Full Schedule

5:45 AM – 10:45 AM MST

Tour: Hot Air Ballooning

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, North Ballroom Foyer

Functions/Events/Meetings

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM MST

Founders' Memorial Lecture and Awards Recognition Breakfast

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, North Ballroom

Organizer: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Panelist: – Queen Mary University of London

Plenary

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Registration and Information Center

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, North Ballroom Foyer

GeneralRegistration and Information Center

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Presentation Preview Room (PPR)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 A

GeneralPresentation Preview Room (PPR)

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM MST

Coat and Bag Check

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, Exhibit Hall Foyer

General

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM MST

Relaxation Retreat

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, Patio 3

GeneralRelaxation Retreat

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM MST

Lactation Room

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, Green Room

General

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM MST

2025 Strategic Outlook and Member Forum

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, North Ballroom

Organizer: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Organizer: – Texas A&M University

Plenary

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Exhibit Hall

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 6

GeneralExhibit Hall

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Promoting Safe and Equitable Field Practices in Entomology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Organizer: – Washington State University

Mini WorkshopDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Beyond Graduation: Navigating the Professional Landscape

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Organizer: – New Mexico State University

Organizer: – The Ohio State University

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organizer: – Purdue University

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

9:35 AM – 9:45 AM MST

How soft skills matter in your technical career

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Corteva Agriscience

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

9:45 AM – 9:55 AM MST

Seeking and unlocking opportunities: Shaping your profile for entomology careers in industry

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Co-Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

9:55 AM – 10:05 AM MST

You can still teach! It doesn't have to be in academia

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – 360 Pest and Food Safety Consulting

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

10:05 AM – 10:10 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

10:10 AM – 10:20 AM MST

After the swarm: How entomology careers can take you places

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – FMC Corporation

Co-Author: – FMC Corporation

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

10:20 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Defining purpose for your career

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – GreenLight Biosciences

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM MST

Thriving abroad: Navigating career in industry as a non-US citizen

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

10:40 AM – 10:45 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

10:45 AM – 11:25 AM MST

Open Q&A

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

11:25 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Public Health Entomology for All: Interview Skills Development

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 225 A

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Organizer: – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Organizer: – PHEFA

WorkshopDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly CareerStudent

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 A

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Organizer: – University of Nebraska

Workshop

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Into the Wild: Investigating Wildlife-Arthropod Vector Interactions and Implications for One Health

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Organizer: – USDA-ARS

Organizer: – The Pennsylvania State University

Organizer: – The Ohio State University

Organizer: – University of Pittsburgh

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:30 AM – 9:32 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

9:32 AM – 9:37 AM MST

An integrative framework for tick management: The need to connect wildlife science, One Health, and interdisciplinary perspectives

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – University of Pittsburgh

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:37 AM – 9:42 AM MST

Ecological epidemiology of bovine babesiosis in south Texas

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:42 AM – 9:47 AM MST

Effectiveness of wildlife fences as a tool for controlling cattle fever ticks by mitigating movement of free ranging nilgai

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-APHIS

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:47 AM – 9:52 AM MST

The effects of latitudinal environmental variables on the seasonality of host-attached juvenile ticks in California

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:52 AM – 9:57 AM MST

Systemic acaricidal treatment of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) against juvenile blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in Connecticut

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Co-Author: – The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:57 AM – 10:02 AM MST

Host abundance, distribution, and infection with two tickborne pathogens, Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi in small mammals in western Pennsylvania

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – University of Pittsburgh

Co-Author: – University of Pittsburgh

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:02 AM – 10:07 AM MST

Identifying host intrinsic and extrinsic variables affecting tick infestation on passerine birds (Order: Passeriformes)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:07 AM – 10:12 AM MST

An ounce of prevention: Understanding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in agroforestry systems in Belize

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:12 AM – 10:17 AM MST

Using insect-derived DNA and RNA to describe vector, host, and pathogen communities across a gradient of anthropogenic impact and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Co-author: – Ministry of Health of Brasilia

Co-author: – Instituto Jurua

Co-author: – Oregon State University

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:17 AM – 10:22 AM MST

Impacts of the Burmese python on the transmission ecology of a mosquito borne pathogen in southern Florida

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:22 AM – 10:27 AM MST

The ecology and control of sarcoptic mange in wombats

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:27 AM – 10:32 AM MST

Recent research on deer keds, understudied ectoparasites of deer

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:32 AM – 10:42 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

10:42 AM – 12:27 PM MST

Poster session

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

12:27 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Current Research of Insect Repellents

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Organizer: – Baylor College of Medicine

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:30 AM – 9:32 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – Baylor College of Medicine

9:32 AM – 9:47 AM MST

Repelling mosquitoes with electric fields using standard house electrical wires

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:47 AM – 10:02 AM MST

Updates on repellent testing for US Environmental Protection Agency registration

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – Carroll-Loye Biological Research

Co-author: – Carroll-Loye Biological Research

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:02 AM – 10:17 AM MST

The search continues for effective stable fly and mosquito repellents

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:17 AM – 10:32 AM MST

The effects of insect repellent on initial dipteran colonization of decomposing pig remains

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – Albuquerque Forensic Science Center

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:32 AM – 10:47 AM MST

Digging deeper on natural product repellent mechanism understanding and practical applications

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:47 AM – 11:02 AM MST

Testing modalities for spatial repellents

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – Ifakara Health Institute

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

11:02 AM – 11:12 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

11:12 AM – 11:27 AM MST

Spatial repellents: The roadmap to global policy recommendation

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – University of Notre Dame

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

11:27 AM – 11:42 AM MST

Keeping pests away with semiochemicals

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – ISCA Technologies, Inc.

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

11:42 AM – 11:57 AM MST

Plant-based repellents to common urban pests in the Southwest United States

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – New Mexico State University

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

11:57 AM – 12:12 PM MST

Potential of natural products as repellents against imported fire ants

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – University of Mississippi

Co-Author: – Bahauddin Zakariya

Co-Author: – University of Mississippi

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

12:12 PM – 12:27 PM MST

Prospecting for natural repellents against ticks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

12:27 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 B

Presenting Author: – Baylor College of Medicine

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

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organizer: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

9:40 AM – 10:00 AM MST

Recollections from childhood with Jan in West Virginia and later collaboration leading to co-authorship in Science

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM MST

Jan Washburn: Biologist, artist, environmental educator, and friend to all who knew him

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:20 AM – 10:40 AM MST

Interactions with predators and parasites in tree hole mosquito communities

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – MedComm Strategic Consulting

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:40 AM – 11:00 AM MST

Contributions of Jan Washburn to biological control and mosquito ecology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM MST

Break & slideshow of Jan Washburn's insect art

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

11:10 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Host-virus interactions in the NPV system

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:30 AM – 11:50 AM MST

Molecular mechanisms in caterpillar baculovirus infections

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:50 AM – 12:10 PM MST

Contributions of Jan Washburn to mosquito control in California

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:10 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Jan Washburn as insect naturalist, educator, and conservator

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Member SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Relationship Status It’s Complicated: How Interactions Between Non-natives Affects Invasion Biology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Organizer: – University of Kentucky

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM MST

Can facilitation become competition? What happens when two invasive Drosophilid share a resource

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM MST

Non-native predators, pests, and plants: Can novel interactions protect tree health?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Bartlett Tree Experts

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM MST

The role of plant invasions as drivers of the global macroecology of insect invasions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Presenting Author: – USDA-Forest Service

Co-Author: – Czech University of Life Sciences

Co-Author: – Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute)

Co-Author: – National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Co-Author: – University of Lausanne

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM MST

A plant, a pest, and predators: Toxin sequestration in spotted lanternfly and its effects on predator-prey interactions in North America

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:55 AM – 11:10 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

11:10 AM – 11:30 AM MST

An integrative assessment of invasive plant impacts: Gauging combined impacts of deer, invasive earthworms and invasive plants

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Presenting Author: – State University of New York

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:30 AM – 11:50 AM MST

When invasive herbivores compete, who wins? Lessons from a forest invasion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Presenting Author: – University of Rhode Island

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:50 AM – 12:10 PM MST

Ant community changes and the persistence of multiple introduced ant species

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:10 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Disentangling effects of invasive plants on vector traits

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 A

Presenting Author: – Illinois Natural History Survey

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – South Carolina Department of Public Health

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Science, Story, and Pictures: A Beginners Guide to Communicating Your Science with Comics

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 128 AB

Organizer: – Farmingdale State College

Organizer: – Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Organizer: – North Carolina State University

Organizer: – Juniata College

Panelist: – Farmingdale State College

Panelist: – Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Panelist: – North Carolina State University

Panelist: – Juniata College

Workshop

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Advances in Adephaga Genomics, Systematics, and Evolution

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Organizer: – University of Arizona

