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Poster Session

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
Location: Hall A

    Presentations:

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Expanded Monitoring of Insecticide Resistance and Follow-up Bioassays in Aedes aegypti Collected in Southern Puerto Rico in 2019 and 2023.

      Co-Author: Gilberto E. Felix, BS MBA – CDC DENGUE BRANCH

      Co-Author: Ryan Hemme, PhD – CDC

      Co-Author: Kristen Adkins – PHEFA Fellow

      Co-Author: Roberto Barrera, PhD – CDC

      Co-Author: Victoria Ocasio-Smith – PHEFA FELLOW

      Presenter: Marta Diaz – Center for Disease Control / Dengue Branch

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      An evaluation of available formulated residual insecticides with cone bioassays in Aedes aegypti from Ponce, Puerto Rico

      Presenter: Gilberto E. Felix, BS MBA – CDC DENGUE BRANCH

      Co-Author: Marta Diaz – Center for Disease Control / Dengue Branch

      Co-Author: Luis Rivera, N/A – Center For Disease Control / Dengue Branch

      Co-Author: Roberto Barrera, PhD – CDC

      Co-Author: Ryan Hemme, PhD – CDC

      Co-Author: Kristen Adkins – PHEFA Fellow

      Co-Author: Amechelle Leander, BSc – ESA / PHEFA

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Adaptation and Optimization of a Triplex Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Protocol for Arbovirus Surveillance in Canyon County Idaho

      Presenter: Heather Ward, M.S. – Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Insecticide Resistance in Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Populations from Barcelos, Brazilian Amazon: Implications for Malaria Vector Control

      Presenter: Simone Ladeia-Andrade, dr (she/her/hers) – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - IOC/Fiocruz

      Co-Author: Quésia S. Amorim – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - IOC/Fiocruz

      Co-Author: Jose Bento Lima, Dr – Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ

      Co-Author: Ademir J. Martins, Dr – FIOCRUZ-IOC

      Co-Author: Aline Loureiro, phD student (she/her/hers) – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

      Co-Author: Maria José Oliveira – Health Surveillance Foundation of Barcelos

      Co-Author: Íria Rufasto – Foundation of Health and Environmental Surveillance of Amazonas

      Co-Author: Nelson F. Fé – Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado

      Co-Author: Maria Anice M. Sallum – University of São Paulo

      Co-Author: Paulo Ribolla – Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP

      Co-Author: Amaro S.T. Brito – Health Surveillance Foundation of Barcelos

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Characterization of the intrinsic insecticidal activities of geraniol against the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

      Presenter: Paola N. Feliciano, B.S. – The Ohio State University

      Co-Author: Peter M. Piermarini, Ph.D. – The Ohio State University

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      TESTING A COMBINED IIT/SIT APPROACH TO CONTROL MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES AT SCALE IN SOUTH MEXICO

      Presenter: Azael Che Mendoza – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Abdiel Martín-Park (he/him/his) – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Yamili Jazmín Contreras-Perera (she/her/hers) – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Norma Pavía-Ruz – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Josué Villegas-Chim, MA – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Henry Puerta-Guardo – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Wilbert Bibiano-Marín – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Gabriela González-Olvera, PhD – UCBE-UADY

      Co-Author: Guadalupe Ayora-Talavera – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Anuar Medina-Barreiro – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Jorge Palacio-Vargas – Secretaría de Salud de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Fabian Correa-Morales – Secretaría de Salud

      Co-Author: Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec – Emory University

      Co-Author: Zhyiong Xi – Michigan State University

      Co-Author: Pablo Manrique-Saide – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

      Co-Author: Gabriela González-Olvera, PhD – UCBE-UADY

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TEMEPHOS AND MALATHION INSECTICIDES OF AEDES AEGYPTI (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) POPULATIONS IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

      Co-Author: Ellen Leiva, Ms – Instituto Pasteur de São Paulo

      Co-Author: Neide Munerato, Ms – Instituto Pasteur de São Paulo

      Co-Author: Karina Nalon, DR. – Instituto Pasteur de São Paulo

      Co-Author: Juliana De Deus, DR. – Instituto Pasteur de São Paulo

      Co-Author: Vanessa Otrera, Ms – Instituto Pasteur de São Paulo

      Co-Author: Marcos Silva, DR. – Instituto Pasteur de São Paulo

      Co-Author: Adriano Pinter, DR. – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

      Co-Author: Antonio Medeiros-Sousa, DR. – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

      Co-Author: Vera Camargo-Neves, DR. – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

      Presenter: Mauro Marrelli, DR. – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      The attractant effects of three cyanobacterial taxa on Aedes aegypti oviposition.

