Grad P-IE: Microbes and Molecular Tools

Moderator(s)

• 

  Brittany Peterson

  Assistant Professor
  Biological Sciences
  Southern Illinois University
  Collinsville, Illinois
• 

  Sudeep Pandey

  Graduate Research Assistant
  Department of Entomology
  University of Georgia
  Covington, Georgia

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM – 10:42 AM PT

  Antisense oligonucleotides as a novel tool for reducing Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus acquisition by Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in citrus groves
  

  Presenting Author: Erik L. Roldan, Sr. (he/him/his) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Kirsten S. Pelz-Stelinski (she/her/hers) – University of Florida CREC
• 10:42 AM – 10:54 AM PT

  Bacterial species diversity of family burkholderiaceae colonizing midgut crypts of Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Do-Hun Gook – Gachon University

  Co-Author: Minhyung Jung – Gachon University

  Co-Author: Doo-Hyung Lee – Gachon University
• 10:54 AM – 11:06 AM PT

  Benefits of socially transmitted versus environmentally acquired microbes for bees
  

  Presenting Author: Alexia N. Martin – University of California

  Co-Author: Rachel L. Vannette – University of California
• 11:06 AM – 11:18 AM PT

  Burkholderia bacteria clade compositions acquired by Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) from soil in South Korea
  

  Presenting Author: Joo-Young Kim – Gachon University

  Co-Author: Minhyung Jung – Gachon University

  Co-Author: Doo-Hyung Lee – Gachon University
• 11:18 AM – 11:30 AM PT

  Enhancement of feeding and dispersal ability in the bean bug, Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) mediated by environmentally-transmitted gut symbionts
  

  Presenting Author: Minhyung Jung – Gachon University

  Co-Author: Doo-Hyung Lee – Gachon University
• 11:30 AM – 11:42 AM PT

  Host transcriptomic response to insect-specific dsRNA delivered hydroponically in loblolly pine
  

  Presenting Author: Zachary Bragg – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Lynne K. Rieske – University of Kentucky
• 11:42 AM – 11:54 AM PT

  Impacts of nitrogen-fixing rhizobia on resilience to herbivore pest damage and drought stress in soybean
  

  Presenting Author: Brendan Randall (he/him/his) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Kim Komatsu – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

  Co-Author: John Parker – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

  Co-Author: Kelsey McGurrin – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Sarah Alley – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

  Co-Author: Karin Burghardt – University of Maryland
• 11:54 AM – 12:06 PM PT

  Influence of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria on pest populations, soil mesofauna, and soil health in bermudagrass hay fields
  

  Presenting Author: Kayla Sullins (she/her/hers) – Auburn University

  Co-Author: David Held – Auburn University
• 12:06 PM – 12:18 PM PT

  Investigating the influence of heavy metals on aster leafhopper fitness and associated symbiotic bacteria
  

  Presenting Author: Shannon Piper – University of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Russell Groves – University of Wisconsin
• 12:18 PM – 12:30 PM PT

  The influence of microbiome manipulation on xenobiotic detoxification ability in larval and adult honey bees
  

  Presenting Author: Edward Hsieh – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: May R. Berenbaum (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Adam Dolezal – University of Illinois