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10-min: MUVE, Mosquito Biology

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Other Urban and Stored Product Pests

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Public Health

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Tick Control and Surveillance

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Urban Pest Control, Bedbugs and Cockroaches

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Urban Pest Control, Hymenoptera

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Urban Pest Control: Termites

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Vector Biology and Forensic Entomology of Higher Flies

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Vector Control: Mosquitoes

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Vector Surveillance: Mosquitoes

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Veterinary Entomology: Ectoparasites

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: MUVE, Veterinary Entomology: Flies

MUVE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: PBT, Behavior and Chemical Ecology

PBT

10-Minute Paper

10-min: PBT, Development and Physiology

PBT

10-Minute Paper

10-min: PBT, Molecular and Cellular Biology

PBT

10-Minute Paper

10-min: PBT, New Approaches for Research and Pest Management

PBT

10-Minute Paper

10-min: PBT, Pollinator Health and Physiology

PBT

10-Minute Paper

10-min: PBT, Toxicology and Insecticide Resistance

PBT

10-Minute Paper

10-min: P-IE, Behavior

P-IE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: P-IE, Biocontrol

P-IE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: P-IE, Ecology

P-IE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: P-IE, Horticultural IPM

P-IE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: P-IE, Invasive Species

P-IE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: P-IE, IPM

P-IE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: P-IE, Pollinators and Pollination

P-IE

10-Minute Paper

10-min: SysEB, Biodiversity, Biogeography and Speciation

SysEB

10-Minute Paper

10-Min: SysEB, Biodiversity, Conservation and Pollination

SysEB

10-Minute Paper

10-min: SysEB, Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Molecular Biology

SysEB

10-Minute Paper

10-min: SysEB, Ecology and Behavior

SysEB

10-Minute Paper

10-min: SysEB, Education, Extension, and Public Outreach

SysEB

10-Minute Paper

10-min: SysEB, Morphology, Taxonomy, and Evolution

SysEB

10-Minute Paper

10-min: SysEB, Phylogenetics

SysEB

10-Minute Paper

10-min: SysEB, Social Insects

SysEB

10-Minute Paper

10-min: SysEB, Symbionts and Microbes

SysEB

10-Minute Paper

ACE Review Course
Organizer: Willet Hossfeld – Entomological Society of America
Workshop

Advances in German Cockroach Biology and Management
Organizer: Changlu Wang
Organizer: Chow-Yang Lee, BCE – University of California, Riverside
Organizer: Michael K. Rust
The German cockroach is one of the most common indoor pests in the world. In this symposium, top researchers and pest management industry leader will provide a review of the advances in German cockroach research and management.

MUVE

Section Symposium

Aquatic Invertebrates in a Metacommunity Framework: Linking Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems
Organizer: Margaret Elizabeth Hartman
Organizer: William O. Lamp – University of Maryland
Organizer: Kelly McIntyre – Virginia Tech
Organizer: Sally Entrekin – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Organisms living in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems are highly connected through nutrient exchange and food web linkages. These linkages can be best explained by looking at the local community as an extension of a larger metacommunity. This symposium will showcase diverse studies that examine the importance of the aquatic-terrestrial interface.
Member Symposium

Arthropod Saliva: Role in Blood Feeding and Pathogen Transmission
Organizer: Eric Calvo
Saliva from blood feeding arthropods represents a vast resource of bioactive compounds that facilitate feeding, potentiate pathogen transmission and can be targeted as vaccines against vector-borne diseases. This symposium will bring together vector biologists to explore new areas of investigation in the field of arthropod saliva under a single meeting.
Member Symposium

As Above, So Below and As Within, So Without? Re-visiting the Role of Traditional Field Entomology/ecology in the Age of “Omics”
Organizer: Harit K. Bal – Bayer Crop Science
Organizer: Matthew J. Grieshop
This symposium is intended to increase awareness current advances in traditional field entomology techniques and integration of “Omics” and traditional field entomology to understand critical questions in field entomological research. We propose to have 5 speakers with diverse background in field entomological research.
Member Symposium

