Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

A thorn in the side of cricket farming - do dermestid hastisetae affect cricket fitness traits?

GC-MS analysis of organic molecules on fungus-gardening ants

Innate immune response of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae to lemongrass essential oil and citral

Testing new physical control on Varroa mites in honey bee colonies

Yeast-mediated RNAi of selected lethal genes for mosquito control

D3020: Agricultural entomophagy: Insect rearing for human consumption and feed

D3021: Assessing the virulence of Metarhizium spp. in sweetpotato for the control of Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers)

D3023: Evaluating microbial interactions that determine microbiome composition using a gnotobiotic cockroach model (Periplaneta americana)

D3024: Investigation of the use of synthetic elicitors on potato crops for management of the Colorado potato beetle and green peach aphids

D3026: Physiological role of 5-HT7A and 5-HT7B in salivary secretion and blood feeding behavior from the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus

D3027: A glucose-conjugating enzyme is highly expressed in the silk glands of moths

D3028: Biological and geological processes governing insect fossilization

D3030: Geographical patterns of thermal tolerance and genome-wide methylation in a widespread bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

D3031: Mutation screening and expression profiling of ryanodine receptor in the soybean Looper, Chrysodeixis includens

D3032: Osmia cornifrons survival after oral exposure to insecticides, flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor

D3033: The two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and increased rearing temperatures: Effects on larval development, alkaloid production and microsporidiosis

D3109: Examining the role of the central complex and mushroom bodies in reversal colour learning in honey bees

D3110: Linking temperature limitations on flight to shifts in foraging activity of wild bumble bees

D3111: Multimodal learning of compound stimuli in honey bees

D3115: Do neonicitinoid pesticides impact collective behavior of honey bees?

D3117: Investigating olfactory sensitivity of Lepidoptera and Diptera to streptomyces derived volatiles

D3119: The effect of donepezil, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, on learning and memory in Camponotus floridanus

D3120: Toluene exposure causes changes in egg production and offspring development in Drosophilia melanogaster

D3175: The effect of ant-produced compounds on microbes

D3208: Behavioural responses to volatiles by Varroa destructor mites within a western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony

D3209: Drosophila suzukii navigate to maintain a stable flight heading relative to celestial cues

D3210: Elucidation of structural proteins used in construction of mud dauber nests and caddisfly cases

D3211: Healing effect of pet insects on the mental health among the elderly - Teleogryllus emma (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) case

D3212: Imaging challenges in surveying the egg development of caterpillar larvae (Trichoplusia ni) and parasitoids (Trichogramma brassicae) in vivo: Preliminary original results obtained with micro-CT scanning technology

D3213: Investigating behavioral responses of Drosophila melanogaster to microbial volatiles

D3214: Melanization and Toll share regulatory serine proteases in eggs of Manduca sexta

D3215: Neuropeptide regulation of Aedes aegypti host-seeking behavior and physiology

D3216: Nidus Vespae built by an invasive alien hornet, Vespa velutina nigrithorax, inhibits adipose tissue expansion in high-fat diet-induced obese mice

D3217: Regulatory effects of insulin and NPY-like signaling on mosquito attraction to humans

D3218: Sterile insect release for control of apple maggot

D3219: Surveilling potential and emerging tick-borne threats along the US-Mexico border

D3220: The effect of flight on susceptibility to pathogens in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

D3221: The role of nutrition in managing honey bee viral pathogenicity

D3223: Understanding the role of symbiont Rhodococcus rhodnii in kissing bug molting

D3224: Viral protein trafficking in polarized epithelial cells of Drosophila melanogaster

D3225: A multiyear assessment of abamectin resistance of Tetranychus urticae populations from South-Western Ontario

D3226: Comparison of three PCR-based methods for detection of SNP associated with pesticide-resistance

D3227: CRISPR/CAS9 editing of a female-specific odorant receptor in codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.)

D3228: Genomic analysis of the UDP-glycosyltransferase gene family in arthropods

D3229: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification of PBAN gene for molecular diagnosis of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

D3230: Phosphoproteomics profiling of Aedes aegypti Malpighian tubules during blood meal processing reveals dramatic transition in function

D3233: Viral prevalence load on small carpenter bee among three different landscapes

D3346: An environmental risk assessment of IPD079Ea: A protein derived from Ophioglossum pendulum with activity against Diabrotica spp. in corn

D3347: Comparison phosphine efficacy to the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri, depending on the various temperature conditions

D3349: Development of a yeast-based RNAi effector production and delivery platform for agriculturally relevant crop pests

D3350: Development of alpha-cypermethrin resistance and cross resistance pattern in a field strain of Musca domestica L.

D3351: Nanobodies as synergists of insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis

D3352: Resistance status of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Lygus hesperus Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae) in California strawberries

D3353: Sensitivity of solitary bee species: Evaluation of oral toxicity of the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam to two Osmia species

D3354: Temperature changes contribute to variations in levels of transcripts with relevance to small non-coding RNAs in the Colorado potato beetle

D3356: Analysis of developmental characteristics of Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis (Kolbe) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)

D3359: How does the male secreted short (MSS) glycoprotein provide a competitive advantage to Caenorhabditis sperm?

D3361: Mortality skyrockets after a simulated heat wave: Are bumble bees toast?

D3362: pBurs RNAi influences the immunity and growth-related gene expression in the red flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum

D3363: Physiological effects of gram-negative bacterial infection on black soldier fly reared on potato substrate

D3364: Selection of a superior strain of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

D3365: The impact of sugar diets on the humidity sensation of mosquitoes

D3366: Thermal immune performance in juveniles and adults of the mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens

1st Place: D3022: Do pollen-borne microbes benefit juvenile growth and survival in the solitary bee, Megachile rotundata

2nd Place: D3025: Non-consumptive effects of an insect predator on the dynamics of its prey's disease

2nd Place: D3034: Unintended antibiotic target: The (honey bee) reproductive microbiome

1st Place: D3035: Verson’s gland gene expression analysis in the fall armyworm implicates its function in molting and antimicrobial response during metamorphosis

2nd Place: D3116: Experience-dependent development of the visual system in Camponotus floridanus ants

1st Place: D3118: Ommochrome pigments in wings and eyes of the monarch butterfly and its white morph (Danaus plexippus nivosus L., Nymphalidae)