Current Advances in Acarology

Organizer(s)

• 

  Amy Murillo

  Assistant Professor
  Department of Entomology
  University of California
  Riverside, California
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  Alexandra Revynthi

  Assistant Professor
  Department of Entomology and Nematology
  University of Florida
  Homestead, Florida

This symposium is organized by the Acarological Society of America (ASA). The purpose of this symposium is to promote and disseminate scientific knowledge related to acarology. Presented research covers wide-ranging topics including parasites of vertebrates and insects, plant and predatory mites, and soil-dwelling mites

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:03 AM ET

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Amy Christine Murillo – University of California
• 8:03 AM – 8:15 AM ET

  New tick, old tricks: Experimental acquisition and transmission of Babesia bovis by the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) (Acari: Ixodidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Karen C. Poh (she/her/hers) – USDA

  Co-author: Janaina Peixoto – Washington State University

  Co-author: Gavin Scoles – USDA

  Co-author: Sara Davis – USDA

  Co-author: Mitzi Aguilar – Washington State University

  Co-author: Massaro Ueti – USDA
• 8:15 AM – 8:27 AM ET

  Screening commercially-available predatory mites for biological control of Megalurothrips usitatus
  

  Presenting Author: Mariana Monteiro de Souza Barros – University of Florida

  Co-author: Alexandra Margarita Revynthi – University of Florida

  Co-author: Hugh A. Smith – University of Florida
• 8:27 AM – 8:39 AM ET

  Canada's spider mites (Tetranychidae): More than just Tetranychus canadensis and the two-spotted spider mite
  

  Presenting Author: Frédéric Beaulieu – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 8:39 AM – 8:51 AM ET

  Fall ¹³CO₂ labeled photosynthate permeates most of the belowground microarthropod food web by late spring
  

  Presenting Author: Robin Andrews – University of Alaska

  Co-author: Roger W. Ruess – University of Alaska

  Co-author: Knut Kielland – University of Alaska
• 8:51 AM – 9:03 AM ET

  Rickettsia amblyommatis: A review of a ubiquitous tick-borne species
  

  Presenting Author: Elise A. Richardson (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: R. Michael Roe – North Carolina State Univeristy

  Co-Author: Charles Apperson – North Carolina State University

  Co-author: Loganathan Ponnusamy (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
• 9:03 AM – 9:15 AM ET

  Get those fleas off my bees: Assessing the isoxazoline class as possible treatments for Varroa destructor control and safety towards honey bees (Apis mellifera)
  

  Presenting Author: Julia St Amant – University of Florida

  Co-author: Cameron Jack – University of Florida
• 9:15 AM – 9:25 AM ET

  Break
• 9:25 AM – 9:37 AM ET

  Investigating the prevalence of Panola Mountain Ehrlichia in calves and ticks from a cow-calf herd in northwest Arkansas
  

  Presenting Author: Cierra Briggs (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas

  Co-author: Jeremy Powell – University of Arkansas

  Co-author: Elizabeth Smith – University of Arkansas

  Co-author: Kelly Loftin, BCE – University of Arkansas

  Co-author: Emily McDermott – University of Arkansas
• 9:37 AM – 9:49 AM ET

  Evaluation of four release methods for Amblyseius swirskii on bell pepper commercial production
  

  Presenting Author: Paola Villamarin – University of Florida

  Co-author: Rogelio Trabanino – Panamerican College of Agriculture Zamorano

  Co-author: Raul Espinal – Panamerican College of Agriculture Zamorano

  Co-author: Alexandra Margarita Revynthi – University of Florida
• 9:49 AM – 10:01 AM ET

  Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) and the phylogeny of Acari: Untangling a deep-rooted tree
  

  Presenting Author: Marla Schwarzfeld – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Frederic Beaulieu – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Monica Young – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Wayne Knee – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Julie Chapados – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Jackson Eyres – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Robin Richter – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Jeremy Dettman – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 10:01 AM – 10:13 AM ET

  Recommendations for oxalic acid application method and treatment intervals for reduction of Varroa destructor populations in western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies
  

  Presenting Author: Cameron Jack – University of Florida

  Co-author: Cody Prouty – University of Minnesota

  Co-author: Hossam Abou-Shaara – University of Florida

  Co-author: Branden Stanford – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  Co-author: James D. Ellis – University of Florida
• 10:13 AM – 10:25 AM ET

  Male fertility of Antarctic mites and ticks is impaired by short stress bouts
  

  Presenting Author: Joshua Benoit – University of Cincinnati
• 10:25 AM – 10:37 AM ET

  Extraction of saliva from eriophyid mites via immersion in different oils
  

  Presenting Author: Marcello De Giosa – Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC)

  Co-Author: Livia Ataide – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Zi Teng – USDA

  Co-Author: Yaguang Luo – USDA

  Co-Author: Ronald Ochoa – USDA

  Co-Author: Enrico De Lillo – University of Bari

  Co-Author: Alexandra Margarita Revynthi – University of Florida
• 10:37 AM – 10:47 AM ET

  Break
• 10:47 AM – 10:59 AM ET

  Morphological and metabolic adaptations facilitate rapid ovarian development and reproduction in female Varroa destructor
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel E. Sonenshine (he/him/his) – National Institute of Health

  Co-Author: Samuel Ramsey – USDA

  Co-Author: Steven Cook – USDA

  Co-Author: Francisco Posdad-Florez Posada – USDA

  Co-Author: Jay Evans (he/him/his) – USDA

  Co-author: Connor Gulbronson – Indiana University

  Co-author: Dennis VanEngelsdorp – University of Maryland
• 10:59 AM – 11:11 AM ET

  Insecticide-predatory mite interplay for improved Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood suppression in Florida strawberries
  

  Presenting Author: Allan Busuulwa – University of Florida
• 11:11 AM – 11:23 AM ET

  How much trichomes in tomato genotypes affect the development and dispersal of Tetranychus urticae and the phytoseiid mite Typhlodromus recki?
  

  Presenting Author: Maria Navajas – INRAE
• 11:23 AM – 11:35 AM ET

  Phenology and control of the Asian longhorn tick: Lessons learned
  

  Presenting Author: Alvaro Toledo – Rutgers University
• 11:35 AM – 11:47 AM ET

  Evaluation of biorational pesticides against acarine pests of hemp (Cannabis sativa): A greenhouse approach and production of mite-free cuttings
  

  Presenting Author: Maria Canon – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Livia Ataide – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Paola Villamarin – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Lance Osborne – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Paul E. Kendra – USDA

  Co-Author: Alexandra Margarita Revynthi – University of Florida
• 11:47 AM – 11:59 AM ET

  Spread of Aceria lichii Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) in a lychee grove in Florida
  

  Presenting Author: Livia Ataide – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Marcello De Giosa – Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC)

  Co-Author: Maria Canon – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Jully A. Roman Palhano Dutra – University of Florida

  Co-Author: jaqueline F. Della Vechiaja – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Aline D. Tassi – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Simon Riley – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Daniel Carrillo – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Alexandra Margarita Revynthi – University of Florida
• 11:59 AM – 12:00 PM ET

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Amy Christine Murillo – University of California