ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

P-IE Scetion Symposium: Researching Imminent or Newly Established Pests: Helping and Hurting at the Same Time

Tuesday, November 13, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Cumberland (Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown)
Organizer :
Robert G. Ahern


1:30 PM
1110
Introductory remarks - session overview
Robert G. Ahern, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
1:35 PM
1111
The inevitable pest outbreak: Can we break our dependence on methyl bromide as an emergency measure?
Laura A. Jeffers, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Center for Plant Health Science
1:55 PM
1112
Sour grapes: Challenges associated with Lobesia botrana (EGVM)
Scott W. Myers, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
2:15 PM
1113
Cautionary tales of first host reports of newly identified invasive species
Lisa G. Neven, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Scott W. Myers, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
2:35 PM
1114
Host Suitability Index – A new method for quantifying host preference and its application to postharvest scenarios
David E. Bellamy, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Spencer Walse, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
2:55 PM
Break
3:10 PM
1115
Recommendations from the edge: How the New Pest Advisory Group (NPAG) supports PPQ
Christie A. Bertone, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Center for Plant Health Science
3:30 PM
1116
Megacopta cribraria: From ground zero and beyond
Wayne A. Gardner, University of Georgia
3:50 PM
1117
The challenge and impact of new pest/new host reports on international trade of fresh fruit
Mike Willett, Northwest Horticultural Council
4:10 PM
1118
High profile research: Anything you say can (and likely will) be used against us
Robert G. Ahern, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
4:30 PM
1119
Roundtable Discussion - How can research help without hurting?
Robert G. Ahern, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ; David E. Bellamy, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Christie A. Bertone, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Center for Plant Health Science ; Wayne A. Gardner, University of Georgia ; Laura A. Jeffers, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Center for Plant Health Science ; Scott W. Myers, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) ; Lisa G. Neven, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Mike Willett, Northwest Horticultural Council
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