Insect Decline and Scientific Societies: Ways All Entomologists Can Help Address This Grand Challenge

Sunday, November 10, 2024

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 124 AB, PCC

Organizer(s)

EC

Erin Cadwalader (she/her/hers)

Director of Strategic Leadership and Policy
Entomological Society of America
Annapolis, Maryland
Marianne Alleyne

Assistant Professor
Department of Entomology
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois
RL

Ricky Lara (he/him/his)

Senior Research Scientist
University of California
Sacramento, California
Jessica Ware, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

Curator and Division Chair
Division of Invertebrat Zoology
American Museum of Natural History
Cranbury, New Jersey
Sajjan Grover

Senior Scientist
Bayer Crop Science
Manchester, Missouri
Christine Elliott (she/her/hers)

Doctoral Candidate
Department of Entomology
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
SP

Silvana Paula-Moraes

PhD Entomology AG- WFREC-JAY
Entomology & Nematology Department, West Florida Research and Education Center
University of Florida
Jay, Florida
Sheina Sim (she/her/hers)

Research Biologist
Tropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit
USDA-ARS
Hilo, Hawaii
Gagandeep Brar

Scientist
Bayer Crop Science
Martin, Tennessee
CH

Chris Halsch

State University of New York
Binghamton, New York

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM MST

Introductory remarks
Presenting Author: Jessica L. Ware, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – American Museum of Natural History
8:15 AM – 10:00 AM MST

Cluster 1: What societies are doing and how to get involved
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM MST

Professional Society-level efforts to address insect decline
Presenting Author: Jessica L. Ware, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – American Museum of Natural History
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

How are other scientific societies addressing insect decline/sustainability internally
Presenting Author: Luke Tilley – Royal Entomological Society
Presenting Author: Baldwyn Torto – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Presenting Author: Rodrigo Feitosa – Brazilian Society of Entomology
Presenting Author: Hardy Kern – American Bird Conservancy
Moderator: Marianne Alleyne – University of Illinois
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST

How to get engaged with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Presenting Author: Monika Bohm (she/her/hers) – Indianapolis Zoo
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM MST

Break
10:15 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Cluster 2: Communicating the story to the public and policymakers and building coalitions
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM MST

Engaging with farmers and ranchers
Presenting Author: Rudy Rice – Solutions from the Land
Presenting Author: Anne Nielsen – Rutgers University
Panelist: Christine Elliott (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
Moderator: Erin Cadwalader (she/her/hers) – Entomological Society of America
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM MST

Engaging with public health
Presenting Author: Ary Faraji, BCE – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
Presenting Author: Kristina Lopez – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District
Presenting Author: Charles Lubelczyk – MaineHealth
Moderator: Ricky Lara (he/him/his) – University of California
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Engaging with industry
Presenting Author: Mark Krieger – Corteva Agriscience
Presenting Author: Caydee E. Savinelli (she/her/hers) – Syngenta
Presenting Author: Frank Wong – Bayer Crop Science
Moderator: Sajjan Grover – Bayer Crop Science
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Break
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Breakout groups
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Breakout group reporting
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST

Cluster 3: Empowering entomologists to help through data
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM MST

Workshop on how your longitudinal data can help the community
Presenting Author: Will Kuhn – Discover Life in America
Presenting Author: Christie Bahlai – Kent State University
Presenting Author: Eliza Grames – Binghamton University
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM MST

Breakout groups by section to discuss data sets, challenges to data sharing
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM MST

Concluding remarks
Presenting Author: Jessica L. Ware, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – American Museum of Natural History