P-IE4 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Room A10, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Daniel A. Potter
Vonny M. Barlow
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
Effects of conventional or organic production systems on tritrophic interactions
Tom Pope, University of Southampton; Sarah Staley, Imperial College London; Alex Stewart-Jones, University of Southampton; Russell E. Wright, Imperial College London; Simon Leather, Imperial College London; Guy Poppy, University of Southampton
1:47 PM
Organically acceptable seed corn maggot control on Pacific Northwest vegetable crops
Douglas Walsh, Washington State University; Timothy Waters, Washington State University; Keith Dorschner, IR-4 Project; Harvey A. Yoshida, Dow AgroSciences; Alan G. Taylor, Cornell University, NYSAES
1:59 PM
Flash-grazing of hogs as a pest management tool in organic apple production
Matthew Grieshop, Michigan State University; David Epstein, Michigan State University; Dale Rozeboom, Michigan State University; Jim Koan, AlMar Orchards; George Sundin, Michigan State University
2:11 PM
Blueberry leaf beetle, Colaspis pseudofavosa Riley, IPM in organic blueberry systems
Moukaram Tertuliano, University of Georgia; Gerard Krewer, University of Georgia; Peter Andersen, University of Florida; Oscar E. Liburd, University of Florida; Esendugue Greg Fonsah, University of Georgia
2:23 PM
A degree-day model to predict population dynamics of the cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccinii Riley (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in highbush blueberries
Carlos Garcia-Salazar, Central Region-Ottawa County Extension; Steven Van Timmeren, Michigan State University; Keith Mason, Michigan State University; Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University
2:47 PM
Mating disruption of lesser peachtree borer Synanthedon pictipes and peachtree borer S. exitiosa (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in peach orchards
Luis Teixeira, Michigan State University; Matthew Grieshop, Michigan State University; Larry Gut, Michigan State University
2:59 PM
Managing key insect pests in tree nuts and tree fruits with spinetoram (DelegateTM WG) insecticide
Barat Bisabri, Dow AgroSciences; James E. Dripps, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; Kira Bennett, Dow AgroSciences
3:11 PM
Evaluating the feasibility of whole-farm approach to pest management in eastern apple production
Vonny M. Barlow, North Carolina State University; Jim Walgenbach, North Carolina State University
3:23 PM
Break
4:02 PM
Beneficial associations between aphid natural enemies and noncrop plants inhabiting lettuce field margins
Alberto Fereres, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias; Beatriz Diaz, CCMA-CSIC; Jose Dorado, CCMA-CSIC; Saioa Legarrea, The University of Georgia
4:38 PM
Black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) monitoring in field-grown ornamentals
Denny Bruck, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Rob W. H. M. Van Tol, Plant Research International; Wj. De Kogel, Plant Research International
4:50 PM
Environmental stress and resistance of host trees to attack by cerambycid beetles
Elizabeth Graham, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence M. Hanks, University of Illinois
5:02 PM
Aspects of the biology and control of Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Annie E Noack, University of Sydney; Harley A Rose, University of Sydney; Gerry Cassis, University of New South Wales; Sarah Mansfield, University of Sydney