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17 - Graduate Ten-Minute Paper Competition: MUVE - Diptera

Monday, November 16, 2015: 8:25 AM-12:00 PM
208 AB (Convention Center)
Moderators:
Wes Watson
Daniel L. Kline


8:25 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:30 AM
Life history traits of immature Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Dipera: Sarcophagidae) developing on beef, chicken, and swine liver
Samantha Casas, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ; Christopher Vitek, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ; Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Texas A&M University
8:42 AM
Mysteries of the maggot mass microbiome: Microbial communities of Calliphoridae larvae throughout carrion decomposition
Courtney R. Weatherbee, Michigan State University ; Jennifer L. Pechal, Michigan State University ; Trevor I. Stamper, Purdue University ; M. Eric Benbow, Michigan State University
8:54 AM
Expanding the nutrition ecology framework: Microbes as a mechanism regulating resource acquisition and utilization by primary and secondary consumers
Le Zheng, Texas A&M University ; Tawni L. Crippen, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Melissa Espinoza, Texas A&M University ; Alexandra Gordy, Texas A&M University ; Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Texas A&M University
9:06 AM
Ecosystem resilience on carrion with delayed Diptera colonization
Chong Chin Heo, Texas A&M University ; Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Texas A&M University
9:18 AM
Blind validation of insect age estimates for Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Ashleigh Faris, Texas A&M University ; Whitney West, Texas A&M University ; Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Texas A&M University ; Aaron Tarone, Texas A&M University
9:30 AM
Let's talk about sex; Sexual dimorphism in immature development and gene expression in Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Meaghan Pimsler, Texas A&M University ; Sing-Hoi Sze, Texas A&M University ; Shuhua Fu, Texas A&M University ; Max Scott, North Carolina State University ; Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Texas A&M University ; Aaron Tarone, Texas A&M University
9:42 AM
Impact of larval digestion of different manure types by the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) on volatile emissions
Kelly Beskin, Texas A&M University ; Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Texas A&M University ; Chelsea Holcomb, Texas A&M University
9:54 AM
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10:06 AM
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10:18 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Procurement and persistence of GFP-expressing Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium in male and female house flies exposed to cattle manure
Jessica Thomson, Kansas State University ; Ludek Zurek, Kansas State University ; Dana Nayduch, USDA - ARS
10:42 AM
Examining house fly (Musca domestica) dispersal preferences
Levi Zahn, University of California, Riverside ; Alec Gerry, University of California
10:54 AM
Effects of sugar alcohols on longevity of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)
Michael L Fisher, US Navy ; Steve Denning, North Carolina State University ; Wes Watson, North Carolina State University ; Coby Schal, North Carolina State University
11:18 AM
Filth fly production and parasitism in heifer rearing pens bedded with straw, hardwood sawdust, and pine shavings
Jessica Starcevich, University of Minnesota ; Roger D. Moon, University of Minnesota ; Hugh Chester-Jones, Southern Research & Outreach Center ; David Ziegler, Southern Research & Outreach Center
11:30 AM
Production of stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) from two alternative winter housing systems for dairy cows
Anna Hansen, University of Minnesota ; Roger D. Moon, University of Minnesota ; Bradley Heins, University of Minnesota ; Marcia Endres, University of Minnesota