Tuesday, 19 November 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM | |||
Floridian Ballroom D (Convention Center, Third Floor) | |||
Biosystems and Bioterrorism---Can Arthropods Be Used as Agents of Destruction | |||
| Moderator(s): | Victoria Y. Yokoyama Patrick V. Vail | ||
| 8:00 AM | Introductory Remarks: V.Y. Yokoyama | ||
| 8:10 AM | 0586 | The biology of terrorism and war: An entomological perspective James R. Carey | |
| 8:35 AM | 0587 | Plant pests: The medfly threat Roger Vargas | |
| 8:55 AM | 0588 | Vectors of plant diseases: The glassy-winged sharpshooter scare Ted A. Batkin | |
| 9:15 AM | 0589 | Pests of veterinary importance: Screwworm terror from the South Muhammad F. Chaudhury | |
| 9:35 AM | Break | ||
| 9:50 AM | 0590 | Vectors of human and animal diseases: Curse of the West Nile virus James Becnel | |
| 10:10 AM | 0591 | Emergency action plan: Special forces quash screwworm in Libya Donald A. Lindquist, Waldemar Klassen | |
| 10:30 AM | 0592 | Potential for Tsetse and Trypanosomosis reinfestation or establishment in free areas Jorge Hendrichs | |
| 10:50 AM | 0593 | Potential economic losses: The survivors Albert Stehly | |
| 11:10 AM | Concluding Remarks: P.V. Vail | ||
| 11:20 AM | Questions and Answers | ||