2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: Advances in Weed Biological Control: The On-going Metamorphosis
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Advances in Weed Biological Control: The On-going Metamorphosis

Organizers:
Veronica Manrique , Rodrigo Diaz , William A. Overholt and Greg Wheeler
Welcoming Remarks
0986
Importance of native-range studies to select effective biocontrol agents
John Goolsby, USDA-ARS
Audio File Recorded presentation
0987
The ecological basis for agent selection
Rieks D. Van Klinken, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Audio File Recorded presentation
0988
Relationship between plant defensive chemistry and host range of weed biological control agents
Greg Wheeler, USDA ARS IPRL; Jianqing Ding, Huazhong Agriculture University; SYi Wang, Wuhan Botanical Garden/Institute; Y Purcell, USDA ARS Australian Biological Control Laboratory; Susan Wright, USDA/ARS/IPRL
Audio File Recorded presentation
0989
Importance of molecular studies on target weeds for biological control
John Gaskin, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Audio File Recorded presentation
0990
Local adaptation of insect herbivores to plant genotypes: Can insects be too host specific?
William A. Overholt, University of Florida, Indian River Research & Education Center
Audio File Recorded presentation
0991
Use of cryptic species for biological control of weeds
Lincoln Smith, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Massimo Cristofaro, ENEA C.R. Casaccia; Alessio De Biase, University of Rome "La Sapienza"
Audio File Recorded presentation
Break
0992
Bottom-up control of water hyacinth weevil populations: Does the plant regulate the insect?
Ted Center, USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory
Audio File Recorded presentation
0993
Novel approaches for risk assessment: Temporary releases using F1 sterility and unmated arrhenotoky females
James P. Cuda, University of Florida
Audio File Recorded presentation
0994
Revisiting release strategies in biological control
Fritzi Grevstad, University of Washigton
0995
Use of GIS mapping to predict agent establishment and population dynamics in the introduced range
Rodrigo Diaz, University of Florida
Audio File Recorded presentation
Concluding Remarks
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