Session: Display Presentations: Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section (2009 ESA Annual Meeting, December 13-16, 2009)

Wednesday, December 16, 2009: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Hall D, First Floor (Convention Center)

Research and education abroad program for undergraduate students in the life sciences

Donald Mullins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard D. Fell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

D0430

Bottom-up and top-down factors affecting oleander aphid (Aphis nerii) population dynamics

Emily K. Mohl, University of Minnesota; George E. Heimpel, University of Minnesota

D0431

Predicting the response of Cirsium pitcheri, an endangered thistle, to insect seed predation using evolutionary game theory

Helena Puche, University of Illinois at Chicago; Joel S. Brown, University of Illinois-Chicago

D0432

Performance of oriental beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larvae on woody nursery crops

Michael E. Reding, USDA - ARS; Christopher Ranger, USDA - ARS

D0433

Life cycle and spatial distribution of Ectinohoplia rufipes (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) in Korean golf courses

DongWoon Lee, Kyungpook National University; Ho Yul Choo, Gyeongsang National University; Young Hak Chung, Gyeongsang National University; Sang Myeong Lee, Southern Forest Research Center; David R. Smitly, Michigan State University

D0434

Does host protection from mortality lead to high irreplaceable mortality from parasitoids? An example with wheat stem sawfly (Cephus cinctus Norton)

Robert K. D. Peterson, Montana State University; Micaela Buteler, Montana State University; David K. Weaver, Montana State University

D0435

Landscape-scale habitat diversity and agricultural pest management: a meta-analysis

Megan E. O'Rourke, Cornell University; Eleanor J. Blitzer, University of California; Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, University of California

D0436

Application of principle component analysis (PCA) in pattern recognition

Sifan Min, Jiangxi Agricultural University; Balian Zhong, Citrus Research Center of South Jiangxi

D0437

Survivorship of saproxylic beetles in prescribed-burned loblolly pine stands in Georgia

Kamal JK. Gandhi, University of Georgia; Michael D. Ulyshen, USDA - Forest Service; Scott Horn, USDA - Forest Service

D0438

Simulation model for the red flour beetle in flour mills

Paul W. Flinn, USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research; James Campbell, USDA - ARS; James E. Throne, USDA-ARS; Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Kansas State University

D0439

Enhanced pheromone-based trapping method for New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdocelus obscurus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Gadi V. P. Reddy, University of Guam; Fritz Naz, University of Guam; Nakita Braganza, University of Guam

D0440

Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of the ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus germanus, to repellent formulations

Christopher Ranger, USDA - ARS; Michael E. Reding, USDA - ARS; Jason B. Oliver, Tennessee State University; Peter Schultz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

D0441

A facile and efficient synthetic pathway of (3Z,6Z,9Z)-3,6,9-nonadecatriene and homologs: pheromone and attractant components of Lepidoptera

Aijun Zhang, USDA-ARS; Lisong Hu, USDA-ARS-PSI

D0442

Evaluation of sulfur based plant volatiles as possible repellents for Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

Rajinder S. Mann, University of Florida; Ebenezer O. Onagbola, University of Florida; Russell L. Rouseff, University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center; John M. Smoot, University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center; Lukasz L. Stelinski, University of Florida

D0443

Behavior of sesiid moths in the vicinity of pheromone lures and dispensers

Luis Teixeira, Michigan State University; Krista Buehrer, Michigan State University; Larry Gut, Michigan State University; Matthew Grieshop, Michigan State University

D0444

Identifying potential attractants of two native North American Sirex woodwasps

William P. Shepherd, USDA - Forest Service; Brian T. Sullivan, USDA, Forest Service; Crawford W. Johnson, USDA, Forest Service, Forest Health Protection; James R. Meeker, USDA Forest Service

D0445

Selection of native isolates of Beauveria bassiana Bals. and Metarhizium anisopliae Metch. (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for control of white grub, Phyllophaga polyphylla (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Lizeth R. Cruz-Cota, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo; Fernando Tamayo-Mejía, Secretaría de Desarrollo Agropecuario; Ana M. Martínez, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo; Jose I. Figueroa, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo; A. Guzmán-Franco, Colegio de Postgraduados; Samuel Pineda, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

D0446

Susceptibility of Epilachna varivestis Mulsant. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to endemic isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae)