      Presenter: Jerry Champion, Jr. – Centers for Disease Control & Entomological Society of America

      Co-Author: Luisa M. Otero-Lopez, PhD – CDC

      Co-Author: Carolle Garcia-Medina – Centers for Disease Control

      Co-Author: Roberto Barrera, PhD – CDC

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Cage and experimental house trials to optimize the use of dried attractive bait stations (DABS) for Aedes aegypti control.

      Presenter: Luis Quintanilla, Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

      Co-Author: Leonardo Ortega, Syracuse – Syracuse University Department of Public Health

      Co-Author: Marco Neira, The Cyprus Institute – Climate and Atmosphere Research Center

      Co-Author: David Larsen, Syracuse – Syracuse University Department of Public Health

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Operational effectiveness of ground and aerial applications of ReMoa Tri

      Presenter: Richard Ryan – Collier Mosquito Control District

      Co-Author: Keira J. Lucas, PhD (she/her/hers) – Collier Mosquito Control District

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Using UAS to Quantify Containers in Urban Baton Rouge, LA Waterways

      Presenter: Madeline Fryer, BSc – Louisiana State University

      Co-Author: Mark Benfield, B.S. – Louisiana State University

      Co-Author: Claudia Riegel, Ph.D. – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

      Co-Author: Rebeca de Jesús Crespo, B.S. – Louisiana State University

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Predicting Aedes vexans Populations Using Artificial Intelligence and Hyperlocal Weather Observations in Saginaw Michigan

      Presenter: Jesse Vollmar – Precipitation Inc.

      Co-Author: Michael Asher, PhD – Precipitation Inc.

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Developing a cohort of active tree holes for La Crosse virus interventions

      Presenter: Madeleine Craig, Undergraduate Student – Western Carolina University

      Co-Author: Roxanne Connelly, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

      Co-Author: Nicholas Lundy, BSEH – Western Carolina University

      Co-Author: Brian Byrd, PhD, MSPH – Western Carolina University

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      The Vieques Septic Systems Project

      Presenter: Jorge L. Nina Espinosa, MSEH (he/him/his) – Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

      Co-Author: Lirio Márquez D'Ácunti, BS – Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Assessing Minimum Risk 25(b) Products for Control of Blacklegged Ticks in the Upper Midwest, USA

      Presenter: Brad J. Tucker – University of Wisconsin-Madison

      Co-Author: David Jansen – University of Wisconsin-Madison

      Co-Author: Tela Zembsch – University of Wisconsin-Madison

      Co-Author: Susan Paskewitz, Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin - Madison

      Co-Author: Lyric Bartholomay, Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin - Madison

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Baseline Surveys of Household Containers: Identifying Aedes aegypti Larval Habitats in Iquitos, Peru

      Presenter: Jacob Ford, MPHTM (he/him/his) – Tulane University

      Co-Author: Amy Morrison, PhD, MSPH, FASTMH – UC Davis

      Co-Author: Valerie Paz-Soldan, PhD, MPH – Tulane University

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      VectorByte Data Platform and Training

      Presenter: Samuel SC Rund, PhD – University of Notre Dame

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Evaluation of Regional Surveillance of West Nile Virus and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in the Panhandle of Texas

      Presenter: Sierra N. Lewis (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University

      Co-Author: Dr. Joseph R. (JR) McMillan, PI – Texas Tech University

      Co-Author: Dr. Cherissa AbdulHamid – Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

      Co-Author: Melissa Clawson – Texas Tech University

      Co-Author: Hunter Covey – Texas Tech University

      Co-Author: Corey L. Brelsfoard – Texas Tech University

      Co-Author: Christi Olszewski – Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Impact of Microplastic Pollutants on Mosquito Development and Survival

      Presenter: Christina Roth, BS – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Sofia Cuenca Rojas – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Sarah Brianne Kelly, BS (she/her/hers) – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Kyle Swade, M.S. – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Marina Koether, PhD – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Nicholas Green, PhD – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Andrew Haddow, PhD – Kennesaw State University

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Investigating the impact of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on the mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

      Presenter: Sarah Brianne Kelly, BS (she/her/hers) – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Kyle Swade, M.S. – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Nicholas Green, PhD – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Marina Koether, PhD – Kennesaw State University

