ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

Ecological and Evolutionary Origins of Insect Pests in Agriculture: The Role of Crop Domestication and Global Crop Translocation

Wednesday, November 14, 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ballroom C, Floor Three (Knoxville Convention Center)
Participant:
Raul F. Medina
Organizers:
Yolanda H. Chen
Raul F. Medina


8:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
8:10 AM
8:35 AM
Ecology and evolution of the cotton fleahopper: Possible influence of domesticated cotton cultivation
Apurba K. Barman, University of Georgia ; Raul F. Medina, Texas A&M University
8:50 AM
Origins of pest problems in commercial sunflower production
J. P. Michaud, Kansas State University
10:05 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Exploring the humble origins of a global superpest: The case of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Victor Izzo, University of Vermont ; Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer, University of California, Berkeley ; Joseph T. Labrum, University of Vermont ; Jordan Armstrong, University of Vermont ; Yolanda H. Chen, University of Vermont
11:00 AM
Were corn leafhopper's host and geographic ranges expanded by maize domestication and spread?
Julio Bernal, Texas A&M University ; Raul F. Medina, Texas A&M University
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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