Entomopathogenic Nematode Signaling and Behavioral Ecology Translates into Improved Sustainable Insect Management On-Demand Presentations

Organizer(s)

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  Ivan Hiltpold

  Senior Entomologist
  Plant Protection
  Agroscope
  Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland
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  David Shapiro-Ilan

  Research Leader
  SE Fruit and Tree Nut Research Station
  USDA-ARS
  Byron, Georgia

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) have long been seen as very potent organisms to manage several major insect pests worldwide. EPNs Adapt to their environment via chemical signaling, they Advance their infection success through secondary metabolites and this behavior is then leveraged to Transform insect-killing worms into improved biocontrol products.

Presentations:

• On Demand

  Dynamics of entomopathogenic nematode foraging and infectivity in microgravity
  

  Presenting Author: Fatma C. Kaplan – Pheronym Inc.

  Co-Author: David I. Shapiro-Ilan – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Karl Cameron Shiller – Pheronym Inc.
• On Demand

  How entomopathogenic nematodes recruit for mass invasion
  

  Presenting Author: Hans T. Alborn – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: David I. Shapiro-Ilan – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Edwin Lewis – University of Idaho
• On Demand

  I'll infect with a little help from my friends
  

  Presenting Author: Edwin Lewis – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: David I. Shapiro-Ilan – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Glen Stevens – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Fatma C. Kaplan – Pheronym Inc.
• On Demand

  The use of pheromones to improve efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes
  

  Presenting Author: David I. Shapiro-Ilan – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Fatma C. Kaplan – Pheronym Inc.

  Co-Author: Edwin Lewis – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Paul Schliekelman – University of Georgia
• On Demand

  When insects hijack plant-nematode signaling for their own benefit entomopathogenic nematodes fail to control pests
  

  Presenting Author: Ivan Hiltpold – Agroscope