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3rd Place: Beyond Vision: The near-infrared reflectance of butterfly wings and how the environment geometry and abiotic factors impact butterflies’ NIR reflectance

Congratulations to our third-place winner Ph.D. candidate Sofia Schirmer and Associate Professor Felipe Gawryszewski at Universidade de Brasília for their research on near-infrared reflectance in butterfly wings. This team has been studying butterflies in the Cerrados...

Can the Addition of Odor and Visual Targets Enhance Attraction of the Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Liviidae) to Sticky Traps?

Journal of Economic Entomology – Arjun Khadka, Sandra A Allan, Daniel Cho, Emma N I Weeks Abstract Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, negatively impacts the citrus industry as it transmits Candidatus Liberibacter spp., the causal agent of citrus...

Monochromatic light filters to enhance biomass and carotenoid productivities of Dunaliella salina in raceway ponds

Emeka G. Nwoba, Tarannom Rohani, Mohammadjavad Raeisossadati, Ashiwin Vadiveloo, Parisa A.Bahri, Navid R.Moheimani Abstract Monochromatic blue and red wavelengths are more efficient for light to algal biomass conversion than full-spectrum sunlight. In this study,...
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