Organizer: – Northern Arizona University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:30 AM – 9:32 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Northern Arizona University

9:32 AM – 9:47 AM MST

Global integration of phylogenomic data and fine-scale partitioning strategies refine the evolutionary tree of Adephaga beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Université de Genève

Co-Author: – Northern Arizona University

Co-Author: – Natural History Musuem of Geneva

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:47 AM – 10:02 AM MST

Repetitive element evolution in Adephaga genome assemblies

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:02 AM – 10:17 AM MST

Comparative transcriptomics provides insights into the genetic basis of Carabidae chemical defense

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Stevens Institute of Technology

Co-Author: – The New York Institute of Technology

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – Kyungpook National University

Co-Author: – University of Roma Tre

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:17 AM – 10:32 AM MST

Phylogenomics of ground beetles of the subfamily Trechinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – Clemson University

Co-Author: – Southern Oregon University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:32 AM – 10:47 AM MST

Phylogenomics of the brachinine bombardier beetles (Carabidae: Brachininae) using ultraconserved elements

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – Northern Arizona University

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:47 AM – 11:02 AM MST

Phylogenomics of the flanged bombardier beetles (Carabidae: Paussinae)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – Northern Arizona University

Co-Author: – Oregon State University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:02 AM – 11:12 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

11:12 AM – 11:27 AM MST

Preliminary phylogenomic analysis of Cicindelidae: Testing the monophyly of Manticorini

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Northern Arizona University

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Natural History Musuem of Geneva

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:27 AM – 11:42 AM MST

Diving beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) phylogenetics: Everything old is new again

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – University of New Mexico

Co-Author: – Swedish Museum of Natural History

Co-Author: – Florida State University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:42 AM – 11:57 AM MST

Noterid phylogeography provides insights into the geographic drivers of neotropical diversity and supports integrative taxonomy (Coleoptera: Noteridae)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – University of Kansas

Co-Author: – University of Kansas

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:57 AM – 12:12 PM MST

Phylogeography of Omus (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae): Testing the ring species hypothesis

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Northern Arizona University

Co-Author: – C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity

Co-Author: – Tulare Agricultural Commissioner's Office

Co-Author: – Northern Arizona University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

12:12 PM – 12:27 PM MST

Sky's the limit: Phylogeography of Amblycheila baroni Rivers in the Madrean Archipelago (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Northern Arizona University

Co-Author: – Deserticolus Bioconsulting

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – Northern Arizona University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

12:27 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Northern Arizona University

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

EntoTech: Navigating Careers and Cutting-Edge Technology in Entomology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

Organizer: – University of Georgia

Organizer: – Bayer Crop Science

Organizer: – North Carolina State University

Organizer: – Clemson University

Organizer: – Bayer Crop Science

Organizer: – University of Nebraska

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM MST

How do you decide to launch an agbiotech start-up?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

Presenting Author: – Pheronym Inc.

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM MST

Hear the future: The Insect Eavesdropper™ revolution in pest management

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM MST

Novel application of an image and deep learning model for automated sugarbeet root maggot monitoring

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

Presenting Author: – Concordia College

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

10:35 AM – 10:40 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

10:40 AM – 11:00 AM MST

How modern tools help us to resolve 'older' riddles in chemical ecology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM MST

The impetus for innovation entomology startup careers

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

Presenting Author: – Impetus Agriculture Inc.

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

11:20 AM – 11:40 AM MST

Innovation in entomological research through modern technologies

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

Presenting Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Member SymposiumEarly CareerStudent

11:40 AM – 11:45 AM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 C

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Bee-lieving in Tomorrow: The Future of Native Bee Science

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Organizer: – Virginia Tech

Organizer: – The Ohio State University

Member Symposium

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM MST

The understudied majority: Looming research questions about solitary bees

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Member Symposium

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM MST

From agroecosystems to natural ecosystems: Assessing wild bee population status and health in a changing world

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – University of Texas

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – University of Oregon

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – University of Texas

Member Symposium

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM MST

Investigating the macronutrient landscape and niches of a wild bumble bee community

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – Northwestern University

Co-Author: – Rocky Mountain Biological Research Station

Co-Author: – Northwestern University

Member Symposium

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM MST

Plant-pollinator interactions and ecosystem services in the face of global change

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – University of Texas

Member Symposium

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

11:05 AM – 11:25 AM MST

Innovation in pollinator science designed to strengthen pesticide risk assessments for bee pollinators

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Co-Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Member Symposium

11:25 AM – 11:45 AM MST

Enhancing blueberry pollination with integrated bee management strategies

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Member Symposium

11:45 AM – 12:05 PM MST

Putting IPPM to the test: Integrating multiple tactics to enhance watermelon pollination by wild bees

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Member Symposium

12:05 PM – 12:25 PM MST

Methods for increasing squash bee longevity in the laboratory

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Member Symposium

12:25 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

A Better Tomorrow: Understanding Human Impacts on Insect Biology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Organizer: – Rutgers University

Member Symposium

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM MST

Aliens in the Anthropocene: Invasive plants as a driver of global insect decline

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Presenting Author: – Tarleton State University

Co-Author: – Montana State University

Co-Author: – University of Delaware

Member Symposium

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM MST

Insecticides, more than herbicides, land use, and climate, are associated with declines in butterfly species richness and abundance in the American Midwest

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Presenting Author: – Georgetown University

Member Symposium

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM MST

Ecological and genetic impacts of climate change during winter: Inferences from Ae. albopictus diapause

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Presenting Author: – Georgetown University

Co-Author: – Georgetown University

Co-Author: – Yale University

Co-Author: – Georgetown University

Co-Author: – Yale University

Member Symposium

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM MST

All the world's an oven: How rapidly warming temperatures are impacting bumble bee communities and the pollination services they provide

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Member Symposium

10:55 AM – 11:15 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM MST

The impact of urbanization on seasonal responses in mosquito abundance and disease transmission dynamics

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Member Symposium

11:35 AM – 11:55 AM MST

Physiology evolves convergently but lags behind warming in cities

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Presenting Author: – Case Western University

Member Symposium

11:55 AM – 12:15 PM MST

Phenology, weather, and the intercontinental movement of non-native tree pests via international trade

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Member Symposium

12:15 PM – 12:20 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 A

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Stored Product Pests vs. Technology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Organizer: – Canadian Grain Commission

Organizer: – USDA-ARS

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

9:35 AM – 9:50 AM MST

Using a biofuel by-product as a novel insect growth regulator against stored product insects as a climate-friendly adaptation

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:50 AM – 10:05 AM MST

Flying under the radar no more: Using flight mills to enhance stored product pest control

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:05 AM – 10:20 AM MST

Advances in remote monitoring

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Presenting Author: – Insects Limited, Inc.

Co-Author: – Insects Limited, Inc.

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:20 AM – 10:35 AM MST

Use of automated next-generation trapping to reliably sample stored product insects in real-time in a commercial food facility

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-author: – USDA-ARS

Co-author: – Kansas State University

Co-author: – USDA-ARS

Co-author: – Kansas State University

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:35 AM – 10:50 AM MST

Development of a suite of molecular tools for identification of khapra beetles

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Presenting Author: – USDA-APHIS

Co-Author: – USDA-APHIS

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:50 AM – 11:05 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

11:05 AM – 11:20 AM MST

Acoustic technology innovations relevant to stored-product insect pest research

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

11:20 AM – 11:35 AM MST

Innovative application of atmospheric cold plasma for mitigating stored product infestations and implementing sustainable fumigation solutions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

11:35 AM – 11:50 AM MST

Application of nanoparticle-mediated RNAi for efficient gene silencing and pest control

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Managing Thrips as Direct Crop Pests and Vectors of Phytopathogens

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organizer: – University of Nebraska

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 9:33 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

9:33 AM – 9:45 AM MST

Using independent-mobile RNA to manage thrips and thrips-transmitted tomato spotted wilt virus

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-author: – Texas A&M University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:45 AM – 9:57 AM MST

Reducing incidence of iris yellow spot virus in onion fields by targeting its thrips vector early in the season

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:57 AM – 10:09 AM MST

Unravelling landscape factors associated with outbreaks of thrips and thrips-transmitted viruses in lettuce in California

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-author: – USDA-ARS

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:09 AM – 10:21 AM MST

Early research and extension efforts following the first detection of Thrips parvispinus in Florida pepper fields

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:21 AM – 10:33 AM MST

Unravelling important aspects of the Thrips parvispinus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) biology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-author: – University of Florida

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:33 AM – 10:45 AM MST

Efficacy of conventional insecticides and biorational insecticides against the invasive pest Thrips parvispinus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) under containment conditions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:45 AM – 10:55 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

