MUVE: General

Moderator(s)

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  Caleb Hubbard

  Postdoctoral Scholar
  Department of Entomology
  University of California
  Grand Terrace, California
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  Alex Arp

  Research Geneticist (Insects)
  Knipling-Bushland Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Laboratory- ARS
  USDA
  Kerrville, Texas

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

  A push-pull tactic to manage stable flies on pasture cattle
  

  Presenting Author: Georgina V. Bingham – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Gary Brewer – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Alexander Thomas Lehmann – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: david Boxler – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Junwei (Jerry) J. Zhu – USDA

  Co-Author: David Taylor – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: James Kenar – USDA

  Co-Author: Steven Cermak – USDA

  Co-Author: Kathryn Hanford – University of Nebraska
• 8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

  Bison after burns benefit dung beetle abundance in the Southern Great Plains
  

  Presenting Author: Greg Middleton, Jr. – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: W Wyatt Hoback – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Samuel Fuhlendorf – Oklahoma State University
• 8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

  Developing novel tools to screen for belowground chemical contaminants: Insect-induced plant galls and their application in phytoscreening organic and inorganic pollutants
  

  Presenting Author: Glen Ray R. Hood – Wayne State University

  Co-Author: Kyotaek R. Hwang – Wayne State University

  Co-Author: Sarah Black – Wayne State University

  Co-Author: Connor Socrates – Wayne State University

  Co-Author: Shirley Papuga – Wayne State University
• 8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

  Evaluating the efficacy of candidate control molecule PSI-001 against the house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae), and the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Mba-tihssommah Mosore – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Oshneil Sanuki Baker – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Caitlin E. Taylor – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Edwin R. Burgess IV, IV – University of Florida
• 9:00 AM – 9:12 AM ET

  Exploring novel biochemical pathways for the management of arthropod vectors to reduce incidence of zoonotic-disease transmission
  

  Presenting Author: Roberto Cortinas – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Georgina V. Bingham – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Sean Avedissian – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Jordyn Diane Svoboda (they/them/theirs) – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Earl C. Agpawa – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Jessica Guske – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Taylor Sakaguchi – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Mason Hardin – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Darryl Murry – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Lee Winchester – University of Nebraska
• 9:12 AM – 9:24 AM ET

  Break
• 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM ET

  Integrated parasite management and the pasture ecosystem: Optimizing outcomes for cattle health, soil health, and insect biodiversity
  

  Presenting Author: Bryony Sands – University of Vermont

  Co-Author: Lauren Giroux – University of Vermont

  Co-Author: John Bruce – Northwest Crops and Soils

  Co-Author: Heather Darby – University of Vermont
• 9:36 AM – 9:48 AM ET

  Treatment of chickens with thyme essential oil for northern fowl mite control
  

  Presenting Author: Amy Christine Murillo – University of California

  Co-Author: Caleb Hubbard – University of California
• 9:48 AM – 10:00 AM ET

  Two female-lethal driver constructs for New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax: Similar expression, different performance
  

  Presenting Author: Alex P. Arp – USDA

  Co-Author: Aidamalia Vargas Lowman – University of Panama

  Co-Author: Maxwell Scott – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: Andrea Martínez – Latin University of Panama
• 10:00 AM – 10:12 AM ET

  Exploring eBeam as an alternative radiation source for the screwworm eradication program
  

  Presenting Author: Cameron Bright – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Aaron Tarone – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Keyan Shu-Salzman – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Joshua Molina – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: John Welch – USDA

  Co-Author: Pamela Phillips – USDA

  Co-Author: Sunil Chirayath – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Suresh Pillai – Texas A&M University
• 10:12 AM – 10:24 AM ET

  Application of parallel PCR and DNA sequencing for Ixodes scapularis host blood meal detection
  

  Presenting Author: William Landesman – Vermont State University

  Co-Author: Brian Allan – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Felicia Keesing – Bard College

  Co-Author: Richard Ostfeld – Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

  Co-Author: Fan Zang – University of North Texas
• 10:24 AM – 10:36 AM ET

  nipt! – a new topical insect repellent joins the fight against insect-borne disease
  

  Presenting Author: David Hallahan – Entomol Products LLC