Jaime A. Ocampo-Hernández, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo; Ana M. Martínez-Castillo, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo; Fernando Tamayo-Mejía, Secretaría de Desarrollo Agropecuario; P. Tamez-Guerra, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; A. Guzmán-Franco, Colegio de Postgraduados; J. Isaac. Figueroa, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo; Samuel Pineda, Universidad Michoacana de San NicolÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â¡s de Hidalgo; V. Elizalde-Blancas, Comité Estatal de Sanidad Vegetal de Guanajuato A.C

D0447

Evaluating a lignin-based adjuvant for UV protection of microbial insecticides

Robert W. Behle, USDA - ARS

D0448

Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, against the ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus germanus, and its symbiotic fungus

Louela A. Castrillo, Cornell University; Michael H. Griggs, USDA ARS; Christopher Ranger, USDA - ARS; Michael E. Reding, USDA - ARS; John D. Vandenberg, USDA - ARS

D0449

Credibility of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria Bassiana for controlling mole crickets, Gryllotalpa (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)

Ahmed Abdu Hamed A. A.K. Amin, Plant Protection Res. Institute; Idris Salam Abdel Wahah, Plant Protection Res. Institute

D0450

Aphid lethal paralysis virus (Dicistroviridae), a potential biological control agent

Liljana Georgievska, Iowa State University; Sijun Liu, Iowa State University; W. Allen Miller, Iowa State University; Bryony C. Bonning, Professor, Iowa State University

D0451

Enhancing baculoviruses as biopesticides with the polydnavirus CrV1 gene

Miguel Angel Perez Rodriguez, Instituto Politecnico Nacional; Nancy E Beckage, University of California-Riverside; Mario Alberto Rodriguez Perez, Instituto Politecnico Nacional

D0452

The influence of fertility and surfactant treatments on persistence of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in a simulated turfgrass environment

Terri Hoctor, Purdue University; Timothy Gibb, Purdue University; Douglas S. Richmond, Purdue University

D0453

Compatibility of a Heterorhabitid nematode and Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in biological control of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae)

George Mbata, Fort Valley State University; David Shapiro-Ilan, USDA - ARS

D0454

Insecticidal activity of entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales) for potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli: development of bioassay techniques, effect of fungal species and stage of the psyllid

Lawrence A. Lacey, USDA-ARS; Francisco de La Rosa, USDA-ARS; David R. Horton, USDA - ARS

D0455

Detecting and monitoring activity of Larra bicolor

David Held, Auburn University

D0456

Managing Lygus hesperus in California strawberries with alfalfa trap crops and the parasitoid Peristenus relictus

Diego J. Nieto, Driscoll's; Sean L. Swezey, University of California; Janet A. Bryer, University of California; Charles H. Pickett, California Department of Food and Agriculture

D0457

Who's controlling alfalfa weevil in New Mexico? Evaluating the impact of three introduced parasitoids on biological control of alfalfa weevil

Jane Breen Pierce, New Mexico State University; Patricia Yates Monk, New Mexico State University

D0458

Temperature and host stage suitability for the parasitoid, Aridelus rufotestaceus

John R. Ruberson, University of Georgia; Scott R. Shaw, University of Wyoming; Melissa D. Thompson, University of Georgia; Michael Toews, University of Georgia; Phillip M. Roberts, University of Georgia

D0459

Parasitism of fall stages of the soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) by the parasitoid Binodoxys communis on buckthorn

Mark K. Asplen, University of Minnesota; George E. Heimpel, University of Minnesota

D0460

Temporal variation and cultivar effects on wheat stem sawfly larval mortality caused by braconid parasitoids

Micaela Buteler, Montana State University; David K. Weaver, Montana State University; Robert K. D. Peterson, Montana State University

D0461

Evaluation of alternate host and carbohydrate sources for mass rearing the egg parasitoid Telenomus remus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)

Odair Aparecido Fernandes, Universidade Estadual Paulista; Ana Paula Meirelles, São Paulo State University; Anibal Oliveira, São Paulo State University; Tatiana Rodrigues Carneiro, São Paulo State University

D0462

Interactions between Tetrastichus planipennisi and Spathius agrili, biocontrol agents for the emerald ash borer

Michael D. Ulyshen, USDA - Forest Service; Jian J. Duan, USDA - ARS; Leah S. Bauer, USDA - Forest Service

D0463

A straightforward approach for marking small insects using natural variation in stable nitrogen isotopes

