2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: P-IE8 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems

P-IE8 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Moderators:

Brian P. McCornack and Logan M. Minter

Introductory Remarks

Population dynamics of Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) and predatory phytoseiid mite in coconut in Puerto Rico
Shirley Cruz, Departamento de Agricultura de Puerto Rico; Jose I. Marengo, University of Puerto Rico; Lesly Colon, University of Puerto Rico; Cal Welbourn, University of Florida; Jorge E. Peña, University of Florida; Jose Carlos V. Rodrigues, University of Puerto Rico

Recorded presentation

Pre-infestation and post-infestation status of natural enemies of the red palm mite, Raoiella indica (Acari:Tenuipalpidae) in Florida
Jorge E. Peña, University of Florida; Daniel Carrillo, University of Florida; Rita Duncan, University of Florida

Utilization of native thistles (Cirsium spp.) by the Canada thistle rust mite, Aceria anthocoptes
Richard Hansen, USDA-APHIS-PPQ

Recorded presentation

Natural enemies of purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, found in the Utica Marsh (Oneida Co., NY): Effects on growth and reproduction
Laura A. Erlandson, SUNY IT; Linell Machold, SUNY Institute of Technology

Population dynamics of Fiorinia externa (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and synchrony with the parasitoid Encarsia citrina (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in the United States
Kristopher J Abell, University of Massachusetts; Roy G Van Driesche, University of Massachusetts

Recorded presentation

Management practices to encourage natural enemies of armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Christmas tree plantations
Peter F. Reagel, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign; Lawrence M. Hanks, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Predation of two potato pests differentially affected by local and large-scale landscapes
Benjamin Werling, University of Wisconsin; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin

Recorded presentation

Aphids as beneficial insects?: Increased crop yield via induced plant chemistry and changes in natural enemy abundance and behavior
Steven D. Frank, Texas A&M University; Micky D Eubanks, Texas A&M University; Caralyn B Zehnder, Texas A&M University

Recorded presentation

Changes in within-plant quality mediate predator impacts on aphids
Alejandro C. Costamagna, University of Minnesota; Brian P. McCornack, Kansas State University; David W. Ragsdale, University of Minnesota

Recorded presentation

Break

Aphids dictate oviposition and subsequent predation of a major lepidopteran pest
Paul A. Lenhart, Texas A&M University; Steven D. Frank, Texas A&M University; Micky D. Eubanks, Texas A&M University

Recorded presentation

The natural enemies of tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) in tallgrass prairie and agricultural sites in Arkansas
Joshua J. Hannam, University of Arkansas; Donald C. Steinkraus, University of Arkansas

Methodology of mass rearing the egg parasitoid, Telenomus podisi Ashmead (Scelionidae: Hymenoptera), on the plant pest species Euschistus servus (Say) (Pentatomidae: Heteroptera)
Amanda L. Koppel, Virginia Tech; Ames Herbert, Virginia Tech

Recorded presentation

Biological control of the ambermarked birch leafminer (Profenusa thomsoni) in Alaska
Anna L. Soper, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Roy Van Driesche, University of Massachusetts; R. Reardon, USDA Forest Service

Recorded presentation

Effects of phorid flies (Pseudacteon sp.) on the foraging and persistence of the ladybeetle (Azya orbigera) in an organic coffee system
Ashley E. Larsen, University of Michigan; Heidi Liere, University of Michigan

Recorded presentation

Molecular elucidation of the role of predatory thrips for biological control of the coffee berry borer
Eric G Chapman, University of Kentucky; Juliana Jaramillo, ICIPE - African Insect Science for Food and Health; Fernando Vega, USDA-ARS Insect BioControl Laboratory; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky

Reducing fertilization to enhance management of thrips on roses
Andrew Chow, Texas A&M University; Kevin M. Heinz, Texas A&M University; Amanda Chau, Texas A&M University

Scared sick?: Predator-pathogen facilitation strengthens biological control
William E Snyder, Washington State University; Ricardo Ramirez, Washington State University

Recorded presentation

Influence of non-crop habitat on carabid abundance, diversity, and weed seed predation in a potato agroecosystem
Hannah R. Gaines, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Recorded presentation

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