Session: Display Presentations: Integrative Physiological and Molecular Insect Systems (2009 ESA Annual Meeting, December 13-16, 2009)

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

Hall D, First Floor (Convention Center)

A genomic scale comparison of Manduca sexta and Helicoverpa zea herbivory on tomato plants

Vickie Thomas, Western Illinois University; Brittany DesRochers, Western Illinois University; Sue Hum-Musser, Western Illinois University; Richard Musser, Western Illinois University

D0383

Cross genomic comparison of two caterpillars on tobacco plants

Brittany DesRochers, Western Illinois University; Vickie Thomas, Western Illinois University; Heiko Vogel, Max Planck; Sue Hum-Musser, Western Illinois University; Richard Musser, Western Illinois University

D0384

A microbial insecticide from Chromobacterium subtsugae

Lisa J. Chanbusarakum, Marrone Bio Innovations; Anne Murray, Marrone Bio Innovations; E. Tan, Marrone Bio Innovations; Ratnakar N. Asolkar, Marrone Bio Innovations; Huazhang Huang, Marrone Bio Innovations; D. Wallner, Marrone Bio Innovations; Marja E Koivunen, Marrone Bio Innovations; Pamela G. Marrone, Marrone Bio Innovations

D0385

Genomic response of tomato fruits to herbivory

Josh Lighton, Western Illinois University; Brittany DesRochers, Western Illinois University; Sue Hum-Musser, Western Illinois University; Richard Musser, Western Illinois University

D0386

Transcriptional diversity and allelic variation in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

Frank Rinkevich, Cornell University; Jeffrey Scott, Cornell University

D0387

In-hive miticides affect drone survival and sperm viability

Reed M. Johnson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Lizette A. Peters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Alex Heiden, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Marion D. Ellis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

D0388

Differential maneuvers by male oriental fruit moth, (Grapholita molesta), flying above dotted and striped patterns

L. P. S. Kuenen, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Mark A. Willis, Case Western Reserve University

D0389

Functional analysis of the knickkopf gene gamily in organization of Tribolium castaneum cuticle

Sujata S. Chaudhari, Kansas State University; Yasuyuki Arakane, Kansas State University; Daniel Boyle, Kansas State University; Karl J. Kramer, Kansas State University; Richard Beeman, USDA-ARS, GMPRC; Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Kansas State University

D0390

Characterization of trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like cDNAs from the gut of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)

Jianxiu Yao, Kansas State University; Chitvan Khajuria, Kansas State University; Lawrent Buschman, Kansas State University; Ming-Shun Chen, Kansas State University; Kun-Yan Zhu, Kansas State University

D0391

Immuno-detection of water channels and stress proteins in the Antarctic midge Belgica antarctica in response to dehydration and freezing

Shu-Xia Yi, Miami University; Michael A. Elnitsky, Mercyhurst University; Joshua B. Benoit, University of Cincinnati; Nancy Kaufmann, University of Pittsburgh; Jeffrey L. Brodsky, University of Pittsburgh; Mark L. Zeidel, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; David L. Denlinger, Ohio State University; Richard E. Lee, Miami University

D0392

Control of adult whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) using Euonymus americana L. fruit extracts

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

D0393

Signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms mediating steroid hormone secretion from the prothoracic gland of Drosophila melanogaster

Naoki Yamanaka, University of Minnesota, HHMI; Michael B. O'Connor, University of Minnesota, HHMI

D0394

Genetic manipulations of the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris

William B. Walker, Lund Univeristy; Margaret L. Allen, USDA - ARS

D0395

Entomopathogenic fungal infection and host fitness in Tribolium castaneum and Ulomoides dermestoides (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Nicolás Pedrini, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata; M. Luciana Villaverde, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata; Cecilia B. Fusé, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata; Luciana M. Cocchiararo Bastías, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata; M. Patricia Juárez, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata

D0396

Cuticular hydrocarbons and chemical taxonomy of Triatoma dimidiata and T. infestans, two major vectors of Chagas disease

Gustavo M Calderón-Fernández, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata; Sergio J. Mijailovsky, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata; M. Patricia Juárez, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata

D0397

Toxicity and repellency of novel formulations of 2-undecanone, organic fatty acids, and sodium lauryl sulfate against German cockroaches

Christof F. Stumpf, Louisiana State University, Alexandria

D0398

Effect of N-linked glycosylation in activity of CmCatB protein

Yong Hun Chi, Texas A&M University; Yoon Duck Koo, Texas A&M University; Keyan Zhu-Salzman, Texas A&M University

D0399

IRAC mode of action classification

Thomas C. Sparks, Dow AgroSciences; Nigel Armes, BASF Corporation; Georgina V. Bingham, Vestergaard Frandsen SA; Daniel Cordova, DuPont Crop Protection; Fergus Earley, Syngenta Crop Protection AG; Danny Karmon, Makhteshim-Agan; Peter Luemmen, Bayer CropScience AG; Nobuaki Mito, Agricultural Chemicals Research Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd; Ralf Nauen, Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft; Alan Porter, IRAC International; Vincent L. Salgado, BASF Corporation; Gerald B. Watson, Dow AgroSciences

D0400

Pore formation activity of Cry1 toxin in the midgut brush border membranes from Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Haichuan Wang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Blair D. Siegfried, University of Nebraska

D0401

The effects of the cyanobaterial toxin, Microcystin-LR, on the developmental stability of the Amber-Winged Spreadwing Damselfly, Lestes eurinus (Odonata)

Nathan Baker, Ohio State University; Joe B. Keiper, Virginia Museum of Natural History

D0402

Biological evaluation of a watery and oil extract of neem on the entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis

