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Entomology and Bioenergy

Wednesday, December 16, 2009: 7:00 AM-11:00 AM
Sagamore 3-5, Second Floor (Convention Center)
Organizers:
Claudio Gratton
Douglas Landis
7:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
7:05 AM
1010
Biofuels: meeting the sustainability challenge
G. Philip Robertson, Michigan State University
7:25 AM
1011
Biofuel crops in multifunctional agricultural systems
Matt Liebman, Iowa State University
7:45 AM
1012
Plants, ants, and microbes: exploring cellulose bioconversion in leaf-cutter ants
Cameron Currie, University of Wisconsin
8:05 AM
1013
One person’s joy is another one’s sorrow: Invasive species concerns about biofuel crops
Robert N. Wiedenmann, University of Arkansas; S. Raghu, Arid Zone Research Institute
8:25 AM
1014
Fresh red ink for "the ledger": Insects compete for energy production
Jeffrey Bradshaw, University of Illinois; Jarrad Prasifka, University of Illinois; Michael E. Gray, University of Illinois
8:45 AM
Break
8:55 AM
1015
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in cellulosic landscapes
Douglas Landis, Michigan State University; Mary M. Gardiner, The Ohio State University; Wopke van der Werf, Wageningen University; Scott Swinton, Michigan State University
9:15 AM
1016
Managing deadwood and arthropod diversity in boreal forests under increasing demands for woody biomass feedstocks
Tim Work, Université du Québec; Joshua M. Jacobs, Université du Québec à Montréal; Florent Rénaut, Université du Québec à Montréal
9:35 AM
1017
What about the bees? Implications of three biofuel crops for insect pollinators
Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University; Julianna Tuell, Michigan State University; Mary M. Gardiner, The Ohio State University
9:55 AM
1018
Avian and arthropod biodiversity in Midwestern biofuel cropping systems
Bruce A. Robertson, Michigan State University; Douglas W. Schemske, Michigan State University
10:15 AM
1019
Insect-vectored pathogens in biofuel landscapes
Carolyn M. Malmstrom, Michigan State University; Abbie Schrotenboer, Michigan State University
10:35 AM
1020
Insect population dynamics in willow plantations managed for bioenergy
Peter Dalin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Christer Björkman, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
10:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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