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Video Livestream ViewAttendees 155

P-IE

Section Symposium

Designing Ecosystems for Insects, Humans and Other Species of Interest

Monday, November 16, 2020
4:15 PM - 6:55 PM EST

Livestream

    Organizer(s)

  • JP

    Jarrad Prasifka

    Sunflower and Plant Biology Research Unit-ARS-NCSL
    USDA-ARS
    Fargo, North Dakota

  • Rachel Mallinger

    Dept. of Entomology
    University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida

Whether intentionally or accidentally, human efforts to shape our world affect insects and other species with which insects interact. Knowledge of insect ecology, insect-plant interactions, economics and human behavior are just some of the elements that help inform decision-making when we design ecosystems.

Presentations:

  • 4:15 PM - 4:20 PM EST
    Introductory remarks
  • 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM EST
    Regrowing milkweed for monarchs: Strategic disturbance enhances monarch oviposition and survival

    Presenting Author: Douglas A. Landis – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Nathan Haan – Michigan State University, Department of Entomology

  • 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    If you build it, will they buzz? Optimizing pollinator gardens and citizen science monitoring for bees

    Presenting Author: Rachel E. Mallinger – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Heather Kalaman – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Sandra Wilson, Dr – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Gary Knox, Dr – University of Florida

  • 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM EST
    Provisioning and protecting natural enemies through precision conservation in agroecosystems

    Presenting Author: Julie Ann Peterson

    Co-Author: Judy Wu-Smart – Univerisity of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Co-Author: Surabhi Vakil – University of Nebraska - Lincoln

    Co-Author: Andrew Little – University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  • 5:20 PM - 5:25 PM EST
    Break
  • 5:25 PM - 5:45 PM EST
    Living on the edge: Determining the potential of multipurpose perennial crops as border habitat for native pollinators and natural enemies

    Presenting Author: Tania Kim – Kansas State University

    Co-Author: Jessica Butters – Kansas State University

    Co-Author: Brian Spiesman – Kansas State University

    Co-Author: Edy Chérémond – The Land Institute

    Co-Author: David Van Tassel – The Land Institute

    Co-Author: Brandon Schlautman – The Land Institute

    Co-Author: Ebony Murrell – The Land Institute

  • 5:45 PM - 6:05 PM EST
    Are you threatening me? Impacts of native and non-native insect threats on forest management strategies

    Presenting Author: Molly N. Darr

    Co-Author: David R. Coyle – Clemson University

  • 6:05 PM - 6:10 PM EST
    Break
  • 6:10 PM - 6:30 PM EST
    Using integrated pest management to create pollinator habitats and beautiful landscapes for guests in Walt Disney World Resort

    Presenting Author: Zak Gezon

    Co-Author: Tim Flowers – Disney's Horticulture & Pest Management

  • 6:30 PM - 6:50 PM EST
    Breeding crops for bees and other insects - using sunflower as a model species

    Presenting Author: Jarrad R. Prasifka – USDA-ARS

    Co-Author: Rachel E. Mallinger – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Brent Hulke – USDA-ARS

    Co-Author: Beth Ferguson – USDA-ARS

  • 6:50 PM - 6:55 PM EST
    Closing remarks