2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: An Entomological Perspective Addressing Challenges in the Developing World: New Frontiers in Food and Bio-security

An Entomological Perspective Addressing Challenges in the Developing World: New Frontiers in Food and Bio-security

Organizers:

Lambert H. B. Kanga , Moses Kairo , Sonja Brannon and Joseph Munyaneza

Introductory Remarks

Climate change: Potential impact on insect vectors and vector-borne diseases
Kenneth Linthicum, USDA-ARS

Improving control of pest fruit flies in Veracruz through conservation of forest reservoirs of fruit fly parasitoids
Martin Aluja, Instituto de Ecología, A.C; Roy Gene Van Driesche, University of Massachusetts; John Sivinski, USDA-ARS

Insect adaptability to warmer environments: Implications for natural resources and human livelihoods
John T. Trumble, University of California

Globalization of the Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research and Support Program (IPM CRSP): Addressing current pest threats to vegetable production
Rangaswamy R. Muniappan, Virginia Tech

Audio File Recorded presentation

BioNET-AndinoNET: A way to minimize the taxonomic impediments in the Andean Region
José Clavijo, Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola Francisco Fernández Yépez (MIZA)

Audio File Recorded presentation

Break

New chemistries versus repackaging of old products: Implications of a global economy in the developing world
Joel Coats, Iowa State University

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Impacts of insects on livestock and crops in developing countries
Jerome A. Hogsette, USDA-ARS-CMAVE

Challenges, opportunities and future directions of biotechnology for pest management in developing countries
Fikru Haile, Dow AgroSciences

Untapped resource or just poor marketing?: Are insects the potential food resource for the future?
Raymond Hix, Florida A & M University

Strengthening cooperative linkages and partnerships in research and training in developing countries
Henry Y. Fadamiro, Auburn University; Joseph E. Munyaneza, USDA-ARS

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Concluding Remarks

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