Sixtieth Society of Nematologists Conference Gulf Shores, Alabama September 12 – 16, 2021 LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE Chair: Kathy Lawrence Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Committee Members: Pat Donald Bisho Lawaju Department of Entomology & Plant Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology Pathology Auburn University Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Auburn, Alabama Kate Turner Marina Rondon Department of Entomology & Plant Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology Pathology Auburn University Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Auburn, Alabama Gary Lawrence Retired Nematologist Program Chair: Kathy Lawrence Professor of Nematology Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 2 Society of Nematologists Executive Board 2020-2021 Andrea Skantar, President Kathy Lawrence, President-Elect Axel Elling, Vice President Sally Stetina, Past President Brent Sipes, Secretary Nathan Schroder, Treasurer Ralf J. Sommer, Editor-in-Chief, JON Churamani Khanal, Website Editor Gary Phillips, Editor, NNL Adrienne Gorney, Executive Member Tesfa Mengistu, Executive Member Travis Faske, Executive Member 3 Society of Nematologists Sixtieth meeting dedications 2021 Dr. Grover C. Smart Jr. 1929-2020 Dr. Smart was one of the first members of SON, a Fellow of SON, and EIC of the JON. Dr. Seymour Dean Van Gundy 1931-2020 Dr. Gundy was instrumental in extablishing the Journal of Nematology, served as the first EIC, a Fellow of SON, and a Honoray Member. 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following sponsors have provided support for the meeting: Corteva Bayer Cotton Incorporated Auburn University Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology 5 Sustaining Associates Sustaining Associates are organizations which contribute to the Society and have all the privileges of regular members. To show our appreciation for the generosity of Sustaining Associates, we acknowledge their companies in all our publications as well as on our website. 6 GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK The registration and Information Desk, located in the Burrow will be open: Sunday, September 12 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Monday, September 13 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Tuesday, September 14 8:00 am – 3:00 pm REFRESHMENTS Mid-Morning and Mid-Afternoon Breaks: Available in the Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV Foyer (area just outside the meeting rooms). Buffet Lunch is included in your registration and is served daily (Noon – 1:00 pm) in Gulfview Ballroom II. PRESENTATION INFORMATION Oral Presentations: Please have your presentation loaded on a USB thumb drive in PowerPoint compatible with a Windows PC. All presenters should up load their presentations the morning of their talk so the IT folks and Session Chairs have time to load and check your presentation with the computer system. A laptop will be available for presenters to preview their presentation to ensure its compatibility with the presentation computers. (Location for this is to be determined – please inquire at the registration desk.) Poster Set Up: Gulfview Ballroom I, Tuesday September 14, 2021 at 10 am until noon Poster boards are numbered. Please hang your poster in the assigned location, corresponding with your poster number printed in the program. Clips will be provided on display boards. This room will be open for early viewing from Noon – 6:00pm. Posters must be taken down by 1:00 pm Wednesday. The room will be needed for the final banquet. Industry Sponsor Exhibits: Exhibits will be arranged around the Burrow adjacent to meeting rooms and coffee break areas for viewing throughout the meeting. 7 Gulf Shores State Park Map 8 MEETING AREA FLOOR PLAN 9 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Sunday, September 12 Executive Board Meeting Noon – 5:00 pm Executive Boardroom 14 (Box lunch provided) Meeting Registration 3:00 – 6:00 pm The Burrow Industry Display Setup 3:00 – 5:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Foyer Committee Meetings – Finance; Honors and 5:00 – 6:00 pm Cypress 13 Awards; Meeting Site Selection; Long-Range Planning; Membership Welcome Reception 6:00 – 8:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon I Monday, September 13 Breakfast Honoring Nematologists – 7:00 - 8:00 am Gulfview Ballroom Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience Salon II Meeting Registration 8:00 am – 5:00 The Burrow pm Industry Display 8:00 am – 5:00 Gulfview Ballroom pm Foyer Plenary Session – Welcome to Alabama 8:00 – 8:05 am Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV Plenary Session – Gulf Shores State Park 8:05 – 8:30 am Gulfview Ballroom Natural Resource Planner/District Naturalist Salon III & IV Kelly Reetz Plenary Session – Dauphin Island Sea Lab 8:30 – 9:00 am Gulfview Ballroom Marine biologist Will Ballentine Salon III & IV Plenary Session – Words of Wisdom pannel 9:00 – 9:30 am Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV MORNING COFFEE BREAK 9:30 – 10:00 am Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV Foyer Best Student Paper Competition (Traditional) 10:00 – Noon Gulfview Ballroom III & IV LUNCH Noon – 1:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon II JON Editorial Board meeting (lunch provided) Noon – 1:00 pm Executive Boardroom 14 Best Student Paper Competition (Traditional) 1:00 – 3:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV 10 