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Sunday, Nov 10th
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
MST
Navel Orangeworm Integrated Pest Management for Today and Tomorrow
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A, PCC
Organizer:
Michael A. Garvey (he/him/his)
– USDA-APHIS
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Sunday, Nov 10th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Current Advances in Acarology
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 226 C, PCC
Organizer:
Alexandra Margarita Revynthi (she/her/hers)
– University of Florida
Organizer:
Orlando Combita-Heredia (he/him/his)
– The Ohio State University
Member Symposium
Sunday, Nov 10th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Current Research and Future Challenges for Management of Corn Pests
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A, PCC
Organizer:
Dalton Ludwick (he/him/his)
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Aaron J. Gassmann
– Iowa State University
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Sunday, Nov 10th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Insects as Food, Feed, and Fertilizer: Bridging Research Efforts to Advance Sustainable Agriculture
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B, PCC
Organizer:
Lisa G. Neven (she/her/hers)
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Kelsy Robinson (she/her/hers)
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Annie Donoghue
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Kristin Duffield (she/her/hers)
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Komala Arsi
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Tawni Crippen
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Jeffery Tomberlin
– Texas A&M University
Organizer:
Heather Jordan (she/her/hers)
– Mississippi State University
Organizer:
Aaron Hobbs
– North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture
Organizer:
Ian J. Banks (he/him/his)
– EnviroFlight, LLC
Organizer:
Elida Espinoza
– EnviroFlight, LLC
Member Symposium
Sunday, Nov 10th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Mating Disruption for Control of Insect Pests
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C, PCC
Organizer:
Rangaswamy N. Muniappan (he/him/his)
– Virginia Tech
Organizer:
Rolando Alegria (he/him/his)
– ATGC Biotech Pvt. Ltd.
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Sunday, Nov 10th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Refining the Blueprint for an Impactful Career in the Dynamic World of Insect Science
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C, PCC
Organizer:
Adekunle Adesanya (he/him/his)
– Corteva Agriscience
Organizer:
Travis McClure
– Corteva Agriscience
Member Symposium
Sunday, Nov 10th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Responses to a Changing Climate: Integrating Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B, PCC
Organizer:
Angela M. Smilanich (she/her/hers)
– University of Nevada
Organizer:
Anngely Leeds
– Georgetown University
Organizer:
Lorrie He (she/her/hers)
– University of North Carolina
Organizer:
Brendan Graham
– University of Alaska
Organizer:
Katherine Malinski
– University of North Carolina
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology
Sunday, Nov 10th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Shifts in Soybean Pest Populations and Management in the Americas
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A, PCC
Organizer:
Fikru J. Haile
– Corteva Agriscience
Organizer:
Cesar Santos (he/him/his)
– Corteva Agriscience
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Sunday, Nov 10th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Industry Perspective - Empowering Ag Through Technological Advancements in Biological Insect Control
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B, PCC
Organizer:
Rosana Serikawa
– Corteva Agriscience
Organizer:
Valeria Laurentis, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
– Corteva Agriscience
Organizer:
Monica B. Olson (she/her/hers)
– Corteva Agriscience
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology
Sunday, Nov 10th
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
MST
Emerging Trends in Insect-plant Interactions
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C, PCC
Organizer:
Shubha Subramanyam
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Sajjan Grover
– Bayer Crop Science
Organizer:
Pritha Kundu
– University of Nebraska
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology
Sunday, Nov 10th
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
MST
Empowering Tomorrow with Insect Science: I’m Finishing Grad School, Now What?
