Undergrad 10-min Competition: P-IE, IPM

Moderator(s)

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  Paola Sotelo-Cardona, PhD (she/her/hers)

  IPM Educator
  Oregon IPM Center
  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, Oregon
• ER

  Eric Rebek

  OHP
  Mankato, Minnesota

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM - 10:42 AM Pacific

  Aphid attraction by aroma: The chemical ecology of crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia spp.) and crapemyrtle aphid (Tinocallis kahawaluokalani)
  

  Presenting Author: Jaelyn Noel Palmer – Ashland University

  Co-Author: Cynthia Perkovich (she/her/hers) – Ashland University

  Co-Author: Karla M. Addesso – Tennessee State University
• 10:42 AM - 10:54 AM Pacific

  Assessment of pyrethroid susceptibility, parasitism, and biotype variation in alfalfa weevil populations in Nebraska
  

  Presenting Author: Alaida Mumba – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Tanaka Murambi (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Maeve Cavanaugh – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Pin-Chu Lai (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 10:54 AM - 11:06 AM Pacific

  Characterizing the inheritance of Cry2Ab2 resistance in a European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) population from southern Minnesota
  

  Presenting Author: Avery Witherbee – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: Tatum Dwyer (they/them/theirs) – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: Fei Yang – University of Minnesota
• 11:06 AM - 11:18 AM Pacific

  Estimating age through female reproductive status of southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula, for timing pest management practices
  

  Presenting Author: Autumn Ellis – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Lillie Rooney – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Norman Leppla, BCE – University of Florida
• 11:18 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific

  Improving beneficial insect behavior by reducing cannibalism in green lacewing larvae using operant conditioning at multiple life stages in various social settings
  

  Presenting Author: Aidan Wong (he/him/his) – Manhasset Secondary School

  Co-Author: Leijun Chou – Manhasset Secondary School, Science Research Program
• 11:30 AM - 11:42 AM Pacific

  Integration of YOLO11 into scale insect detection and quantification
  

  Presenting Author: Lillian J. Shoemaker – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Minor V. Solano Gutiérrez – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Adam G. Dale – University of Florida
• 11:42 AM - 11:54 AM Pacific

  Methyl benzoate as oviposition deterrent & repellent against spotted wing drosophila in California cherry orchards
  

  Presenting Author: Flint Richard McGrath (he/him/his) – University of California

  Co-Author: Aijun Zhang – USDA-ARS IIBBL

  Co-Author: Jhalendra P. Rijal (he/him/his) – University of California

  Co-Author: Samaneh Sakaki (she/her/hers) – UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
• 11:54 AM - 12:06 PM Pacific

  Testing Lygus hesperus oviposition color preference for laboratory rearing and possible monitoring applications
  

  Presenting Author: Karina X. Li – California Polytechnic State University

  Co-Author: Mohammad Amir Aghaee – Cal Poly Strawberry Center