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Wednesday, December 12, 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM |
Golden West, Atlas Ballroom, First Floor (Town & Country) |
Section Symposium: Influence of Molecular Technology on Invasive Species Programs |
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| Organizer(s): | Melody A. Keena, mkeena@fs.fed.us
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| 8:00 AM | | | | Introductory Remarks |
| 8:10 AM |  | 1167 | | Can molecular markers predict female flight capability of intercepted gypsy moths (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)?
Melody A. Keena, mkeena@fs.fed.us, Marie-José Cote, cotemj@inspection.gc.ca |
| 8:35 AM | | 1168 | | Insights into the invasion biology of termites (Isoptera) from molecular markers
Edward L. Vargo, ed_vargo@ncsu.edu |
| 9:00 AM | | 1169 | | Using molecular methods to provide an ecological and evolutionary context for hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) control
Nathan Havill, nathan.havill@yale.edu |
| 9:25 AM | | 1170 | | Isolation of a strain of LdMNPV that exhibits stable polyhedra production in cell culture: Determination of the molecular basis for its stability
Jim Slavicek, jslavicek@fs.fed.us |
| 9:50 AM | | | | Break |
| 10:05 AM | | 1171 | | Towards determining the point of origin of painted apple moths (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) using stable isotope ratio measurements
Russell Frew, rfrew@isotrace.co.nz |
| 10:30 AM | | 1172 | | Using molecular technology in the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) program: Benefits and challenges
Alicia M. Bray, kingalic@msu.edu |
| 10:55 AM | | 1173 | | The avocado thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): An example of the use of molecular markers to determine the identity and origin of an invasive pest
Paul Rugman-Jones, Paul.rugman-jones@ucr.edu |
| 11:20 AM | | 1174 | | Progress toward species-specific, molecular diagnostics for invasive Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) of economic importance: A DNA system for rapid identification
Don C. Vacek, atvacek@juno.com |
| 11:45 AM | | | | Discussion |