Building the Capacity of Insect Scientists: The Role of African Regional Postgraduate Program in Insect Science (ARPPIS)
Organizer: Clement Akotsen-Mensah – Lincoln University
Organizer: Caroline N. FOBA – Huazhong Agricultural University
The symposium will involve: A 10-minute presentation and 2 minutes of questions A total of 8 presentations will be made There will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions about African Pest problems and the way forward
Member Symposium

Chemical and Microbial Ecology of Disease Vectors
Organizer: Baldwyn Torto – International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
The symposium proposes to highlight changing trends in transmission ecology of vector-borne diseases, and ecological perspective of the vectors in light of the influence on pathogen transmission success and harnessing in the development of surveillance and control against vector-borne diseases in line with section on Medical Urban and Veterinary Entomology.

MUVE

Section Symposium

Crop Mycotoxins and Their Association with Insects: Impact on Food and Feed Safety and Insect Control Decisions
Organizer: William J. Moar
Organizer: Matthew W. Carroll – Bayer Crop Science
Organizer: John Vicini
Natural infestations of pathogenic fungi producing mammalian mycotoxins is an increasing challenge to control, especially fungi relying partly on insect feeding damage for tissue entry. This proposed symposium will discuss the mycotoxin situation, relationships with insects and feeding damage, and control strategies that may fit in a sustainable cropping system.
Member Symposium

Current Advances in Acarology
Organizer: Monica A. Farfan – Colorado State University
Organizer: Lorena Lopez – University of Florida
The Current Advances in Acarology symposium highlights presenters from all over the world whose research focuses on mites and ticks. Student researchers are a large component of the invited speakers, and all speakers present innovative applied and/or theoretical acarological research. This symposium organized by the Acarological Society of America.
Member Symposium

Diversity of Genomic Applications across Entomological Disciplines
Organizer: Brad Coates – USDA - ARS
Organizer: Monica Poelchau – USDA-ARS
The breadth of genomics research with the entomological community encompasses a variety of novel research approaches by those with a diversity of perspectives, interests, and expertise. These strengths link us together in the quest to uncover genomic mechanisms underlying the equally great diversity present among the arthropods we study.
Member Symposium

DoD Entomology: More Than Just Mosquitoes!
Organizer: Erica J. Lindroth, BCE
Organizer: Gabriela Zollner – Armed Forces Pest Management Board
Most entomologists are familiar with the Department of Defense (DoD) mission to prevent mosquito-borne disease. However, DoD entomologists have a wider mission that includes management of pests such as cockroaches, invasive species control, preservation of endangered species, and veterinary entomology.
Member Symposium

Drosophila Interactions for All — From Endosymbionts to Ecosystems
Organizer: Kelly A. Hamby – University of Maryland
Organizer: Jana Collatz
Drosophila are models for research questions at scales from cellular to ecosystem, and have contributed to our understanding of genetics, immunity, endosymbionts, insect-fungal interactions, and parasitism. This symposium highlights the work of scientists who use Drosophila as models for species interactions, with the goal of stimulating interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations.

P-IE

Section Symposium

Ecology, Epidemiology, and Management of Whiteflies and Whitefly-transmitted Viruses in the United States
Organizer: Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan
Organizer: Alvin M. Simmons
Organizer: Allen J. Moore, PhD
Member Symposium

Environmental Entomology and Journal of Economic Entomology Awards and Overview
Organizer: Melody A. Keena
Organizer: Therese M. Poland
Organizer: Michael J. Brewer
Organizer: Frank Zalom – University of California-Davis
Organizer: Nan-Yao Su
Organized meeting to highlight what Environmental Entomology and Journal of Economic Entomology are doing under their new leadership. Also, showcase the People's Choice and Editor's Choice award winners for each journal. Runners up will also have poster presentations on their papers that were nominated.
Organized Meeting

