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