10:55 AM – 11:07 AM MST

Improving thrips monitoring methods in lettuce and pepper

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:07 AM – 11:19 AM MST

Unravelling pest status of thrips in dry beans

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:19 AM – 11:31 AM MST

Megalurothrips usitatus, a threat to legume production in south Florida, Central America and the Caribbean

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Agrícola

Co-Author: – University of California

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:31 AM – 11:43 AM MST

Color us surprised: Plastic mulches for season long onion thrips control

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:43 AM – 11:55 AM MST

Closer allies: Impacts of non-chemical management on thrips and natural enemies in OH pepper production

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:55 AM – 12:07 PM MST

Assessment of Orius insidiosus as a biological control agent for chili thrips in commercial strawberry production

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:07 PM – 12:27 PM MST

Discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

12:27 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Outcome of Educational Research in Entomology: Best Practices in Education and Outreach

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Organizer: – Florida A&M University

Organizer: – Central State University

Organizer: – Florida A&M University

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – Florida A&M University

9:35 AM – 9:50 AM MST

Entomology at Fort Valley State University

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – Fort Valley State University

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:50 AM – 10:05 AM MST

Citrus in the home landscape

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:05 AM – 10:20 AM MST

Insecticide resistance in the small hive beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae): Student experiential learning opportunities

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – Florida A&M University

Co-Author: – Florida A&M University

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:20 AM – 10:35 AM MST

Connecting insect science with food safety and public health: An integrated approach to teaching and expanding what we mean by "IPM"

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:35 AM – 10:50 AM MST

USDA-NIFA's education and extension/outreach grant programs

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-NIFA

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:50 AM – 11:05 AM MST

Extension and outreach approaches to include homeowners in the fight against citrus greening in Florida

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Experiential learning: Students at a research and education center

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST

Meaning and scope of educational research in teaching entomology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – Tennessee State University

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM MST

New tools for apiculture and education on bee parasites and pathogens

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – Central State University

Co-Author: – Central State University

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM MST

Developing new leaders in insect science: Opportunities and challenges

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

Presenting Author: – Florida A&M University

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal TeachingPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 B

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Expanding the Future of Cecidology: The Ecology and Evolution of Shrub- and Herb-galling Insects

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Organizer: – The Pennsylvania State University

Organizer: – University of New Mexico

Organizer: – Washington State Department of Agriculture

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – Washington State Department of Agriculture

9:35 AM – 9:47 AM MST

Host gene expression manipulation by the blueberry stem gall wasp, Hemadas nubilipennis

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – University of New Mexico

Co-Author: – Wayne State University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:47 AM – 9:59 AM MST

Lost in the weeds no more! Revising the herb gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Aulacideini)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:59 AM – 10:11 AM MST

Phylogenetics of the rose gall wasp, Diplolepis, and its associated inquiline, Periclistus

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:11 AM – 10:23 AM MST

Co-diversification of a desert-adapted gall inducer clade with its host plant in the west

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – University of New Mexico

Co-Author: – University of New Mexico

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:23 AM – 10:43 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

10:43 AM – 10:55 AM MST

Thieves of thorns and thickets: Investigating the diversity of agastoparasite genus, Synophromorpha, Ashmead,1905

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:55 AM – 11:07 AM MST

Tamalia gall aphid parasites are more social than their gall-inducing host aphids

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – California State University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:07 AM – 11:19 AM MST

Untangling host specialization in a “double dark taxa” system

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – State Museum of Natural History

Co-author: – University of Hohenheim

Co-author: – State Museum of Natural History

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:19 AM – 11:31 AM MST

Do host plants and gall tissue influence the composition of Diplolepis component communities?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – Washington State Department of Agriculture

Co-Author: – Babeș-Bolyai University

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:31 AM – 11:51 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

11:51 AM – 12:03 PM MST

Discovery of the first gall-inducing mordellid in North America

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Co-Author: – Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Co-Author: – Washington State Department of Agriculture

Co-Author: – Saga University

Co-Author: – Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

12:03 PM – 12:15 PM MST

Evaluating success (and failure) of gall forming insects in weed biocontrol

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Section SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

12:15 PM – 12:20 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 C

Presenting Author: – Washington State Department of Agriculture

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

Organizer: – University of Nebraska

Organizer: – USDA-ARS

Organizer: – CÉROM

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM MST

Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as a potential inundative biological control agent in western Nebraska

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – USDA-APHIS

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM MST

Best practices for insecticide applications for western bean cutworm management

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – Syngenta

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Rosen's

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM MST

Population genetics of western bean cutworm in putative ancestral and derived ranges

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B

Presenting Author: – Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:35 AM – 10:45 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B

10:45 AM – 11:05 AM MST

Importance of WBC management to reduce the risk of disease and mycotoxin in corn

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B

Presenting Author: – CÉROM

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:05 AM – 11:25 AM MST

Assessing the implications of using integrated refuges with Vip3A technology for long-term western bean cutworm management

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of Guelph

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:25 AM – 11:45 AM MST

On-plant movement of western bean cutworm, Striacosta albicosta, in structured and integrated refuges in Ontario, Canada

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B

Presenting Author: – University of Guelph

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Guelph

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:45 AM – 12:10 PM MST

Closing remarks and panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Entomology: An Aid to Publishing, Research, and Teaching

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Organizer: – USDA-ARS

Organizer: – Corteva Agriscience

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Organizer: – Corteva Agriscience

Organizer: – The Pennsylvania State University

Organizer: – University of Wisconsin

Program SymposiumPublications

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM MST

Artificial intelligence: Opportunities, challenges, and current policies

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Oxford University Press

Program SymposiumPublications

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM MST

Do you need machine learning or was first semester graduate statistics good enough?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Program SymposiumPublications

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM MST

Lessons learned using AI to translate educational manuals

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Program SymposiumPublications

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM MST

Advancing image-based automated trap use for monitoring insects in stored product environments

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Program SymposiumPublications

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

11:05 AM – 11:25 AM MST

High-throughput specimen digitization using whole-drawer images and computer vision AI

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Field Museum

Co-Author: – Lake Forest College

Co-Author:

Co-Author: – Field Museum

Program SymposiumPublications

11:25 AM – 11:45 AM MST

AI and modern CV in the insect laboratory: Discovering important behaviors in ants and deep faking wasps

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – University of Michigan

Co-Author: – Kennesaw State University

Co-Author: – University of Toronto

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Program SymposiumPublications

11:45 AM – 12:05 PM MST

High-tech automated insect detection flight sensors by FarmSense: How to transform your research and insect management decisions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – FarmSense, Inc.

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – FarmSense, Inc.

Program SymposiumPublications

12:05 PM – 12:20 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

12:20 PM – 12:25 PM MST

Discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

12:25 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

10-min: P-IE, Biological Control 1

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 9:42 AM MST

Aphid phenology and control trials in Pacific Northwest hazelnuts

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – Oregon State University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:42 AM – 9:54 AM MST

Aspects of the biology of Dryinus sinicus, a nymphal parasitoid of spotted lanternfly Lycorma delicatula

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-APHIS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:54 AM – 10:06 AM MST

Compatibility of insecticides with conservation biological control in cotton

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:06 AM – 10:18 AM MST

Cottony cushion scale in California's mandarins

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:18 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Droning on about lacewings: Can we make releases work in apple orchards?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM MST

Effect of different crape myrtle cultivars on the survival of green lacewing, Chrysoperla rufilabris in laboratory conditions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – Tennessee State University

Co-Author: – Tennessee State University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM MST

Foraging and nontarget use by Trissolcus japonicus

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM MST

Identifying predators of pear psylla and twospotted spider mite in Pacific Northwest pear orchards with molecular gut content analysis

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM MST

In silico experiments with natural enemy response to landscape heterogeneity and resulting crop pest loads

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM MST

Influence of biological control and ant tending on citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) in California’s Central Valley

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – California State University

Co-Author: – California State University

Co-Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM MST

Intraspecific variability in biocontrol agents: Comparative studies of two strains of Trissolcus japonicus

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – CABI

Co-Author: – AAFC

Co-Author: – CABI

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM MST

Intrinsic competition between parasitoid wasps of the roseau cane scale (Nipponaclerda biwakoensis) during multiparasitism events

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM MST

Monitoring predation of bagrada bug eggs using field cameras

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – California Department of Food and Agriculture

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:18 PM – 12:30 PM MST

A new wave: Using electropenetrography to assess the effects of potential neonicotinoid alternatives on vector behavior and virus transmission

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

10-min: P-IE, IPM - Horticulture 1

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 9:42 AM MST

A boring presentation: Ambrosia beetles in Michigan apple orchards

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:42 AM – 9:54 AM MST

Effect of Colorado potato beetle defoliation on potato yields as detected by remote sensing

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – University of Maine

Co-Author: – Aroostook Farm

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:54 AM – 10:06 AM MST

Evaluating non-neonicotinoid insecticide rotations for sustainable potato pest management programs in New York

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:06 AM – 10:18 AM MST

Evaluating the impact of insecticide timing and varietal resistance on melonworm (Diaphania hyalinata) in Arkansas pumpkins

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:18 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Exploring non-chemical management options for Allium pest insects.

