Do you want to know about bark beetle genomics?

Section symposium ESA: FORENTOMICS

Attend the upcoming symposium organized by EXTEMIT scientists.

• Dr. Amit Roy
• Prof. Fredrik Schlyter

Few forest pests have benefited as significantly as the scolytinae from advances in molecular biology and genomics. Speakers will address the extent of these advances, highlighting initiatives and demonstrating applications of cutting-edge molecular tools to further our understanding of the biology and management of bark beetles under increasingly challenging conditions.

Presentations:

• 1:00 PM – 1:02 PM EST
  Introductory remarks
  Fredrik Schlyter
• 1:02 PM – 1:27 PM EST
  A retrospective look at 40 years of bark beetle genetics research in North America
  Barbara J. Bentz; Ryan Bracewell – University of California Berkeley; Karen Mock – Utah State University; Ken Raffa – University of Wisconsin
• 1:27 PM – 1:47 PM EST
  Genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus
  Fredrik Schlyter; Dan Powell – Lund University/ Czech University of Life Sciences; Ewald Grosse-Wilde – Max Planck Inst. Chem. Ecol; Heiko Vogel – Max Planck Inst. Chem. Ecol.; Paul Krokene – Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research; Amit Roy, PhD; Martin N Andersson – Lund University
• 1:47 PM – 2:07 PM EST
  Genome sequencing in bark beetles
  Christopher I. Keeling – Laval University, Laurentian Forestry Centre; Erin Campbell; Telsa Willsey – Canadian Forest Service; Ward Strong – BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development; Dezene Philip Wiebe Huber; Felix Sperling – University of Alberta; Katherine Bleiker – Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre
• 1:52 PM – 2:12 PM EST
  Break
• 2:12 PM – 2:32 PM EST
  Chromosome-level genome assembly of an important pine defoliator, Dendrolimus punctatus (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)
  Zhen Zhang; Chengxu Wu – Chinese Academy of Forestry; Fu Liu – Chinese Academy of Forestry; Sufang Zhang – Chinese Academy of Forestry; Xiangbo Kong – Chinese Academy of Forestry
• 2:32 PM – 2:37 PM EST
  Break
• 2:37 PM – 2:57 PM EST
  Core microbiota in bark beetle gut and their ecological relevance
  Amit Roy, PhD; Amrita Chakraborty – Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Muhammad Zubair Asraf – Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Roman Modlinger – Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Jiří Synek – Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Fredrik Schlyter
• 2:57 PM – 3:17 PM EST
  Evolutionary and genomic insights into beetle associated Bacteroidetes bacteria
  Tobias Engl; Julian Kiefer – Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz; Eugen Bauer – Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz; Jürgen Wierz – Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz; Martin Kaltenpoth – Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
• 3:17 PM – 3:22 PM EST
  Break
• 3:22 PM – 3:47 PM EST
  RNAi and its prospects as bioinsecticide against agricultural and forest pests
  Guy Smagghe – Ghent University; Silvia Sabbadini – Universita Politecnica delle Marche; Bruno Mezzetti – Universita Politecnica delle Marche; Salvatore Arpaia – Italian National Agency for New Technologies; Olivier Christiaens; Antje Dietz-Pfeilstetter – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI); Huw Jones – Aberystwyth University; Kaloyan Kostov – Agricultural Academy; Hilde-Gunn Opsahl-Sorteberg – Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Vera Ventura – Universita degli Studi di Milano
• 3:47 PM – 4:07 PM EST
  RNAi-induced gene silencing as a novel tool for management of bark beetles and wood borers
  Lynne K. Rieske-Kinney – University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology; Bethany Kyre; Flavia Pampolini; Mary Caitlin Wallace – University of Kentucky; Zachary Bragg; Hannah Marie Hollowell
• 4:07 PM – 4:27 PM EST
  Using comparative genomics to identify species-specific targets for RNAi in Dendroctonus bark beetles
  Claudio Casola; Shelby Landa – Texas A&M University; Carl Hjelmen – Texas A&M University; Michelle Jonika – Texas A&M University; Brian Sullivan – USDA Forest Service; Bethany Kyre; Lynne K. Rieske-Kinney – University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology; Heath Blackmon – Texas A&M University
• 4:27 PM – 4:32 PM EST
  Break
• 4:32 PM – 4:52 PM EST
  Genetic variation may impact RNAi responses between geographically distinct southern pine beetle populations
  Bethany Kyre; Lynne K. Rieske-Kinney – University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology
• 4:52 PM – 5:02 PM EST
  Discussion
• 5:02 PM – 5:05 PM EST
  Closing remarks
  Lynne K. Rieske-Kinney – University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology

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