Ten-Minute Papers, PBT Section: Insect-microbe interactions, immunity, and parasitology

Tuesday, November 12, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Meeting Room 18 D (Austin Convention Center)
Moderators:
Ping Wang
Brenna E Traver


1:30 PM
Gut associated bacteria of insecticide-resistant lines of Spodoptera frugiperda: Diversity and potential role in insecticide degradation
Luis Gustavo de Almeida, Universidade de São Paulo/ESALQ ; Celso Omoto, University of Sao Paulo/ESALQ ; Fernando L Cônsoli, Universidade de São Paulo/ESALQ
1:42 PM
A genome sequence assembly for the Wolbachia endosymbiont of the western corn rootworm
Brad Coates, USDA-ARS ; Thomas W. Sappington, USDA-ARS ; Blair Siegfried, University of Nebraska
1:54 PM
Domestication of bracoviruses for use as gene delivery vectors by Microplitis demolitor parasitoid wasps
Gaelen Burke, The University of Georgia ; Michael R. Strand, University of Georgia
2:06 PM
Gut microflora of Helioverpa armigera influences the biological activity of the delta-endotoxins of the bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis
Sharma Hari, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) ; V Surekha Devi, Department of Agriculture
2:30 PM
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ca expressed in maize protects against feeding damage from susceptible and Cry1F-resistant Spodoptera frugiperda
Joel Sheets, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Jeff Beringer, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Stephanie Burton, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Rodney Crosley, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Todd Glancy, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Sek Yee Tan, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Aaron Woosley, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Sarah Worden, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Andrew Worden, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Kenneth Narva, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; James M. Hasler, Dow AgroSciences LLC
2:42 PM
A western corn rootworm cadherin-like protein is not involved in the binding and toxicity of Cry34/35Ab1 and Cry3Aa Bacillus thuringiensis proteins
Sek Yee Tan, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Jessica D. Jurzenski, University of Nebraska ; James M. Hasler, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Hong Chen, US Department of Agriculture ; John Wang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Huarong Li, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Matthew Kelker, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Xiaoping Xu, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Murugesan Rangasamy, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Tim Hey, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Kenneth Narva, Dow AgroSciences LLC ; Blair Siegfried, University of Nebraska
2:54 PM
Immunocompetent ant larvae: The ontogeny of disease resistance
Rebeca B. Rosengaus, Northeastern University ; Tanya Abdul-Malak, Northeastern University ; Christopher Mackintosh, Northeastern University
3:06 PM
Do beekeeper applied pesticides affect pathogen levels and immunity in honey bees?
Brenna E. Traver, Virginia Tech ; Nels G. Johnson, Colorado State University ; Haley K. Feazel-Orr, Virginia Tech ; Katelyn M. Catalfamo, Virgnina Tech ; Richard D. Fell, Virginia Tech ; Troy D. Anderson, Virginia Tech
3:18 PM
Nosema ceranae induced mortality in honey bees depends on methods of infection
Meghan Milbrath, Michigan State University ; Zachary Y. Huang, Michigan State University ; Xianbing Xie, Nanchang University
3:42 PM
Aphid amino acid transporter regulates glutamine supply to intracellular bacterial symbionts
Daniel R. G. Price, University of Miami ; Charles W. Luetje, University of Miami ; Alex C.C. Wilson, University of Miami
4:06 PM
Expression of AMP genes in Drosophila melanogaster induced by bacterial components – lipopolysaccharide, lipoteichoic acid and peptidoglycan
Munmun Chowdhury, University of Missouri Kansas City ; Xiao-Qiang Yu, University of Missouri, Kansas City
4:18 PM
4:30 PM
Can parental immunological sate influence brood provisioning in the termite Zootermopsis angusticollis
Erin Cole, Northeastern University ; Andrielle Swaby, Northeastern University ; Rebeca B. Rosengaus, Northeastern University