Novel environmentally sensitive transdisciplinary integrated pest management tactics

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM MST

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 C, PCC

Presenting Author(s)

GB

Georgina Victoria Bingham, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska

Co-Author(s)

Gary Brewer (he/him/his)

Professor
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Natalie M. Johnston (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student (MS)
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
RC

Roberto Cortinas

Professor of Practice
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
DB

David Boxler

Professor
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
MH

Mason Hardin

University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska

Blood-feeding arthropods are estimated to cause billions of dollars in profit loss for U.S. livestock farmers every year. Current treatments to deter blood-feeding on livestock include animal sprays, insecticide tags, dust bags, and back-rubbers, which can help improve animal health, welfare, and productivity. While the current treatments have improved the living conditions for livestock, further research is needed to reduce blood-feeding arthropod populations to reduce disease spread and negative impact on food security on health and livelihoods. This presentation will discuss two novel IPM tactics; one utilizing the Black soldier fly as a beneficial insect that excludes the larvae of noxious flies and the second investigating the structure of target arthropod(s) 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) that is required to degrade the arthropod blood meal, using in silico modeling, to show structure activity relationships (SARs) of several novel HPPD inhibitors, with the aim to provide potential leads for novel safe products to control blood feeding arthropods.