Poster

A proactive approach to prepare for the invasion of Tuta absoluta into California

Accuracy of odonate phenology and distribution data between two different sources

Achievements and difficulties in augmentative biological control of fall armyworm in developing countries – experience of IPM Innovation Lab

Aerial detection of insect damages in mixed-hardwood forests

An investigation of Cleveland’s native bee population through sampling at two urban green spaces

Assessing the attractiveness of native wildflowers species to bees in the southeastern United States

Bedded vs. flat-planted alfalfa:  Comparative results of three sampling techniques for alfalfa weevils (Hypera postica). 

Biogeography and evolution of Rhodniini

Bumblebees of the South Dakota Prairie Coteau

California and Oregon to evaluate the potential use of a new behavioral control system for Drosophila suzukii

Comparative behavioral responses of two parasitoid species of the Asian citrus psyllid to host-related cues

Corn earworm development in Bt and non-Bt corn and implications for resistance evolution

Critical role of the food K:Na ratio for ecology and evolution of herbivorous and detritivorous insects

Delayed insecticide application is useful in managing Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Florida strawberry

Development of a non-diapausing strain of northern corn rootworm, Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence, with rearing techniques for both diapausing and non-diapausing strains

Differential impact of maize inbred feeding on efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against European corn borers (Ostrinia nubilalis) and fall armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda)

Dung beetle (Onthophagus) preference for different mammalian dung in Northwest Iowa

Effect of apple variety for the detection of apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella: How the colour of the fruit influences the attractiveness of the red sphere trap

Effect of hosts and diet on the reproduction and cannibalism in Nabis americoferus, a potential biological control agent of tarnished plant bugs in greenhouses

Effect of two strains of Beauveria bassiana on the fecundity of the southern green stink bug

Effects of temperature on the parasitism potential of three Anastatus parasitoids for invasive litchi stink bug (Tessaratoma papillosa) control

Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis, Coleoptera: Buprestidae) adult feeding preferences and larval performance on susceptible and 'lingering' ash tree selections

Entomopathogenic nematode biocontrol of striped flea beetle larvae: A novel methodology for efficacy testing

Evaluating detection methods for Trechnites insidiosus (Encyrtidae), a key natural enemy of pear psylla

Evaluating investment tradeoff between mating behavior and tonic immobility in the sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Brentidae)

Evaluation of repellents for redbay ambrosia beetle and tea shot-hole borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Evolution of symbioses within Bostrichidae beetles

Exploiting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in pre- and postanthesis stages of susceptible wheat

Fluid dynamic simulations at the interface of the blue-green sharpshooter foregut and grapevine xylem sap with implications for transmission of Xylella fastidiosa

Geocoris punctipes (Say) feeding preferences using two potato pests

Geographical variation in thermal acclimation responses to chill coma recovery time for Ceratitis capitata adults

Glucosinolate induction and resistance to the cabbage moth (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) differs among kale genotypes with high and low glucosinolate content

Growers’ knowledge on integrated pest management (IPM): A case study in Tennessee

Herbicide impacts on natural enemies meta-analysis: 60 years of work, relatively little data

Host plant-guided engineering of beneficial soil microbiomes that protect against insect pests

Identification of potential areas of establishment of the parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to guide it releases for biological control of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Impacts of fire and flooding events on insects in the Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas

Impacts of ground cover management on natural enemy communities in Georgia peach orchards

Implementation of a cluster randomized trial to reveal Aedes aegypti's (Diptera: Culicidae) density threshold for dengue virus transmission in Puerto Rico

In-gallery behavior of Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles

Insecticides reduce feeding of the leafhopper vector and transmission of the corn stunt spiroplasma

Investigating the impacts of floral visitor identity on nectar volume, microbial density, and microbial diversity in four subalpine wildflower species

Investigating the subspecific designation of the brown stink gug, Euschistus servus (Say) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), using a combined landmark- based geometric morphometrics approach

Large-scale releases of mosquitoes with Wolbachia pipientis-wAIbB strain to reduce Aedes aegypti in Ponce, PR

Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for identification and detections of insects

Microclimate affects emergence phenology without impacting the reproductive fitness of field-reared Oobius agrili (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae): implications for classical biological control of emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Mustard cover crop effects on honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony size

Nabid predators as new biocontrol agents for greenhouse crops

Noval acaricidal efficacy of silver nanoformulations of Commiphora Molmol and Zingiber Officinale using laser ablation against the camel tick, Hyalomma  Dromedarii (Ixodida: Ixodidae)

Ommochrome pathway components in mosquito vectors: As similar as different

Optimizing sample unit size for sampling stink bugs in Midwest soybean

Optimizing viability of navel orangeworm for mark-release-recapture with photo- and thermoperiods

Past pyrethroids: alternative management approaches for tadpole shrimp in rice

Plasticity of fitness-related responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to insect herbivory and ultraviolet-B radiation

Population genetic(k)s of lyme disease vector, Ixodes scapularis

Relevance of bacterial symbiont strains during development in a defensive symbiosis

Roadside pollinator plantings: Valuable resource or deadly ecological trap?

