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Member Symposium

Futures of Entomology: Managing Invasive Species and Novel Agricultural Approaches

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac C

In-Person

A diverse group of speakers will discuss management strategies of invasive species for medically and agriculturally important insect and plant pests, and novel agricultural approaches for food security solutions. Presentations include pre-harvest, post-harvest, and medical/veterinary invasive species management and modeling to increase food security and protect human and animal health.

Presentations:

  • 1:32 PM – 1:50 PM ET
    Citizen science approaches to surveillance and mitigation of invasive mosquito vectors of disease: Examples from South America and Africa

    Presenting Author: Russanne Low (she/her/hers) – Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

  • 1:50 PM – 2:08 PM ET
    Early development of a biological control program for earleaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis)

    Presenting Author: Sara Salgado Astudillo – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Emily Le Falchier – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Sheri Holmes – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Usman Mohammed – University of Florida

    Co-author: Melissa Smith – USDA

    Co-author: Matthew F. Purcell (he/him/his) – CSIRO

    Co-author: Ryan Zonneveld – USDA

    Co-author: Carey Minteer – University of Florida

  • 2:08 PM – 2:26 PM ET
    Spotted lanternfly: An invasive challenge, developing a collaborative strategy for the future

    Presenting Author: Matthew Travis (he/him/his) – USDA

    Co-author: Gregory Parra – USDA

  • 2:26 PM – 2:44 PM ET
    Integrated pest management and pollinator health under controlled environment agriculture

    Presenting Author: Kai-shu Ling – USDA

  • 2:54 PM – 3:12 PM ET
    Pathogenic islands of refuge on the Great Plains: Using invasive eastern redcedar to understand the distribution of vector-borne pathogens in the southern Great Plains

    Presenting Author: Bruce H. Noden – Oklahoma State University

    Co-author: Scott R. Loss – Oklahoma State University

  • 3:12 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Exploring the potential of chemical ecology in biocontrol of invasive plants

    Presenting Author: Jasleen Kaur (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Co-author: Philip G. Hahn – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Emily Clare Kraus (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Erin Clifton – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Diego Salazar – Florida International University

  • 3:30 PM – 3:48 PM ET
    On the edge: Protecting Kansas resources from the westward advancement of invasive species

    Presenting Author: Rachel Wilkins – Kansas Department of Agriculture

  • 3:48 PM – 4:06 PM ET
    Bots vs. clones: Using technology to control the Asian longhorned tick in areas of high human-tick contact

    Presenting Author: Dina M. Fonseca (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University

  • 4:16 PM – 4:34 PM ET
    Tackling invasive species through research and education at an HBCU University

    Presenting Author: Veronica Manrique (she/her/hers) – Southern University

    Co-author: Yadong Qi – Southern University

    Co-author: James Vogt – USDA

    Co-author: Rodrigo Diaz – Louisiana State University

  • 4:34 PM – 5:10 PM ET
    Panel discussion

    Presenting Author: Victoria Pickens – Kansas State University