Graduate Student Ten-Minute Paper Competition, P-IE: Transgenics & Insecticide Resistance

Monday, December 13, 2010: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Golden West (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Moderator:
Matthew W. Carroll


9:05 AM
Effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the egg-laying behavior of Spodoptera exigua
Kate Nangle, Auburn University ; Henry Fadamiro, Auburn University ; Joseph Kloepper, Auburn University
9:17 AM
Reduced foliage herbivory in Bt cotton benefits phloem-feeding insects
Steffen Hagenbucher, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART ; Dawn M. Olson, USDA - ARS ; John Ruberson, University of Georgia ; Felix L. Wäckers, Lancaster University ; Jörg Romeis, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART
9:29 AM
Characterizing the activity of Vip3A against fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in field corn and cotton
Jarrod T. Hardke, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
9:41 AM
Western corn rootworm larval movement in SmartStax™ seed mix scenarios
Sarah N. Zukoff, University of Missouri ; Bruce E. Hibbard, USDA - ARS
10:05 AM
Evaluating response of western corn rootworm to transgenic Bt corn:  Single event, stacked event, and blended refuge
Ryan S. Keweshan, Iowa State University ; Graham P. Head, Monsanto Company ; Aaron J. Gassmann, Iowa State University
10:17 AM
Gene expression profiles of early regulators in ash (Fraxinus spp.)
Loren Rivera Vega, The Ohio State University ; Praveen Mamidala, The Ohio State University, OARDC ; Pierluigi Bonello, The Ohio State University ; Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University, OARDC ; Omprakash Mittapalli, The Ohio State University
10:29 AM
10:44 AM
Uptake of Bacillus thuringiensis proteins by a community of generalist predators (Araneae) and their prey
Julie A. Peterson, University of Kentucky ; John J. Obrycki, University of Kentucky ; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky
10:56 AM
Release from interference competition as a mechanism for pest outbreaks associated with transgenic Bt cotton
Adam Zeilinger, University of Minnesota ; Dawn M. Olson, USDA - ARS ; David A. Andow, University of Minnesota
11:08 AM
Examining potential differences between rotation-resistant and rotation-susceptible populations of western corn rootworms
Nicholas A. Tinsley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Michael E. Gray, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Joseph L. Spencer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at Urbana-Champaign ; Ronald E. Estes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Thomas E. Hunt, University of Nebraska ; Andrew T. Morehouse, University of Illinois
11:20 AM
Protracted emergence of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) and the relationship to neonicotinoid resistance
Anders Huseth, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Russell L. Groves, University of Wisconsin-Madison