Ecology and Management of Natural Enemies in Urban Ecosystems

Organizer(s)

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  Caleb Wilson

  Assistant professor
  Entomology
  University of Kentucky
  Lexington, Kentucky
• SW

  Samuel Ward (he/him/his)

  Assistant Professor of Forest Entomology
  Department of Entomology
  The Ohio State University
  Columbus, Ohio

This symposium addresses the ecology and management of natural enemies in urban landscapes. Presentations will encompass research conducted in managed ornamental landscapes including residential yards, urban farms and gardens, school or university campuses, and golf courses. Projects in this symposium can address conservation, augmentative, or importation (classical) biological control.

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM – 10:32 AM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Samuel F. Ward (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
• 10:32 AM – 10:47 AM MST

  Using the seasonal phenology of natural enemies to improve IPM programs for scale insects
  

  Presenting Author: Carlos Quesada – West Virginia University
• 10:47 AM – 11:02 AM MST

  Understanding the interactions between commercial biopesticides and local coccinellids for crapemyrtle bark scale management
  

  Presenting Author: Rodrigo Diaz (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University

  Co-author: Giovana Matos Franco – Colorado State University

  Co-author: Yan Chen – Hammond Research Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

  Co-author: Vinson Doyle – Louisiana State University
• 11:02 AM – 11:17 AM MST

  Shifts in native lady beetle communities over a century following landscape change and establishment of exotic species
  

  Presenting Author: Kayla I. Perry (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Christie Bahlai – Kent State University

  Co-Author: Timothy Assal – Kent State University

  Co-Author: Mary Margaret Gardiner (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
• 11:17 AM – 11:32 AM MST

  Predators in turfgrass: How various factors influence their abundance and behavior
  

  Presenting Author: Shimat Villanasery V. Joseph – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Fawad Khan – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Gurjit Singh – University of Georgia
• 11:32 AM – 11:44 AM MST

  Break
• 11:44 AM – 11:59 AM MST

  Multi-trophic consequences of vermicompost in urban gardens
  

  Presenting Author: Kylie Fuoss – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Carmen Blubaugh – University of Illinois
• 11:59 AM – 12:14 PM MST

  The impact of land use on the density of Bulimulus bonariensis (Rafinesque) (Stylommatophora: Bulimulidae) and its parasitic mite, Austreynetes sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Ereynetidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Noah N. Barguez-arias (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Nicole F. Quinn – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Samuel Bolton – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• 12:14 PM – 12:29 PM MST

  Opportunities to simultaneously manage pests and conserve arthropods in urban landscapes
  

  Presenting Author: Caleb J. Wilson – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Zoë K. York – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Benjamin Knowlton (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
• 12:29 PM – 12:30 PM MST

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Samuel F. Ward (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University