2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE1. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE1. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Moderators:

John Tooker and Amanda L. Koppel

Introductory Remarks

The effect of aphid density on intraguild predation of a soybean aphid parasitoid in the field
Jeremy M. Chacón, University of Minnesota; George E. Heimpel, University of Minnesota

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Keep them coming, baby: Determinants of the field oviposition rate of the soybean aphid parasitoid Binodoxys communis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Christine Dieckhoff, University of Minnesota; George E. Heimpel, University of Minnesota

Pentas lanceolatus as a nectar source for Larra bicolor and its effect on parasitism of Scapteriscus mole crickets
Cheri M Abraham, Mississippi State University; David W. Held, Mississippi State University

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Predicting parasitoid population dynamics resulting from novel interactions of climate change and selenium pollution
Casey D. Butler, University of California; J. T. Trumble, University of California - Riverside

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Evaluation of select farmscaping plants as food sources for the parasitoid Microplitis croceipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Effects on parasitoid longevity and body sugars
Timothy David Nafziger, Auburn University; Henry Fadamiro, Auburn University

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Efficacy and plant finding behavior of Euhrychiopsis lecontei Dietz (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological control agent for Eurasian watermilfoil
Justin L. Reeves, Kent State University; Patrick D. Lorch, Kent State University; Mark W. Kershner, Kent State University

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Break

Comparing host-plant acceptance of Tamarix parviflora (Caryophyllales: Tamaricaceae) by field-established and laboratory populations of Diorhabda elongata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of saltcedars
Hillary Q. Thomas, UC Davis; Frank G. Zalom, UC Davis

Quantifying exposure pathways in generalist predator food webs: Uptake of Bt-endotoxins across multiple transgenic events
Julie A. Peterson, University of Kentucky; John J. Obrycki, University of Kentucky; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky

Efficacy and timing of entomopathogens against plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) in Michigan
Mark E. Whalon, Michigan State University; Renee J. Pereault, Michigan State University

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Interaction pathways between slugs and carabid beetles in strawberry agroecosystems: Implications for biological control
Michael J Eskelson, University of Kentucky; Eric G Chapman, University of Kentucky; Doulgas D. Archbold, University of Kentucky; John J. Obrycki, University of Kentucky; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky

The potential contribution of larval Agabus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) for mosquito suppression in constructed wetlands
Lauren E. Culler, University of Maryland; William O. Lamp, University of Maryland

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Introduction and establishment of Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands to control Salvinia minima Baker in Louisiana
Katherine A Parys, Louisiana State University; Seth Johnson, Louisiana State University

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