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Member Symposium

Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

Cuticular Hydrocarbons in Insect Communication and Physiology

Sunday, November 5, 2023
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 1-2

In-Person

This symposium will discuss the various roles of cuticular hydrocarbons in chemical communication and physiology in diverse insect species. 

Presentations:

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

    Presenting Author: Henry Chung – Michigan State University

  • 1:35 PM – 1:50 PM ET
    Long methyl-branched cuticular hydrocarbons underlie desert adaptation in Drosophila

    Presenting Author: Zinan Wang (he/him/his) – Michigan State University

    Co-author: Henry Chung – Michigan State University

  • 1:50 PM – 2:05 PM ET
    Multi-functional roles of hydrocarbons in German cockroach biology

    Presenting Author: Ayako Wada-Katsumata (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University

  • 2:05 PM – 2:20 PM ET
    Perception of cuticular hydrocarbons and their interpretation in an ant species

    Presenting Author: Juergen Liebig – Arizona State University

  • 2:20 PM – 2:35 PM ET
    Lifetime patterns of cuticular hydrocarbon development in wild paper wasps

    Presenting Author: Andrew Legan – Cornell University

    Co-author: Michael Sheehan – Cornell University

  • 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM ET
    Biosynthesis and peripheral perception of the hydrocarbon-derived sex pheromone in the German cockroach

    Presenting Author: Nan Chen (he/him/his) – South China Normal University

    Co-author: Yang Yang – South China Normal University

    Co-author: Yong-Jun Liu – South China Normal University

    Co-author: Jin-Long Cao – South China Normal University

    Co-author: Yong-Liang Fan – Northwest A&F University

    Co-author: Coby Schal – North Carolina State University

    Co-author: Sheng Li (he/him/his) – South China Normal University

  • 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    The empress' new clothes: Do cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of aging bumblebee queens change in the same way across species?

    Presenting Author: Margarita Orlova (she/her/hers) – SUNY

  • 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Cuticular hydrocarbons and desiccation resistance in subterranean termites

    Presenting Author: Qian Sun – Louisiana State University

    Co-author: Arjun Khadka – Louisiana State University

    Co-author: Justice Rougeau – Louisiana State University

    Co-author: Joseph E. McCarthy – Louisiana State University

  • 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM ET
    The royal perfume: Conserved compounds or diverse bouquets? A phylogenetic comparative study of queen pheromone evolution in carpenter ants

    Presenting Author: Tyler C. Murdock (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

  • 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Multiple roles of cuticular compounds in the regulation of colony social structure in an ant

    Presenting Author: Haolin Zeng – University of Georgia

    Co-author: Takao Sasaki – University of Georgia

    Co-author: Kenneth Ross – University of Georgia