Student Competition I

Moderator(s)

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  Kristina Lopez, PhD

  Research Entomologist
  North Shore Mosquito Abatement District, Illinois, United States

Presentations:

• 1:45 PM - 1:55 PM PDT

  Evaluation of Unmanned Aerial System Application of VectoBac FG+ for Control of Culex nigripalpus in a Continuously Flooded Habitat
  

  Presenter: Atom Rosales, ‎ – Collier Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Joseph Bonaccorsi, n/a – Collier Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Olivia Konieczny (she/her/hers) – Collier Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Megan Helge, n/a – Collier Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Isabel Guiterrez, n/a – Collier Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Keira J. Lucas, PhD (she/her/hers) – Collier Mosquito Control District
• 1:55 PM - 2:05 PM PDT

  Outcomes of competition between Culex restuans and Culex pipiens are population dependent
  

  Presenter: Becky E. Cloud, B.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Carla Cáceres‎, Ph.D. – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 2:05 PM - 2:15 PM PDT

  Evaluation of silver nanoparticles as a control tool against adult mosquito vectors
  

  Presenter: Kai Blore – Anastasia Mosquito Control District
• 2:15 PM - 2:25 PM PDT

  Exploring the role of backyard pollinator habitats in shaping the prevalence of nuisance and vector mosquitoes
  

  Presenter: Hannah Dehus, MS (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Caralee Shepard, PhD – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Mary M. Gardiner, PhD, MS – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Megan E. Meuti, PhD – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Kayla I. Perry, PhD – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Samuel F. Ward, PhD, MS – The Ohio State University
• 2:25 PM - 2:35 PM PDT

  Target-site resistance kdr genotypes affect temperature dependent toxicity of pyrethroids of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
  

  Presenter: Kendra A. Dagg, MSc, MPH – University of Florida / US Army

  Co-Author: Al A. Estep, III, n/a – USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology

  Co-Author: Oshneil Baker, n/a – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Edmund Norris, Research Chemist – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Muhammad Farooq, n/a – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Whitney Qualls, PhD – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Edwin A. Burgess, IV, PhD – University of Florida
• 2:35 PM - 2:45 PM PDT

  Olfactory insights into mosquito-avian interactions: leveraging bird odors for targeted surveillance
  

  Presenter: Nalany A. Richardson (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Danica M. Shannon, n/a – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Skyler Nichols, n/a – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Mary Beard, n/a – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Daniel Peach, PhD – University of Georgia
• 2:45 PM - 2:55 PM PDT

  Comprehensive insights into mosquito species diversity and habitat-specific host selection patterns in Cameron Park Zoo, Waco, Texas.
  

  Presenter: Dhivya Rajamanickam, PhD candidate (she/her/hers) – Baylor University

  Co-Author: Jason Pitts, Associate Professor – Baylor University
• 2:55 PM - 3:05 PM PDT

  La Crosse Encephalitis in North Carolina: Case Site Insights, 2023-2024
  

  Presenter: Madeleine Craig (she/her/hers) – Western Carolina University
• 3:05 PM - 3:15 PM PDT

  Killer Bud: Hemp pesticidal activity against mosquitoes and non-target insects
  

  Presenter: Erick J. Martinez – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Peter M. Piermarini, Ph.D. – The Ohio State University