Ten-Minute Papers, MUVE Section: Structural Pests

Wednesday, November 13, 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting Room 18 C (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Roger Gold


8:12 AM
Determination of efficacy of Trelona termite bait when applied to control Reticulitermes flavipes or Coptotermes formosanus subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Roger E. Gold, Texas A&M University ; Chris Keefer, Texas A&M University ; Robert T. Puckett, Texas A&M University
8:36 AM
Water transfer by Formosan subterranean termites
Bal K. Gautam, Louisiana State University ; Gregg Henderson, Louisiana State University
9:00 AM
Evaluation of dyed agar versus dyed filter paper for marking Formosan subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus)
Carrie Cottone, City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board ; Eric Guidry, City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board ; Ed D. Freytag, City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board ; Claudia Riegel, City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board
9:12 AM
Neoteny in Reticulitermes flavipes
Brian T. Forschler, University of Georgia
9:24 AM
Asymmetrical "snapping" mandibles in termites converge in form with composite bows developed by archers of the Eurasian steppe
Paul Bardunias, SUNY-ESF ; Aaron Mullins, New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board ; Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida
9:36 AM