Wednesday, December 12, 2001: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Pacific Salon 6-7(Convention Center, Level 2)

Ten-Minute Papers, Subsection Ce. Insect Pathology and Microbial Control

Moderator(s): David Cappaert
Margaret C. Wirth
1:00 PM0905Diuretics as enhancers of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) nucleopolyhedrovirus
Martin Shapiro
1:12 PM0906Impact of naturally occurring Beauveria bassiana on California populations of Lygus hesperus
Michael R. McGuire
1:24 PM0907Crystal production of Bacillus thuringiensis at 37 and 45 celsius
Joel P. Siegel
1:36 PM0908Potential of the insect parasitic nematode, Thripinema nicklewoodi (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae), as a biological control agent of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Steven Arthurs, Kevin M. Heinz
1:48 PM0909Exploiting novel mixtures of microbial toxins for resistance management
Margaret C. Wirth, Brian A. Federici, William E. Walton
2:00 PM0910Gregarine associates of white grubs: distribution, prevalence, and pathogenicity
David Cappaert, David Smitley
2:12 PMBreak
2:24 PM0911A novel Streptomyces strain with insecticidal activity
Francisca Campos, Steve Von Dollen, Lori Lehman, Jimmy Orjala, Desmond Jimenez
2:36 PM0912Evolution of Bacillus thuringiensis resistance in cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni, populations
Alida F. Janmaat, Judith Myers
2:48 PM0913Recent studies with the microsporidia Thelohania and Vairimorpha in imported fire ants
David F. Williams, David H. Oi, Juan A. Briano
3:00 PM0914Myrmicinosporidium durum in a population of Paratrechina faisonensis in western Tennessee
Roberto Pereira, Karen M. Vail, Nancy Van Tol
3:12 PM0915Chitinase from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. pakistani: Cloning and characterization
Surang Thamthiankul, Sujaree Saun-Ngay, Srisurang Tantimavanich, Watanalai Panbangred
3:24 PM0916Detection of differential tolerance to BmNPV infection in silkworm, Bombyx mori, using recombinant virus with luciferase reporter gene
K.M. Ponnuvel, H. Nakazawa, A. Asoaka, M. Yamakawa

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