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  • On-Demand
  • Syngenta Showcase: Advancing a Foundation: Diversity & Inclusion in Agriculture

    Presenting Author: Caydee E. Savinelli

  • On-Demand
  • 10-min: MUVE, Mosquito Biology

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Other Urban and Stored Product Pests

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Public Health

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Tick Control and Surveillance

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Urban Pest Control, Bedbugs and Cockroaches

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Urban Pest Control, Hymenoptera

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Urban Pest Control: Termites

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Vector Biology and Forensic Entomology of Higher Flies

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Vector Control: Mosquitoes

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Vector Surveillance: Mosquitoes

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Veterinary Entomology: Ectoparasites

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: MUVE, Veterinary Entomology: Flies

    MUVE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: PBT, Behavior and Chemical Ecology

    PBT

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: PBT, Development and Physiology

    PBT

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: PBT, Molecular and Cellular Biology

    PBT

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: PBT, New Approaches for Research and Pest Management

    PBT

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: PBT, Pollinator Health and Physiology

    PBT

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: PBT, Toxicology and Insecticide Resistance

    PBT

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: P-IE, Behavior

    P-IE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: P-IE, Biocontrol

    P-IE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: P-IE, Ecology

    P-IE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: P-IE, Horticultural IPM

    P-IE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: P-IE, Invasive Species

    P-IE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: P-IE, IPM

    P-IE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: P-IE, Pollinators and Pollination

    P-IE

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: SysEB, Biodiversity, Biogeography and Speciation

    SysEB

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-Min: SysEB, Biodiversity, Conservation and Pollination

    SysEB

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: SysEB, Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Molecular Biology

    SysEB

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: SysEB, Ecology and Behavior

    SysEB

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: SysEB, Education, Extension, and Public Outreach

    SysEB

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: SysEB, Morphology, Taxonomy, and Evolution

    SysEB

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: SysEB, Phylogenetics

    SysEB

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: SysEB, Social Insects

    SysEB

    10-Minute Paper

  • 10-min: SysEB, Symbionts and Microbes

    SysEB

    10-Minute Paper

  • ACE Review Course

    Organizer: Willet Hossfeld – Entomological Society of America

    Workshop

  • Advances in German Cockroach Biology and Management

    Organizer: Changlu Wang – Rutgers University

    Organizer: Chow-Yang Lee, BCE – University of California-Riverside

    Organizer: Michael K. Rust – University Of California Riverside Reitred Entiomology Profe

    MUVE

    Section Symposium

  • Aquatic Invertebrates in a Metacommunity Framework: Linking Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems

    Organizer: Margaret Elizabeth Hartman – University of Maryland

    Organizer: Bill O. Lamp – University of Maryland

    Organizer: Kelly McIntyre (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

    Organizer: Sally Entrekin – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Member Symposium

  • Arthropod Saliva: Role in Blood Feeding and Pathogen Transmission

    Organizer: Eric Calvo

    Member Symposium

  • As Above, So Below and As Within, So Without? Re-visiting the Role of Traditional Field Entomology/ecology in the Age of “Omics”

    Organizer: Harit K. Bal – Bayer Crop Science

    Organizer: Matthew J. Grieshop – California Polytechnic State University

    Member Symposium

  • Building the Capacity of Insect Scientists: The Role of African Regional Postgraduate Program in Insect Science (ARPPIS)

    Organizer: Clement Akotsen-Mensah – Lincoln University

    Organizer: Caroline N. FOBA – Huazhong Agricultural University

    Member Symposium

  • Chemical and Microbial Ecology of Disease Vectors

    Organizer: Baldwyn Torto – International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)

    MUVE

    Section Symposium

  • Crop Mycotoxins and Their Association with Insects: Impact on Food and Feed Safety and Insect Control Decisions

    Organizer: William J. Moar (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science

    Organizer: Matthew W. Carroll – Bayer U.S. - Crop Science

    Organizer: John Vicini

    Member Symposium

  • Current Advances in Acarology

    Organizer: Monica A. Farfan – Colorado State University

    Organizer: Lorena Lopez – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Member Symposium

  • Diversity of Genomic Applications across Entomological Disciplines

    Organizer: Brad S. Coates – USDA - ARS

    Organizer: Monica Poelchau – USDA-NAL

    Member Symposium

  • DoD Entomology: More Than Just Mosquitoes!

