Grad Competition P-IE: Biodiversity and Ecology

Moderator(s)

• KB

  Karin Burghardt

  Assistant Professor
  Department of Entomology
  University of Maryland
  College Park, Maryland
• NH

  Nathan Haan

  University of Kentucky
  Lexington, Kentucky

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET

  Do border-enhanced hedgerows increase beneficial insect diversity in peach orchards?
  

  Presenting Author: Tristen Dittman – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Brett R. Blaauw – University of Georgia
• 10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET

  Leaf ties assemble diverse arthropod communities
  

  Presenting Author: Emma Lederer (she/her/hers) – Georgetown University

  Co-Author: Martha Weiss – Georgetown University

  Co-Author: John Lill – George Washington University
• 10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET

  (2nd Place) Management scale drives bee and forb biodiversity patterns in suburban green spaces
  

  Presenting Author: Sheryl C. Hosler (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Megan Garfinkel – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Michael Roberts – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Christopher J. Whelan – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Emily S. Minor – University of Illinois
• 11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

  Network composition of insect pollinators in the Palouse prairie
  

  Presenting Author: Anna Ray Hawse (she/her/hers) – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Stephen P. Cook – University of Idaho
• 11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET

  Pollinator behavior and visitation rates at urban orchards in St. Louis
  

  Presenting Author: George Todd – University of Missouri

  Co-Author: Nicole Miller-Struttmann – Webster University

  Co-Author: Aimee Dunlap – University of Missouri
• 11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET

  Push-pull cropping system soil legacies shifts rhizosphere and root microbiome in maize farming systems and reduce Spodoptera frugiperda larval feeding
  

  Presenting Author: Jalloh A. Abdul – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology

  Co-Author: Abdullahi A. Yusuf – University of Pretoria

  Co-Author: Fathiya Khamis – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology

  Co-Author: Sevgan Subramanian – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology

  Co-Author: Daniel Munyao Mutyambai (he/him/his) – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology
• 11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET

  Relationship between local management practices and landscape complexity on ecosystem services: A review
  

  Presenting Author: Chloe Yi-Luo Cho – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Katja A. Poveda – Cornell University
• 11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET

  (1st Place) Synergies and tradeoffs in conserving diverse pollinators: A traits-based approach
  

  Presenting Author: Avery Pearson (she/her/hers) – University of North Texas

  Co-Author: Shannon Collins – University of North Texas

  Co-Author: Laura Taylor – University of North Texas

  Co-Author: Elinor Lichtenberg – University of North Texas
• 12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET

  The impact of border type on insect diversity in peach orchards of Georgia, USA
  

  Presenting Author: Jamal Hunter – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Brett R. Blaauw – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Angelita L. Acebes-Doria (she/her/hers) – DKI US Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center
• 12:18 PM – 12:30 PM ET

  Wild pollinator community networks around cranberry bogs in the Centre du Québec region
  

  Presenting Author: Stephanie Gagnon (she/her/hers) – McGill University

  Co-Author: Jessica Paula Gillung (she/her/hers) – McGill University

  Co-Author: Christopher Buddle – McGill University