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Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad P-IE: Biocontrol - General 1

Monday, November 1, 2021
8:00 AM - 9:40 AM MT
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Meeting Room 103-105

In-Person Student Competition

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM - 8:12 AM MT
    Megabruchidius tonkineus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) a potential new association biological control option for the invasive Gleditsia triacanthos L. (Fabaceae) in South Africa

    Presenting Author: Sara E. Salgado Astudillo – Rhodes University

    Co-Author: Grant D. Martin – Rhodes University

    Co-Author: Martin Hill – Rhodes University

  • 8:12 AM - 8:24 AM MT
    Effects of nitrogen fertilization on host plant and insect herbivore fitness

    Presenting Author: Christine Folks – Colorado State University

    Co-Author: Paul J. Ode – Colorado State University

  • 8:24 AM - 8:36 AM MT
    Establishment and dispersal of two biocontrol agents one year after their release: Management of the invasive weed, Parthenium hysterophorus, at two locations in Ethiopia

    Presenting Author: Lidya A. Chala – Southern University and A&M College

    Co-Author: Wondi Mersie – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • 8:36 AM - 8:48 AM MT
    Examining abiotic drivers of variation in biocontrol efficacy of invasive plants across environmental gradients

    Presenting Author: Jasleen Kaur – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Emily C. Kraus – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

    Co-Author: Ryan Poffenberger – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

    Co-Author: Phillip G. Hahn – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Erin Clifton – University of Florida

  • 8:48 AM - 9:00 AM MT
    Optimizing the establishment and impact of the Cyrtobagous salviniae through the manipulation of release points

    Presenting Author: Korey D. Pham – Louisiana State University

    Co-Author: Rodrigo Diaz – Louisiana State University

    Co-Author: Christopher Mudge – US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

    Co-Author: Charlie Wahl – Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

  • 9:00 AM - 9:12 AM MT
    Tropic interactions of Melanaphis sorghi, an invasive aphid on cultivated sorghum, with co-occurring aphid, predator, and parasitoid

    Presenting Author: Blake Elkins – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Micky D. Eubanks – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Michael J. Brewer – Texas A&M AgriLife Research

  • 9:12 AM - 9:24 AM MT
    The role of plant associated fungi in plant resistance and tolerance to herbivorous pests

    Presenting Author: Leah Buchman – Texas A&M University

  • 9:24 AM - 9:36 AM MT
    Survey of volatile organic chemicals emitted by ophiostomatoid fungi for monitoring and evaluating bark beetles in the southeastern United States

    Presenting Author: Sylvester A. Menanyih – Auburn University

    Co-Author: Lori Eckhardt – Auburn University