On-Demand Posters

A bioassay to evaluate the efficacy of insecticides against the Asiatic garden beetle

A more diverse pollen nutrition matters for developing solitary bees but does not mitigate the negative impact of pesticides

A thorn in the side of cricket farming - do dermestid hastisetae affect cricket fitness traits?

Are ants good organisms to teach elementary students about invasive species?

Breaking new ground for biological control in mulberry: Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) transvaalensis to counter Polyphagotarsonemus latus and Pseudodendrothrips darci

Can the floral volatile methyl benzoate protect blueberry from spotted-wing drosophila?

Cascading adaptation to abiotic environmental variation across two trophic levels of parasites

Climate change impact on the resistance of rice near-isogenic lines with resistance genes against brown planthopper

Combined taxonomic, morphometric, and molecular characters contrubute to the identification of Paracentrobia (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), an egg parasitoid that develops in different leafhopper pests

Combining visual cues and pheromones for the monitoring and management of tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae)

COTMAP: An end-of-season plant mapping tool to document insect feeding damage in cotton

Development of a novel biorational strategy for effective and targeted delivery of Bacillus thuringiensis-based insecticides in Aedes mosquito larvae

Diagnosis and management of American foulbrood in honey bee colonies

Early detection of potato leafhopper damage on potatoes using drone imaging technology

Effects of plant phenology on a galling biocontrol weevil’s performance and host impact

Elevated CO2 has variable effects on plant-insect interactions

Epidemiology of beet curly top virus and purple top phytoplasma in the Northern Columbia Basin of Washington State

Evaluating the effect of alternative hosts in Drosophila suzukii infestation in cherry orchards

Evaluating wheat trap cropping and Spinosad bait to manage wireworms in lettuce production

Evaluation of a push-pull system for diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) management in cabbage

Expanded range of eight orchid bee species (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in Costa Rica

Factors contributing to the reliability of data in Odonata citizen science

Feeding choice and performance of the generalist Spodoptera exigua and the specialist Pieris rapae are modified by glucosinolate profile variation in genetically modified lines of Arabidopsis thaliana

Feeding on healthy versus Xylella fastidiosa (Xf)-infected grapevines influences later blue-green sharpshooter performance of Xf inoculation behaviors

Field evaluation of pollinator preference for selected vegetable crops

Floral nutritional value and plant-pollinator interactions in northeastern United States urban areas

Forensic entomology in the Pacific and Pacific Southwest region of the United States – past, present, and future initiatives

GC-MS analysis of organic molecules on fungus-gardening ants

Geographic variation in desiccation resistance of Rhagoletis zephyria in the Pacific Northwest

Grazing influences the diversity and community composition of bees and other insects in livestock pastures

How weeds affect insects in mango, Mangifera indica, cultivation of south Florida

Impact of antibiotic treatment on mating behavior, microbial diversity, and gene expression in Lucilia cuprina

Influence of fig fruit ripeness on navel orangeworm egg deposition and larval development

Influence of pH on colonization of wood bolts by ambrosia beetles

Innate immune response of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae to lemongrass essential oil and citral

Intercropping industrial hemp with cowpea increases productivity of pollinator dependent-crops

Interference of cocklebur weevil with Dectes development in sunflowers may have a positive impact on soybeans

Investigating the impact of a human decomposition facility on local blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) diversity

IPM in movies: A tool to educate, excite, and entertain while enhancing student learning

Metagenomic profiling of the digestive tract of an invasive scarab beetle larvae and associated soil

Overwintering sites and natural enemies of squash bugs in cucumber greenhouses in Quebec, Canada

Oviposition preferences of Culex pipiens and Culex restuans and improving species-specific surveillance methodology

Phytochemical profile and the dietary effects of bee pollen and beebread on the western honey bee, Apis mellifera

Plant-pollinator coextinctions: A case study of Encephalartos species

Pollinator diversity in Kootenay camas meadows

Predation of slugs by carabids and their identification

Prevalence of major urban pests in low-income housing

Residual activity of insecticides against adult Systena frontalis (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) under laboratory conditions

Sex-based differences in mobility and taxis of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) after exposure to benzoquinones

Simplification of insect communities developing in dung of cattle treated up to 25 weeks previously with an extended-release formulation of the parasiticide eprinomectin

Spatiotemporal distribution and prevalence of aphid-vectored yellow dwarf viruses in Oregon grass seed crops

Spotted lanternfly alert: A lurking threat to horticulture industry

Stingless bees in the state of Karnataka, India and their cultural importance

Susceptibility of Hass avocado and native Mexican Lauraceae to attack by redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Sweet corn variety can influence the efficacy of Beauveria bassiana on European corn borers and fall armyworms

Testing new physical control on Varroa mites in honey bee colonies

The charismatic Mantodea of South Africa

The undiscovered dung beetle fauna from Mabu forest, Mozambique – the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa

The use of the cytochrome oxidase 1 (COI) gene in the identification of blowflies and flesh flies in Jamaica

Traditional ecological knowledge of the Bakola/Bagyeli Indigenous peoples and Bantu ethnic groups associated with the floral visitors of wild fruit trees in the tropical rainforests of southern Cameroon

Vittatalactone is the male-produced aggregation pheromone of the western striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma trivittatum

Yeast-mediated RNAi of selected lethal genes for mosquito control

D3002: Solitary bee gut microbiota

D3008: Relationships between water quality and mosquito presence and abundance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

D3009: Repellent efficacy of 21 essential oils from the EPA’s Minimum Risk Pesticides list on yellow fever mosquitoes and deer ticks using three different contact-repellency assays

1st Place: D3011: Using ancient DNA to identify past ranges of Rhipicephalus sanguineus lineages in Arizona

D3018: Look elsewhere for larval Culicoides control: Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis works poorly in C. sonorensis

D3028: Biological and geological processes governing insect fossilization

D3033: The two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and increased rearing temperatures: Effects on larval development, alkaloid production and microsporidiosis

D3049: Following 13CO2 labeled recent photosynthate into boreal forest microarthropod community food webs

D3053: The effect of habitat loss due to agricultural expansion on pollinator communities in British Columbia’s at-risk shrubsteppe ecosystem

D3057: Ecological-based pest management for tarnished-plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) and spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in day-neutral strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa)

D3060: Evaluating brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), feeding preferences among hazelnut varieties and attraction to select hazelnut volatiles

D3061: Phytohormones and their effects on aster leafhopper behavioral responses

D3077: Cover-cash crop rotations affect arthropod community dynamics: Lessons from a multi-year participatory research in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

D3081: Soluble nitrogen fertilizers for spotted-wing drosophila management on fruit waste

D3087: Evaluating genotypic and phenotypic strain variation among honey bee gut bacterial isolates

D3094: Host preference of searching parasitic thatch ant queens

D3098: Moisture modulates ephemeral resource patch quality for burying beetle reproduction

D3102: Genomic and morphological evolution of stress tolerant shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)

D3111: Multimodal learning of compound stimuli in honey bees

D3117: Investigating olfactory sensitivity of Lepidoptera and Diptera to streptomyces derived volatiles

D3124: Effects of plant architecture on leaf tier community assembly and overall arthropod diversity

D3135: Development and validation of a novel real-time PCR assay for rapid detection of hemp russet mite

D3157: Mechanical mode of invasion of the fungus Cordyceps militaris on larvae of the painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui

D3161: Optimizing DNA extraction of large museum specimens for phylogenomic analysis

D3170: Ask an entomologist: Got questions about bugs? We have the answers!

D3172: How building information modeling can support structural pest management and research

D3177: Corn rootworm extension in Iowa...by the numbers

D3181: Wings that make waves

D3189: Parasitism of corn earworm by two tachinid flies in cultivated hemp

D3203: Tick management properties of common yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) essential oil against Ixodes scapularisand Dermacentor variabils ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

D3206: The insect community ecology of urban community gardens

D3208: Behavioural responses to volatiles by Varroa destructor mites within a western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony

D3214: Melanization and Toll share regulatory serine proteases in eggs of Manduca sexta

D3215: Neuropeptide regulation of Aedes aegypti host-seeking behavior and physiology

D3217: Regulatory effects of insulin and NPY-like signaling on mosquito attraction to humans

D3218: Sterile insect release for control of apple maggot

D3219: Surveilling potential and emerging tick-borne threats along the US-Mexico border

D3224: Viral protein trafficking in polarized epithelial cells of Drosophila melanogaster

D3225: A multiyear assessment of abamectin resistance of Tetranychus urticae populations from South-Western Ontario

D3227: CRISPR/CAS9 editing of a female-specific odorant receptor in codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.)

D3237: Urbanization effects on beekeeper practices Apis mellifera colonies

D3242: Collaborating with USDA-APHIS to manage box tree moth in residential areas

D3243: Engaging educators with pollinator education toolkits

D3245: Hokie BugFest on the go: Unleashing a passion for entomology in elementary students and teachers

D3247: Students experience insects a few bites at a time

D3252: Conceptual model of adult western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) movement ecology

D3278: Transcriptional response of cannabis aphid to different hemp cultivars

D3281: Floral traits predict native bee visitation length in sunflower crops

D3288: Investigations of the Yucca moth (Tegeticula antithetica) interactions with the eastern Joshua tree (Yucca jaegeriana)

D3298: Changepoint analysis of lambda-cyhalothrin efficacy against soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura): Identifying practical resistance from field efficacy trials

D3301: Devils tower: Year two of a comparative insect biodiversity survey

D3305: Molecular and niche modeling approaches to identify potential amplifying hosts for an emerging tick-borne pathogen Rickettsia 364D, the causative agent of Pacific Coast Tick Fever

D3311: Big-Bee: An initiative to promote understanding of bees through image and trait digitization

