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P-IE SS: Pesticides, Parasites and Pests: The Impacts of Environmental Stressors on Beneficial Insects

Sunday, November 16, 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
E141-142 (Oregon Convention Center)
Organizers:
Fabio Manfredini
Dara Stanley
Moderators:
Fabio Manfredini
Dara Stanley


8:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
8:21 AM
8:39 AM
Bugonia: an online platform for gathering data from citizen science projects addressing important research questions pertaining to honey bee (Apis mellifera) health
Deborah A. Delaney, University of Delaware ; Elizabeth Hill, Center for Urban Bee Research ; Ashleigh Smythe, Virginia Military Institute ; Maryann Frazier, Pennsylvania State University
8:51 AM
Complexities of determining total effects of pesticides on biological controls: the LC50 is not enough
John Stark, Washington State University ; Roger Vargas, USDA - ARS ; John Banks, University of Washington
9:03 AM
Metal pollutants and their impact on honey bees (Apis mellifera L.): Examining behavior, survival, and ecology
Kristen Hladun, University of California ; David R. Parker, University of California ; Brian Smith, Arizona State University ; John T. Trumble, University of California
9:15 AM
A mutualism disrupted: invasive big-headed ants threaten a widespread ant-plant symbiosis in East Africa
Todd Palmer, University of Florida ; Corinna Reginos, Teton Science School ; Megan Karande, Princeton University ; Daniel Rubenstein, Princeton University
9:33 AM
Exploration of the chemical ecology of the Argentine Ant(Linepithema humile) for pest management
Kevin Welzel, University of California ; Dong-Hwan Choe, University of California
9:45 AM
Break
10:10 AM
Lethal and sub-lethal effects of colony-relevant doses of pesticides on in vitro-reared honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)
Hudson V. V. Tomé, Universidade Federal de Viçosa ; Daniel R. Schmehl, University of Florida ; Gustavo F. Martins, Universidade Federal de Viçosa ; James D. Ellis, University of Florida
10:22 AM
Gene expression in honey bee workers is dramatically altered by DWV but not by Nosema
Elina L. Niño, Pennsylvania State University ; Dino McMahon, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg ; Robert Paxton, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg ; Christina M. Grozinger, Pennsylvania State University
10:40 AM
Friends or Foes: Microbial Community of Termites
Rebeca B. Rosengaus, Northeastern University
11:16 AM
Transportation and pollination service increase abundance and prevalence of Nosema ceranae in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Zachary Y. Huang, Michigan State University ; Xiangjie Zhu, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University ; Shujing Zhou, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
11:28 AM
Impacts of multiple stressors on bumblebee queens and their colonies
Gemma L. Baron, Royal Holloway, University of London ; Mark Brown, Royal Holloway, University of London ; Nigel E. Raine, University of Guelph
11:40 AM
Transcriptional changes in honey bee brain induced by mating and CO2 narcosis
Fabio Manfredini, Royal Holloway, University of London ; Benjamin Oldroyd, University of Sydney ; Vanina Vergoz, University of Sydney ; Mark Brown, Royal Holloway, University of London
11:58 AM
Concluding Remarks
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