Winners:
First Place:
Meaghan Pimsler
“Elucidation of the sex-determination pathways in an organism with monogenic sex determination”
Second Place:
Kyle Harrison
“The role of immigrant inviability in mediating the genetic differentiation between populations of Aphidoidea species associated with pecan and water hickory trees”
Third Place
Marion Le Gall
“Local host plants and diet mixing: effects of plant chemistry on a generalist herbivore at the population level”
Wednesday, August 21, 2013, Heep Center Room 103
Schedule:
9:30 Welcome, Dr. Raul Medina, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, TAMU
Welcoming remarks, Dr. David Ragsdale, Professor and Head, Department of Entomology, TAMU
9:35 Faculty Panel
10:30 Coffee Break, 1st Floor Atrium
10:45 Josephine Antwi – “Geographic variation of bacterial communities associated with cotton fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus)”
11:00 Carrie Deans – “Macronutrient content of cotton tissues across genotypes and environments: an indicator of resource quality for insect herbivores”
11:15 Kyle Harrison – “The role of immigrant inviability in mediating the genetic differentiation between populations of Aphidoidea species associated with pecan and water hickory trees”
11:30 Marion Le Gall – “Local host plants and diet mixing: effects of plant chemistry on a generalist herbivore at the population level”
11:45 Lunch (On your own)
1:00 Luciano Cosme – “Wanted! miRNAs that control host seeking behavior in the yellow fever mosquito”
1:15 Ordom Huot – “Application of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) solution affects plant induced resistance against psyllids carrying ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’”
1:30 Meaghan Pimsler – “Elucidation of the sex-determination pathways in an organism with monogenic sex determination”
1:45 Suhas Vyavhare – “Relative vulnerability of R2-R6 growth stage soybeans to redbanded stink bug”
2:00 Coffee Break, 1st Floor Atrium
2:15 Ana Dal Molin – “Taxonomy 2.0? A case study on Signiphoridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)”
2:30 Sasha Kay – “Presence of Bactericera cockerelli facilitates aphid survival on tomato”
2:45 Cassie Schoenthal – “Spatio-temporal distribution of Culicoides spp. in Texas White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Production Facilities”
3:00 James L. Tracy – “Projecting distribution and dispersal of subtropical tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda sublineata) towards habitat of the endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher”
3:15 Coffee and Cookies Reception
4:00 Award Ceremony
4:30 Adjourn