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Video Livestream ViewAttendees 121

P-IE

Section Symposium

Entomology in Urban Agriculture: Growing Food for All

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
3:30 PM - 5:50 PM EST

Livestream

The proposed symposium will highlight entomological opportunities and advances in urban and periurban food production. It will highlight unique challenges and present recent research findings and methods for disseminating this information to diverse audiences. The symposium will provide an opportunity for networking, identifying knowledge gaps and strategies for moving forward.

Presentations:

  • 3:30 PM - 3:35 PM EST
    Introductory remarks
  • 3:35 PM - 3:50 PM EST
    Needs and opportunities for entomology in urban agriculture

    Presenting Author: Laura L. Ingwell – Purdue University

  • 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM EST
    Remediation of post-industrial urban soils by organic farming and organic matter management

    Presenting Author: P. Larry Phelan – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Y. N. Kim – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Mary Margaret Gardiner, PhD

  • 4:05 PM - 4:20 PM EST
    Tidy vs. messy gardens: Implications for natural enemy and herbivore communities and pest control services

    Presenting Author: Stacy M. Philpott – University of California

    Co-Author: Monika Egerer – Technische Universität München

    Co-Author: Peter Bichier – University of California

  • 4:20 PM - 4:35 PM EST
    Organic agriculture

    Presenting Author: Christina Marie Waddle – University of the Ozarks

  • 4:35 PM - 4:40 PM EST
    Break
  • 4:40 PM - 4:55 PM EST
    Pairing down the effects of plant architectural complexity on organic urban food production

    Presenting Author: Warren B. Sconiers

    Co-Author: Christina Marie Waddle – University of the Ozarks

    Co-Author: Kim Van Scoy

  • 4:55 PM - 5:10 PM EST
    Insect husbandry for urban agriculture

    Presenting Author: Gail A. Langellotto

    Co-Author: Mykl Nelson – Oregon State University

  • 5:10 PM - 5:25 PM EST
    Considerations when sampling near the public

    Presenting Author: Michael B. Roberts

    Co-Author: Emily Minor – University of Illinois at Chicago

  • 5:25 PM - 5:30 PM EST
    Break
  • 5:30 PM - 5:50 PM EST
    Discussion