11/19/2019
All Sections 2
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2019 Student Carter Wolff Adrienne Antonsen Competition Winners Mississippi State University North Dakota State University Sonic weaponry and nutritional warfare against the Sweet nectar: Differential floral use among butterflies rangeland pest Melanoplus sanguinipes of the northern Great Plains
Graduate 3-Minute Presentations 10-Minute Papers
All Sections 1 MUVE, Disease Transmission
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Kelly Willemssens Annie Krueger Hannah Tiffin Dean Taylor University of Nebraska University of Nebraska Pennsylvania State University University of Idaho
How can life adapt to global warming and pollution? Monarchs on the farm: How milkweed, insecticides, and Small but mitey: Evaluation of sarcoptic mange caused Larval exposure to abscisic acid alters adult The answer may lie in the thermal springs of potassium affect detoxification in the monarch butterfly by Sarcoptes scabiei in the American black bear (Ursus female Anopheles stephensi life history traits Yellowstone National Park americanus) population in Pennsylvania
1 11/19/2019
MUVE, Insecticide Efficacy MUVE, Diversity and Resistance 1 First Place Second Place First Place Second Place
Mackenzie Tietjen Catherine Dean Jamora Hamilton Zachery Wolfe Texas A&M University University of Southern Mississippi North Carolina State University Purdue University
Assessing host‐associated differentiation in Effects of ecological stoichiometry on spatial Effects of ingesting the insect growth regulator The relationship between insecticide resistance and the Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) distribution patterns and competition of Aedes species novaluron on German cockroach (Blattella germanica) gut microbiome of Blattella germanica in New Orleans, Louisiana survivorship, feeding behavior, and reproduction
MUVE, Insecticide Efficacy MUVE, Ecology and Behavior 1 and Resistance 2 First Place Second Place First Place Second Place
Constance Lin Samuel Curtis Kristina Lopez Zachary Kaplan Texas A&M University California State University University of Wisconsin University of Florida
Raising the “anty” in decomposition ecology: Effects of Assessment of host age preference by the pupal Effects of ULV spraying on Culex population abundance A survey of pesticide resistance and its mechanisms in vertebrate carrion on fire ant colony performance parasitoid Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: and age structure in a residential area Amblyomma americanum Pteromalidae)
MUVE, Ecology and Behavior 2 MUVE, Life History
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R. Butler Austin Goldsmith Johnalyn Gordon Mark Janowiecki University of Tennessee University of Arkansas University of Florida Texas A&M University
A study of ecological relationships of ectoparasites on An ecological survey of native Arkansan Relative contributions of host and symbiont to heterosis Seasonality and spatial distribution of Reticulitermes rodents in western Tennessee entomopathogenic fungi and their virulence to in Coptotermes hybrids (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) spp. (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) Amblyomma americanum ticks
2 11/19/2019
MUVE, Molecular and Cellular Biology PBT, Molecular and Cellular Biology 1
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Joseph Velenovski Kaylee Arnold Yan Yan Emily Nadeau University of Florida University of Georgia Vanderbilt University University of Kentucky
Quantitative changes in symbiotic parabasalians within The gut microbial diversity of a Chagas disease vector Uncovering the expression profile of periostial Transcriptional regulation of reproductive diapause in Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) and Coptotermes varies across habitat type, region, and infection status hemocytes in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae the convergent lady beetle formosanus Shiraki (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) kings in central Panama and queens during incipient colony development
PBT, Biology PBT, Molecular and Cellular Biology 2
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Priyanka Mittapelly Makani Fisher Molly Darlington Dylan Shropshire Ohio State University Purdue University University of Nebraska Vanderbilt University
Metatranscriptome analysis reveals the importance of The antipredatory role of sequestered lichen The role of scavenger receptors in double‐stranded RNA Identifying and characterizing phage genes that control host‐symbiont interactions for nutrient‐provisioning metabolites in the lichen‐feeding tiger moths (Erebidae: uptake in the western corn rootworm arthropod reproduction role in the brown marmorated stink bug Arctiinae: Lithosiini)
