P-IE4 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Room A10, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Daniel A. Potter
Vonny M. Barlow


1:35 PM
Effects of conventional or organic production systems on tritrophic interactions
Tom Pope, University of Southampton ; Joanna Staley, Imperial College London ; Alex Stewart-Jones, University of Southampton ; Denis Wright, Imperial College London ; Simon Leather, Imperial College London ; Guy Poppy, University of Southampton
1:47 PM
Organically acceptable seed corn maggot control on Pacific Northwest vegetable crops
Douglas Walsh, Washington State University ; Timothy Waters, Washington State University ; Keith Dorschner, Rutgers University ; Harvey A. Yoshida, Dow AgroSciences ; Alan G. Taylor, Cornell University, NYSAES
1:59 PM
Flash-grazing of hogs as a pest management tool in organic apple production
Matthew Grieshop, Michigan State University ; David Epstein, Michigan State University ; Dale Rozeboom, Michigan State University ; Jim Koan, AlMar Orchards ; George Sundin, Michigan State University
2:11 PM
Blueberry leaf beetle, Colaspis pseudofavosa Riley, IPM in organic blueberry systems
Moukaram Tertuliano, University of Georgia ; Gerard Krewer, University of Georgia ; Peter Andersen, University of Florida ; Oscar E. Liburd, University of Florida ; Esendugue Greg Fonsah, University of georgia
2:23 PM
A degree-day model to predict population dynamics of the cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccinii Riley (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in highbush blueberries
Carlos Garcia-Salazar, Central Region-Ottawa County Extension ; Steven Van Timmeren, Michigan State University ; Keith Mason, Michigan State University ; Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University
2:35 PM
2:47 PM
Mating disruption of lesser peachtree borer Synanthedon pictipes and peachtree borer S. exitiosa (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in peach orchards
Luis Teixeira, Michigan State University ; Matthew Grieshop, Michigan State University ; Larry Gut, Michigan State University
2:59 PM
Managing key insect pests in tree nuts and tree fruits with spinetoram (DelegateTM WG) insecticide
Barat Bisabri, Dow AgroSciences ; James E. Dripps, Dow AgroSciences ; Kira Bennett, Dow AgroSciences
3:11 PM
Evaluating the feasibility of whole-farm approach to pest management in eastern apple production
Vonny M. Barlow, North Carolina State University ; Jim Walgenbach, North Carolina State University
3:23 PM
3:38 PM
Behavior and biology of olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) in relation to cultural control in olives
Victoria Y. Yokoyama, USDA-ARS, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center
4:02 PM
Beneficial associations between aphid natural enemies and noncrop plants inhabiting lettuce field margins
Alberto Fereres, CCMA-CSIC ; Beatriz Diaz, CCMA-CSIC ; Jose Dorado, CCMA-CSIC ; Saioa Legarrea, CCMA-CSIC
4:38 PM
Black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) monitoring in field-grown ornamentals
Denny Bruck, USDA - ARS ; Rob W. H. M. Van Tol, Plant Research International ; Willem Jan De Kogel, Plant REsearch International
4:50 PM
Environmental stress and resistance of host trees to attack by cerambycid beetles
Elizabeth Graham, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Lawrence Hanks, University of Illinois
5:02 PM
Aspects of the biology and control of Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Annie E Noack, University of Sydney ; Harley A Rose, University of Sydney ; Gerry Cassis, University of New South Wales ; Sarah Mansfield, University of Sydney