Sunday, 14 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

151 A-C (Salt Palace L-1)

Symposium: Understanding the Effects of New Pesticides on Natural Enemies in Pome Fruits: Problems and Prospects

Organizer(s): Thomas R. Unruh, unruh@yarl.ars.usda.gov
John D. Stark, stark@puyallup.wsu.edu
8:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:10 AM0028Evolution of bioassays testing the toxicity of pesticides on natural enemies: Acute toxicity to demography
John D. Stark, stark@puyallup.wsu.edu
8:30 AM0029Developing bioassays for selected natural enemies in pome fruits: Commonalities and realities
Richard Hilton, richard.hilton@oregonstate.edu
8:50 AM0030Taxonomic, ecological and biochemical trends in responses: Beyond idiosyncrasies
Thomas R. Unruh, unruh@yarl.ars.usda.gov
9:10 AM0031Pesticide impact on natural enemies: Applying laboratory studies to the field and what they mean for growers
Helmut Riedl, Helmut.Riedl@orst.edu
9:40 AMBreak
9:55 AM0032Phenology of predators in pear orchards: Uncertainties complicate spray decisions
David Horton, horton@yarl.ars.usda.gov
10:15 AM0033Ecological selectivity: Timing pesticides to optimize biological control
Elizabeth Beers Peryea, ebeers@wsu.edu
10:35 AM0034Demographics as a common currency for interpreting sublethal effects among natural enemies
Nick Mills, nmills@nature.berkeley.edu
10:55 AM0035What next and final discussion
Thomas R. Unruh, unruh@yarl.ars.usda.gov

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