The 2008 Annual Forum was held on October 17, 2008 at Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268. Five colleges participated in this event.
We would like to thank all our judges and moderators for their generous time commitment and important contribution to our association. We would like to acknowledge the following members of OVEA who served as judges and/or moderators at our meeting:
Dr. Jon Babcock, Dow AgroSciences
Dr. Tom Meade, Dow AgroSciences
Mrs. Karen Friley, University of Kentucky
Dr. Jennifer White, University of Kentucky
Dr. Daniel Potter, University of Kentucky
Dr. Linda Mason, Purdue University
Dr. Steve Yaninek, Purdue University
Dr. Matthew Ginzel, Purdue University
Dr. Jay Yoder from Wittenberg University
The high light of the meeting was the student presentations. Papers were presented on diverse entomological topics and awards for first, second, and third place were presented in the Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy, categories as follows:
Left to right: Megan Meuti, Michael Chambers, and Matt Paschen
First Place - Megan Meuti from The Ohio State University presented a paper entitled, “The effects of dietary nitrogen on symbiotic nitrogen fixation in the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)".
Second Place - Michael Chambers from Wittenburg University presented a paper entitled, “Fungal cleaning behavior of mites as a possible benefit to the Madagascar hissing-cockroach and potential role for suppressing mold allergy in humans”.
Third Place - Matt Paschen from Purdue University presented a paper entitled, “Evaluation of a commercially-available pheromone lure as a generic attractant for longhorned beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae”.
Master of Science Category
Left to right: Annie Spikes, Paul Ayayee, and Terri Hoctor
First Place - Annie Spikes from Purdue University presented a paper entitled, “Chemically mediated mate location and recognition in the primitive longhorned beetle M. dasystomus" (Say).
Second Place - Paul Ayayee from University of Kentucky presented a paper entitled, “Feeding site characteristics may influence susceptibility to
the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae”.
Third Place - Terri Hoctor from Purdue University presented a paper entitled, “Comparison of indigenous and commercial strains of the nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora”.
Ph.D. Category
Left to right: Alexzandra Murphy, Hua Biah, and Eunho Suh
First Place - Alex Murphy from Purdue University presented a paper entitled, “A comparison of refuge-in–a-bag to other refuge structures used in managing resistance to transgenic corn in western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte)”.
Second Place - Hua Biah from University of Kentucky presented a paper entitled, “G protein-coupled receptors as target sites for pesticides: Functional characterization of GPCRs in the red flour beetle ”.
Third Place - Eunho Suh from University of Kentucky presented a paper entitled, “Characterization of life-shortening Wolbachia infection in Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) ”.
The OVEA would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following organizations which made the 2008 OVEA Annual Forum possible:
Dow AgroSciences
DuPont
Purdue University, Department of Entomology
Syngenta
Valent