PBT, Insecticide Resistance PBT, Molecular and Cellular Biology 3
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José Santiago Mei Luo Kyah Featherston Na Xie Texas A&M University Michigan State University Kansas State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Monitoring the susceptibility of Helicoverpa Evolution of insect metallothioneins Characterizing exosome cargoes from a Diabrotica cell Accessing the potential of insect muscarinic zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) populations collected in line acetylcholine receptors as an insecticide target Texas to Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab2 and Vip3Aa using F2 screens
3 11/19/2019
PBT, Pollinator Biology and Ecology P-IE, Apiculture
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Erin Treanore Hannah Stewart Kelly Kulhanek Harper McMinn‐Sauder Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University University of Maryland Ohio State University
Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) queens’ diapause The cost of immune responses to thermoregulatory Improved honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony health and Measuring honey bee utilization of Conservation survival is affected by age, mass, and post‐eclosion capacity in Bombus impatiens reduced mortality result from three‐year field trial of Reserve Program (CRP) pollinator plantings using DNA nutrient acquisition survey derived best management practices metabarcoding
PBT, Toxicity 1 P-IE, Behavior
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Colin Wong Kirsten Pearsons Emily Justus Brianna Trejo Iowa State University Pennsylvania State University Ohio State University University of Central Arkansas
Search for natural personal repellents for the Toxicity of neonicotinoids and pyrethroids to non‐target Carrot weevils utilize volatile cues dominated by Energy allocation patterns in a girdling and a non‐ tick, Dermacentor variabilis soil invertebrates terpenes in host location girdling caterpillar
PBT, Toxicity 2 P-IE, Biocontrol of Insects 1
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Anna Tatarko Maura Hall Eric Middleton Christopher McCullough University of Nevada Iowa State University University of Minnesota Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Impacts of neonicotinoid pesticides on insect olfactory Quantification of neonicotinoid residues in pollen and Flowers vs. Colorado potato beetle: Using perennial Diverse landscapes increase marketable yields of four processing nectar wildflower plantings to enhance conservation biological crops in the Mid‐Atlantic control
4 11/19/2019
P-IE, Biocontrol of Insects 2 P-IE, Biocontrol of Plants
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Crys Wright Blake Elkins Jaewon Kim Kristen Bowers Texas A&M University Texas A&M University West Virginia University University of Florida
Testing for fecundity compensation in parasitized Species complex and population variation of natural Development of a novel aerial‐release system Evaluating the impact of two herbivores on the invasive sugarcane aphids enemies of sugarcane aphid across gradients of for Rhinoncomimus latipes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia landscape composition and structure the biological control agent for mile‐a‐minute weed
P-IE, Biocontrol of Insects 3 P-IE, Climate Change
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Desireè Wickwar Abigail Kropf Jessica Kasman Cory Speights Utah State University Iowa State University University of Missouri Mississippi State University
Understanding non‐consumptive effects of predators on Quantifying the susceptibility of western corn Say yes to the host: Examining consequences of drought Warming impacts non‐consumptive predator‐prey bluegrass billbug (Sphenophorus parvulus) behavior: rootworm larvae to entomopathogenic fungi for aphid and parasitoid wasp interactions interactions Implications for suppression in turfgrass
P-IE, Chemical Ecology P-IE, Ecology 1
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Eric Scott Anne Jones Erica Moretti Julie Davis Tufts University Pennsylvania State University Cornell University Cornell University
Non‐linear effects of tea green leafhopper (Empoasca Phylogenetic analysis of the mechanisms for altering Influence of abiotic factors on onion maggot adult Species interactions along a domestication gradient: onukii) density on tea (Camellia sinensis) secondary green leaf volatile (GLV) emissions in herbivorous population dynamics and larval damage in commercial Response of bees, leaf herbivores and predators to metabolites and implications for tea quality Lepidoptera onion fields human‐mediated selection
5 11/19/2019