Evaluating Sublethal Effects of Agrochemicals on Pollinators
Organizer: Jon F. Harrison – Arizona State University
Organizer: Adrian L. Fisher, II – Arizona State University

PBT

Section Symposium

Farm to Fork: Linking Biology of Postharvest Insects to their Management
Organizer: Alison Renae Gerken
Organizer: Rob Morrison – USDA-ARS
Post-harvest losses amount to billions of USD each year. Management of pests that may cause a substantial portion of these losses is critical for food security, while understanding their biology significantly contributes to IPM. Presentations here will focus on linking biology to management in postharvest insect pest species.
Member Symposium

Fostering Diversity in Entomology
Organizer: Mamoudou Setamou – Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center
Organizer: Joseph Disi
Organizer: Barbara A. Amoah
The topics to be covered include strengthening and sustaining diversity in an academic setting, importance of providing mentorship for young scientists, women in leadership, including tips on how to foster diversity, equity and inclusions in Entomology.
Program Symposium

From Rum Stills to Cotton Gins and Head Lettuce to Head Lice: The Remarkable Development of Spinosad for All
Organizer: Marc L. Fisher
Organizer: Brian Bret – Corteva Agriscience
Organizer: Amanda Jacobson – Corteva Agriscience
The symposium explores how individuals, with a passion to change the world, can break down barriers and challenge current ways of thinking. Spinosad shifted how the industry saw crop protection biologicals/organics, impacted our thinking of resistance management, and opened new opportunities for biologicals/organics in agricultural and non-agricultural settings.
Member Symposium

Getting Insects in the Classroom: How to Promote and Support Public School Programs on Entomology
Organizer: Kara Ladle
This symposium takes an honest look at what works (and what doesn't) in creating a program that successfully integrates the state science standards and entomology seamlessly into lesson plans, labs and hands-on activities that enrich classrooms in urban, rural and suburban communities.
Member Symposium

Got Bugs? Effective Messaging when Arthropods are Uninvited Houseguests
Organizer: Faith M. Oi
Organizer: Tamra Reall – University of Missouri Extension
A fact of life, or heebie jeebies? Our homes are our castles, but they are also habitats for many arthropods. To the non-entomologist, encounters with multi-legged critters are scary, inconvenient, and expensive. Conveying clear, jargon-free, research-based messaging is essential when interacting with the public, especially when they find uninvited houseguests.
Member Symposium

Grad 10-min: MUVE, Forensic Entomology, Muscoid Flies

MUVE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: MUVE, Hymenopera, Spiders

MUVE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: MUVE, Surveillance, Sampling, Management

MUVE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: MUVE, Ticks

MUVE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: MUVE, Urban, Stored Product Pests

MUVE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: MUVE, Vector Ecology, Genetics

MUVE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: MUVE, Vector-Microbe and Disease Associations

MUVE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: PBT, Behavior, Ecology, Climate Change

PBT

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: PBT, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physiology

PBT

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: PBT, Insecticide Resistance, Toxicology

PBT

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: PBT, Pollinators 1

PBT

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: PBT, Pollinators 2

PBT

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: PBT, Toxicology, Management

PBT

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: PBT, Vector Biology

PBT

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Behavioral Ecology 1

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Behavioral Ecology 2

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Biocontrol 1

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Biocontrol 2

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Biocontrol 3

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Chemical Ecology 1

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Chemical Ecology 2

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Climate Change

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Conservation Ecology

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Ecology 1

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Ecology 2

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Extension and Outreach

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Host Plant Resistance

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Invasive Species

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, IPM Field Crops 1

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, IPM Field Crops 2

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, IPM Horticulture 1

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, IPM Horticulture 2

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Molecular and Novel Tools

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Pollinators 1

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Pollinators 2

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Pollinators 3

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, Vectors of Plant Disease

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Behavior

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Biodiversity

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Climate Change and Biogeography

