2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section SVPHS1. Structural, Veterinary, and Public Health Systems

Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section SVPHS1. Structural, Veterinary, and Public Health Systems

Moderators:
Tanja McKay and Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Microbial ecology of stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans L.): Effect of a microbial community in the natural developmental substrate on stable fly oviposition behavior
Thais Albuquerque, Kansas State University; Jerry Zhu, USDA-ARS-NPA; Alberto Broce, Kansas State University; Ludek Zurek, Kansas State University
Effect of soil compaction on parasitism of Lucilia sericata puparia by Nasonia vitripennis
Jonathan A. Cammack, Clemson University; Peter H. Adler, Clemson University; Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Texas A&M University; Yuji Arai, Clemson University; William C. Bridges, Clemson University
Stable fly host blood meal analysis using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction
J. B. Pitzer, University of Florida; P. E. Kaufman, University of Florida; J. E. Maruniak, University of Florida
Polyphasic characterization of antibiotic resistant and virulent enterococci isolated from feed and stored-product insects
Lakshmikantha H Channaiah, Kansas State University; Subramanyam Bhadriraju, Kansas State University; Ludek Zurek, Kansas State University
Vector potential of stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) for transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)
Kateryn Rochon, North Carolina State University; Wes Watson, North Carolina State University; Rodney B. Baker, Iowa State University
Factors influencing effectiveness of flameless infrared radiation in disinfesting stored wheat
Moses Khamis, Kansas State University; Subramanyam Bhadriraju, Kansas State University
Fly traps and toxicant treated cord for control of house flies
Joseph Diclaro, University of Florida; Phil Koehler, University of Florida; Roberto Pereira, University of Florida