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

Monday, November 17, 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room A4, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Albrecht Koppenhöfer
Andrea Bixby


8:05 AM
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
8:29 AM
Predicting average weekly blacklight trap catch of Acrosternum hilare adults using weather parameters
Katherine Kamminga, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; DA. Herbert, Virginia Tech ; TP. Kuhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Carlyle C. Brewster, Virginia Tech
8:41 AM
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
9:05 AM
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 at Urbana-Champaign ; Joshua R. Heeren, University of Illinois ; Michael E. Gray, University of Illinois
9:17 AM
9:29 AM
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
9:41 AM
Management of soybean aphid in narrow row soybean production
Matthew O'Neal, Iowa State University ; Kevin D. Johnson, Iowa State University
9:53 AM
Enzyme induction as a possible mechanism for latex-mediated insect resistance in romaine lettuce
Amit Sethi, Louisiana State University AgCenter ; Heather J. McAuslane, University Of Florida ; Bala Rathinasabapathi, University Of Florida ; Gregg S. Nuessly, University of Florida ; Russell T. Nagata, University of Florida
10:05 AM
Combining pest control and resistance management: Synergy of engineered insects with Bt crops
Nina Alphey, University of Oxford ; Michael B. Bonsall, University of Oxford ; Luke Alphey, Oxitec Ltd
10:17 AM
Intelligent Pest Monitoring: a new paradigm for crop protection
Saber Miresmailli, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Murray B. Isman, University of British Columbia
10:29 AM