Timothy Collier, University of Wyoming

D0464

Distribution of fire ant decapitating flies Pseudacteon spp. (Diptera: Phoridae) in Louisiana

Anna Meszaros, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Seth J. Johnson, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

D0465

Classical biological control of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera:Aphididae), and the affect of initial aphid densities on Binodoxys communis (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) parasitism and establishment

Rene Cooklin, Iowa State University; Matthew E. O'Neal, Iowa State University

D0466

Development, oviposition and longevity of Trichogramma pretiosum parasitizing cabbage looper and diamondback moth eggs on cabbage

Tong-Xian Liu, Texas AgriLife Research Center; Yong-Mei Zhang, Texas AgriLife Research Center

D0467

Biology, host stage suitability and susceptibility, and interspecific competition of three introduced parasitoids of Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Kaushalya G. Amarasekare, Oregon State University; Catharine Mannion, University of Florida; Nancy D. Epsky, USDA - ARS

D0468

Biological control of the potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella Zeller) by egg-larval parasitoid Chelonus blackburni

Poonam Jasrotia, Michigan State University; Desh Raj, CSK H. P. Agricultural University; Nirmala Devi, CSK H. P. Agricultural University

D0469

Release history and biological information on Lixadmontia franki (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasitoid of the Mexican bromeliad weevil

Bradley Williams Smith, University of Florida, Indian River Research & Education Center; Veronica Manrique, University of Florida; Ronald D. Cave, University of Florida; J. Howard Frank, University of Florida; Teresa M. Cooper, University of Florida

D0470

Natural enemies of perennial pepperweed, Lepidium latifolium L. (Capparales: Brassicaceae), an exotic weed of western rangelands, in its adventive range

Kirk C. Tonkel, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Livy Williams, USDA - ARS

D0471

Observations on the biology and life history of the walnut twig beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis Blackman, in black walnut and Arizona walnut

Curtis Utley, Colorado State University; Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University; Ned A. Tisserat, Colorado State University

D0472

Current distribution of 1000 cankers disease of black walnut and its vector, the walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis)

Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University; Ned A. Tisserat, Colorado State University; Curtis Utley, Colorado State University

D0473

Invasive slugs in the US: the established fauna, future high risk invaders and pest status

Gary L. Bernon, USDA - APHIS; Rory J. McDonnell, University of California Riverside

D0474

First US record of Mecinus janthinus establishment on yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)

Sharlene Sing, USDA - Forest Service; David K. Weaver, Montana State University; Robert M. Nowierski, USDA - Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; Gerald Marks, Montana State University; Jerald Dewey, US Forest Service (retired); Benjamin Stone, Blackfoot Challenge

D0475

Guam's native cycads attacked by a coalition of invasive insects

Aubrey Moore, University of Guam; Ross H. Miller, University of Guam

D0476

Invasion of papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus in Asia

Rangaswamy R. Muniappan, Virginia Tech

D0477

Responses of soil microathropods to invasion by exotic earthworms in hardwood-dominated stands of New York

Jordan Burke, University of Georgia; Joe Milanovich, University of Georgia; John Maerz, University of Georgia; Kamal JK. Gandhi, University of Georgia

D0478

Comparative fecundity, body size, and overwinter survival between native (Mexican) and introduced (Argentinian) populations of the corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Gustavo Moya-Raygoza, Universidad de Guadalajara

D0479

Invasive alien insects in Connecticut

Chris T. Maier, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

D0480

Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postivittana) economic anlaysis using GIS and quantitative modeling

Glenn Fowler, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST; Lynn Garrett, USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST; Alison Neeley, USDA - APHIS; Roger D. Magarey, North Carolina State University; Daniel Borchert, USDA - APHIS; Brian Spears, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST-PERAL

D0481

Rhynchophorus species a serious emerging threat to cultivated palms

Muhammad Haseeb, Florida A&M University; Moses T.K. Kairo, Florida A&M University

D0482

Foraging and nesting ecology of the large queenless ant Dinoponera australis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

D0483

Monitoring native bees: can citizen scientists help fill in the data gap?

