Symposium

10. Insect-Microbe Interactions

[10-7] Harnessing insect vector-plant-pathogen interactions to innovate pest management

Thu. Aug 29, 2024 1:30 PM - 6:15 PM Room 510

Chair: Kiran Ramesh Gadhave (Texas A&M University), Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan (University of Georgia)

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1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

[10-7-01] Sweet surprise: Unraveling beet leafhopper and beet curly top virus interaction to identify novel strategies for pest control in sugar beets

*Punya Nachappa¹, Jordan Withycombe¹, Maria Paula Meija¹, Max Schmidtbauer¹, Jinlong Han¹, Vamsi Nalam¹ (1. Colorado State University (United States of America))

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

[10-7-02] Comparing the localization patterns of the proteins of divergent orthotospoviruses in Alabama to understand infection.

Michael Mayfield¹, Abdelaal Shehata¹, *Kathleen Martin¹ (1. Auburn University (United States of America))

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

[10-7-03] Plant expression of viral silencing suppressor proteins shows that antiviral immunity in plants and aphids is functionally coupled

*Stephanie Eliza Preising¹, Michelle Heck¹ (1. Cornell University (United States of America))

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

[10-7-04] Fighting fire with fire: using a novel virus-like RNA to develop targeted interventions against vector-transmitted plant pandemic virus

*Kiran Ramesh Gadhave¹ (1. Texas A&M University (United States of America))

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

[10-7-05] Vitellogenin-Cas9 protein chimeras for targeted germline gene editing of aphids

*Reuben Philip James¹, Amber S.K. Hall², Sam T. Mugford¹, Wendy Harwood¹, Marcus Guest³, Grant L. Hughes⁴, Saskia A. Hogenhout¹ (1. John Innes Centre (UK), 2. University of East Anglia (UK), 3. Syngenta (UK), 4. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK))

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

[10-7-06] MCMV-infected maize attracts its insect vector Frankliniella occidentalis by volatile β-myrcene

*Weiling Huang¹, Shao-kun Guo¹ (1. China Agricultural University, College of Plant Protection (China))

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

[10-7-07] Harnessing mature plant resistance in sugar beet to inhibit virus transmission by aphids

Hélène SCHLAEFLI^1,2, Fanny SIFFERT^1,2, Anabella HEINTZ^1,2, Alessandra MAIA-GRONDARD^1,2, Aurélie MARMONIER^1,2, Quentin CHESNAIS^1,2, Martin DRUCKER^1,2, *Veronique Brault^1,2 (1. INRAE (France), 2. Strasbourg University (France))

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

[10-7-08] Virus and vector IPM in cucurbits: trying to hit a moving target.

*Kerry Elizabeth Mauck¹, Savana Becerra¹, Benjamin Van Raalte¹, William Samson¹, Jaimie Kenney¹ (1. University of California, Riverside (United States of America))

Coffee Break (3:30 PM - 4:15 PM)

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

[10-7-09] Increasing within-crop genetic diversity as a tool with which to manage aphid vectors of plant viruses

*Tom Pope¹ (1. Harper Adams University (UK))

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

[10-7-10] Mitigating psyllid transmission of bacterial phytopathogens with antisense oligonucleotides and antibiotics: biological and practical outcomes

*Lukasz Stelinski¹, Erik Roldan¹, Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski¹ (1. University of Florida (United States of America))

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

[10-7-11] The interface between crop and grazing lands: Can cereal aphid and barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) spread be influenced by endophytic and non-endophytic tall fescue forages?

Shirin Parizad¹, *Arash Rashed¹ (1. Virginia Tech (United States of America))

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

[10-7-12] Challenges and opportunities: Improving the management of thrips-transmitted viruses driving epidemics in California lettuce

*Daniel Kazuo Hasegawa¹, Laura Hladky¹, Ian Grettenberger² (1. USDA-ARS (United States of America), 2. University of California Davis (United States of America))

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

[10-7-13] Virus-virus interaction in a common vector: antagonistic effects and competitive dynamics between two tomato-infecting begomoviruses in Bemisia tabaci

*Wei-Hua Li¹, Chi-Wei Tsai¹ (1. Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University (Taiwan))

5:30 PM - 5:45 PM

[10-7-14] Psyllid salivary proteins and their effect on plant immunity

*Julien Gad levy¹ (1. Texas A&M university- AgriLife Research (United States of America))

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

[10-7-15] Silencing horizontally transferred biotin genes disrupts whitefly fitness but compromises parasitoid performance

*Tian-Yu Wang¹, Jun-Bo Luan¹ (1. Shenyang Agricultural University (China))

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM

[10-7-16] Impacts of plant-associated bacteria on aphid survival and behavior.

*Tory Hendry¹, Kathryn Herr¹, Melanie Smee¹ (1. Cornell University (United States of America))

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