Session: Honoring the Life and Work of Randy Higgins: Past Successes Lead to New Beginnings in Pest Management (2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008)

Honoring the Life and Work of Randy Higgins: Past Successes Lead to New Beginnings in Pest Management

Wednesday, November 19, 2008: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Room A10, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)

Organizers:

Thomas W. Phillips
James R. Nechols
C. Micheal Smith

1:35 PM

Welcoming Remarks

1:40 PM

Building bridges with Randy: Agronomy, entomology, and their interactions

Leon G. Higley, University of Nebraska

2:15 PM

Randy: Friend, colleague, mentor and his impact on agriculture and IPM

G. David Buntin, University of Georgia

2:50 PM

Alfalfa weevil management reprised: Host/pest synchrony impacts a cultural control

Sue Blodgett, Iowa State University; Andrew Lenssen, USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab; S. Dennis Cash, Montana State University

3:25 PM

Break

3:45 PM

Unforgettable research experiences with Randy: From field insect management to laboratory studies on Bt resistance mechanisms in corn borers

Y.C. Zhu, USDA - ARS; Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University

4:20 PM

Far-reaching and enduring contributions by Randy to insect resistance management and regional research committees

Richard L. Hellmich, USDA - ARS

4:55 PM

Randy's impact on delivering research to the farm: Linking research, extension and crop consultants

Phil Sloderbeck, Kansas State University Southwest Research-Extension Center; Lawrent Buschman, Kansas State University Southwest Research-Extension Center

5:30 PM

Concluding Remarks

1:00 PM

Honoring the Life and Work of Randy Higgins: Past Successes Lead to New Beginnings in Pest Management

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