Applications of Species Occupancy Models to Insect Population Research and Monitoring

Organizer(s)

• CO

  Clint Otto (he/him/his)

  US Geological Survey
  Jamestown, North Dakota
• HW

  Hollis Woodard (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  University of California
  Riverside, California

Do entomologists care about imperfect detection when collecting species presence/absence data? Occupancy models have been widely applied to vertebrate research but have seen limited application in entomology. This symposium will demonstrate the utility of occupancy models to entomological research and monitoring and serve as a catalyst for future applications.

Presentations:

• 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Pacific

  Harnessing community science to estimate native bumble bee distributions and monitor occupancy trends
  

  Presenting Author: Staci Amburgey (she/her/hers) – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

  Co-Author: Taylor Cotten – WDFW Department of Fish and Wildlife

  Co-Author: Julie Combs – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

  Co-Author: Joel Sauder – Idaho Fish Game

  Co-Author: Molly Martin – Xerces Society

  Co-Author: Rich Hatfield – Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

  Co-Author: Sarina Jepsen – Xerces Society
• 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Pacific

  Using occupancy-detection models to reconstruct historical butterfly and moth communities in the face of global change
  

  Presenting Author: Vaughn Shirey – Florida Museum of Natural History
• 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific

  Occupancy surveys and uncovering range-wide patterns of gall wasp diversity in oaks
  

  Presenting Author: Lily F. Durkee – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Ian Pearse – US Geological Survey
• 3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Pacific

  Break
• 3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Pacific

  Measuring pollinator populations using environmental DNA and net-derived observations within an integrated occupancy modelling framework
  

  Presenting Author: Rodney Richardson – Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.

  Co-Author: Karen Goodell (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
• 4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Pacific

  Using pilot data to inform the design of a monitoring program for Bombus affinis
  

  Presenting Author: Oscar G. Martinez Lopez, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California

  Co-Author: Kristen Ellis – US Geological Survey

  Co-Author: Hollis Woodard (she/her/hers) – University of California

  Co-Author: Ian Pearse – US Geological Survey
• 4:35 PM - 4:40 PM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Hollis Woodard (she/her/hers) – University of California