E. J. De Luna_Santillana, Instituto Politécnico Nacional; M. D. Rivera_Elizondo, Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas; A. M. Ali Mahmoud, Instituto Politécnico Nacional; M. A. Rodriguez_Perez, Instituto Politécnico Nacional; K. Arevalo Niño, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon; X. Guo, Instituto Politécnico Nacional; G. Rivera_Sanchez, Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas

D0403

Ultrastructural and transcriptional changes in response to dietary lectins in the Hessian fly larval midgut

Richard Shukle, USDA-ARS, Purdue University; Subhashree Subramanyam, Purdue University; Christie E. Williams, USDA - ARS

D0404

The Pyrokinin/PBAN-receptor family of GPCRs and peptide ligands in Arthropoda: comparison with neuromedin U in vertebrates

Russell Jurenka, Iowa State University

D0405

Profiling of Formosan termite odorant/hormone–regulating gene expression in response to juvenile hormone III

Dunhua Zhang, USDA - ARS; Alan R. Lax, USDA-ARS-SRRC

D0406

Molecular cloning and cell-free expression of an endoglucanse belonging to the glycoside hydrolase family GHF45 from the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

Arnubio Valencia, University of Caldas; Analiza P. Alves, DuPont Pioneer; Haichuan Wang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Blair D. Siegfried, University of Nebraska

D0407

Characterization of the peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) in the mosquito Armigeres subalbatus

Songjie Wang, University of Missouri; Ruguang Ou, University of Missouri; Brenda Beerntsen, University of Missouri

D0408

Validation of RNA interference to control western corn rootworm (WCR) adults, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Murugesan Rangasamy, University of Nebraska; Blair Siegfried, University of Florida

D0409

Dual origin of gut proteases in Formosan subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Amit Sethi, Louisiana State University AgCenter; Jerome F. La Peyre, Louisiana State University; Qing-Gang Xue, Louisiana State University; Jennifer Delatte, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Lane Foil, Louisiana State University; Claudia Husseneder, Louisiana State University

D0410

Evaluation of respiration rates and water balance in female German cockroaches (Blattella germanica L.) and their oothecae during embryogenesis

Donald Mullins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sandra E. Gabbert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

D0411

The function of nuclear receptors in the adult of the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)

Jingjing Xu, University of Kentucky; Anjiang Tan, University of Kentucky; Subba Reddy Palli, University of Kentucky

D0412

Role of midgut peritrophic membranes in regulating digestive protease activities

Jianghong Li, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University; Ping Wang, Cornell University NYSAES

D0414

The effect of ozone and caterpillar herbivory on tomato plant defense genes

Sue Hum-Musser, Western Illinois University; Brandon Caley, Western Illinois University; Richard Musser, Western Illinois University

D0415

Systemic pathogenesis of AcMNPV in Anticarsia gemmatalis larvae

Eric Haas-Stapleton, California State University-Long Beach; Tiffany Chen, California State University-Long Beach; Alisa De La Cruz, California State University-Long Beach; Elisa Martinez, California State University-Long Beach; Marianne Torres, California State University-Long Beach

D0417

Bioaerosols: detection of insect transmitted pathogens

Wayne B. Hunter, USDA - ARS; Cindy McKenzie, USDA - ARS; Bailey Mitchell, Electrostatic Space Charge Systems, LLC. US

D0418

Co-expression of rhodopsin and arrestin and their potential roles in insecticide resistant mosquitoes, Culex quinquefasciatus

Ting Li, Auburn University; Nannan Liu, Auburn University

D0419

Effects of resistance to Bt toxins and sex pheromones on mating frequency of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)

Lizette A. Peters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Terence A. Spencer, University of Nebraska; Charles E. Mason, University of Delaware; Blair Siegfried, University of Florida

D0420

Does age and mating status influence the cuticular hydrocarbon profile of the emerald ash borer?

Jacob D. Wickham, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Therese Poland, USDA - Forest Service

D0421

Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi for locust control in the Republic of Georgia

Stefan T. Jaronski, USDA - ARS; Eleanora Abashidze, “L.Kanchaveli“ Plant Protection Institute; Alexandre V. Latchininsky, University of Wyoming; A. Rami Horowitz, Gilat Research Center and Katif Research Center; Gvanca Aduashvili, Tbilisi State University

D0422

The food-mediated behavioral justification in fire ants

Charles Stephen, Auburn University; Xing Ping Hu, Auburn University; Zhixiang Zhang, Auburn university

D0423

Insulin-like peptides of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum: their role in metamorphosis and reproduction

Roshan Palli, University of Kentucky; Parthasarathy Ramaseshadri, Monsanto Company

D0424

Parasitic wasp virus infection inhibits encapsulation but not phagocytosis by host hemocytes

Pauline O. Lawrence, The University of Florida

D0425

Characterizations of chitinase gene family in Anopheles gambiae

Jianzhen Zhang, Shanxi University; Xin Zhang, Kansas State University; Kun-Yan Zhu, Kansas State University

D0426

Purification and molecular cloning of c-type lysozyme from the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura

Jong-Wan Kim, Dankook University; Hong Sun An, Dankook University; Sung Moon Yoe, Dankook University

D0427

Prokaryotic overexpression system of recombinant Agrius convolvuli lysozyme produced as inclusion body

Soon Ik Park, Dankook University; Jeehyun Yoe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Sung Moon Yoe, Dankook University

D0428

Structural analysis of an inversion controlling sex determination in the Hessian fly

Chaoyang Zhao, Purdue University; Thiago R. Benatti, Purdue University; Rajat Aggarwal, Purdue University; Stephen Richards, Baylor College of Medicine; Jeffrey J. Stuart, Purdue University

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