ASA Annual Meeting Information
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The 2006 ASA annual meeting will be held on Sunday, December 10, 2006, as part of the Entomological  Society of America annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana.  We hope to see you there.
Morning Session
ASA Symposium
"GENOMIC AND PROTEOMIC RESEARCH"

Moderators:    Dr. Amanda Loftis
                         1600 Clifton Road NE, MS G-13, Atlanta, GA 30333
                         Dr. Quentin Q. Fang
                         Department of Biology, P.O. Box 8042
                         Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8042

8:30 AM  Opening remarks

8:40 Historical perspective on working toward understanding the Ixodes scapularis genome.  Joe Piesman and Amy J. Ullmann, CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases

9:05   Overview of Tick Genomics.  CA Hill1, SK Wikel2, NS Geraci (1), J Pagel Vanzee1, J Walling1, JJ Stuart1 and FD Guerrero3,  1Purdue University; 2University of Connecticut; 3USDA-ARS Texas.

9:30   Tick genomics: coding vs non-coding DNA.  V. Nene1,  C. Hill2, D. Knowles3, R. Bishop4 and F. Guerrero5. 1The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, 2Department of Entomology, Purdue University, 901 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, 3USDA-ARS Animal Disease Research Unit, Pullman, WA and Dept Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of veterinary Medicine, Pullman, Washington State University, WA 99164-7010, 4International Livestock Research Institute, P.O.Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya, 5USDA-ARS Knipling-Bushland, US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory 2700 Fredericksburg Rd., Kerrville, TX 78028

9:55 The mitochondrial genome of the phytoseiid Metaseiulus occidentalis (Nesbitt).  A. Jeyaprakash and Marjorie A. Hoy,  Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida

10:20 Break

10:50 Microbial interactions within and with ticks.  Keith Clay1, Clay Fuqua1, Nate Grindle1, James Ford1, Olga Klyachko1, Curt Lively1, Mike Wade1 and Bob Pinger2.  1Indiana University;  2Ball State University

11:15 The tick transcriptome- in the context of pathogen transmission.  Sukanya Narasimhan, Fred Kantor, and Erol Fikrig,  Yale University School of Medicine

11:40 The Search for Tick Salivary Antigens Inducing Cellular Immunity Using Reverse Antigen Screening.   Jennifer M. Anderson1, Nathan J. Miller2, David Reynoso1, Thomas N. Mather2, Jesus G. Valenzuela1. 1National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research;  2University of Rhode Island

12:05  Discussion

12:25 Closing remarks

Afternoon Session
ASA Submitted Papers
"Current Advances in Acarology 2006"

Moderators:    Dr. Ronald Ochoa
                         Systematic Entomology Laboratory USDA
                         Dr. Hans Klompen
                         Museum of Biological Diversity
                         Ohio State University

Green indicates that the speaker is competing for the Best Student Paper Award

1:30  Introductory Remarks

1:35  Videographic Acarology.  Dr. Vikram Prasad, International Journal of Acarology, Indira Publishing House
E-mail:  v.prasad@ix.netcom.com

1:50  Evolution of female intromittant organs in astigmatid mites.  Dr. Barry M. OConnor, Curator & Professor,
Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079

2:05 Organic acids for varroa control.   Dr. Diana Sammataro, Research Entomologist, Carl Hayden Honey Bee Research Center, 2000 East Allen Road, Tucson, AZ 85719-1596
 
2:20 The effects of secondary structure alignment and alternative analytical methods on elucidating dermanyssoid phylogeny.   Dr.  Ashley P.G. Dowling, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, S225 Ag. Sci. Bldg. N., Lexington, KY 40546-0091

2:35 The impact of sulfur on biological control of spider mites (Tetranychidae) in Washington State hopyards and vineyards.
Dr David G. James, Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, 24106 North Bunn, Road, Prosser, Washington 99350

2:50 Two new species of Zetzellia Oudemans (Acari: Stigmaeidae) that threaten the concept of genera: disgeneric marriage?
Fabio Akashi –Hernandes  and  Dr. Reinaldo Feres, Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas IBILCE/ UNESP; Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, Jardim Nazareth, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. 15054-000;

3:05 Eriophyioid mites of the American Elm, Ulmus americana L.  Dr. James Amrine, Division of Plant & Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture & Forestry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA

3:20  Break

3:35 Mite pest detection techniques at USDA, APHIS, PPQ Plant Inspection Stations.  Eric M. McDonald USDA, APHIS, PPQ
Plant Inspection Facility, 19581 Lee Road, Humble, TX  77338
Tel: 281-230-7204

3:50 Inspection aid for the detection of mites on imported consumption commodities.  Frank.J.Salantri, USDA APHIS PPQ
PNBC, Bldg. 6, Suite 320, 4900 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19112

4:05 Raoiella indica (Tenuipalpidae) a new citizen of the Americas. Dr. Ronald Ochoa, Ethan Kane and Eric Erbe, SEL, USDA, ARS, PSI, Barc-West, Bldg 005, Room 137, 10300 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

4:20 Influence of route of experimental exposure to Ehrlichia canis on antibiotic efficacy.  John J. Schaefer1, W. Bremer1, J. Kahn1, G. R., Needham2, Y. Rikihisa3, S. A. Ewing4 and R. W. Stich1,5, Departments of 1Veterinary Preventive Medicine, 2Entomology, and 3Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA; 4Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078; 5Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri 65211, USA.

4:35 A completely automated system for ticks feeding through membranes.  Dr. Rafael de la Vega, LABIOFAM, 34 General Peraza
CP 19210, Ciudad Habana, Cuba

4:50 Business Meeting
Last updated October 21, 2006 Norm Fashing

College of William and Mary
njfash@wm.edu