Widespread Communication in Science: Graphical Representation of Leading-edge Techniques

Organizer(s)

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  Jacqueline Maille (she/her/hers)

  Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
  Department of Entomology
  Kansas State University
  Manhattan, Kansas
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  Michelle Au (she/her/hers)

  Graduate Research Assistant
  Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, CTAHR
  University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  Honolulu, Hawaii
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  Sabita Ranabhat (she/her/hers)

  Graduate Research Assistant
  Department of Entomology
  Kansas State University
  Manhattan, Kansas
• AA

  Alexis Alsdorf

  North Carolina State University
  Raleigh, North Carolina
• FO

  Flinn O'Hara

  PhD Student
  University of Florida
  Gainesville, Florida

This symposium will showcase cutting-edge techniques in entomology, emphasizing data analytics, pest management, and biological research. Speakers will deliver 8-minute graphical abstracts or single-slide presentations, followed by networking. The session aims to foster collaborations, enhance communication, and to encourage broader interest in these applications.

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:35 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Jacqueline M. Maille (she/her/hers) – Kansas State University
• 3:35 PM – 3:45 PM MST

  Using distribution models to forecast the future: Will climate change decouple an invasive stored product insect and its biocontrol agent?
  

  Presenting Author: Rachel R. Harman (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS

  Co-author: Alison R. Gerken – USDA-ARS

  Co-author: William R. Morrison, III (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS
• 3:45 PM – 3:55 PM MST

  Electropenetrography: A technology for studying feeding behavior of piercing-sucking insects
  

  Presenting Author: Sajjan Grover – Bayer Crop Science
• 3:55 PM – 4:05 PM MST

  Safeguarding Bt cotton with experimental social science evidence
  

  Presenting Author: Dominic Reisig – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: Greg Ferraro – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: Zach Brown – North Carolina State University
• 4:05 PM – 4:15 PM MST

  Turning insect pests into animal feed
  

  Presenting Author: Phillip Shults – USDA-ARS
• 4:25 PM – 4:35 PM MST

  From discovery to commercialization: A brief overview of developing insecticidal traits
  

  Presenting Author: Camila Hofman (she/her/hers) – Bayer Crop Science
• 4:35 PM – 4:45 PM MST

  Revealing rapid evolution
  

  Presenting Author: Ruth Hufbauer – Colorado State University
• 4:45 PM – 4:55 PM MST

  Application of single cell and spatial transcriptomic technologies to insect science
  

  Presenting Author: Douglas Harrison – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Nishtha Nayyar – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Surjeet Kumar Arya – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Subba Reddy Palli (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
• 4:55 PM – 5:25 PM MST

  Discussion
• 5:25 PM – 5:30 PM MST

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Jacqueline M. Maille (she/her/hers) – Kansas State University