Sunday, December 9, 2007 - 9:35 AM
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Latitudinal gradients and host suitability studies to predict success of saltcedar beetle ecotypes

Peter Dalin, dalin@msi.ucsb.edu1, Tom Dudley, tdudley@msi.ucsb.edu1, Dan Bean, dan.bean@ag.state.co.us2, David Kazmer, dkazmer@sidney.ars.usda.gov3, David C. Thompson, dathomps@nmsu.edu4, Debra Eberts, deberts@do.usbr.gov5, Joseph Milan, Joseph_Milan@blm.gov6, Vanessa Carney, VACarney@ag.tamu.edu7, and G. Jerry Michels, asychis@aol.com7. (1) University of California, Marine Science Institute, MSB 3304, Santa Barbara, CA, (2) Colorado Dept. of Agriculture, Biological Pest Control, Palisade Insectary, 750 37.8 Road, Palisade, CO, (3) USDA-Agricultural Research Service, NPARL, 1500 North Central Ave, Sidney, MT, (4) New Mexico State University, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science, Box 30003, MSC 3BE, Skeen Hall #N220, Las Cruces, NM, (5) USDI-Bureau of Reclamation, Ecological Research and Investigations Group, PO Box 25007, Mailcode 86-68220, Denver, CO, (6) USDI-Bureau of Land Management, 3948 Development Ave, Boise, ID, (7) Texas A&M University, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2301 Experiment Station Road, Bushland, TX



Species 1: Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Diorhabda elongata (Saltcedar leaf beetle)