Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE5. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Monday, November 17, 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room A5, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Jose Carlos V. Rodrigues
Clyde Sorenson


8:05 AM
Impact of selected cultural practices on late season and overwintering stem borer infestations in sugarcane and rice
JM. Beuzelin, Louisiana State University AgCenter ; Anna Meszaros, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; W. Akbar, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; T. E. Reagan, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; MO. Way, Texas A&M University
8:17 AM
Burning dormant timothy: Cultural management for thrips
Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University ; Larry Godfrey, University of California-Davis ; Daniel Marcum, University of California
8:29 AM
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
8:41 AM
Reduced fertility and transovarial transmission by obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris), after exposure to Novaluron
Soo-Hoon Samuel Kim, University of Arkansas ; Christine Vandervoort, Michigan State University ; Mark E. Whalon, Michigan State University ; John C. Wise, Michigan State University
8:53 AM
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
9:05 AM
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
9:17 AM
9:29 AM
9:41 AM
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
9:53 AM
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
10:05 AM
Pine pollen effects on Frankliniella occidentalis and F. fusca reproduction
Gina M Angelella, University of Georgia ; David G. Riley, University of Georgia
10:29 AM
Evaluation of management practices for pink hibiscus mealybug under semi-field conditions
Justin Vitullo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Aijun Zhang, USDA - ARS ; Catharine M. Mannion, University of Florida ; Christopher Bergh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University