Session: The Disciplinary and Geographical Diversity of Classical Biological Control (2010 ESA Annual Meeting (December 12-15, 2010))

Tuesday, December 14, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:35 AM

Garden Salon 1 (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)

Organizers:

Livy Williams
Charles Vincent

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:10 AM

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Classical biological control in support of agricultural and natural ecosystems – current and future challenges

Ray I. Carruthers, USDA-ARS

8:30 AM

0656

Risk assessment and classical biological of the soybean aphid

George E. Heimpel, University of Minnesota

8:50 AM

0657

Biological control of the olive fruit fly: Weighing benefits against risks

Kent M. Daane, University of California; Xin-geng Wang, University of California, Riverside; Karen R. Sime, State University of New York, Oswego; Hannah Nadel, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Center for Plant Health Science; Charles H. Pickett, California Department of Food and Agriculture; Marshall W. Johnson, University of California

9:10 AM

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Biodiversity access and benefit sharing as it relates to biological control

Kim A. Hoelmer, USDA - ARS

9:30 AM

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The entodiversity of South-Eastern Europe and Asia Minor for thistle biocontrol

Stephen Clement, USDA - ARS; Massimo Cristofaro, Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), Centro Ricerche Casaccia, Labor; Lincoln Smith, USDA - ARS

9:50 AM

0660

Picking winners in classical biological control: Holy Grail or poisoned chalice?

S. Raghu, Arid Zone Research Institute

10:10 AM

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Selection of test plant list for weed biological control with molecular and biochemical data

Gregory S. Wheeler, USDA - ARS

10:30 AM

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Plant pathogens for classical biological control of weeds

William Bruckart, USDA-ARS; D. K. Berner, USDA-ARS

10:50 AM

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Novel interactions of invasive plants and herbivores: Implications for classical biological control

Jianqing Ding, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yi Wang, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Wei Huang, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science; Gregory S. Wheeler, USDA - ARS; Evan Siemann, Rice University

11:10 AM

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Classical biological control of Brazilian peppertree: A graduate student perspective

Veronica Manrique, University of Florida; James P. Cuda, University of Florida; William Overholt, University of Florida

11:30 AM

Concluding Remarks

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