Session: P-IE8 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems (2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Room A9, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)

Moderators:

Brian P. McCornack
Logan M. Minter

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:05 AM

1065

Population dynamics of Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) and predatory phytoseiid mite in coconut in Puerto Rico

Shirley Cruz, Departamento de Agricultura de Puerto Rico; Jose I. Marengo, University of Puerto Rico; Lesly Colon, University of Puerto Rico; C. W. Welbourn, University of Florida; Jorge E. Peña, University of Florida; Jose Carlos V. Rodrigues, University of Puerto Rico

8:17 AM

1066

Pre-infestation and post-infestation status of natural enemies of the red palm mite, Raoiella indica (Acari:Tenuipalpidae) in Florida

Jorge E. Peña, University of Florida; Daniel Carrillo, University of Florida; Rita Duncan, University of Florida

8:29 AM

1067

Utilization of native thistles (Cirsium spp.) by the Canada thistle rust mite, Aceria anthocoptes

Richard Hansen, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST

8:41 AM

1068

Natural enemies of purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, found in the Utica Marsh (Oneida Co., NY): Effects on growth and reproduction

Laura A. Erlandson, SUNY Institute of Technology; Linell Machold, SUNY Institute of Technology

8:53 AM

1069

Population dynamics of Fiorinia externa (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and synchrony with the parasitoid Encarsia citrina (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in the United States

Kristopher J. Abell, University of Maryland; Roy G. Van Driesche, University of Massachusetts

9:05 AM

1070

Management practices to encourage natural enemies of armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Christmas tree plantations

Peter F. Reagel, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign; Lawrence M. Hanks, University of Illinois

9:17 AM

1071

Predation of two potato pests differentially affected by local and large-scale landscapes

Benjamin Werling, Michigan State University; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin

9:29 AM

1072

Aphids as beneficial insects?: Increased crop yield via induced plant chemistry and changes in natural enemy abundance and behavior

Steven D. Frank, Texas A&M University; Micky Eubanks, Texas A&M University; Caralyn B Zehnder, Texas A&M University

9:41 AM

1073

Changes in within-plant quality mediate predator impacts on aphids

Alejandro C. Costamagna, University of Minnesota; Brian P. McCornack, Kansas State University; David Ragsdale, Texas A&M University

9:53 AM

Break

10:08 AM

1074

Aphids dictate oviposition and subsequent predation of a major lepidopteran pest

Paul A. Lenhart, Texas A&M University; Steven D. Frank, Texas A&M University; Micky Eubanks, Texas A&M University

10:20 AM

1075

The natural enemies of tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) in tallgrass prairie and agricultural sites in Arkansas

Joshua J. Hannam, University of Arkansas; Donald C. Steinkraus, University of Arkansas

10:32 AM

1076

Methodology of mass rearing the egg parasitoid, Telenomus podisi Ashmead (Scelionidae: Hymenoptera), on the plant pest species Euschistus servus (Say) (Pentatomidae: Heteroptera)

Amanda L. Koppel, Virginia Tech; Ames Herbert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

10:44 AM

1077

Biological control of the ambermarked birch leafminer (Profenusa thomsoni) in Alaska

Anna L. Soper, California Polytechnic University Pomona; Roy Van Driesche, University of Massachusetts; R. Reardon, USDA Forest Service

10:56 AM

1078

Effects of phorid flies (Pseudacteon sp.) on the foraging and persistence of the ladybeetle (Azya orbigera) in an organic coffee system

Ashley E. Larsen, University of Michigan; Heidi Liere, University of Wisconsin

11:08 AM

1079

Molecular elucidation of the role of predatory thrips for biological control of the coffee berry borer

Eric Chapman, University of Kentucky; Juliana Jaramillo, ICIPE - African Insect Science for Food and Health; Fernando Vega, USDA-ARS Insect BioControl Laboratory; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky

11:20 AM

1080

Reducing fertilization to enhance management of thrips on roses

Andrew Chow, Texas A&M University; Kevin M. Heinz, Texas A&M University; Amanda Chau, Texas A&M University/Blinn College

11:32 AM

1081

Scared sick?: Predator-pathogen facilitation strengthens biological control

William E. Snyder, Washington State University; Ricardo Ramirez, Texas A&M University

11:44 AM

1082

Influence of non-crop habitat on carabid abundance, diversity, and weed seed predation in a potato agroecosystem

Hannah R. Gaines, University of Wisconsin; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin

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