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Member Symposium

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Poster

Combating Insect Pests Through Smart Agriculture: Strategies for Minority Growers in Extreme Climate

Sunday, November 5, 2023
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake 4-5

In-Person Poster

This session feature cutting-edge research and technology tailored to understand how climate extremality influences invasive insect pests and threatens agricultural systems. Speakers will address the current state of pest management programs for minority growers, the successes and challenges, and recommendations to improve food security.

Presentations:

  • 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM ET
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Tara-Kay L. Jones (she/her/hers) – USDA

  • 1:35 PM – 1:55 PM ET
    Agriculture by the seaside: An assessment of the vulnerability to climate change in Portland, Jamaica

    Presenting Author: Delford Morgan – Case Western University

  • 1:55 PM – 2:15 PM ET
    Invasive insect pest prediction in the context of variable climate

    Presenting Author: Clement Akotsen-Mensah – Lincoln University

  • 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM ET
    Developing climate-smart potatoes to overcome challenges of global warming

    Presenting Author: Amaka Ifeduba – Texas A&M University

  • 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM ET
    Poster session
  • 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM ET
    Poster: Assessment of the efficiency of drones in surveillance and control of desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

    Presenting Author: Violet Ochieng – University of Nairobi

  • 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM ET
    Poster: Entomopathogenic fungi for sustainable wireworm management in the Mid-Atlantic

    Presenting Author: Mika Pagani (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

  • 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM ET
    Poster: Leveraging the insecticide-predatory mite interplay for enhanced suppression of Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood in Florida strawberries

    Presenting Author: Allan Busuulwa – University of Florida

  • 3:20 PM – 3:40 PM ET
    Challenging whiteflies in challenging climates

    Presenting Author: Alvin M. Simmons (he/him/his) – USDA

  • 3:40 PM – 3:55 PM ET
    Developing a spatially-explicit dispersal model for whitefly-vectored plant viruses

    Presenting Author: Allysa Campbell – University of Georgia

  • 3:55 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Pest control goes digital

    Presenting Author: Nikki Davis – Bayer Crop Science

  • 4:15 PM – 4:35 PM ET
    Eco-health solutions for plant pests

    Presenting Author: Baldwyn Torto – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology

  • 4:35 PM – 4:55 PM ET
    Bolstering Cayman Islands food security in the context of climate change: A policy perspective

    Presenting Author: Demoy M. Nash (he/him/his) – Cayman Islands Government

  • 4:55 PM – 5:05 PM ET
    Break
  • 5:05 PM – 5:25 PM ET
    Panel discussion
  • 5:25 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Tara-Kay L. Jones (she/her/hers) – USDA