Session: Student Debate: Implications of Insect Management for Human Survival (2009 ESA Annual Meeting, December 13-16, 2009)

Sunday, December 13, 2009: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Room 105, First Floor (Convention Center)

Organizers:

Roxanne G. Burrus
Ashfaq A. Sial

2:00 PM

Introductory Remarks

2:05 PM

TOPIC 1. Food security dependent on insecticides against insect pests of agricultural crops and stored foods. UNBIASED INTRODUCTION: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN

Timothy J. Husen, University of Nebraska

2:15 PM

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TOPIC 1. Food security dependent on insecticides against insect pests of agricultural crops and stored foods. PRO: CITY COLLEGE NEW YORK. Advisor: Dr. R. Rockwell

Olga Calderon, City University of New York; Xenia Freilich, The City College of New York, CUNY; Kathleen Schnaars-Uvino, The City College of New York, CUNY; Joy Newton, The City College of New York, CUNY; Serena Gross, The City College of New York, CUNY

2:30 PM

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TOPIC 1. Food security dependent on insecticides against insect pests of agricultural crops and stored foods. CON: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY. Advisor: Dr. Gene Reagan

Katherine A. Parys, USDA - ARS; Jarrod Hardke, Louisiana State University; Jennifer Gordon, University of Kentucky; Michael L. Ferro, Louisiana State University; Dawn Simms (ALT), Louisiana State University

2:45 PM

Judges' Questions 1

2:55 PM

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TOPIC 2. Industry control of seed science biotechnology usage prevents research necessary for safe food supply. UNBIASED INTRODUCTION: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

T. Michael Kates, Michigan State University

3:05 PM

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TOPIC 2. Industry control of seed science biotechnology usage prevents research necessary for safe food supply. PRO: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Hardev Singh Sandhu, University of Florida; Craig R. Roubos, University of Florida; Gaurav Goyal, University of Florida-IFAS

3:20 PM

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TOPIC 2. Industry control of seed science biotechnology usage prevents research necessary for safe food supply. CON: AUBURN UNIVERSITY. Advisor: Dr. David Held

Buyung Asmara Ratna Hadi, South Dakota State University; Clement-Akotsen Mensah, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Esther Ngumbi, Auburn University; Prithwiraj Das, Auburn University; Timothy D. Nafziger, Auburn University

3:35 PM

Judges' Questions 2

3:45 PM

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TOPIC 3. Biological control of insects has deleterious impacts on human health and agricultural food crops, and should be discontinued. UNBIASED INTRODUCTION: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

Jeremy L. Buchman, Washington State University

3:55 PM

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TOPIC 3. Biological control of insects has deleterious impacts on human health and food crops and should be discontinued. PRO: WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY. Advisor: Bonnie Pendleton

Teresa Gaus, West Texas A&M University; Camilo Garzon, West Texas A&M University; Zack Eder, West Texas A&M University

4:10 PM

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TOPIC 3. Biological control of insects has deleterious impacts on human health and food crops and should be discontinued. CON: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Advisor: Dr. Paul Guillabeau

Cheri M. Abraham, MicroTech, LLC; Shaku Nair, University of Georgia; Shimat V. Joseph, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sonja Brannon, University of Georgia; Christopher Scocco, University of Georgia

4:25 PM

Judges' Questions 3

4:35 PM

Panel Discussion

4:45 PM

Concluding Remarks

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