D3317: Detecting the spread of invasive mosquitoes and disease potential in Nova Scotia

D3323: Endemic carrion fly species displaced by invasives in the Galapagos Island with implications for biological control risk assessment

D3329: Human landing collections can be replaced by an effective mosquito trap

D3334: Buzzing for blood: A cartographic exploration of mosquito ecology

D3335: Cemeteries as sources of Aedes aegypti and other mosquito species in southeastern Puerto Rico

D3337: Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) reared from larval habitats from the Piedmont region of Georgia

D3339: Differences in life-history strategies may explain the rapid displacement of native black widows by invasive brown widows in urban southern California

D3342: Mosquito community structure and WNV occurrence in mosquitoes in Wood County, Ohio, during 2017-2019, and influence of habitat type on relative abundance

D3346: An environmental risk assessment of IPD079Ea: A protein derived from Ophioglossum pendulum with activity against Diabrotica spp. in corn

D3350: Development of alpha-cypermethrin resistance and cross resistance pattern in a field strain of Musca domestica L.

D3354: Temperature changes contribute to variations in levels of transcripts with relevance to small non-coding RNAs in the Colorado potato beetle

D3366: Thermal immune performance in juveniles and adults of the mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens

D3368: Biological control of western bean cutworm, releasing Trichogramma wasps in corn fields

D3369: Conservation biological control in Vip3A X Cry1Ab Bt protected sweet corn and its non-Bt isogenic hybrid using native perennial plants or pasture borders in Franklin County, Kentucky

D3370: Developing native predatory mirids as novel biocontrol agents for tomato pests in Canada

D3380: Preliminary efforts to establish a continuous coconut rhinoceros beetle cell line

D3382: Virulence of diverse Pseudomonas strains to pea aphids

D3383: Worms versus slugs: Phasmarhabditis nematodes (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae) are lethal to the invasive gray garden slug, Deroceras reticulatum (Stylommatophora: Agriolimacidae)

D3384: A good neighborhood to raise a brood: Tree species diversity decreases oviposition and tree damage

D3386: Fire regime shapes butterfly communities through changes in nectar resources in an Australian tropical savanna

D3400: Creepers on the lurk: Questing activity and preference by off-host tick nymphs and adults (Acari: Ixodidae) in different vegetation and habitats

D3407: Description of four Vespa mandarinia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) nests collected in Washington State, USA

D3408: Does Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) depend on insects for seed production?

D3409: Effects of imidacloprid for hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) control on non-target pollinator communities in eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) forests in southwest Nova Scotia, Canada

D3420: Effects of cabbage maggot diet on longevity, fecundity and egg laying frequency

D3424: Feeding preferences of spotted lanternfly on tree of heaven and maple in Switzerland County, Indiana

D3427: Insect diversity and succession on industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in North Carolina, and the impact on crop performance

D3431: Phenology, voltinism and brood development of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus in New York

D3433: Lygus sampling comparisons for faba bean in western Canada

D3437: Utilizing remote sensing technologies to monitor and quantify spider mite (Tetranychus spp.) damage California almonds (Prunus dulcis)

D3438: Cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV): Host range and effect on its vector behavior

D3440: Increasing whitefly populations in the Central Valley of California lead to introduction and establishment of whitefly-transmitted viruses in melon

D3443: Assessing chemical attractants for click beetles in the southeastern Ohio tristate region

D3444: Correlation of stridulatory apparatus dimensions and carrier frequency in Texas Ensifera species

D3450: Measuring odonates with flying colors: Building a database of odonate coloration in Vietnam

D3457: Determining the population genetic structure and reconstructing invasion routes of wheat midge (Sitodiplosis mosellana) on the Canadian prairies

D3458: Development of digital identification key on the economically important weevil species in the Caribbean and Florida pathways

D3461: Identifying the governing mechanisms of genetic control between an endogenous virus and its parasitoid host

D3464: PACH-ed with species: Parsing a cryptic species complex (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Pachypsylla)

D3469: Review of the northern Pacific genus, Phaleromela Reitter, 1916 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

2nd Place: Trends in Helicoverpa zea populations across a late-season trapping network in North Carolina, USA

2nd Place: D3000: Get a whiff of this! The chemical language of volatile organic compounds

1st Place: D3003: Ticks of Kentucky: Pathogens and population breakdown

1st Place: D3022: Do pollen-borne microbes benefit juvenile growth and survival in the solitary bee, Megachile rotundata

2nd Place: D3025: Non-consumptive effects of an insect predator on the dynamics of its prey's disease

2nd Place: D3038: Classical biological control of spotted-wing drosophila: Will introduced natural enemies be able to survive cold Canadian winters?

1st Place: D3051: Insect pests & natural enemies associated with outdoor cannabis production in Ontario, Canada

2nd Place: D3083: The effects of floral strips on crop yield, quality, and profitability for highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) in Delta, British Columbia

1st Place: D3093: Correlates of native bee extinction risk in fragmented habitats