    Organizer: Erica J. Lindroth, BCE – U.S. Army

    Organizer: Gabriela Zollner – Armed Forces Pest Management Board

    Member Symposium

  • Drosophila Interactions for All — From Endosymbionts to Ecosystems

    Organizer: Kelly A. Hamby – University of Maryland

    Organizer: Jana Collatz – Agroscope

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • Ecology, Epidemiology, and Management of Whiteflies and Whitefly-transmitted Viruses in the United States

    Organizer: Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

    Organizer: Alvin Simmons (he/him/his) – USDA ARS

    Organizer: Allen J. Moore (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

    Member Symposium

  • Environmental Entomology and Journal of Economic Entomology Awards and Overview

    Organizer: Melody A. Keena (she/her/hers) – US Forest Service

    Organizer: Therese M. Poland (she/her/hers) – USDA Forest Service NRS

    Organizer: Michael J. Brewer (he/him/his) – Texas A&M AgriLife Research

    Organizer: Frank Zalom – University of California-Davis

    Organizer: Nan-Yao Su – University Of Florida

    Organized Meeting

  • Evaluating Sublethal Effects of Agrochemicals on Pollinators

    Organizer: Jon F. Harrison – Arizona State University

    Organizer: Adrian L. Fisher II, II – Arizona State University

    PBT

    Section Symposium

  • Farm to Fork: Linking Biology of Postharvest Insects to their Management

    Organizer: Alison R. Gerken – USDA-ARS

    Organizer: William R. Morrison, III, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

    Member Symposium

  • Fostering Diversity in Entomology

    Organizer: Mamoudou Setamou – Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center

    Organizer: Joseph Disi – Bayer Crop Science

    Organizer: Barbara A. Amoah (she/her/hers) – Eva Garland Consulting, LLC

    Program Symposium

  • From Rum Stills to Cotton Gins and Head Lettuce to Head Lice: The Remarkable Development of Spinosad for All

    Organizer: Marc L. Fisher (he/him/his) – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Brian Bret – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Amanda Jacobson – Corteva Agriscience

    Member Symposium

  • Getting Insects in the Classroom: How to Promote and Support Public School Programs on Entomology

    Organizer: Kara Ladle

    Member Symposium

  • Got Bugs? Effective Messaging when Arthropods are Uninvited Houseguests

    Organizer: Faith M. Oi (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Organizer: Tamra Reall – University of Missouri Extension

    Member Symposium

  • Grad 10-min: MUVE, Forensic Entomology, Muscoid Flies

    MUVE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: MUVE, Hymenopera, Spiders

    MUVE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: MUVE, Surveillance, Sampling, Management

    MUVE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: MUVE, Ticks

    MUVE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: MUVE, Urban, Stored Product Pests

    MUVE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: MUVE, Vector Ecology, Genetics

    MUVE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: MUVE, Vector-Microbe and Disease Associations

    MUVE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: PBT, Behavior, Ecology, Climate Change

    PBT

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: PBT, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physiology

    PBT

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: PBT, Insecticide Resistance, Toxicology

    PBT

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: PBT, Pollinators 1

    PBT

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: PBT, Pollinators 2

    PBT

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: PBT, Toxicology, Management

    PBT

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: PBT, Vector Biology

    PBT

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Behavioral Ecology 1

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Behavioral Ecology 2

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Biocontrol 1

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Biocontrol 2

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Biocontrol 3

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Chemical Ecology 1

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Chemical Ecology 2

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Climate Change

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Conservation Ecology

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Ecology 1

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Ecology 2

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Extension and Outreach

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Host Plant Resistance

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Invasive Species

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, IPM Field Crops 1

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, IPM Field Crops 2

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, IPM Horticulture 1

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, IPM Horticulture 2

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Molecular and Novel Tools

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Pollinators 1

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Pollinators 2

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Pollinators 3

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: P-IE, Vectors of Plant Disease

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Behavior

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Biodiversity

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Climate Change and Biogeography

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Ecology

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Evolution 1

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Evolution 2

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Genomics

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Social Insect Genetics

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Social Insects

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Grad 10-min: SysEB, Symbionts

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Greenhouse Arthropod Management: Encompassing Past Experiences and Challenging Future Expectations

    Organizer: John Sanderson – Cornell University

    Organizer: Catharine M. Mannion – University of Florida

    Member Symposium

  • Hyper-Effective Outreach: How Entomology Blossoms Outside The Academic Sphere Through The Ant Keeping Hobby

    Organizer: Armando Rosario-Lebron – United States Department of Agriculture

    Organizer: Kendrick Hikaru Nakamura – Antscihub.com, /r/Antkeeping, Discord.gg/Antkeeping

    Member Symposium

  • Immunology for All

    Organizer: Yan Yan – Vanderbilt University

    Organizer: Michael R. Strand – University of Georgia

    PBT

    Section Symposium

  • Impact of Evolving Regulations on Commercialization of Genetically Modified Pest Control Products

    Organizer: Anilkumar Gowda – Bayer CropScience

    Organizer: Betiana Parody – Seeds Traits & Regulatory LATAM; Syngenta Group

    PBT

    Section Symposium

  • Impacts of Pesticide Toxicity in Agroecosystems – Implications on Physiology, Behavior and Population Dynamics of Pests and Pollinators

    Organizer: Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu – Mississippi State University

    Organizer: Neelendra K. Joshi – University of Arkansas

    PBT

    Section Symposium

  • Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) for All

    Organizer: Scott William Ludwig – UPL

    Organizer: Graham P. Head – Bayer U.S. - Crop Science

    Organizer: Caydee E. Savinelli – Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC

    Organizer: Hector Portillo – FMC Corporation

    Organizer: Kevin Langdon – Syngenta

    Organizer: Patricia L. Prasifka – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Adrian J. Duehl – Bayer CropScience

    Organizer: Paul A. Neese – UPL NA, Inc.

    Member Symposium

  • Insects in Soils: Peering into the Black Box

    Organizer: Allison Zahorec – Michigan State University

    Organizer: Kyle Wickings – Cornell University

    Member Symposium

  • Management of Fall Armyworm in Africa and Asia

    Organizer: Rangaswamy N. Muniappan – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Member Symposium

  • Microbes, Too! Microbe-produced Semiochemicals as Mediators of Species Interactions

    Organizer: John J. Beck – USDA-ARS

    Organizer: Rachel L. Vannette – University of California, Davis

    Organizer: Caitlin Rering – USDA - ARS

    Organizer: Robert Schaeffer – Utah State University

    Member Symposium

  • Microbial Interactions and Their Influence on Organisms and Ecosystems

    Organizer: Jocelyn R. Holt – Rice University

    Organizer: Raul F. Medina – Texas A&M University

    Organizer: Antonino Malacrinò – University of Reggio Calabria

    Member Symposium

  • Mite-y Women in Acarology: Current Research from a Historical Perspective

    Organizer: Monica A. Farfan – Colorado State University

    Organizer: Emilie Pauline Demard – University of Florida

    Organizer: Emily Shea Durkin – University of Tampa

    Member Symposium

  • Mosquito-Microbe Interactions

    Organizer: Chinmay V. Tikhe – Johns Hopkins University

    Organizer: Eric P. Caragata – Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida

    Member Symposium

  • Multistate Research Project NE1943: Biology, Ecology, and Management of Emerging Disease Vectors

    Organizer: Paul T. Leisnham – University of Maryland

    Organized Meeting

  • Mutualism, Manipulation, or Mistaken Identity: Natural Enemy Modulation of Plant Defenses and Multitrophic Effects

    Organizer: Elizabeth Davidson-Lowe – USDA-ARS

    Organizer: Asher Jones – Pennsylvania State University

    Organizer: Sara Hermann – The Pennsylvania State University

    Member Symposium

  • Myrmecology For All: Combining Morphology, Molecules, Ecology, and Behavior to Advance Ant Systematics

    Organizer: Andrea Lucky – University of Florida

    Organizer: Corrie S. Moreau – Cornell University

    Organizer: Rachelle M. Adams – The Ohio State University

    SysEB

    Section Symposium

  • New Insights into the Development of RNA Products for Controlling Agricultural and Medically Important Insect Pests

    Organizer: Ana M. Velez, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Organizer: William J. Moar (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science

