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Member Symposium

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Systematic Entomology Laboratory Highlights on Mite/Insect/Vector and Parasitic Associations

Sunday, November 9, 2025
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, C120-122, OCC

Oral Presentation

Explore the global challenges and innovative solutions surrounding parasitic and vector mites in this session. Experts will share diverse perspectives on the latest research, emerging technologies, and applied methodologies. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the ecological and socio-political impacts of mite-related diseases.

Presentations:

  • 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Pacific
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Orlando Combita-Heredia, PhD (he/him/his) – Columbus State Community College

  • 1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Pacific
    New mites in tropical and subtropical fruit crops in the USA

    Presenting Author: Daniel Carrillo – University of Florida

  • 2:55 PM - 3:15 PM Pacific
    Break
  • 3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Pacific
    High-throughput virome profiling of brevipalpus mites reveals geographic patterns and novel viruses

    Presenting Author: Aline Daniele Tassi (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Pedro Ramos González – Instituto Biológico de São Paulo

    Co-Author: Daniel Gonzalez Ibeas – Instituto Biológico de São Paulo

    Co-Author: Laura Rossetto – Instituto Biológico de São Paulo

    Co-Author: Juliana Freitas-Astúa – Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)

  • 4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Pacific
    Discovering the unseen: Insights into internal morphology and feeding adaptations of three novel soft tick species in the genus Ogadenus through synchrotron-based CT-scanning

    Presenting Author: Orlando Combita-Heredia, PhD (he/him/his) – Columbus State Community College

    Co-Author: Ronel Pienaar – ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute

    Co-Author: Ben Mans – ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute

  • 4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Pacific
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Orlando Combita-Heredia, PhD (he/him/his) – Columbus State Community College