The Changing Nature of Insect Management in Greenhouses: Staying One Step Ahead of Arthropod Pests

Sunday, November 16, 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room A8, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Organizers:
Luis A. Cañas
John Sanderson


8:05 AM
Potential techniques for changing flatheaded borer management in field production nurseries
Jason Oliver, Tennessee State University ; Nadeer Youssef, Tennessee State University ; Donna Fare, USDA US National Arboretum ; Michael E. Reding, USDA - ARS ; Christopher M. Ranger, USDA - ARS ; Sue Scholl, USDA US National Arboretum ; James Moyseenko, USDA - ARS ; Mark A. Halcomb, University of Tennessee
8:19 AM
Management strategies of Phyllophaga anxia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) grub populations in conifer plantations in Wisconsin
Patrick J. Liesch, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Robert Chris Williamson, University of Wisconsin - Madison
8:47 AM
Development and evaluation of controlled-release formulations of imidacloprid for management of insect pests of ornamentals
Nate Royalty, Bayer Environmental Science ; Richard Cowles, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
9:15 AM
Effect of light intensity on the systemic activity of neonicotinoid-based insecticides in two horticultural crops, and control of sweetpotato whitefly B-biotype, and citrus mealybug
Jessica Goebel, Kansas State University ; Raymond A. Cloyd, Kansas State University ; Kimberly A. Williams, Kansas State University ; Frank J. Byrne, University of California ; Kenneth Kemp, Kansas State University
9:32 AM
Can biorational insecticides be used to control Scirtothrips dorsalis?
Matt A. Ciomperlik, USDA - APHIS ; Scott W. Ludwig, Texas A&M University
9:49 AM
9:59 AM
The sterile insect technique plus parasitoids for leafminer control in floriculture crops: A novel control strategy
Roy Kaspi, University of California ; Michael P. Parrella, University of California, Davis
10:16 AM
The utility of pheromone traps in IPM programs for western flower thrips in floriculture greenhouses
David L. Cox, Syngenta ; Cheryle O'Donnell, University of California ; Michael P. Parrella, University of California, Davis
10:33 AM
Enhancing efficacy of reduced-risk insecticides for western flower thrips control
Carlos E. Bográn, Texas A&M University ; Cesar Valencia, Texas A&M University
10:50 AM
Biological control and plant resistance: Key tactics for sustainable insectmanagement in greenhouses
Nuris Acosta, Ohio State University / OARDC ; Luis A. Cañas, The Ohio State University-OARDC
11:07 AM
Can pesticides play a role in sustainable insect management in greenhouses?
Christopher M. Ranger, USDA - ARS ; Luis A. Cañas, The Ohio State University-OARDC ; Richard C. Derksen, Horticultural Insects Research Lab
11:41 AM
Impact of bumble bee-vectored Beauveria bassiana on greenhouse parasitoids and predators
Les Shipp, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ; Jean P. Kapongo, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ; Hong-Hyun Park, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA ; Peter Kevan, University of Guelph
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