Full Schedule

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EST

The Entomology 2020 Livestream is Finally Here!

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EST

The Entomology 2020 Livestream is Finally Here!

Moderator: – USDA-ARS

Moderator: – Entomological Society of America

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EST

The Entomology 2020 Livestream is Finally Here!

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EST

The Entomology 2020 Livestream is Finally Here!

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Past Presidents' Meeting

Function/Event/Meeting

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

ESA Staff Help Desk

11:00 AM EST

1: Introduction of ESA Executive Committee

Plenary

11:55 AM EST

6: Introduction of Plenary Keynote Speaker Dr. Ray Wheeler

Plenary

12:15 PM EST

8: Introduction of Plenary Keynote Presenter Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young

Plenary

11:00 AM - 12:50 PM EST

Opening Session with Plenary Speakers Chavonda Jacobs-Young and Ray Wheeler

Plenary

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM EST

2: Introductory remarks

Plenary

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM EST

3: Presidential address

Plenary

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM EST

4: ESA Executive Director remarks

Plenary

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM EST

5: ESA Honorary Members and Fellows

Plenary

11:55 AM - 12:15 PM EST

7: Keynote Presentation: Bioregenerative life support for humans in space

Plenary

12:15 PM - 12:40 PM EST

9: Revolutionary research fueled by data

Plenary

12:40 PM - 12:50 PM EST

10: Closing remarks

Plenary

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Current Locust Outbreaks: Challenges, Opportunities, and Synergies

Member Symposium

1:00 PM - 1:10 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Member Symposium

1:10 PM - 1:20 PM EST

2: Remarks from U.S. Ambassador Kip Tom

Member Symposium

1:20 PM - 1:30 PM EST

3: The global locust challenge and food security

Member Symposium

1:30 PM - 1:42 PM EST

4: The desert locust challenge and FAO response

Member Symposium

1:42 PM - 1:47 PM EST

5: Break

Member Symposium

1:47 PM - 1:59 PM EST

6: The desert locust outbreak in East Africa: An on the ground perspective

Member Symposium

1:59 PM - 2:11 PM EST

7: Territorial alliances: A key to success

Member Symposium

2:11 PM - 2:23 PM EST

8: The South American locust challenge: The farmers' perspective

Member Symposium

2:23 PM - 2:35 PM EST

9: Locust governance: Challenges and research advancements

Member Symposium

2:35 PM - 2:40 PM EST

10: Break

Member Symposium

2:40 PM - 2:45 PM EST

11: Global Locust Initiative: Network

Member Symposium

2:45 PM - 2:57 PM EST

12: Food security situation in the Sahel and impact of the possible locust invasion: Emphasizing the role of the World Food Programme (WFP) to improve the livelihoods of the people

Member Symposium

2:57 PM - 3:09 PM EST

13: Managing locusts and grasshoppers: An industry perspective

Member Symposium

3:09 PM - 3:29 PM EST

14: Panel discussion: Next generation of locust research

Member Symposium

3:29 PM - 3:34 PM EST

15: Break

Member Symposium

3:34 PM - 3:54 PM EST

16: Panel discussion: Current response efforts and challenges

Member Symposium

3:54 PM - 4:00 PM EST

17: Closing remarks

Member Symposium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Making 'Entomology for All' a Reality - The ESA Diversity & Inclusion Committee's 'Best Practices' for a Truly Welcoming Society

Program Symposium

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Program Symposium

1:15 PM - 1:32 PM EST

2: Industry's Commitment to D&I: ERGs and best practices

Program Symposium

1:32 PM - 1:49 PM EST

3: Diversity in a skilled labor, trade industry: Results of National Pest Management Association’s D&I survey and path forward