    Organizer: Swati Mishra (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee

    Organizer: Molly Darlington – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    PBT

    Section Symposium

  • Oviposition Ecology of Hematophagous Arthropods: Patterns, Processes, and Applications

    Organizer: Gideon Wasserberg – UNC Greensboro

    Organizer: Eduardo Hatano, PhD

    MUVE

    Section Symposium

  • Pathogen-mediated Ecological Interactions: From Microbes to Complex Ecosystems

    Organizer: Sayanta Bera, PhD

    Organizer: Chad T. Nihranz – Cornell University

    Organizer: Benjamin W. Lee – University of California

    Organizer: Shirin Parizad – University of Tehran

    Organizer: Saumik Basu – University of Nebraska

    Member Symposium

  • Research Advancing Pollinator Conservation On Utility Lands

    Organizer: Ashley Bennett

    Organizer: Claire Ike

    Organizer: Geoff Williams – Auburn University Bee Lab

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • Small Orders, Big Ideas (Polyneoptera)

    Organizer: Derek A. Woller – USDA-APHIS

    Organizer: Hojun Song – Texas A&M University

    Organizer: Joseph Sweeney

    Organizer: Abigail M. Hayes (she/they/theirs) – University of Connecticut

    Member Symposium

  • SOLA Scarab Workers

    Organizer: Nicole L. Gunter – Cleveland Museum of Natural History

    Organizer: Andrew B.T Smith – Canadian Museum of Nature

    Organized Meeting

  • Staphylinidae: When You Care Enough to Study the Very Best…

    Organizer: Michael L. Ferro – Clemson University

    Organizer: Brittany Owens – Louisiana State University

    Member Symposium

  • Sterile Insect Technique for All - Development and Implementation of SIT for Agriculture, Public Health and Natural Ecosystems

    Organizer: Houston Wilson – University of California

    Organizer: Kacie J Jo Athey – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Member Symposium

  • Synergy in Biological Control of invasive insects: Utilizing the Ecology and Behavior of Natural Enemies

    Organizer: Francesc Gomez Marco (he/him/his) – University of California

    Organizer: Hannah J. Broadley – USDA APHIS PPQ S&T

    Member Symposium

  • There and Back Again: A Tale of Challenges and Breakthroughs of Understudied Dipteran Vectors

    Organizer: Mary K. Mills – University of South Carolina

    Organizer: Simon T. Carpenter – The Pirbright Institute

    MUVE

    Section Symposium

  • Time, Space, and Insects: Large-scale Temporal and Spatial Data for Insect Ecology and Global Change

    Organizer: Timothy Luttermoser – Cornell University

    Organizer: Katja A. Poveda – Cornell University

    Member Symposium

  • Undergrad 10-min: MUVE

    MUVE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Undergrad 10-min: PBT, General

    PBT

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Undergrad 10-min: PBT, Pollinators

    PBT

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Undergrad 10-min: P-IE, Miscellaneous

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Undergrad 10-min: P-IE, Pollinators

    P-IE

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Undergrad 10-min: SysEB

    SysEB

    Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

  • Where Did You Come From, Where Are You Going? Insect Navigation: From Neurons to Behavior

    Organizer: Joanna Katarzyna Konopka – Johns Hopkins University

    Organizer: Ali Afify – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Organizer: Darya Task, PhD

    PBT

    Section Symposium

  • Wednesday, November 11, 2020
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
    Be the Nerd: Extension Entomology Share Fair Day 1

    Organizer: Erin W. Hodgson – Iowa State University

    Organizer: Brian McCornack – Kansas State University

    Workshop

  • Thursday, November 12, 2020
  • 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
    Be the Nerd: Extension Entomology Share Fair Day 2

    Organizer: Erin W. Hodgson – Iowa State University

    Organizer: Brian McCornack – Kansas State University

    Workshop

  • 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
    ESA Governing Board and Certification Corporation Meeting

    Organizer: Chris J. Stelzig, CAE – Entomological Society of America

    Function/Event/Meeting

  • 9:00 PM – 12:20 AM EST
    Korean Young Entomologists (KYE)

