Indigenous Perspectives on Entomological Research Across Generations

Organizer(s)

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  Willow Lovecky (she/her/hers)

  PhD Student
  Environmental Sciences
  University of Virginia
  Charlottesville, Virginia
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  Melissa Reed

  Oklahoma State University
  Stillwater, Oklahoma
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  Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas (she/they)

  PhD Student
  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  Cornell University
  Ithaca, New York
• SW

  Sky Wildcat

  Advancing Indigenous People in STEM
  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• DM

  Daniel Marshall

  Washington State University
  Pullman, Washington

This symposium highlights the diverse contributions of Indigenous and tribal-adjacent scholars across all career stages in entomology. Featuring a broad scope, we will showcase innovative research in arthropod science and present ongoing research on topics relevant to tribal communities, including public health and education.

Presentations:

• 9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Pacific

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Willow Lovecky (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
• 9:35 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific

  Enemies or allies? Entomopathogenic nematodes increase terpene aldehyde production in cotton roots
  

  Presenting Author: Adriane Fifield (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Anjel M. Helms – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Charles Suh – USDA-ARS, ICCDRU
• 9:50 AM - 10:05 AM Pacific

  Understanding soil particle size and bulk density preferences of the mining bee, Anthophora abrupta (Apidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Willow Lovecky (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
• 10:05 AM - 10:20 AM Pacific

  Caring for our insect kin the ANTie way: Applying critical indigenous perspectives in entomology
  

  Presenting Author: Cheyenne I. Reuben-Thomas (she/they) – Cornell University
• 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM Pacific

  Reimagining biocollections by and for indigenous communities: Give our kin back and let us lead
  

  Presenting Author: Leke Hutchins – Arizona State University
• 10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Pacific

  Break
• 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM Pacific

  Poster session
• 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM Pacific

  Characterization of gut microbiomes among New York City cockroaches
  

  Presenting Author: Kate Olivia Montana – American Museum of Natural History
• 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM Pacific

  Do carbon dioxide-baited traps increase local lone star tick abundance?
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel Marshall – Washington State University
• 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM Pacific

  Xindoco: The significance of edible leafcutter ants in Oaxaca's indigenous culture and ecology
  

  Presenting Author: Leonela Bolanos – California Polytechnic State University
• 11:50 AM - 11:55 AM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Willow Lovecky (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia