Tuesday, 19 November 2002: 1:00 PM-5:15 PM | |||
Room 114 (Convention Center, Ground Level) | |||
The Ecological Basis of Conservation Biological Control of Insect Pests | |||
| Moderator(s): | Steve D. Wratten Paula M. Shrewsbury | ||
| 1:00 PM | Introductory Remarks: Steve Wratten | ||
| 1:20 PM | 0769 | Laying some foundations for conservation biological control theory Geoff M. Gurr, S.D. Wratten | |
| 1:40 PM | 0770 | Ecology of sugar feeding by parasitoids in the field George Heimpel | |
| 2:00 PM | 0771 | Selecting food sources to enhance biocontrol in brassicas Felix L. Wäckers | |
| 2:20 PM | 0772 | Impact of flowering plants on the herbivore and natural enemy population dynamics in ornamental systems Paula M. Shrewsbury, Joseph M. Patt | |
| 2:40 PM | 0773 | Applying theory to practice in conservation biological control: Lessons from a model system using broccoli, cabbage aphids, and predacious hoverflies J. M. Luna, Paul Jepson, M. D. Ambrosino, M. R. Colley, S.D. Wratten, Nic Irvin | |
| 3:00 PM | 0774 | The influence of ground covers on beneficial arthropods and vine vigor and in California vineyards K. M. Daane, Michael J. Costello | |
| 3:20 PM | Break | ||
| 3:35 PM | 0775 | Mechanisms and recent results from conservation biological control in cereals and vineyards S.D. Wratten, J. Tylianakis, L. A. Berndt | |
| 3:55 PM | 0776 | Conservation biological control at the landscape scale Douglas A. Landis | |
| 4:15 PM | 0777 | Herbivore/natural enemy assemblages and conservation biological control Pedro Barbosa | |
| 4:35 PM | 0778 | Testing the potential for conservation biological control in ornamental landscapes: Manipulation of natural enemies with flowering forbs Lawrence M. Hanks, Cliff S. Sadof | |
| 4:55 PM | 0779 | The role of flowers in the conservation management of anthophilous biocontrol arthropods in vegetable cropping systems Joseph M. Patt | |