Undergraduate Student Ten-Minute Paper Competition, P-IE

Monday, December 13, 2010: 8:45 AM-12:00 PM
Pacific, Salon 1 (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Moderator:
Erin W. Hodgson


8:50 AM
Feeding behavior of Leptoglossus phyllopus (Hemiptera:Coreidae) developmental stages
Sarah Johnson, Winthrop University ; Paula Levin Mitchell, Winthrop University
9:02 AM
Population differences in Pastinaca sativa and its suitability as a host plant for Depressaria pastinacella
Alan David Yanahan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Tania Jogesh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Arthur R. Zangerl, University of Illinois ; May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois
9:14 AM
A new methodology for small-scale studies on twospotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch:  Rearing, sorting life-history stages, and quantifying
Lauren L Kalns, Texas A & M University ; Justin Fiene, Texas A & M University ; Julio Bernal, Texas A & M University ; Raul Medina, Texas A & M University ; Pete Krauter, Texas A & M University ; Christian Nansen, Texas Agrilife Reseach Center
9:38 AM
Variation in induced defense against caterpillars among ancestral and derived Zea plants
Sarah E. Widney, Texas A&M University ; Adrianna Szczepaniec, Texas A&M University ; Julio S. Bernal, Texas A&M University ; Micky D. Eubanks, Texas A&M University
9:50 AM
Pheromone mating disruption of Cydia latiferreana (Tortricidae), filbertworm moth, in commercial hazelnut orchards
Christopher S Hedstrom, Oregon State University ; Vaughn Walton, Oregon State University ; Ute Chambers, Washington State University
10:02 AM
Effects of an insect growth regulator on western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) mortality by Beauveria bassiana insecticide products
Lori Moshman, Cornell University ; Andrew Chow, Texas A&M University ; Kevin M. Heinz, Texas A&M University ; Carlos E. Bográn, Texas A&M University
10:14 AM
10:26 AM
The potential of genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures of wheat for controlling aphid populations
Alexandra V. Shoffner, The Pennsylvania State University ; John F. Tooker, Pennsylvania State University
10:38 AM
A plant pathogen-mediated interaction between an aphid vector and its parasitoid
Camila F. de Oliveira, University of Missouri ; Elizabeth Y. Long, University of Missouri ; Deborah L. Finke, University of Missouri - Columbia
10:50 AM
Incorporation of laser counters for quantifying insects passing through vacuum-pump driven aspirators
Theodor L. Stansly, University of Florida ; Philip A. Stansly, University of Florida
11:02 AM
Persistence and infectivity of Isaria fumosorosea blastospores sprayed on citrus seedlings in the field for managing the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri
David A. Pick, Florida Atlantic University ; Pasco B. Avery, University of Florida ; Steven P. Arthurs, University of Florida ; David G. Hall, USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Lab ; Charles A. Powell, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
11:14 AM
Effects on survival of Nabis spp. fed diets of soybean aphid from resistant and seed-treated soybean
Andrea Dittmer, University of Minnesota ; Thelma Heidel, University of Minnesota ; David W. Ragsdale, University of Minnesota
11:26 AM
Cold hardiness of the light brown apple moth:  Assessing the rsk of etablishment in the nrthern U.S
Lindsey DE. Christianson, University of Minnesota ; Robert C. Venette, USDA - Forest Service ; Robert L Koch, Minnesota Department of Agriculture ; William D. Hutchison, University of Minnesota
11:38 AM
Performance of eastern black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) larvae on native and introduced host plants
Allen V Lawrance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Terry Harrison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at Urbana-Champaign