Sunday, December 9, 2001: 1:00 PM-4:45 PM

Royal Palm Salon 1(Convention Center, Level 1)

Informal Conference: Refinements in Management of Plant Bugs (Lygus spp.) in North America

Session Chair(s): Larry D. Godfrey
1:00 PM0122Introduction
Larry D. Godfrey
1:10 PM0123Lygus ecology in mid-south cotton with implications for management
William Scott
1:35 PM0124Lygus ecology in western cotton with implications for management
Peter B. Goodell
2:00 PM0125Biological control of Lygus lineolaris with Anaphes egg parasitoids
Livy Williams
2:25 PM0126Classical biological control of Lygus in the northeastern U.S. by Peristenus digoneutis Loan, a parasite of nymphs
William Day
2:50 PMBreak
3:05 PM0127Progress and obstacles in identifying Lygus bug pheromones
Jocelyn Millar
3:30 PM0128Improved techniques for rearing Lygus bugs
Allen Cohen
3:55 PM0129Action thresholds for Lygus on cotton in the desert Southwest
Peter C. Ellsworth, Virginia Barkley
4:20 PMConcluding Remarks
4:30 PMDiscussion

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