Grad 10-min Competition: P-IE, Biocontrol

Moderator(s)

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  Kaushalya Amarasekare (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Agricultural Sciences and Engineering
  Tennessee State University
  Nashville, Tennessee
• 

  Keshava Mysore (he/him/his)

  Asst. Research Professor
  Medical and Molecular Biology
  Indiana University
  South Bend, Indiana

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:12 AM Pacific

  Assessment of two commercially reared biological control agents for the control of the invasive Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
  

  Presenting Author: David J. Rivera (he/him/his) – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Jason Bielski – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Alejandro Del-Pozo – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 8:12 AM - 8:24 AM Pacific

  Combining synthetic predator and prey pheromones for integrated Colorado potato beetle management
  

  Presenting Author: Laura K. Martinez (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Jennifer Thaler – Cornell University
• 8:24 AM - 8:36 AM Pacific

  Evaluating the effect of biological control strategies against wheat stem sawfly (Cephus cinctus) in Colorado wheat
  

  Presenting Author: Venkatesh Padimi – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Adam Osterholzer – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Erika Peirce – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Jeffrey Bradshaw – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Pin-Chu Lai (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Peter J.A. Kleinman – USDA-ARS Center for Agricultural Resources Research

  Co-Author: Grace L. Miner – USDA-ARS Center for Agricultural Resources Research

  Co-Author: Tatyana Rand – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Punya Nachappa – Colorado State University
• 8:36 AM - 8:48 AM Pacific

  Novel pest management using bacterial metabolites in pecan
  

  Presenting Author: Shane Moran (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Shaohui Wu – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: David Shapiro-Ilan (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS
• 8:48 AM - 9:00 AM Pacific

  Optimizing insectary plants selection for enhancing natural enemies in bean production
  

  Presenting Author: Pragya Kiju (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Tom Bilbo – Clemson University
• 9:00 AM - 9:12 AM Pacific

  Population dynamics and ecological drivers of the naturalized weevil Ochyromera ligustri: A potential biological control agent of invasive Ligustrum sinense
  

  Presenting Author: Brandi Hazard Misiaszek – Louisiana State University

  Co-Author: Rodrigo Diaz (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University

  Co-Author: Amy Roda – USDA
• 9:12 AM - 9:24 AM Pacific

  Scented sentinels: Investigating the role of lady beetle odor cues in aphid pest management
  

  Presenting Author: Mahendra Pawar – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Sara Hermann – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Jessica Kansman (she/her/hers) – Montana State University
• 9:36 AM - 9:48 AM Pacific

  The role of honeydew in ladybug (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) attraction to Melanaphis sorghi
  

  Presenting Author: Lily Margeson (they/them/theirs) – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Raul Medina – Texas A&M University