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Ecology and Control of disease vectors

Wednesday, June 3, 2015: 8:30 AM-12:30 PM
Konza Prairie (Manhattan Conference Center)
Organizers:
Alice Harris
Lee Cohnstaedt
Moderators:
Alice Harris
Lee Cohnstaedt


8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:35 AM
128
Invasion ecology of exotic ticks imported to the United States by migratory birds
Sarah Hamer, Texas A&M University ; Peter P. Marra, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute ; Emily Cohen, Migratory Bird Center ; Lisa Auckland, Texas A&M University
9:05 AM
129
Getting under your skin: entomophobia and cryptic infestations
Holly Schwarting, Kansas State University
9:25 AM
130
New molecular and physiological targets for vector control
Travis Calkins, The Ohio State University ; Peter Piermarini, The Ohio State University
9:45 AM
131
Managing mosquitoes in the suburban environment:  Reducing nuisance vs disease threat
Grayson C. Brown, University of Kentucky
10:05 AM
132
Innate immune responses in Anopheles gambiae as an opportunity for disease control
Kristin Michel, Kansas State University
10:25 AM
Break
10:40 AM
133
The North American Mosquito Project (NAMP): The pylogenetics of Culex tarsalis
Lee Cohnstaedt, USDA - ARS
10:55 AM
134
Population genetics of Aedes vexans and Culex tarsalis in the United States
Phillip Schumm, USDA - ARS ; Lee Cohnstaedt, USDA - ARS
11:10 AM
135
Diapause induction in Culicoides
Kathryn Baker, USDA-ARS ; Lee Cohnstaedt, USDA - ARS
11:20 AM
136
Manipulating light properties to increase insect photoattraction for disease vector surveillance
Jordan Disberger, USDA-ARS ; Lee Cohnstaedt, USDA - ARS
11:30 AM
137
Innate Immunity in the Biting Midge Culicoides sonorensis
Dana Nayduch, USDA - ARS
11:45 AM
138
Inducing RNA interference in the arbovirus vector, Culicoides sonorensis
Mary Mills, Kansas State University ; Kristin Michel, Kansas State University ; Dana Nayduch, USDA - ARS
11:55 AM
139
Monitoring for Culicoides at locations of previous epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreaks in Michigan
Mark Ruder, USDA - ARS ; Robert Pfannenstiel, USDA - ARS ; Michelle Rosen, Michigan Department of Natural Resources ; Stephen Schmitt, Michigan Department of Natural Resources ; Stacey Vigil, University of Georgia ; Joseph Corn, University of Georgia
12:10 PM
140
Effect of animal use patterns on Culicoides emergence from aquatic environments
Robert Pfannenstiel, USDA - ARS ; Mark Ruder, USDA - ARS
12:25 PM
Concluding Remarks
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