Session: Ten-Minute Papers, P-IE: Vectors of Plant Disease (2009 ESA Annual Meeting, December 13-16, 2009)

Tuesday, December 15, 2009: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Room 207, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Moderators:

Ming-Shun Chen
Timothy Ebert

1:30 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:35 PM

Effect of imidacloprid application on Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) feeding behavior and successful transmission of the bacterial pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

Michael E. Rogers, University of Florida

1:47 PM

0918

Seasonal fluctuation in Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus prevalence in Florida populations of the Asian citrus psyllid

Timothy Ebert, University of Florida; Ron Brlansky, University of Florida; Michael E. Rogers, University of Florida

1:59 PM

0919

Does aphid probing behavior explain differences in PVY transmission efficiency on potato?

Jeffrey A. Davis, Louisiana State University; Edward B. Radcliffe, University of Minnesota

2:11 PM

0920

Impact of potato psyllid density and timing of infection on zebra chip disease expression in potato plants

Feng Gao, Texas AgriLife Research Center; John Jifon, Texas AgriLife Research Center; Tong-Xian Liu, Texas AgriLife Research Center

2:23 PM

0921

The effect of volatiles on host-plant finding behavior of adult potato psyllids, Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Psyllidae): implications for reducing zebra chip disease incidence

Ali H. Gharalari, Texas Agrilife Reseach Center; Christian Nansen, Texas AgriLife Research; Paul Paré, Texas Tech University; Scot E. Dowd, Research and Testing Laboratories; Creighton Miller, Texas A&M University

2:35 PM

0922

Evaluating thrips species in Georgia (Thysanoptera: Thripridae) as vectors of Iris yellow spot virus

Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan, University of Georgia; Stan Diffie, University of Georgia; Anitha Chitturi, University of Georgia; David G. Riley, University of Georgia; Hanu Pappu, Washington State University; Stephen Mullis, University of Georgia; Ron Gitaitis, University of Georgia

2:47 PM

0923

Differential accumulation of phytohormones in wheat seedlings attacked by avirulent and virulent Hessian fly (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) larvae

Lieceng Zhu, Fayetteville State University; Ming-Shun Chen, Kansas State University; Xiang Liu, Kansas State University

2:59 PM

0924

Differences in stylet penetration behaviors of glassy-winged sharpshooters (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) on Xylella-resistant Vitis candicans vs. susceptible Vitis vinifera cv. ‘Chardonnay’

Elaine Backus, USDA - ARS; Andrew Walker, University of California-Davis

3:11 PM

0925

Mating and oviposition behaviors of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a vector of Pierce’s disease of grapevine

Isabelle Lauziere, Texas AgriLife Research

3:23 PM

Concluding Remarks

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