Ten-Minute Papers, P-IE: Transgenic Crops

Wednesday, December 16, 2009: 7:15 AM-11:00 AM
Room 116-117, First Floor (Convention Center)
Moderators:
Susan E. Moser
Melissa Willrich Siebert
7:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
7:20 AM
Expansion of western bean cutworm as an economic pest in the Corn Belt, and Cry1F as a trait-delivered solution for management
Erica Lindroth, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Michael Culy, Corteva Agriscience; Ed King, Dow AgroSciences; William H. Hendrix, Dow AgroSciences; John E. Foster, University of Nebraska; Thomas E. Hunt, University of Nebraska
7:32 AM
Nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) causes the liquefaction of dead larvae integument (isolate 19) in Spodoptera frugiperda
Fernando Valicente, Embrapa; Corina Macedo, Mogi da Cruzes University; José Luis Wolff, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; Tuelher Edmar, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; Paiva Carlos, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; Sans Alan, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
7:44 AM
Characterization, distribution and cloning of Bacillus thuringiensis cry1 genes efficient against fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Brazil
Fernando Valicente, Embrapa; Picoli Edgard, Embrapa; Vasconcelos Maria, Embrapa; Carneiro Newton, Embrapa; Carneiro Andrea, Embrapa; Guimarães Cláudia, Embrapa; Lana Ubiraci, Embrapa
7:56 AM
Expression of Bollgard I & Bollgard II Bt proteins in reproductive cotton plant tissues and associated feeding behavior and survivability of Helicoverpa zea
Trenton J. Lindenman, Dow AgroSciences; J. Walt Mullins, Monsanto Company; Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam, Monsanto Company; John E. Foster, University of Nebraska
8:08 AM
Field trial performance of SmartStax stacked Bt traits technology against above ground lepidopteran pests in southern US corn
Melissa Willrich Siebert, Dow AgroSciences; Eric Scherder, Dow AgroSciences; Larry Walton, Dow AgroSciences; Patti Prasifka, Dow AgroSciences; William H. Hendrix, Dow AgroSciences
8:20 AM
Bt maize expressing Cry3Bb1 does not harm the spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, or its ladybird beetle predator, Stethorus punctillum
Yunhe LI, Cornell University; Yunhe LI, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART; Jörg Romeis, Agroscope Reckenholz, Tänikon Research Station ART; Tony Shelton, Cornell University
8:32 AM
A comparative assessment of the effects of Bt plants and a pyrethroid insecticide on the life parameters of a parasitoid
Xiaoxia Liu, Cornell University; Mao Chen, Monsanto Company; Tony Shelton, Cornell University
8:44 AM
Break
8:59 AM
Potential non-target impacts on lepidopteran-based food webs from Bt transgene flow into wild rice
Ngo Luc Cuong, Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute; Alberto T. Barrion, PhilRice; Gail A. Langellotto, Oregon State University; Yolanda H. Chen, University of Vermont
9:11 AM
Predicting the response of lepidopteran-based food webs to Bt transgene escape
Gail A. Langellotto, Oregon State University; Eunice Escandor, International Rice Research Institute; Ngo Luc Cuong, Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute; Alberto T. Barrion, PhilRice; Yolanda H. Chen, University of Vermont
9:23 AM
HerculexTM I as a new tool for the control of the main lepidopteran pests in Brazil
Antonio C. Santos, Dow AgroSciences; William H. Hendrix, Dow AgroSciences; Gary D. Thompson, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; William J. Silva, Dow AgroSciences; Fernando B. Guimarães, Dow AgroSciences; Jaedino Rosseto, Dow AgroSciences; Roberto V. Carvalho, Dow AgroSciences; Renato Pereira, Dow AgroSciences
9:47 AM
Susceptibility of Cry1Ab-susceptible and -resistant strains of the sugarcane borer to novel transgenic Bt-corn lines
Mukti N. Ghimire, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University; B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana State University; Graham P. Head, Monsanto Company
9:59 AM
Host choice of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) larvae between Bt and non-Bt maize
Rachel R. Binning, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc; Jian-Zhou Zhao, DuPont Pioneer; Yan Chen, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc; Mel Peters, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc; Erica Simbro, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc
10:11 AM
Survival of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) larvae fed with Bt maize, non-Bt maize or both
Jian-Zhou Zhao, DuPont Pioneer; Rachel R. Binning, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc; Yan Chen, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc; Mel Peters, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc; Erica Simbro, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc
10:23 AM
Dispersal and survival of Bt-resistant and Bt-susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis larvae in mixed seed corn
Susan E. Moser, USDA-ARS; Jarrad Prasifka, University of Illinois; Jeremy Kroemer, USDA - ARS; Blair Siegfried, University of Florida; David Onstad, University of Illinois; Richard L. Hellmich, USDA - ARS
10:47 AM
Concluding Remarks