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Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE10. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Monday, November 17, 2008: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Room A12, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Emily Coll
Theresa L. Pitts-Singer


8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:35 AM
0381
Evidence for pollen as a route of virus transmission in the pollinator community
Rajwinder Singh, Pennsylvania State University ; Abby Kalkstein, Penn State University ; Diana Cox-Foster, Pennsylvania State University ; Edwin Rajotte, Penn State University ; Nancy Ostiguy, Pennsylvania State University ; Dennis VanEngelsdorp, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture ; Edward C. Holmes, Pennsylvania State University ; Claude dePamphilis, Pennsylvania State University ; Rick Donovall, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
8:47 AM
0382
The use of hen egg white lysozyme to control chalkbrood disease in honey bee colonies
Amanda Van Haga, University of Alberta ; B. Andrew Keddie, University of Alberta ; Stephen F. Pernal, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Audio File Recorded presentation
8:59 AM
0383
Reproductive parameters of citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso)
Rebeccah A. Waterworth, University of California, Riverside ; Jocelyn G. Millar, University of California, Riverside ; J. Steven McElfresh, University of California, Riverside ; Ian M. Wright, University of California-Riverside
9:11 AM
0384
Persistent and reticent foraging strategies: Energy optimization in honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectar foraging
Byron N. Van Nest, East Tennessee State University ; Darrell Moore, East Tennessee State University
Audio File Recorded presentation
9:23 AM
0385
The foraging behavior of a native pollinator, Bombus vosnesenskii (Radoszkowski) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), in flowering red clover
Kimberly Skyrm, Oregon State University ; Sujaya Rao, Oregon State University ; William Stephen, Oregon State University
9:35 AM
Break
9:47 AM
0386
Sublethal effects of imidacloprid and amitraz on Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) larval development and larval susceptibility to Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman (Mesostigmata: Varroidae)
Tricia Toth, University of Florida
9:59 AM
0387
Controlling Varora destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies with limited acaricide application
Holly Wantuch, North Carolina State University ; David R. Tarpy, North Carolina State University
Audio File Recorded presentation
10:11 AM
0388
Mapping sleep behavior in a society of insects: Spatial and temporal analysis of worker honey bee sleep 
Barrett Anthony Klein, University of Texas-Austin ; Martin Stiegler, University of Würzburg ; Arno Klein, Columbia University ; Jürgen Tautz, University of Würzburg
Audio File Audio File Recorded presentation
10:23 AM
0389
Optic flow misdirection experiments provide strong evidence for referential communication in a stingless bee (Melipona panamica)
Megan A. Eckles, University of California, San Diego ; James Nieh, University of California, San Diego
10:35 AM
0390
The effects of temperature on the developmental rates of black soldier flies
Leslie Holmes, University of Windsor ; Sherah VanLaerhoven, University of Windsor
Audio File Recorded presentation
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