Katharina Ullmann, University of California; Claire Kremen, University of California, Berkeley; Robbin W. Thorp, University of California; Mace Vaughan, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation; Heidi Ballard, University of California-Davis

D0484

Intense monitoring of alfalfa leafcutting bees and their nests to better understand reproductive loss

Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, USDA - ARS

D0485

Establishment of Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) adjacent to orchards in North Carolina and Virginia

Mark E. Kraemer, Virginia State University; Chelsea Johnson, Virginia State University; Francoise Djibode Favi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

D0486

Centripetal pull of workers towards the center of the bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) nest, and robustness of in-nest division of labor

Thomas Shea, University of Arizona; Gil Wasserman, University of Arizona; Jennifer M. Jandt, University of Arizona

D0487

Mating frequencies of Africanized honey bees in the southwestern United States

Joel R. Caren, North Carolina State University; Deborah A. Delaney, Washington State University; David Tarpy, North Carolina State University; Diana Sammataro, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center; Jennifer Finley, Carl Hayden Honey Bee Research Center; Gerald M. Loper, Carl Hayden Honey Bee Research Center; Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

D0488

Methods for evaluating the viability of Nosema ceranae spores extracted from honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Thomas C. Webster, Kentucky State University; Melissa L. Calhoun, Kentucky State University

D0489

Assessment of sublethal effects of imidacloprid on honey bee colony health

Galen Dively, University of Maryland; Mike Embrey, University of Maryland; Terry Patton, University of Maryland; Jeff Pettis, Bee Research Laboratory; Amy Miller, Bee Research Laboratory

D0490

Nicotine in nectar: Consumption and perception by honey bees (Apis mellifera) and its effect on their survival

Ohad Afik, University of Georgia; Moshe Inbar, University of Haifa; Gidi Nee'man, University of Haifa; Sharoni Shafir, The Hebrew University; Ido Izhaki, University of Haifa

D0491

Mortality and feeding deterrence of ripe pawpaw fruit extract on striped cucumber beetle on squash

Karen L. Friley, Kentucky State University; John D. Sedlacek, Kentucky State University; Kirk W. Pomper, Kentucky State University; Jeremiah D. Lowe, Kentucky State University

D0492

Seasonal development of the beet leafhopper, Neoaliturus tenellus (Baker) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in southern New Mexico

Graeme M. Davis, New Mexico State University; C. Scott Bundy, New Mexico State University

D0493

A new expanded host range of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus transmitted by sweetpotato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)

William M. Wintermantel, USDA; Eric T. Natwick, University of California

D0494

Efficacy of silk channel injections with insecticides for management of lepidopterous pests attacking sweet corn

Alton N. Sparks, University of Georgia

D0495

Comparative effectiveness of an integrated pest management system for managing the insect pests on cabbage in Guam

Fritz Naz, University of Guam; Gadi V. P. Reddy, University of Guam; Nakita Braganza, University of Guam

D0496

Association of twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) feeding and gold fleck damage on tomato fruit

Elijah D. Meck, North Carolina State University; Jim Walgenbach, North Carolina State University; George G. Kennedy, North Carolina State University

D0497

Repellent and antiovipositional effects of kaolin particle film on potato psyllid (Homoptera: Psyllidae) on tomato

Tong-Xian Liu, Texas AgriLife Research Center; Linian Peng, Texas AgriLife Research Center

D0498

Residual and translaminar activity of pyrifluquinazon (NNI-0101) against sweetpotato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)

Eric J. Hoffmann, USDA - ARS; S. J. Castle, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

D0499

High intensity organic production: a new source for an old nuisance pest, the eye gnat Liohippelates collusor (Townsend)

James A. Bethke, University of California, Cooperative Extension; Bryan Vander Mey, University of California; Mir Mulla, University of California-Riverside; Harold Axelrod, University of California-Riverside; Cori Creamer, Jacumba Community Service District

D0500

Whitefly transmission of squash vein yellowing virus

Susan Webb, University of Florida; Carlye A. Baker, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Scott Adkins, USDA Agricultural Research Service

D0501

Ground beetle populations in organic, conventional, and Bt sweet corn in central Kentucky

John D. Sedlacek, Kentucky State University; Karen L. Friley, Kentucky State University; Daniel M. Pavuk, Bowling Green State University

D0502

Using scanning electron microscopy to identify starch in sorghum grains resistant to maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais

Michael W. Pendleton, Texas A&M University; E. Ann Ellis, Texas A&M University; Bonnie Pendleton, West Texas A&M University

D0503

Differential resistance of switchgrass cultivars to fall armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda)

Patrick F. Dowd, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Eric T. Johnson, USDA - ARS; Gautam Sarath, USDA - ARS ; Kenneth P. Vogel, USDA-ARS

