Empowering Pest Management: Biological Control Strategies Against Spotted-wing Drosophila

Organizer(s)

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  Jana Lee

  Research Entomologist
  Horticultural Crops Research Unit- ARS
  USDA-ARS
  Corvallis, Oregon
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  Julianna Wilson

  Assistant Professor
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan
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  Cesar Rodriguez-Saona (he/him/his)

  Extension Specialist
  Department of Entomology
  Rutgers University
  Chatsworth, New Jersey

Spotted-wing drosophila is a serious pest of small fruits and cherries and this symposium will focus on the imported parasitoid, Ganaspis kimorum. Panel discussions will focus on issues affecting the success of releases and communicating expectations. Speakers will cover Ganaspis biology and posters cover general biological control.

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Jana C. Lee – USDA-ARS
• 2:05 PM – 3:00 PM MST

  Panel discussion
  

  Panelist: Kent Daane – University of California

  Panelist: Angela Lovero – New Jersey Department of Agriculture

  Panelist: Alexander Gillett – New Jersey Department of Agriculture

  Panelist: Elizabeth H. Beers – Washington State University

  Panelist: Rufus Isaacs – Michigan State University
• 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM MST

  Host specificity of Ganaspis in the field
  

  Presenting Author: Paul K. Abram – AAFC

  Co-Author: Jesse Moon – Simon Fraser University

  Co-Author: Tara Gariepy – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM MST

  Overwintering of parasitoids of spotted-wing drosophila in the United States
  

  Presenting Author: Philip Fanning – University of Maine

  Co-Author: Shehnaz Munnaf Chowdhury – University of Maine

  Co-Author: Andrew Jones – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Patricia Prade (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Kayla Beckwith – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: Marha Flanagan – North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  Co-Author: Gregory Wiggins – North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  Co-Author: Hannah K. Levenson (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: Julianna Wilson – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona (he/him/his) – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Gregory M. Loeb – Cornell University
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Poster session
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Biological control in areawide program for spotted-wing drosophila
  

  Presenting Author: Jana C. Lee – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Elizabeth H. Beers – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Kent Daane – University of California

  Co-Author: Brian N. Hogg – USDA-ARS

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

  Co-Author: Vaughn Walton – Oregon State University
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Effects of host fruit species and size on the efficacies of three key larval parasitoids of Drosophila suzukii
  

  Presenting Author: Xingeng Wang – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Amanda Stout – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Brooke Cherry – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Kim Alan Hoelmer – USDA-ARS
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Interactions between Drosophila suzukii, its parasitoid Ganaspis brasiliensis, and the environment
  

  Presenting Author: Ryan Chave – Oregon State University
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Investigating the behavioral response of parasitoids to olfactory cues and species competition on different berry crops
  

  Presenting Author: Binita Shrestha – Cornell University
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Investigating the impact of entomopathogenic nematodes as biological control agents of spotted wing drosophila in California
  

  Presenting Author: Isabel Lee-Park – University of California
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Investigating the relationship between spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), parasitoids (Ganaspis brasiliensis), and entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernema feltiae) in blueberries
  

  Presenting Author: Arden Lambert – University of Florida
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Investigation of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) behavior alteration with plant-derived substances
  

  Presenting Author: Ho Jung Yoon (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Mastering the mass rearing of Ganaspis brasiliensis
  

  Presenting Author: Juan Huang – Michigan State University
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Measuring the effects of organically labelled insecticides on Ganaspis brasiliensis mortality
  

  Presenting Author: James Brown – University of Florida
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Nematodes and biology of parasitoids of spotted-wing drosophila
  

  Presenting Author: Nicholas McDonald (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Optimal parasitoid densities for the mass rearing of Leptopilina japonica in vials and flasks
  

  Presenting Author: Benjamin Crossman Johnson – University of Maine
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Oviposition of Drosophila suzukii in presence of Ganaspis brasiliensis
  

  Presenting Author: Ryan Turner (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM MST

  Ganaspis brasiliensis dispersal studies in Michigan and Oregon
  

  Presenting Author: Julianna Wilson – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Andrew Jones – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Heather Leach – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Juan Huang – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Steven Van Timmeren – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Rufus Isaacs – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Ryan Lee Paul – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Nicholas McDonald (he/him/his) – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Jana C. Lee – USDA-ARS
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM MST

  Assessments of nontarget impacts on Ganaspis brasiliensis Ihering (Hymenoptera: Figitidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Vaughn Walton – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Ryan Chave – Oregon State University
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM MST

  Compatibility of commonly used insecticides with exotic and resident parasitoids of spotted-wing drosophila
  

  Presenting Author: Ashfaq Sial – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Subin Babu Neupane – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Cera Jones – University of Georgia
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM MST

  Developing the next generation of horticultural entomologists through guided research
  

  Presenting Author: Mary Rogers – University of Minnesota