Ten-Minute Papers, SVPHS: Environmental Entomology

Tuesday, December 15, 2009: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM
Room 204, Second Floor (Convention Center)
Organizer:
Phillip E. Kaufman
Moderators:
Xing Ping Hu
Rebecca Trout


1:35 PM
Amblyomma triste (Ixodida: Ixodidae): new collection records in North America
James W. Mertins, National Veterinary Services Laboratories ; Arnold S. Moorhouse, USDA-APHIS-VS ; Jeffery T. Alfred, National Veterinary Services Laboratories ; H. Joel Hutcheson, National Veterinary Services Laboratories
1:47 PM
Nexus of Trypanosoma cruzi, triatomine bugs and anaphylaxis in the Southwest
Justin Schmidt, Southwestern Biological Institute ; Patricia Dorn, Loyola University New Orleans ; Lori Stevens, University of Vermont ; John H. Klotz, University of California-Riverside ; Stephen Klotz, University of Arizona
2:35 PM
Signs of life: necrophoric behavior of Argentine ants
Dong-Hwan Choe, University of California-Riverside ; Jocelyn Millar, University of California-Riverside ; Michael K. Rust, University of California-Riverside
2:47 PM
Presence, distribution and persistence of subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in monitoring stations around unbaited structures
Je. Eger, Dow AgroSciences ; J.J. DeMark, Dow AgroSciences ; J.A. McKern, Dow AgroSciences ; M.L. Fisher, Dow AgroSciences ; M.D. Lees, Dow AgroSciences ; R.L. Hamm, Dow AgroSciences ; M.W. Melichar, Dow AgroSciences ; M.P. Tolley, Dow AgroSciences ; M. Messenger, USDA - APHIS
2:59 PM
3:11 PM
Genomic investigation of chitin biosynthesis and degradation in the eastern subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes)
Timothy J. Husen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Shripat T. Kamble, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Julie M. Stone, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
3:23 PM
Characterization of molecular mechanisms of pyrethroid resistance of common bed bug, Cimex lectularius
Reina Koganemaru, Virginia Tech ; Zach N. Adelman, Virginia Tech ; Dini M. Miller, Virginia Tech
3:35 PM
Post-feeding behavior of the common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) with regard to harborage choice
Matthew Douglas Reis, Virginia Tech ; Dini M. Miller, Virginia Tech
3:47 PM
Effect of feeding and temperature on movement of the bed bug, Cimex lectularius L
Alvaro Romero, University of Kentucky ; Michael F. Potter, University of Kentucky ; Kenneth F. Haynes, University of Kentucky
4:11 PM
Foraging behavior of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis following introduction of insecticide treated bed nets in southern Zambia
Douglas E. Norris, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Christen M. Fornadel, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Laura C. Norris, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Shadreck Habbbanti, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
4:23 PM
Phylogenetics and population genetics of the louse fly, Lipoptena mazamae from Arkansas, US
Rebecca Trout, University of Arkansas ; Dayton Steelman, University of Arkansas ; Allen Szalanski, University of Arkansas