Innovations in Integrated Pest Management to Protect Beneficial Insects

Organizer(s)

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  Hongmei Li-Byarlay (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Central State University
  Wilberforce, Ohio
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  Muhammad Haseeb (he/him/his)

  Associate Professor of Entomology/Center Director
  Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
  Tallahassee, Florida

We aim to attract attendees from academia, extension, industry, and government. Our session offers actionable insights and expert discussions on pollinator-friendly pest management.

Presentations:

• 9:30 AM - 9:33 AM Pacific

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Hongmei Li-Byarlay (she/her/hers) – Central State University
• 9:33 AM - 9:45 AM Pacific

  Opportunities in watermelon: Drive-row enhancement for beneficial arthropod conservation
  

  Presenting Author: Josh Grant (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Bodie Pennisi, PhD – The University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Timothy Coolong – University of Georgia, Athens Campus

  Co-Author: Jason Schmidt – University of Georgia
• 9:45 AM - 9:57 AM Pacific

  Innovative strategies for strengthening biological control and IPM in citrus
  

  Presenting Author: Jawwad Qureshi – University of Florida
• 9:57 AM - 10:09 AM Pacific

  Sustainable Varroa control: Investigating the impact of queen caging on mite dynamics and colony health
  

  Presenting Author: Hongmei Li-Byarlay (she/her/hers) – Central State University

  Co-Author: Danielle Kroh – Central State University

  Co-Author: Hongmei Li-Byarlay (she/her/hers) – Central State University
• 10:09 AM - 10:21 AM Pacific

  Working toward developing the non-chemical methods of insect pest management
  

  Presenting Author: Simon Zebelo – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Simon Zebelo – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Tigist Tolosa – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Kimberly Okpah – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Asim Ahmed – University of Maryland
• 10:21 AM - 10:36 AM Pacific

  Break and poster session
• 10:21 AM - 10:36 AM Pacific

  Enhancing the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes for improved biological control
  

  Presenting Author: Jermaine D. Perier (he/him/his) – Mississippi State University

  Co-Author: Jermaine D. Perier (he/him/his) – Mississippi State University

  Co-Author: Fatma Kaplan – Pheronym, Inc

  Co-Author: Mike Toews – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: David Shapiro-Ilan (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS
• 10:36 AM - 10:48 AM Pacific

  Recruiting refuge crops to protect beneficial Insects for effective IPM in the specialty crops in North Florida
  

  Presenting Author: Muhammad Haseeb (he/him/his) – Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
• 10:48 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific

  Linking arthropod biodiversity and weed communities in organic and ecologically-intensified agroecosystems
  

  Presenting Author: Coy St Clair, III – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Coy St Clair, III – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Hira Poudel (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

  Co-Author: W Johnson – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Julie Young – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Christian Krupke – Purdue University
• 11:00 AM - 11:12 AM Pacific

  Integrated pest management (IPM) in Brazil: Efficiency with sustainability of biological control
  

  Presenting Author: Marcus Alvarenga Soares – Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
• 11:12 AM - 11:22 AM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Muhammad Haseeb (he/him/his) – Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University