2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: From North American Pest to European Threat: 21st Century Western Corn Rootworm Management at Home and Abroad
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From North American Pest to European Threat: 21st Century Western Corn Rootworm Management at Home and Abroad

Organizers:
Joseph L. Spencer , Bruce E. Hibbard and Stefan Vidal
Introduction to the Symposium - J Spencer
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Western corn rootworm in Europe: Actual research and management projects, and future directions
Stefan Vidal, Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen
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Invasion of Europe by the western corn rootworm: What can population genetics tell us?
Thomas Guillemaud, Equipe "Biologie des Populations en Interaction", UMR 1301 Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale
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Dispersal behaviour of western corn rootworm in Europe
Stefan Toepfer, CABI Europe; Jozsef Kiss, Szent Istvan University; Nora Levay, Szent Istvan University; Ulrich Kuhlmann, CABI Europe - Switzerland
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Population density of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte in Serbian first-year and continuous maize
Ivan Sivcev, Institute for Plant Protection and Environment; S. Stankovic, Institute for Science Application in Agriculture; M. Kostic, Institute for Medicinal Plant Research "Dr. Josif Pancic"; N. Lakic, N/A; Z. Popovic, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic"
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Exploiting scents of distress: Herbivore-induced plant odours and the prospects of using them in the control of agricultural pests
Ted C. J. Turlings, University of Neuchâtel
Break
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Down-regulation of maize defense genes by Diabrotica virgifera virgifera-vectored Wolbachia
Georgia Davis, University of Missouri
1002
Rootworm-host interactions: Current research and potential applications
Bruce E. Hibbard, USDA-ARS; Elisa Bernklau, USDA-ARS; Louis Bjostad, Colorado State University
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Managing western corn rootworm behavior in transgenic corn and other crops
Joseph L. Spencer, Illinois Natural History Survey; S. Raghu, Queensland University of Technology
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IPM and IRM for western corn rootworms in North America: Past and current practices should enlighten our future plans
Kevin Steffey, University of Illinois; Michael Gray, University of Illinois
Concluding Remarks
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