2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE5. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Impact of selected cultural practices on late season and overwintering stem borer infestations in sugarcane and rice
Julien M. Beuzelin, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; A. Meszaros, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; W. Akbar, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; T. E. Reagan, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; M. O. Way, Texas A&M University

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Burning dormant timothy: Cultural management for thrips
Dominic Reisig, University of California - Davis; Larry Godfrey, University of California - Davis; Daniel Marcum, University of California

0429

Influence of planting date and insecticide treatment on incidence of tomato spotted wilt virus in burley and flue-cured tobaccos in North Carolina
Mariah J. Bock, North Carolina State University; Clyde E. Sorenson, North Carolina State University; Mark R. Abney, North Carolina State University; Hannah J. Burrack, North Carolina State University

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Reduced fertility and transovarial transmission by obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris), after exposure to Novaluron
Soo-Hoon Samuel Kim, Michigan State University; Christine Vandervoort, Michigan State University; Mark E. Whalon, Michigan State University; John C. Wise, Michigan State University

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0432

Degree-day model and applications for management of grape phylloxera in the Ozarks
Sandra Sleezer, University of Arkansas; Donn T. Johnson, University of Arkansas; Barbara Lewis, University of Arkansas

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Dose-response relationships of neonicotinyl insecticides to Blissus occiduus and B. leucopterus hirtus
MItchell D. Stamm, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Tiffany M. Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Frederick P. Baxendale, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Blair D. Siegfried, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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The impact of high and low toxicity insecticides on Formica exsectoides and Formica glacialis in Maine lowbush blueberry
B. A. Choate, University of Maine; Frank Drummond, University of Maine

0435

Organic mulches: Impact on soil surface insects in snapdragons
Harsimran Gill, University of Florida; Robert McSorley, University of Florida; Gaurav Goyal, University of Florida; Romy Krueger, university of Florida; Danielle Treadwell, University of Florida

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0436

Comparative toxicity of essential oils of Lisea pungens Hemsi and Listea cubeba and blends of their major constituents against Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Zhili Jiang, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University; Yasmin Akhtar, University of British Columbia; Murray B. Isman, University of British Columbia; Xing Zhang, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University

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0437

Pine pollen effects on Frankliniella occidentalis and F. fusca reproduction
Gina M Angelella, University of Georgia; David G. Riley, University of Georgia

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0438

Variation in the laboratory susceptibility of four species of turf-infesting white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to a series of biorational, biological and chemical control products
Anuar Morales, Cornell University; Daniel C. Peck, Cornell University

0439

Evaluation of management practices for pink hibiscus mealybug under semi-field conditions
Justin Vitullo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Aijun Zhang, USDA, ARS, PSI; Catharine M. Mannion, University of Florida; Christopher Bergh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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