Grad P-IE: Chemical Ecology

Moderator(s)

• 

  Chad Nihranz

  Postdoctoral Associate
  Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
  Cornell University
  Ithaca, New York
• HF

  Hillary Fischer

  Postdoctoral Researcher
  Entomology and Plant Pathology
  University of Liège-Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech
  Gembloux, Namur, Belgium

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM – 10:42 AM PT

  Above- and belowground herbivores alter chemical defense in Solanum tuberosum
  

  Presenting Author: Kayleigh C. Hauri – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Zsofia Szendrei – Michigan State University
• 10:42 AM – 10:54 AM PT

  Assessment of ambrosia beetle attack using repellents in ethanol infused bolts to facilitate its effective management
  

  Presenting Author: Anju Poudel – Tennessee State University

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

  Co-Author: Cynthia L. Perkovich – Ashland University

  Co-Author: Jason B. Oliver – Tennessee State University

  Co-Author: Agenor Mafra-Neto – ISCA Technologies

  Co-Author: Jesse Andres Saroli – ISCA Technologies
• 10:54 AM – 11:06 AM PT

  Exploiting floral-based volatile blends for striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatum and A. trivittatum) attraction that avoid non-target effects on pollinators
  

  Presenting Author: Rachel A. Youngblood – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Ian Grettenberger – University of California

  Co-Author: Ariela I. Haber – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Seth Jean – University of California

  Co-Author: Donald C. Weber – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Ian Kaplan – Purdue University
• 11:06 AM – 11:18 AM PT

  Investing in defense: costs of unpalatability in two Nymphalids with contrasting life-histories
  

  Presenting Author: Megan E. Zabinski – University of Colorado

  Co-Author: Deane Bowers – University of Colorado
• 11:18 AM – 11:30 AM PT

  Larching on: Development in eastern larch beetle chemical ecology
  

  Presenting Author: Emily R. Althoff – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: Brian Sullivan – USDA-Forest Service

  Co-Author: Tom O'Loughlin – Synergy Semiochemicals Corporation

  Co-Author: David Wakarchuck – Synergy Semiochemicals Corporation

  Co-Author: Brian Aukema – University of Minnesota
• 11:30 AM – 11:42 AM PT

  Scent-sational snares: Optimizing and evaluating pheromone-baited traps as tools for monitoring Contarinia brassicola on the Canadian prairies
  

  Presenting Author: Kyle A. Van Camp – University of Alberta

  Co-Author: Boyd A. Mori – University of Alberta

  Co-Author: Meghan Vankosky (she/her/hers) – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-Author: Daniel Bray – University of Greenwich
• 11:42 AM – 11:54 AM PT

  Stomata: A missing link to understanding plant volatile communication
  

  Presenting Author: Natalie M. Aguirre – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: John M. Grunseich – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Anjel Helms – Texas A&M University
• 11:54 AM – 12:06 PM PT

  Taking root: Plant-herbivore coexistence history alters belowground plant defense
  

  Presenting Author: Morgan Thompson – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Danielle C. Merrell – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Anjel Helms – Texas A&M University
• 12:06 PM – 12:18 PM PT

  Turn on the heat: The impact of temperature on the performance and insect defense of a specialist and a generalist lepidopteran
  

  Presenting Author: Katherine Hernandez – University of Colorado

  Co-Author: Adrian L. Carper – University of Colorado

  Co-Author: Deane Bowers – University of Colorado