ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

Graduate Student Ten-Minute Paper Competition,P-IE-12

Monday, November 12, 2012: 8:10 AM-12:00 PM
KCEC 3 (Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown)
Moderator:
Jesse M. Richardson


8:10 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
Do alternative prey disrupt or enhance pest consumption?  A case study with a flexibly-foraging, sit-and-wait predator
Kelton D. Welch, University of Kentucky ; Kenneth F. Haynes, University of Kentucky ; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky
8:27 AM
Indirect effects of predator diversity on a vector-borne plant pathogen
Elizabeth Y. Long, University of Missouri ; Deborah L. Finke, University of Missouri
8:39 AM
Integrating conservation biological control and chemical control in cole crops through habitat manipulation
Emily K. Linkous, Ohio State University ; Celeste Welty, Ohio State University
8:51 AM
Flight capacity of Tetrastichus planipennisi (Eulophidae), an introduced parasitoid of emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis
Samuel J. Fahrner, University of Minnesota ; Jonathan Lelito, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ; Brian H. Aukema, University of Minnesota
9:03 AM
Cover crop mulch and strip-tillage influence biological control in cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
Alexandria N. Bryant, Michigan State University ; Daniel Brainard, Michigan State University ; Zsofia Szendrei, Michigan State University
9:15 AM
Parasitism of light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana, in California
Linda P. Buergi, University of California, Berkeley ; Nicholas J. Mills, University of California, Berkeley
9:27 AM
Effect of vineyard proximity to riparian habitat on biological control of the western grape leafhopper (Erythroneura elegantula) in northern California wine grape vineyards
Houston Wilson, University of California, Berkeley ; Albie Miles, University of California, Berkeley ; Kent M. Daane, University of California, Berkeley ; Miguel Altieri, University of California, Berkeley
9:39 AM
Solid-set canopy delivery: A novel biological pesticide delivery system for tree fruit production
Peter Nelson, Michigan State University ; Mark E. Whalon, Michigan State University
9:51 AM
Break
10:03 AM
The stink bug assassins: Exploring biological control options using molecular techniques
Kacie J. Athey, University of Kentucky ; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky ; John R. Ruberson, University of Georgia
10:15 AM
Indigenous natural enemies of the brown marmorated stink bug
Ashley L. Jones, University of Maryland ; Paula M. Shrewsbury, University of Maryland ; Cerruti Hooks, University of Maryland
10:27 AM
Aphelinus certus: Minnesota's latest invasive species or biocontrol agent?
Joe M. Kaser, University of Minnesota ; George E. Heimpel, University of Minnesota
10:39 AM
Natural enemies of onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman) in New York onion agroecosystems
Elaine J. Fok, Cornell University ; Brian A. Nault, Cornell University
10:51 AM
Life history of Larinus minutus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological control agent of spotted knapweed
Adam M. Alford, University of Arkansas ; Carey R. Minteer, University of Arkansas ; Jun Shen, University of Arkansas ; Timothy J. Kring, University of Arkansas
11:03 AM
Withdrawn
11:15 AM
Natural allies: Independent and interactive effects of two specialist natural enemies on woolly apple aphid colonies
Sean D. M. Gresham, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; J. Christopher Bergh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
11:27 AM
Life history and potential control of Pityophthorus juglandis in east Tennessee
Katheryne Nix, University of Tennessee ; Paris L. Lambdin, University of Tennessee ; Jerome F. Grant, University of Tennessee ; Mark T. Windham, University of Tennessee ; Albert E. Mayfield, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services ; Paul Merten, USDA, Forest Service ; Joseph Doccola, Arborjet, Inc
11:39 AM
Concluding Remarks