Grad P-IE: Behavior and Chemical Ecology

Moderator(s)

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  Greg Loeb

  Department of Entomology
  Cornell University
  Geneva, New York
• CP

  Cindy Perkovich

  Assistant Professor of Biology
  Ashland University
  Barberton, Ohio

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:12 AM PT

  Assessing the effects of volatile repellents on the invasive spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White)
  

  Presenting Author: Brian F. Ruether (he/him/his) – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Lander Comhaire – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Laura J. Nixon – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Tracy C. Leskey – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Dorothea Tholl – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 8:12 AM – 8:24 AM PT

  Attraction of female fungus gnats (Lycoriella spp.) to oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) and oyster mushroom growing media
  

  Presenting Author: Valerie M. Anderson (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Luis A. Cañas – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Grace Sward – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Christopher M. Ranger – USDA-ARS
• 8:24 AM – 8:36 AM PT

  Behavioral response of the ambrosia beetle Anisandrus maiche (Stark) to fungal volatiles and ethanol
  

  Presenting Author: Kelsey Tobin – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Matthew Ginzel – Purdue University
• 8:36 AM – 8:48 AM PT

  Building an appetite: Energetic condition and host orientation in the mountain pine beetle
  

  Presenting Author: Leanne N. Petro – University of Alberta

  Co-Author: Antonia Elizabeth Musso – University of Alberta

  Co-Author: Maya L. Evenden – University of Alberta
• 8:48 AM – 9:00 AM PT

  Chemical ecololgy of host selection in Lygus hesperus
  

  Presenting Author: Matt Hetherington – University of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Christelle Guedot – University of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Johanne Brunet – USDA-ARS
• 9:00 AM – 9:12 AM PT

  Effect of herbicide on morpho-physiological and biochemical attributes in red maple cultivar
  

  Presenting Author: Asmita Gautam – Tennessee State University

  Co-Author: Karla M. Addesso – Tennessee State University

  Co-Author: Cynthia L. Perkovich – Ashland University

  Co-Author: Paul O'Neal – Tennessee State University
• 9:12 AM – 9:24 AM PT

  Males of the parasitoid wasp, Nasonia vitripennis, can identify which fly hosts contain females
  

  Presenting Author: Garima Prazapati – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

  Co-Author: Ankit Yadav – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

  Co-Author: Anoop Ambili – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

  Co-Author: Abhilasha Sharma – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

  Co-Author: Rhitoban Raychoudhury – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
• 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM PT

  Microbial facilitation of exploitation in pollination mutualisms
  

  Presenting Author: Valerie Martin – Utah State University

  Co-Author: Robert Schaeffer – Utah State University

  Co-Author: Rebecca E. Irwin – North Carolina State University
• 9:36 AM – 9:48 AM PT

  Identifying repellents for spotted-wing drosophila from anthracnose-infected fruits
  

  Presenting Author: Amanda Quadrel – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  Co-Author: Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• 9:48 AM – 10:00 AM PT

  Do the locomotion: Bimodal alarm signals of Western carpenter ants alter locomotory responses of nestmates
  

  Presenting Author: Asim Renyard – Simon Fraser University

  Co-Author: Regine Gries – Simon Fraser University

  Co-Author: Gerhard Gries – Simon Fraser University