P-IE1 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Room A12, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Eileen M. Cullen
Kelley J. Tilmon


1:35 PM
What value do forests have for pest control in agroecosystems?
Yolanda H. Chen, University of Vermont ; Scott A. Lewins, University of Vermont ; Gail A. Langellotto, Oregon State University
1:59 PM
Influence of water availability on use of spectral vegetation indices for detection of European corn borer infestation in Nebraska corn plots
Matthew W. Carroll, Environmental Protection Agency ; John A. Glaser, US Environmental Protection Agency ; Thomas E. Hunt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Richard L. Hellmich, USDA-ARS, Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit and Department of Entomology ; Kenneth L. Copenhaver, Institute for Technology Development ; Thomas W. Sappington, USDA-ARS ; Dennis D. Calvin, Pennsylvania State University
2:23 PM
Impact of brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Hemiptera Pentatomidae), on wheat, Triticum spp., yield and wheat seed germination
Eric Blinka, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; John Van Duyn, North Carolina State University
2:35 PM
Biology of chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera:Thripidae), on peanut and cotton
Vivek Kumar, University of Florida ; Dakshina Seal, University of Florida ; David Schuster, Univeristy of Florida ; Garima Kakkar, University of Florida
2:47 PM
Holes: Root tunneling by western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) larvae varies across corn genotypes
Elisa Bernklau, Colorado State University ; Bruce E. Hibbard, USDA - ARS ; Louis Bjostad, Colorado State University
3:23 PM
3:38 PM
IPM Program insect monitoring program in the northwest Texas Panhandle
Roxanne Bowling, Texas AgriLife Extension Service ; Bonnie B. Pendleton, West Texas A&M University ; Gerald J. Michels, Texas A&M University
4:02 PM
The effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on lepidopteran borer attacks and maize yields in the western highlands of Cameroon
Albert Fombod Abang, International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology/University of Dschang ; Rose Ndemah, International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology ; Fritz Schulthess, International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology ; Stefan Hauser, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ; Bruno LeRu, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
4:14 PM
A physiological based model for processing cotton crop and pest management in middle Egypt
Ahmed Abdu Hamed A. A.K. Amin, Plant Protection Res. Institute
4:26 PM
Host plant resistance to soybean aphid (Aphis glycines)
Kelley J. Tilmon, South Dakota State University
4:38 PM
Assessing Michigan-bred soybean lines for resistance to the soybean aphid (Aphis glycines), and defoliation by the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica
Desmi Chandrasena, Michigan State University ; Christina DiFonzo, Michigan State University ; Dechun Wang, Michigan State University
4:50 PM
Molecular marker testing for measuring soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) migration and gene flow
Andrew Michel, The Ohio State University, OARDC ; Wei Zhang, OARDC, The Ohio State University ; Sung-Taeg Kang, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration ; MA. Rouf Mian, USDA - ARS
5:02 PM
Interaction between the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Homoptera: Aphididae), and carabid beetles: Field and molecular approaches
Annabelle Firlej, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale ; Josée Doyon, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale ; Annie-Ève Gagnon, Université Laval ; Jacques Brodeur, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale
5:14 PM
Preference and performance of soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) on soybean infested with soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines)
Seung Cheon (Steve) Hong, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Jack Donaldson, Living Biography ; Ann MacGuidwin, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin-Madison