Poster Presentations: PBT 1

Tuesday, November 12, 2013: 8:00 AM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)


Pyrosequencing the Cosmopolites sordidus midgut transcriptome reveals candidate genes for silencing (RNAi)
Arnubio Valencia J, Universidad de Caldas ; Alberto Soto G, Universidad de Caldas ; Manuel Aristizabal L, Universidad de Caldas ; Jorge Arboleda V, Universidad del Atlantico ; Haichuan Wang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Blair Siegfried, University of Nebraska ; Seong-il Eyun, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
cDNA library construction of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, using Gateway System
Na-Yeon Ko, Chungnam National University ; Moon Nam, Chungnam National University ; Sang-Eun Park, Chungnam National University ; Tae-Hee Ryu, Chungnam National University ; Jeong-Gon Kim, Chungnam National University ; Hyo-Seob Shin, Chungnam National University ; Hye-Ri Kwon, Chungnam National University ; Mi-Ja Seo, Chungnam National University ; Hyoun-Sub Lim, Chungnam National University ; Yong-Man Yu, Chungnam National University ; Young-Nam Youn, Chungnam National University
Expression and functional study of the mAbG9 against the spore wall protein of Nosema bombycis in BmE cells
Chunfeng Li, Southwest University ; Maofei Bian, Southwest University ; Guoqing Pan, Southwest University ; Tian Li, Southwest University ; Zeyang Zhou, Southwest University
Involvement of small RNAs in Microplitis demolitor Bracovirus replication
Gaelen Burke, The University of Georgia ; Michael R. Strand, University of Georgia
Expression of AMP genes in Drosophila melanogaster induced by bacterial components
Munmun Chowdhury, University of Missouri Kansas City ; Xiao-Qiang Yu, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Regulation of antimicrobial peptide genes by a new transcription factor, LPS-induced TNF-α factor (LITAF)
Xue Zhong, University of Missouri, Kansas City ; Xiangjun Rao, University of Southern California ; Xinyu Lin, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry Unversity ; Xiaohong Huang, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry Unversity ; Xiao-Qiang Yu, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Identification of conserved and novel microRNAs in Manduca sexta and their possible roles in the regulation of immunity-related gene expression
Xiufeng Zhang, Oklahoma State University ; Yun Zheng, Fudan University ; Guru Jagadeeswaran, Oklahoma State University ; Ramanjulu Sunkar, Oklahoma State University ; Haobo Jiang, Oklahoma State University
Midgut transcriptome of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni
Guillaume Tetreau, Cornell University NYSAES ; Xiaozhao Song, Cornell University NYSAES ; Yun-Ru Chen, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research ; Shan Gao, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research ; Zhangjun Fei, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research ; Gary Blissard, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research ; Ping Wang, Cornell University NYSAES
Uricolityc fungi symbionts of nopal cochineal Dactylopius spp. (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae)
Arturo Vera, CCG-UNAM ; Mónica Rosenblueth, CCG-UNAM ; Esperanza Martínez-Romero, CCG-UNAM
Delivery of Maize mosaic rhabdovirus into Peregrinus maidis by microinjection for functional analysis of genes involved in response to virus infection
Jianxiu Yao, Kansas State University ; Dorith Rotenberg, Kansas State University ; Anna E. Whitfield, Kansas State University
The expression of antimicrobial peptides by bollworm larvae feeding on maize and cotton from Texas and Mexican fields
Marcela Martinez-Valenzuela, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon ; Patricia Tamez-Guerra, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon ; Alberto Valadez-Lira, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon ; Patricia V. Pietrantonio, Texas A&M University ; Ricardo Gomez-Flores, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Molecular and functional approaches for understanding cytochrome P450-based detoxification mechanisms in major agricultural pests
Maria Riga, University of Crete ; Dimitra Tsakireli, University of Crete ; Aris Ilias, University of Crete ; Evangelia Morou, University of Crete ; Kriton Kalantidis, University of Crete ; Ralf Nauen, Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft ; Thomas Van Leeuwen, Ghent University ; Mark Paine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine ; John Vontas, University of Crete
Utilizing sodium alginate pellets for delivery of DNA
MacKenzie F. Patton, University of Texas, Tyler ; Juan Macias-Velasco, The University of Texas at Tyler ; Daymon Hail, University of Texas ; Blake R. Bextine, University of Texas
Identification of the sex pheromone of the Chilean fruit leafroller, Proeulia auraria (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Tomislav Curkovic, University of Chile ; Luis Reyes-Garcia, Instituto de Química ; Yuri Cuevas, Universidad de Chile ; Carolina Ballesteros, Universidad de Chile ; Jan Bergmann, Instituto de Química
Evidence of biogenic amines regulating oviposition in the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus
Colin S. Brent, US Department of Agriculture ; Rachna Nath, Chandler-Gilbert Community College ; Bronwen Steele, Estrella Mountain Community College ; Brittany Miranda, Estrella Mountain Community College ; Katelyn Miyasaki, Desert Vista High School
Ultrastructure of integument wax and wax-producing structures in the melaleuca psyllid, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)
El-Desouky Ammar, USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Laboratory ; Rocco Alessandro, USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Laboratory ; David Hall, USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Laboratory ; Robert G. Shatters, USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Laboratory
An estimation of cold hardiness of the tawny crazy ant, Nylanderia fulva (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
David Cross, Mississippi State University ; John Riggins, Mississippi State University ; Natraj Krishnan, Mississippi State University ; Michael Caprio, Mississippi State University
DNA underreplication in the majority of nuclei in the Drosophila thorax: Evidence from SuUR and flow cytometry
