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Student 10-Minute Paper

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

Student Competition

Student

Grad Competition MUVE: Vector Control and Surveillance

Monday, November 6, 2023
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

In-Person Student Competition

Presentations:

  • 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

    Presenting Author: Christopher C. Hayes – North Carolina State University

    Co-Author: Coby Schal – North Carolina State University

  • 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

    Presenting Author: Katy V. Smith – University of Tennessee

    Co-Author: Hao Gan – University of Tennessee

    Co-Author: Wes Watson – North Carolina State University

    Co-Author: Rebecca T. Trout Fryxell (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee

  • 8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET
    Drivers of invasion by Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis Nuemann) in the eastern United States

    Presenting Author: Afsoon Sabet – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Risa Pesapane (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Samuel F. Ward – The Ohio State University

  • 8:36 AM – 8:48 AM ET
    Environmental factors and competition influence invasive Aedes prevalance and larval habitat choice in urbanized landscapes

    Presenting Author: Benjamin L. Nyman (he/him/his) – University of California

    Co-Author: Alec C. Gerry – University of California

    Co-Author: Kurt Anderson – University of California

  • 8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Optimizing environmental DNA (eDNA) methods for Culex mosquito surveillance in artificial container habitats

    Presenting Author: Megan Schierer (she/her/hers) – University of Maine

    Co-Author: Allison M. Gardner (she/her/hers) – University of Maine

    Co-Author: Michael Kinnison – University of Maine

    Co-Author: Karen James – University of Maine

  • 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

    Presenting Author: Androniki Christaki – USDA

    Co-Author: Ioannis A. Giantsis – USDA

    Co-Author: Javid Kashefi – USDA

    Co-Author: Alexandra Chaskopoulou – USDA

    Co-Author: John Vontas – Foundation for Research and Technology

  • 9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET
    Silvicultural treatments affect adult mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) abundance and species diversity in a managed forest

    Presenting Author: Alyssa G. Marini – University of Maine

    Co-Author: Allison M. Gardner (she/her/hers) – University of Maine

  • 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET
    Successful microencapsulation of fluralaner and its potential as a larvicide for vector control

    Presenting Author: Blythe Emily Lawson – University of Arkansas

    Co-Author: Emily McDermott – University of Arkansas

  • 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

    Presenting Author: Stephanie Hurd (she/her/hers) – University of Maine

    Co-Author: Allison M. Gardner (she/her/hers) – University of Maine

    Co-Author: Jessica Leahy (she/her/hers) – University of Maine

    Co-Author: Carly Sponarski – Canadian Forest Service