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – University of Vermont

Co-Author: – University of Vermont

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM MST

Integrated pest management of red palm weevil: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv., a major pest of date palm in Saudi Arabia

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – King Saud University

Co-Author: – King Saud University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM MST

Integrating mating disruption and threshold sprays for managing key lepidopteran pests in non-compliant apple orchards

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM MST

Inventory and study of an entomopathogenic fungus of Phytonemus pallidus (Acari: Tarsonemidae), Hirsutella sp., in strawberries

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Université Laval

Co-Author: – Université Laval

Co-Author: – Laboratoire d’Expertise et de Diagnostic en Phytoprotection du MAPAQ

Co-Author: – Direction régionale de la Capitale-Nationale et de la Chaudière-Appalaches du MAPAQ

Co-Author: – Université Laval

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM MST

It cannot be perfect, but can we do better? Insecticide spray coverage in lettuce

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM MST

Location, agricultural landscape and time affect the occurrence, pest status and control of Phthorimaea spp. on potato and tomato in South Africa

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – North-West University

Co-Author: – North-West University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM MST

Monitoring and mating disruption of Cryptophlebia moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Hawaii

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM MST

Native pest problems increase as invasive pest problems level out: Retooling IPM programs in Eastern apple orchards for both

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM MST

Regional evaluation of optimal trap and lure combinations for capturing corn earworm moths in sweet corn

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – University of Delaware

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Virginia Cooperative Extension

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – Cornell University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

10-min: P-IE, Biodiversity

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 9:42 AM MST

Ants associated with Loranthaceae in an agroecosystem based on cocoa trees in Nkolbisson (Yaounde: Cameroon)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – University of Ngaound

Co-Author: – University of Yaoundé I

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:42 AM – 9:54 AM MST

Comparing Hymenoptera biomass using malaise traps in suburban and rural Maryland

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – McDaniel College

Co-Author: – McDaniel College

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:54 AM – 10:06 AM MST

Effects of logging on pollinator communities, habitat, and plant-pollinator interactions in coniferous forests

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Montana State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:06 AM – 10:18 AM MST

Examining conservation reserve program (CRP) impacts on biocontrol and parasitoid diversity

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:18 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Harnessing the power of pollinators: Optimizing habitat management for bee health

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – University of Abuja

Co-Author: – University of Abuja

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM MST

Hymenopteran parasitoid communities in agricultural drainage ditches: Community composition and comparison between crop and non-crop vegetation

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM MST

Identification of Isotomidae sp. and its skin pattern from Punjab, India by molecular and scanning electron microscopy analysis

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – Lovely Professional University

Co-Author: – Lovely Professional University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM MST

Insect community composition in Pennsylvania industrial hemp crops: Implications for sustainable pest management

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Microbiome mediated climate change resilience in organic farming systems

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM MST

Rising carbon dioxide and plant nutrient dilution may be restructuring insect communities

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – Smithsonian Institution

Co-Author: – University of Oklahoma

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM MST

Understory structure across private, working pine forest stages affects native bee functional diversity and community composition

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Mississippi Entomological Museum

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – Weyerhaeuser Company

Co-Author: – National Council for Air & Stream Improvement, Inc.

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM MST

Using repeated measures for entomology: An example with dung beetle trap capture

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – West Virginia University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM MST

Use of multispectral data obtained by a UAS in machine learning for detection of infestation made by Xylotrechus chinensis (Chevrolat) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in mulberries

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – Agricultural University of Athens

Co-Author: – Agricultural University of Athens

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:18 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Environmental transmission of bacteria and its implications for wild bees

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

10-min: SysEB, Genomics and Evolution

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:30 AM – 9:42 AM MST

Can cross-species temporal transcriptomic profiling pinpoint the molecular drivers of locust swarming?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:42 AM – 9:54 AM MST

Evolution of mitochondrial genome fragmentation in Amblycera (Insecta: Psocodea)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – Czech University of Life Sciences

Co-Author: – Universidad de Granada

Co-Author: – Czech Academy of Sciences

Co-Author: – Arkansas State University

Co-Author: – University of Veterinary Sciences

Co-Author: – Illinois Natural History Survey

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:54 AM – 10:06 AM MST

Beenome100: Insight into the evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content of bees

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:06 AM – 10:18 AM MST

A comprehensive phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata) using a Nextflow pipeline to simplify analysis of anchored hybrid enrichment data

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:18 AM – 10:30 AM MST

The genomic basis of herbivory in beetles: Gene duplications and pseudogenes related to host specialization

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – University of Memphis

Co-Author: – University of Memphis

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM MST

Learning dimensions of molecular evolution from the genome of an extraordinary invasive and broadly polyphagous insect: The diaprepes root weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Memphis

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Memphis

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM MST

Compositional and quantitative divergence in seminal fluid proteomes of two species exhibiting postmating-prezygotic reproductive isolation

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – University of Colorado

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – University of Colorado

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM MST

Evolutionary genomics of speciation: Uncovering a novel mechanism of postmating molecular interactions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – University of Colorado

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – University of Colorado

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM MST

How do some caterpillars become carnivores?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – University of Hawaii

Co-Author: – University of Hawaii

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM MST

Insights from comparative transcriptomics into the evolution of silk

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Brigham Young University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM MST

Olfactory alchemy: Unraveling the molecular basis of the interaction of the insect Orco-ORx puzzle

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAe)

Co-Author: – Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAe)

Co-Author: – Sorbonne University

Co-Author: – Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAe)

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM MST

The insect eye ground plan: Deep conservation complemented by novelty and innovation

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

10-min: SysEB, Biodiversity Assessment and Collections

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:30 AM – 9:42 AM MST

A lepidopteran assessment of Boston urban habitat quality: The importance of the small taxa

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – Harvard University

Co-Author: – Belmont University

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:42 AM – 9:54 AM MST

DNA-barcoding California’s insect biodiversity to discover new species and create a library for fast and affordable biodiversity monitoring

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Co-Author: – Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Co-Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:54 AM – 10:06 AM MST

Impact of some edaphic and ecological factors on the biodiversity of soil fauna from vegetable fields

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – University of Agriculture

Co-Author: – University of Agriculture

Co-Author: – UA-Faisalabad

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:06 AM – 10:18 AM MST

Rapid biodiversity studies using BugBox, an AI-powered platform for arthropod identification

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – Ecdysis Foundation

Co-Author: – Ecdysis Foundation

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:18 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Temporary pond crustaceans: An introduction for entomologists

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – Florida Museum of Natural History

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM MST

Intersecting urban and latitudinal gradients: Impacts on ant diversity

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM MST

Species, phylogenetic, and functional diversity of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities in a simplified habitat over a ten-year period

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – Arkansas State University

Co-Author: – Instituto de Ecología A.C.

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM MST

Natural history museums in Europe and the conservation of fly diversity

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – Sapienza University of Rome

Co-Author: – Sapienza University of Rome

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM MST

The Lepidoptera collection of the University of New Hampshire

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – University of New Hampshire

Co-Author: – University of New Hampshire

Co-Author:

Co-Author: – University of New Hampshire

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of New Hampshire

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM MST

Putting a face to the name: Turning BINs into species with the help of a fresh collection

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM MST

Putting a name to the face: Turning BINs into species with the help of a museum collection

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM MST

Native and exotic ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae) from the Canary Islands

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana

Co-Author: – Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana

Co-Author: – Polish Academy of Sciences

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM MST

Ethanol storage minimally affects spider stable isotope signatures

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

12:18 PM – 12:30 PM MST

Towards a global insect trait database

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 132 A

Presenting Author: – University of Lisbon

10-Minute PresentationSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

10-min: PBT, Insecticide Resistance

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:30 AM – 9:42 AM MST

Boosting fitness costs to sustain efficacy of Bt crops: the way forward

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:42 AM – 9:54 AM MST

Decoding mechanisms of chemical adaptation in Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – University of Maine

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:54 AM – 10:06 AM MST

Evolution of resistance of a fall armyworm population from Puerto Rico to azadirachtin, a natural compound derived from neem seed extracts: implications for the long-term sustainability of this pest management tool.

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences

Co-Author: – Purdue University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:06 AM – 10:18 AM MST

Exploring the diamide resistance mechanism in Spodoptera exigua: Expression plasticity of calcium regulation genes in the endoplasmic reticulum through DEG analysis

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – Kangwon National University

Co-Author: – Kangwon National University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:18 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM MST

Field-evolved resistance of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Puerto Rico to a voltage-dependent sodium channel blocker: indoxacarb.