P-IE, Ecology 2 P-IE, Host Plant Resistance
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Christopher Riley Yvan Delgado de la Flor Hillary Fischer Elizabeth Rowen Ohio State University Ohio State University University of Arkansas Pennsylvania State University
Does tree species origin or landscape context explain Rich and abundant spider communities result from Reactive oxygen species in plant defense against aphids Getting more Zs: Can zinc fertilizer boost corn patterns of herbivory in an inner‐city urban forest? enhanced dietary niche breadth and reduced overlap in resistance to chewing herbivores? a post‐industrial shrinking city
P-IE, Ecology 3 P-IE, Invasive Species
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Madison Sankovitz Nadine Schutte Whitney Hadden James Hepler University of California, Riverside North‐West University, South Africa Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington State University
Altitudinal patterns of Formica ant nest soil properties Bt soybean fields have no adverse effects on non‐target Deciphering the seasonal host‐use patterns of Suitability of the arid shrub‐steppe flora for brown in California mountains arthropod communities in South Africa Halyomorpha halys on select deciduous plants marmorated stink bug feeding and development
P-IE, Forests P-IE, IPM Field Crops 1
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Max Ragozzino Dora Mwangola John McCulloch Ashley Dean Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University University of Minnesota Iowa State University Iowa State University
Effects of novel host plant substrate on host utilization Protecting trees against emerald ash borer: What does Evaluating the use of a soil‐applied insecticide as a Optimizing profit for farmers managing soybean aphid of two larval parasitoids of emerald ash borer it take to be a good neighbour? pyramid with Bt corn for western corn rootworm management
6 11/19/2019
P-IE, IPM Field Crops 2 P-IE, IPM Field Crops 5
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Marcelo Dimase Russell Godbold Dominique Ebbenga Hanna Kalh Louisiana State University Mississippi State University University of Minnesota University of California, Davis
Performance of Bt‐susceptible and heterozygous dual‐ Helicoverpa zea damage and behavior in Bt cotton Japanese beetle overwintering survival and phenology: Characteristics of European earwig (Forficula gene resistant genotypes of the fall armyworm in seed Implications for developing a forecast auricularia) damage on citrus fruits blends of non‐Bt and pyramided Bt corn
P-IE, IPM Field Crops 3 P-IE, IPM Horticulture
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Krystal Ashman Megan Mulcahy Margaret Lewis Matthew Gullickson University of Florida Louisiana State University University of Maryland University of Minnesota
Identification and management of damaging Assessing the feasibility of using remote sensing for Optimizing carrier water volume for improved Deterrent effects of essential oils on spotted‐wing woodboring beetles in blueberry precision agriculture in insecticidal seed treated rice management of spotted‐wing drosophila in brambles drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): Implications for organic management
P-IE, Molecular and Cell Biology P-IE, IPM Field Crops 4 / Novel Tools First Place Second Place First Place Second Place
Matthew Longmire Gabriela Inveninato Carmona Adrian Pekarcik Bethany Kyre University of Tennessee University of Nebraska Ohio State University University of Kentucky
Dual‐cropping soybean systems: Impacts on pest and Influence of cover crop management tactics on Identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for Congeneric effect of RNA interference leads to gene beneficial arthropods in Tennessee arthropods in a cover crop to corn system the Asiatic garden beetle, Maladera castanea Arrow, silencing in multiple Dendroctonus species using a RAD‐seq approach
7 11/19/2019
P-IE, Pollination 1 P-IE, Resistance Management
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Sarah Scott Greta Dupuis Jordan Reinders Seth Dorman Ohio State University Washington State University University of Nebraska Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
How life in a contaminated landscape affects the fitness Soil temperature modeling to predict emergence of the Effects of larval or adult SmartStax PRO® dietary Insecticide resistance monitoring and resistance of the common eastern bumble bee, Bombus impatiens alkali bee exposure on western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: mechanisms of an important insect pest in Chrysomelidae) life history traits Southeastern cotton: The tarnished plant bug
P-IE, Pollination 2 P-IE, Vectors 1
