Full Schedule

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EST

Coffee with Alvin Simmons, ESA's President

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EST

Coffee with Chris Stelzig, ESA’s Executive Director

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Get to know Corteva Agriscience

Sponsored By:

10:00 AM - 12:20 PM EST

Don't Forget to Pack Your Entomologist: Discovering the Global Impact of our Science in Surprising Places

Member Symposium

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Member Symposium

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM EST

2: Chemical methods of personal protection from arthropod bites: Laboratory research with global significance

Member Symposium

10:25 AM - 10:45 AM EST

3: The added value of biting midge field work in the South Pacific

Member Symposium

10:45 AM - 10:50 AM EST

4: Break

Member Symposium

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM EST

5: Product development trials in Africa – Building capacity while delivering new products

Member Symposium

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM EST

6: The makings of a mosquito net: Entomology in product development

Member Symposium

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM EST

7: Break

Member Symposium

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM EST

8: Translating discovery science into practice and policy: Tales of a tsetse entomologist

Member Symposium

11:55 AM - 12:05 PM EST

9: Revamping the Atlanta Health Departments West Nile Surveillance program and dealing with bedbugs and other undesirables in public areas

Member Symposium

12:05 PM - 12:15 PM EST

10: Discussion

Member Symposium

12:15 PM - 12:20 PM EST

11: Closing remarks

Member Symposium

10:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Encouraging Metamorphosis for All: Exploring the Undergraduate Experience through Teaching and Research Mentorship

Member Symposium

Sponsored By:

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Member Symposium

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM EST

2: Tabletop "drawn and animated" lectures for online entomology classes

Member Symposium

10:25 AM - 10:45 AM EST

3: Podcast a paper: Undergraduates understand primary literature better through podcasting

Member Symposium

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM EST

4: Cultivating the art of observation: Helping undergraduates make detailed examinations of laboratory material using scientific illustration

Member Symposium

11:05 AM - 11:10 AM EST

5: Break

Member Symposium

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM EST

6: Revising traditional invertebrate biology lab curricula to focus on comparative anatomy, physiology, and behavior across the tree of life

Member Symposium

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EST

7: Tales from the field: Undergraduate training for field research

Member Symposium

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM EST

8: Improving student engagement in the classroom and laboratory via an online learning platform

Member Symposium

12:10 PM - 12:15 PM EST

9: Workshop Demo: The Mentorship Syllabus: Planning for undergraduate researcher learning and success

Member Symposium

12:15 PM - 12:20 PM EST

10: Workshop Demo: Tips for applying to the NSF S-STEM from what we learned the hard way

Member Symposium

12:20 PM - 12:25 PM EST

11: Closing remarks

Member Symposium

10:00 AM - 1:15 PM EST

Pollinators and Soybeans: Impacts, Complications, and Future Directions

Member Symposium

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Member Symposium

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM EST

2: Floral characteristics and attractiveness to bees in soybeans

Member Symposium

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM EST

3: Soybeans as a nectar source for honey bees in northeast Ohio

Member Symposium

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM EST

4: Teasing apart interactions between soybeans, honeybees, and native bees using large field cages

Member Symposium

10:50 AM - 10:55 AM EST

5: Break

Member Symposium

10:55 AM - 11:10 AM EST

6: Evaluating the impact of augmented pollinator habitat on surrounding cropping systems

Member Symposium

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM EST

7: The application of nesting enhancements for wild bees within intensively managed soybean fields: Which species should be targeted?

Member Symposium

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM EST

8: Stem-nesting Hymenoptera nest occupancy varies widely in midwestern USA agricultural landscapes, potentially associated with soybean flower availability

Member Symposium

11:40 AM - 11:45 AM EST

9: Break

Member Symposium

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

10: What do bees in bee-bowls mean: A case study from Iowa soybean fields

Member Symposium

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM EST

11: Impacts of corn and soybean winter land management on early-spring honey bee growth and wild bee activity

Member Symposium

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM EST

12: Kentucky farmers’ supportiveness of tactics for the enhancement of pollination and IPM in soybeans

Member Symposium

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM EST

13: Break

Member Symposium

12:35 PM - 12:50 PM EST

14: Does the application of insecticides for soybean aphid control affect honey bee colony development in soybean fields?