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 225 B
Organizer:
Lauren E. Fann (she/her/hers)
– Almond Board of California
Organizer:
Abigail Welch
– Semios
Member Symposium
Early Career
Student
Sunday, Nov 10th
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
MST
Leafhoppers in North America
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B, PCC
Organizer:
Berenice Romero (she/her/hers)
– Louisiana State University
Organizer:
Gina M. Angelella
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Edel Perez-Lopez
– Université Laval
Organizer:
Sean M. Prager, Ph.D., FRES
– University of Saskatchewan
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Sunday, Nov 10th
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
MST
Ornamental Entomology
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A, PCC
Organizer:
Thomas Whitney
– The Davey Tree Expert Company
Organizer:
Adam Baker
– The Davey Tree Expert Company
Organizer:
Chris Riley
– Bartlett Tree Experts
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Sunday, Nov 10th
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Acarology Research Methodologies: From Lab to Field
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 226 C, PCC
Organizer:
Amy C. Murillo
– University of California
Organizer:
Emilie Pauline Demard (she/her/hers)
– University of Florida
Member Symposium
Sunday, Nov 10th
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Advancements and Opportunities in Non-Target Organism Risk Assessment of Insect-Protected GM Crops
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C, PCC
Organizer:
Christopher R. Brown (he/him/his)
– Bayer Crop Science
Organizer:
Amanda Pierce
– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Organizer:
Joerg Romeis (he/him/his)
– Agroscope
Organizer:
Chitvan Khajuria
– Bayer Crop Science
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology
Sunday, Nov 10th
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Biology and Conservation of Solitary, Ground-nesting Bees
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130
Organizer:
Bryan N. Danforth
– Cornell University
Organizer:
Michael Ulyshen
– USDA-Forest Service
Organizer:
Alexandra Harmon-Threatt
– University of Illinois
Member Symposium
Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Sunday, Nov 10th
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Insects as Food, Feed, and Fertilizer: Engaging and Training the Next Generation of Scientists
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B, PCC
Organizer:
Lisa G. Neven (she/her/hers)
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Kelsy Robinson (she/her/hers)
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Annie Donoghue
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Kristin Duffield (she/her/hers)
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Komala Arsi
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Tawni Crippen
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Jeffery Tomberlin
– Texas A&M University
Organizer:
Heather Jordan (she/her/hers)
– Mississippi State University
Organizer:
Aaron Hobbs
– North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture
Organizer:
Ian J. Banks (he/him/his)
– EnviroFlight, LLC
Member Symposium
Sunday, Nov 10th
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Recent Advancements and Study Prospects in Insect Vector Diseases in Specialty Crops
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C
Organizer:
Rekha Bhandari (she/her/hers)
– Michigan State University
Organizer:
Sudeep Pandey
– University of Georgia
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Sunday, Nov 10th
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Widespread Communication in Science: Graphical Representation of Leading-edge Techniques
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C, PCC
Organizer:
Jacqueline M. Maille (she/her/hers)
– Kansas State University
Organizer:
Michelle Garwei Au (she/her/hers)
– University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Organizer:
Sabita Ranabhat (she/her/hers)
– Kansas State University
Organizer:
Alexis Alsdorf
– North Carolina State University
Organizer:
Flinn Martin O'Hara
– University of Florida
Member Symposium
Tuesday, Nov 12th
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
MST
Down a Long and Winding Road: Tackling Insect Research Using Long Reads
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 226 A
Organizer:
Yelena Pacheco (she/her/hers)
– USDA-ARS
Member Symposium
Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Tuesday, Nov 12th
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
MST
Metamorphosis: From John Henry Comstock Award Winners to Future Leaders in Entomology
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B, PCC
Organizer:
Jacqueline M. Maille (she/her/hers)
– Kansas State University
Organizer:
Michelle Garwei Au (she/her/hers)
– University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Organizer:
Alexis Alsdorf
– North Carolina State University
Organizer:
Flinn Martin O'Hara
– University of Florida
Organizer:
Sabita Ranabhat (she/her/hers)
– Kansas State University
Member Symposium
Student
Tuesday, Nov 12th
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
MST
Team Building for Tomorrow: Empowering Extension Through Modern Collaborations
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C, PCC
Organizer:
Isaac L. Esquivel
– North Florida Research and Education Center
Organizer:
Ashleigh M. Faris
– Oklahoma State University
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Tuesday, Nov 12th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Empowering Tomorrow: Indigenous Scientists and Insect Science
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 225 A, PCC