      Co-Author: Andrew Haddow, PhD – Kennesaw State University

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      New insights from mosquito surveillance collaboration between University of Notre Dame and St. Joseph County Environmental Health Department, Indiana, 2021-2024

      Presenter: Michelle Huang, MPH – University of Notre Dame

      Co-Author: Samuel SC Rund, PhD – University of Notre Dame

      Co-Author: Jennifer Robichaud, Professor – University of Notre Dame

      Co-Author: Brett Davis – St. Joseph County Department of Health

      Co-Author: Mary Ann McDowell, PhD – University of Notre Dame

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Baseline Aedes surveillance on Kwajalein Atoll, The Republic of Marshall Islands

      Presenter: Erlynda Chutaro – Republic of the Marshall Islands, Ministry of Health and Human Services

      Co-Author: Calvin Juda – Republic of the Marshall Islands, Ministry of Health and Human Services

      Co-Author: Francyne Wase-Jacklick – Republic of the Marshall Islands, Ministry of Health and Human Services

      Co-Author: Tamara Buhagiar – Pacific Island Health Officers Association

      Co-Author: Saul Lozano, PhD – CDC

      Co-Author: Anna Drexler, PhD – CDC

      Co-Author: Limb K. Hapairai – Pacific Island Health Officers Association

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      A novel snapshot approach to surveillance of urban mosquitoes across the Caribbean

      Presenter: David Bruce Conn, M.S., PhD – Berry College One Health Center and Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology

      Co-Author: Denise Andriot Conn, MLT/ASCP – Berry College One Health Center

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      What is the prevalence of Aedes aegypti in schools in Puerto Rico?

      Presenter: Veronica Acevedo-Soto – Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

      Co-Author: José Ruiz-Valcarcel – Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

      Co-Author: Reinaldo Rivera – Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

      Co-Author: Rafael Saavedra – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

      Co-Author: Samuel Lacen – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

      Co-Author: Joanelis Medina-Quintana, MS – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

      Co-Author: Grayson Brown, PhD, MSc – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

      Co-Author: Gabriela Paz-Bailey, MD – CDC

      Co-Author: Roberto Barrera, PhD – CDC

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Tropical Islands Training and Evaluation Center (TITEC): Findings from the 2024 Vector Control Needs Assessment in Puerto Rico and the Pacific

      Presenter: Amarilys Asencio-Torres, MS (she/her/hers) – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Innovative 3D Printed Traps: A Cost-Effective Solution for Mosquito Surveillance

      Presenter: Kelly Furey, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Electrifying Drones: Ford F-150 Lightning Powers a Greener Mosquito Control Future

      Presenter: Mark Wieland (he/him/his) – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement

      Co-Author: Eric Haas-Stapleton, Ph.D. – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Assessing aerobic treatment units for mosquito habitat compatibility and pollutants

      Presenter: Heather Penton, MPH – STPMAD

      Co-Author: Nicholas DeLisi – STPMAD

      Co-Author: Kevin A. Caillouet, Ph.D. – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Treatment Prioritization of Larval Habitats for Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

      Presenter: Alexandros Pavlakis, MPH – New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

      Co-Author: Jennifer Breaux, Ph.D. – Vector Disease Control International

      Co-Author: Katie Westby, Ph.D.,MSPH – Tyson Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis

      Co-Author: Claudia Riegel, Ph.D. – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Towards residential control of the eastern tree hole mosquito (Aedes triseriatus) – results of a larval bioassay field trial of Altosid SR20 in a La Crosse endemic area

      Presenter: Jaslyn A. Stamey, BS – Western Carolina University

      Co-Author: Michael Riles, BS – Central Life Sciences

      Co-Author: Mary Nordgulen, MS – Western Carolina University

      Co-Author: Daniel Killingsworth, BS – Central Life Sciences

      Co-Author: Roxanne Connelly, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

      Co-Author: Brian Byrd, PhD, MSPH – Western Carolina University

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Mass Rearing Techniques of Toxorhynchites rutilus for Use in Operations in New Orleans, Louisiana.