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM MST

Management of red flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum, using eggshell nano-powder

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM MST

RNA sequencing uncovers acaricide resistance mechanisms in Tetranychus urticae on hops

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Corteva Agriscience

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM MST

Selection and biochemical basis of chlorantraniliprole resistance in Helicoverpa armigera

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – Ayub Agricultural Research

Co-Author: – Bahauddin Zakariya

Co-Author: – Ayub Agricultural Research

Co-Author: – University of Sialkot

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

10-min: PBT, Thermal Physiology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:30 AM – 9:42 AM MST

Cecropin D: A novel anti-Plasmodium peptide from the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Johns Hopkins University

Co-Author: – Johns Hopkins University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:42 AM – 9:54 AM MST

Cold tolerance of an invasive fruit pest, african fig fly Zaprionis indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:54 AM – 10:06 AM MST

Geographic variation in thermal tolerance of western corn rootworm

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:06 AM – 10:18 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

10:18 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Metabolic rates, natural history, and collective behavior of ants, from Rhode Island to Palestine

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Providence College

Co-Author: – New Jersey Institute of Technology

Co-Author: – Providence College

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM MST

Nuptial gifts aid female butterflies in coping with dry environments

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM MST

The effects of heat exposure on honey bee (Apis mellifera) microbial community and physiology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM MST

Thermal tolerance responses of the two-spotted stink bug, Bathycoelia distincta (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), vary with life stage and the sex of adults

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – University of Venda

Co-Author: – Levubu Centre for Excellence

Co-Author: – University of Venda

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM MST

Thermoregulatory failure during heat stress of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – University of Wyoming

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Warmer temperature accelerates the aging-dependent decrease of hemocytes in mosquitoes

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Vanderbilt University

Co-Author: – Vanderbilt University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM MST

The role of rapid cold hardening in protecting Drosophila melanogaster against damage from sublethal cold stress

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

10-min: MUVE, Veterinary Entomology and Related Disease Vector Research

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:30 AM – 9:42 AM MST

A programmatic overview of the Gulf South Vector Educational Centers for Training, Outreach, and Resources (VECTOR) Group

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:42 AM – 9:54 AM MST

Vector and pathogen surveillance in south Texas: Understudied vector species

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Texas

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:54 AM – 10:06 AM MST

Field efficacy of boat and drone Bti applications to suppress black fly populations in the Colorado River

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – City of Bullhead

Co-Author: – Clark County Vector Control

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – Clemson University

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:06 AM – 10:18 AM MST

Artificial intelligence applied to vector identification and monitoring

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – VecTech

Co-Author: – VecTech

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:18 AM – 10:30 AM MST

Exploring the interplay between warming temperatures and future implications for West Nile virus transmission

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of Florida

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:30 AM – 10:42 AM MST

A leading drug candidate for a heritable metabolic disorder significantly reduces malaria parasite development in a globally invasive mosquito vector

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

10:42 AM – 10:54 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

10:54 AM – 11:06 AM MST

Bugs and bovids: Addressing veterinary entomology challenges through behavioral research

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – California State Polytechnic University

Co-Author: – University of California

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM MST

Factors in the pathogenesis of buffalo fly-associated lesions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Queensland

Co-Author: – University of Queensland

Co-Author: – James Cook University

Co-Author: – University of Queensland

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

11:18 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Novel environmentally sensitive transdisciplinary integrated pest management tactics

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Co-Author: – University of Nebraska

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

11:30 AM – 11:42 AM MST

Towards developing a standardized method for evaluating fly worry behaviors in horses

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – Kansas State University

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

11:42 AM – 11:54 AM MST

Comparative genomics reveals insights into the evolution of feeding habits in the blow flies (Calliphoridae)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of Vermont

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

11:54 AM – 12:06 PM MST

The Toll pathway regulates tick immune response

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – Czech Academy of Sciences

Co-Author: – Institute of Parasitology

Co-Author: – Czech Academy of Sciences

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

12:06 PM – 12:18 PM MST

The transcriptional response elements in the promoter region of CYP6M2, an insect P450 gene regulated in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Abuja

10-Minute PresentationMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

9:30 AM – 1:00 PM MST

Professional Entomology Certifications Create Diverse Career Pathways

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Organizer:

Organizer: – University of California

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author:

9:35 AM – 9:50 AM MST

An overview of ESA's professional entomology credentials

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Entomological Society of America

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

9:50 AM – 10:10 AM MST

Teacher, technical director, soldier, BCE: Varied lives within board certification

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Escuela Verde

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

10:10 AM – 10:25 AM MST

Some who wander ARE lost: Using certifications to get your dream job

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Blue Sky Pest Control

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

10:25 AM – 10:40 AM MST

Crack the code

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – BASF

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

10:40 AM – 10:55 AM MST

The ACE: Empowering PMPs to be their best

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Blue Sky Pest Control

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

10:55 AM – 11:10 AM MST

Battling the world's most deadly animal: ESA's Public Health Entomology Certificate

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – OCMVCD

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

11:20 AM – 11:35 AM MST

Toppling perceptions of the "Ivory Tower": How board certification helped me to connect with my professional clientele

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

11:35 AM – 11:50 AM MST

Elevating commercial pest control

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Sprague Pest Solutions

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

11:50 AM – 12:05 PM MST

Public health entomology and the BCE Medical Veterinary Specialty

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

12:05 PM – 12:25 PM MST

The role of the American Board of Forensic Entomology (ABFE) for the practice and the development of medico-legal entomology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Kean University

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

12:25 PM – 12:45 PM MST

Expert witness testimony and the BCE

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – BCE Services, LLC

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect EcosystemsCertification

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST

Past Presidents' Brunch

Location: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Deer Valley

Organizer: – University of Illinois

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Functions/Events/Meetings

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST

Conversation Starter: Ento-Fashion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, The Hive (in the Exhibit Hall)

Moderator: – University of Connecticut

Functions/Events/MeetingsConversation Starter

10:45 AM – 12:45 PM MST

Empowering the Future of Insect Scientists: BIPOC Entomologists and Allies Leading Change

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Organizer: – National Park Service

Organizer: – Colorado State University

Organizer: – Texas A&M University

WorkshopDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Open P-IE Feedback Session

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 124 AB

Organizer: – Rutgers University

Organizer: – Texas A&M University

Functions/Events/MeetingsPlant-Insect Ecosystems

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST

MUVE Final Business Meeting

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 223

Organizer: – BASF

Organizer: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

Functions/Events/MeetingsMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Reviewer Recruitment Luncheon Workshop: Review, Publish, or Perish

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Organizer: – University of Florida

Panelist: – Entomological Society of America

Panelist: – USDA-Forest Service

Panelist: – North Carolina State University

Mini WorkshopPublications

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Entomology 2025 Program Committee Meeting

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 124 AB

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Functions/Events/MeetingsCommittee Meeting

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Supporting Inaction for Whitefly IPM: Putting Your Natural Enemies to Work

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 128 AB

Organizer: – University of Arizona

Mini Workshop

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MST

What is It Like to Be a Military Entomologist?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 129 A

Organizer: – U.S. Army

Organizer: – Armed Forces Pest Management Board

Mini Workshop

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

Organizer: – United States Geological Survey

Organizer: – USDA-NIS

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect EcosystemsSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – United States Geological Survey

1:35 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Multidisciplinary research strategies to address and manage emerging and native invasive insect pests of US agriculture and landscapes

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect EcosystemsSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

2:00 PM – 2:25 PM MST

Identifying genetic differentiation among sorghum aphids (Melanaphis sorghi) and where we go from here

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – Rice University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect EcosystemsSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

2:25 PM – 2:35 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

2:35 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Protecting urban and forest trees with impact predictions: The i-Tree Pest Predictor Tool

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – U.S. Geological Survey

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect EcosystemsSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:00 PM – 3:25 PM MST

Unveiling potential invasive species in two hyperdiverse beetle groups: 10 years of weevil and Agrilus systematics research

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – USDA

Co-author: – USDA-APHIS

Co-author: – Northern Arizona University

Co-author: – Field Museum

Co-author: – University of Memphis

Co-author: – Field Museum

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect EcosystemsSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:25 PM – 3:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 131 C

Presenting Author: – United States Geological Survey

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MST

Beyond Eusociality: Social Science Work in Entomology

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Organizer: – University of Florida

Member Symposium

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

1:35 PM – 1:55 PM MST

Pollinators in art through the ages: Bees, hives, and apiaries

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Member Symposium

1:55 PM – 2:15 PM MST

Applying Kellert’s attitudinal dimensions to assess Florida residents’ attitudes towards pollinators

