Environmental Entomology and Journal of Economic Entomology Awards and Overview

Organizer(s)

• MK

  Melody Keena (she/her/hers)

  Northern Research Station
  US Forest Service
  Hamden, Connecticut
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  Therese Poland (she/her/hers)

  Northern Research Station
  USDA Forest Service NRS
  Lansing, Michigan
• 

  Michael Brewer (he/him/his)

  Department of Entomology
  Texas A&M AgriLife Research
  Corpus Christi, Texas
• FZ

  Frank Zalom

  University of California-Davis
  Davis, California
• NS

  Nan-Yao Su

  Entomology and Nematology Department
  University Of Florida
  Davie, Florida

Organized meeting to highlight what Environmental Entomology and Journal of Economic Entomology are doing under their new leadership. Also, showcase the People's Choice and Editor's Choice award winners for each journal. Runners up will also have poster presentations on their papers that were nominated.

Presentations:

• Introductory remarks for Environmental Entomology
  

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

  Co-Author: Therese M. Poland (she/her/hers) – USDA Forest Service NRS
• Reviewer's Choice award winner for EE: Floral resource competition between honey bees and wild bees: is there clear evidence and can we guide management and conservation?
  

  Presenting Author: Victoria Agatha Wojcik – Pollinator Partnership

  Co-Author: Kelly Rourke – Pollinator Partnership

  Co-Author: Lora Morandin – Pollinator Partnership

  Co-Author: Laurie Adams – Pollinator Partnership
• People's Choice award winner for EE: Disturbance Mediates Homogenization of Above and Belowground Invertebrate Communities
  

  Presenting Author: Karl A. Roeder – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Diane V. Roeder – South Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Michael Kaspari – The University of Oklahoma
• Introductory remarks for Journal of Economic Entomology
  

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

  Co-Author: Frank Zalom – University of California-Davis

  Co-Author: Nan-Yao Su – University Of Florida
• Reader's Choice award winner for JEE: Residents’ Attitudes and Home Sanitation Predict Presence of German Cockroaches (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) in Apartments for Low-Income Senior Residents.
  

  Presenting Author: Changlu Wang – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Evan Bischoff – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Amanda Eiden – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Chen Zha – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Richard Cooper – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  Co-Author: Judith Graber – Rutgers University
• Editor's Choice award winner for JEE: Colony Size, Rather Than Geographic Origin of Stocks, Predicts Overwintering Success in Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the Northeastern United States
  

  Presenting Author: Mehmet Ali Döke – University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

  Co-Author: Carley McGrady – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Mark Otieno – Embu University College

  Co-Author: Maryann Fraizier – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Christina M. Grozinger – Penn State University