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Ecology

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Evolution 1

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Evolution 2

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Genomics

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Social Insect Genetics

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Social Insects

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Symbionts

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Greenhouse Arthropod Management: Encompassing Past Experiences and Challenging Future Expectations
Organizer: John Sanderson – Cornell University
Organizer: Catharine M. Mannion
Greenhouse production of ornamental and food crops requires strong integrated pest management approaches. New pests, crops, and opportunities in greenhouse production continue to challenge traditional management. Integrating past strategies with new methods and ideas will provide improved sustainable management and increase potential opportunities for the future.
Member Symposium

Hyper-Effective Outreach: How Entomology Blossoms Outside The Academic Sphere Through The Ant Keeping Hobby
Organizer: Armando Rosario-Lebron – United States Department of Agriculture
Organizer: Kendrick Hikaru Nakamura – Antscihub.com, /r/Antkeeping, Discord.gg/Antkeeping
Hello from the other side! Join us to learn how the hobbyist ant-keeping community is one of the largest untapped resources in entomology today, what we've achieved, how to work with us and the massive potential for outreach, teaching and even scientific discovery.
Member Symposium

Immunology for All
Organizer: Yan Yan
Organizer: Michael R. Strand

PBT

Section Symposium

Impact of Evolving Regulations on Commercialization of Genetically Modified Pest Control Products
Organizer: Anilkumar Gowda – Bayer CropScience
Organizer: Betiana Parody – Seeds Traits & Regulatory LATAM; Syngenta Group
Process of registering genetically modified crops has changed over time. Some changes enabled quicker approvals (ex: Extension process by USDA, shared safety assessment between HC and FS-ANZ) while others need review. This symposium brings regulators, academics and industry-associations to have informed discussions regarding future regulations.

PBT

Section Symposium

Impacts of Pesticide Toxicity in Agroecosystems – Implications on Physiology, Behavior and Population Dynamics of Pests and Pollinators
Organizer: Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu – Mississippi State University
Organizer: Neelendra Joshi – University of Arkansas
The section symposium holistically looks into the impacts of pesticides on agroentomology. We look forward to bringing together a diverse group of researchers to share an inclusive perspective on various molecular, biochemical and physiological trends in agroecosystems and studying the impacts of xenobiotics on pests, pollinators and beneficial insects.

PBT

Section Symposium

Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) for All
Organizer: Scott William Ludwig
Organizer: Graham P. Head
Organizer: Caydee E. Savinelli
Organizer: Hector Portillo – FMC Corporation
Organizer: Kevin Langdon – Syngenta
Organizer: Patricia Prasifka – Corteva Agriscience
Organizer: Adrian J. Duehl – Bayer CropScience
Organizer: Paul A. Neese – UPL NA, Inc.
“Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) for All” will cover topics of insect control technologies and impacts on resistance management. Topics include social aspects of IRM, agricultural systems, Bt resistance for H. zea in row crops, mating disruption, fall armyworm as a global pest, RNAi, biologicals and behavioral resistance.
Member Symposium

Insects in Soils: Peering into the Black Box
Organizer: Allison Zahorec – Michigan State University
Organizer: Kyle Wickings
Insect life is inextricably linked to the soil. Soils provide resources and refuge for arthropods across ecosystems, and arthropod activity and biodiversity can influence soil properties and biogeochemical processes. Here we explore the myriad of ways insects shape and are likewise shaped by the “black box” of soil ecosystems.
Member Symposium

Management of Fall Armyworm in Africa and Asia
Organizer: Rangaswamy N. Muniappan – VirginiaTech
Member Symposium

Microbes, Too! Microbe-produced Semiochemicals as Mediators of Species Interactions
Organizer: John J. Beck – USDA-ARS
Organizer: Rachel L. Vannette
Organizer: Caitlin Carolyn Rering – USDA-ARS
Organizer: Robert Schaeffer
Member Symposium

