[12-5] Advancing Fruit Fly Biosecurity Research: Applying New Tools in Microbial Ecology, Genomics, and Chemical Ecology

Fri. Aug 30, 2024 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Room 554

Chair: Sheina Biason Sim (USDA-ARS), Dong H Cha (USDA-ARS), Charles Mason (USDA-ARS)

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1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

[12-5-01] Applying Science to Respond to Fruit Fly Domestic Emergencies in the United States: Case Study of an Outbreak in California

*Corinna Bazelet¹ (1. USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (United States of America))

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

[12-5-02] Emering tools for exploring gene regulation in non-model insect systems

*Scott Geib¹ (1. USDA-ARS (United States of America))

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

[12-5-03] Applying genomics for species identification of the mango fruit fly complex (Diptera: Tephritidae)

*Carlos Congrains^1,2, Camiel Doorenweerd¹, Daniel Rubinoff¹, Renee Corpuz², Angela Kauwe², Scott Geib² (1. University of Hawaii (United States of America), 2. USDA-ARS-PBARC (United States of America))

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

[12-5-04] A comprehensive study on invasion, genetics, and dispersal dynamic of Bactrocera dorsalis in Southern Italy and implications for European agriculture

*Francesco Nugnes¹, Fortuna Miele¹, Feliciana Pica¹, Roberta Ascolese^1,2, Carmela Carbone¹, Umberto Bernardo¹ (1. Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection - National Research Council of Italy CNR_IPSP (Italy), 2. University of Naples Federico II - Department of Biology (Italy))

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

[12-5-05] Using genomics to characterize sex chromosomes in economically important tephritid species.

*Sheina Biason Sim¹ (1. USDA-ARS Tropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology (United States of America))

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

[12-5-06] Developing new female attractants for improved monitoring of Bactrocera dorsalis

*Dong H Cha¹, Arooran Kanagendran^1,2, Vivek Kempraj^1,3, Todd E Shelly⁴, Paul E Kendra⁵, Xiangbing Yang⁵, Joanna Bloese³ (1. USDA-ARS, Hilo, HI (United States of America), 2. Oak Ridge Instutute of Science and Education (United States of America), 3. University of Hawaii at Monoa (United States of America), 4. USDA-PPQ-S&T, Honolulu, HI (United States of America), 5. USDA-ARS, Miami, FL (United States of America))

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

[12-5-07] Discerning temporal and location-mediated effects on pest tephritid microbiomes

*Charles Mason¹ (1. USDA ARS (United States of America))

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

[12-5-08] Shoot Fire Ants with Wasabi and Silicone: The Current State of Solenopsis invicta Invasion in Japan and Novel Countermeasures to Protect Global Trade"

*Yoshiaki Hashimoto¹, Hironori Sakamoto², Hiromune Mitushasi¹, Hiromi Asai³, Koichi Goka² (1. University of Hyogo (Japan), 2. National Institute for Environmental Studies (Japan), 3. PRD (Japan))

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