Program Symposium

1:49 PM - 2:06 PM EST

4: Making diversity an asset

Program Symposium

2:06 PM - 2:11 PM EST

5: Break

Program Symposium

2:11 PM - 2:28 PM EST

6: D&I best practices in academia

Program Symposium

2:28 PM - 2:45 PM EST

7: Implicit bias and microaggressions

Program Symposium

2:45 PM - 3:02 PM EST

8: Diversity within EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs

Program Symposium

3:02 PM - 3:19 PM EST

9: Intersectionality: Entangled experiences of oppression in entomology

Program Symposium

3:19 PM - 3:24 PM EST

10: Break

Program Symposium

3:24 PM - 3:41 PM EST

11: D&I within D&I: Managing diversity within scientific communities

Program Symposium

3:41 PM - 4:00 PM EST

12: Panel discussion

Program Symposium

1:00 PM - 4:10 PM EST

Global Advances in Ant Phylogenomics

Member Symposium

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Member Symposium

1:05 PM - 1:20 PM EST

2: Diversity and endemism of Malagasy ants through a phylogenomic lens

Member Symposium

1:20 PM - 1:35 PM EST

3: Phylogenetic diversity and endemism in Malagasy acrobat ants

Member Symposium

1:35 PM - 1:50 PM EST

4: Why are some phylogenetic relationships easy and others hard to resolve? A phylogenomic case study in ants

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – University of Edinburgh

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Member Symposium

1:50 PM - 1:55 PM EST

5: Break

Member Symposium

1:55 PM - 2:10 PM EST

6: Exploring the evolutionary history of an ancient supergene in Formica ants

Member Symposium

2:10 PM - 2:25 PM EST

7: Phylogenetics and the evolution of social parasitism in ants

Member Symposium

2:25 PM - 2:40 PM EST

8: The chronicles of Nylanderia: Globetrotter phylogenomics and integrative species delimitation

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Edinburgh

Co-Author: – Towson University

Co-Author: – Entomology & Nematology Department, University of Florida

Co-Author: – Smithsonian Institution

Member Symposium

2:40 PM - 2:45 PM EST

9: Break

Member Symposium

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EST

10: A phylogenomic approach to understanding the symbiosis between Acropyga ants and xenococcine mealybugs

Member Symposium

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

11: Middle America ant biogeography revealed: Highlights of Project ADMAC

Member Symposium

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM EST

12: Unraveling the phylogeny and biogeography of Dorymyrmex, a New World amphitropical disjunct

Member Symposium

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM EST

13: Break

Member Symposium

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM EST

14: The evolutionary history of the ant genus Discothyrea Roger, with special focus on the Malagasy fauna

Member Symposium

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM EST

15: Evolution of turtle ants

Member Symposium

4:05 PM - 4:10 PM EST

16: Closing remarks

Member Symposium

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Addressing the Wicked Problem of Pesticide Resistance and Pest Management

PBTSection Symposium

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

PBTSection Symposium

1:05 PM - 1:20 PM EST

2: Insecticide resistance: What it is, what we know and why it continues to be a “wicked problem”

PBTSection Symposium

1:20 PM - 1:35 PM EST

3: Review of ESA’s revised position statements on IRM

PBTSection Symposium

1:35 PM - 1:50 PM EST

4: Will new genetic tools help us manage resistance or just let us more accurately track its evolution?

PBTSection Symposium

1:50 PM - 1:55 PM EST

5: Break

PBTSection Symposium

1:55 PM - 2:10 PM EST

6: From the Spanish flu to the COVID-19 pandemic era: Resistance of arthropods to xenobiotics

PBTSection Symposium

2:10 PM - 2:25 PM EST

7: A transdisciplinary approach is required to manage herbicide resistance in the Pacific Northwest

PBTSection Symposium

2:25 PM - 2:40 PM EST

8: Understanding the effect of landscape context on the evolution and spread of pesticide resistance

PBTSection Symposium

2:40 PM - 2:45 PM EST

9: Break

PBTSection Symposium

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EST

10: Pesticide resistance and management in Colorado potato beetle

PBTSection Symposium

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

11: P450-mediated insecticide detoxification and its regulation in mosquito resistance

PBTSection Symposium

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM EST

12: Progress in the understanding of diamide insecticide resistance in lepidopteran pests

