2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: P-IE9 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems

P-IE9 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Moderators:
Lynne Rieske-Kinney and Lee A Dyer
Impact of fertilization and thinning on tree resistance to mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) and associated fungi
Stephen P. Cook, University of Idaho; Brian M. Shirley, University of Idaho; Paul J. Zambino, USDA-Forest Service
Reproductive isolation mechanisms in two sympatric bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae): Chemical signals
Deepa S. Pureswaran, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service; Brian T. Sullivan, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station; Richard Hofstetter, Northern Arizona University; David Dunn, Arts and Science Laboratory
Reproductive isolation mechanisms in two sympatric bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae): Acoustic signals
David Dunn, Arts and Science Laboratory; Richard Hofstetter, Northern Arizona University; Deepa S. Pureswaran, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service; Brian T. Sullivan, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Catching Ips duplicatus with pheromone-baited traps: Effect of trap types, colors, heights and distances
Guofa Chen, State Forestry Administration; Qing-He Zhang, Sterling International Inc; Yanjun Wang, Station of Forest Pest Control, Keshiketeng Qi; Guang-Tian Liu, Baiyinaobao National Natural Preserve; Yongan Bai, Baiyinaobao National Natural Preserve; Jingfu Niu, Forest Pest Control Station of Chifeng City
Dispersal and edge behavior in a bark beetle and its predator
Arnaud Costa, Southern Illinois University; John D Reeve, Southern Illinois University; Kenneth Raffa, University of Wisconsin; Min A, Southern Illinois university
Problems with defining pheromone function in bark beetles
Brian T. Sullivan, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Intrinsic dispersal capacity of the Mediterranean pine engraver, Orthotomicus erosus, an invasive bark beetle
Deguang Liu, University of California, Davis; Robert C. Venette, USDA Forest Service; Steve Munson, USDA Forest Service; Beverly Bulaon, USDA Forest Service; Mary Louise Flint, University of California; Steven J Seybold, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Oak croak: Mortality of oaks (Quercus spp.) in southern California and undocumented damage by Agrilus coxalis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Tom W. Coleman, USDA Forest Service- Forest Health Protection; Steven J Seybold, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Complex pattern of indirect interaction between butterflies due to shared parasitoids
Saskya Van Nouhuys, University of Helsinki; Thomas Stein Kraft, Cornell University
Influence of ploidal diversity of host plants on community structure of phytophagous insects
Matthew L. Richardson, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign; Lawrence M. Hanks, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Detecting spatial interactions in the ragweed (Ambrosia artemissifolia L.) and the ragweed beetle (Ophraella communa LeSage) populations
Takehiko Yamanaka, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, JP; Koichi Tanaka, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, JP; Akira Otuka, National Agricultural Research Center; Ottar Bjørnstad, Pennsylvania State University
Intra-annual analysis and prediction of a benthic macroinvertebrate community
Ely Kosnicki, University of Missouri; Robert W. Sites, University of Missouri