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Section Symposium

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Insects as Agents and Beneficiaries of Restoration in Highly Degraded Habitats

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, E143-144, OCC

Oral Presentation

Humans have transformed three quarters of the terrestrial biosphere. In the face of sustainability challenges, restoring degraded landscapes is a global priority. Here, we explore insects’ connections to restoration from two complementary perspectives: how they benefit from ecosystem restoration/recovery, and how they can be used as tools in this process.

Presentations:

  • 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Pacific
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Nathan Haan – University of Kentucky

  • 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM Pacific
    Roadsides as pollinator habitat: The promises and perils of roadside restorations

    Presenting Author: Ashley Darst – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Tim Mitchell – University of Minnesota

    Co-Author: Lindsey Kemmerling – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Emilie Snell-Rood – University of Minnesota

    Co-Author: Nick Haddad – Michigan State University

  • 9:55 AM - 10:10 AM Pacific
    Extent, impact, and restoration of lead polluted urban greenspaces for butterflies and other insects

    Presenting Author: Lindsey Kemmerling – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Emilie Snell-Rood – University of Minnesota

  • 10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Pacific
    Bumble bees in restored tallgrass prairie

    Presenting Author: Jade Kochanski – University of Wisconsin

    Co-Author: Stephanie L. McFarlane – University of Wisconsin

    Co-Author: Claudio Gratton – University of Wisconsin

  • 10:25 AM - 10:40 AM Pacific
    Does the surrounding land affect the bee community in prairie strips?

    Presenting Author: Abigail Miller – Iowa State University

    Co-Author: Tim Youngquist – Iowa State University

    Co-Author: Matthew E O’Neal – Iowa State University

  • 10:40 AM - 10:55 AM Pacific
    Break
  • 10:55 AM - 11:10 AM Pacific
    Quantifying natural enemy activity along a heat gradient in a legacy city

    Presenting Author: Erika Wright – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Christopher Riley – Bartlett Tree Expert Company

    Co-Author: Ellen Danford – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Mary M. Gardiner, M.S., Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

  • 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Pacific
    Understanding the legacy of mining and reclamation on insect communities and ecosystem function

    Presenting Author: Frances Sivakoff – The Ohio State University

  • 11:25 AM - 11:40 AM Pacific
    Leveraging dung beetles to restore degraded soils

    Presenting Author: Nathan Haan – University of Kentucky

  • 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM Pacific
    Hidden in plain sight: Opportunities to restore degraded farmland to perennial grasslands for biodiversity conservation

    Presenting Author: Nick Haddad – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Annabelle McCarthy – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Alice Puchalsky – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Jamie Smith – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Lindsey Kemmerling – Michigan State University