Student Competition for the President's Prize Display Presentations, P-IE: Biotic and Environmental

Monday, December 14, 2009: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall D, First Floor (Convention Center)
Seeking generalities in salt stress on herbivores: a multi-species approach
Christy M. Foust, University of North Florida; Cliff Ross, University of North Florida; Anthony Rossi, University of North Florida; Jamie Moon, University of North Florida; Dan C. Moon, University of North Florida
Soil amendment effects on survivorship and development time of Colorado potato beetles
Serena Gross, University of Maine; Andrei Alyokhin, University of Maine; Robert Larkin, USDA-ARS; Sue Erich, University of Maine; Edward Bernard, University of Maine; Stellos Tavantzis, University of Maine
Influence of rough handling and environmental factors on blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria) nest establishment
Cory A. Vorel, Utah State University; Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, USDA - ARS
Cold hardiness of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Amy C. Morey, University of Minnesota; William D. Hutchison, University of Minnesota; Robert C. Venette, University of Minnesota
Effect of photoperiod on fitness of greenbug, Schizaphis graminum, biotypes on sorghum
Jody R. Gilchrest, West Texas A&M University; Bonnie Pendleton, West Texas A&M University
Performance of soybean with rag1b/rag3 resistance to soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) in potassium-deficient field conditions
T. Michael Kates, Michigan State University; Christina DiFonzo, Michigan State University; Dechun Wang, Michigan State University
Electrical penetration graph comparisons of squash bug, Anasa tristis (Hemiptera: Coreidae), feeding on watermelon and its relatives
Kaushal Maskey, Oklahoma State University; Astri Wayadande, Oklahoma State University; B.D. Bruton, USDA-ARS; Jacqueline Fletcher, Oklahoma State University
Impact of various organic mulches on the soil surface insect community in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Harsimran Gill, University of Florida; Robert McSorley, University of Florida; Danielle Treadwell, University of Florida; Marc Branham, University of Florida; Susan Webb, University of Florida; Gaurav Goyal, University of Florida-IFAS
Modeling crop response to multiple sources of injury
Kevin D. Johnson, Iowa State University; Matthew E. O'Neal, Iowa State University; Philip M. Dixon, Iowa State University; Larry P. Pedigo, Iowa State University; Micheal D. Owen, Iowa State University