P-IE3 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Wednesday, November 19, 2008: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room A3, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Russell Mizell
Donn Johnson
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:05 PM
Effectiveness of glues used for harmonic radar tag attachment and impact on survival and behavior of three insect pests
Gilles Boiteau, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Francois Meloche, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Charles Vincent, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Tracy C. Leskey, USDA - ARS
1:17 PM
Manupulating the numerical response of coccinellid species with visual and food cues
Russell Mizell, University of Florida; Dean Paini, CSIRO; Celina Gomez, University of Florida
1:41 PM
A multi-trophic view of insect defenses: Influences of plant chemistry on parasitoid success
Angela Smilanich, University of Nevada; Lee A. Dyer, University of Nevada; M. Deane Bowers, University of Colorado; Jeffrey Q. Chambers, Tulane University
1:53 PM
Identification of volatile attractants for the cranberry weevil, Anthonomus musculus Say (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Zsofia Szendrei, Rutgers University; Edi Malo, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur; Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2:05 PM
Behavioral and electrophysiological activtity of the plum curculio associated with four host fruit species
Tracy C. Leskey, USDA - ARS; Starker E. Wright, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Aijun Zhang, USDA - ARS
2:17 PM
Pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii Cano) attraction to host plant volatiles
Karla M. Addesso, University of Florida; Heather McAuslane, University of Florida; Hans T. Alborn, USDA - ARS
2:29 PM
2:41 PM
Volatile recognition and host location in a specialist moth: Do species specific compounds matter?
Dong H. Cha, Cornell University; Charles E. Linn, Cornell University; Wendell L. Roelofs, Cornell University; Gregory M. Loeb, Cornell University
2:53 PM
Break
3:08 PM
Chemical ecology of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama) and its parasitoid, Tamarixia radiata Waterston (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Ebenezer O. Onagbola, University of Florida; Russell L. Rouseff, University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center; Lukasz L. Stelinski, University of Florida
3:20 PM
An evaluation of pheromone trapping for banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus Germar) management in Costa Rican smallholder plantain farms
Ruth M. Dahlquist, Fresno Pacific University; Nilsa Bosque-Pérez, University of Idaho; Danny Umaña, ReciCaribe; Luko Hilje, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)
3:32 PM
Green June beetle mass trapping and efficacy studies
Donn Johnson, University of Arkansas; Barbara Lewis, University of Arkansas; Maciej A. Pszczolkowski, Missouri State University; Sandra Sleezer, University of Arkansas; Jeff Griffin, University of Arkansas; Emili Slamons, University of Arkansas
3:56 PM
Comparison of navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella) trap activity and damage in almonds using egg and pheromone traps
Charles Burks, USDA - ARS; Bradley S. Higbee, Paramount Farming Co; David Brandl, USDA-ARS; Joel P. Siegel, USDA
4:08 PM
Attraction of Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and non-targets to the attractant BioLure and its individual components in Hawaii
Luc Leblanc, University of Hawaii; Daniel Rubinoff, University of Hawai'i; Roger I. Vargas, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
4:20 PM
Multiple stimulus contributions to likelihood of trap finding and acceptance by apple maggot fly
Starker E. Wright, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Tracy C. Leskey, USDA - ARS
4:32 PM
Novel rain-fast bait stations for applications of insecticidal baits to control pestiferous fruit flies (Tephritidae) in Hawaii
Jaime C. Pinero, University of Hawaii - Manoa; Ronald F.L. Mau, USDA-ARS; Roger I. Vargas, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
4:44 PM
A binomial and species-independent approach to trap capture analysis of flying insects
Christian Nansen, Texas AgriLife Research; William Meikle, USDA - ARS