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

Introductory Remarks

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

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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

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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

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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

Break

Analyzing the link between the physiological impact of Paraiotonchium autumnale (Nickle) and spatial distribution of parasitized and un-parasitized Musca autumnalis DeGeer in Northern California fields
Hanayo Arimoto, University of California Davis; Edwin E. Lewis, University of California Davis; Harry K. Kaya, University of California Davis

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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

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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

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Seasonal activity and species composition of dung beetles inhabiting cattle pastures in Arkansas with notes on the mass occurrence of Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar
Justin G. Fiene, Arkansas State University; Tanja McKay, Arkansas State University

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