Ten-Minute Papers, P-IE: Molecular Analysis And Plant Defense Research

Tuesday, December 14, 2010: 2:45 PM-5:15 PM
Pacific, Salon 5 (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Organizer:
Paul Borth
Moderator:
Michael Patnaude


2:50 PM
Wash-day for molecular ecologists: Removing external contaminating DNA from arthropod predators destined for molecular gut-content analysis
Matthew H. Greenstone, Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory ; Donald Weber, USDA - ARS ; Thomas A. Coudron, USDA - ARS ; Mark Payton, Oklahoma State University
3:02 PM
Molecular tracking of generalist predator feeding habits in Washington potatoes
Eric G Chapman, University of Kentucky ; Gretchen Beth Snyder, Washington State University ; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky ; William E. Snyder, Washington State University
3:14 PM
Microsatellite analysis of bumble bee foraging in mass flowering agricultural fields
Sujaya Rao, Oregon State University ; James Strange, USDA - ARS ; William P. Stephen, Oregon State University
3:26 PM
Identification and definitions of Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) waveforms for the potato psyllid, Paratrioza cockerelli, on susceptible potato
Cole Pearson, Washington State University ; Elaine Backus, USDA - ARS ; Joseph E. Munyaneza, USDA - ARS
3:38 PM
Analyzing feeding behavior of Nezara viridula on Glycine max using electrical penetration graph techniques
SB. Cooke, Winthrop University ; PL. Mitchell, Winthrop University ; Elaine Backus, USDA San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Research Center
3:50 PM
Host-associated differentiation among Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) populations associated with maize and a perennial teosinte 
Steven Michael Reyna, Texas A&M University ; Julio S. Bernal, Texas A&M University ; Raul F Medina, Texas A&M University
4:02 PM
Perturbation of membrane lipid metabolism in wheat (Triticum aestivum) seedling caused by Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) attacks
Lieceng Zhu, Fayetteville State University ; Xiang Liu, North Carolina State University ; Ming-Shun Chen, Kansas State University
4:14 PM
Mites by the millions: neonicotinoid insecticide alters defense of cotton plants and leads to outbreaks of twospotted spider mites
Adrianna Szczepaniec, Texas A&M University ; David L. Kerns, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station ; Ricardo Ramirez, Texas A&M University ; Micky Eubanks, Texas A&M University
4:26 PM
The effect of aphid feeding on induced plant defenses
Ezra G. Schwartzberg, Pensylvania State University ; James H Tumlinson, Pensylvania State University
4:38 PM
Bacteria associated with the mountain pine beetle degrade components of tree defensive chemistry
Aaron Adams, University of Wisconsin ; Celia Boone, University of Northern British Columbia ; Sandra M Adams, Univeristy of WI ; Joerg Bohlmann, University of British Columbia ; Cameron Currie, University of Wisconsin ; Nadir Erbilgin, University of Alberta ; Brian H. Aukema, University of Minnesota ; Kenneth F. Raffa, University of Wisconsin
4:50 PM
Generalist and specialist host-parasitoid associations respond differently to wild parsnip (Pastinca sativa) defensive chemistry
Paul J. Ode, Colorado State University ; Evan Lampert, University of Colorado ; May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois ; Arthur R. Zangerl, University of Illinois
5:02 PM
The effects of dietary nutrients on the immune response of the polyphagous caterpillar, Grammia incorrupta
Angela Smilanich, University of Nevada ; Michael Singer, Wesleyan University ; Peri Mason, Wesleyan University