Tuesday, 19 November 2002: 8:00 AM-12:12 PM

Room 209-210 (Convention Center, Second Floor)

Ten-Minute Papers, Subsection Ca. Biological Control

Moderator(s): Joe K. Balciunas
Philip A. Stansly
8:00 AM0633Effects of parasitoid density and arena size on progeny production of Anaphes iole (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)
Eric Wellington Riddick
8:12 AM0634Rearing Orius laevigatus on a synthetic diet: nutritional aspects
Yves Arijs, Patrick De Clercq
8:24 AM0635Field fitness in a bio-control agent: effects of wing size and shape
David M. Bennett, Ary A. Hoffmann
8:36 AM0636Prospects for biological control of Bemisa tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) with Eretmocerus spp. (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in Spanish Greenhouse Vegetables
Philip A. Stansly, Alberto Urbaneja
8:48 AM0637Complementary sex determination in Aphidius colemani
Paul Ode, Keith R. Hopper, George Heimpel
9:00 AM0638Feeding behavior of different generalist predators in strawberries
Silvia Rondon, Daniel Cantliffe, James F. Price
9:12 AM0639Biological control of the glassy-winged sharpshooter in California
David J. W. Morgan, Gregory S. Simmons
9:24 AM0640Matching source and target climates and habitats of candidates for biological control introductions
Christian Ulrichs, Keith R. Hopper
9:36 AM0641Assessing potential impact of a candidate weed biocontrol agent prior to release: An example for Cape ivy
Joe K. Balciunas
9:48 AMBreak
10:00 AM0642The effect of sex ratio on the population development of Aphthona (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) flea beetles
Denise L. Olson, Ankush Joshi
10:12 AM0643Population level effects of cadmium and the insecticide imidacloprid on the parasitoid, Aphidius ervi after exposure through its host, the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum
John D. Stark, Paulina Kramarz
10:24 AM0644Impact of generalist predators on an introduced parasitoid, a biological control agent for Glycaspis brimblecombei (Homoptera: Spondyliaspidae)
Nadir Erbilgin, Donald L. Dahlsten, David R. Rowney
10:36 AM0645Intra- and interspecific interactions between Lysiphlebus testaceipes and Lipolexis scutellaris reared on Toxoptera citricida
Anand B. Persad, Marjorie A. Hoy
10:48 AM0646Compatibility of the new generation of insecticides with vedalia beetle
Beth Grafton-Cardwell, Ping Gu
11:00 AM0647Role of Telenomus dignus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) in synergising parasitism by Trichogramma chilonis on sugarcane top borer, Scirpophaga nivella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs in Sindh Province, Pakistan
Muhammad Ishtiaq, Rab Dino Khuhro, Ghulam H. Abro, Maqsood A. Rustamani
11:12 AM0648Abundance of non-target ground-dwelling arthropods in transgenic Bt and conventional potato fields treated with different control regimes against Colorado potato beetles
Jian J Duan, Gary Reed
11:24 AM0649Reducing risks of biological control introductions: a probabilistic risk-assessment approach
Mark G Wright, Michael P. Hoffmann, Thomas P. Kuhar, Sylvie Chenus, Jeffrey Gardner
11:36 AM0650A self-guided online learning module explores the risks and benefits of biological control
Kerri M. Skinner, William Wyatt Hoback, Sribhagyam Srinivasan
11:48 AM0651Manipulating floral density in ornamental landscapes to encourage natural enemies of herbivorous insects
Ashley B. Bennett, Lawrence M. Hanks, Cliff S. Sadof
12:00 PM0652Effects of host plant on parasitism of Lygus lineolaris (Heteroptera: Miridae) eggs by Anaphes iole (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)
Livy Williams, Yu Cheng Zhu, Veronica Manrique, Leslie Price, Gordon L. Snodgrass

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