P-IE11 Ten-Minute Papers, Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Sunday, November 16, 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room A12, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Damon Crook
Juli Gould
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
Surveys of vertebrate and invertebrate fauna associated with treated ash trees in emerald ash borer management programs in northwest Ohio
Anand Persad, Davey Institute; Holli Stebner, Davey Institute; John Siefer, Davey Institute; Andy Jones, Cleveland Museum of Natural History; Michael E. Redding, USDA; Chris Ranger, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
8:17 AM
Does the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) just want a green card?: An update on EAB visual and chemical ecology
Damon Crook, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST; Allard Cossé, USDA - ARS; Ivich Fraser, USDA-APHIS; Joseph A. Francese, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST; D Lance, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST; Victor Mastro, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST
8:29 AM
Dynamics of coarse woody debris in emerald ash borer -infested forest stands
Kamal JK. Gandhi, University of Georgia; Kathleen S. Knight, USDA Forest Service; Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University
8:41 AM
Development of methods for creation of life-table cohorts for evaluation of natural enemy impacts on emerald ash borer populations
Jian J. Duan, USDA - ARS; Leah S. Bauer, USDA - Forest Service; Juli Gould, USDA - APHIS; Roy Van Driesche, University of Massachusetts
8:53 AM
Optimization of visual trapping methodology for the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis
Joseph A. Francese, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST; Damon Crook, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST; Ivich Fraser, USDA-APHIS; D Lance, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST; Alan J. Sawyer, USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST Otis Laboratory; Victor Mastro, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST
9:05 AM
Assessment of traps for emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) detection at low density
Jordan M. Marshall, Michigan Technological University; Ivich Fraser, USDA-APHIS; Andrew J. Storer, Michigan Technological University; Victor Mastro, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST
9:17 AM
Natural enemies of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in western Pennsylvania
Roger W. Fuester, USDA-ARS; Jian J. Duan, USDA - ARS; Jeffrey A. Wildonger, USDA-ARS; Phil Taylor, USDA-ARS; Sven-Erik Spichiger, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture; Susan E. Barth, USDA-ARS
9:41 AM
Break
9:56 AM
Update on biological control of emerald ash borer with two parasitoids from China
Leah S. Bauer, USDA - Forest Service; Houping Liu, Michigan State University
10:08 AM
Update on Bacillus thuringiensis for management of emerald ash borer
Leah S. Bauer, USDA - Forest Service; Diana Karime Londoño, Michigan State University
10:20 AM
Public risk perception hampers light brown apple moth quarantine-eradication efforts in northern California urban areas
Keith D. Warner, Santa Clara University; David Headrick, California State Polytechnic University
10:56 AM
11:08 AM
New Pest Advisory Group: Assessing exotic plant pathogens and pests recently introduced or imminently threatening the United States
Alison Neeley, USDA - APHIS; Brian Spears, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST-PERAL; Tara M. Holtz, USDA - APHIS