Microbial Interactions and Their Influence on Organisms and Ecosystems
Organizer: Jocelyn R. Holt – Texas A&M University
Organizer: Raul F. Medina – Texas A&M University
Organizer: Antonino Malacrinò – The Ohio State University
The current challenges faced by pest control require novel targets and innovative solutions. An increase in our understanding of the role of interacting microscopic organisms and the communities they form in insect hosts, plants, and soil environments may reveal transformative solutions to some of our most pressing pest control challenges.
Member Symposium

Mite-y Women in Acarology: Current Research from a Historical Perspective
Organizer: Monica A. Farfan – Colorado State University
Organizer: Emilie Pauline Demard
Organizer: Emily Shea Durkin
This symposium focuses on the contributions of active researchers in applied fields and systematics within acarology placed in the context of the pivotal research of female acarologists in history. Presentations range from student and early-career to later-career researchers.
Member Symposium

Mosquito-Microbe Interactions
Organizer: Chinmay Vijay Tikhe – The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Organizer: Eric P. Caragata – University of Florida
The goal of this symposium is to stimulate holistic approach to address the incidence and management of pesticide resistance in pest species across different ecosystems. We are inviting prominent scientists and stakeholders from industry to create an atmosphere that will facilitate a synergistic approach to pesticide resistance research
Member Symposium

Multistate Research Project NE1943: Biology, Ecology, and Management of Emerging Disease Vectors
Organizer: Paul T. Leisnham
Participants of the Multistate Research Project, NE1943 will share major research accomplishments and ongoing activities from the past year on the biology, ecology, and management of mosquito and tick disease vectors. Presentations intend to stimulate discussion of critical advancements and initiate future collaborations.
Organized Meeting

Mutualism, Manipulation, or Mistaken Identity: Natural Enemy Modulation of Plant Defenses and Multitrophic Effects
Organizer: Elizabeth Davidson-Lowe – USDA-ARS
Organizer: Asher Jones – Pennsylvania State University
Organizer: Sara Hermann – Pennsylvania State University
This symposium will focus on research on the effects of natural enemies on plant phytochemistry and how this influences plant-herbivore interactions. By highlighting this under-studied field, we will foster discussion for knowledge gaps and future research directions.
Member Symposium

Myrmecology For All: Combining Morphology, Molecules, Ecology, and Behavior to Advance Ant Systematics
Organizer: Andrea Lucky, PhD
Organizer: Corrie S. Moreau – Cornell University
Organizer: Rachelle MM Adams

SysEB

Section Symposium

New Insights into the Development of RNA Products for Controlling Agricultural and Medically Important Insect Pests
Organizer: Ana M. Velez
Organizer: William J. Moar
Organizer: Swati Mishra
Organizer: Molly Darlington
This symposium will discuss the current state of the art of developing dsRNA-based products for agricultural and medically important insect pests.

PBT

Section Symposium

Oviposition Ecology of Hematophagous Arthropods: Patterns, Processes, and Applications
Organizer: Gideon Wasserberg – UNC-Greensboro
Organizer: Eduardo Hatano, PhD
Oviposition-site selection is a critical fitness-enhancing decision. Here, presenters will describe patterns of oviposition-site selection of a variety of hematophagous vectors (mosquitoes, sandflies, bugs, Glossina flies, ticks). They will also describe neurophysiological mechanisms that enable arthropods to detect related semiochemicals and how such cues could be used for vector control.

MUVE

Section Symposium

Pathogen-mediated Ecological Interactions: From Microbes to Complex Ecosystems
Organizer: Sayanta Bera, PhD
Organizer: Chad Nihranz – Cornell University
Organizer: Benjamin W. Lee – Washington State University
Organizer: Shirin Parizad – University of Tehran
Organizer: Saumik Basu – Washington State University
Insect-vectored pathogens have been shown to be important drivers of ecosystems, affecting complex species interactions and structuring entire communities. This symposium will span diverse research focusing on vectors and pathogens, highlight work from molecular to macro-ecological scales, and discuss how new findings can benefit one another.
Member Symposium

Research Advancing Pollinator Conservation On Utility Lands
Organizer: Ashley Bennett
Organizer: Claire Ike
Organizer: Geoffrey Williams – Auburn University
Power companies own millions of acres of habitat across the U.S. from rights-of-way to solar sites. This symposium will highlight research advancing pollinator conservation on utility lands, technology used in habitat monitoring, and policies that encourage conservation. A panel will discuss research needs and strategies to promote cross sector collaborations.