D0504

Molecular characterization of different biotypes of the southern chinch bug affecting St. Augustinegrass

Ambika Chandra, Texas AgriLife Research, Texas A&M System; Blake Pond, Texas AgriLife Research; James A. Reinert, Texas AgriLife Research Center; David R Huff, Pennsylvania State University; Jonathan LaMantia, Texas AgriLife Research Center

D0505

Biology of Mahanarva spectabilis Distant (1909) and resistance of different genotypes of grass pastures

S.V. Paula–Moraes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.A. Carvalho, Embrapa Cerrados; S.C.S. Takada, Embrapa Cerrados; R.V. Nunes, Embrapa Cerrados; A.M. Auad, Embrapa Gado de Leite

D0506

Effects of varying ratios of the mineral nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur, on Neotyphodium endophyte-mediated resistance in tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort)

Victoria A. Caceres, Purdue University; Douglas S. Richmond, Purdue University

D0507

Analysis of aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) salivary proteins

William Rodney Cooper, USDA - ARS; Gary Puterka, USDA-ARS; Jack Dillwith, Oklahoma State University

D0508

Sexual reproduction in the Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) and its role in creating biotypes

Gary Puterka, USDA-ARS; John Burd, USDA-ARS; Bob Hammon, Colorado State Unverisity; Frank Peairs, Colorado State University; Terri Randolph, Colorado State University; William Rodney Cooper, USDA - ARS

D0509

A gut transcriptome of the Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor), a member of gall midges

Shize Zhang, Northwest A&F University; Richard Shukle, USDA-ARS, Purdue University; Omprakash Mittapalli, Ohio State University, OARDC; Y.C. Zhu, USDA - ARS; John C. Reese, Kansas State University; Bao-Zhen Hua, Northwest A&F University; Ming-Shun Chen, Kansas State University

D0510

Occurrence and damage of Hessian fly on twenty-six selected wheat varieties

Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University; Stephen Harrison, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana State University; Mukti Ghimire, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Paul Price, Louisana State University Agricultural Center

D0511

Western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta) damage to artificially infested drybeans in Michigan

Michael Jewett, Michigan State University; Christina DiFonzo, Michigan State University

D0512

Population densities, field colonization behavior, and site-specific insecticide applications for redbanded stink bug control

Jeffrey A. Davis, Louisiana State University; Arthur Richter, Louisiana State University; Katherine L. Kamminga, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Keith A. Fontenot, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Joshua H. Temple, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana State University

D0513

Comparative development of Zabrotes subfasciatus in conventional and transgenic dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) engineered to express resistance to bean golden mosaic virus

Eliane Quintela, Embrapa Rice and Beans; Josias Faria, Embrapa Arroz e Feijão; J. Alexandre Barrigossi, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA) Rice and Beans

D0514

Efficacy and value of seed and seedling insecticide treatments to control early season insect pests of soybean

Ames Herbert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sean Malone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas P. Kuhar, Virginia Tech; Joanne Whalen, University of Delaware

D0515

Evaluation of novel and organic foliar insecticides for reduced-risk soybean aphid control in Ontario

Christine A. Bahlai, University of Guelph; Yingen Xue, University of Guelph; Arthur W. Schaafsma, University of Guelph; Rebecca H. Hallett, University of Guelph

D0516

The relationship of Dectes texanus LeConte and its host, soybean (Glycine max L.)

Aaron Y. Mbogho, University of Missouri - Columbia; Wayne Bailey, University of Missouri; Bill Wiebold, University of Missouri; Kelly V. Tindall, University of Missouri

D0517

Effect of Dectes texanus LeConte on different maturity groups of soybean, Glycine max L., in southeast Missouri

Melanie Henry, Robert Henry Seed Company; Robert Henry, Robert Henry Seed Company; Kent Fothergill, Conservation Seeding and Restoration; Kelly V. Tindall, University of Missouri

D0518

Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), mating disruption - further developments of a sprayable formulation

Michelle Walters, USDA - APHIS; Jack Jenkins, Pacific BioControl Corporation; Robert Staten, USDA - APHIS; Barry U. Barnes, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)

D0519

Response of noctuid to transgenic Bt cottons in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Sasha M. Greenberg, USDA - ARS; John Adamczyk, USDA - ARS

D0520

Frego-bract cotton as a possible trap crop for tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris)

