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Saturday, December 17, 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM | |||
Room 305 (Convention Center, Third Floor) | |||
Symposium: Biology and Management of Root Weevils | |||
Organizer(s): | Stephen L. Lapointe, slapointe@ushrl.ars.usda.gov Richard Cowles, Richard.cowles@po.state.ct.us Jorge E. Pena, jepe@ifas.ufl.edu | ||
1:30 PM | Introductory Remarks | ||
1:35 PM | 0862 | Evolution and root weevils: parthenogenesis, polyphagy, and pest status Benjamin B. Normark, bnormark@ent.umass.edu | |
1:55 PM | 0863 | Can weevils be controlled through digestion disruption? Brenda Oppert, bso@ksu.edu | |
2:15 PM | 0864 | Transcriptome analysis of citrus response to feeding by Diaprepes root weevil Robert G. Shatters, rshatters@ushrl.ars.usda.gov, Michael Bausher, MBausher@ushrl.ars.usda.gov, X. H. Sinisterra, C. L. McKenzie, CMcKenzie@ushrl.ars.usda.gov | |
2:30 PM | 0865 | Host plant interactions of the Diaprepes root weevil, a potential pantropical pest Stephen L. Lapointe, slapointe@ushrl.ars.usda.gov, Robert G. Shatters, rshatters@ushrl.ars.usda.gov | |
2:45 PM | Break | ||
2:55 PM | 0867 | Prospects for conventional breeding of strawberries for tolerance to root weevils Richard Cowles, Richard.cowles@po.state.ct.us | |
3:15 PM | 0868 | Aspects to consider for successful biological control of weevils: The case of Diaprepes abbreviatus Jorge E. Pena, jepe@ifas.ufl.edu, David G. Hall, dhall@ushrl.ars.usda.gov, Clayton W. McCoy, cwmy@lal.ufl.edu | |
3:35 PM | 0870 | Trophic cascades and some non-target effects of augmenting entomopathogenic nematode communities Larry Duncan, lwdn@crec.ifas.ufl.edu | |
4:05 PM | Break2 | ||
4:15 PM | 0871 | Comparison of fungal pathogen Beauveria bassiana, Marathon and Talstar on survivorship of black vine weevil adults Vera Krischik, krisc001@umn.edu, L. B. Flor, flor0119@tc.umn.edu | |
4:30 PM | 0872 | Integrating fungal biology into a black vine weevil management program Denny J. Bruck, bruckd@onid.orst.edu | |
4:45 PM | 0873 | Management of root weevils in Canadian strawberries Kenna MacKenzie, mackenziek@agr.gc.ca, Patrice Bouchard, bouchardpb@agr.gc.ca | |
5:00 PM | 0874 | Sampling to detect and monitor Diaprepes abbreviatus and other Otiorhynchids associated with citrus: state of the science and challenges for the future David G. Hall, dhall@ushrl.ars.usda.gov | |
5:15 PM | Discussion |
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