Meetings

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM ET

Poster Presentations with Q&A

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Prince George's Exhibit Hall BCD

Functions/Events/MeetingsGeneral

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET

Illinois Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

Organizer: – University of Illinois

Functions/Events/Meetings

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

Pacific Northwest Mixer: Oregon State University, University of Idaho, Montana State University, and Washington State University

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

Organizer: – Montana State University

Organizer: – University of Idaho

Organizer: – Washington State University

Organizer: – Oregon State University

Functions/Events/Meetings

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET

Cornell University Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 6

Organizer: – Cornell University

Functions/Events/Meetings

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Mid-Atlantic Mixer: University of Maryland, University of Delaware, Rutgers, and Virginia Tech

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake E-F

Organizer: – University of Maryland

Functions/Events/Meetings

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Texas A&M University, Oklahoma State University and Southwestern Branch Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4

Organizer: – Texas A&M University

Functions/Events/Meetings

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Auburn, Arkansas, Clemson, Kentucky, and Tennessee Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D

Organizer: – Auburn University

Functions/Events/Meetings

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Penn State Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake B-C

Organizer: – Pennsylvania State University

Functions/Events/Meetings

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Universities of Florida (UF), Georgia (UGA), and North Carolina (NCSU) Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

Organizer: – University of Florida

Functions/Events/Meetings

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Purdue Entomology Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake A

Organizer: – Purdue University

Functions/Events/Meetings

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

The Ohio State University Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H

Organizer: – The Ohio State University

Functions/Events/Meetings

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Bayer Student Mixer (Invitation Only)

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake J-K

Organizer: – Bayer Crop Science

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM ET

Prairie States Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

Organizer: – Iowa State University

Functions/Events/Meetings

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

LGBTQ Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 5-6

Organizer: – American Museum of Natural History

Organizer: – California Academy of Sciences

Functions/Events/Meetings

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

Minnesota / Wisconsin Mixer

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4

Organizer: – University of Minnesota

Organizer: – University of Wisconsin

Functions/Events/Meetings