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Section Symposium

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Formal and Informal Teaching

The Ecological and Social Dimensions of Pest, Predator, and Pollinator Management in Urban Systems and Green Spaces

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, D133-134, OCC

Oral Presentation

Food production in urban settings is becoming more popular as urban centers expand, and the desire to consume locally sourced food grows. Our symposium will highlight recent work in insect pest and pollinator management in different urban food systems and integrate the ecological and social dimensions of urban farming.

Presentations:

  • 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Pacific
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Tania Kim – Kansas State University

  • 2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Pacific
    Arthropod communities and their ecosystem services on farms across an urbanization gradient

    Presenting Author: Kaitlin Schieuer – Kansas State University

    Co-Author: Tania Kim – Kansas State University

  • 2:25 PM - 2:40 PM Pacific
    Species- and trait-based natural enemy-herbivore networks in urban agroecosystems show similar responses to management and landscape shifts

    Presenting Author: Stacy Philpott – University of California

    Co-Author: Azucena Lucatero – University of California Santa Cruz

    Co-Author: Brenda Lin – CSIRO

    Co-Author: Shalene Jha (she/her/hers) – University of Texas

    Co-Author: Edith Gonzales – University of California, Santa Cruz

    Co-Author: Peter Bichier – University of California, Santa Cruz

    Co-Author: Heidi Liere – Lewis and Clark College

  • 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM Pacific
    Syrphidae (Diptera) communities and their floral associations in urban gardens

    Presenting Author: Nina Miller – Oregon State University

    Co-Author: Scott J. Fitzgerald – PNW Diptera Research Lab

    Co-Author: Lillian F. Langen Swartzendruber – Oregon State University

    Co-Author: Anna Carolyn Perry – Oregon State University

    Co-Author: Leo A. Case – Oregon State University

    Co-Author: Jen J-M. Hayes – Oregon State University

    Co-Author: Kailey N. Legier – Oregon State University

    Co-Author: Gail A. Langellotto – Oregon State University

  • 2:55 PM - 3:15 PM Pacific
    The value of forests for supporting ground-dwelling predator communities in urban greenspaces

    Presenting Author: Kayla I. Perry – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Larry Phelan – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Mary M. Gardiner, M.S., Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

  • 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Pacific
    The multifunctional role of cut flowers in urban gardens

    Presenting Author: Mary Rogers – University of Minnesota

    Co-Author: Isabela Arias – University of Minnesota

    Co-Author: Noah Burley – University of Minnesota

  • 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Pacific
    Frass fertilizer for enhanced circularity in urban food systems

    Presenting Author: Helen Amorim – University of Arkansas

    Co-Author: Amanda Ashworth – USDA

  • 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM Pacific
    Break
  • 4:05 PM - 4:25 PM Pacific
    Socio-ecological factors influence the adoption and value of pollinator gardens across residential landscapes

    Presenting Author: Rachel Mallinger – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Joanna Jaramillo – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Opeyemi Adedoja, Ph.D. – University of Central Arkansas

    Co-Author: Laura Warner (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Colby Silvert – University of Maryland

    Co-Author: Cody Gusto – University of Florida, Gainesville

  • 4:25 PM - 4:40 PM Pacific
    What drives participation in sustainable landscaping programs and their conservation impact?

    Presenting Author: Ellen Danford – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Mary M. Gardiner, M.S., Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

  • 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Pacific
    The role of community science for urban farm insect monitoring and public engagement

    Presenting Author: Kathleen Prudic – University of Arizona

    Co-Author: Natalie A. Melkonoff1 – University of Arizona, eButterfly, Space for Life

    Co-Author: Michelle C. Toshack – Xerces Society

    Co-Author: Theresa Crimmins – USA National Phenology Network, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona

  • 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Pacific
    Utilizing integrated pest and pollinator management strategies to improve bee communities and plant production in urban community gardens

    Presenting Author: Jennifer Noseworthy – Indiana Wesleyan University

    Co-Author: Jacob Buck – Indiana Wesleyan University

    Co-Author: Laura Ingwell (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Brock Harpur – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Rob Jean – Environmental Solutions and Innovations

  • 5:15 PM - 5:35 PM Pacific
    Bug2School: Growing diversity within urban gardens and beyond

    Presenting Author: Carmen Blubaugh – University of Illinois

  • 5:35 PM - 5:50 PM Pacific
    The Bee Urban Growers (BUG) Project: Bringing accessible pollinator management practices and education to urban farming communities

    Presenting Author: Jennifer Roedel – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Karma Kashmir Thomas, M.S. – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Zsofia Szendrei – Michigan State University

  • 5:50 PM - 6:00 PM Pacific
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Tania Kim – Kansas State University