Grad 10-min Competition: P-IE, Entomopathogens

Moderator(s)

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  Jhalendra Rijal (he/him/his)

  Area IPM Advisor
  Agriculture and Natural Resources
  University of California
  Modesto, California
• 

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

  IPM Educator
  Oregon IPM Center
  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, Oregon

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:12 AM Pacific

  Citrus mealybug management for ornamental plants using entomopathogenic nematodes
  

  Presenting Author: Zachary Everson – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: Alanis Ramos-Rodriguez – NC State University

  Co-Author: Steven Frank – North Carolina State University
• 8:24 AM - 8:36 AM Pacific

  Effects of entomopathic nematode exposure on squash root colonization by fungal mutualists
  

  Presenting Author: Skai Peterson – Texas A&M University
• 8:36 AM - 8:48 AM Pacific

  Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi against Phthorimaea operculella eggs and larvae under glasshouse and storage conditions
  

  Presenting Author: Setho Shimmy Sebitsang (he/him/his) – Agricultural Research Council

  Co-Author: Abongile Nxitywa – Agricultural Research Council

  Co-Author: Diedrich Visser – Agricultural Research Council

  Co-Author: Nomakholwa Stokwe – Stellenbosch University
• 8:48 AM - 9:00 AM Pacific

  Endophytic colonization and beauvericin production by Beauveria bassiana in peach (Prunus persica) seedlings : Implications for insect biocontrol
  

  Presenting Author: Sabrina A. Elgar (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Brett Blaauw – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: David Shapiro-Ilan (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Conor Fair – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Dario Chavez – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Caterina Villari – University of Georgia
• 9:00 AM - 9:12 AM Pacific

  Nematode allies? Investigating potential non-target effects of persistent entomopathogenic nematodes on pest and beneficial arthropods
  

  Presenting Author: Pragya Gupta (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

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

  Co-Author: Jose Santiago-Gonzalez – Texas A&M Agrilife

  Co-Author: Dalton Ludwick – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Earl Agpawa – Texas A&M University
• 9:12 AM - 9:24 AM Pacific

  Survey and dose-response of Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporidia: Ovavesiculidae) as a biological control agent for Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Wisconsin vineyards
  

  Presenting Author: Emilie Parkanzky – University of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Christelle Guedot (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin - Madison