Session: P-IE2 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems (2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008)

Shawn M. Wilder, Texas A&M University; Micky Eubanks, Texas A&M University; Andrew V. Suarez, University of Illinois; David A. Holway, University of California

8:41 AM

0690

Biology of Allomermis solenopsi, a mermithid nematode that parasitizes Solenopsis fire ants in Argentina

Sanford D. Porter, USDA - ARS; Laura Varone, USDA - ARS

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8:53 AM

0691

Indirect competition causes widespread displacement of one naturalized parasitoid of imported fire ants (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon) by another

Edward G. LeBrun, The University of Texas; Rob M. Plowes, University of Texas; Lawrence E. Gilbert, The University of Texas

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9:05 AM

0692

Predicting imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta and S. richteri) population density at a field scale

James T. Vogt, USDA - Forest Service

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9:17 AM

0693

The effects of a new d-limonene product on Texas leaf-cutting ants, Atta texana, and their fungus

Rachel M. Strecker, Louisiana State University; Kaitlin Baudier, Louisiana State University; Linda Hooper-Bui, Louisiana State University

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9:29 AM

0694

Determination of Atta texana nest structures and subsurface soil properties using ground penetrating radar

Nikhil Nagendra, Louisiana State Univeristy; Linda Hooper-Bui, Louisiana State University

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9:41 AM

0695

The relative impact of floral visitors on the reproductive success of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Steven J. Stein, Mansfield University; Veronica L. Pistoia, Mansfield University

9:53 AM

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10:08 AM

0696

Evaluating commercially-reared bumble bees for pollination of highbush blueberry

Julianna Tuell, Michigan State University; Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University

10:20 AM

0697

The effects of an IGR on alfalfa leafcutting bee development

Erin W. Hodgson, Iowa State University; Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, USDA - ARS; James D. Barbour, University of Idaho

10:32 AM

0698

Comparison of current and historic data indicates declines in bee diversity and abundance on southeastern Massachusetts cranberry bogs

Molly M. Notestine, University of Massachusetts; Anne Averill, University of Massachusetts

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10:44 AM

0699

The value of crop pollination by honey bees and native bees in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Rachael Winfree, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Serena Gross, University of California, Berkeley

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10:56 AM

0700

Reproductive quality of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens

David Tarpy, North Carolina State University; Susan E. Fahrbach, Wake Forest University; Jennifer Keller, North Carolina State University; Joel R. Caren, North Carolina State University; Deborah A. Delaney, Washington State University

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11:08 AM

0701

Effects of brood pheromone modulated foraging behavior on honey bee colony growth

Ramesh Reddy Sagili, Texas A&M University; Tanya Pankiw, Texas A&M University

11:20 AM

0702

Evaluation the effectiveness of fumagillin for the control of Nosema ceranae

Stephen F. Pernal, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Andony P. Melathopoulos, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

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11:32 AM

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