Organizer:
Willow Lovecky
– University of Virginia
Organizer:
Sky Wildcat
– AISES - Advancing Indigenous People In STEM
Organizer:
Melissa Reed
– Oklahoma State University
Organizer:
Daniel Marshall
– Washington State University
Member Symposium
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Tuesday, Nov 12th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Insect Decline RCN Symposium and Workshop
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A, PCC
Organizer:
Jessica L. Ware, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
– American Museum of Natural History
Organizer:
David Wagner
– University of Connecticut
Organizer:
Eliza Grames
– Binghamton University
Organizer:
Christie Bahlai
– Kent State University
Organizer:
Chris Halsch
– State University of New York
Organizer:
Chris Elphick
– University of Connecticut
Workshop
Member Symposium
Tuesday, Nov 12th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Old Pest, New Problem: Bt Resistance in European Corn Borer in North America
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B, PCC
Organizer:
Jocelyn L. Smith
– University of Guelph
Organizer:
Matthew W. Carroll
– Bayer Crop Science
Organizer:
Kelsey E. Fisher
– Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology
Tuesday, Nov 12th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
The Sterile Insect Technique: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A, PCC
Organizer:
Marion Le Gall (she/her/hers)
– M3 Agriculture Technologies
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology
Tuesday, Nov 12th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Illuminating Forms Most Numerous: Systematics and Diversity of the Tenebrionoidea
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A
Organizer:
Charla Renee Replogle (they/them/theirs)
– Purdue University
Organizer:
Christopher Wirth
– Purdue University
Organizer:
Olivia Gearner
– Purdue University
Member Symposium
Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity
Tuesday, Nov 12th
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
MST
Life, the Universe, and Staphylinidae
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A
Organizer:
Michael L. Ferro
– Clemson University
Member Symposium
Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity
Tuesday, Nov 12th
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
Empowering Pest Management: Biological Control Strategies Against Spotted-wing Drosophila
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B, PCC
Organizer:
Jana C. Lee
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Julianna Wilson
– Michigan State University
Organizer:
Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona (he/him/his)
– Rutgers University
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Formal and Informal Teaching
Tuesday, Nov 12th
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
Systematic Entomology Laboratory and Partners: Interplay of Systematics, Collections, and Agriculture
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 226 A, PCC
Organizer:
Michael W. Gates (he/him/his)
– USDA-ARS
Member Symposium
Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Tuesday, Nov 12th
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
A Formidable Foe to Agriculture: Sweetpotato Whitefly,
Bemisia tabaci
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130, PCC
Organizer:
Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan (he/him/his)
– University of Georgia
Organizer:
Alvin M. Simmons
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Judith K. Brown (she/her/hers)
– University of Arizona
Organizer:
Allen Moore
– University of Georgia
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Tuesday, Nov 12th
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
MST
Early Career Professional Recognition Symposium and Town Hall
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A, PCC
Organizer:
Scott T. O'Neal
– Corteva Agriscience
Organizer:
Anastasia M. Cooper (she/her/hers)
– Auburn University
Organizer:
Ellis Johnson
– Eurofins Agroscience Services
Member Symposium
Early Career
Tuesday, Nov 12th
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
MST
Queer Entomology: A Retelling of Entomology Through a Queer Lens
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 225 A, PCC
Organizer:
Vilas Brown (they/them/theirs)
– Colorado State University
Organizer:
Lauren Esposito
– CAS
Organizer:
Jessica L. Ware, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
– American Museum of Natural History
Organizer:
Olivia Grace Carter
– Colorado State University
Member Symposium
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Tuesday, Nov 12th
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
MST
Rising Stars of Entomology Award Symposium
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B, PCC
Organizer:
Jacqueline M. Maille (she/her/hers)
– Kansas State University
Organizer:
Michelle Garwei Au (she/her/hers)
– University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Organizer:
Alexis Alsdorf
– North Carolina State University
Organizer:
Flinn Martin O'Hara
– University of Florida
Member Symposium
Student
Tuesday, Nov 12th
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
MST
Women of Today Empowering Women of Tomorrow for Leadership Roles Across Careers in Insect Science
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A, PCC
Organizer:
Lauren Beebe (she/her/hers)
– Texas A&M University
Organizer:
Chloe Hawkings (she/her/hers)
– Rutgers University
Organizer:
Jocelyn Holt
– Rice University
Organizer:
Julia Clare Wooby
– Purdue University
Member Symposium
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Tuesday, Nov 12th
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
