Taiwanese Entomologist Association Meeting

Organizer(s)

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  De-Fen Mou

  Department of Entomology
  University of Nebraska
  Lincoln, Nebraska
• CT

  Ching-Wen Tan

  Pennsylvania State University
  University Park, Pennsylvania

This organized meeting, “Taiwanese Entomologist Association Meeting”, will be served as an opportunity for Taiwanese entomologist to share their research, obtain knowledge, and build connections. Ten speakers will present in the session.

Presentations:

• 8:00 PM - 8:10 PM EST

  Introductory remarks
• 8:10 PM - 8:20 PM EST

  Oral cues are not enough: induction of defensive proteins in Nicotiana tabacum upon feeding by caterpillars
  

  Presenting Author: Po-An Lin

  Co-Author: Gary Felton – Pennsylvania State University
• 8:20 PM - 8:30 PM EST

  Predation influences competitive interactions between two aphid species: Aphis nerii and Myzocallis asclepiadis
  

  Presenting Author: CHIH-CHUNG LEE

  Co-Author: Brigitte Tenhumberg – School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska
• 8:30 PM - 8:40 PM EST

  Identification of the regulation of immune signaling genes in Apis mellifera through the caffeine treatment
  

  Presenting Author: Yun-Heng Lu – National Taiwan University

  Co-Author: Yueh-Lung Wu – Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University
• 8:40 PM - 8:45 PM EST

  Break
• 8:45 PM - 8:55 PM EST

  Combination of kdr mutation and detoxification gene expression associated with high tolerance for permethrin in a resistant Aedes aegypti population
  

  Presenting Author: Tse-Yu Chen – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Chelsea Smartt – Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

  Co-Author: Dongyoung Shin – University of Florida
• 8:55 PM - 9:05 PM EST

  Inhibition of endogenous antimicrobial peptides increases host susceptible to baculoviruses infection
  

  Presenting Author: Yi-Chi Chuang – Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University
• 9:05 PM - 9:15 PM EST

  Global invasion history of yellow crazy ant
  

  Presenting Author: Chih-Chi Lee

  Co-Author: Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang – Kyoto University
• 9:15 PM - 9:25 PM EST

  Evaluation of Resistance to Thrips-transmitted Orthotospovirus and Tobacco Thrips in Arachis species
  

  Presenting Author: Yi-Ju Chen – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan

  Co-Author: Soraya Leal-Bertioli – University of Georgia
• 9:25 PM - 9:30 PM EST

  Break
• 9:30 PM - 9:45 PM EST

  Application of molecular characteristics on the quarantine management of invasive insects
  

  Presenting Author: Cheng-Lung Tsai – University of Florida
• 9:45 PM - 10:00 PM EST

  Viral infection alters foraging behaviors of ants
  

  Presenting Author: Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang – Kyoto University

  Co-Author: Hung-Wei Hsu – Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica

  Co-Author: Chow-Yang Lee, BCE – University of California
• 10:00 PM - 10:15 PM EST

  My early career planning of being an entomologist in Taiwan
  

  Presenting Author: Hou-Feng Li – National Chung Hsing University
• 10:15 PM - 10:20 PM EST

  Break
• 10:20 PM - 10:40 PM EST

  Discussion
• 10:40 PM - 10:50 PM EST

  Student award ceremony
• 10:50 PM - 11:00 PM EST

  Closing remarks