The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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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 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:35 PM0862Evolution and root weevils: parthenogenesis, polyphagy, and pest status
Benjamin B. Normark, bnormark@ent.umass.edu
1:55 PM0863Can weevils be controlled through digestion disruption?
Brenda Oppert, bso@ksu.edu
2:15 PM0864Transcriptome 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 PM0865Host 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 PMBreak
2:55 PM0867Prospects for conventional breeding of strawberries for tolerance to root weevils  [ Recorded presentation ]
Richard Cowles, Richard.cowles@po.state.ct.us
3:15 PM0868Aspects 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 PM0870Trophic cascades and some non-target effects of augmenting entomopathogenic nematode communities
Larry Duncan, lwdn@crec.ifas.ufl.edu
4:05 PMBreak2
4:15 PM0871Comparison 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 PM0872Integrating fungal biology into a black vine weevil management program
Denny J. Bruck, bruckd@onid.orst.edu
4:45 PM0873Management of root weevils in Canadian strawberries  [ Recorded presentation ]
Kenna MacKenzie, mackenziek@agr.gc.ca, Patrice Bouchard, bouchardpb@agr.gc.ca
5:00 PM0874Sampling 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 PMDiscussion

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