Screening putative microbial biocontrol agents for effect on pollinator feeding preference

Searching behaviour and prey preference by the predatory bug Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus, a potential biocontrol candidate of Tuta absoluta

Searching for Resistance to Control the Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae ) in the Columbia Basin

Seasonal vulnerability of trees to colonization by ambrosia beetles

Simulated vectorial capacity can be altered by resistance genes or exposure to insecticides or repellents

Survival to acute cold stress and supercooling capacity of three Mediterranean fruit fly populations

Sustainability of micro-clover lawns for integrated pest and pollinator management

Synteny based assembly of the Chloridea subflexa genome

Taro as an alternative food of cassava mealybug for mass rearing of the parasitoid Anagyrus lopezi

The effect of habitat enhancements on beneficial insect diversity and pest control in blueberry fields

The expanding ant virosphere

The impact of socio-economic status and domestic use of Insecticides on resistance in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico

The pitfalls of ovitrapping In San Gabriel Valley, California

The terrestrial isopod fauna (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Virginia

Three new genera and immatures of the treehopper tribe Acutalini (Hemiptera: Membracidae)

Transcriptomics identifies key defense mechanisms in rice resistant to both leaf-feeding and phloem feeding herbivores

Utilization of a behavioral monitoring device to analyze movement and predict mortality in Tenebrio molitor exposed to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin

Variations in life-history traits of phytophagous fly, Atherigona pulla (Muscidae: Diptera) in different phenological stages of host-plants

What are Ento-Allies?

D3102: Desiccation tolerance and influence of relative humidity on the survival of different castes in the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki

D3104: Mosquito and mosquito-borne disease surveillance in South Texas, 2020-2021

D3105: Neglected mosquito-borne pathogen surveillance in Manitoba, Canada

D3106: Surface-floating pupal exuviae: A method to study Chironomidae (Diptera) community changes across an urban pond gradient

D3108: Tick- and flea-borne disease surveillance along the Texas/Mexico border

D3109: The role of 53BP1 in DSB DNA repair in Aedes aegypti

D3110: Can Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) be controlled by micro-sprinklers in highbush blueberry?

D3111: HearNPV susceptibility in Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa punctigera strains resistant to Bt toxins Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab, and Vip3Aa

D3112: Insecticidal activity of Heligen (HearNPV) against Helicoverpa zea in response to temperature and ultraviolet light exposure

D3113: Lethal and sublethal effects of Annona spp. derivatives on Bemisia tabaci MEAM 1 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in tomato

D3114: Selected essential oils as an alternative to control Bemisia tabaci MED in Brazil

D3115: The effect of serotonergic manipulation on ant feeding behavior

D3116: The human microbiome and its affects on mosquito host-seeking

D3117: The impact of dietary carbohydrate source on the microbial community across gut regions in the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)

D3118: Does nest cavity temperature determine the timing of daily first flights in alfalfa leafcutting bees?

D3119: Oogenesis-flight syndrome in bumble bees: effects of reproductive state on energy stores

D3120: Toxicity of spray adjuvants combined with pesticides to adult honey bee workers

D3122: Augmentative releases of pupal parasitoid Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae for management of spotted-wing drosophila in organic raspberries in the Upper Midwest

D3123: Composition and ultrastructure of spotted lanternfly-associated sooty mold across plant hosts in Pennsylvania

D3124: Does mass trapping earwigs in stone fruit orchards affect yield and fruit damage?

D3125: Does milkweed species influence monarch survival? Maximizing conservation efforts of the monarch butterfly in the face of predators

D3127: Life cycle of squash bugs in cucumber greenhouses in Québec, Canada

D3128: Non-target effects of insecticidal coatings on selected natural enemies

D3130: Cold tolerance of elongate hemlock scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), an invasive insect associated with the holiday greenery pathway

D3131: Spatial and temporal composition of an insect densovirus in communities of Lycaeides melissa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

D3134: Influence of host plant resistance on development and supercooling point of sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers)

D3135: Resistance to the wireworm Diabrotica Systena complex in sweet potato (Ipomoea Batatas) cultivars and advanced lines

D3136: Wheat curl mite adaptation to different resistance genes in winter wheat

D3137: Chemigation spray deposition efficacy on corn for the control of western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta Smith)

D3138: Does fitness drive Lygus lineolaris feeding choices?

