Insect Eradication: When Is it Possible and How do You Evaluate Success?

Tuesday, December 14, 2010: 9:00 AM-11:50 AM
Hampton (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Organizers:
James R. Carey
Andrew M. Liebhold


9:25 AM
Allee effects, and their exploitation in eradication
Andrew M. Liebhold, USDA Forest Service ; Patrick C. Tobin, USDA - Forest Service
9:45 AM
The New Zealand experience with insect eradication
DM. Suckling, New Zealand Institute of Plant and Food Research Ltd
10:05 AM
Analysis of historical insect eradication programs
Patrick Tobin, USDA - Forest Service ; John Kean, Ag Research ; Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University, OARDC ; Danny Lee, USDA ; Deborah G. McCullough, Michigan State University ; DM. Suckling, New Zealand Institute of Plant and Food Research Ltd ; Takehiko Yamanaka, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, JP
10:25 AM
The need for eradication:  Tradeoffs with interdiction
Frank Lowenstein, The Nature Conservancy
10:45 AM
Optimizing insect eradication through bioeconomic approaches
Becky Epanchin-Niell, Resources for the Future
11:25 AM
A resident's perspective on insect eradication
Daniel K. Harder, California Academy of Sciences
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