J. Spencer Johnston, Texas A&M University ; Molly Schoener, Texas A&M University ; Astha Ahuja, Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center ; Dino McMahon, Queen’s University Belfast
Identification and characterization of multiple functional aquaporins from the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus
Jeff Fabrick, USDA-ARS U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center ; Joe Hull, USDA-ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center ; Andrea Yool, School of Molecular & Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide
Inbreeding and phenotypic genetic marker strains in Coleomegilla maculata
Margaret L. Allen, USDA-ARS ; Joe Ballenger, USDA ARS
JH biosynthetic enzymes in the mosquito Aedes aegypti
Pratik Nyati, Florida International University ; Crisalejandra Rivera-Perez, Florida International University ; Fernando Noriega, Florida International University
Characterization of fatty acyl-coA reductases involved in the sex pheromone biosynthesis of the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Binu Antony, King Saud University ; Saleh A. Aldosari, King Saud University ; Abdulrahman Saad Aldawood, King Saud University
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Comparative sucrose sensitivity in Apis mellifera and A. cerana foragers
Wenchao Yang, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University ; Haiou Kuang, Yunnan Agricultural University ; Xiaoqing Miao, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University ; Zachary Y. Huang, Michigan State University
Transcriptional analysis of teratocyte in Cotesia plutellae
Dae-weon Lee, Kyungsung University ; Wook Hyun Cha, Kyungsung University ; Yonggyun Kim, Andong National University
Grooming behavior and Neurexin expression in honey bees
Jennifer M. Tsuruda, Purdue University ; Subhashree Subramanyam, Purdue University ; Christie E. Williams, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Mollah Md. Hamiduzzaman, University of Guelph ; Ernesto Guzman-Novoa, University of Guelph ; Berna Emsen, University of Guelph ; Greg J. Hunt, Purdue University
Juvenile hormone and insulin regulate trehalose homeostasis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum 
Jingjing Xu, University of Kentucky ; Subba Reddy Palli, University of Kentucky
Evaluating previously developed microsatellite markers on populations of Anastrepha ludens
Johnathon Waggoner, University of Texas Pan American ; Erin Schuenzel, University of Texas Pan American ; Norman Barr, USDA - APHIS ; Raul Ruiz-Arce, USDA - APHIS
Diet influences resting metabolism in adult, female Gryllus firmus crickets
Rebecca Clark, Texas A&M University ; Anthony J. Zera, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Spencer T. Behmer, Texas A&M University
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Identifying signal peptides in potato psyllids, Bactericera cockerelli
Jessica Woodruff, University of Texas at Tyler ; Chris Powell, University of Texas at Tyler ; Daymon Hail, University of Texas ; Blake Bextine, University of Texas at Tyler
Charlotte goes to space: Student scientists study spider egg-sac development and cannibalism in weeks of weightlessness
José-Cristian Martínez, University of Illinois, Chicago ; David H. Wise, University of Illinois, Chicago ; Elsa Berrios, Cicero School District 99 ; Crystal McDowell, Cicero School District 99
Factors impacting overwintering success of honey bees, Apis mellifera
Mehmet Ali Doke, Pennsylvania State University ; Sara Ashcraft, Pennsylvania State University ; Bernardo Niño, Pennsylvania State University ; Tracey Baumgarten, Pennsylvania State University ; Christina M. Grozinger, Pennsylvania State University ; Maryann Frazier, Pennsylvania State University
Using Drosophila as a model system for analyzing insect-fungal interactions
Hsiao-Ling Lu, University of Maryland ; Raymond J. St. Leger, University of Maryland
Light response differences between male and female Asian gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, and across subspecies
Helen Hull-Sanders, Pennsylvania State University ; Damon J. Crook, USDA-APHIS-PPQ ; Victor C. Mastro, USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST ; David R. Lance, USDA-APHIS-PPQ
Examining the causes of differential responses to the queen in drones and workers of the honey bee, Apis mellifera
Gabriel Villar, Pennsylvania State University - Center for Pollinator Research ; Thomas Baker, Pennsylvania State University ; Harland M. Patch, Pennsylvania State University ; Christina M. Grozinger, Pennsylvania State University
Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) somatic and immune response alterations by electromagnetic fields
Karen Martínez-Trejo, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon ; Alonso Orozco-Flores, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon ; Alberto Valadez-Lira, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon ; José Heredia-Rojas, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon ; Abraham Rodríguez de la Fuente, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon ; Mayela Castañeda-Ramírez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon ; Patricia Tamez-Guerra, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Hormone regulation of a seasonally plastic, sexually dimorphic mating ornament in the squinting bush brown butterfly, Bicyclus anynana
Kathleen Prudic, Oregon State University ; Ashley Bear, Yale University ; Bethany Wasik, Yale University ; Antónia Monteiro, Yale University
Examining the role of trehalose in thermal tolerance by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci
Jesse Hardin, North Carolina State University ; David N. Byrne, University of Arizona ; Michael Salvucci, USDA-ARS
Auditory evoked potentials recorded from the brain in the cricket, Acheta domesticus
Al Yonovitz, University of Montana ; Rita Quigley, University of Montana
Peroxidase response of three switchgrass populations to injury by the yellow sugarcane aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Jacqueline Barbosa Nascimento, Universidade Federal de Goias ; Tiffany Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Gautam Sarath, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; José Alexandre Barrigossi, Embrapa Arroz e Feijão ; Travis J. Prochaska, University of Nebraska ; Teresa Donze, University of Nebraska
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