Wednesday, 17 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

251 B (Salt Palace L-2)

Section C Symposium: The Biological Control of Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.): Multidisciplinary Approaches Enhance Success

Organizer(s): Daniel W. Bean, bean@vegmail.ucdavis.edu
David J. Kazmer, dkazmer@sidney.ars.usda.gov
8:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:05 AM0143Use of Diorhabda elongata in the biological control of saltcedar: an overview  [ Recorded presentation ]
C. Jack DeLoach, jdeloach@spa.ars.usda.gov
8:25 AM0144Taxonomy and biogeography of the Diorhabda elongata species group: Using GIS modeling to match source populations of biological control agents to introduction sites  [ Recorded presentation ]
James L. Tracy, james.tracy@usda.gov, Lindsey R. Milbrath, lmilbrath@spa.ars.usda.gov, C. Jack DeLoach, jdeloach@spa.ars.usda.gov
8:45 AM0145Molecular markers for distinguishing populations of Diorhabda elongata and monitoring hybridization in the field
David J. Kazmer, dkazmer@sidney.ars.usda.gov, John F. Gaskin, JGaskin@sidney.ars.usda.gov
9:05 AM0146Hybridization and genetics of Diorhabda elongata populations: Predicting interactions in the field  [ Recorded presentation ]
David C. Thompson, dathomps@nmsu.edu, Julie C. Keller, jckeller33@yahoo.com
9:25 AM0147Matching diapause and overwintering properties with release sites of Diorhabda elongata  [ Recorded presentation ]
Daniel W. Bean, bean@vegmail.ucdavis.edu
9:45 AMBreak
10:00 AM0148Pheromone communication in Diorhabda elongata: Basic biology and future practical potential
Robert J. Bartelt, bartelrj@ncaur.usda.gov
10:20 AM0149Biologically active host plant volatiles for Diorhabda elongata
Allard A. Cossé, cosseaa@ncaur.usda.gov
10:40 AM0150Plant responses to herbivory by the leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata  [ Recorded presentation ]
Thomas L. Dudley, tdudley@cabnr.unr.edu, Robert Pattison, pattison@nevada.unr.edu, Annie Caires, threepin10@yahoo.com
11:00 AM0151Host range testing of multiple populations of Diorhabda elongata  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lindsey R. Milbrath, lmilbrath@spa.ars.usda.gov
11:20 AM0152Risk assessment in the saltcedar biological control program  [ Recorded presentation ]
John C. Herr, jherr@pw.usda.gov
11:40 AM0153Use of remote sensing in the evaluation of herbivory and population dispersal by Diorhabda elongata
Raymond I. Carruthers, ric@pw.usda.gov, Gerald L. Anderson, ganderson@sidney.ars.usda.gov

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