MUVE: Veterinary Entomology

Moderator(s)

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  Shaun Dergousoff

  Research Scientist
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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  Claire Gooding (she/her/hers)

  Graduate Student
  Simon Fraser University
  Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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  Mackenzie Tietjen

  Research Entomologist
  KBUSLIRL-ARS
  USDA-ARS
  Kerrville, Texas

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:42 PM PT

  A pilot study to mimic a European index framework for mosquito-virus dyads endemic or expected to become endemic in Canada over the next 50 years
  

  Presenting Author: Antoinette Ludwig (she/her/hers) – Public Health Agency of Canada

  Co-Author: Philippe Berthiaume – Public Health Agency of Canada

  Co-Author: Miarisoa Rindra Rakotoarinia – Public Health Agency of Canada

  Co-Author: Anirudh Bakshi – Public Health Agency of Canada

  Co-Author: Mariola Mascarenhas – Public Health Agency of Canada
• 1:42 PM – 1:54 PM PT

  An ecological niche model incorporating genetics for Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the Caribbean
  

  Presenting Author: Mackenzie Tietjen – USDA-ARS
• 1:54 PM – 2:06 PM PT

  Dust materials reduce the escape ability of bed bugs from pitfall style monitors
  

  Presenting Author: Souvic Sarker – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  Co-Author: Changlu Wang – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• 2:06 PM – 2:18 PM PT

  Exploring antibiotic affects on New World screwworm to optimize Tet-off transgenic sexing systems
  

  Presenting Author: Alex P. Arp – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Gladys Quintero – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Mario Vasquez – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Agustin Sagel – USDA-ARS
• 2:18 PM – 2:30 PM PT

  Break
• 2:30 PM – 2:42 PM PT

  Impact of carrion decomposition on soil physicochemical parameters beneath rabbit carcasses placed on the surface and buried in three types of soil in Malaysia
  

  Presenting Author: Sarabjit Singh – Universiti Teknologi MARA

  Co-Author: Yong Soon Kong – Universiti Teknologi MARA

  Co-Author: Razuin Rahimi – Universiti Teknologi MARA

  Co-Author: Mansharan Kaur – Universiti Teknologi MARA

  Co-Author: Heo Chong Chin – Universiti Teknologi MARA
• 2:42 PM – 2:54 PM PT

  Managing biting flies using repellents applied to animals
  

  Presenting Author: Alec C. Gerry – University of California

  Co-Author: Laura Harmon – University of California
• 2:54 PM – 3:06 PM PT

  miRNA dynamics in the understudied vector, Culicoides sonorensis
  

  Presenting Author: Mary K. Mills – University of South Carolina

  Co-Author: Paula Rozo Lopez – University of Tennessee

  Co-Author: William Bryant – Augusta University

  Co-Author: Barbara S. Drolet (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS
• 3:06 PM – 3:18 PM PT

  Polarization-sensitive photoreceptors affect the visual choices of stable flies
  

  Presenting Author: Adam J. Blake – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Stephanie To – Simon Fraser University

  Co-Author: Emmanuel Hung – Simon Fraser University

  Co-Author: Geoffrey Ng – Simon Fraser University

  Co-Author: James Qian – Simon Fraser University

  Co-Author: Gerhard Gries – Simon Fraser University
• 3:18 PM – 3:30 PM PT

  Spatial ecology of Culicoides biting midges in sylvatic and agricultural habitats
  

  Presenting Author: Cassandra Steele – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Emily Gray McDermott – University of Arkansas
• 3:30 PM – 3:42 PM PT

  Break
• 3:42 PM – 3:54 PM PT

  Treatment of chickens with thyme essential oil for control of northern fowl mites
  

  Presenting Author: Amy C. Murillo – University of California

  Co-Author: Caleb Hubbard – University of California
• 3:54 PM – 4:06 PM PT

  Utilizing comparative transcriptomics to understand the effects of vesicular stomatitis virus infection on neuro-sensory function in Culicoides midges
  

  Presenting Author: Edward Bird – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Brandon L. Hall – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Dana Nayduch – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Kristopher SIlver – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Barbara S. Drolet (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS
• 4:06 PM – 4:18 PM PT

  Vertebrate hosts of mosquitoes in southern Alberta livestock pastures
  

  Presenting Author: Shaun Dergousoff – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-Author: Tim J. Lysyk – Retired

  Co-Author: Neil Chilton – University of Saskatchewan
• 4:18 PM – 4:30 PM PT

  Visualisation of blue-tongue virus infection and replication in the midgut of Culicoides biting midges
  

  Presenting Author: Faye Brown – The Pirbright Institute

  Co-Author: Marc Guimera – The Pirbright Institute

  Co-Author: Karin Darpel – Vector Borne Disease Inst for Animal Health

  Co-Author: Christopher Sanders (he/him/his) – The Pirbright Institute

  Co-Author: Greg Hurst – University of Liverpool

  Co-Author: Georgette Kluiters – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Matthew Baylis – University of Liverpool