Mosquito Lightning Symposium

Moderator(s)

• AF

  Ary Faraji, Ph.D., M.S., B.C.E.

  Executive Director
  Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, Utah, United States

Presentations:

• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District's EQUINE MOSQUITO CONTROL UNIT
  

  Presenter: Ary Faraji, Ph.D., M.S., B.C.E. – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Let’s talk about sex, baby
  

  Presenter: Catalina Alfonso-Parra, NA – Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  The Gulf South Vector Educational Center for Training, Outreach and Resources
  

  Presenter: Claudia Riegel, Ph.D. – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

  Co-Author: Janet Hurley, ACE, MPA – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Opportunities: Biomaterials in Biting Arthropod Research
  

  Presenter: Bradley J. Willenberg, PhD – University of Central Florida College of Medicine
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Dust off your trigonometry and bring a compass
  

  Presenter: Sarah S. Wheeler, PhD – Sacramento Yolo MVCD
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Whitewater Mosquito Patrol: Rafting the River, Battling the Bite
  

  Presenter: Brian Byrd, PhD, MSPH – Western Carolina University
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Unearthing Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis (SFGR) Foci in Central America
  

  Presenter: Kyndall Dye-Braumuller, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina

  Co-Author: Melissa S. Nolan, PhD, MPH – University of South Carolina
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Can Africa’s Ability to Leap forward in Emerging Technologies be extended to Managing Mosquito-Borne Diseases?
  

  Presenter: J. Wakoli Wekesa
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  The Fine Art of Mosquito Hospitality: A Guide to Keeping Your Unwelcome Guests Alive
  

  Presenter: Aine Lehane, MPH (she/her/hers) – Cornell University/NEVBD-TEC

  Co-Author: Lindsay Baxter, MS – Cornell University/NEVBD-TEC

  Co-Author: Elisabeth H. Martin, BS (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Laura C. Harrington, PhD – Cornell University/NEVBD-TEC
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Not the Bees: Three years of nontarget research in three minutes
  

  Presenter: Jacob D. Hart, B.S. – Manatee County Mosquito Control

  Co-Author: Katie Hare, MSc – Manatee County Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Christopher Lesser – Manatee County Mosquito District
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Tracking mosquito movement using edible DNA barcoded microcrystals
  

  Presenter: Rebekah CROCKETT Kading, BS, MS, PhD – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Natalie Wickenkamp, BS, MS – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Kaleb Davis, BS – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Julius Stuart, BS, PhD – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Alec Jones, BS – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Christopher Snow, BS, PhD – Colorado State University
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Duet® Gives Bugs the Jitters, Enhances Spray Exposure
  

  Presenter: Andrew Rivera (he/him/his) – Clarke

  Co-Author: Derek Drews – Clarke
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Pyriproxyfen and Plastic - The NeverEnding Story?
  

  Presenter: Angela Caranci, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Greg Williams, M.S., Ph.D. – Hudson Regional Health Commission

  Co-Author: Jennifer Wong – Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Jessica Coolidge – Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Mark Breidenbaugh, PhD – Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Hunting tigers in the city. No horses yet.
  

  Presenter: Lukas Murajda, LM – Health authority Berlin Central
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Fyfanon flew far
  

  Presenter: Kim Y. Hung, PhD, BCE – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Alex Echenberg – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Arturo Gutierrez – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Jacob Tarango – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Melissa Snelling – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Jennifer A. Henke, MS, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Gonzalo Valadez – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Michael Chylik – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Gregorio Alvarado – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  A glance under the hood: visualizing what artificial intelligence algorithms are using to make their amazing (and sometimes not so amazing) species identification predictions.
  

  Presenter: Thomas Jenkins, BS – Vectech, Inc.
• 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

  Early investigations of Colorado Tick Fever Virus transovarial transmission in Dermacentor andersoni in Wyoming
  

  Presenter: Mikenna Smith, M.S. – Teton County Weed & Pest District

  Co-Author: Kelsey Mitchell, MS – Teton County Weed & Pest District