PBTSection Symposium

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM EST

13: Break

PBTSection Symposium

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM EST

14: MAPK-directed activation of the whitefly transcription factor CREB leads to P450-mediated imidacloprid resistance

PBTSection Symposium

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM EST

15: MAPK-mediated novel insect resistance mechanism to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin action

PBTSection Symposium

4:05 PM - 4:20 PM EST

16: Western corn rootworm and Bt maize: Effects of the pest-crop interaction and pest biology on resistance

PBTSection Symposium

4:20 PM - 4:25 PM EST

17: Break

PBTSection Symposium

4:25 PM - 4:40 PM EST

18: Chemosensory proteins and sub-lethal insecticide exposure: The complexity of insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes

PBTSection Symposium

4:40 PM - 4:55 PM EST

19: Resistance to Bt corn in fall armyworm: Local or migratory?

PBTSection Symposium

4:55 PM - 5:00 PM EST

20: Discussion and closing remarks

PBTSection Symposium

1:00 PM - 5:05 PM EST

Forentomics: Linking Bark Beetle Biology and Management with Advances in Molecular Biology and Genomics

P-IESection Symposium

1:00 PM - 1:02 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

P-IESection Symposium

1:02 PM - 1:27 PM EST

2: A retrospective look at 40 years of bark beetle genetics research in North America

P-IESection Symposium

1:27 PM - 1:47 PM EST

3: Genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus

P-IESection Symposium

1:47 PM - 2:07 PM EST

4: Genome sequencing in bark beetles

P-IESection Symposium

2:07 PM - 2:12 PM EST

5: Break

P-IESection Symposium

2:12 PM - 2:32 PM EST

6: Chromosome-level genome assembly of an important pine defoliator, Dendrolimus punctatus (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

P-IESection Symposium

2:37 PM - 2:57 PM EST

7: Core microbiota in bark beetle gut and their ecological relevance

P-IESection Symposium

2:57 PM - 3:17 PM EST

8: Evolutionary and genomic insights into beetle associated Bacteroidetes bacteria

P-IESection Symposium

3:17 PM - 3:22 PM EST

10: Break

P-IESection Symposium

3:22 PM - 3:47 PM EST

11: RNAi and its prospects as bioinsecticide against agricultural and forest pests

P-IESection Symposium

3:47 PM - 4:07 PM EST

12: RNAi-induced gene silencing as a novel tool for management of bark beetles and wood borers

P-IESection Symposium

4:07 PM - 4:27 PM EST

13: Using comparative genomics to identify species-specific targets for RNAi in Dendroctonus bark beetles

P-IESection Symposium

4:27 PM - 4:32 PM EST

14: Break

P-IESection Symposium

4:32 PM - 4:52 PM EST

15: Genetic variation may impact RNAi responses between geographically distinct southern pine beetle populations

P-IESection Symposium

4:52 PM - 5:02 PM EST

16: Discussion

P-IESection Symposium

5:02 PM - 5:05 PM EST

17: Closing remarks

P-IESection Symposium

4:15 PM - 6:55 PM EST

Designing Ecosystems for Insects, Humans and Other Species of Interest

P-IESection Symposium

4:15 PM - 4:20 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

P-IESection Symposium

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM EST

2: Regrowing milkweed for monarchs: Strategic disturbance enhances monarch oviposition and survival

P-IESection Symposium

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM EST

3: If you build it, will they buzz? Optimizing pollinator gardens and citizen science monitoring for bees

P-IESection Symposium

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM EST

4: Provisioning and protecting natural enemies through precision conservation in agroecosystems

P-IESection Symposium

5:20 PM - 5:25 PM EST

5: Break

P-IESection Symposium

5:25 PM - 5:45 PM EST

6: Living on the edge: Determining the potential of multipurpose perennial crops as border habitat for native pollinators and natural enemies

P-IESection Symposium

5:45 PM - 6:05 PM EST

7: Are you threatening me? Impacts of native and non-native insect threats on forest management strategies

