Congrats to Andie Miller and Eli James who won 1st and 2nd place, respectively, in the PhD student presentation competition at the 2025 Beltwide Cotton Conference held in New Orleans, LA from 14-19 January.
Both Andie and Eli presented their ongoing research as part of the Insect Research and Control Conference during the Beltwide meeting. Their award winning presentations are listed below:
- Miller, A.C., Behmer, S.T. & Sword, G.A. (2025) Ecological Consequences of Strain Divergence in the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
- James, E., Siquera de Cuhna, J.C. & Sword, G.A. (2025) Preliminary Risk Assessment of Cotton Suitability as a Host Plant for the Central American Locust.