Glenn Studebaker, University of Arkansas; S. Lancaster, University of Arkansas

D0521

Effectiveness of thiamethoxam and imidacloprid treated cotton seeds against Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Liping Zhang, Louisiana State University AgCenter; Tong-Xian Liu, Texas AgriLife Research Center; Sasha M. Greenberg, USDA - ARS

D0522

Mating, longevity, and fecundity in northern corn rootworm in relation to male and female size

B. Wade French, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Dave Beck, USDA-ARS

D0523

Success of western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta) larvae under Great Lakes conditions

Christina DiFonzo, Michigan State University

D0524

Relationship between western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta) infestation, damage and yield reduction of field corn in three ecozones in Nebraska State

S.V. Paula–Moraes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; TE. Hunt, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; RJ. Wright, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Gary L. Hein, University of Nebraska; E. Blankenship, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

D0525

High gene flow and long-distance dispersal of European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Kyung Seok Kim, USDA - ARS; Mark Bagley, US Environmental Protection Agency; Brad Coates, USDA - ARS; Richard L. Hellmich, USDA - ARS; Thomas W. Sappington, USDA-ARS

D0526

Dramatic change in a European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) population’s E and Z pheromone strain ratio is documented in Delaware

Charles Mason, Pennsylvania State University

D0527

The effect of density dependence on Ostrinia nubilalis establishment and larval development

Jennifer Van Loon, USDA-ARS; Susan E. Moser, USDA-ARS; Richard L. Hellmich, USDA - ARS

D0528

Field trial performance of SmartStax^TMstacked Bt traits technology against the western corn rootworm soybean variant

Patti Prasifka, Dow AgroSciences; Dwain M. Rule, Dow AgroSciences; Bruce Maddy, Dow AgroSciences; William H. Hendrix, Dow AgroSciences

D0529

Frequency of resistance alleles to Mon 89034 Bt corn in the sugarcane borer

Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University; Mukti Ghimire, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana State University; Graham P. Head, Monsanto Company

D0530

Remating behavior of female Ostrinia nubilalis after exposure to Bt-resistant or Bt-susceptible males

Michael Allen Rausch, USDA-ARS; Susan E. Moser, USDA-ARS; Richard L. Hellmich, USDA - ARS

D0531

Modeling the evolution of western corn rootworm to transgenic corn with two toxin traits

David Onstad, Corteva Agriscience; Lance J. Meinke, University of Nebraska

D0532

Development of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on cotton lines expressing Vip3A and Cry1Ab

Jarrod T. Hardke, Louisiana State University AgCenter; Joshua H. Temple, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Karla D. Emfinger, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana State University

D0533

Repellency trials and vial bioassays of spinosad on adult stink bugs

Katherine L. Kamminga, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeffrey A. Davis, Louisiana State University

D0534

Modeling movement and mortality of larvae of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in a Bt toxin/susceptible corn seed blend environment: Predictions

John Schneider, Mississippi State University

D0535

Assessing the probability of cross-resistance between Cry1Fa and Cry1Ab in European corn borer, O. nubilalis (Hübner)

John Mathis, Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont; Khalidur Rahman, University of Georgia; Michael Adang, University of Georgia; Mark Nelson, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc

D0536

Inheritance of resistance to the Cry1F toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis in European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)

Analiza P. Alves, DuPont Pioneer; Erica Simbro, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc

D0537

Field trial performance of SmartStax ^TM stacked Bt traits technology against above-ground corn insects

Dwain M. Rule, Dow AgroSciences; Eric Scherder, Dow AgroSciences; Patti Prasifka, Dow AgroSciences; Melissa Willrich Siebert, Dow AgroSciences; Scott Ditmarsen, Dow AgroSciences; Bruce Maddy, Dow AgroSciences; Dave Ruen, Dow AgroSciences; Larry Walton, Dow AgroSciences; Bo Braxton, Dow AgroSciences; Brian D. Olson, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; Randy M. Huckaba, Dow AgroSciences; William H. Hendrix, Dow AgroSciences

D0538

Characterization of western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, colonies selected in the laboratory on Herculex RW^®

Stephen D. Thompson, Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont

D0539

Evaluating yield and efficacy of Optimum® AcreMax^TMproduct concept against key target pests

Timothy M. Nowatzki, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc; Murdick J. McLeod, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc

D0540

Characterization of an artificial diet incorportated with transgenic plant material

Jared S. Ostrem, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc

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