Artificial Intelligence in Mosquito and Vector Control/Behavior/Biology/Genetics

Moderator(s)

• RR

  Ruben Rosas, B.A

  GIS Coordinator
  Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District
  Elk Grove, California, United States

Presentations:

• 4:00pm – 4:10pm  

  Aedes aegypti mosquitoes use the Ionotropic Receptor Ir68a to identify water sources
  

  Presenter: Elaine Chu, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Andre L. Costa-da-Silva, Ph.D. – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Anthony J. Bellantuono, Ph.D. – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Helen Wagner, Ph.D. – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Kristian Lopez, B.S. – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Joshua Benoit, Ph.D. – University of Cincinnati

  Co-Author: Matthew DeGennaro, Ph.D. – Florida International University
• 4:10pm – 4:20pm  

  Barcoding Quantitative PCR assay to distinguish between Aedes aegypti and Aedes sierrensis
  

  Presenter: Miguel Barretto – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

  Co-Author: Dereje Alemayehu, n/a – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

  Co-Author: Ryan J. Clausnitzer, MPA (he/him/his) – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

  Co-Author: Eric Haas-stapleton, Ph.D. – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
• 4:20pm – 4:30pm  

  Why Mosquitoes Bite Me More Than You: How Differences in Human Skin Bacteria Influences Mosquito Host-Seeking Behavior
  

  Presenter: Kaylee M. Marrero, B.S. in Biology (she/her/hers) – Florida International University

  Co-Author: John S. Castillo, Ph.D. in Biology – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Andre L. Costa-da-Silva, Ph.D. – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Anthony J. Bellantuono, Ph.D. – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Niels Verhulst, Ph.D. in Biology – University of Zurich

  Co-Author: Matthew DeGennaro, Ph.D. – Florida International University
• 4:30pm – 4:40pm  

  Developing a vector monitoring in Berlin, Germany
  

  Presenter: Lukas Murajda, n/a – Health authority, Central Berlin, Germany
• 4:40pm – 4:50pm  

  An AI imaging attachment for remote automated assessment of vector abundance and species diversity in mosquito traps
  

  Presenter: Jewell Brey, MSE – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Jaykob Cave-Stevens, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Roy Faiman, PhD – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Sameerah Talafha, PhD – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Thomas Jenkins, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Alyssa Shultz, n/a – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Sanket Padmanabhan, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: George Constantine, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Rongjun Wu, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Tristan Ford, MSE – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Autumn Goodwin, MSE – Vectech, Inc.
• 4:50pm – 5:00pm  

  Deployed use and performance of IDX for AI vector identification in Maryland’s mosquito surveillance program
  

  Presenter: Autumn Goodwin, MSE – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Roy Faiman, PhD – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Sameerah Talafha, PhD – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Thomas Jenkins, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Alyssa Shultz, n/a – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Jewell Brey, MSE – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Jaykob Cave-Stevens, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Sanket Padmanabhan, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: George Constantine, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Rongjun Wu, BS – Vectech, Inc.

  Co-Author: Tristan Ford, MSE – Vectech, Inc.
• 5:00pm – 5:10pm  

  Dancing in the purple rain: color affinity and oviposition choices in the Western tree-hole mosquito, Aedes sierrensis (Diptera: Culicidae).
  

  Presenter: Christopher S. Bibbs, PhD – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

  Co-Author: Kai Casci, Student – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

  Co-Author: Neil Vickers, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Utah
• 5:10pm – 5:20pm  

  AI Driven Surveillance and Metagenomics for Modeling and Predicting Mosquito-Borne Diseases
  

  Presenter: Jeremy Verde

  Co-Author: Miguel Saldaña, PhD – Harris County Public Health