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Member Symposium

Predators of the Acari World

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Camellia 1

In-Person

This is an Acarological Society of America-sponsored symposium that will feature entomologists and acarologists focused on a diverse range of basic and applied research involving predatory mites from families Phytoseiidae, Laelapidae, Iolinidae, among others.

Presentations:

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

    Presenting Author: Lorena Lopez (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

  • 1:35 PM – 1:52 PM ET
    Geostatistical analysis to monitor pest and predatory mites in strawberries

    Presenting Author: Lorena Lopez (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

    Co-author: Suam Perlaza – Universidad del Valle

  • 1:52 PM – 2:09 PM ET
    Integrated systematics of Phytoseiidae mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) and life traits for biological control

    Presenting Author: Marie-Stephane Stéphane Tixier – UMR CBGP

  • 2:09 PM – 2:26 PM ET
    Release distribution and abundance of predatory mites in organic squash for management of whiteflies

    Presenting Author: Oscar E. Liburd – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Lorena Lopez (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

    Co-author: Rosangela Marucci – Federal University of Lavras

  • 2:26 PM – 2:43 PM ET
    The whirligig mite Anystis: An underappreciated source of psyllid biocontrol

    Presenting Author: Bonnie J. Ohler – Washington State University

    Co-Author: Cesar Reyes-Corral – Washington State University

    Co-Author: William Rodney Cooper – USDA

    Co-Author: David Horton – USDA

    Co-Author: Timothy Waters – Washington State University

  • 2:43 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Predation rates of commercially available Neoseiulus cucumeris and Amblyseius swirskii on familiar and unfamiliar prey in strawberry

    Presenting Author: Sriyanka Lahiri – University of Florida

    Co-author: Allan Busuulwa – University of Florida

  • 3:00 PM – 3:17 PM ET
    The use of phytoseiids in agricultural IPM

    Presenting Author: Steven Arthurs – BioBee

  • 3:17 PM – 3:32 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:32 PM – 3:49 PM ET
    Examining the efficacy of predatory mites for biological control of twospotted spider mite in high tunnel cucumber production

    Presenting Author: Leslie Alejandra A. Aviles Lopez – Purdue University

    Co-author: Laura Ingwell – Purdue University

  • 3:49 PM – 4:06 PM ET
    Apples, pears, and mite biocontrol: How do you make an exemplar even more exemplary?

    Presenting Author: Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris (she/her/hers) – USDA

  • 4:06 PM – 4:23 PM ET
    Unraveling the diet secrets of predatory mites through metabarcoding: Current state and perspectives

    Presenting Author: Denise Navia – INRAE

    Co-author: Carolina Oliveira – University of Brasília

    Co-author: Marie-Stephane Stéphane Tixier – UMR CBGP

    Co-author: Jean-François Martin – INRAE

  • 4:23 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    Identifying macrochelid mites of Tampa Bay and determining their relationship with Drosophila spp. hosts using scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

    Presenting Author: Anngelyk M. La Luz – University of Tampa

    Co-Author: Emily Shea Durkin – University of Tampa

  • 4:40 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Lorena Lopez (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech