Leafhoppers in North America

Organizer(s)

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  Berenice Romero (she/her/hers)

  Postdoctoral researcher
  Entomology
  Louisiana State University
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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  Gina Angelella

  Research Entomologist
  Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Unit, USDA
  USDA-ARS
  Wapato, Washington
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  Edel Perez-Lopez

  Université Laval
  Québec City, Quebec, Canada
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  Sean Prager, Ph.D., FRES

  Associate Professor
  Plant Sciences, Biology
  University of Saskatchewan
  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

How do leafhoppers affect crop systems in North America? What can we learn from these critters that can be used towards the development of novel materials with hydrophobic properties? Join this session to find answers to these questions and meet future collaborators from different institutions in the US and Canada.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Berenice Romero (she/her/hers) – Louisiana State University
• 1:35 PM – 1:50 PM MST

  The fate of Empoasca fabae: Born to die in Canada?
  

  Presenting Author: Edel Perez-Lopez – Université Laval

  Co-Author: Abraao Almeida-Santos – Université Laval
• 1:50 PM – 2:05 PM MST

  A tripartite battle: Uncovering interactions among cranberries, phytoplasmas, and leafhoppers
  

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

  Co-Author: James Polashock – USDA-ARS
• 2:05 PM – 2:20 PM MST

  Unraveling the host range and behavior of aster leafhoppers in western Canada
  

  Presenting Author: Berenice Romero (she/her/hers) – Louisiana State University

  Co-author: Tim Dumonceaux – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Joanna Rojek – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-author: Tyler Wist – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Sean M. Prager, Ph.D., FRES – University of Saskatchewan
• 2:20 PM – 2:35 PM MST

  From nature to lab: Brochosomes paving the way for future materials
  

  Presenting Author: Elizabeth Bello – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Marianne Alleyne – University of Illinois
• 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM MST

  Beet leafhopper and the spread of multiple pathogens in the Pacific Northwest of the USA
  

  Presenting Author: Tiziana Oppedisano (she/her/hers) – Montana State University

  Co-Author: Silvia Rondon – Oregon State University
• 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM MST

  Break
• 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM MST

  Assessing seasonal host use and pathogen transmission by beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus) in vegetable and hemp crop systems
  

  Presenting Author: Camille Wagstaff – Washington State University

  Co-Author: David Crowder – Washington State University
• 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM MST

  Exploring chemosensory receptors in Cicadellidae leafhoppers
  

  Presenting Author: William B. Walker, III – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Katherine Easterling – USDA-ARS
• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM MST

  X-Force: Developing an integrated pest management program for the leafhopper vectors of X-disease
  

  Presenting Author: Adrian Marshall – USDA-ARS

  Co-author: Abigail Clarke – Washington State University

  Co-author: Cesar A. Reyes Corral (he/him/his) – Washington State University

  Co-author: Tobin Northfield – Washington State University

  Co-author: Rodney Cooper – USDA-ARS
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM MST

  The complex molecular genetics of the X-disease pathosystem: Differentially expressed genes in two Colladonus species infected and not infected with Ca. Phytoplasma pruni
  

  Presenting Author: Katherine Easterling – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Rodney Cooper – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Marco Pitino – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Adrian Marshall – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: William B. Walker, III – USDA-ARS
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM MST

  Unveiling the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of beet curly top virus on beet leafhopper performance
  

  Presenting Author: Jinlong Han – Colorado State University

  Co-author: Maria Paula Mejia – Colorado State University

  Co-author: Punya Nachappa – Colorado State University
• 4:15 PM – 4:25 PM MST

  Discussion
• 4:25 PM – 4:30 PM MST

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Berenice Romero (she/her/hers) – Louisiana State University