Member Symposia

Sunday, November 16, 2014

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8:00 AM-10:00 AM


MS: Sexually Dimorphic Chemosensory Behavior in Drosophila
Sebastien Lebreton

8:00 AM-11:00 AM


MS: Design and Management of Agroecosystems for Functional Biodiversity
Lene Sigsgaard

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


MS: Answering Tomorrow’s Challenges to Manage Insects in Greenhouses with Today’s Research
Sarah Jandricic and Luis A. Cañas

Late-Breaking Symposium: Classical Biological Control of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål)
Ernest Delfosse and Kim A. Hoelmer

MS: The Importance of Chemical Ecology for IPM in the Tropics
Christian Borgemeister

MS: Fall Armyworm: Current Challenges and Future Directions for Its Management
Amit Sethi

MS: Finding the Best Fit for You: Career Opportunities for Entomologists in Industry, Academia, Military, and Government
Sunil Tewari and Bill Hendrix

MS: The Challenges and Significant Contributions of Insect Repellents to Vector Control
Mustapha Debboun

1:15 PM-5:15 PM


MS: Horizons in the Field of Symbiosis
Jacob Russell and John McCutcheon

MS: Nutrition and the Health and Behavior of Wild and Managed Bees
S. Hollis Woodard, Adam Dolezal and Amy L. Toth

MS: Advances in Pest Management for Turfgrass and Ornamentals
Terri Billeisen and Adam Dale

MS: Wireworms: The Resurgence of a Key Pest of North American Cropland
Kevin Wanner and Arash Rashed

MS: Biological Control in Acarology: Present and Future Challenges
Cesar Monzo and Raul Villanueva

MS: Grand Challenges in Keeping and Fostering Women in Entomology: Working Toward a Brighter Future on Our Horizon
Rebecca Trout Fryxell, Jackie Lee, Susan E. Moser, Carey R. Minteer, Katherine Parys, Beth Choate and Robin Verble-Pearson

MS: Contributions of Mosquito Research to Science & Society
Lee Cohnstaedt

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM


MS: Insect Life Tables: Theory, Data Analysis, and Application
Remzi Atlihan, Qingjun Wu, Hsin Chi, Remzi Atlihan and Angsumarn Chandrapatya

MS: Control and Eradication of Invasive Social Hymenoptera
David Foote, Cause Hanna and Christina Boser

MS: Stored Product Entomology: Making Significant Contributions to Clarify and Solve Important Challenges
Blaine Timlick and George P. Opit

MS: Human-Mediated Spread of Invasive Alien Insects: New Assessment Approaches and Data Needs
Frank Koch and Denys Yemshanov

MS: Challenges of Emerging and Resilient Insect Pests for IPM Implementation
Suhas Vyavhare, Raul Medina, Juliana Rangel and M.O. Way

MS: Merging the Ecological and Systematic Knowledge of Carabid Beetles
Meghan Culpepper, Kipling Will and Jonathan Lundgren

MS: Meeting the Challenge: New Horizons in Entomology Engagement
Martha Rosett Lutz, Marianne Shockley-Cruz and Andrine A. Shufran

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


MS: Honoring the Career and Contributions of Veterinary Entomologist Donald A. Rutz
Laura Harrington and Phillip E. Kaufman

MS: IPM: An International Organic Farming Strategy on Invasive Insect Species
Aziz Ajlan and Khalid Alhudaib

MS: Thinking Outside the Box: Entomopathogens in IPM Programs
Steven P. Arthurs, Surendra K. Dara and Robert W. Behle

MS: Practical Implementation of Conservation Biological Control
Jonathan Lundgren

MS: Tree Fruit IPM from a Dream to Its Realization: Honoring the Career of Jay Brunner
Ash Ahmad and Vincent P. Jones

MS: Utilizing Orthopteroid Insects to Overcome Grand Challenges in an Ever-Evolving World
Derek A. Woller, Tyler Raszick, Ricardo Mariño-Pérez and JoVonn Hill

MS: Board Certified Entomologist's (BCE) Symposium: Bed Bugs, Cimex lectularius, Fighting a Nuclear War with Bows and Arrows
Stuart Mitchell, Ted Granovsky and Jeff Lipman

MS: Six Legs, Many Panels: Entomological Comics and Their Importance in Education and Culture
Carly M. Tribull, Ainsley E. Seago and Sibyl R. Bucheli

MS: Common Challenges and Learning Opportunities for Latin American and U.S. Entomologists:  2nd Latin American/Hispanic Symposium
Silvia Rondon, Raul Medina, Ana Legrand and Erik Echegaray

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


Senior Member Symposium and Challenges Beyond the Horizon: Hops, Breweries, Pest Management and Native Bee Pollinators in the Pacific Northwest
William Stephen and Kenneth A. Sorensen

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM


MS: Insects as Sustainable and Innovative Sources of Food and Feed Production
Marianne Shockley

MS: The Role of Diversity in Pollinator Conservation
Christina Mogren and Kristine Nemec

MS: Expanding Spotted Wing Drosophila (
Kelly Hamby and Hannah Burrack

MS: Youthful Perspectives in Forensic Entomology, Part Deux: The Road Less Traveled
Charity Owings and Meaghan Pimsler

MS: Underlying Aspects of Insect Reproduction: What We Know and What Needs to be Done
Geoffrey M. Attardo, Immo A. Hansen and Joshua B. Benoit

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


MS: Cotton IPM: Texas Style
Abdul Hakeem and Megha N. Parajulee

1:30 PM-3:30 PM


MS: Cockroaches, Asthma and Children's Environmental Health
Sherry Glick

MS: Landscape and Entomology: Geospatial Research in a Changing World
Noel Hahn, Sunil Tewari and Matthew Strom

1:30 PM-4:15 PM


MS: Biogeography and Evolution of Mesoamerican Arthropods
Michael Branstetter and John T. Longino

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


MS: Predatory Lady Beetles: Global Opportunities for Biological Control and Challenges As Invasive Species
Yukie Kajita and John Obrycki

MS: Transgenic Insect Resistant Soybeans
Nandi Nagaraj, Aqeel Ahmad and Murugesan Rangasamy

MS: Grand Challenge: Effective Science Education with Communication
Tamra Reall Lincoln, Rebecca Schmidt, Kayla I. Perry, Michael Forthman and Kyndall Dye

MS: How Cool is Entomology?
Theresa L. Pitts-Singer and Brian G. Rector

MS: New Horizons in Ornamental IPM
Danica Maxwell and Danny Klittich

MS: Meeting the Challenge of Fruit Fly Pests from Beyond the Horizon: Advances in Detection, Eradication, and Management of Invasive Fruit Fly Species
James Dripps and Roger Vargas

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