Connecting Legacy and Innovation in Stored Product Entomology to Promote Global Food Security

Organizer(s)

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  Scott O'Neal (he/him/his)

  Director of Research and Development
  FSS, Inc.
  Carmel, Indiana
• DS

  Deanna Scheff

  USDA-ARS
  Manhattan, Kansas

The challenge of protecting stored products from pest infestations has long been an integral part of entomology. Join us as we bridge the gap between time-tested methods and forward-thinking solutions, fostering a collective commitment to safeguarding food security across the globe.

Presentations:

• 9:30 AM - 9:33 AM Pacific

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Scott T. O'Neal (he/him/his) – FSS, Inc.
• 9:33 AM - 9:57 AM Pacific

  Successful IPM for stored products: A history of time-tested tools and potential for recent innovations
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas Phillips – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: David Hagstrum
• 9:57 AM - 10:09 AM Pacific

  Omics-based methods for identifying mechanisms of stress tolerance in stored product insects
  

  Presenting Author: Erin Scully – USDA-ARS
• 10:09 AM - 10:21 AM Pacific

  New automated traps for real-time monitoring of nonquarantine and quarantined stored product insects
  

  Presenting Author: William Morrison – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Matthew Hetherington – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Jacqueline Maille – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Joseph Castaldi – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Jennifer Abshire – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Christos Athanassiou (he/him/his) – University of Thessaly

  Co-Author: Thomas Phillips – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Alison Gerken – USDA-ARS
• 10:21 AM - 10:33 AM Pacific

  The use of imaging and sensors in stored product entomology: Past success builds future innovation
  

  Presenting Author: Alison Gerken – USDA-ARS
• 10:33 AM - 10:45 AM Pacific

  USDA-ARS update on phytosanitary approaches to control stored product insect pests
  

  Presenting Author: Spencer Walse – USDA-ARS
• 10:45 AM - 10:57 AM Pacific

  Advances in hermetic bag technology for postharvest protection
  

  Presenting Author: Dieudonne Baributsa – Purdue University
• 10:57 AM - 11:09 AM Pacific

  Closed loop fumigation: Successful for over 40 years
  

  Presenting Author: Edmond Bonjour – Oklahoma State University
• 11:09 AM - 11:21 AM Pacific

  Navigating the regulatory path through research and development to sustain fumigant use, an essential tool for the global food supply and biosecurity
  

  Presenting Author: Suresh Prabhakaran – Douglas Products
• 11:21 AM - 11:33 AM Pacific

  The next chapter in Plodia interpunctella mating disruption: Using collaborative research to lead us to advanced integrated pest management techniques
  

  Presenting Author: James F. Miller, ACE – Trece Inc.

  Co-Author: Jessica Lindenmayer, BCE – Trece Inc.
• 11:33 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific

  Keys to a successful fumigation
  

  Presenting Author: Todd Wilhelm – UPL
• 11:45 AM - 11:57 AM Pacific

  What is the role of fumigation in modern food safety?
  

  Presenting Author: Peter Mueller – FSS, Inc.

  Co-Author: Scott T. O'Neal (he/him/his) – FSS, Inc.
• 11:57 AM - 12:27 PM Pacific

  Panel discussion
• 12:27 PM - 12:30 PM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Scott T. O'Neal (he/him/his) – FSS, Inc.