D3139: Evaluation of seed treatments in cotton to control tobacco thrips in Mississippi

D3140: Field evaluation of Surtivo for management of corn earworm and soybean looper in soybean

D3141: How do phenotypic differences among Silphium integrifolium ecotypes affect pest insect performance?

D3142: Insect management in limited irrigation cotton production systems

D3143: Response of field populations of corn earworm and fall armyworm to four insecticides and evaluation of the insecticide sprays on silks in sweet corn

D3144: Biological insecticides in controlling diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), on cabbage in South Florida

D3145: Computer identification of insect pests of citrus for automated scouting

D3146: Effects of insect growth regulators on ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

D3147: Improving vine mealybug (Planococcus ficus; Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) control through adjuvant addition in major grape growing regions of California

D3148: Injecting a subset of trees confers wider protection against increasing populations of emerald ash borer

D3149: Sublethal effects of a novel double-stranded RNA insecticide for Colorado potato beetle management

D3150: The red headed flea beetle as one important pest of ornamentals in Virginia

D3151: Are there field expedient hygienic testing alternatives for honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

D3152: Greater banded hornet (Vespa tropica) established at several locations on Guam

D3153: How does functionality and performance of honey bee colonies differ with alternative hive structures?

D3155: Digitizing the Daniel L. Gustafson Aquatic Invertebrates Collection in the Montana Entomology Collection at Montana State University

D3156: A bioinformatic workflow for genome assembly from anchored hybrid enrichment raw sequence data of Ephemeroptera (mayflies)

D3157: Assembling the genome of the evolutionary relic, the petal tail dragonfly, Tanypteryx hageni

D3158: Can specific flash decoys identify the “biological species” of Photuris fireflies?

D3159: Characterizing members of the American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) gut microbiome and their response to changes in host diet

D3160: Delimiting species in the arboreal ant genus Myrmelachista (Formicidae: Myrmelachistini): decoupling convergence by integrating hypotheses

D3161: Importance of morphology to prove accuracy in phylogenies

D3162: Is Coloburiscidae monophyletic: A test of the Gondwanan Hypothesis

D3163: Molecular phylogeny of the mayfly family Heptageniidae (Ephemeroptera)

D3165: Phylogenetics of the assassin bug subfamily Epiroderinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

D3166: Phylogenetics of the Baetidae family

D3167: Phylogeny of Chlorocypha (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae)

D3169: Thrips mitochondrial genomes go full circle: Rounding out what we know about the evolution of highly rearranged thrips mitogenomes

D3170: Understanding population histories with deep learning

D3177: Comparison of skip-oviposition behaviors in container Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

D3178: Foraging activity and the use of an improved hydrogel bait in managing invasive long-legged ant Anoplolepis gracilipes, on Oahu, Hawaii

D3179: The reversal of traumatic brain injuries in Reticulitermes flavipes

D3180: Comparing the efficacy of x-ray and gamma irradiation for sterilizing male mosquitoes in SIT programs

D3181: Deer-targeted 4-poster tick control devices: Logistical considerations for use in a community setting

D3183: Evaluation of non-live formulation of Chromobacterium sp. Panama (Csp-P) with an attractive sugar bait for the control of malaria vector mosquitoes

D3184: Exploring tick "mycobiome" by using nested PCR targeting fungal ITS region

D3185: Laboratory insecticidal effects on honey bees versus adult Aedes mosquitoes

D3186: Mosquito community structure and WNV occurrence in Wood County, Ohio

D3187: Phenotypic response of Wolbachia pipientis in supplemented cell-free culture media

D3188: Rapid discovery and detection of Haemaphysalis longicornis through the use of passive surveillance and collaboration: Building a state tick-surveillance network

D3189: Wood shavings effects on Aedes aegypti larvae

D3190: Electron transport across membranes: A phylogenetic analysis of insect cytochrome b561 proteins

D3192: Gene regulatory basis of butterfly wing pattern plasticity

D3193: Iron uptake by cultured Sg4 cells from Drosophila melanogaster

D3194: Mechanism of light-matter interaction in beetles with diffraction gratings

D3195: Odor evoked transcriptomics in Aedes Aegypti

D3196: Physiological effects of plastic metabolism in the greater waxworms (Galleria mellonella)

D3198: RNA interference-mediated knockdown of genes implicated in ecdysteroid synthesis impairs molting in the potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Insecta: Hemiptera)

D3199: The third macronutrient rail for herbivores: Migratory locusts regulate their ratio of carbohydrate to lipid consumption

