Grad Competition P-IE: Invasive Species 1

Moderator(s)

• HH

  Helen Hull-Sanders

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  Richmond, Virginia
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  Kelsey Tobin (she/her/hers)

  PhD Candidate
  Forestry and Natural Resources
  Purdue University
  West Lafayette, Indiana

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

  A shift towards sustainable management for Japanese beetle
  

  Presenting Author: Kelsey Jo Benthall (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri

  Co-Author: James Hagler – USDA

  Co-Author: Scott Machtley – USDA

  Co-Author: Kevin B. Rice – Virginia Tech
• 8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

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

  Presenting Author: Lidya Alemayhu Chala (she/her/hers) – Southern University

  Co-Author: Veronica Manrique (she/her/hers) – Southern University

  Co-Author: William Reid – USDA

  Co-Author: James Vogt – USDA

  Co-Author: Mohammad Bataineh – USDA

  Co-Author: Eric Baka – Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
• 8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

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

  Presenting Author: Zahra Torkaman (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Megan Dewdney – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Lauren M. Diepenbrock (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 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
  

  Presenting Author: Grace Efua Efua Amponsah – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Andrew M M. Liebhold – USDA

  Co-Author: Samuel F. Ward – The Ohio State University
• 8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

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

  Presenting Author: Kushal Naharki – West Virginia University

  Co-Author: Yong-Lak Park – West Virginia University
• 9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

  Investigating emerging sassafras wilt in the central hardwood forest region
  

  Presenting Author: Olivia Bigham (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Matthew Ginzel – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Anna Conrad – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Tyler Dreaden – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Joshua Wigal – USDA

  Co-Author: Mikayal Watts – USDA
• 9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

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

  Presenting Author: Thomas G. Paul – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Andrew M M. Liebhold – USDA

  Co-Author: Samuel F. Ward – The Ohio State University
• 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

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

  Presenting Author: Brooke Pellegrini – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Paige Souza – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Joey Pintado – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Santhi P. Bhavanam – Tufts University

  Co-Author: Evan L. Pressier – University of Rhode Island
• 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
  

  Presenting Author: Kristy M. McAndrew – Mississippi State University

  Co-Author: Kevin D. Daniel Chase – Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories

  Co-Author: Andrew M M. Liebhold – USDA

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

  Presenting Author: Andrew P. Sanford – Louisiana State University

  Co-Author: C. Wood Johnson – USDA

  Co-Author: Todd D. Johnson (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University