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Michelle Boone Katie LePlante Benjamin Lee Jaimie Kenney University of Minnesota University of Missouri Washington State University University of California, Riverside
Which habitat types are important for bumble bees? Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) host plant Predation risk and conspecific alarm cues affect pea A plant defense elicitor disrupts transmission‐enhancing selection and the effects of aphid competitors aphid vector competence for Pea Enation Mosaic Virus vector behavior during complex multitrophic interactions
P-IE, Pollination 3 P-IE, Vectors 2
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Rachel McLaughlin Caroline Murray Matthew Boucher Victoria Lason Pennsylvania State University Iowa State University Cornell University University of Wisconsin
Survey of potential pollinators of black cherry Do small patches of prairie conserve pollinators, Effects of insect density and pest pressure on Intracellular penetration by Macrosteles quadrilineatus including monarch butterfly, in an agricultural setting? transmission of Erwinia amylovora by Delia platura enhances Salmonella enterica persistence in the phyllosphere
8 11/19/2019
SysEB, Behavior SysEB, Evolution 2
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Anna Noreuil Andrews Burchill Jennifer Girón Kendall King University of Maryland Arizona State University University of Kansas Ohio State University
Genetic ancestry and host preferences of Culex pipiens Cooperatively transporting massive prey up vertical Back to land: Ecological shifts and morphological Exploring mechanisms of parasitoid diversification populations collected from above‐ and below‐ground surfaces in the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina adaptations in the water scavenger beetle subfamily through the lens of chemosensory speciation breeding sites Acidocerinae (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
SysEB, Biogeography and Disturbance SysEB, Morphology and Phylogeny
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Evan Waite Sheryl Hosler Megan Wilson Melissa Starkie Wichita State University University of Illinois State University of New Jersey Queensland University of Technology
Differential responses of grassland ground beetle Effects of restoration management techniques on dung Mandible morphology as a reflection of diet in basal The evolution and biogeography of Australian Dacini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) communities to Conservation beetle functional community in tallgrass prairie termite lineages fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) Reserve Program management practices
SysEB, Evolution 1 SysEB, Phylogenetics 1
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Christine Sosiak Callum Kingwell Rachel Skinner Melissa Sisson New Jersey Institute of Technology Cornell University University of Illinois University of North Dakota
Exploring ancient hellscapes: Comparing morphology of Evolutionary origins of social insect queen pheromones: Auchenorrhynchan (Insecta: Hemiptera) phylogenetics Using phylogenetics to understand the evolution of Cretaceous haidomyrmecines and extant ants to predict Effects of condition‐dependent indices of fecundity on and biogeography: New insights from next‐generation wing patterns in mimetic tiger moths (Lepidoptera: early ant ecological niches the totipotent worker caste of a socially flexible bee sequencing Erebidae)
9 11/19/2019
SysEB, Phylogenetics 2 SysEB, Taxonomy and Diversity
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Trevor Sless Jill Oberski Jessica Awad Sangil Kim Cornell University University of California, Davis University of Florida Harvard University
Ultraconserved elements reveal the phylogeny of the Phylogeny and biogeography of Dorymyrmex,a New Building a diagnostic framework for the genus Synopeas Target enrichment adds values to history: DNA mining largest clade of cleptoparasitic bees (Apidae: World amphitropical disjunct (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) using reared specimens from museum specimens Nomadinae) from Papua New Guinea
SysEB, Phylogenetics 3
First Place Second Place Undergraduate Cristian Beza‐Beza Stephen Baca University of Memphis University of Kansas 10-Minute Papers
Diversification in the Mesoamerican sky‐islands: Improving the targeted capture of Ultraconserved Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of the New Elements for phylogenetic inference: A case study using World bess beetles (Coleoptera: Passalidae: Proculini) the water beetle family Noteridae (Coleoptera)
SysEB, Symbionts PBT and MUVE 1
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Daniel Bruzzese Laura Rosenwald Ahmed Mohamed Joseph Powers University of Notre Dame University of Kentucky University of Southern Mississippi Vanderbilt University
