2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE2. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE2. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Moderators:
Ted Cottrell and Douglas S. Richmond
The importance of generalist predators (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Staphylinidae) in the management of millipede populations in sweet potato and carrot fields
Adam Brunke, University of Guelph; Mark K. Sears, University of Guelph; Christine A. Bahlai, University of Guelph; Rebecca H. Hallett, University of Guelph
Effect of entomopathogenic nematodes on soil arthropod diversity in pistachio orchards
Amanda K Hodson, University of Califonia - Davis; Edwin E. Lewis, University of Califonia - Davis; Joel Siegel, USDA/ARS
Interaction pathways between Diptera and coccinellid larvae: Evidence from an antibody-based detection system
Susan E. Moser, University of Kentucky; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky; John J. Obrycki, University of Kentucky
The shadow of niche partitioning on resource consumption
Tobin D Northfield, Washington State University; Gretchen Beth Snyder, Washington State University; William E Snyder, Washington State University
Flower plantings offset the negative effects of urbanization on beneficial insects
Ashley Bennett, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin, Madison