P-IE

Section Symposium

Small Orders, Big Ideas (Polyneoptera)
Organizer: Derek A. Woller
Organizer: Hojun Song
Organizer: Joseph Sweeney
Organizer: Abigail Marie Hayes – Washington State University
Polyneopteran insects (Orthoptera and 9 other insect orders) are common and include some of the most recognizable creatures on Earth, but are rarely represented at ESA meetings. We are working to raise their profile by organizing meetings at ESA to highlight the fascinating and novel research being undertaken with them.
Member Symposium

SOLA Scarab Workers
Organizer: Nicole Louise Gunter
Organizer: Andrew B.T Smith – Canadian Museum of Nature
Organized Meeting

Staphylinidae: When You Care Enough to Study the Very Best…
Organizer: Michael L. Ferro
Organizer: Brittany Owens – Louisiana State University
Caution! Staphylinidae are highly addictive and amazingly useful. They are the world’s largest family (63,000+ species; systematics), ubiquitous across the terrestrial landscape (land use, landscape ecology, climate change), contain hundreds of myrmecophiles (evolution!), and thousands of undescribed species (taxonomy). Join us as we learn about the most interesting beetles around.
Member Symposium

Sterile Insect Technique for All - Development and Implementation of SIT for Agriculture, Public Health and Natural Ecosystems
Organizer: Houston Wilson – University of California, Riverside
Organizer: Kacie Jo Athey – University of Illinois
Sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used to control insect pests that effect agriculture, public health and natural ecosystems. The area-wide nature of SIT demands involvement of diverse stakeholders and technologies for successful implementation. Speakers highlight the challenges, opportunities and diversity of modern SIT programs.
Member Symposium

Synergy in Biological Control of invasive insects: Utilizing the Ecology and Behavior of Natural Enemies
Organizer: Francesc Gomez Marco – University of California Riverside
Organizer: Hannah J. Broadley
Member Symposium

Syngenta Showcase: Advancing a Foundation: Diversity & Inclusion in Agriculture
Presenting Author: Caydee E. Savinelli

There and Back Again: A Tale of Challenges and Breakthroughs of Understudied Dipteran Vectors
Organizer: Mary Katherine Mills, PhD
Organizer: Simon T. Carpenter
This symposium will highlight breakthroughs on researching neglected dipteran vectors, with the goal of strengthening our knowledge and expertise concerning these insects. As well as providing a summary of progress, we will also ask speakers to highlight challenges they face in day to day working to understand bottlenecks to progress.

MUVE

Section Symposium

Time, Space, and Insects: Large-scale Temporal and Spatial Data for Insect Ecology and Global Change
Organizer: Timothy Luttermoser – Cornell University
Organizer: Katja Poveda
Ecological patterns and processes, including anthropogenic global change, frequently occur at scales larger than our research projects. By uniting long-term ecological research and large-scale landscape ecology, we can better address questions of basic ecology, global change, and human-modified landscapes.
Member Symposium

Undergrad 10-min: MUVE

MUVE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Undergrad 10-min: PBT, General

PBT

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Undergrad 10-min: PBT, Pollinators

PBT

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Undergrad 10-min: P-IE, Miscellaneous

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Undergrad 10-min: P-IE, Pollinators

P-IE

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Undergrad 10-min: SysEB

SysEB

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Where Did You Come From, Where Are You Going? Insect Navigation: From Neurons to Behavior
Organizer: Joanna Katarzyna Konopka
Organizer: Ali Afify – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Organizer: Darya Task, PhD

PBT

Section Symposium