Undergraduate Student Ten-Minute Paper Competition, P-IE

Monday, December 13, 2010: 8:45 AM-12:00 PM
Pacific, Salon 1 (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Moderator:
Erin W. Hodgson
8:45 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:50 AM
Feeding behavior of Leptoglossus phyllopus (Hemiptera:Coreidae) developmental stages
Sarah Johnson, Winthrop University; Paula Levin Mitchell, Winthrop University
9:02 AM
Population differences in Pastinaca sativa and its suitability as a host plant for Depressaria pastinacella
Alan David Yanahan, University of Illinois; Tania Jogesh, Chicago Botanic Garden; Arthur R. Zangerl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois
9:14 AM
A new methodology for small-scale studies on twospotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch:  Rearing, sorting life-history stages, and quantifying
Lauren L Kalns, Texas A&M University; Justin Fiene, Texas A&M University; Julio S. Bernal, Texas A&M University; Raul Medina, Texas A&M University; Peter Krauter, Texas A & M University; Christian Nansen, Texas AgriLife Research
9:38 AM
Variation in induced defense against caterpillars among ancestral and derived Zea plants
Sarah E. Widney, Texas A&M University; Adrianna Szczepaniec, South Dakota State University; Julio S. Bernal, Texas A&M University; Micky Eubanks, Texas A&M University
9:50 AM
Pheromone mating disruption of Cydia latiferreana (Tortricidae), filbertworm moth, in commercial hazelnut orchards
Christopher S. Hedstrom, Oregon State University; Vaughn M. Walton, Oregon State University; Ute Chambers, Washington State University
10:02 AM
Effects of an insect growth regulator on western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) mortality by Beauveria bassiana insecticide products
Lori Moshman, Cornell University; Andrew Chow, Texas A&M University; Kevin M. Heinz, Texas A&M University; Carlos E. Bográn, Texas A&M University
10:14 AM
Break
10:26 AM
The potential of genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures of wheat for controlling aphid populations
Alexandra V. Shoffner, The Pennsylvania State University; John Tooker, Pennsylvania State University
10:38 AM
A plant pathogen-mediated interaction between an aphid vector and its parasitoid
Camila F. de Oliveira, University of Missouri; Elizabeth Y. Long, University of Missouri; Deborah Finke, University of Missouri
10:50 AM
Incorporation of laser counters for quantifying insects passing through vacuum-pump driven aspirators
Theodor L. Stansly, University of Florida; Philip A. Stansly, University of Florida
11:02 AM
Persistence and infectivity of Isaria fumosorosea blastospores sprayed on citrus seedlings in the field for managing the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri
David A. Pick, Florida Atlantic University; Pasco Avery, University of Florida; Steve Arthurs, University of Florida; David G. Hall, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Charles A. Powell, University of Florida
11:14 AM
Effects on survival of Nabis spp. fed diets of soybean aphid from resistant and seed-treated soybean
Andrea Dittmer, University of Minnesota; Thelma Heidel, University of Minnesota; David Ragsdale, Texas A&M University
11:26 AM
Cold hardiness of the light brown apple moth:  Assessing the rsk of etablishment in the nrthern U.S
Lindsey DE. Christianson, University of Minnesota; Robert C. Venette, University of Minnesota; Robert L Koch, Minnesota Department of Agriculture; William D. Hutchison, University of Minnesota
11:38 AM
Performance of eastern black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) larvae on native and introduced host plants
Allen V Lawrance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Terry Harrison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks