Evolution and Regulation of Xenobiotic Adaptation in Arthropods

Organizer(s)

• FZ

  Fang Zhu (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Entomology
  Pennsylvania State University
  University Park, Pennsylvania
• TL

  Ting Li

  Assistant Professor
  Biological Sciences
  Alabama State University
  Montgomery, Alabama

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM ET

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Fang Zhu (she/her/hers) – Pennsylvania State University
• 1:35 PM – 1:50 PM ET

  Functional and pharmacological characterization of antennal sodium channels from Aedes aegypti
  

  Presenting Author: Felipe Andreazza (he/him/his) – Duke University

  Co-Author: Yoshiko Nomura – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Mengli Chen – Duke University

  Co-Author: Milena Jankowska – Nicolaus Copernicus University

  Co-author: Funmilayo B. Egunjobi (she/her/hers) – Duke University

  Co-author: Ke Dong – Michigan State University
• 1:50 PM – 2:05 PM ET

  Mechanisms and dispersal of practical resistance to Bt corn in the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
  

  Presenting Author: Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes (he/him/his) – University of Tennessee
• 2:05 PM – 2:20 PM ET

  Dissecting the molecular mechanisms underlying the insect-virus interactions
  

  Presenting Author: Chaoyang Zhao – USDA
• 2:20 PM – 2:35 PM ET

  Implication of a potential mechanism of resistance to RNAi-based biopesticides in insects
  

  Presenting Author: Kun Yan Zhu – Kansas State University
• 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM ET

  The molecular mechanism of hemp resistance against cannabis aphids (Phorodon cannabis) and its potential for aphid control
  

  Presenting Author: Junhuan Xu – Alabama State University

  Co-author: Joseph Ayariga – Alabama State University

  Co-author: Ting Li – Alabama State University

  Co-author: Olufemi Seyi Ajayi (he/him/his) – Alabama State University
• 2:50 PM – 3:05 PM ET

  Toxicological considerations of assessing amitraz resistance in the major honey bee parasite Varroa destructor
  

  Presenting Author: Frank D. Rinkevich, Jr. – USDA
• 3:05 PM – 3:15 PM ET

  Break
• 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM ET

  Pesticide risk assessment for integrated pest and pollinator management of the solitary bee Osmia cornifrons in Eastern U.S. apple orchards and the international pesticide regulation
  

  Presenting Author: Ngoc Thanh Phan – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: David J. Biddinger – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-author: Edwin Rajotte – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-author: Neelendra Joshi – University of Arkansas
• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM ET

  The role of the DSC1 cation channel in mosquito repellency
  

  Presenting Author: Wilson Valbon (he/him/his) – Duke University

  Co-author: Felipe Andreazza (he/him/his) – Duke University

  Co-author: Yoshiko Nomura – Michigan State University

  Co-author: Amanda Tuler – Duke University

  Co-author: Laura Jameson – Duke University

  Co-author: Ke Dong – Michigan State University
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Genetic modification tools revolutionize our ability to functionally analyze insecticide resistance mechanisms in mosquitoes and agricultural pests
  

  Presenting Author: John Vontas – Foundation for Research and Technology
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET

  Behavioral and functional characterization of a brain-specific esterase in Leptinotarsa decemlineata
  

  Presenting Author: Fang Zhu (she/her/hers) – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-author: Casey Cruse – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-author: Timothy W. Moural (he/him/his) – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-author: Thomas C. Baker – Pennsylvania State University
• 4:15 PM – 4:20 PM ET

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Fang Zhu (she/her/hers) – Pennsylvania State University