Microbial Hitchhikers: Microbe Mediated Insect-plant Interactions in Agricultural Systems

Organizer(s)

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  Christelle Guedot (she/her/hers)

  Faculty
  Entomology
  University of Wisconsin
  Madison, Wisconsin
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  Emilie Parkanzky

  Graduate Student
  University of Wisconsin
  Madison, Wisconsin
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  Fatma Besbes

  Graduate Research Assistant
  Entomology
  University of Wisconsin
  Madison, Wisconsin
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  Elizabeth Hrycyna (she/her/hers)

  Graduate Research Assistant
  Department of Entomology
  University of Wisconsin
  Madison, Wisconsin
• SP

  Sophie Perry (she/her/hers)

  University of Wisconsin
  Madison, Wisconsin

This session will explore how microbes shape insect-plant interactions and influence agroecosystems. Talks will highlight research on microbial-based pest control, disease prevention, and the role of insect vectors in crop health. Learn how using microbial dynamics can refine management strategies and agricultural sustainability.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Pacific

  Improving microbial control strategies as tools for the biological control of insect pests
  

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

  Co-Author: Mike Toews – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: David Shapiro-Ilan (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS
• 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Pacific

  Microbial hitchhikers associated with spotted wing drosophila
  

  Presenting Author: Kelly Hamby (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Kelly Hamby (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Margaret Lewis – The Ohio State University
• 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Pacific

  Influence of microbe-produced odors on the behavior of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) and their use in pest management
  

  Presenting Author: Gregory Loeb – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Doug Cha – U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center

  Co-Author: Robert Raguso – Cornell University
• 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Pacific

  Viral and viroid threats in hemp: Diversity, transmission, and impacts on host and vector biology
  

  Presenting Author: Jinlong Han – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Raiyaa Huntress (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Maria Paula – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Punya Nachappa – Colorado State University
• 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Pacific

  Temporal dynamics of fungal community structure between grape berries and social wasps in vineyard ecosystems
  

  Presenting Author: Fatma Besbes – University of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Christelle Guedot (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Co-Author: Leslie Holland – USDA-ARS
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific

  Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in biogenic volatile-mediated communication during herbivore attack on tomato plants
  

  Presenting Author: Aidee Guzman – University of California

  Co-Author: N Rodriguez – Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Department of Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College

  Co-Author: C Vázquez-González – Misión Biológica de Galicia (CSIC)

  Co-Author: E Bass – Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University

  Co-Author: B Chaudhary – Department of Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College

  Co-Author: A Kessler – Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University

  Co-Author: K Treseder – Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine

  Co-Author: K Mooney – Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine