Grad 10-min Competition: P-IE, Biodiversity

Moderator(s)

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  Louis Nottingham

  Washington State University
  Mount Vernon, Washington
• MD

  Mark Davis

  University of Illinois
  Champaign, Illinois

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM - 10:42 AM Pacific

  A blow-by-blow account of blow fly diversity in agricultural Windsor-Essex
  

  Presenting Author: Anna K. Monson – University of Windsor

  Co-Author: Sherah VanLaerhoven, BCE – University of Windsor
• 10:42 AM - 10:54 AM Pacific

  Bridging biosecurity and biodiversity: Enhancing psyllid (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) surveillance across Australian citrus landscapes
  

  Presenting Author: Michael Louis Edwards, PhD (he/him/his) – La Trobe University

  Co-Author: Mark Blacket – La Trobe University / Agriculture Victoria Research

  Co-Author: Brendan Rodoni – Agriculture Victoria Research

  Co-Author: Jessica Lye – Citrus Australia Ltd.

  Co-Author: Francesco Martoni – Agriculture Victoria Research
• 10:54 AM - 11:06 AM Pacific

  Evaluating impacts of management practices on soil-associated arthropods in northwestern Washington potato-based systems
  

  Presenting Author: Adriana Barsan (they/them/theirs) – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Deirdre Griffin LaHue – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Gabriel LaHue – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Gina Marie Angelella – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Elizabeth Murray – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Louis Nottingham – Washington State University
• 11:06 AM - 11:18 AM Pacific

  Evaluating the influences of straw mulch on the biodiversity of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) communities in potato fields across Idaho
  

  Presenting Author: Andres Vargas – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Armando Falcon-Brindis (he/him/his) – University of Idaho
• 11:18 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific

  Evaluating the role of cut flowers in shaping insect abundance and distribution in high tunnels
  

  Presenting Author: Mst Salma Akter – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Kacie Athey – University of Illinois
• 11:30 AM - 11:42 AM Pacific

  Hoverflies in high tunnel systems: Species richness, seasonal patterns, and landscape influence
  

  Presenting Author: Allison Jihad Zablah – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Laura Ingwell (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
• 11:42 AM - 11:54 AM Pacific

  Insect biodiversity assessment in organic orchards using taxonomy and metabarcoding
  

  Presenting Author: Phillip Callahan – University of California

  Co-Author: Andrea Joyce – University of California

  Co-Author: Toxtli Huitzilopochtli – UC Merced

  Co-Author: Michael Gates (he/him/his) – USDA, ARS, SEL
• 11:54 AM - 12:06 PM Pacific

  Non-target responses to Mormon cricket control measures in southwestern Idaho
  

  Presenting Author: Calla Sopko – Montana State University, Smithsonian Institute

  Co-Author: Olivia Lucas – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Laura Burkle – Montana State University

  Co-Author: Ellen Welti (she/her/hers) – Smithsonian Institute
• 12:06 PM - 12:18 PM Pacific

  Recruiting beneficial insects to high tunnel tomatoes using supplemental floral resources
  

  Presenting Author: Robert Grosdidier – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Laura Ingwell (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
• 12:18 PM - 12:30 PM Pacific

  Supporting natural pest control in hemp with native wildflowers
  

  Presenting Author: Ivy Nicola Thweatt (she/her/hers) – Alabama State University

  Co-Author: Junhuan Xu – Alabama State University

  Co-Author: Muhammad Saleem – Alabama State Univeristy

  Co-Author: Olufemi Ajayi (he/him/his) – Alabama State University