Advances in Acarology

Sunday, December 12, 2010: 9:15 AM-11:45 AM
Sunset (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Organizers:
Jose Carlos V. Rodrigues
Ronald Ochoa
Ashley PG. Dowling
9:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:35 AM
9:50 AM
A preliminary phylogenetic analysis of Cunaxidae
Michael Skvarla, University of Arkansas; Ashley PG. Dowling, University of Arkansas
10:05 AM
Endemism in soil mites:  Is everything everywhere?
Samuel Bolton, The Ohio State University; Hans Klompen, The Ohio State University
10:20 AM
Break
10:35 AM
Dispersal of Brevipalpus phoenicis under Florida conditions
Jorge E. Peña, University of Florida; Ignacio Baez, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural & Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), Florida A&M University, C; Michael K. Hennessey, USDA - APHIS
10:50 AM
Comparison of the foliar acarine in grapefruit under conventional and organic pest management programs in Texas
Raul T. Villanueva, Texas A&M University - Texas AgriLIFE Extension; Alberto O. Gonzales-Garcia, Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro
11:05 AM
An update on the phylogenetics of the genus Raoiella (Acari: Tenuipalpidae)
Ashley P. G. Dowling, University of Kentucky; Jenny Beard, Queensland Museum; Ronald Ochoa, USDA - ARS
11:20 AM
Plant associated mites under the low temperature scanning electron microscope
Ronald Ochoa, USDA - ARS; Gary R. Bauchan, USDA - ARS; Jenny Beard, Queensland Museum
11:35 AM
Concluding Remarks
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