Wolbachia strain diversity and cytoplasmic Geographic diversity of endosymbiotic infection in a Functional role of tick ⍺‐d‐galactosidase in carbohydrate An infection acquired early in adulthood impacts the incompatibility in western (Rhagoletis indifferens) and linyphiid spider metabolism and red meat allergy ability of a mosquito to fight an infection acquired later eastern cherry fruit flies (Rhagoletis cingulata) in life
10 11/19/2019
PBT and MUVE 2 SysEB 2
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Madeline Sudnick Victoria Pickens Colin Jensen Drew Little Ohio State University Kansas State University Brigham Young University Texas A&M University
Identification of oviposition resources by bird blow flies It’s electrifying! Electropenetrography (EPG) as a Helikopter models: Ready for takeoff? Analysis of stimulus in the phase‐related behavior of (Protocalliphora spp.) measurement of Aedes aegypti probing activities on Schisticerca piceifrons different hosts
P-IE
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Evelyn Blakeman Carolina Wilson Graduate Posters Ohio University Texas A&M University
Are flies ‘pollen’ their weight? Data mining social media Effects of fungal endophyte treatment and herbivory on for information on fly (Diptera) pollinators extra floral nectar carbohydrate composition in cotton
SysEB 1 MUVE 1
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Melissa Sandoval Chloe Jelley Xinmi Zhang Xiaodi Wang University of California, Berkeley New Jersey Institute of Technology University of California, Riverside University of Florida
Are these parasitic wasps as old as we think? Phylogeny, Ecological variation in ant eyes Culicoides diversity in the Southern California desert Studies of vector competence for Zika virus in Aedes divergence dating, and historical biogeography of canyon aegypti populations from Florida Labeninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
11 11/19/2019
MUVE 2 PBT 2
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Andrea Salazar Jessica Brown John Mahas Erika Bueno Oklahoma State University Pennsylvania State University Auburn University University of Vermont
Detection and discrimination of three Anaplasma Differential tick burdens on small mammal host species Susceptibility of Aphis gossypii to imidacloprid in Evaluating cross‐tolerance to stress in Colorado potato species infecting livestock using recombinase in central Pennsylvania Alabama beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata polymerase amplification (RPA)
MUVE 3 PBT 3
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Megan Asche Paula Castillo Annie Krueger Yunho Yang Washington State University Louisiana State University University of Nebraska Seoul National University, South Korea
Associative learning of food odors by Polistes dominula Morphometric analysis of the antennae and caste‐ Toxicology of a pyrethroid insecticide in the monarch Chemical composition, insecticidal and repellent activity (Christ), P. exclamans Viereck, and P. metricus Say specific characterization of antennal sensilla in the butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and interactions with host of essential oils against the maize weevil, Sitophilus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes plant defense chemicals and chemical fertilizers zeamais Motschulsky formosanus
PBT 1 PBT 4
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Yaoyu Jiao Nicole Gutzmann Alexandria Payne Rikki Walter University of Kentucky North Carolina State University Texas A&M University North Dakota State University
LRPPRC is required for wing development in red flour Building a better beetle: Improving CRISPR/Cas9 tools in Interspecies virus transmission between ants and honey Effects of caste on critical PO2 and flight metabolic rate beetle, Tribolium castaneum coleopteran model Tribolium castaneum bees (Apis mellifera) in the bumble bee, Bombus impatiens
12 11/19/2019
P-IE, Biology Control P-IE, IPM 1
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Binita Shrestha John Grunseich William Pitt Timothy Dang University of Florida Texas A&M University Colorado State University University of Nebraska
Impact of natural enemies on populations of Diaphorina A specialist herbivore uses chemical cues from host‐ Feeding location alters behavior and performance of Efficacy of aerial insecticide applications targeting adult citri under various orchard management practices in plant roots to avoid induced defenses and elevated soybean aphids by modulating plant nutrients western corn rootworms in Nebraska Florida citrus predation risk
P-IE, Ecology 1 P-IE, IPM 2