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Member Symposium

2:15 PM – 2:35 PM MST

Navigating the path and reaching the goal: Applying the stages of change to understand wildlife-friendly landscape maintenance adoption

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Member Symposium

2:35 PM – 2:55 PM MST

Community-driven pollinator conservation: A case study using No Mow May and the WiBee app

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin

Co-Author: – Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin

Member Symposium

2:55 PM – 3:05 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

3:05 PM – 3:30 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MST

10-min: P-IE, Microbial Control and Microbial Interactions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

1:30 PM – 1:42 PM MST

Bait formulations to deliver entomopathogenic fungi to grasshoppers and Mormon crickets

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

1:42 PM – 1:54 PM MST

Eco-friendly pest management strategies for late-season root crops: Integrating entomopathogenic fungi and RNA interference in Northeastern diversified farms

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – University of Vermont

Co-Author: – University of Vermont

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

1:54 PM – 2:06 PM MST

Effect of synthetic fungicides used in strawberry on Hirsutella sp.: An entomopathogenic fungus of Phytonemus pallidus

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – Université Laval

Co-Author: – Université Laval

Co-Author: – Laboratoire d’Expertise et de Diagnostic en Phytoprotection du MAPAQ

Co-Author: – Direction régionale de la Capitale-Nationale et de la Chaudière-Appalaches du MAPAQ

Co-Author: – Université Laval

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:06 PM – 2:18 PM MST

Effects of Trichoderma virens on cotton aphids

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:18 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Efficacy and persistence of entomopathogenic fungi against Rhynchophorus ferrugineus on date palm: Host-to-host transmission

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Co-Author: – King Saud University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:30 PM – 2:42 PM MST

Entomopathogenic fungi for control of spotted lanternflies

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – BioWorks Inc.

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:42 PM – 2:54 PM MST

Laboratory and field evaluations of Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) for control of spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – USDA-APHIS

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – Bartlett Tree Experts

Co-Author: – USDA-APHIS

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:54 PM – 3:06 PM MST

Soil-applied Photorhabdus-derived secondary metabolites reduce root infection of Meloidogyne incognita in cotton

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – California State University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:06 PM – 3:18 PM MST

Testing the efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi in controlling green peach aphid in potatoes

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 C

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Oregon State University

10-Minute PresentationPlant-Insect Ecosystems

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

Tour: Usery Mountain Regional Park Hike - SOLD OUT

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, North Ballroom Foyer

Functions/Events/Meetings

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Emerging Voices in Vector-borne Disease: One Health, Health Equity, and Sustainability

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Organizer: – Texas A&M University

Organizer: – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

1:35 PM – 1:55 PM MST

Systemic inequalities as a major risk factor for emergent zoonotic and vector-borne disease in the wealthy global North: A meta-analysis

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – University of California

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

1:55 PM – 2:15 PM MST

Gentrification, health equity, and tick-borne pathogens: A multidisciplinary exploration

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – University of Missouri

Co-Author: – University of Missouri

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

2:15 PM – 2:35 PM MST

Teaching about inequity in vector-borne diseases management through a socioscientific issue framework

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

2:35 PM – 2:45 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

2:45 PM – 3:05 PM MST

Community-driven sustainable vector control: Integrating entomology and public health practices for long-term success

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – University of California

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

3:05 PM – 3:25 PM MST

From IPM to IVM: Adapting principles for a holistic approach to pest management in animal systems

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Bug Lessons Consulting LLC

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

3:25 PM – 3:45 PM MST

Spatial occurrence, infection rates and interactions of a Chagas disease vector in response to deforestation and land reversion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – Universidad de los Andes

Co-Author: – Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies

Co-Author: – Indiana University

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies

Co-Author: – Memorial Institute for Health Studies

Co-Author: – Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

3:45 PM – 4:05 PM MST

Xenosurveillance identifies the common warthog Phacochoerus africanus as animal sources of pathogenic trypanosomes in an East African human-wildlife-livestock interface

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

4:05 PM – 4:10 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

4:10 PM – 4:25 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

4:25 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 B

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Careers Outside Academia Exist... Check Out Industry!

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Organizer: – 360 Pest and Food Safety Consulting

Organizer: – Abell Pest Control INC

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – 360 Pest and Food Safety Consulting

1:35 PM – 1:50 PM MST

Unwittingly dedicating your life to pest management 101!

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Abell Pest Control INC

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

1:50 PM – 2:05 PM MST

Breaking boundaries: From academic research to product innovation

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Envu

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:05 PM – 2:20 PM MST

Listen when the door knocks!

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – National Pest Management Association

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:20 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM MST

Building a career path in a global landscape

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – ConidioTec LLC

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Metamorphosis from academia to industry

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Douglas Products

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM MST

A rocky road turned into stepping stones: My journey to pest management professional

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Rentokil-Terminix

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:15 PM – 3:25 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

3:25 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Help wanted!

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Nisus

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:40 PM – 3:55 PM MST

Don't pass an open door without looking in first

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

Presenting Author: – Veseris

Section SymposiumMedical, Urban, and Veterinary EntomologyPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:55 PM – 4:15 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A

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: – Arizona State University

Organizer: – The Ohio State University

Organizer: – Clemson University

Member SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

1:35 PM – 1:53 PM MST

Technological and traditional entomological sampling: A study of carabid beetles in intact and recovering forests

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Kent State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Kent State University

Member SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

1:53 PM – 2:11 PM MST

Dynamic identification keys for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae): NEON sites and beyond

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

Member SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

2:11 PM – 2:29 PM MST

Conservation grazing management and carabid assemblages in restored and semi-natural grasslands

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – San Diego State University

Co-Author: – University of Würzburg

Co-Author: – Northern Illinois University

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Author: – Northern Illinois University

Member SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

2:29 PM – 2:39 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

2:39 PM – 2:57 PM MST

Responses from ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) to different fire and site characteristics: A global meta-analysis

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Drexel University

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of Oregon

Co-Author: – Drexel University

Member SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

2:57 PM – 3:15 PM MST

Cover crops enhance ground beetle activity in agroecosystems (a meta-analysis)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – West Virginia University

Member SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:15 PM – 3:33 PM MST

Reclaimed oil pads harbor higher abundances and species richness of Carabidae but fall short of reestablishing the native prairie community

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Member SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:33 PM – 3:51 PM MST

Fragmentation and disturbance: Impacts on tree and carabid beetle communities in Midwest hardwood forests

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Augustana College

Co-Author: – Augustana College

Member SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:51 PM – 4:09 PM MST

Ground truthing biodiversity benefits of regenerative agroecosystems

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Co-Author: – Purdue University

Member SymposiumSystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

4:09 PM – 4:12 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 A

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

10-min: PBT, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Risk Assessment

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

1:30 PM – 1:42 PM MST

Can AI-powered monitoring, and modeling bridge the knowledge gap between honey bee ecotoxicology studies in the lab and field?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Eurofins Agroscience Services

Co-Author: – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ

Co-Author: – APIC

Co-Author: – Eurofins Agroscience Services

Co-Author: – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

1:42 PM – 1:54 PM MST

Chemical control of Diatraea saccharalis Fabricius, 1794 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in rice cultivation (Oryza sativa L.), and its effect on some biological controllers

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – National University of Colombia

Co-Author: – University of Florida

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

1:54 PM – 2:06 PM MST

Developing new tools for improved symbiont-mediated RNAi in the Western honey bee

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – University of Texas

Co-Author: – University of Texas

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:06 PM – 2:18 PM MST

Diversity and pesticide exposures of pollen collected from managed honeybees and wild small carpenter bees from different agricultural landscapes

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Central State University

Co-Author: – Central State University

Co-Author: – York University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Central State University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:18 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Environmental factors affecting RNAi in Colorado potato beetle

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Co-Author: – University of Kentucky

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:30 PM – 2:42 PM MST

Evaluation of a solvent, a suspension agent, and a surfactant for use in non-Apis bee toxicity tests

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Co-Author: – Bayer Crop Science

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:42 PM – 2:54 PM MST

Impacts of pesticide-contaminated pollen food store on the solitary bee Osmia cornifrons

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:54 PM – 3:06 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

3:06 PM – 3:18 PM MST

Model Bee-havior: modifications and a formal sensitivity analysis for adapting BEE-STEWARD to simulate population dynamics of the endangered bumble bee Bombus affinis

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – ORISE at US EPA

Co-Author: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:18 PM – 3:30 PM MST

Moving beyond honey bees as a surrogate: modeling approaches to expand the pesticide risk assessment landscape

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Author: – ORISE at US EPA

Co-Author: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:30 PM – 3:42 PM MST

Some laboratory studies on the toxicity and hematological effects of some essential oils on Tribolium castaneum

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – University of Agriculture

Co-Author: – University of Agriculture

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:42 PM – 3:54 PM MST

The effects of insecticides on honey bee pattern categorization ability and memory

