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ViewAttendees 44

Member Symposium

Insects in Soils: Peering into the Black Box

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On-Demand

    Organizer(s)

  • Allison Zahorec

    Department of Entomology
    Michigan State University
    East Lansing, Michigan

  • Kyle Wickings

    Entomology
    Cornell University
    Geneva, New York

Insect life is inextricably linked to the soil. Soils provide resources and refuge for arthropods across ecosystems, and arthropod activity and biodiversity can influence soil properties and biogeochemical processes. Here we explore the myriad of ways insects shape and are likewise shaped by the “black box” of soil ecosystems.

Presentations:

  • Opening a can of worms, or addressing an oversight? Accounting for diversity in soil ecotoxicology

    Presenting Author: Kirsten A. Pearsons – Rodale Institute

    Co-Author: John F. Tooker – The Pennsylvania State University

  • Ticks and their off-host life as soil-dwelling organisms

    Presenting Author: James C. Burtis – US CDC

    Co-Author: Joseph Yavitt – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Timothy Fahey – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Richard Ostfeld – Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

  • Soil macroinvertebrates alter organic matter fate and belowground ecosystem function in managed grass systems

    Presenting Author: Kyle Wickings – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Natalie Bray – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Huijie Gan – Cornell University

  • Nest architecture response to temperature in Formica ants

    Presenting Author: Madison Anne Sankovitz – University of Colorado Boulder

    Co-Author: Jessica Purcell – University of California

  • Exploring bioenergy cropping system effects on microarthropod communities

    Presenting Author: Allison Zahorec – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Lisa Tiemann – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Douglas A. Landis – Michigan State University

  • Interspecific interactions among soil-dwelling predators in cereal-based agroecosystems of the inland Pacific Northwest

    Presenting Author: Dane C. Elmquist – University of Idaho

    Co-Author: Sanford D. Eigenbrode – University of Idaho

  • Microarthropods impact soil biological activity and plant growth under different fertilizer amendments

    Presenting Author: Ashley Jernigan – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Kyle Wickings – Cornell University

  • Perspectives on belowground interactions using metabolomics and volatilomics

    Presenting Author: Denis Willett – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Camila Filgueiras – Cornell University