Grad 10-min Competition: P-IE, Biodiversity

Moderator(s)

• AL

  Ashley Leach

  Assistant Professor
  The Ohio State University
  Wooster, Ohio
• HL

  Heather Leach

  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:12 AM MST

  Abundance and diversity of beetles (Coleoptera) associated with three species of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) in Southern Louisiana
  

  Presenting Author: Andrew P. Sanford – Louisiana State University

  Co-Author: Todd David Johnson (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University
• 8:12 AM – 8:24 AM MST

  Arthropod assemblage and seasonal phenology of Amauromyza karli Hendel (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in quinoa
  

  Presenting Author: Neha Panwar – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Adrianna Szczepaniec – Colorado State University
• 8:24 AM – 8:36 AM MST

  Deciphering molecular mechanisms underlying perennial sorghum resistance to sap-feeding aphids
  

  Presenting Author: Esha Kaler (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Lise Pingault – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Pheonah Nabukalu – The Land Institute

  Co-Author: Ebony G. Murrell – The Land Institute

  Co-Author: Stan Cox – The Land Institute

  Co-Author: Joe Louis – University of Nebraska
• 8:36 AM – 8:48 AM MST

  Ecotone edge effects on arthropod biodiversity and aphid management in Texas sorghum
  

  Presenting Author: Ivin Lam – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Pius A. Bradicich, MSc – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Michael J. Brewer, Ph.D. – Texas A&M University
• 8:48 AM – 9:00 AM MST

  Examining the effects of plant diversity on insect biodiversity in natural and semi-natural grasslands
  

  Presenting Author: Evan Allen Quick, B.A. – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Sean M. Prager, Ph.D., FRES – University of Saskatchewan
• 9:00 AM – 9:12 AM MST

  How will insect communities respond to a novel chemical cue introduced by a range-expanding beetle?
  

  Presenting Author: Caroline Kanaskie (she/her/hers) – University of New Hampshire

  Co-Author: Claire E. Rutledge – The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

  Co-Author: Alicia Bray – Central Connecticut State University

  Co-Author: Matthew Ayres – Dartmouth College

  Co-Author: Jeff R. Garnas – University of New Hampshire
• 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM MST

  Through the canopy and across the landscape: Native Cerambycidae species assemblages and richness in diverse sites in Michigan
  

  Presenting Author: Paige Payter (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Paige Payter (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Deborah G. McCullough – Michigan State University