Program: Member Symposia (2009 ESA Annual Meeting, December 13-16, 2009)

Member Symposia

Sunday, December 13, 2009

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Advances In Acarology 2009
Quentin Fang and Ashley PG. Dowling

11:00 AM-1:15 PM

The Passion of Entomology: Let's Celebrate Insects Together
Kenneth A. Sorensen and Gerrit Cuperus

1:00 PM-4:45 PM

SOLA Scarab Workers
Brett C. Ratcliffe

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Advances In the Use of IPM for Arthropod Management In Greenhouses
Luis Canas and John Sanderson

Celebrating Darwin's 200th Birthday: Using Insects To Teach Evolutionary Concepts
Carol M. Anelli and Martha Rosett Lutz

Insect Resistance Management: Science, Scope, and Solutions
Gary D. Thompson, Phil Robinson and John Immaraju

Regulatory and Extension Network Symposia: Extension and Regulatory Programs–Interfacing and Connecting
Sharon M. Dobesh and Scott W. Ludwig

1:30 PM-4:55 PM

From Bottle to Drawer and Beyond: Novel Methodology in the Collection and Curation of Hymenoptera
Michael W. Gates and Matthew L. Buffington

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Celebrating Entomology at the USDA Agricultural Research Service
Daniel A. Strickman and Kevin Hackett

Student Debate: Implications of Insect Management for Human Survival
Roxanne G. Burrus and Ashfaq A. Sial

2:20 PM-5:00 PM

Heteropterists Conference
C. Scott Bundy and Randall T. Schuh

2:45 PM-5:00 PM

North American Neuropterists Meeting
Catherine Tauber and John Oswald

Monday, December 14, 2009

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7:00 AM-11:00 AM

DoD Entomology: Unique Opportunities and Challenges
Jamie Blow

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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7:00 AM-11:00 AM

The Sterile Insect Technique: Achievements and Challenges for Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management
Rui Pereira, Kenneth A. Bloem and Marc J.B. Vreysen

Turfgrass & Ornamental Pest Management: Celebrating Colleagues, Science, and New Ideas
Eric Rebek and Frederick P. Baxendale

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Stored-Product Insect Pest Management: Outputs and Outcomes of Collaborative Research
George Opit

8:10 AM-11:00 AM

Current and Emerging Trends in Vegetable Insect Pest Management
Thomas P. Kuhar and Mark R. Abney

8:15 AM-11:00 AM

Entomological Disasters and Problems: Success Stories Thanks to Scientific Collaboration
Roxanne G. Burrus and Ashfaq A. Sial

1:30 PM-4:25 PM

Celebrating a Versatile Technology for Entomological Science: Diagnostic DNA Barcoding Comes of Age
Matthew H. Greenstone and Nathan Havill

1:30 PM-4:35 PM

The Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Past, Present, and Future: Integrating Management and Reality
Kathleen Schnaars-Uvino and Serena Gross

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Look What Ken Yeargan Started!
Alvin Simmons and Larry Godfrey

Regulation of Transgenic Crops: The State of the Science
Richard L. Hellmich, Keri L.D. Henderson and Jörg Romeis

Vector-Virus Interactions in Agro Ecosystems: Approaches, Advancements, and Limitations
Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan and Juan M. Alvarez

6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Advances in the Application of Molecular and Biochemical Methods for Biological Control Research
James R. Hagler and Jonathan G. Lundgren

6:00 PM-10:00 PM

Overseas Chinese Entomologists Association (OCEA): Looking Into The Future
Quentin Fang and Kun-Yan Zhu

7:30 PM-11:30 PM

Coleopterists Society
Donald B. Thomas and Brett C. Ratcliffe

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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7:00 AM-11:00 AM

The Larry L. Larson Symposium: New Developments from Industry for Insect Management through Biotechnology and Chemical Solutions
Mike P. Tolley and Luis Gomez

7:15 AM-11:00 AM

Building Sustainable Urban Landscapes
Sarah J. Vanek and Andrea J. Bixby

What's New in Forest Entomology?
Christopher J. Fettig, David R. Coyle and John T. Nowak

7:30 AM-11:00 AM

BCE Symposium: "Green Pest Management Technology"
Shripat T. Kamble, Janis Reed, Judy Black and Jerry Hatch

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Are Plant Resistance to Insects and Plant Resistance to Microbes Really so Different?
Marion Harris and Jeffrey J. Stuart

9:35 AM-11:00 AM

Systematics and Diversity of Coleoptera
Ross C. Winton and Crystal A. Maier

1:30 PM-3:10 PM

Korean Young Entomologists (KYE)
Hojun Song

1:30 PM-5:15 PM

Conservation of Lepidoptera
Christopher A. Hamm and Matthew Aardema