Student Competition for the President's Prize Display Presentations, P-IE: Molecular/Other

Monday, December 14, 2009: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall D, First Floor (Convention Center)
Genetic variation in honey bees (Apis mellifera) from central and southern United States
Roxane Magnus, University of Arkansas; Allen L. Szalanski, University of Arkansas
An assessment of native bees as crop pollinators in the New River Valley of southwest Virginia
Nancy Adamson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard Fell, Virginia Tech; Donald Mullins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Distribution and molecular detection of Nosema ceranae in US honey bees
Justin T. Whitaker, University of Arkansas; Allen L. Szalanski, University of Arkansas
Modeling spatial dynamics of the emerald ash borer beetle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) at Point Pelee National Park, Canada
Shelley-Lynne E. Stewart, University of Guelph; Robin A. Taylor, The Ohio State University-OARDC; Gard W. Otis, University of Guelph
Development of QRT-PCR protocols for rapid Xylella fastidiosa subspecies diagnostics
Brittany K. Pierce, University of Texas-Tyler; Lisa Morano, University of Houston-Downtown; Blake R. Bextine, University of Texas
Development of an artificial diet for the winter moth (Operophtera brumata)
Emily L. Hibbard, University of Massachusetts; Joseph Elkinton, University of Massachusetts
Picorna-like RNA viruses in the pollinator community: their distribution, inter-species transmission and health impacts
Rajwinder Singh, Pennsylvania State University; Abby Kalkstein, Pennsylvania State University; Amanda Jo Mahoney, Pennsylvania State University; Diana Cox-Foster, Pennsylvania State University; Edwin Rajotte, Pennsylvania State University
Development of potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) cell culture and isolation of Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurus
Chelsea Swatsell, University of Texas at Tyler; Wayne B. Hunter, USDA - ARS; Blake Bextine, University of Texas at Tyler