2018 PROGRAM
Thursday, November 15, 2018
10:00 – 11:00 Refreshments –Courtesy of Zoecon
10:10 – 10:15 Henry Lawicki Student / Intern Competition Introduction – Jack Swanson & Joy Joyce, IMVCA
10:15 – 12:00 Student Competition
10:15 – 10:30 Morgan Meador, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Evaluating the influence of black flies on wild turkey reproduction across western and south-central Illinois
10:30 – 10:45 Johnny Uelmen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Fine scale biotic and abiotic effects of West Nile virus illness in humans
10:45 – 11:00 Lee Ann Lyons, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, I-TICK: Increasing Tick Surveillance in Illinois through Collaboration between Governmental, Academic, and Citizen Scientists
11:00 – 11:15 Tanya Josek, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Embryogenesis of Ixodes scapularis
11:15 – 11:30 Kristina Lopez, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Efficacy of Ground ULV Adulticide Application on West Nile Virus Vectors in the Chicago Suburbs
11:30 – 11:45 Teresia Njoroge, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, Plant-derived edible oils as an emerging tool for yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) control in peridomestic environments
11:45 – 12:00 Elijah Juma, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, The microbiota of Aedes larvae is strongly influenced by the larval environment
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch – Courtesy of Valent Biosciences
1:00 – 1:05 President’s Welcome – Jack Swanson
1:05 – 1:25 Samantha Debosik, IDPH, Arbovirus Activity in Illinois, 2018 Update
1:25 – 1:45 Tom Noftsinger, St Louis County Vector Control, Mosquito Control and Public Education: Is the Rubber Meeting the Road?
1:45 – 2:05 Kylee Gochanour, Illinois Natural History Survey, Insecticide resistance monitoring of Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens populations across Illinois
2:05 – 2:25 Mark Clifton, Northshore Mosquito Abatement District, Review of multiple adulticiding application on Culex populations
2:25 – 3:00 John Paul Mutebi, CDC, Arbovirus Activity in the US, 2018
3:00 – 3:15 Afternoon Break – Courtesy of VDCI
3:15 to 3:35 Dan Bartlett, Northwest Mosquito Abatement District, Spatial analysis of how “Do Not Spray” areas impact overall adulticiding activity
3:35 – 4:30 District Reports
4:30 – 4:45 Closing Remarks, Announcements
5:00 – 5:45 Business Meeting
6:00 – 7:00 Hospitality Hour – Courtesy of Clarke
7:00 – 8:50 Banquet
8:50 – 8:55 Charity Raffle Prize Courtesy of Univar
8:55 – 9:00 Door Prizes Courtesy of IMVCA
Friday, November 16, 2018
6:30 – 8:20 Breakfast – Courtesy of IMVCA
8:00 Coffee in the meeting room – Courtesy of Catch-Master
8:30 – 8:40 Incoming President’s Welcome and Sponsor appreciation – Patrick Irwin
8:40 – 9:00 Ephantus Muturi, USDA-ARS, How does the gut microbiota of Aedes aegypti respond to blood meal type?
9:00 – 9:20 Lina B. Flor-Weiler, USDA-ARS, Mosquito exposure to fungi: Initial evidence of ovipositional preferences and reduced fecundity
9:20 – 9:40 Jose Luis Ramirez, USDA-ARS, Mosquito anti-fungal defense pathways limiting pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi
9:40 – 10:00 Andrew Mackay, Illinois Natural History Survey, Seasonal population abundance and biting activity of Aedes albopictus in residential neighborhood
10:00 – 10:20 Mid-Morning Break – Courtesy of ADAPCO
10:20 – 10:30 Patrick Irwin, NWMAD, Midwest Center of Excellence, An update of MCE activities
10:30 – 11:00 Justin Harbison, Loyola University Chicago, Insecticide resistance in Northern Cook County Mosquito Abatement Districts, and preliminary results of catch basin mosquito treatment in Milwaukee, WI
11:00 – 11:10 Linn Haramis, IDPH, Memorial presentation for Dr. Marilyn O’Hara Ruiz
11:20 – 11:40 Bryan Price, State of Indiana, 2018 Indiana Arboviral and Tick Surveillance Update
