Wednesday, 29 October 2003: 7:00 AM-3:00 PM

Hall B (Convention Center (First Floor))

Display Presentations, Section Ce. Insect Pathology and Microbial Control

D0579Assessment of mesoenvironment temperature and humidity to estimate suitability for the application of a fungal entomopathogen for tick management
Kenwyn Cradock, Glen Needham
D0580Improved UV-protection of Metarhizium anisopliae var acridum spores using a lignin-based coating
Yinguang Chen, Foster A. Agblevor, Donald E. Mullins, Larry J. Vaughan, Herman L. Warren
D0581Laboratory evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi for microbial control of the greenhouse pests Myzus persicae and Aphis gossypii
Melanie J. Filotas, Stephen Wraight, John P. Sanderson
D0582Field trials using the fungal pathogen, Metarhizium anisopliae to control the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor in honey bee, Apis mellifera colonies
Lambert H. B. Kanga, Walker A. Jones, Carlos Gracia, Sonia Gallegos, Javier Cavazos
D0583Variation in virulence of Japanese and American isolates of Entomophaga maimaiga on Japanese and American gypsy moths
S. R. Thomas, Joseph S. Elkinton, A. E. Hajek
D0584The trichomycete (Zygomycota) mycota populating larval black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of southwest Alabama
Mark P. Nelder, John W. McCreadie
D0585Tritrophic interactions and storage pest control: interaction of the fungus Beauveria bassiana with resistant oat varieties for control of Oryzaephilus surinamensis
James E. Throne, Jeffrey C. Lord
D0586Risk assessment of using fungal insecticides: Indigenous populations of Beauveria bassiana and prevalence of a commercial biocontrol strain
L. A. Castrillo, S. L. Annis, E. Groden, P. Mishra, J. D. Vandenberg
D0587Comparison of spore germination of Beuveria bassiana and insecticidal activity against Trichoplusia ni (Hübner)
Erica J. Bailey, Robert W. Behle
D0588Temperature and humidity interactions of Beauveria bassiana and diatomaceous earth for control of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica: An unexpected increase in fungal efficacy with low moisture
Jeffrey C. Lord
D0589Field efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes for control of the pecan weevil, Curculio caryae, and plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar, (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
David Shapiro-Ilan, Ted E. Cottrell, Russell F. Mizell, Dan L. Horton, Wayne A. Gardner, Bruce W. Wood
D0590Theory and improved biotechnology for cryopreservation of the entomopathogenic nematodes in liquid nitrogen
Cheng Bai, David Shapiro-Ilan, Randy Gaugler, Shu-Xia Yi
D0591Development of the neogregarine Mattesia sp., causing agent of the yellow head disease, in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Roberto M. Pereira, Steven M. Valles
D0592Control with nucleopolyhedroviruses of the fall armyworm and corn earworm on Bt-transgenic and nontransgenic sweet corn
Robert R. Farrar, Martin Shapiro, Merle Shepard
D0593Failing fire ants: Decline of Solenopsis invicta inoculated with Thelohania solenopsae in a Mississippi pasture
Shannon S. James, Anne-Marie A. Callcott, Homer Collins, David H. Oi, Ronald D. Weeks, David F. Williams
D0594Occurrence and distribution of Thelohania solenopsae in red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) populations in Louisiana
Maynard Milks, Yuliya Y. Sokolova, Arthur R. Richter, James R. Fuxa
D0595Methods of intercolony spread of Thelohania solenopsae, a pathogen of imported fire ants
David H. Oi, David F. Williams

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