P-IESection Symposium

6:05 PM - 6:10 PM EST

8: Break

P-IESection Symposium

6:10 PM - 6:30 PM EST

9: Using integrated pest management to create pollinator habitats and beautiful landscapes for guests in Walt Disney World Resort

P-IESection Symposium

6:30 PM - 6:50 PM EST

10: Breeding crops for bees and other insects - using sunflower as a model species

P-IESection Symposium

6:50 PM - 6:55 PM EST

10: Closing remarks

P-IESection Symposium

4:15 PM - 8:15 PM EST

2020: A New Vision for Managing the "Wicked Problem" of Pest Resistance

Program Symposium

Sponsored By:

4:15 PM - 4:20 PM EST

1: Welcome & logistics

Program Symposium

4:20 PM - 4:35 PM EST

2: The "Science Policy Experience" in 2019

Program Symposium

4:35 PM - 4:55 PM EST

3: Into the weeds with resistance management in Harrison County, Iowa

Program Symposium

4:55 PM - 5:10 PM EST

4: Ag retail and crop advisor perspective: Bridging between science, manufacturing, marketing and practice

Program Symposium

5:10 PM - 5:25 PM EST

5: Pest resistance: Management from a financial perspective

Program Symposium

5:25 PM - 5:40 PM EST

6: Panel Discussion: Local community perspective

Program Symposium

5:40 PM - 5:50 PM EST

7: Break

Program Symposium

5:50 PM - 6:10 PM EST

8: Economic drivers of community-based resistance management: Short-term costs vs long-term benefits

Program Symposium

6:10 PM - 6:30 PM EST

9: Each community is different, but are there common themes to community formation?

Program Symposium

6:30 PM - 6:45 PM EST

10: Q&A on socio-economic factors

Program Symposium

6:45 PM - 7:00 PM EST

11: Industry’s view on driving innovation while sustaining technology

Program Symposium

7:00 PM - 7:15 PM EST

12: Academics: Empowering local communities through research and extension

Program Symposium

7:15 PM - 7:25 PM EST

13: Break

Program Symposium

7:25 PM - 7:40 PM EST

14: Accelerating responsible pest management through continuous improvement projects

Program Symposium

7:40 PM - 7:55 PM EST

15: Government: Encouraging voluntary resistance management

Program Symposium

7:55 PM - 8:10 PM EST

16: Panel Discussion: Opportunities to support communities

Program Symposium

8:10 PM - 8:15 PM EST

17: Town hall discussion and conclusions: Acting locally, thinking globally: Next steps

Program Symposium

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Lepidoptera Party!

4:30 PM - 7:20 PM EST

“It’s Going Down for Real” Ecological Interactions in the Soil

P-IESection Symposium

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

P-IESection Symposium

4:35 PM - 4:50 PM EST

2: Defense and counter-defense: The molecular ecology of interactions between cabbage root fly (Delia radicum) and its host plant toxins

P-IESection Symposium

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM EST

3: Changes in soil nematode food-web aggravate drought effects on grasses

P-IESection Symposium

5:05 PM - 5:20 PM EST

4: Opening a can of worms: Do AMF alter belowground interactions between plants, root herbivores, and their natural enemies?

P-IESection Symposium

5:20 PM - 5:25 PM EST

5: Break

P-IESection Symposium

5:25 PM - 5:40 PM EST

6: Pheromones stimulate dispersal of entomopathogenic nematodes during quiescence

P-IESection Symposium

5:40 PM - 5:55 PM EST

7: Underground cooperation helps to increase rice yield after root herbivore injury

P-IESection Symposium

5:55 PM - 6:10 PM EST

8: Plant responses to belowground herbivory alter interactions with aboveground herbivores

P-IESection Symposium

6:10 PM - 6:15 PM EST

9: Break

P-IESection Symposium

6:15 PM - 6:30 PM EST

10: Effects of mycorrhizal fungi and soil nutrients on bee diet quality and bee-pathogen interactions

