Session: Graduate Student Ten-Minute Paper Competition, MUVE: III (2010 ESA Annual Meeting (December 12-15, 2010))

Monday, December 13, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:35 AM

Sheffield (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)

Moderators:

Changlu Wang
Mark D. Sheperdigian

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:05 AM

Morphological characterization and molecular mediated genetic variation of thief ant (Solenopsis molesta Say, Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Ralph Narain, University of Nebraska; Shripat T. Kamble, Universiti of Nebraska-Lincoln; Thomas Powers, University of Nebraska

8:17 AM

0340

Mechanical transmisson potential of Nylanderia sp. nr. pubens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) using fluorescently labeled Escherichia coli

Danny L. McDonald, Texas A&M University; Robert Puckett, Texas A&M University; Jeff Brady, Texas AgriLife Extension Service (TAES); Roger E. Gold, Texas A&M University

8:29 AM

0342

Comparative study of the resistance of six bamboo species to attack by Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Coptotermes gestroi Wasmann (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)

Nirmala Hapukotuwa, University of Hawaii at Manoa; J. Kenneth Grace, University of Hawai'i

8:41 AM

0343

Survival of Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, colonies in seasonally inundated locations of New Orleans, Louisiana

Carrie Owens, City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board; Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida; Kenneth S. Brown, City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board; Claudia Riegel, City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board

8:53 AM

Break

9:07 AM

0344

Escape behavior of Formosan subterranean termites to a disturbance commonly encountered around field monitors

Bal Krishna Gautam, Louisiana State University; Gregg Henderson, Louisiana State University

9:19 AM

0345

Eastern subterranean termite chitinase activity in response to pentoxyfylline treated diet

Timothy J. Husen, University of Nebraska; Shripat T. Kamble, Universiti of Nebraska-Lincoln

9:31 AM

0347

Efficacy and sub-lethal effects of methoprene and pyrethrin aerosol treatments on Tribolium castaneum

Angela M. Tucker, Kansas State University; James Campbell, USDA - ARS; Frank Arthur, USDA-ARS; Kun-Yan Zhu, Kansas State University

9:43 AM

0348

Baseline dose-responses of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to insect growth regulators

Narinderpal Singh, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; DT. Johnson, University of Arkansas; CD. Steelman, University of Arkansas; Allen L. Szalanski, University of Arkansas

9:55 AM

0349

Factors influencing trap captures of Tribolium castaneum in mills

Altair A. Semeao, Kansas State University; James Campbell, USDA - ARS; R. Jeff Whitworth, Kansas State University; Phil Sloderbeck, Kansas State University

10:07 AM

Break

10:19 AM

0350

Responses of Tribolium castaneum life stages to elevated temperatures

Monika Brijwani, Kansas State University; Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Kansas State University; Paul Flinn, USDA-ARS-GMPRC; Michael Langemeier, Kansas State University

10:31 AM

0352

Population growth and development of the psocid Liposcelis pearmani Lienhard (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) at constant temperatures and relative humidities

Boubakary Aminatou, Oklahoma State University; Sandipa G. Gautam, Oklahoma State University; G. P. Opit, Oklahoma State University; Justin Talley, Oklahoma State University; C.L. Jones, Oklahoma State University

10:43 AM

0353

Implementation of a sustainable pest management curriculum in Hawaii public schools

Makena Mason, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Maria Aihara-Sasaki, University of Hawaii at Manoa; J. Kenneth Grace, University of Hawai'i; Julian R. Yates III, University of Hawaii at Manoa

10:55 AM

0354

A review of pesticide use record violations in Georgia public schools

Sonja Branon, University of Georgia; Brian T. Forschler, University of Georgia

11:07 AM

Concluding Remarks

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