Student Competition for the President's Prize Display Presentations, P-IE: Chemical Ecology & Insecticides

Monday, December 14, 2009: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall D, First Floor (Convention Center)
Effect of semiochemical attractants on thrips sampling
Heather Andrews, Virginia Tech; Thomas P. Kuhar, Virginia Tech; Peter Schultz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; A. Herbert, Virginia Tech; Sean Malone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Owens, Virginia Tech; Helene Doughty, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Anna K. Wallingford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gerald Brust, University of Maryland
Biochemical cage match: cryptic priming of maize (Zea mays)
Elizabeth J. Bosak, Pennsylvania State University; James H. Tumlinson, Pennsylvania State University
Olfactory response of female Cerotoma trifurcata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to low-linolenic acid soybean
Michael T. McCarville, Iowa State University; Matthew E. O'Neal, Iowa State University; Gustavo C. MacIntosh, Iowa State University
A preliminary comparison of cantharidin levels in blister beetles associated with alfalfa production in New Mexico
Sam Lowry, New Mexico State University; C. Scott Bundy, New Mexico State University
Chemical ecology of two co-occurring Lygus species on shared host plants
Sean T. Halloran, Pennsylvania State University; James H. Tumlinson, Pennsylvania State University
Impact of Liberibacter-infective potato psyllids on different potato plant stages
Jeremy L. Buchman, Washington State University; Joseph E. Munyaneza, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; David R. Horton, USDA - ARS; Hanu Pappu, Washington State University; Keith S. Pike, Washington State University
Evaluation and selection of the toxic activity of different strains of Bacillus thuringiensis and an extract of neem against Spodoptera exigua
E.J. De luna Santillana, Instituto Politécnico Nacional; K. Arevalo Niño, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon; L.H. Morales Ramos, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon; O.M. Rutiaga Quiñones, Instituto Tecnologico de Durango; M.B. Gonzalez Maldonado, Instituto Politécnico Nacional; A.M. Ali Mahmoud, Instituto Politécnico Nacional; J.A. Garza Hernandez, Instituto Politécnico Nacional; M.A. Rodriguez Perez, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Indentification of plant volatiles and their affect on the behavior of the lesser chestnut weevil, Curculio sayi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Ian W. Keesey, University of Missouri; Bruce Barrett, University of Missouri; Chung-Ho Lin, University of Missouri