Session: Student Competition for President's Prize, SVPHS: Structural and Urban (2009 ESA Annual Meeting, December 13-16, 2009)

Monday, December 14, 2009: 8:15 AM-11:00 AM

Room 206, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Moderators:

Kyle Jordan
Brad Kard

8:15 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:27 AM

Interspecific competition and territory defence mechanism of Coptotermes formosanus and C. gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Hou-Feng Li, University of Florida; Rou-Ling Yang, University of Florida; Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida

8:39 AM

0213

Cellulase genes from Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky)

Nurmastini Bujang, University of Florida; Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida

8:51 AM

0214

Toxicity interaction of fipronil and imidacloprid against Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Pan Luo, Louisiana State University; Gregg Henderson, Louisiana State University

9:03 AM

0215

Wood consumption by Formosan subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) as affected by wood moisture and temperature

Bal Krishna Gautam, Louisiana State University; Gregg Henderson, Louisiana State University

9:15 AM

0216

Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) alate attraction to different light wavelengths in south Florida and the Azores Islands

Maria Teresa Ferreira, University of Florida; Rudolf Scheffrahn, University of Florida

9:27 AM

0217

Dissecting the problem: Could differences in Fraxinus spp. anatomical characteristics influence host preference of emerald ash borer?

Sara R. Tanis, Michigan State University; Deborah G. McCullough, Michigan State University; Bert M. Cregg, Michigan State University; Therese Poland, USDA - Forest Service

9:39 AM

Break

9:51 AM

0218

Genetic evidence of Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, colony movement following construction in Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Louisiana

Carrie Owens, City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board; Claudia Husseneder, Louisiana State University; Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida; Eric Guidry, City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite & Rodent Control Board

10:03 AM

0219

Variability of salivary reservoirs among Reticulitermes flavipes castes

Nicola T. Gallagher, Ohio State University; Susan Jones, The Ohio State University

10:15 AM

0220

Laboratory evaluation of four termiticides on tunneling behavior of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Chris Keefer, Texas A&M University; Roger E. Gold, Texas A&M University

10:27 AM

0221

Survivorship and growth potential of modern bed bug (Cimex lectularius) populations in the United States

Andrea Polanco, Virginia Tech; Dini Miller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Carlyle C. Brewster, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

10:39 AM

0222

Characterization and experimental manipulation of endosymbionts in the bed bug

Mark H. Goodman, University of Kentucky; Elizabeth S. Andrews, University of Kentucky; Stephen L. Dobson, University of Kentucky; Michael F. Potter, University of Kentucky; Kenneth F. Haynes, University of Kentucky

10:51 AM

Concluding Remarks

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