Session: Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section P-IE5. Plant-Insect Ecosystems (2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008)

Monday, November 17, 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Room A5, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)

Moderators:

Jose Carlos V. Rodrigues
Clyde E. Sorenson

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:05 AM

0427

Impact of selected cultural practices on late season and overwintering stem borer infestations in sugarcane and rice

JM. Beuzelin, Louisiana State University AgCenter; Anna Meszaros, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; W. Akbar, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; T.E. Reagan, Louisiana State University; MO. Way, Texas A&M University

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8:17 AM

0428

Burning dormant timothy: Cultural management for thrips

Dominic R. Reisig, North Carolina State University; Larry Godfrey, University of California; Daniel Marcum, University of California

8:29 AM

0429

Influence of planting date and insecticide treatment on incidence of tomato spotted wilt virus in burley and flue-cured tobaccos in North Carolina

Mariah J. Bock, North Carolina State University; Clyde E. Sorenson, North Carolina State University; Mark R. Abney, University of Georgia; Hannah Burrack, North Carolina State University

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8:41 AM

0431

Reduced fertility and transovarial transmission by obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris), after exposure to Novaluron

Soo-Hoon Samuel Kim, University of Arkansas; Christine Vandervoort, Michigan State University; Mark E. Whalon, Michigan State University; John C. Wise, Michigan State University

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8:53 AM

0432

Degree-day model and applications for management of grape phylloxera in the Ozarks

Sandra Sleezer, University of Arkansas; Donn Johnson, University of Arkansas; Barbara Lewis, University of Arkansas

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9:05 AM

0433

Dose-response relationships of neonicotinyl insecticides to Blissus occiduus and B. leucopterus hirtus

Mitchell Stamm, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Tiffany Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Frederick P. Baxendale, Department of Entomology; Blair D. Siegfried, University of Nebraska

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9:17 AM

Break

9:29 AM

0434

The impact of high and low toxicity insecticides on Formica exsectoides and Formica glacialis in Maine lowbush blueberry

B.A. Choate, University of Maine; Frank Drummond, University of Maine

9:41 AM

0435

Organic mulches: Impact on soil surface insects in snapdragons

Harsimran Gill, University of Florida; Robert McSorley, University of Florida; Gaurav Goyal, University of Florida-IFAS; Romy Krueger, university of Florida; Danielle Treadwell, University of Florida

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9:53 AM

0436

Comparative toxicity of essential oils of Lisea pungens Hemsi and Listea cubeba and blends of their major constituents against Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Zhili Jiang, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University; Yasmin Akhtar, University of British Columbia; Murray B. Isman, The University of British Columbia; Xing Zhang, Research & Development Center of Biorational Pesticide, Northwest A & F University

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10:05 AM

0437

Pine pollen effects on Frankliniella occidentalis and F. fusca reproduction

Gina M Angelella, University of Georgia; David G. Riley, University of Georgia

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10:17 AM

0438

Variation in the laboratory susceptibility of four species of turf-infesting white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to a series of biorational, biological and chemical control products

Anuar Morales, Cornell University; Daniel C. Peck, Cornell University

10:29 AM

0439

Evaluation of management practices for pink hibiscus mealybug under semi-field conditions

Justin Vitullo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Aijun Zhang, USDA - ARS; Catharine Mannion, University of Florida; J. Christopher Bergh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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