OVEA 2010 Twenty-Third Annual Forum Results

A team of 5 students and 1 faculty member from the Department traveled to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the Twenty Third Annual Forum of the Ohio Valley Entomological Association (OVEA) on October 29th. Seventeen students from 4 different universities and one high school took part in the competition. Purdue gave 5 presentations and came home with 2 awards for current students, and 2 awards for alumni. A special thanks to Linda Mason who coordinates our participation in OVEA, and to all the advisors who encouraged their students to participate and helped them prepare and practice their presentations.

Sponsors

The OVEA would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following organizations which made the 2010 OVEA Annual Forum possible:

• Dow AgroSciences
• DuPont
• Indiana Corn Marketing Council
• Indiana Soybean Alliance
• Purdue University, Department of Entomology
• Valent, USA, Corp.

Judges

We would like to thank all our judges and moderators for their generous time commitment and important contribution to our association.

• Dr. Alan Cady, Miami University
• Dr. Grzegorz Buczkowski, Purdue University
• Dr. Linda Mason, Purdue University
• Dr. Steve Yaninek, Purdue University
• Mrs. Marissa McDonough, Purdue University
• Mr. Kapil Raje, Purdue University
• Mr. Nicholas Teets, Ohio State University
• Mr. Joshua Benoit, Ohio State University

Helpful Links

• November 6, 2009 Minutes
• Book of Abstracts

2010 Student Paper Competition Winners

Undergraduate Category

From left to right: Tyler Krause, James Baulding, Peter Martin

1st Place: Peter Martin from Goshen College.

2nd Place: Tyler Krause from Ohio State University.

3rd Place: James Baulding from University of Kentucky.

Masters Category

From left to right: Jonathan Larson, John Shorter, Gabriel Hughes, Nikki VanDerLaan

1st Place: Jonathan Larson from University of Kentucky presented a paper titled: Comparative impact of chlorantraniliprole (Acelepryn®) a novel anthranilic diamide, and other insecticides on beneficial invertebrates and their ecosystem services.

2nd Place: John Shorter from Purdue University presented a paper titled: A genetic analysis of guarding and stinging behaviors in the honey bee.

3rd Place (tie): Gabriel Hughes from Purdue University presented a paper titled: Use of volatile pheromone components as general lures to attract longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Ceramybicidae).

Nikki VanDerLaan from Purdue University presented a paper titled: Influence of osmotic stress on the susceptibility of black cherry to colonization by the peach bark beetle, Phloeotribus liminaris (Harris).

Ph. D. Category

From left to right: Nicholas Teets, Julie Peterson, Kevin Rice, Elijah Talamas

1st Place: Nicholas Teets from Ohio State University.

2nd Place: Julie Peterson from University of Kentucky.

3rd Place (tie): Kevin Rice from Ohio State University.

Elijah Talamas from Ohio State University.

Past Winners

To view the Past Winners click here.