    Organizer: Sang-Bin Lee – University of Florida

    Organizer: June Sunny Yoon

    Organizer: Dong-Hwan Choe

    Organized Meeting

  • Friday, November 13, 2020
  • 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
    ESA Governing Board and Certification Corporation Meeting

    Organizer: Chris J. Stelzig, CAE – Entomological Society of America

    Function/Event/Meeting

  • 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
    Be the Nerd: Extension Entomology Share Fair Day 3

    Organizer: Erin W. Hodgson – Iowa State University

    Organizer: Brian McCornack – Kansas State University

    Workshop

  • 1:00 PM – 2:55 PM EST
    SWD Fly Gathering WERA 1021: Spotted-wing Drosophila Biology, Ecology, and Management

    Organizer: Jana C. Lee

    Organizer: Hannah Joy Burrack

    Organized Meeting

  • 4:55 PM – 6:05 PM EST
    Second Annual P-IE Section Speed Networking Event

    Moderator: Nicholas R. Larson – USDA-ARS

    Moderator: Laura J. Nixon – USDA-ARS

    P-IE

  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST
    The Ohio State University Mixer

    Organizer: Sarah DeVilbiss

    Function/Event/Meeting

  • 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM EST
    Taiwanese Entomologist Association Meeting

    Organizer: De-Fen MOU – University of Florida

    Organizer: Ching-Wen Tan – Pennsylvania State University

    Organized Meeting

  • Monday, November 16, 2020
  • 11:00 AM – 12:50 PM EST
    Opening Session with Plenary Speakers Chavonda Jacobs-Young and Ray Wheeler

    Organizer: Alvin Simmons – USDA-ARS, Vegetable Research

    Plenary

  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    Current Locust Outbreaks: Challenges, Opportunities, and Synergies

    Organizer: Esther N. Ngumbi – University of Illinois at urbana-Champaign

    Organizer: Arianne Cease – Arizona State University

    Organizer: Fikru Haile – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Sonny Ramaswamy

    Organizer: Erin Cadwalader – Entomological Society of America

    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

    Organizer: Kyle K. Jordan, BCE – BASF

    Organizer: Amanda Skidmore – New Mexico State University

    Organizer: Brittany Campbell, BCE

    Program Symposium

  • 1:00 PM – 4:10 PM EST
    Global Advances in Ant Phylogenomics

    Organizer: John T. Longino

    Member Symposium

  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Addressing the Wicked Problem of Pesticide Resistance and Pest Management

    Organizer: Adekunle Wasiu Adesanya

    Organizer: Fang (Rose) Zhu, PhD

    PBT

    Section Symposium

  • 1:00 PM – 5:05 PM EST
    Forentomics: Linking Bark Beetle Biology and Management with Advances in Molecular Biology and Genomics

    Organizer: Lynne K. Rieske-Kinney

    Organizer: Fredrik Schlyter – SLU & CULS

    Organizer: Amit Roy – Czech University Of Life Sciences

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 4:15 PM – 6:55 PM EST
    Designing Ecosystems for Insects, Humans and Other Species of Interest

    Organizer: Jarrad R. Prasifka

    Organizer: Rachel E. Mallinger – University of Florida

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 4:15 PM – 8:15 PM EST
    2020: A New Vision for Managing the "Wicked Problem" of Pest Resistance

    Organizer: Clinton D. Pilcher – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Steven Paul Bradbury, PhD

    Program Symposium

  • 4:30 PM – 7:20 PM EST
    “It’s Going Down for Real” Ecological Interactions in the Soil

    Organizer: Anjel Helms

    Organizer: Loren J. Rivera Vega, PhD

    Organizer: Swayamjit Ray

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 5:10 PM – 7:00 PM EST
    Entomology & Technology: Conversations on Addressing ESA’s Science Policy Priorities through Convergence

    Organizer: Lauren M. Diepenbrock – University of Florida

    Organizer: Brian Lovett – USDA-ARS

    Organizer: Don C. Weber – USDA-ARS

    Member Symposium

  • 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM EST
    Entomology for All Plants! Insect Science in Nurseries and Landscapes

    Organizer: Ryan Gott

    Organizer: Stacey Jones – North Carolina State Univeristy

    Organizer: Kevin Daniel Chase

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM EST
    Entomology Games - Finals

