2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: Student Competition for the President's Prize Display Presentations, Section P-IE3. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Student Competition for the President's Prize Display Presentations, Section P-IE3. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Conservation strips of native perennials to enhance beneficial insect abundance in commercial blueberry fields
Nathaniel J. Walton, Michigan State University; Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University
Interactions among the tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) and its host plants: A study of volatile induction and implications for biological control
Sean T. Halloran, The Pennsylvania State University; James H. Tumlinson, The Pennsylvania State University
Examining the dispersal capabilities of Lygus hesperus and its natural enemies in California's San Joaquin Valley
Frances J. Sheller, University of California, Davis; Jay A. Rosenheim, University of California, Davis; James R. Hagler, USDA-ARS
How do soil parameters affect Heterorhabditis bacteriophora viability for the biological control of the grape root borer (Vitacea polistiformis) in Muscadine vineyards (Vitis rotundifolia)?
Roaida Said, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University; Raymond L Hix, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University; Moses T. Kairo, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Potential non-target impacts in prairies from biological control of the soybean aphid
Thelma T. Heidel, Purdue University; Robert J. O'Neil, Purdue University