Member Symposium

12:50 PM - 1:05 PM EST

15: Beyond insecticides: Soybean production practices that potentially affect pollinators

Member Symposium

1:05 PM - 1:15 PM EST

16: Discussion

Member Symposium

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST

Entomology for All: Diverse Speakers Showcasing Chemoreception in Diverse Insects

Program Symposium

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Program Symposium

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM EST

2: Molecular logic and evolution of bitter taste in Drosophila

Program Symposium

10:25 AM - 10:45 AM EST

3: Conserved molecules for insect olfaction

Program Symposium

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM EST

4: The evolution of chemoreception during a behavioral valence shift

Program Symposium

11:05 AM - 11:25 AM EST

5: Odor-evoked transcriptomics in Aedes aegypti

Program Symposium

11:25 AM - 11:45 AM EST

6: From heat sensing to heat seeking in flies and mosquitoes

Program Symposium

11:45 AM - 12:05 PM EST

7: Social Sniffers: Decoding of olfaction in ants and fireflies

Presenting Author: – Middlebury College

Co-Author: – Bucknell Univesrity

Co-Author: – Bucknell University

Co-Author: – University Of California

Co-Author: – Bucknell University

Program Symposium

12:05 PM - 12:10 PM EST

8: Break

Program Symposium

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM EST

9: Molecular bases of chemoreception in a crop pest moth

Program Symposium

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM EST

10: Representation of fruit odors in the peripheral olfactory system of Drosophila suzukii: Olfactory ‘fruitprints’

Program Symposium

12:50 PM - 1:10 PM EST

11: Neural circuitry for chemical sensing

Program Symposium

1:10 PM - 1:30 PM EST

12: Sexually dimorphic neuromodulation of Drosophila pheromone responses

Program Symposium

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM EST

13: Molecular inhibition in mosquito olfaction

Program Symposium

1:50 PM - 1:55 PM EST

14: Discussion

Program Symposium

1:55 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Closing remarks

Program Symposium

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST

Insecticidal Proteins: From Discovery to Commercialization

PBTSection Symposium

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10:00 AM - 10:20 AM EST

1: Bacterial pesticidal protein nomenclature and online resources

PBTSection Symposium

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM EST

2: A Vip4 protein from Bacillus thuringiensis to control western corn rootworm

PBTSection Symposium

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM EST

3: Humbled by Mother Nature: Toxicity of Brevibacillus laterosporus against lepidopteran pests

PBTSection Symposium

10:50 AM - 10:55 AM EST

4: Break

PBTSection Symposium

10:55 AM - 11:10 AM EST

5: Insecticidal proteins derived from plants

PBTSection Symposium

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM EST

6: Structural and functional characterization of Cry75Aa1.1, a western corn rootworm active beta-pore forming protein from Brevibacillus laterosporus

PBTSection Symposium

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM EST

7: Structure-function of novel western corn rootworm-active proteins

PBTSection Symposium

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM EST

8: Structure and function of vegetative insecticidal toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis

PBTSection Symposium

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM EST

9: Break

PBTSection Symposium

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM EST

10: Beta-pore forming proteins from edible fungi

PBTSection Symposium

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM EST

11: The use of bioinformatics to assess differences in insecticidal protein binding

PBTSection Symposium

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM EST

12: Mechanism of resistance to Vip3Aa in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) populations from Louisiana and Texas

PBTSection Symposium

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM EST

13: Canadian regulatory considerations for crops expressing novel insecticidal proteins

PBTSection Symposium

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM EST

14: Break

PBTSection Symposium

1:05 PM - 1:20 PM EST

15: The intersection of MOA and Safety Assessment for novel insecticidal trait proteins

PBTSection Symposium

1:20 PM - 1:35 PM EST

16: Challenges in the ERA of new insecticidal proteins: A case study of mCry51 for Lygus control

PBTSection Symposium

1:35 PM - 1:50 PM EST

17: Regulatory considerations for the commercialization of new insecticidal technologies

PBTSection Symposium

1:50 PM - 2:00 PM EST

18: Panel discussion

PBTSection Symposium

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

ESA Staff Help Desk

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM EST

The Mentorship Syllabus: Planning for Undergraduate Researcher Learning and Success