Graduating Soon? Next Steps on Your Career Path
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223, PCC
Organizer:
Natasha Hiromi Umezu
– University of Nebraska
Organizer:
Hannah Stowe
– University of Nebraska
Organizer:
Andrea Rilakovic
– University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Organizer:
Kashish Verma (she/her/hers)
– University of Nebraska
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology
Student
Wednesday, Nov 13th
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
MST
Beyond Graduation: Navigating the Professional Landscape
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B, PCC
Organizer:
Luis Alberto Ochoa Cadena (he/him/his)
– New Mexico State University
Organizer:
Erick Javier Martinez
– The Ohio State University
Organizer:
Sara Elizabeth Salgado Astudillo
– University of Florida
Organizer:
Vilma M. Montenegro
– University of Florida
Organizer:
Leslie A. Aviles Lopez
– Purdue University
Member Symposium
Early Career
Student
Wednesday, Nov 13th
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
MST
A Better Tomorrow: Understanding Human Impacts on Insect Biology
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A
Organizer:
Chloe Hawkings (she/her/hers)
– Rutgers University
Organizer:
Grayson Tung
– Rutgers University
Member Symposium
Wednesday, Nov 13th
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
MST
Bee-lieving in Tomorrow: The Future of Native Bee Science
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B, PCC
Organizer:
Courtney May Walls (she/her/hers)
– Virginia Tech
Organizer:
Adam J. Foster (he/him/his)
– The Ohio State University
Member Symposium
Wednesday, Nov 13th
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
MST
Current Research of Insect Repellents
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B, PCC
Organizer:
Mustapha Debboun, BCE
– Baylor College of Medicine
Member Symposium
Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology
Wednesday, Nov 13th
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
MST
EntoTech: Navigating Careers and Cutting-Edge Technology in Entomology
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C, PCC
Organizer:
Gurjit Singh
– University of Georgia
Organizer:
Harit K. Bal
– Bayer Crop Science
Organizer:
Swapna Priya Rajarapu
– North Carolina State University
Organizer:
Mandeep Tayal
– Clemson University
Organizer:
Gagandeep Brar
– Bayer Crop Science
Organizer:
Kashish Verma (she/her/hers)
– University of Nebraska
Member Symposium
Early Career
Student
Wednesday, Nov 13th
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
MST
Managing Thrips as Direct Crop Pests and Vectors of Phytopathogens
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C, PCC
Organizer:
De-fen Mou (she/her/hers)
– University of Florida
Organizer:
Pin-Chu Lai (she/her/hers)
– University of Nebraska
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Wednesday, Nov 13th
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
MST
Symposium to Honor the Scientific Legacy of Jan O. Washburn (1952-2024)
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A, PCC
Organizer:
L. Philip Lounibos (he/him/his)
– University of Florida
Organizer:
Eric Haas-Stapleton
– Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
Member Symposium
Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Wednesday, Nov 13th
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
MST
Toward a More Holistic Management of the Western Bean Cutworm,
Striacosta albicosta
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B, PCC
Organizer:
Jeffrey D. Bradshaw
– University of Nebraska
Organizer:
Jeffrey Daniel Cluever
– USDA-ARS
Organizer:
Julien Saguez
– CÉROM
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Wednesday, Nov 13th
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
MST
Beyond Eusociality: Social Science Work in Entomology
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B, PCC
Organizer:
Tyler Carney
– University of Florida
Organizer:
Rachel E. Mallinger
– University of Florida
Member Symposium
Wednesday, Nov 13th
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
MST
Empowering Resilience: Protecting Food Security and Native Ecosystems from Invasives with Entomology
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C, PCC
Organizer:
Hailey N. Shanovich
– United States Geological Survey
Organizer:
Naomy Candelaria (she/her/hers)
– USDA-NIS
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity
Wednesday, Nov 13th
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
MST
From the Ground Up: Using Carabids to Investigate Questions Across Diverse Habitats
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A
Organizer:
Evan Waite (he/him/his)
– Arizona State University
Organizer:
Kayla I. Perry (she/her/hers)
– The Ohio State University
Organizer:
Curt Harden
– Clemson University
Member Symposium
Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity
Wednesday, Nov 13th
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Insect Individuality: Why Viewing Insects as Individuals Matters for Tomorrow's Insect Science
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A, PCC
Organizer:
Amy Toth
– Iowa State University
Organizer:
Elizabeth Tibbetts, Ph.D.
– University of Michigan
Organizer:
Jennifer Jandt
– University of Otago
Member Symposium
Wednesday, Nov 13th
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Tomorrow's Rice Pests Are on the Move, How Can Our Entomology Science Stop Them Today?
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C
Organizer:
Nupur Sarkar (she/her/hers)
– Texas A&M University
Organizer:
Lina Bernaola
– Texas A&M University
Member Symposium
Plant-Insect Ecosystems
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