D3200: A bioassay method to test stem gall qasp Hemadas nubilipennis mortality to systemically delivered chemicals in blueberry bush shoots

D3201: Impacts of dietary phytochemicals against Fipronil in learning, memory and motor activity of honey bees

D3202: Postharvest management of the blueberry maggot, Rhagoletis mendax

D3203: The level of histone H3K27 dimethylation is reduced in the fat body of diapausing mosquito Culex pipiens

D3204: Transcriptome profiling reveals sex-specific gene expressions in pupal and adult stages of the mosquito Culex pipiens

D3205: Brood X periodical cicada: An opportunity to introduce entomophagy

D3206: StRoNG Net: undergraduate opportunities in non-model genome research

D3207: Using a book club approach to create a learning community and develop science identity for STEM students during a pandemic

D3208: Forest management during drought events: an effective control method for Sirex nigricornis, a proxy for Sirex noctilio

D3211: Trichoferus campestris, an exotic longhorned borer of unknown impact

D3212: Using a video tracking system to assess intraguild interaction between Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) and Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in soybean

D3213: Attraction of the air potato leaf beetle, Lilioceris cheni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), to volatiles of host plant, Dioscorea bulbifera in wind tunnel

D3215: Chemical defense and immune function in a specialist Lepidoptera

D3216: Identification of a four-component pheromone blend in Ibalia leucospoides, a parasitoid of Sirex noctilio

D3217: Intercropping to enhance constitutive phytochemical defense against insect herbivory

D3219: The influence of predation risk on aphid host plant selection

D3220: Effects of climate variation and nesting traits on sex ratios of adult solitary bees

D3221: Facultative ant mutualism in the rare hops azure butterfly, Celastrina humulus (Lycaenidae)

D3222: Functional traits in bee ecology: A review

D3223: Land cover type and scale influences on urban bee distribution

D3224: Native harvester ant influence on plant species composition and phenology in endangered coastal sage scrub

D3225: Soybean gall midge: understanding adult emergence through artificial rainfall and physical barriers

D3226: Tenebrio molitor frass byproduct as a natural alternative fertilizer for Russian kale Brassica napus and the oilseed, high omega-3 micro-green, Camelina sativa

D3227: Increasing RNAi penetrance in an RNAi recalcitrant pest Bactericera cockerelli by targeting a process or pathway instead of a single gene

D3228: Assessing overwintering survival and range dynamics of redbanded stink bug

D3229: Biological survey of viruses and their insect vectors during the Alabama 2020 and 2021 soybean growing seasons

D3231: Establishment at low densities by crape myrtle bark scale

D3232: Shifts in the temperature dependence of metabolic rate in overwintering bumble bee queens

D3233: Staying grounded: Lowering trap placement increases beet leafhopper capture rate

D3234: Assessing bumble bee niche partitioning along Pikes Peak

D3236: Bee community assemblages in agricultural and natural plots

D3237: Can powerline corridors provide pollinator habitat in a suburban landscape matrix?

D3238: Characterizing wild bee communities and native plants in southeastern blueberry systems

D3241: Phytophagous mites of vineyards in Arequipa, Perú

D3242: Refuge lawn: A partnership for pollinator-friendly lawns in the Southeastern United States

D3244: Variation of pollen mass across species, habitat types, and time

D3245: A nocturnal insect survey of the Maple Swamp in Fern Forest Nature Center, a unique habitat in the greater Everglades system

D3246: Biodiversity of solitary bees in northwestern Montana

D3247: Current distribution of the introduced species Prepona laertes (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Broward County, Florida

D3248: Insect decomposers for assessing ecosystem health and resiliency

D3249: Mosquito population dynamics in Traill County, North Dakota

D3250: Progress of the Broward College Insect Collection (BROW:BCIC): Holdings, goals and current undergraduates research projects

D3251: Integrating diverse data to predict community emergence phenology in aquatic insects

D3252: Mean individual biomass of ground beetles (Carabidae) and forest age

D3253: Survey for Papaipema eryngii at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

D3254: Different techniques for measuring color in dragonflies

D3255: Lack of agonism in Nasutitermes acajutlae between Caribbean islands

D3256: Olfaction and Asphondylia borrichaie: Host fidelity in a sympatrically diverging fly

D3257: Replicating climate conditions from southern Arizona induces ecdysial behaviors in vinegaroons

D3258: The costs of domestication: Comparing wild and lab-reared Lymantria dispar reactions to auditory predation risk

D3259: The effect of climate change on two primitively eusocial bees

D3260: The effects of bacteriophage transfer through trophallaxis within Campanotus pennsylvanicus colonies

D3262: Evaluating transmission and geographical spread of two novel viruses in the invasive air potato vine