Tuesday, December 12, 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Room 211 (Convention Center)

Ten-Minute Papers, Section Fb. Urban Entomology

Moderator(s): Patricia A. Zungoli
Eric S. Paysen
1:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:35 PM0919Resistance of eastern redcedar particleboard to subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)  [ Recorded presentation ]
Brad Kard, Salim Hiziroglu, Mark Payton
1:47 PM0920Population estimate of Formosan subterranean termite colonies with a diffusion equilibrium model and directional averaging  [ Recorded presentation ]
Nan-Yao Su, Sang Hee Lee
1:59 PM0921Production of replacement reproductives in subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Delaware  [ Recorded presentation ]
Susan King, Greta Thorson, Brian Bahder
2:11 PM0922Territory size distribution of Formosan subterranean termite in response to environmental condition and local competition: Comparison between experimental and simulated results  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sang Hee Lee, Nan-Yao Su, Bardunias Paul
2:23 PM0923Do alates of the Formosan subterranean termite originate from colonies infesting nearby inground stations?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Dawn Simms, Claudia Husseneder
2:35 PM0924Reticulitermes malletei: A valid Nearctic subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from the eastern United States  [ Recorded presentation ]
James Austin, Allen Szalanski, Roger E. Gold
2:47 PM0925Defaunation of Reticulitermes flavipes workers and its effect on cellulase gene expression
Marsha M. Wheeler, Xuguo Zhou, Michael E. Scharf, Faith M. Oi
2:59 PM0926The role of a takeout-homologous gene in the behavior of the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar)
Margaret Schwinghammer, Michael E. Scharf, Xuguo Zhou, Gary Bennett
3:11 PM0927Role of public seminars in a school-based community education program on termite prevention  [ Recorded presentation ]
Julian R. Yates III, J. Kenneth Grace, Maria Aihara-Sasaki
3:23 PMBreak
3:35 PM0928Comparison of the effectiveness of broadcast treatments with AdvionTM, Amdro®, and pre-baiting broadcast treatments with AdvionTM for management of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)  [ Recorded presentation ]
Roger E. Gold, Barry D. Furman
3:47 PM0929Trophallaxis and metabolism of indoxacarb (AdvionTM) in Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in laboratory studies  [ Recorded presentation ]
Barry D. Furman, Roger E. Gold
3:59 PM0930Impact of foraging distance on nutrient selection by black carpenter ants, Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Donny Oswalt, Eric P. Benson, Patricia A. Zungoli
4:11 PM0931Odorous house ant spring and summer colony composition
Derek Bailey, Karen M. Vail
4:23 PM0932Management strategies for the invasive ponerine ant, Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Patricia A. Zungoli, Eric P. Benson, A. S. Tebeau, Eric S. Paysen
4:35 PM0933Spatiotemporal composition of pest ant species in residential environments of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico  [ Recorded presentation ]
Preston Brown, Dini M. Miller
4:47 PM0934Use of fipronil for the control of white-footed ant (Technomyrmex albipes) in Hawaii  [ Recorded presentation ]
R. Joseph Woodrow, J. Kenneth Grace
4:59 PM0935Discovering velvety tree ants (Liometopum spp.) as structural nuisance ants and wood destroying organisms that occur in western states  [ Recorded presentation ]
Laurel Hansen

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