Grad 10-min Competition: P-IE, Ecology and IPM

Moderator(s)

• TP

  Travis Prochaska

  Extension Educator
  University of Nebraska
  Schuyler, Nebraska
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  Benjamin Aigner (he/him/his)

  Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Department of Entomology
  Virginia Tech
  Blacksburg, Virginia

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:12 AM MST

  Characterizing the role of ferulate-5-hydroxylase (F5H) gene in altering sorghum defense against sugarcane aphids
  

  Presenting Author: Kashish Verma (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Scott E. Sattler – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Joe Louis – University of Nebraska
• 8:12 AM – 8:24 AM MST

  Influence of temperature on thrips parvispinus development and reproduction
  

  Presenting Author: Isamar Sofia Reyes-Arauz (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: De-fen Mou (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Alexandra Margarita Revynthi (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 8:24 AM – 8:36 AM MST

  Lawn and order: Impact of Asian jumping worms on turfgrass and soil health
  

  Presenting Author: Jordan Thompson – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Thomas P. Kuhar – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Alejandro Del-Pozo – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Ashley Jernigan – Virginia Tech
• 8:36 AM – 8:48 AM MST

  Life-history traits of black pecan aphid on selected pecan cultivars
  

  Presenting Author: Shivakumar Veerlapati (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Rajendra Acharya (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Apurba K K. Barman – University of Georgia
• 8:48 AM – 9:00 AM MST

  Linking landscape structure to Melanotus communis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) abundance in agroecosystems across North Carolina
  

  Presenting Author: Emma Schoeppner – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: Anders Huseth – North Carolina State University
• 9:00 AM – 9:12 AM MST

  Phenology and flight potential of Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Eastern Virginia nurseries
  

  Presenting Author: David J. Rivera (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Julie Brindley – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Alejandro Del-Pozo – Virginia Tech
• 9:12 AM – 9:24 AM MST

  Seasonal phenology of chilli thrips on citrus trees: Insights from a two-year screenhouse investigation
  

  Presenting Author: Zahra Torkaman (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Megan Dewdney – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Lauren M. Diepenbrock (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM MST

  The impact of cover cropping and insecticide seed treatments on seedcorn maggot pressure in field corn
  

  Presenting Author: Anna DiPaola – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Janice Degni – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Michael Hunter – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Jodi Letham – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Erik Smith – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Michael Stanyard – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Katja A. Poveda – Cornell University
• 9:36 AM – 9:48 AM MST

  Understanding the impact of pest monitoring traps on bumble bee populations: Insights from northern and central Utah
  

  Presenting Author: Tori Strausser – Utah State University

  Co-Author: Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Fabiane M. Mundim – Utah State University