We Stink Too! Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Research from Early Career Professionals

Organizer(s)

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  Joe Kaser

  Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit-ARS
  USDA-ARS
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  John Pote

  Entomology
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan

Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is a devastating agricultural pest with a global distribution. As such, a slew of young scientists have cut their teeth on this important invasive pest. This symposium will feature diverse early-career scientists sharing research on the ecology, behavior, and management of H. halys.

Presentations:

• 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM EST

  CANCELLED: Comparing the suitability of BMSB traps for monitoring and management
  

  Presenting Author: John McNamara Pote – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Jessika Maas – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Julianna Wilson – Michigan State University, Department of Entomology

  Co-Author: Larry Gut – Michigan State University, Department of Entomology
• 2:05 PM - 2:10 PM EST

  Introductory remarks
• 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM EST

  Behavioral responses of BMSB and its egg parasitoid Trissolcus japonicus to host based plant volatiles
  

  Presenting Author: Clement Akotsen-Mensah – Lincoln University

  Co-Author: Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Anne L. Nielsen, PhD – Rutgers University
• 2:30 PM - 2:35 PM EST

  Break
• 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM EST

  Insectary plant field choice for Trissolcus japonicus
  

  Presenting Author: Nicolas C. Avila – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Kevin B. Rice – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Anne L. Nielsen – Rutgers University
• 2:55 PM - 3:15 PM EST

  Trissolcus japonicus host orientation to Halyomorpha halys: Determining potential long-distance chemical cues
  

  Presenting Author: Hillary Morin Peterson

  Co-Author: Elijah Talamas – Florida State Collection of Arthropods

  Co-Author: Jared G. Ali – Penn State University

  Co-Author: Greg Krawczyk – Pennsylvania State University
• 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM EST

  Exploiting stink bug migration: The intersection of chemical, physical, and behavioral control methods
  

  Presenting Author: Adrian Marshall

  Co-Author: James Hepler – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Elizabeth H. Beers
• 3:35 PM - 3:40 PM EST

  Break
• 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM EST

  Augmentative releases of Trissolcus japonicus for the biological control of Halyomorpha halys in Michigan
  

  Presenting Author: Olivia Claire Simaz

  Co-Author: Julianna Wilson – Michigan State University, Department of Entomology

  Co-Author: John McNamara Pote – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Larry Gut – Michigan State University, Department of Entomology

  Co-Author: Marianna Szucs
• 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM EST

  The next generation of biosurveillance: How modern genetic techniques identified populations and modeled the spread of Halyomorpha halys
  

  Presenting Author: Rafael Valentin – Princeton University

  Co-Author: Julie Lockwood, PhD – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Anne Nielsen, PhD – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  Co-Author: Dina M. Fonseca – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• 4:20 PM - 4:45 PM EST

  Panel discussion
• 4:45 PM - 4:50 PM EST

  Closing remarks