Student Competition for the President's Prize Display Presentations, P-IE: Biotic and Environmental

Monday, December 14, 2009: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall D, First Floor (Convention Center)


Seeking generalities in salt stress on herbivores: a multi-species approach
Christy M. Foust, University of North Florida ; Cliff Ross, University of North Florida ; Anthony Rossi, University of North Florida ; Jamie Moon, University of North Florida ; Dan C. Moon, University of North Florida
Soil amendment effects on survivorship and development time of Colorado potato beetles
Serena Gross, University of Maine ; Andrei Alyokhin, University of Maine ; Robert Larkin, USDA-ARS ; Sue Erich, University of Maine ; Edward Bernard, University of Maine ; Stellos Tavantzis, University of Maine
Influence of rough handling and environmental factors on blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria) nest establishment
Cory A. Vorel, Utah State University ; Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, USDA - ARS
Cold hardiness of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Amy C. Morey, University of Minnesota ; William D. Hutchison, University of Minnesota ; Robert C. Venette, USDA - Forest Service
Effect of photoperiod on fitness of greenbug, Schizaphis graminum, biotypes on sorghum
Jody R. Gilchrest, West Texas A&M University ; Bonnie B. Pendleton, West Texas A&M University
Performance of soybean with rag1b/rag3 resistance to soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) in potassium-deficient field conditions
T. Michael Kates, Michigan State University ; Christina DiFonzo, Michigan State University ; Dechun Wang, Michigan State University
Survival and population dynamics of the red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst (Acari:Tenuipalpidae), in dry and wet experimental conditions
Lesly Colon, University of Puerto Rico ; Jose Carlos V. Rodrigues, University of Puerto Rico
Electrical penetration graph comparisons of squash bug, Anasa tristis (Hemiptera: Coreidae), feeding on watermelon and its relatives
Kaushal Maskey, Oklahoma State University ; Astri Wayadande, Oklahoma State University ; B.D. Bruton, USDA-ARS ; Jacqueline Fletcher, Oklahoma State University
Impact of various organic mulches on the soil surface insect community in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Harsimran Gill, University of Florida ; Robert McSorley, University of Florida ; Danielle Treadwell, University of Florida ; Marc Branham, University of Florida ; Susan Webb, University of Florida ; Gaurav Goyal, University of Florida, Everglades Research and Education Center
Modeling crop response to multiple sources of injury
Kevin D. Johnson, Iowa State University ; Matthew O'Neal, Iowa State University ; Philip M. Dixon, Iowa State University ; Larry P. Pedigo, Iowa State University ; Micheal D. Owen, Iowa State University