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TMP's, MUVE Section: Sand Flies and Gnats

Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
A105 (Oregon Convention Center)
Moderator:
Lee Cohnstaedt


8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:12 AM
Development of a economic and effective trap for the adult eye gnat (Liohippelates collusor)
Bryan Vander Mey, University of California ; James A. Bethke, University of California
8:24 AM
Attraction of Forcipomyia taiwana by visible light and anti-larvae activity of essential oil from indigenous plant in Taiwan
I-Yun Chang, National Taiwan University ; Chia-Hung Tsai, National Taiwan University ; Sen-Sung Cheng, The Experimental Forest, National Taiwan University ; Kun-Hsien Tsai, National Taiwan University
8:36 AM
New records of biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille from the southeastern United States (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Stacey Vigil, University of Georgia ; William Grogan, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ; John Wlodkowski, University of Georgia ; Joshua Parris, University of Georgia ; Suzanne Edwards de Vargas, University of Georgia ; David Shaw, University of Georgia ; Christopher Cleveland, University of Georgia ; Joseph Corn, University of Georgia
8:48 AM
Gene discovery and differential expression analysis of humoral immune response elements in female Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Dana Nayduch, USDA - ARS ; Christopher A. Saski, Clemson University Genomics and Computational Biology Laboratory
9:00 AM
Break
9:12 AM
Novel detection method of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus from midge (Culicoides sonorensis) expectorate
Elin Maki, USDA - ARS ; Mark Ruder, USDA - ARS ; Dana Nayduch, USDA - ARS ; Dane Jasperson, USDA - ARS ; Lee Cohnstaedt, USDA - ARS
9:36 AM
Polar cuticular lipids differ in male and female sand flies (Phlebotomus papatasi)
Robert Renthal, University of Texas ; Andrew Y. Li, USDA - ARS ; Xiaoli Gao, University of Texas ; Adalberto A. Perez de Leon, USDA - ARS