Sunday, November 16, 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Room C2/C3, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)

Program Symposium: Global Impact of Biological Invasions: Transformation in Pest Management Approaches

Organizer(s): James D. Harwood, james.harwood@uky.edu
Megha N. Parajulee, m-parajulee@tamu.edu
1:30 PM Introduction. Harwood JD
1:35 PM0132Invasion biology as entomology: Why insects play such a dominant role in the history and future of invasion biology
James A. Danoff-Burg, jd363@columbia.edu
1:53 PM0133Ecological engineering to manage populations of invasive pests
Stephen D. Wratten, wrattens@lincoln.ac.nz, Mattias Jonsson, Douglas A. Landis
2:11 PM0134Invasions, aliens and global environmental change: What does it mean for insect herbivores?
Gregory J. Masters, g.masters@lancaster.ac.uk, Nicola L. Ings, n.l.ings@qmul.ac.uk, Sean Murphy, s.murphy@cabi.org
2:29 PM 0135Evolution and insect invasions
George K. Roderick, roderick@berkeley.edu, Rosemary Gillespie
2:47 PM0136Managing invasive wildlife pathogens on the margin
Eli P. Fenichel, fenichel@msu.edu, Richard D. Horan, horan@msu.edu
3:05 PM0137Invasive arthropod generalist predators alter biological control
William E Snyder, wesnyder@wsu.edu
3:23 PM Break
3:43 PM0138Soybean aphid as part of a potential four-species invasional meltdown: Evaluation and implications for management
George E Heimpel, heimp001@umn.edu, Lee E. Frelich, freli001@umn.edu, Doug A. Landis, landisd@msu.edu, Keith R. Hopper, khopper@udel.edu
4:01 PM0139Invasive slugs: Global status and options for biological control
Rory J. McDonnell, rjmcdonnell@gmail.com, James D. Harwood, james.harwood@uky.edu, Gary L. Bernon, Gary.Bernon@aphis.usda.gov, Timothy D. Paine, timothy.paine@ucr.edu, Michael J. Gormally
4:19 PM0140Impact of exotic insect invasions on Australian agriculture, and the need for biosecurity and quarantine
James Ridsdill-Smith, James.Ridsdill-Smith@csiro.au, Simon McKirdy, S.Mckirdy@crcplantbiosecurity.com.au, Glynn Maynard, Glynn.Maynard@daff.gov.au
4:37 PM 0141Entomopathogens attacking invasive arthropods
Ann E. Hajek, aeh4@cornell.edu, Travis R. Glare, travis.glare@agresearch.co.nz, Maureen O'Callaghan, maureen.ocallaghan@agresearch.co.nz
4:55 PM0142Biological control of invasive species: Challenges to mitigating global concerns and seizing local opportunities
J. Steve Yaninek, yaninek@purdue.edu, Michael J. Samways, samways@sun.ac.za
5:13 PM Concluding Remarks. Parajulee MN

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