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Jessica Butlers C. Scott Clem Zachary Schumm Adrian Marshall Kansas State University University of Illinois Utah State University Washington State University
Living on the edge: Determining the potential of Capacity of beneficial arthropod communities to Impact of brown marmorated stink bug feeding on tart Incomplete shade net enclosures induce behavioral multipurpose perennial crops as habitat for native overwinter within CRP pollinator habitat cherry quality and yield in Utah avoidance in codling moth pollinators and natural enemies
P-IE, Ecology 2 P-IE, IPM 3
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Sujan Dawadi Basu Kafle Ashley Leach Rachel Wilkins Purdue University Auburn University Cornell University Kansas State University
Impervious surface enhance the chances of Plant‐mediated long‐range host discrimination in a Integrating pest management for onion thrips and Evaluation of optimal deployment of long‐lasting overwintering survival of evergreen bagworm solitary parasitoid species bacterial bulb rot in onion production insecticide‐incorporated netting and semiochemicals against stored product insects around food facilities
13 11/19/2019
P-IE, Plant Disease Vectors SysEB 2
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Xiantian Tang Jinlong Han Meghan Barrett Adrian Perez Texas A&M University North Carolina State University Drexel University University of California, Davis
‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ inhibits Transcriptomic response of Frankliniella occidentalis Neuroanatomical differentiation associated with Task repertoires of hygienic workers reveals a link apoptosis in Bactericera cockerelli gut to facilitate its guts to tomato spotted wilt virus infection alternative mate location strategies in the brains of between specialized necrophoric behaviors in honey acquisition and transmission dimorphic Centris pallida bees bees, Apis mellifera
P-IE, Pollinator SysEB 3
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Ashley St. Clair Roshani Sharma Acharya Ilgoo Kang Grace Hirzel Iowa State University University of Arkansas Louisiana State University University of Arkansas
Impacts of landscape complexity and honey bee Different pan traps for sampling pollinators and Megacardiochiles, a new genus of Cardiochilinae Active and abundant: Seasonal variation in butterfly presence on wild bee community in a highly cultivated beneficial arthropods in the livestock pasture (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Malaysia, with communities in Arkansas prairies landscape ecosystem description of a new species
SysEB 1
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Yelena Pacheco Christian Cabuslay Undergraduate Posters University of Georgia Drexel University
Sexual dimorphism of antennal sensory structures Food and function: A study of host diet and nutritive in Photinus pyralis capacities of symbiotic bacteria
14 11/19/2019
MUVE 1 PBT 2
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Landon Mitchell Brandon Henriquez Iris Chin Ruth Farington Southeast Missouri State University Oklahoma State University Washington University Arizona State University
Effects of iron and molybdenum on the production of Changing the formula benefits the mites: Grain mite The contribution of Williams Syndrome‐related genes to Daily macronutrient requirements during the final amino acids and protein in termites response to dog food formulations Drosophila social behaviors reveals an evolutionarily juvenile instar in the Australian plague locust, conserved genetic toolkit underlying animal sociality Chortoicetes terminifera
MUVE 2 P-IE 1
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Clark Hall Kaniya Sandoval Ruth Harrison Joshua Botti‐Anderson Georgia Southern University Eastern New Mexico University Texas A&M University Montana State University
The role of reactive oxygen species in the gut immune Determining the effects of flooded environments on Pollinator assemblages across different levels of The diversity and abundance of bees and wasps using response of cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and lone star ticks landscape development in the Post Oak Savannah trap nests in urban environments in Bozeman, Montana (Amblyomma americanum) (Acari: Ixodidae) ecoregion
PBT 1 P-IE 2
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Korie Debardlabon Sabrina Quintanilla Izzy Bur Chloe Albin North Dakota State University Texas A&M University University of Minnesota Kansas State University