    Moderator: Deane K. Jorgenson – Syngenta

    Function/Event/Meeting

  • Tuesday, November 17, 2020
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Women and Allies in Entomology

    Organizer: Amanda Jacobson – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Rayda K. Krell – Western Connecticut State University

    Organizer: Patricia L. Prasifka – Corteva Agriscience

    Panelist: Jesus Esquivel

    Panelist: Scott T. O'Neal – Corteva Agriscience

    Panelist: Kyle K. Jordan, BCE – BASF

    Function/Event/Meeting

  • 8:20 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Women and Allies in Entomology (WAIE) Video Chat Sessions
  • 9:30 AM – 12:20 PM EST
    Entomology of Cannabis sativa: Insect Science and Pest Management in a Burgeoning Industry

    Organizer: Jonathan A. Cale

    Organizer: Katelyn Ann Kesheimer – Auburn University

    Organizer: Kadie Elizabeth Britt

    Organizer: Amanda Skidmore – New Mexico State University

    Organizer: Marguerite Bolt – Purdue University

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 9:30 AM – 1:05 PM EST
    The Art, Science, and Industry of Insect Rearing

    Organizer: Chitvan Khajuria – Bayer Crop Sciences

    Organizer: Peter Jensen – Bayer

    Organizer: Cara Vazquez – Bayer

    PBT

    Section Symposium

  • 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM EST
    Delusions of Infestations (DI): Identifying Issues and Providing Answers

    Organizer: Gale E. Ridge

    MUVE

    Section Symposium

  • 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM EST
    Insects for Everyone and in Everything: Entomology's Growing Reach

    Organizer: Ryan Gott

    Program Symposium

  • 10:00 AM – 12:10 PM EST
    Highlighting Women's Research: Sustaining Biodiversity & Conservation

    Organizer: Leah Buchman – Texas A&M University

    Organizer: Jaclyn E. Martin – Texas A&M University

    Organizer: Erika Peirce – Colorado State University

    Organizer: Alexandria N. Payne

    Organizer: Janaina Camara Siqueira da Cunha – Texas A&M University

    Member Symposium

  • 12:30 PM – 4:20 PM EST
    Fundamental Biology to Practical Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Horticultural Tree Agroecosystems

    Organizer: Angelita Acebes-Doria – University of Georgia

    Organizer: Christopher M. Ranger – USDA-ARS

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 1:15 PM – 4:50 PM EST
    How It Works: Science Used in Regulatory Decision Making

    Organizer: Keri Carstens

    Organizer: Thomas Steeger – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs

    Organizer: Katrina E. White

    Member Symposium

  • 1:30 PM – 1:40 PM EST
    Folding Butterflies: An Origami Demonstration

    Presenting Author: Jeffrey D. Bradshaw – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dept. of Entomology, Panhandle Research and Extension Center

    Plenary

  • 1:30 PM – 4:20 PM EST
    Memorial Symposium: Dr. Peter Landolt

    Organizer: Megan Asche – Washington State University

    Organizer: Robert L. Meagher, Jr.

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 2:05 PM – 4:50 PM EST
    We Stink Too! Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Research from Early Career Professionals

    Organizer: Joe M. Kaser

    Organizer: John McNamara Pote – Michigan State University

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 2:15 PM – 4:50 PM EST
    Powerful Voices: Overcoming Challenges in Entomology - 8th Latin American/ Hispanic Symposium

    Organizer: Ana I. Legrand – University of Connecticut

    Organizer: Silvia I. Rondon – Oregon State University

    Organizer: Steven Michael Reyna

    Organizer: Jesus Lara – California Department of Food & Agriculture

    Member Symposium

  • 4:30 PM – 6:45 PM EST
    Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity Business Meeting

    SysEB

    Organized Meeting

  • 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM EST
    Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology (PBT) Section Meeting and Networking Session

    Organizer: Kun Yan Zhu – Kansas State University

    Organizer: Ronda Hamm

    PBT

    Organized Meeting

  • 5:00 PM – 6:40 PM EST
    Plant-Insect Ecosystem (P-IE) Section Awards Celebration and Networking Session (All Welcome)

    Organizer: Jeffrey D. Bradshaw – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dept. of Entomology, Panhandle Research and Extension Center

