Monday, December 10, 2001: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Town and Country Room(Convention Center, Level 1)

Program Symposium and Formal Conference, International Affairs: Agricultural Entomology Beyond U.S. Borders: Achievements and Future Directions

Session Chair(s): Stephen L. Clement
Nilsa A. Bosque-Perez
8:00 AM0175Introductory Remarks
Stephen L. Clement
8:10 AM0176Recent developments in management of pests of Australian agriculture
James Ridsdill-Smith
8:40 AM0177Biology, ecology and biological control of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus, an exotic pest of stored maize and cassava in Africa
Christian Borgemeister
9:10 AM0178Host plant resistance to insect pests of cereal and legume crops in West Asia and North Africa: Status and future perspectives
Mustapha El Bouhssini
9:40 AMBreak
9:55 AM0179Management of whiteflies as geminivirus vectors in Central America and the Carribbean Basin
Luko Hilje
10:25 AM0180Progress and achievements in integrated management of potato insect pests in South America
Abdelaziz Lagnaoui
10:55 AM0181Understanding the role of insect pests on aflatoxin contamination of maize in West Africa: Achievements and perspectives
Mamoudou Setamou, Nilsa A. Bosque-Perez
11:25 AM0182Concluding Remarks
Nilsa A. Bosque-Perez

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