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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

  • 1:55 PM - 2:15 PM Pacific
    Mite be friends, mite be foes: Unraveling interactions in mites and thunderflies

    Presenting Author: Jonah Ulmer – Smithsonian Institute

  • 2:15 PM - 2:35 PM Pacific
    Nuances of Palo verde broom emaravirus-palo verde mite vector biology

    Presenting Author: Raphael Adegbola – University of Arizona

    Co-Author: Dinusha Maheepala – University of Arizona

    Co-Author: Ursula Schuch – University of Arizona

    Co-Author: Judith Brown – University of Arizona

  • 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Pacific
    Association of eriophyid mites with virus-like symptoms on taxonomically diverse plant hosts

    Presenting Author: John Hammond – United States Department of Agriculture

    Co-Author: Austin Fife – United States Department of Agriculture

    Co-Author: Andrew Ulsamer – USDA

    Co-Author: Ronald Ochoa – USDA-ARS

  • 2:55 PM - 3:15 PM Pacific
    Eriophyid mite morphology more than what the wind catch

    Presenting Author: Ronald Ochoa – USDA-ARS

    Co-Author: Marcello De Giosa – University of Florida

    Co-Author: James Amrine – West Virginia University

    Co-Author: Austin Fife – United States Department of Agriculture

    Co-Author: Alexandra Revynthi – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Andrew Ulsamer – USDA

    Co-Author: Jason Mottern – USDA

  • 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Pacific
    Break
  • 3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Pacific
    Glandular trichome damage associated with hemp russet mites on CBD hemp inflorescences

    Presenting Author: Raul T. Villanueva – University of Kentucky

    Co-Author: Zenaida Viloria – University of Kentucky

    Co-Author: Ronald Ochoa – USDA-ARS

  • 3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Pacific
    Contributing to Kiefer's legacy: Updating the an Illustrated guide to plant abnormalities

    Presenting Author: Austin Fife – United States Department of Agriculture

    Co-Author: Marcello De Giosa – University of Florida

    Co-Author: James Amrine – West Virginia University

    Co-Author: John Hammond – United States Department of Agriculture

    Co-Author: Ronald Ochoa – USDA-ARS

  • 4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Pacific
    High-throughput virome profiling of brevipalpus mites reveals geographic patterns and novel viruses

    Presenting Author: Aline Tassi – 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)

  • 4:35 PM - 4:55 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 - 5:15 PM Pacific
    Observations on a bizarre new mite family from Chile (Acari: Acariformes: Heterostigmatina)

    Presenting Author: Cal Welbourn – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

    Co-Author: Ronald Ochoa – USDA-ARS

  • 5:15 PM - 5:20 PM Pacific
    Closing remarks

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