Let me out: Effects of offspring cell position on Lipid preferences in laboratory maintained colonies of Seasonal mating status and ovary development in Behavioral response of the post‐harvest biocontrol emergence patterns of solitary, cavity‐nesting bee, the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) Minnesota populations of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: agent, Theocolax elegans (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Megachile rotundata Drosophilidae) Pteromalidae), to volatile stimuli depends on natal host environment
15 11/19/2019
P-IE 3 SysEB 3
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Genereuse Turabawe Earl Agpawa Mason Taylor Abigail Moon University of Nebraska University of Nebraska Oklahoma State University Brigham Young University
Evaluating the movement and infestation potential of Sorghum tolerance to phloem‐feeding aphids The American burying beetle co‐exists with a burying Back to basics: Environmental factors for the endemic soybean gall midge larvae beetle brood parasite helikopters of Vanuatu (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)
SysEB 1
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Lina Schmitt Magdeline Anderson Graduate Infographics Luther College Luther College
Moths of oak‐hickory forests and planted tallgrass Ground beetle communities of Anderson Prairie and prairies in Luther College’s natural areas Lionberger Forest Preserve
SysEB 2 MUVE and PBT
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Tiffany Domer Laura Sutherland Nicole Scavo Lee Ann Lyons University of California, Riverside Brigham Young University University of Southern Mississippi University of Illinois
Lessons from the past: Discovery of the earliest known A glowing guide to Atyphella Olliff (Coleoptera: Insect specific viruses in Puerto Rican Aedes aegypti Ticking all the boxes: Tick surveillance in Illinois through fossil of Eulophidae and its evolutionary implications Lampyridae) in the South Pacific collaboration between, governmental, academic, and citizen scientists
16 11/19/2019
P-IE 1
First Place Second Place Graduate Grace Sward Jeffrey Cluever Virtual Posters Ohio State University University of Nebraska
Mushroom pest control at a glance Agronomic and pest control benefits of a dry edible bean‐winter wheat relay cropping system
P-IE 2 MUVE, PBT, and SysEB
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Sarah Anderson Sajjan Grover Rosie White Caitlin Ducat University of Florida University of Nebraska University of Florida Tulane University
Changes in the phenology of the southeastern Role of fall armyworm secretions in modulating Assessing virulence of Beauveria bassiana against adult Effects of parasitic infection and rearing temperature on blueberry bee (Habropoda laboriosa) based on historic sorghum defenses house flies (Musca domestica) the wing morphology of adult eastern migratory collections data. monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus)
SysEB P-IE
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Olivia Boyd Jill Oberski Ashley Schultz Olivia Bernauer Oregon State University University of California, Davis Arkansas State University Western Sydney University
Ask ancient carabids: Toward a time‐calibrated The importance of systematic entomology in today's Teamwork makes the dream work: Evaluation of Pollinator efficiency in Australian apple crops: Single phylogeny of Adephaga world interdisciplinarity between the fields of invasion visit experiment and pollen analysis ecology and biocontrol using scientometrics
17 11/19/2019
Undergraduate Virtual Posters Virtual Infographics
MUVE, PBT, and SysEB All Sections
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Joseph Arguelles Nanette Hope Sumaya Kristin Jayd Katherine Bowman City University of New York Mindanao State University University of Maryland St. Louis University
Structural analysis of LhetKNOT, a venom peptide of Isolation and identification of entomopathogenic Mangrove herbivory across a salinity gradient Tick‐tock it's time for tick talk Drosophila parasitoid, Leptopilina heterotoma, reveals nematodes from selected areas in Lanao del Norte, potential role of heparin‐binding structural motif in Philippines and their infectivity against Zophobas morio antimicrobial activity of knottin proteins (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Medal Count P-IE Institution Number of Overall Winners (First and Second Place) First Place Second Place Texas A&M University 13
University of Nebraska 12 Andrea Rilaković Brendan Randall Ohio State University 11 University of Nebraska Michigan State University University of Florida 10
Simulating larval movement of Striacosta albicosta in Vegans turned flesh‐eaters: Altered macronutrient Pennsylvania State University 8 blended refuges by laboratory feeding on non‐Bt, Cry1F ratios promote cannibalistic behavior in a generalist and Vip3A maize herbivore (Trichoplusia ni) Iowa State University 6
Cornell University 6
University of Minnesota 6
18