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Livestock Insect Workers Conference

Agenda

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Sunday:
11:00 – 5:00RegistrationCumberland Foyer
1:00 – 5:00Opening SessionCumberland Room
1:00 – 1:15Nancy HinkleWelcome to the 61st LIWC in Savannah
1:15 – 2:00John WelchScrewworm Outbreak: Florida 2016 – 2017
2:00 – 3:15Wes Watson and Phil KaufmanTribute to John “Jack” Lloyd
3:15 – 3:45BreakCumberland Foyer
3:45 – 5:00Don RutzTribute to Richard “Dick” Axtell
5:00 – 7:00ReceptionPulaski Room
9:00 – MidnightHospitality SuiteState Suite (Room 1310)
Monday:

Cumberland Room
8:30 – 9:00Roger DrummondOrigin and Early Years of the Livestock Insect Workers Conference
Beef
9:00 – 9:15Charluz M. Arocho Rosario, Robert J. Miller, Pete Teel, Felix Guerrero, and Adalberto A. Pérez de LeónInteraction of systemic acaricide with immunological

control of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
9:15 – 9:30Shaun Dergousoff, Kateryn Rochon, and Neil ChiltonGenetic diversity and geographic distribution ofDermacentor andersoni 16S and COX1 haplotypes in Western Canada
9:30 – 9:45Adalberto Pérez de LeónUSDA-ARS Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit at the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory
9:45 – 10:00Trisha R. Dubie, Bruce H. Noden, and Justin L. TalleyEcology, Phenology, and Behavior of Ixodid Ticks in Oklahoma Pastures
10:00 – 10:30BreakCumberland Foyer
10:30 – 10:45Fallon FowlerThe Dung Diaries: How Different Beetle Groups Affect Dung-Mediated Greenhouse Gas Production
10:45 – 11:00Brenda LealEfficacy of Moxidectin on Fever, Cajun, and Gulf Coast ticks in a south Texas cattle and hunting ranch.
11:00 – 11:15Donald B. ThomasCattle fever tick pasture control with a long acting acaricide
11:30 – 1:30LunchOn your own

DeSoto Concierge Available for Dining Recommendations
Monday: Beef (Continued)
1:30 – 1:45Kylie Sherrill, Justin Talley, Bruce Noden, and Laura GoodmanThe Influence of Eastern Red Cedar on Tabanidae Populations in Oklahoma
1:45 – 2:00Bradley A. Mullens and Rebecca Trout FryxellSearching for Sulcifrons
2:00 – 2:15S.S. Trehal, J.L. Talley, K.D. Sherrill, T.J. Spore, R.N. Wahl, W.R. Hollenbeck and D.A. BlasiComparison of LongRange® injectable to an insecticidal ear tag for horn fly control and determine the impact of fly control technologies along with implant application on growth performance of crossbred stockers
2:15 – 2:30David TaylorArea-wide management of Stable Flies
2:30 – 2:45Kimberly H. LohmeyerRole and movement of nilgai antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, in the epizootiology of cattle fever ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in re-infestations along the Texas/Mexico border in south Texas.
2:45 – 3:00Annie Rich, Nancy C. Hinkle, Seth IrishKiller Cows: Zooprophylaxis and Eprinomectin Effects on Malaria Vector Anopheles quadrimaculatus
3:00 – 3:30BreakCumberland Foyer
Dairy
3:30 – 3:45Sonja L. SwigerField Testing Updates and Comparisons of D-Terrence on Dairies in Central Texas
3:45 – 4:00Caleb HubbardEvaluation of the feeding preference of house flies selected for behavioral resistance to the Neonicotinoid: Imidacloprid
4:00 – 4:15Levi Zahn, Alec C. Gerry, Caleb HubbardSurvival Time of House Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) Exposed to a Novel Granular Bait
4:15 – 4:30Christopher J. Geden, Dana Johnson, and Edwin BurgessBeauveria bassiana and house fly – attempted synergy with other pathogens and incorporation into baits with sugar alcohols
4:30 – 4:45Klara ZurekFactors Affecting Excretion of Salmonella Typhimurium by Adult House Flies
4:45 – 5:00Natalie D. Wong, Emily McDermott, and Bradley A. MullensField Distribution and Density ofCulicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Eggs in Dairy Wastewater Habitats
Dinner on Your Own
9:00 – MidnightHospitality SuiteState Suite (Room 1310)

Room
Poultry
8:30 – 8:50Alec C. Gerry, Diane Zhang, Jennifer WilliamsPesticide susceptibility of two field populations of the lesser mealworm beetle (Alphitobius diaperinus)
8:50 – 9:10Amy C. Murillo and Alec C. GerryUsing Technology to Assess Ectoparasite Effects on Chicken Behaviors
Wildlife/Exotics
9:10 – 9:30M.K. Mills, K. Michel, and B. DroletCharacterization of EHDV-2 infection within the vector,Culicoides sonorensis
9:30 – 9:50Daniel L. KlineObservations on the Seasonal Abundance and Trapping Methods for Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann
9:50 – 10:10Jerome A. HogsetteKnight Stick sticky fly traps protected by electric fence inside animal exhibit yards captured more flies than traps placed along exhibit perimeters at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park
10:10 – 10:30Lance A. Durden, Suzanne L. Nelson and Jon D. ReuterTicks of veterinary importance parasitizing introduced white-tailed deer on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
10:30 – 11:00BreakCumberland Foyer
11:00 – NoonIndustry Session
Free Afternoon
6:00 – 7:00Social HourDeSoto Harborview Room (Cash Bar)
7:00 – 10:00Awards BanquetDeSoto Harborview Room
9:00 – MidnightHospitality SuiteState Suite (Room 1310)

Wednesday:

Cumberland Room
Companion Animals
8:30 – 8:50Nicholas S. G. Tucker, Phillip E. Kaufman and Emma N. I. WeeksDetection of a sodium channel mutation conferring permethrin resistance and presence of Ehrlichia, Rickettsia and Hepatozoon spp. in the brown dog tick.
Flies General
8:50 – 9:10Dana Nayduch, Klara Zurek, Jessica ThomsonHouse fly-bacteria interactions: research updates and ongoing projects
9:10 – 9:30Jessica ThomsonCantaloupe facilitates transmission of Salmonella Typhimurium between adult house flies
9:30 – 9:50Wes Watson, Kim Hung, Ann Carr, Steve Denning and Michael ReiskindFly Traps: Which is most attractive to filth flies?
Miscellaneous
9:50 – 10:10Teung F. Chin, Ph.D.Pesticide Use and Benefits Information for EPA Registration Review of Livestock, Aquaculture, and Poultry Products
10:10 – 10:30Phillip E. Kaufman and Jennifer L. Gillett-KaufmanInsects in Italy – Introducing Non-Majors to Entomology through Study Abroad
10:30 – 11:30Business Meeting