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Dougherty Valley High School

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:54 PM – 4:06 PM MST

The metabolic interactions between the black soldier fly and fungi

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute

Co-Author: – MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

4:06 PM – 4:18 PM MST

The utility of immature honey bee toxicity bioassays for assessing mortality and sublethal effects from pesticide exposure

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – BASF

Co-Author: – Syngenta

Co-Author: – FMC Corporation

Co-Author: – Bayer Crop Science

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

4:18 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Functional modification of lipid metabolism genes during diapause in Aedes albopictus

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 224 B

Presenting Author: – Georgetown University

Co-Author: – Georgetown University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

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

Organizer: – Iowa State University

Organizer: – University of Michigan

Organizer: – University of Otago

Member Symposium

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM MST

Individual insects as windows into biological complexity, ecological adaptability, and invertebrate health

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

Member Symposium

1:40 PM – 1:55 PM MST

Economic foraging in a floral marketplace: Decision making in bumblebees

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – University of Texas

Member Symposium

1:55 PM – 2:10 PM MST

Determining the factors that drive colony behavior in Veromessor andrei

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of California

Member Symposium

2:10 PM – 2:25 PM MST

Individuality in the hive: How variation in worker stress susceptibility can bolster social insect colony health

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Alberta

Co-Author: – University of Alberta

Member Symposium

2:25 PM – 2:40 PM MST

Individuality influences social success in Polistes paper wasps

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Michigan

Member Symposium

2:40 PM – 2:55 PM MST

Bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) foraging patterns and cognition in semi-natural simple or diverse floral environments

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Otago

Co-Author: – University of Otago

Co-Author: – The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited

Member Symposium

2:55 PM – 3:10 PM MST

Multi-level selection in Temnothorax ants may result in decoupled life-history trade-offs

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – City University of New York

Member Symposium

3:10 PM – 3:25 PM MST

Unveiling critical habitat: Behavioural insights into overwintering and nesting requirements of bumblebee queens using radio telemetry

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Guelph

Co-author: – University of Guelph

Member Symposium

3:25 PM – 3:30 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM MST

Individual differences in decision making in foraging bumble bees: Implications for optimality?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Missouri

Co-Author: – University of Missouri

Member Symposium

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM MST

Puzzle-solving bumblebees show a capacity for complex learning that is shaped by observer and demonstrator characteristics

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Sheffield

Member Symposium

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM MST

Adult insect diet has a pronounced effect on cuticle thickness and injury resistance in Narnia femorata (Hemiptera: Coreidae)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of East Anglia

Co-Author: – University of Edinburgh

Co-Author: – Oklahoma State University

Co-Author: – University of Cambridge

Member Symposium

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM MST

The ethical entomologist: If insects are individuals, what might we owe them?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – Indiana University

Member Symposium

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM MST

Better beetle battles: How individuals respond to prior social experience and shape competition in the forked fungus beetle

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – University of Virginia

Co-Author: – Swarthmore College

Co-Author: – University of Virginia

Member Symposium

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM MST

Intraindividual behavioral drift as an evolutionary strategy

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – Harvard University

Co-Author: – Harvard University

Member Symposium

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM MST

Plasticity and evolutionary transitions in individuality

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Co-Author: – University of Ariziona

Member Symposium

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 222 A

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Empowering Entomology Leaders to Create an Inclusive Workplace

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Organizer: – Corteva Agriscience

Organizer: – Auburn University

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organizer: – Bayer Crop Science

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organizer:

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Corteva Agriscience

1:35 PM – 1:55 PM MST

So you want to talk about DEI

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Clemson University

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

1:55 PM – 2:15 PM MST

Workplaces that empower insect scientists to create tomorrow's crop protection solutions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Corteva Agriscience

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

2:15 PM – 2:35 PM MST

Harnessing the power of employee resource groups to amplify our unique voices – Examples of empowering individuals in industry

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

2:35 PM – 2:45 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

2:45 PM – 3:05 PM MST

Investing in diverse entomologists in the USDA Agricultural Research Service

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

3:05 PM – 3:25 PM MST

Building and maintaining your laboratory from the ground up using principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

3:25 PM – 3:45 PM MST

A framework for inclusive research

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

3:45 PM – 3:55 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

3:55 PM – 4:15 PM MST

Justice and belonging for 2SLGBTQIA+ entomologists is possible and needed

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Université Laval

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

4:15 PM – 4:35 PM MST

Permeable walls: Diversity in museum spaces and scientific societies

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – American Museum of Natural History

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

4:35 PM – 4:55 PM MST

Supporting women in agriculture

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Cotton Incorporated

Program SymposiumDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEarly Career

4:55 PM – 5:25 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 B

Presenting Author: – Corteva Agriscience

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: – Texas A&M University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

1:35 PM – 2:05 PM MST

Global trends in pest management in rice: Implications for U.S. rice

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:05 PM – 2:25 PM MST

Unique pests for a unique production system: Past and recent arthropod issues in California rice

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-author: – University of California

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:25 PM – 2:45 PM MST

Biological control of rice stink bugs in Brazil: An overview

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Federal University of Pampa

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:45 PM – 3:05 PM MST

Rice billbug and its impact in furrow-irrigated rice production systems

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Missouri

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:05 PM – 3:10 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

3:10 PM – 3:30 PM MST

Investigating the impact of silicon accumulation on constitutive and herbivore-induced gene expression using OsLsi1 deficient mutant rice lines

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:30 PM – 3:50 PM MST

Promoting biodiversity for climate-resilient pest management in rice

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Country Representative for Cambodia

Co-Author: – International Rice Research Institute

Co-Author: – Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:50 PM – 4:10 PM MST

Managing rice stink bug in mid-south rice production

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: – Mississippi State University

Co-Author: – University of Missouri

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

4:10 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Combatting the rice Delphacid: Current strategies and future directions in Texas rice

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

4:30 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Rice insects in Florida: Monitoring and management in a sentinel state for invasive species

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

4:50 PM – 5:10 PM MST

Efficacy of the parasitoid Telenomus remus (Nixon, 1937) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) as biological control agent against the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Cambodia

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

Presenting Author: – International Rice Research Institute

Co-Author: – International Rice Research Institute

Co-Author: – Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries

Co-Author: – Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute

Co-Author: – Country Representative for Cambodia

Member SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

5:10 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 122 C

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Capturing the Co-benefits of Conservation Habitat and Crop Production Within Agroecosystems

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Organizer: – Bayer Crop Science

Organizer: – Iowa State University

Organizer: – The Ohio State University

Organizer: – USDA-ARS

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – Bayer Crop Science

1:35 PM – 1:55 PM MST

On-farm biodiversity: Digital tools and data science can enable additional conservation on agricultural lands

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Co-Author: – Bayer Crop Science

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

1:55 PM – 2:15 PM MST

The effects of conservation agricultural management practices on the pollinator nutritional landscape

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:15 PM – 2:35 PM MST

Cover cropping for pollinators: Lessons from intensive agroecosystems ranging from dryland wheat-fallow cropping systems to almond orchards

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:35 PM – 2:55 PM MST

Challenges and potential opportunities for pollinator interactions in “pollinator-independent” crops such as soybean

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Co-Author: – North Dakota State University

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

2:55 PM – 3:15 PM MST

Configuration optimization of conservation easements for native bee pollination services: preliminary results of soybean yield impacts

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:15 PM – 3:25 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

3:25 PM – 3:45 PM MST

Floral attractiveness, bee visitation, and yield in Ohio soybean varieties

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

3:45 PM – 4:05 PM MST

Assessing pollinator habitat exposure to pesticides in Iowa USA agroecosystems

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

4:05 PM – 4:25 PM MST

Evaluating the effect of tillage on ground nesting Aculeate wasps in the southeastern United States

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – Auburn University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Auburn University

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

4:25 PM – 4:45 PM MST

Interactions between aphid parasitoids in ephemeral agroecosystems of the U.S. Southern Plains

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – Oklahoma State University

Section SymposiumPlant-Insect Ecosystems

4:45 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 A

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM MST

InFormers: Computational and Organizational Insights from the Insect Nervous System

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Organizer: – Arizona State University

Organizer: – University of California

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

1:35 PM – 1:55 PM MST

What do insect connectomes tell us about neural computation?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Flatiron Institute

Co-author: – Flatiron Institute

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

1:55 PM – 2:15 PM MST

Cracking circuits with connectomes: A reverse neuroethology perspective

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Columbia University

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

2:15 PM – 2:35 PM MST

Beyond the connectome: Divisive normalization processors in the Drosophila early olfactory and vision systems