      Presenter: Andra L. McClue, MS (she/her/hers) – City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

      Co-Author: Cynthia Harrison, BS – City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

      Co-Author: Alexandros Pavlakis, MPH – New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

      Co-Author: Janet C. McAllister, PhD, BCE – New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

      Co-Author: Claudia Riegel, Ph.D. – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Immature forms of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Phytotelmata in an environmental protection area in São Paulo, Brazil

      Co-Author: Walter Ceretti-Junior, DR. – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

      Co-Author: Antonio Medeiros-Sousa, DR. – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

      Co-Author: Marcia Bicudo de Paula, DR. – Universidade de Sao Paulo

      Co-Author: Karolina Barrio-Nuevo, DR. – Universidade de Sao Paulo

      Co-Author: Ramon Wilk-da-Silva, DR. – Universidade de Sao Paulo

      Co-Author: Rafael Oliveira-Christe, DR. – Universidade de Sao Paulo

      Co-Author: Eduardo Evangelista, DR. – Universidade de Sao Paulo

      Presenter: Mauro Marrelli, DR. – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Guam Vector Management

      Presenter: Niel Tirador – Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services

      Co-Author: Leilani L. Navarro – Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services

      Co-Author: Rosanna Y. Rabago – Pacific Island Health Officers Association

      Co-Author: Limb K. Hapairai – Pacific Island Health Officers Association

      Co-Author: M. Thomas Nadeau – Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Predicting the seasonal abundance of the cattail mosquito (Coquillettidia perturbans) in Minnesota, USA

      Presenter: Scott Larson, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Oviposition deterrent and ovicidal effects of Salvia munzii essential oil on insecticide-resistant Aedes aegypti (L.)

      Presenter: Selene M M. Gutierrez-Rodriguez, PhD (she/her/hers) – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

      Co-Author: Jesus A. A. Davila-Barboza, PhD – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

      Co-Author: Beatriz Lopez-Monroy, PhD – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

      Co-Author: Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, Professor (he/him/his) – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

      Co-Author: Ivan Cordova-Guerrero, PhD – Universidad Autonoma de Baja California

      Co-Author: Sergio A A. Galindo-Rodriguez, PhD – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

      Co-Author: Humberto Quiroz-Martinez, PhD – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

      Co-Author: Adriana E. E. Flores, PhD (she/her/hers) – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      What do you do in the winter? Immature mosquito surveillance outside the “mosquito season” in Northern Virginia and its impacts on program operations.

      Presenter: Joshua Smith, MS (he/him/his) – Fairfax County Health Department

      Co-Author: Tilde Hoff, MS – Fairfax County Health Department

      Co-Author: Rachel Kempf – Fairfax County Health Department

      Co-Author: Andrew Lima, MS – Fairfax County Health Department

      Co-Author: Lauren Lochstampfor – Fairfax County Health Department

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Exploring Fungi as a Carbon Dioxide Source for Enhancing Attractiveness of the BG-Sentinel 2® Mosquito Trap

      Presenter: Janet C. McAllister, PhD, BCE – New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

      Co-Author: Madeline Fryer, BSc – Louisiana State University

      Co-Author: Alexandros Pavlakis, MPH – New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

      Co-Author: Claudia Riegel, Ph.D. – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Collaborating with City Code Enforcement to Address Urban Mosquito Sources in the Coachella Valley

      Presenter: Antonio M. Molina, Jr. – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

      Co-Author: Gregorio Alvarado – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

      Co-Author: Jeffrey Rushing – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

      Co-Author: Jonathan DeSantis – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

      Co-Author: Salvador Becerra – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Insect Preservation For Hands-on Outreach Projects

      Presenter: Kara Gaylor (she/her/hers) – Lake County Vector Control District

      Co-Author: Jamesina Scott, B.S, Ph.D. – Lake County Vector Control District

      Co-Author: Michelle Meighan, B.S. – Lake County Vector Control District

      Co-Author: Julian Chavez – Lake County Vector Control District

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Evaluating a modified CO2-baited CDC light trap to improve trapping effectiveness in a La Crosse virus endemic area.

      Presenter: Mitchell B. Mullin, MS (he/him/his) – Western Carolina University

      Co-Author: Charlie Sither, PhD – WCU

      Co-Author: Yoosook Lee, PhD – FMEL

      Co-Author: Lindsay Campbell, PhD – FMEL

      Co-Author: Brian Byrd, PhD, MSPH – Western Carolina University

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Distribution of Anopheles Mosquitoes in the USA to Support Locally Acquired Malaria Outbreak Response

      Presenter: Rithika Chari

      Co-Author: Rebecca Levine – Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Georgia, USA

      Co-Author: Saul Lozano, PhD – CDC

    • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST
      Public Health Leadership Development Needs Assessment

      Presenter: Chris Stelzig

      Co-Author: Erin Cadwalader, PhD – Entomological Society of America