Workshop

12:30 PM - 4:10 PM EST

Entomology for All: Diverse Careers for Diverse Entomologists

Organizer: – Texas A&M University

Organizer: – Penn State University

Organizer: – Kansas State University

Organizer: – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Member Symposium

12:30 PM - 12:33 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Member Symposium

12:33 PM - 12:53 PM EST

2: Entomologist as an identity, not just a career

Member Symposium

12:53 PM - 1:13 PM EST

3: From posts To professional: How I turned science communication into a career

Member Symposium

1:13 PM - 1:18 PM EST

4: Break

Member Symposium

1:18 PM - 1:38 PM EST

6: Full-time entomologist, part-time soldier: The role of insect science in national defense

Member Symposium

1:38 PM - 1:58 PM EST

7: From land grant universities to contract research organizations: My experiences from entomology to multi-disciplinary research

Member Symposium

1:58 PM - 2:03 PM EST

8: Break

Member Symposium

2:03 PM - 2:23 PM EST

9: Different paths to become forensic entomologists in Europe and in the USA

Member Symposium

2:23 PM - 2:43 PM EST

10: 4-H Youth development education: Opportunities to grow future leaders in science

Member Symposium

2:43 PM - 3:03 PM EST

11: Social media communication strategies for the general public

Member Symposium

3:03 PM - 3:08 PM EST

12: Break

Member Symposium

3:08 PM - 3:28 PM EST

13: The ecosystem: Creating careers in entomology by working together

Member Symposium

3:28 PM - 3:48 PM EST

14: Teaching at a liberal arts college and preventive medicine in war zone during a pandemic

Member Symposium

3:48 PM - 4:08 PM EST

15: Panel discussion

Member Symposium

4:08 PM - 4:10 PM EST

16: Closing remarks

Member Symposium

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Tips for Applying to the NSF S-STEM from What We Learned the Hard Way

Workshop

1:25 PM - 4:55 PM EST

Insect Pests and Beneficial Arthropods in Climate-Change-Resilient Diversified Cropping Systems

P-IESection Symposium

1:25 PM - 1:30 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

P-IESection Symposium

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM EST

2: Ground rules: Conserving epigeal predators and other beneficial organisms in organic cropping systems

P-IESection Symposium

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM EST

3: Integrating cover crops into pest management: Implications of residue for arthropod communities and trophic interactions

P-IESection Symposium

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM EST

4: Harnessing plant diversity to enhance climate resiliency in cropping systems

P-IESection Symposium

2:15 PM - 2:20 PM EST

5: Break

P-IESection Symposium

2:20 PM - 2:35 PM EST

6: Can the addition of native perennial vegetation provide resilience to climate change: Insights from the STRIPS project

P-IESection Symposium

2:35 PM - 2:50 PM EST

7: Grasslands in agriculture and their potential to support a resilient landscape

P-IESection Symposium

2:50 PM - 3:05 PM EST

8: Balancing risks and benefits of weed diversity across crops

P-IESection Symposium

3:05 PM - 3:10 PM EST

9: Break

P-IESection Symposium

3:10 PM - 3:25 PM EST

10: Pest management in regenerative food systems

P-IESection Symposium

3:25 PM - 3:40 PM EST

11: Impacts of climate-change-resilient cropping systems on beneficial insects in the Pacific Northwest, USA

P-IESection Symposium

3:40 PM - 3:55 PM EST

12: Foraging traits impact pollinator health in agriculture

P-IESection Symposium

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM EST

13: Break

P-IESection Symposium

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM EST

14: Effect of diverse landscape surrounding potato-based Columbia Basin agricultural cropping systems on lygus bugs and its natural enemies

P-IESection Symposium

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM EST

15: Landscape context affects the sustainability of organic farming systems

Presenting Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – University of Saskatchewan

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Co-Author: – Washington State University

Co-Author: – The Nature Conservancy

Co-Author: – Washington State University

P-IESection Symposium

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM EST

16: Discussion

P-IESection Symposium

4:50 PM - 4:55 PM EST

17: Closing remarks

P-IESection Symposium

1:30 PM - 4:40 PM EST

What's the Buzz? Highlighting Native Bees

P-IESection Symposium

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

P-IESection Symposium

1:35 PM - 1:55 PM EST

2: Wild bees in a time of global change

P-IESection Symposium

1:55 PM - 2:15 PM EST

3: Pathogen survey of natural xylophilous Osmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) nests collected from Utah

