Insect Pest Pandemics: Bridging Industry and Academia for Global Solutions

Organizer(s)

• AF

  Amanda Furuya (she/her/hers)

  PhD Student
  Entomology and Nematology Department
  University of Florida
  Wimauma, Florida
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  Carolina Tieppo Camarozano (she/her/hers)

  IFAS
  University of Florida
  Belle Glade, Florida
• MM

  Mariana Monteiro de Souza Barros (she/her/hers)

  University of Florida
  Wimauma, Florida
• ER

  Erik Roldan (he/him/his)

  Corteva Agriscience
  Yuma, Arizona

Join leading experts from academia and industry as we tackle the growing challenge of insect pest pandemics. Explore real-world case studies, cutting-edge research, and collaborative strategies to combat emerging threats in agriculture. Gain insights, network with specialists, and leave with actionable solutions to global food security.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Pacific

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Carolina Tieppo Camarozano (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 8:05 AM - 8:15 AM Pacific

  Assessing thrips diversity and diagnosis in leguminous crops across South Florida, Central America, and the Caribbean
  

  Presenting Author: Felipe Barreto Da Silva – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Bruno Rossitto De Marchi – BASF

  Co-Author: Rafaela Ruschel – Eurofins

  Co-Author: Paul Rugman-Jones – University of California Riverside

  Co-Author: Hugh Smith – University of Florida
• 8:15 AM - 8:25 AM Pacific

  After ten generations of spotted lanternfly in the US, what have we learned about its management?
  

  Presenting Author: Julie Urban – Pennsylvania State University
• 8:25 AM - 8:35 AM Pacific

  Assessing IPM tools for sugarcane aphid management in sorghum in Haiti
  

  Presenting Author: Wilfrid Calvin – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Romain Exilien, PhD – University of Florida
• 8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Pacific

  Partnerships for the protection of South Florida's agriculture: Tackling threats to sugarcane and rice
  

  Presenting Author: Julien Beuzelin – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Matthew VanWeelden – University of Florida

  Co-Author: De-Fen Mou (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 8:45 AM - 8:55 AM Pacific

  Break
• 8:55 AM - 9:05 AM Pacific

  Learning to manage emerging and invasive pests together: On-farm trials with growers
  

  Presenting Author: Anna Meszaros – University of Florida

  Co-Author: De-Fen Mou (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Julien Beuzelin – University of Florida
• 9:05 AM - 9:15 AM Pacific

  From invasive crisis to IPM success: Industry–academic partnerships in managing the sweetpotato whitefly pandemic
  

  Presenting Author: Jesse Richardson – Corteva Agriscience

  Co-Author: Peter Ellsworth – University of Arizona
• 9:15 AM - 9:25 AM Pacific

  Bridging gaps: Success stories of BASF's Sefina^® insecticide in addressing insect pest breakouts
  

  Presenting Author: Bruno Rossitto De Marchi – BASF

  Co-Author: Jurith Montag – BASF Agricultural Solutions

  Co-Author: Siddhart Tiwari – BASF Agricultural Solutions
• 9:25 AM - 9:45 AM Pacific

  Panel discussion
• 9:45 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Amanda Mei Furuya (she/her/hers) – University of Florida