Section E Symposium: Cactus Moth: The Problem, Impacts, and a Cooperative Effort at Detection and Test of a Containment Strategy, or Don't Let Cacto Blast US !

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 125 (Convention Center, Ground Level)
Section E Symposium: Cactus Moth: The Problem, Impacts, and a Cooperative Effort at Detection and Test of a Containment Strategy, or Don't Let Cacto Blast US !

Organizer(s):	Joel Floyd, joel.p.floyd@aphis.usda.gov Kenneth A. Bloem, kenneth.bloem@aphis.usda.gov Stephanie Bloem, ksbloem@nettally.com
1:30 PM			Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM	0844		An introduction to the Cactus moth problem, or Tequila is not made from cactus Kenneth A. Bloem, ksbloem@nettally.com
1:50 PM	0845		The potential economic/ecological impact of the Cactus moth in North America, or The good, the bad, and the potential for ugly Lynn J. Garrett, lynn.j.garrett@aphis.usda.gov
2:05 PM	0846		Fine structure and function of sensilla on mouthparts and antennae of Cactoblastis cactorum and native species, or Beauty is more than skin deep Gerald T. Baker, gbaker@entomology.msstate.edu, Richard L. Brown, moth@ra.msstate.edu
2:20 PM	0847		Characterizing the sex pheromone of Cactoblastis cactorum , or Chanel Number 3 and a half Robert R. Heath, rheath@saa.ars.usda.gov, Nancy D. Epsky, NEpsky@saa.ars.usda.gov, Peter E. A. Teal, Barbara Deuben, bdueben@gainesville.usda.ufl.edu, Juan Cibrian-Tovar, jcibrian@colpos.mx
2:35 PM	0848		Studies of mating behavior, pheromone production, and adult flight activity to monitor the spread of the Cactus moth, or Kinsey gets back to his entomologicial roots Stephen D. Hight, hight@nettally.com
2:50 PM	0849		A weather based system to predict when and where the Cactus moth is doing what, or Some like it hot Daniel M. Borchert, daniel.m.borchert@aphis.usda.gov
3:05 PM	0850		Developing a sterile insect technique approach to manage the spread of the Cactus moth, or Safe sex on the beach James E. Carpenter, jcarpent@tifton.usda.gov
3:20 PM	0851		Implementing a cooperative approach to detect and test containment of the Cactus moth on the US Gulf Coast, or No spring break for the Cactus moth Joel Floyd, joel.p.floyd@aphis.usda.gov

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