Undergraduate Student Ten-Minute Paper Competiton, MUVE

Monday, December 13, 2010: 10:45 AM-11:50 AM
Windsor (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Moderators:
J. Chad Gore
Cj. Geden


10:50 AM
Identifying habitat preferences of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in a subtropical desert habitat
Jesse Rivera, University of Texas Pan American ; JoAnn Gutierrez, University of Texas Pan American ; Loren Rossi, University of Texas Pan American ; Christopher Vitek, University of Texas - Pan American
11:02 AM
Assessing the risk of exposure to dengue in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
JoAnn Gutierrez, University of Texas Pan American ; Jesse Rivera, University of Texas Pan American ; Loren Rossi, University of Texas Pan American ; Christopher Vitek, University of Texas - Pan American
11:14 AM
Quantifying the spread of a novel soft bait through colonies of the red imported fire ant
Lacey D. Campbell, Texas A&M University ; Shawn M. Wilder, Texas A&M University ; Micky D. Eubanks, Texas A&M University
11:26 AM
Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in migratory birds
William D'Angelo, The University of Southern Mississippi ; Michael Sellers, The University of Southern Mississippi ; Frank Moore, The University of Southern Mississippi ; Shahid Karim, The University of Southern Mississippi
11:38 AM
Biting behavior of beneficial beetles:  Quantification of coccinellids
Samuel David Ramsey, Cornell University ; John E. Losey, Cornell University