4- Graduate Student Ten-Minute Paper Competition: MUVE

Monday, November 11, 2013: 8:24 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting Room 18 B (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Justin Talley


8:24 AM
The cost of parasitism: Metabolic aspects of the northern fowl mite-hen interaction
Amy C. Murillo, University of California ; Mark Chappell, University of California ; Jeb Owen, Washington State University ; Bradley A. Mullens, University of California
8:36 AM
Spatial and temporal distribution of spinose ear ticks, Otobius megnini, at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
Jacqueline Glass, Tarleton State University ; Thomas Schwertner, Tarleton State University ; David H. Kattes, Tarleton State University ; Barry D. Lambert, Tarleton State University
8:48 AM
Spatial and temporal distribution of spinose ear ticks, Otobius megnini, within animal shelters at Fossil Rim Wildlife center
Callie Price, Tarleton State University ; David H. Kattes, Tarleton State University ; Chris Higgins, Tarleton State University ; Kristin Herrmann, Tarleton State University ; Thomas Schwertner, Tarleton State University
9:00 AM
Comparison of conventional and novel trapping methods for tick collection
Sarah E. Mays, University of Tennessee ; Brian M. Hendricks, University of Tennessee ; Dave P. Paulsen, University of Tennessee ; Allan E. Houston, University of Tennessee ; Rebecca T. Trout Fryxell, University of Tennessee
9:12 AM
Acaricide resistance mechanisms in Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Amanda L. Eiden, University of Florida ; Phillip E. Kaufman, University of Florida ; Faith M Oi, University of Florida ; Michael J Dark, University of Florida ; Robert J. Miller, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
9:24 AM
9:48 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Understanding olfactory cues in host location of the filth fly parasitoid Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera:Pteromalidae) to improve release methods on livestock operations
Erika T. Machtinger, University of Florida ; Christopher J. Geden, USDA Agricultural Research Service ; Norman Leppla, University of Florida ; Peter E. A. Teal, USDA Agricultural Research Service ; Amanda House, University of Florida
10:12 AM
Biodiversity and distribution of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) across New Jersey ecoregions
Lauren M. Weidner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ; M. Eric Benbow, University of Dayton ; Jennifer L. Pechal, University of Dayton ; Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Texas A&M University ; George C. Hamilton, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
10:24 AM
Expression of lysozyme throughout the life history of the house fly, Musca domestica L.
Chet Joyner, Emory University ; Dana Nayduch, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
10:36 AM
Persistence and efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against the house fly, Musca domestica L., on typical structural components of poultry houses
Naworaj Acharya, Pennsylvania State University ; Rebecca Seliga, Pennsylvania State University ; Edwin Rajotte, Pennsylvania State University ; Nina Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University ; Mattew Thomas, Pennsylvania State University
10:48 AM
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11:00 AM
The role of insect succession in composted and non-composted beef cadavers
Trisha Dubie, Oklahoma State University ; Justin L. Talley, Oklahoma State University ; Astri Wayadande, Oklahoma State University
11:12 AM
Improving conservation of endangered birds by the use of an integrated pest management scheme to protect nest cavities from invasive Africanized honey bees
Caroline Efstathion, University of Florida ; Paul Bardunias, SUNY-ESF ; Bill Kern, University of Florida