SVPHS3 Ten-Minute Papers, Structural, Veterinary, and Public Health Systems

Wednesday, November 19, 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room A2, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Thomas Shelton
Karen M. Vail


8:05 AM
The activity of chlorantraniliprole against western subterranean termites
Michael K. Rust, University of California-Riverside
8:17 AM
Effects of repetitive disturbance on the foraging affinity of Reticulitermes spp. in the field
Thomas Shelton, USDA - Forest Service ; Patrick Gerard, Clemson University ; Terence Wagner, USDA Forest Service
8:41 AM
Effect of juvenile hormone III on Coptotermes formosanus in a topical application bioassay
Lixin Mao, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Gregg Henderson, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Roger A. Laine, Louisiana State University
8:53 AM
Efficacy of imidacloprid granules in soil treatments against Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Chris Keefer, Texas A&M University ; Roger E. Gold, Texas A&M University
9:05 AM
Tunnel volume regulation and group size of subterranean termites
Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida ; Sang-Hee Lee, University of Florida
9:17 AM
Individual task load in tunneling excavation of the Formosan subterranean termites
Rou-Ling Yang, University of Florida ; Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida
9:41 AM
10:05 AM
10:29 AM
Abdominal gland secretions of the samsum ant, Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Mahmood Reza Nikbakhtzadeh, Tarbiat Modares University ; Naimeh Movahhedi, Tarbiat Modares University ; Dr. Siavosh Tirgari, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
10:41 AM
Ant species diversity in Puerto Rican housing developments
Preston Brown, Virginia Tech ; Dini M. Miller, Virginia Tech
10:53 AM
Necrophoric behavior of Argentine ants
Dong-Hwan Choe, University of California ; Joceyln Millar, University of California ; Michael K. Rust, University of California
11:05 AM
Managing Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) populations in South Carolina state park campgrounds
Brittany R. Ellis, Clemson University ; Eric P. Benson, Clemson University ; Patricia A. Zungoli, Clemson University ; William C. Bridges, Clemson University