Undergrad 10-min Competition: MUVE and PBT, Behavior, Pollinators, and Chemical Ecology

Moderator(s)

• CW

  Colin Wong (he/him/his)

  Postdoc
  USDA
  Byron, Georgia
• WB

  Wizzie Brown, BCE

  Department of Entomology, AgriLife Research
  Texas A&M University
  Austin, Texas

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:12 AM MST

  Aging and warmer temperatures interactively weaken intestinal barrier integrity in the mosquito
  

  Presenting Author: Seokin Yang (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University

  Co-Author: Lindsay E. Martin (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University

  Co-Author: Julian F. Hillyer – Vanderbilt University
• 8:12 AM – 8:24 AM MST

  Do bumble bees bioaccumulate stormwater pollutants found in urban rain gardens?
  

  Presenting Author: David Narayanan – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Michelle Pham – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Dante J. Centuori (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: James P. Strange (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Mary Margaret Gardiner (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
• 8:24 AM – 8:36 AM MST

  Essential oils: Are they essential for German cockroach control?
  

  Presenting Author: Daniela Jackson – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Zachary DeVries – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Angela Sierras – University of Kentucky
• 8:36 AM – 8:48 AM MST

  Indirect suppression of pharaoh ant colonies via horizontal transmission of bait toxicants targeting German cockroaches
  

  Presenting Author: Xingwei Feng (he/him/his) – University of California

  Co-Author: Dong-Hwan Choe – University of California

  Co-Author: Michael K. Rust – University of California

  Co-Author: Chow-Yang Lee, BCE – University of California

  Co-Author: Allen Yixing Zhao (he/him/his) – University of California, Riverside
• 8:48 AM – 9:00 AM MST

  Oviposition attractiveness and toxicity of the insecticide fipronil for Culex mosquitoes in Northern Kentucky
  

  Presenting Author: Abilene Morgan – Northern Kentucky University

  Co-Author: Allison Therese Parker – Northern Kentucky University
• 9:00 AM – 9:12 AM MST

  Size matters: Micronutrient supplementation impacts development of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) and Cochliomyia macellaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
  

  Presenting Author: Kiley Stout – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Erin Harris – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Jeffery Tomberlin – Texas A&M University
• 9:12 AM – 9:24 AM MST

  The effects of a fungicide on honeybee queen egg laying rates
  

  Presenting Author: Rebecca Smalley – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Jon F. Harrison – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Adrian L. Fisher II, II – Arizona State University
• 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM MST

  The mite light project: Using fluorescent and light microscopy to better understand Varroa destructor reproductive mechanisms
  

  Presenting Author: Justin Hein (he/him/his) – University of Colorado

  Co-Author: Samuel Ramsey – University of Colorado
• 9:36 AM – 9:48 AM MST

  Utilizing museum records for historical and ecological insights into blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) populations in California
  

  Presenting Author: Indigo R. Talley (they/them/theirs) – University of California

  Co-Author: Hannah Chu (she/her/hers) – University of California

  Co-Author: Amy C. Murillo – University of California