2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE3. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE3. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Moderators:
Albrecht Koppenhöfer and Andrea Bixby
Development of a rapid resistance monitoring bioassay for codling moth
Leonardo C. Magalhaes, North Carolina State University; Jaap B. van Kretschmar, North Carolina State University; Vonny M. Barlow, North Carolina State University; R. Michael Roe, North Carolina State University; James Walgenbach, North Carolina State University
Predicting average weekly blacklight trap catch of Acrosternum hilare adults using weather parameters
Katherine Kamminga, Virginia Tech; Ames Herbert, Virginia Tech; T. P. Kuhar, Virginia Tech University; Carlyle C. Brewster, Virginia Tech
Seasonal fluctuation and infestation levels of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on coffee in Hawaii
Elsie Burbano, University of Hawaii - Manoa; Mark Wright, University of Hawaii - Manoa
Effects of current and future soybean aphid management tactics on soybean aphids (Aphis glycines) and their natural enemies in Illinois in 2007 and 2008
Nicholas A. Tinsley, University of Illinois; Kevin L. Steffey, University of Illinois; Ronald E. Estes, University of Illinois; Joshua R. Heeren, University of Illinois; Michael E. Gray, University of Illinois
Modeling distribution and abundance of soybean aphid in soybean fields using measurements from the surrounding landscape
Christine A. Bahlai, University of Guelph; Sarah Sikkema, University of Guelph; Rebecca H. Hallett, University of Guelph; Jonathan A. Newman, University of Guelph; Arthur W. Schaafsma, University of Guelph
Management of soybean aphid in narrow row soybean production
Matthew ONeal, Iowa State University; Kevin D. Johnson, Iowa State University
Enzyme induction as a possible mechanism for latex-mediated insect resistance in romaine lettuce
Amit Sethi, University of Florida; Heather J. McAuslane, University Of Florida; Bala Rathinasabapathi, University Of Florida; Gregg S Nuessly, University of Florida; Russell T. Nagata, University of Florida
Combining pest control and resistance management: Synergy of engineered insects with Bt crops
Nina Alphey, University of Oxford (also Oxitec Limited); Michael B. Bonsall, University of Oxford; Luke Alphey, Oxitec Limited (also University of Oxford )
Intelligent Pest Monitoring: a new paradigm for crop protection
Saber Miresmailli, University of British Columbia; Murray B. Isman, University of British Columbia