Recent Advancements and Study Prospects in Insect Vector Diseases in Specialty Crops

Organizer(s)

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  Rekha Bhandari (she/her/hers)

  Graduate Research Assistant
  Entomology
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan
• SP

  Sudeep Pandey

  Post Doctoral Associate
  University of Georgia
  Griffin, Georgia

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:32 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Rekha Bhandari (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
• 3:32 PM – 3:46 PM MST

  Vector–pathogen interfaces in citrus greening pathosystem
  

  Presenting Author: Nabil Killiny – University of Florida

  Co-author: Nabil Killiny – University of Florida
• 3:46 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  Genome-wide association and population genetics of Diaphorina citri: Examining genetics underlying vector capacity of the Huanglongbing insect vector
  

  Presenting Author: Douglas Stuehler – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Marina A. Mann (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Edward S. Buckler – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Michelle Heck – USDA-ARS
• 4:00 PM – 4:14 PM MST

  Oxytetracycline and antisense oligonucleotides reduce titer and transmission of bacterial phytopathogen and improve health of citrus trees expressing Huanglongbing
  

  Presenting Author: Lukasz L. Stelinski – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Erik L. Roldan – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Lukasz L. Stelinski – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Kirsten Pelz Pelz-Stelinski (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 4:14 PM – 4:28 PM MST

  Grove-First: A new framework to find safe, available and affordable solutions to citrus greening disease
  

  Presenting Author: Nicholas Larson – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Guilherme Locatelli – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Ellen Cochrane – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Lorenzo Rossi – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Randall P. Niedz – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Michelle Heck – USDA-ARS
• 4:28 PM – 4:32 PM MST

  Break
• 4:32 PM – 4:46 PM MST

  Addressing gaps in the ecology of Xylella fastidiosa and its vectors in diversified cropping systems
  

  Presenting Author: Alexandra M. Ratay (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Alexandra M. Ratay (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Elizabeth J. Cieniewicz (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
• 4:46 PM – 5:00 PM MST

  Development of mating disruption methods to suppress sharpshooter vectors of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa in vineyards
  

  Presenting Author: Rodrigo Krugner – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Rodrigo Krugner – USDA-ARS
• 5:00 PM – 5:14 PM MST

  The three-cornered alfalfa hopper, Spissistilus festinus, is an epidemiologically important vector of grapevine red blotch virus in northern California vineyards
  

  Presenting Author: Madison Flasco (she/her/hers) – Louisiana State University

  Co-Author: Victoria Hoyle – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Elizabeth J. Cieniewicz (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Gregory M. Loeb – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Heather L. McLane – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Marc Fuchs – Cornell University
• 5:14 PM – 5:28 PM MST

  Management of viruses and grape mealybug vectors in a commercial leafroll-diseased vineyard
  

  Presenting Author: Gregory M. Loeb – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Gregory M. Loeb – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Stephen P. Hesler – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Marc Fuchs – Cornell University
• 5:28 PM – 5:30 PM MST

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Rekha Bhandari (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University