P-IESection Symposium

2:15 PM - 2:20 PM EST

4: Break

P-IESection Symposium

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM EST

5: Using DNA metabarcoding techniques to improve plant-pollinator interaction networks

P-IESection Symposium

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM EST

6: Biodiversity of the San Francisco Peaks in northern Arizona

P-IESection Symposium

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM EST

7: Break

P-IESection Symposium

3:05 PM - 3:25 PM EST

8: Understanding the impacts of reclamation history on plant-pollinator interactions

P-IESection Symposium

3:25 PM - 3:45 PM EST

9: The externalities of pesticide use in California's Central Valley on bees and pollinator-dependent crops

P-IESection Symposium

3:45 PM - 3:50 PM EST

10: Break

P-IESection Symposium

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM EST

11: Native bee communities across North Carolina: From the individual to the agroecosystem

P-IESection Symposium

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM EST

12: Discussion

P-IESection Symposium

2:15 PM - 4:45 PM EST

CAMTech: Facilitating Next Generation Pest Management Solutions through Public-Private Partnerships

Program Symposium

2:15 PM - 2:20 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Program Symposium

2:20 PM - 2:35 PM EST

2: The Center for Arthropod Management Technologies: An industry perspective

Program Symposium

2:35 PM - 2:50 PM EST

3: Identification and characterization of promoters from the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

Program Symposium

2:50 PM - 3:05 PM EST

4: Molecular regulation of diapause in two corn rootworm species (Diabrotica spp.)

Program Symposium

3:05 PM - 3:20 PM EST

5: Development of a bacterial pesticidal protein resource center

Program Symposium

3:20 PM - 3:30 PM EST

6: Q&A with speakers

Program Symposium

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM EST

7: Break

Program Symposium

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM EST

8: Establishing and using next generation insect cell lines

Program Symposium

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM EST

9: RNA resistance in insects and how it compares with Bt resistance

Program Symposium

4:05 PM - 4:20 PM EST

10: Pest management challenges

Program Symposium

4:20 PM - 4:35 PM EST

11: Invasive and local pest management in commercial eucalyptus plantations in Brazil

Program Symposium

4:35 PM - 4:45 PM EST

12: Q&A with speakers

Program Symposium

2:30 PM - 4:55 PM EST

e-Entomology: Inclusive Outreach in a Digital World

Organizer: – The University of British Columbia

Organizer: – Arizona State University

Organizer: – University of Connecticut

Organizer: – University of Wyoming

Member Symposium

2:20 PM - 2:35 PM EST

2: CANCELLED: "Bugbook", "thebuggirl" and beyond: How social media ignited my scientific career

Presenting Author: – The University of British Columbia

Member Symposium

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM EST

1: Introductory remarks

Member Symposium

2:35 PM - 2:50 PM EST

3: How online outreach can make us better scientists

Member Symposium

2:50 PM - 3:05 PM EST

4: Twitter as a tool for entomological outreach: Reflections on two years of #RecluseOrNot

Member Symposium

3:05 PM - 3:10 PM EST

5: Break

Member Symposium

3:10 PM - 3:25 PM EST

6: Entomology for all: Non-scientists turning fear to fascination

Member Symposium

3:25 PM - 3:40 PM EST

7: Transformative experiences through SciComm education in the world of social media

Member Symposium

3:40 PM - 3:55 PM EST

8: Creating inclusive online outreach

Member Symposium

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM EST

9: Break

Member Symposium

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM EST

10: Facts are not enough: Emotion and engagement for inclusive outreach

Member Symposium

4:20 PM - 4:50 PM EST

11: Panel discussion

Member Symposium

4:50 PM - 4:55 PM EST

12: Closing remarks

Member Symposium

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

A Day in the Life of a Corteva Laboratory Scientist

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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Closing Plenary Session and Member Town Hall

Plenary

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Entomology 2021 Program Symposia

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Entomology 2021 Program Symposia