Session: 11 - Graduate Student TMP Competition: PBT (2014 ESA Annual Meeting)

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11 - Graduate Student TMP Competition: PBT

Monday, November 17, 2014: 8:20 AM-12:30 PM

A107-109 (Oregon Convention Center)

Moderators:

Aijun Zhang
Reed Johnson

8:20 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:24 AM

Withdrawn

8:36 AM

Short neuropeptide F receptor localization in the brain of fire ant worker subcastes: A possible role in mechanisms of division of labor and nutritional status

Paula Castillo, Texas A&M University ; Patricia V. Pietrantonio, Texas A&M University

8:48 AM

Determination of double bond position and stereochemistry in unsaturated cuticular hydrocarbons of Drosophila species

Jacqueline Serrano, University of California ; J. Steven McElfresh, University of California ; Yehuda Ben-Shahar, Washington University ; Kathleen Zelle, Washington University ; Jocelyn G. Millar, University of California

9:00 AM

Characterization of material properties of bed bug cuticle (Cimex lectularius)

Jorge Bustamante, University of California ; Jason Panzarino, University of California ; Timothy Rupert, University of California ; Catherine Loudon, University of California

9:12 AM

Differential gene expression of density-dependent phenotypic plasticity in Schistocerca americana (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Steve Gotham, University of Central Florida ; Hojun Song, University of Central Florida

9:24 AM

Molecular and functional characterization of a prostaglandin E₂ synthase in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say

Joshua R. Urban, Kansas State University ; Yoonseong Park, Kansas State University

9:36 AM

Osmoregulatory functions of V-ATPase and Na/K-ATPase in the salivary gland of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say

Donghun Kim, Kansas State University ; Yoonseong Park, Kansas State University

9:48 AM

The venom of Megarhyssa (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Putative proteins and possible functions

Victoria G. Pook, University of Kentucky ; Michael J. Sharkey, University of Kentucky

10:00 AM

Transcriptional regulation of diapause induction in the female Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse)

Xin Huang, Georgetown University ; Monica Poelchau, Georgetown University ; Peter Armbruster, Georgetown University

10:12 AM

Break

10:24 AM

Drought-induced rapid cold-hardening in Eurosta solidaginis: Thresholds, response strength, and tissue-level induction

J.D. Gantz, Miami University ; Richard E. Lee, Miami University

10:36 AM

Cold hardiness of Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) larvae in different populations

Yuqian Feng, Beijing Forestry University

10:48 AM

Evaluating DNA methylation’s link to alternative splicing in the Nevada dampwood termite

Karl Glastad, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Juergen Liebig, Arizona State University ; Michael AD. Goodisman, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:00 AM

Chemical mediation of queen and king recognition in subterranean termites (Reticulitermes flavipes)

Colin Funaro, North Carolina State University ; Edward L. Vargo, North Carolina State University

11:12 AM

Effects of zingerone on the mating efficacy of male fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Jess R. Inskeep, University of Hawai'i ; Helen Spafford, University of Hawai'i ; Todd Shelly, USDA - APHIS

11:24 AM

Avoidance, tolerance, or preference: Responses of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) to xenobiotics

Ling-Hsiu Liao, University of Illinois ; May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois

11:36 AM

Attraction of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) to colored light

Thomson Paris, University of Florida ; Sandra A. Allan, USDA-ARS-CMAVE ; Philip A. Stansly, University of Florida

11:48 AM

The nose knows: Using the olfactory system to dissect mosquito host-seeking behavior

Genevieve Tauxe, University of California ; Anandasankar Ray, University of California

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