    Organizer: David W. Onstad – Corteva Agriscience

    P-IE

    Organized Meeting

  • 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
    Highlights of Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology & MUVE Business Meeting

    Organizer: Dana Nayduch

    MUVE

    Organized Meeting

  • 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM EST
    PBT Section Speed Networking Event

    Moderator: Adekunle Wasiu Adesanya

    PBT

  • Wednesday, November 18, 2020
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM EST
    Founders' Memorial Lecture

    Organizer: Alvin Simmons – USDA-ARS, Vegetable Research

    Presenting Author: Michelle Samuel-Foo – Alabama State University

    Plenary

  • 10:45 AM – 11:20 AM EST
    ESA Professional Awards Ceremony

    Organizer: Alvin Simmons – USDA-ARS, Vegetable Research

    Plenary

  • 11:00 AM – 2:40 PM EST
    Expanding Entomology Education and Outreach to Many Audiences

    Organizer: Doug Alan Golick

    Organizer: William W. Hoback – Oklahoma State University

    Organizer: David Held – Auburn University

    Organizer: Scott B. Williams, BCE

    Organizer: Faith Weeks

    Organizer: John William Guyton, III

    Organizer: Andrine A. Shufran – Oklahoma State University

    Member Symposium

  • 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM EST
    Student Debates

    Organizer: Lina Bernaola – LSU

    Organizer: Patricia Prade – University of Florida

    Organizer: Kadie Elizabeth Britt

    Organizer: Molly Darlington

    Plenary

  • 11:30 AM – 2:15 PM EST
    Early Career Professionals Promoting Biological Control in a Changing World

    Organizer: Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona – Rutgers University

    Organizer: Sara Hermann – Penn State University

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM EST
    Insects and Micro-CT: Recent Advances in the Use of 3-dimensional Data within Entomology

    Organizer: Kristin N. Dunn – University of Florida

    Organizer: Steve Ray Davis

    SysEB

    Section Symposium

  • 11:30 AM – 2:55 PM EST
    Research and Development of Insect Repellents

    Organizer: Mustapha Debboun, BCE – Delta Vector Control District

    Organizer: Caleb Lee Corona – Iowa State University

    Organizer: Joel R. Coats – Iowa State University

    MUVE

    Section Symposium

  • 2:30 PM – 5:05 PM EST
    Addressing a Significant Food Security Threat: Spodoptera frugiperda Invasion in Africa, Asia and Australia

    Organizer: Boris A. Castro – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Fikru Haile – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Rod Nagoshi

    Organizer: Marlin E. Rice

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 2:45 PM – 6:10 PM EST
    Looking for Bugs in All the Wrong Places - Finding Entomology Where you Least Expect It

    Organizer: Laura S. Higgins, BCE – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Susan E. Moser – Corteva Agriscience

    Program Symposium

  • 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM EST
    Folding Butterflies: An Origami Demonstration

    Presenting Author: Patricia Prasifka – Corteva Agriscience

    Plenary

  • 3:10 PM – 5:30 PM EST
    Bridging the Gap: Bringing Entomology to the Public & Other Disciplines

    Organizer: Sam Daniel Heraghty

    Organizer: Thomas P. Franzem

    Member Symposium

  • 3:30 PM – 5:50 PM EST
    Entomology in Urban Agriculture: Growing Food for All

    Organizer: Laura L. Ingwell – Purdue University

    Organizer: Warren B. Sconiers

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
    Advancement in Natural and Biological-based Insecticide Research

    Organizer: Sudip Gaire

    Organizer: Babu Ram Panthi

    Organizer: Sandipa Gautam – University of California, Riverside

    Organizer: Jhalendra P. Rijal – University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

    Member Symposium

  • 6:40 PM – 7:30 PM EST
    ESA Student Awards Ceremony

    Organizer: Lina Bernaola – LSU

    Organizer: Patricia Prade – University of Florida

    Plenary

  • Thursday, November 19, 2020
  • 10:00 AM – 12:20 PM EST
    Don't Forget to Pack Your Entomologist: Discovering the Global Impact of our Science in Surprising Places

    Organizer: Georgina Victoria Bingham

    Member Symposium

  • 10:00 AM – 12:25 PM EST
    Encouraging Metamorphosis for All: Exploring the Undergraduate Experience through Teaching and Research Mentorship