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK 3:00 – 3:30 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV Foyer 3-Minute Thesis Student Competition 3:30 – 5:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV Cobb Bowl Competition 5:00 – 6:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon III Committee Meetings – Systematic; Ecology; 5:00 – 6:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Entomophilic; Extension; Resistance Salon IV Student/Industry Workshop and Social 6:00 – 8:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon I Star Gazing at the Pier 8:00 pm Burrow Tickets Required Tuesday, September 14 BREAKFAST On your own Meeting Registration 8:00 am – 5:00 pm The Burrow Industry Display 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Foyer Poster setup 10:00 am – Noon Gulfview Ballroom Salon I Invited Paper Session - – Host Resistance to 8:00 – 10:00 am Gulfview Ballroom Nematodes, Cynthia Gleason organizer Salon III Contributed Paper Session – Integrated 8:00 – 10:00 am Gulfview Ballroom Nematode Management Salon IV MORNING COFFEE BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV Foyer Contributed Paper Session - Host-Parasite 10:30 – Noon Gulfview Ballroom Interactions Salon III Contributed Paper Session - Taxonomy 10:30 – Noon Gulfview Ballroom Salon IV LUNCH Noon – 1:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon II Cobb Foundation Meeting (lunch provided) Noon – 1:00 pm Executive Boardroom 14 Contributed Paper Session – Ecology and 1:00 – 3:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Behavior Salon III Contributed Paper Session – Nematode 1:00 – 3:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Management Salon IV AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK 3:00 – 3:30 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV Foyer 11 Contributed Paper Session - Entomophilic 3:30 – 5:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Nematodes Salon III Committee Meetings – Graduate Student; 5:00 – 6:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Biological Control; Regulatory Salon III Committee Meetings – Industry; 5:00 – 6:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Education Salon IV President’s Wine and Cheese Poster 6:00 – 8:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Reception - In Person & Virtual Posters Salon I Wednesday, September 15 BREAKFAST On your own Poster takedown 7:00 – 10:00 am Gulfview Ballroom Salon I iNaturalist Program 8:00 – 8:30 am Gulfview Ballroom Salon III Willet and Beach Walks 9:00 – 11:00 am Dunes terrace outside Gulfview Ballroom I Tickets required Backcountry Trail Walk 9:00 – 11:00 am Gulf Oak Ridge Trail Head Tickets required Kayaking 9:00 – 11:00 am Lake Shelby picnic area Tickets required LUNCH Noon – 1:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon II Cobb Foundation Webster Award 1:00 -2:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon III Capacity building grant program 2:00 – 3:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom workshop Salon III Committee Meetings that did not meet 2:30 - 3:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom earlier Salon III AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK 3:00 – 3:30 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon III & IV Foyer Annual Business Meeting 3:30 – 5:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon III Reception 5:00 – 6:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon I Foyer Awards Banquet 6:00 – 9:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon I 12 Thursday, September 16 Executive Board Meeting 8:00 am – Noon Executive (Breakfast provided) Boardroom 14 PROGRAM (ALL SESSIONS IN THE GULFVIEW AREA OF THE LODGE) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 Executive Board Meeting Noon– 5:00 pm Executive Boardroom 14 Meeting Registration 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm The Burrow Committee Meetings 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Cypress 13 Finance Advisory: Chair – Nathan Schroeder, Members - K. Lawrence, Ralf J. Sommer, S. Stetina, B. Crow. Honors and Awards: Chair – Isgouhi Kaloshian, Vice Chair - G. Tylka, Members - J. Lamondia, J. Brito, P. Vieira, K-H Wang, J. Eisenback EB Liaison: T. Mengistu Meeting Site Selection: Chair – Axel Elling, Members – K. Lawrence, A. Skantar, I. Zasada. Membership: Chair – Inga Zasada, Vice Chair - D. Humphreys, Members – J. Desaeger, A. Skantar, A. Agi EB Liaison – T. Mengistu. Opening Reception. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Gulfview Ballroom Salon I MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 Breakfast Honoring Nematologists – Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience. 7:00 am – 8:00 am Gulfview Ballroom Salon II Plenary Session – Welcome to Alabama: 8:00 am – 9:30 am, Kathy Lawrence, Session Chair. 13 Gulfview Ballroom Salons III & IV 8:00 Welcome: Kathy Lawrence and Pat Donald 8:05 Gulf Shores State Park Natural Resource Planner/District Naturalist Kelly Reetz 8:30 Dauphin Island Sea Lab Marine Biologist Will Ballentine 9:00 Words of Wisdom panel: Joe Noling, John Halbrendt, Jim Starr and Steve Thomas Morning Coffee Break. 9:30 am – 10:00 am Gulfview Ballroom III & IV Foyer Monday Contributed Paper Session 1 – Best Student Paper Competition 1. 10:00 am – Noon, Greg Tylka, Session Chair Gulfview Ballroom Salons III & IV 10:00 LONG-TERM NITROGEN DEPOSITION IN ALPINE TUNDRA ALTERS NEMATODE COMMUNITIES. Shepherd, Rachel, L. M. Brigham, C. P. Bueno de Mesquita, J. G. Smith, S. K. Schmidt, K. N.