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Columbia University

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

2:35 PM – 2:45 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

2:45 PM – 2:55 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

2:55 PM – 3:15 PM MST

Fine-grained descending control of steering in walking Drosophila

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Harvard University

Co-Author: – Stanford University

Co-Author: – Aelysia LTD

Co-Author: – Harvard University

Co-Author: – Columbia University

Co-Author: – Harvard University

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:15 PM – 3:35 PM MST

How does visual input guide motor behavior at brain-wide scale?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Stanford University

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:35 PM – 3:55 PM MST

Elucidating the neural circuitry underlying aggression in Drosophila

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inc

Co-Author: – California Institute of Technology

Co-Author: – Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inc

Co-Author: – California Institute of Technology

Co-Author: – Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inc

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

3:55 PM – 4:05 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

4:05 PM – 4:15 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

4:15 PM – 4:35 PM MST

Deconstructing odor representation in the Drosophila mushroom body

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – University of Utah

Co-Author: – University of Utah

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

4:35 PM – 4:55 PM MST

Invariant odor recognition in an insect olfactory system

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Washington University

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

4:55 PM – 5:15 PM MST

A neural algorithm for counting memories

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory

Co-Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – University of Texas

Section SymposiumPhysiology, Biochemistry, and ToxicologySystematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

5:15 PM – 5:25 PM MST

Panel discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 126 B

Presenting Author: – Arizona State University

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Working on Our FITness: Empowering Learning with Insect Toolkits

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organizer: – Iowa State University

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

Introductory remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

1:35 PM – 1:50 PM MST

Visioning for the future of insect science education at universities

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

1:50 PM – 2:05 PM MST

Science to English translation: Making departmental seminars accessible to undergraduates

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

2:05 PM – 2:20 PM MST

Empowering tomorrow's extension entomologists in the classroom

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

2:20 PM – 2:35 PM MST

Integrating insect science into the curriculum: State college insights

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

2:35 PM – 2:50 PM MST

Bugging out for a brighter future: Empowering young minds with the wonders of insect science

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

2:50 PM – 3:05 PM MST

Engaging the community to capture specimen data: Notes from nature

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – Essig Museum of Entomology

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

3:05 PM – 3:25 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

3:25 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Empowering educators with pollinator education toolkits

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

3:40 PM – 3:55 PM MST

Engaging fruit growers to implement insect science into management strategies

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – Rutgers University

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

3:55 PM – 4:10 PM MST

Creating opportunities for ag education across careers

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

4:10 PM – 4:25 PM MST

Outsmarting the standard: Fun and innovative study tools for professional certifications

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – BASF

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

4:25 PM – 4:40 PM MST

The role of FITness at a global agricultural company for empowering farmer solutions

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – Corteva Agriscience

Co-Author: – Corteva Agriscience

Section SymposiumFormal and Informal Teaching

4:40 PM – 4:45 PM MST

Closing remarks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

4:45 PM – 5:15 PM MST

Discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM MST

10-min: PBT, Genetics

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

1:30 PM – 1:42 PM MST

Anopheles Cryptochrome 1: A novel regulator of malaria parasite transmission

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Johns Hopkins University

Co-Author: – Johns Hopkins University

Co-Author: – Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

Co-Author: – Johns Hopkins University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

1:42 PM – 1:54 PM MST

CRISPR knockout screening in insect and tick cells

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Harvard University

Co-Author: – Harvard University

Co-Author: – Northeastern University

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – Harvard University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

1:54 PM – 2:06 PM MST

CRISPR/Cas9 & 12a mediated genetic manipulation of black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) through multiplexing approach

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Tata Institute for Genetics and Society

Co-Author: – Tata Institute for Genetics and Society

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:06 PM – 2:18 PM MST

Effects of histamine and serotonin on Anopheles stephensi spectral sensitivity of circadian entrainment

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – University of Washington

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – University of Washington

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:18 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Gain of oenocyte expression of a conserved fatty acyl-CoA elongase gene contributes to the production of sex pheromone

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:30 PM – 2:42 PM MST

Genetics of insect resistance to Vip3Aa

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Max Planck Institute

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Co-Author: – Central China Normal University

Co-Author: – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:42 PM – 2:54 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

2:54 PM – 3:06 PM MST

Harnessing wolbachia: A gene drive approach to combat the citrus greening pathogen Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:06 PM – 3:18 PM MST

Identification and functional analysis of the G-quadruplex structure in Spodoptera frugiperda genome

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Zhengzhou University

Co-Author: – Huazhong Agricultural University

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:18 PM – 3:30 PM MST

Identification and functional analysis of the halloween genes in the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:30 PM – 3:42 PM MST

In silico secretome analysis of the coffee pest Leucoptera coffeella

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Embrapa

Co-Author: – Embrapa

Co-Author: – Universidade de Brasilia

Co-Author: – Embrapa

Co-Author: – Universidade de Brasilia

Co-Author: – Embrapa

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:42 PM – 3:54 PM MST

Micro RNA cross-kingdom regulation of aphid/Buchnera symbiosis

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

3:54 PM – 4:06 PM MST

Mitobiosis: The intra-mitochondrial bacterial symbiosis in Ixodes ticks

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Czech Academy of Sciences

Co-Author: – Czech Academy of Sciences

Co-Author: – University of Pavia

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

4:06 PM – 4:18 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

4:18 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Mitochondrial mismatch: Nasonia hybrid mortality and rescue

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Georgia Southern University

Co-Author: – University of Rochester

Co-Author: – Georgia Southern University

Co-Author: – University of Rochester

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

4:30 PM – 4:42 PM MST

Testing for off-target impacts of gene modification in Lygus

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

4:42 PM – 4:54 PM MST

Towards genetic biocontrol of spotted wing Drosophila

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: – University of Minnesota

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

4:54 PM – 5:06 PM MST

Transcriptomic analysis of salivary glands in the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Auburn University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

5:06 PM – 5:18 PM MST

Use of CRISPR screening in insect cells to reveal the mechanism of insect toxins

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – Harvard University

Co-Author: – Harvard University

Co-Author: – Boston Children's Hospital

Co-Author: – Harvard University

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

5:18 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Canonical terpene synthase genes in arthropods

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 121 C

Presenting Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Laboratories

Co-Author: – Max Planck Institute

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: – Max Planck Institute

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Max Planck Institute

10-Minute PresentationPhysiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM MST

Section Leaders Meeting

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 124 AB

Organizer: – Entomological Society of America

Functions/Events/MeetingsCommittee Meeting

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Environmental Entomology and Journal of Economic Entomology Awards and Overview: Empowering Authors

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Organizer: – USDA-Forest Service

Organizer: – Texas A&M University

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organizer: – USDA-ARS

Organized MeetingPublications

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM MST

Overview of Environmental Entomology: Subject editors, statistics, special collections, and award winners

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Presenting Author: – USDA-Forest Service

Organized MeetingPublications

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM MST

Environmental Entomology Reviewer's Choice Winner: The aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) acquires chloroplast DNA during feeding on host plants

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of California

Organized MeetingPublications

3:15 PM – 3:25 PM MST

Environmental Entomology Reviewer's Choice Runner-up: Attraction of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) to volatiles emitted from the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Presenting Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Organized MeetingPublications

3:25 PM – 3:55 PM MST

Environmental Entomology People's Choice Winner: Osmia taurus (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): A non-native bee species with invasiveness potential in North America

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Presenting Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – Rhodes College

Co-Author: – University of Virginia

Co-Author: – The Pennsylvania State University

Organized MeetingPublications

3:55 PM – 4:05 PM MST

Environmental Entomology People's Choice Runner-up: Specialist herbivore performance on introduced plants during native host decline

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Presenting Author: – University of California

Co-Author: – Oak Spring Garden Foundation

Co-Author: – The Caterpillar Lab

Organized MeetingPublications

4:05 PM – 4:10 PM MST

Break

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

4:10 PM – 4:25 PM MST

Overview of the Journal of Economic Entomology and its award winners

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Organized MeetingPublications

4:25 PM – 4:45 PM MST

Journal of Economic Entomology Reader's Choice Winner: Global Patterns of Insect Resistance to Transgenic Bt Crops: The First 25 Years

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Presenting Author: – University of Arizona

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – University of Arizona

Organized MeetingPublications

4:45 PM – 5:05 PM MST

Journal of Economic Entomology Editor's Choice Winner: Can Native Plants Mitigate Climate-related Forage Dearth for Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)?

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Co-Author: – Corteva Agriscience

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – Iowa State University

Organized MeetingPublications

5:05 PM – 5:25 PM MST

Journal of Economic Entomology Editor's Choice Runner-up: Chemical Control and Insecticide Resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

Presenting Author: – North-West University

Co-Author: – North-West University

Organized MeetingPublications

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Discussion

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 125 AB

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM MST

Electropenetrography (EPG) Informational Meeting

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 124 AB

Organizer: – USDA-ARS

Functions/Events/Meetings