Presenting Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

Co-Author: – San Diego State University

Co-Author: – Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Co-Author: – University of Massachusetts

P-IESection Symposium

6:30 PM - 6:45 PM EST

11: Cover legacy of soil alters plant defenses to pathogens and caterpillars in maize

P-IESection Symposium

6:45 PM - 7:00 PM EST

12: The impact of soil microbial community diversity on plant and herbivore microbial diversity and fitness

P-IESection Symposium

7:00 PM - 7:15 PM EST

13: Discussion

P-IESection Symposium

7:15 PM - 7:20 PM EST

14: Closing remarks

P-IESection Symposium

5:10 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Entomology & Technology: Conversations on Addressing ESA’s Science Policy Priorities through Convergence

Organizer: – University of Florida

Organizer: – USDA-ARS

Member Symposium

5:10 PM - 5:13 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks: Invasive species

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Member Symposium

5:13 PM - 5:16 PM EST

2: Invasive urban pests in the United Sates and their management practices

Member Symposium

5:16 PM - 5:19 PM EST

3: How to manage a pervasive invasive? Lessons learned from spotted lanternfly

Member Symposium

5:19 PM - 5:22 PM EST

4: Science policy-friendly approaches to genetic pest management: Knowledge gaps and considerations

Member Symposium

5:22 PM - 5:25 PM EST

5: Using digital communication tools to enhance forest health education

Member Symposium

5:25 PM - 5:45 PM EST

6: Roundtable discussion

Member Symposium

5:45 PM - 5:50 PM EST

7: Break

Member Symposium

5:50 PM - 5:52 PM EST

8: Introductory remarks: Vectored diseases

Member Symposium

5:52 PM - 5:55 PM EST

9: The future of vector management

Member Symposium

5:55 PM - 5:58 PM EST

10: Biotechnology for pathosystem management

Member Symposium

5:58 PM - 6:01 PM EST

11: Legislative and regulatory issues from a vector control perspective

Member Symposium

6:01 PM - 6:21 PM EST

12: Roundtable discussion

Member Symposium

6:21 PM - 6:26 PM EST

13: Break

Member Symposium

6:26 PM - 6:28 PM EST

14: Introductory remarks: Biodiversity loss

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Member Symposium

6:28 PM - 6:31 PM EST

15: Insect defaunation in the anthropocene

Member Symposium

6:31 PM - 6:34 PM EST

16: Biotech-biodiverse: Status check

Member Symposium

6:34 PM - 6:37 PM EST

17: Sequencing life for the future of biodiversity

Member Symposium

6:37 PM - 6:40 PM EST

18: Connecting science, technology, and natural history collections to inform and understand entomological biodiversity loss

Member Symposium

6:40 PM - 7:00 PM EST

19: Roundtable discussion

Member Symposium

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Entomology for All Plants! Insect Science in Nurseries and Landscapes

P-IESection Symposium

5:15 PM - 5:20 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

P-IESection Symposium

5:20 PM - 5:35 PM EST

2: Pre-emergent control of gypsy moth and spotted lanternfly

P-IESection Symposium

5:35 PM - 5:50 PM EST

3: The Systems Approach to Nursery Certification Program (SANC): Enhancing plant health and quality through reduction of pest risks

P-IESection Symposium

5:50 PM - 6:05 PM EST

4: How to build a better monarch butterfly garden

P-IESection Symposium

6:05 PM - 6:10 PM EST

5: Break

P-IESection Symposium

6:10 PM - 6:25 PM EST

6: The search for associational protection in insecticide-treated urban ash in Minnesota

P-IESection Symposium

6:25 PM - 6:40 PM EST

7: Integrating pest and pollinator management for urban lawn and landscapes

P-IESection Symposium

6:40 PM - 6:55 PM EST

8: Can kairomone lures improve a trap crop system for thrips?

P-IESection Symposium

6:55 PM - 7:00 PM EST

9: Closing remarks

P-IESection Symposium

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST

Entomology Games - Finals

Function/Event/Meeting