Grad 10-min Competition: P-IE, Ecology

Moderator(s)

• SR

  Swayamjit Ray (he/him/his)

  Assistant Professor
  Biology
  University of Arkansas
  Little Rock, Arkansas
• SG

  Sandipa Gautam

  UCCE IPM Advisor
  Agriculture and Natural Resource
  University of California
  Exeter, California

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:12 AM Pacific

  A time and place: Assessing the phenology of ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to document and predict the occurrence of peaks of activity in nurseries
  

  Presenting Author: Devin Barry Calpo (they/them/theirs) – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Julie Brindley – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Peter Schultz – Va Tech HRAREC

  Co-Author: Christopher M. Ranger (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Alejandro Del-Pozo – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 8:12 AM - 8:24 AM Pacific

  An ecological niche modeling investigation of the causes of Fagitana littera rarity despite host plant abundance
  

  Presenting Author: Charlotte Jeanne Heinz Hohman (she/her/hers) – Sam Houston State University
• 8:24 AM - 8:36 AM Pacific

  Ground beetle community responses to prairie reconstruction age, Sericea lespedeza invasion, and invasive plant management
  

  Presenting Author: Lily Landre (they/them/theirs) – University of Missouri

  Co-Author: Connor Crouch – USDA Forest Service

  Co-Author: Robbie Doerhoff – Missouri Department of Conservation

  Co-Author: Emily Althoff – University of Missouri
• 8:36 AM - 8:48 AM Pacific

  Impact of emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation on overwintering ash-associated insect communities
  

  Presenting Author: Angela Saenz (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Daniel Gruner – University of Maryland
• 8:48 AM - 9:00 AM Pacific

  Megafauna schmegafauna: A comprehensive evaluation of protections for endangered insects and arachnids across the U.S.
  

  Presenting Author: Wes Walsh (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: Laura Figueroa – University of Massachusetts
• 9:00 AM - 9:12 AM Pacific

  Phosphorus folly: Soil phosphorus rewires top-down control of herbivores in agroecosystems
  

  Presenting Author: Carly Rae Sharp – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: William Snyder – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Carmen Blubaugh – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Kate Cassity-Duffey – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Anny Chung – University of Georgia
• 9:12 AM - 9:24 AM Pacific

  Wilting speed affects drought-herbivore interactions in soybean with consequences for fitness
  

  Presenting Author: Jessica Ayala – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Manish Gautam – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Justin George – United States Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Rupesh Kariyat – University of Arkansas