That's the site of the Entomological Society of America's annual meeting, with thousands of entomologists descending upon the city and the Phoenix Convention Center (PCC).
And UC Davis entomologists will be an important part of it.
Eleven members of the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT), will present their research:
- Lexie Martin: "Microbial Acquisition and Interactions in the Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria)," Sunday, Nov. 10, 2:25 p.m., PCC 122A.
- Ziv Lieberman: "Evolution and Classification of the Ant Subfamily Dolichoderinae from the Phylogenomic Perspective," Monday, Nov. 11, 8:12 a.m., PCC 224B.
- Briley Mullin: "Evaluating the Use of Predatory Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) as Biological Control Against the Invasive South American Tomato Leaf Miner (Tuta absoluta) in California Tomato Fields," Monday, Nov. 11, 8:12 a.m., PCC 121C.
- Madi Hendrick: "Fish are Friends, Shrimp are food: Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) as a Potential Biological Control Agent for Tadpole Shrimp (Triops longicaudatus)," Monday, Nov. 11 8:36 a.m.,PCC 131C.
- Mia Lippey: "A Big Data Approach to Characterizing Impacts of Climate Warming on Agricultural Arthropod Populations," Monday, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m., PCC 127A.
- Marielle Hansel Friedman: "Herbarium Specimens Faithfully Capture Changing Plant-Insect Interactions Over Years," Monday, Nov. 11, 10:54 a.m., PCC 122B.
- Abigail Lehner: "Do Blue Orchard Bees (Osmia lignaria)< Exhibit Plastic Behavior in Response to Parasitism by the Non-Native Houdini fly (Cacoxenus indagator)?" Monday, Nov. 11, 11:06 a.m.,PCC 130,
- Addie Abrams: "Operation Bug Drop: In-Field Drone Releases of Natural Enemies to Control Lettuce Aphid(Nasonovia ribisnigri) and Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentallis) in California Lettuce," Monday, Nov. 11, 12:06 p.m., PCC 127B.
- Iris Quayle: "A (Finally) Complete Phylogeny for the Charismatic Genus Onymacris Using Ultraconserved Elements," Tuesday, Nov. 12, 9:35 a.m., PCC 127A.
- CC Edwards: "Resisting Resistance: Identifying Biochemical Biomarkers for Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes," Tuesday, Nov. 12, 11:36 a.m., PCC 223.
- Grace Horne: "Environmental Entomology's People's Choice Runner-Up: Specialist Herbivore Performance on Introduced Plants During Native Host Decline," Wednesday, Nov. 13, 3:55 p.m., PCC 125AB.
They'll also be selling their famous member-designed T-shirts. Just like popcorn, you can't have just one! (You can also order them online at https://ucdavisentgrad.square.site)
Other UC Davis doctoral students, along with UC Davis postdoctoral researchers and faculty will be joining them, following through with the theme, "Empowering Tomorrow with Insect Science." (When non-scientists ask what "entomology" is, say "insect science."
See more information--who's presenting and the topics they will be discussing--on the UC Davis Entomology and Nematology website.
Here's to a great conference!
Attached Images:
The UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) will be selling its member-designed t-shirts at the ESA meeting in Phoenix. Iris Quayle (left) of the Jason Bond lab, and Mia Lippey of the Meineke lab, will be giving presentations and also staffing the EGSA table. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Doctoral student Grace Horne, who studies with urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke, will present the Environmental Entomology’s People’s Choice Runner-up presentation at the ESA meeting. It's titled "Specialist Herbivore Performance on Introduced Plants during Native Host Decline."