Program: Member Symposia (2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008)

Member Symposia

Sunday, November 16, 2008

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Advances in Acarology
Ashley PG. Dowling

Change in the Life of Aquatic Insects: Individuals to Ecosystems
Jennifer Henke, Robert F. Smith, Peter D. Jensen, Lauren E. Culler and Ely Kosnicki

Frontiers in Molecular Insect Science: I
Qisheng Song, Yongping Huang and David W. Stanley

The Changing Nature of Insect Management in Greenhouses: Staying One Step Ahead of Arthropod Pests
Luis Canas and John Sanderson

The Changing Nature of Pest Management for Ornamentals and Turfgrass
David Held and Nate Royalty

The Evolution of Military Entomology
Jamie Blow

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

SOLA Scarab Workers
Andrew B.T. Smith and MJ. Paulsen

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Current Research and Developments of New Insect Repellents
Mustapha Debboun

Ecology of Soil Mites
Hans Klompen

Forest Entomology: Changes Impacting Our Discipline
John T. Nowak, Christopher J. Fettig and David R. Coyle

Frontiers in Molecular Insect Science: II
David W. Stanley, Yongping Huang and Qisheng Song

International Society of Hymenopterists Informal Conference and Business Meeting
Andrew Deans and Mike Schauff

Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)---A New Quarantine Problem
Danny J. Hamon and Robert Dowell

Organics Strategum Efficacy---So Many Choices, So Little Time
Jennifer C Johnson

Revitalizing Undergraduate Majors in Entomology
Tiffany Heng-Moss and Sujaya Rao

Student Debate: The Impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms in Entomology
Anne L. Nielsen and Roxanne G. Burrus

The Walnut Twig Beetle and Thousand Cankers Disease: Will Native American Walnuts Go the Way of the American Chestnut and the American Elm?
Steven Seybold

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Metamorphosis Through Merger: Celebrating the Diverse Entomological Accomplishments of Maurice and Catherine Tauber
James Nechols and John R. Ruberson

Metamorphosis of Entomology as a Cornerstone Discipline in Social and Environmental Issues
Timothy Schowalter and Susan Fisher

Metamorphosis of Vineyard Pest Management
Derrick L. Hammons and Rufus Isaacs

Necrotic Arachnidism, Morbidity or Myth? Substantiating True Envenomation
Stuart Mitchell, Shripat T. Kamble and James Cilek

Semiochemicals That Mediate Behavior of Cerambycid Beetles
Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar and James D. Barbour

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Metamorphosis Through Mentoring in Medical and Veterinary Entomology---Highlights from the Career of R.C. Axtell
Donald A. Rutz

Overlooked Areas of Concern for Pest Solutions
Sharon M. Dobesh and Scott W. Ludwig

Stalk Boring Lepidopteran Pests in Multi-Crop Ecosystems of the United States: Current Status, Challenges, and Prospects
Fangneng Huang and Boris A. Castro

The NSF GK-12 Program: Insect-based Curricula, Impact, and Extensions
Matthew L. Richardson and Michelle A. DaCosta

6:00 PM-11:30 PM

A Celebration of the Career and Contributions of Robert J. O’Neil
James R. Hagler and Robert N. Wiedenmann

7:30 PM-9:45 PM

Symposium---Korean Young Entomologists (KYE)
Hojun Song

7:30 PM-11:30 PM

Annual Business Meeting of the North American Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects
Colin S. Brent

Coleopterists Society
Joseph V. McHugh and Brett C. Ratcliffe

Heteropterists Conference
C. Scott Bundy and Jeffrey Bradshaw

Overseas Chinese Entomologists Association: Metamorphosis---A New Beginning
Qisheng Song and Quentin Fang

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Adult Insect Feeding Attractants, an Alternative to Pheromones
Peter J. Landolt and Hal Reed

Challenges in Managing the Western Flower Thrips
Anthony W. Weiss and Stuart Reitz

Linking Insects, Ecosystem Function, and Ecosystem Services
Anna Fiedler, Mary M. Gardiner and Nancy A. Schellhorn

New Perspectives on Stink Bug Biology, Ecology, Behavior, and Management
Glynn Tillman and Russell Mizell

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Honoring the Life and Work of Randy Higgins: Past Successes Lead to New Beginnings in Pest Management
Thomas W. Phillips, James R. Nechols and C. Micheal Smith

Lepidopteran Larvae: Biology and Morphology Workshop
John W. Brown, Don Davis and Susan J. Weller

Managing Soil Arthropod Pests in Vegetables: High Stakes and Long Odds
Mark R. Abney and Thomas P. Kuhar

One Man's Influence on the Field of Insect Ecology: A Tribute to Robert F. Denno
Deborah Finke, Andrea F. Huberty and Ian Kaplan

Stored Product Insect Pest Management: Decades of Change, Recent Advances, and Challenges for the Future
Edmond Bonjour