    Member Symposium

  • 10:00 AM – 1:15 PM EST
    Pollinators and Soybeans: Impacts, Complications, and Future Directions

    Organizer: Chia-Hua Lin

    Organizer: Katherine A. Parys

    Organizer: Hannah Levenson

    Member Symposium

  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST
    Entomology for All: Diverse Speakers Showcasing Chemoreception in Diverse Insects

    Organizer: Walter S. Leal – University of California-Davis

    Organizer: John Carlson

    Program Symposium

  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST
    Insecticidal Proteins: From Discovery to Commercialization

    Organizer: William J. Moar

    Organizer: Mark E. Nelson – Corteva Agriscience

    Organizer: Kara Giddings – Bayer CropScience

    PBT

    Section Symposium

  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM EST
    The Mentorship Syllabus: Planning for Undergraduate Researcher Learning and Success

    Presenting Author: Jonathan B. Koch, PhD – USDA-ARS-PWA-PIRU

    Presenting Author: Meghan Barrett – California State University Dominguez Hills

    Workshop

  • 12:30 PM – 4:10 PM EST
    Entomology for All: Diverse Careers for Diverse Entomologists

    Organizer: Lina Bernaola – LSU

    Organizer: Patricia Prade – University of Florida

    Organizer: Hannah Elizabeth Quellhorst

    Organizer: Annie Krueger – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Member Symposium

  • 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM EST
    Tips for Applying to the NSF S-STEM from What We Learned the Hard Way

    Presenting Author: Rebecca Barr Simmons

    Presenting Author: David Serrano

    Co-Author: Christine Sammon

    Workshop

  • 1:25 PM – 4:55 PM EST
    Insect Pests and Beneficial Arthropods in Climate-Change-Resilient Diversified Cropping Systems

    Organizer: Subodh Adhikari

    Organizer: Jessica Kalin – University of Idaho

    Organizer: Dane Elmquist

    Organizer: Sanford D. Eigenbrode

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 1:30 PM – 4:40 PM EST
    What's the Buzz? Highlighting Native Bees

    Organizer: Mary Elizabeth Ferguson

    Organizer: Mary-Kate Frances Williams

    Organizer: Thuy Tien Thi Lindsay

    P-IE

    Section Symposium

  • 2:15 PM – 4:45 PM EST
    CAMTech: Facilitating Next Generation Pest Management Solutions through Public-Private Partnerships

    Organizer: Bryony C. Bonning – University of Florida

    Organizer: Subba Reddy Palli – University of Kentucky

    Program Symposium

  • 2:30 PM – 4:55 PM EST
    e-Entomology: Inclusive Outreach in a Digital World

    Organizer: Andrea M. Haberkern – The University of British Columbia

    Organizer: Evan S. Waite (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

    Organizer: Abigail M. Hayes (she/they/theirs) – University of Connecticut

    Organizer: Christine Bell – University of Wyoming

    Member Symposium

  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST
    Closing Plenary Session and Member Town Hall

    Organizer: Alvin Simmons – USDA-ARS, Vegetable Research

    Organizer: Michelle S. Smith, BCE – Corteva Agriscience

    Plenary

  • Friday, November 20, 2020
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
    Best Practices for Safe Fieldwork

    Organizer: Jessica L. Ware – American Museum of Natural History

    Panelist: Hannah Joy Burrack – North Carolina State University

    Panelist: Anne Nielsen, PhD – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    Panelist: Aaron Fairweather – University of Guelph

    Panelist: Delbert Andre Green – University of Michigan

    Panelist: Bonnie B. Blaimer – Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

    Panelist: Alix Whitener, BCE – FMC Cooperation

    Panelist: Isabelle Vea – University of Illinois

    Panelist: Lauren A. Esposito – California Academy of Sciences

    Workshop

  • Saturday, November 21, 2020
  • 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST
    Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists Meeting

    Organizer: Sudip Gaire

    Organizer: Babu Ram Panthi

    Organizer: Sujan Dawadi – Purdue University

    Organizer: Binita Shrestha

    Organized Meeting

  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    International Branch Meeting

    Organizer: Thomas J. Simonsen

    Organized Meeting