O-1 | Rachel M. Livingston A novel system for virus-induced gene silencing in cotton with CLRDV
O-2 | Zimo Yang Predicting the phenology of herbivorous insects
O-3 | Amanpreet Kaur Pathogens on the prowl: Do abiotic stress-driven changes help pathogens exploit and overcome disease resistance more rapidly?
O-4 | Darmon A. Kahvazadeh What good are soldiers during peacetime? Foraging efficiency of fire ant soldiers
O-5 | Jennifer M. Standley Common floral forage found in the Southeastern United States and their biometric effects on the western honeybee
O-6 | Madelyn G. Thompson Evaluating best fall management practices of pollinator plantings in Southeastern agriculture systems
O-7 | Kyle Oswalt Transcriptomic discovery of RNAi targets for sex-specific and lethal gene silencing in the poultry pest Alphitobius diaperinus

10:10-10:30 am Coffee/tea break

10:30-11:50 am

O-8 | Maxwell L. Cavassa In-furrow insecticide persistence and effects on peanuts and cotton in Southeast Alabama
O-9 | Nicholas Wagner Method development for use of synthetic tomato xylem to study biofilm formation of the plant pathogen Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum
O-10 | Ivy N. Thweatt Exploring the role of rhizosphere microbiome in hemp plant growth and defense against two-spotted spider mites
O-11 | Ashmita Sapkota Optimizing gel bait toxicity for all developmental stages of American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) (Blattodea: Blattidae): The role of competitive food availability
O-12 | Mamata K C Xylem sap-mediated growth and biofilm formation of Xylella fastidiosa and its potential role in host adaptation and virulence
O-13 | Dylan Brown Mechanisms and management: Impact of alternating insecticide selection in Aedes aegypti
O-14 | Logan Luchs From seed to shining seedling: The soil steaming effects on spermosphere assembly and plant health

12:00-1:00 pm

1:10-1:50 pm (ACLC012)

Dr. Brock Harpur The Life and Death of Recessive Mutations as Seen Through the Eyes of a Honeybee

1:55-3:00 pm

O-15 | Palash Ghosh The hidden arsenal: How Xanthomonas perforans wields T6SS for survival and defense
O-16 | Elijah Carroll Stable pair coordination enables change in the order of mating behavior sequence in a termite
O-17 | Erica Maul How honeybees process dead mice in the nest
O-18 | Morgan Bragg Monitoring cotton soilborne seedling diseases through metabarcoding and shotgun metagenomics
O-19 | Anthony W. Cuminale Field edges as refuges: Conserving ground-nesting wasps in tilled landscapes
O-20 | Dan Aurell Environmental DNA as a detection approach for Tropilaelaps mites, invasive honeybee mites of global concern