Understanding the Complexity of Arthropod Vector’s Threat to Sustainable Crop Production

Organizer(s)

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  Adekunle Adesanya (he/him/his)

  Research Scientist
  Crop Health RnD
  Corteva Agriscience
  Indianapolis, Indiana
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  Daniel Hasegawa

  Research Entomologist
  USDA-ARS
  Salinas, California

1.State-of-the-art knowledge on the fundamentals of arthropod vectors in agroecosystems.
2..The similarities and uniqueness of different plant-vector systems
3. Holistic understanding of management strategies for arthropod vectors in agroecosystems

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Pacific

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Adekunle Adesanya (he/him/his) – Corteva Agriscience
• 1:35 PM - 1:50 PM Pacific

  Engineering solutions for thrips and Tospovirus control
  

  Presenting Author: Dorith Rotenberg – North Carolina State University
• 1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Pacific

  Ecological drivers of cotton leafroll dwarf virus and the cotton aphid vector in the southeastern U.S.
  

  Presenting Author: Alana Jacobson – Auburn University
• 2:05 PM - 2:20 PM Pacific

  Managing the Asian citrus psyllid: Strategies for vector suppression in citrus
  

  Presenting Author: Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Lukasz Stelinski – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Bryony Bonning (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 2:20 PM - 2:35 PM Pacific

  Cultural strategies for managing thrips and tospoviruses in California
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel Hasegawa – USDA-ARS
• 2:35 PM - 2:45 PM Pacific

  Break
• 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Pacific

  Ecology and management of homopteran insect vectors including whiteflies, and aphids
  

  Presenting Author: Joseph Gonsiorek (they/them/theirs) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Oscar Liburd – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Kendi Muthomi – University of Florida
• 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Pacific

  Ground cover management of X-disease vectors
  

  Presenting Author: Tobin Northfield – Washington State University
• 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Pacific

  Biology and ecology of X-disease and its vectors
  

  Presenting Author: Adrian Marshall – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: William Rodney Cooper – USDA-ARS-Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit

  Co-Author: Scott Harper – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Marco Pitino – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Abigail Clarke – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Tawnee Melton – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Cesar Reyes Corral – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Tobin Northfield – Washington State University
• 3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Pacific

  Break and poster session
• 3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Pacific

  The evolution of crop protection technologies for managing arthropod vectors of agricultural importance
  

  Presenting Author: Adekunle Adesanya (he/him/his) – Corteva Agriscience
• 3:40 PM - 3:55 PM Pacific

  Impact and management of mealybug pests in California
  

  Presenting Author: James Brown – University of California
• 3:55 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific

  Environmental interactions mediated by reservoirs can influence the spread of barley yellow dwarf virus and cereal aphids
  

  Presenting Author: Shirin Parizad – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Atoosa Nikoukar – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Xi Liang – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Arash Rasheed – Virginia Tech
• 4:10 PM - 4:25 PM Pacific

  Discussion
• 4:25 PM - 4:30 PM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel Hasegawa – USDA-ARS