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Member Symposium

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Innovations in IPM: Celebrating the Legacy of Bill Hutchison

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, D139-140, OCC

Oral Presentation

This symposium honors Dr. William (Bill) Hutchison, one of the most productive entomologists to work in the area of plant-insect ecosystems. This session will feature current research and extension work from some of Bill’s successful mentees and collaborators. The symposium will include presenters from different stages in Bill’s career.

Presentations:

  • 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Pacific
    Expanding the boundaries of IPM: Some observations on the multi-faceted career of Dr. Bill Hutchison

    Presenting Author: Steve Naranjo – USDA-ARS

  • 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific
    Mitigating invasive plant pest movement: A career of innovation and adventures with Plant Protection and Quarantine

    Presenting Author: David Bartels – USDA-APHIS

  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Pacific
    Bill-ing a future of Bt success through Hutchison's impact on efficacy and resistance management

    Presenting Author: Dominic Reisig – North Carolina State University

  • 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Pacific
    The importance of nutritional ecology in IPM

    Presenting Author: Carrie Deans – University of Alabama

  • 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Pacific
    Break
  • 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM Pacific
    Responding to new pest challenges as an extension entomologist

    Presenting Author: Robert L. Koch (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota

  • 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    The art of happiness while doing research: Lessons from Dr. Hutchison

    Presenting Author: Silvana Paula-Moraes – West Florida Research and Education Center

  • 3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Pacific
    Pesticide-treated seeds, water quality, and integrated pest management

    Presenting Author: Theresa Cira – Minnesota Department of Agriculture

  • 3:35 PM - 3:50 PM Pacific
    The integrated approach: Recognizing the importance of monitoring and phenology in pest management

    Presenting Author: Dominique Ebbenga – Valent Biosciences

  • 3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Symposium conclusions

    Presenting Author: William Hutchison – University of Minnesota