Ten-Minute Papers, P-IE: Agroecosystems

Wednesday, December 15, 2010: 10:30 AM-12:05 PM
Pacific, Salon 5 (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Moderator:
William Rodney Cooper
10:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:35 AM
A cover crop alters the trophic positions of generalist predators in the litter of a banana agroecosystem
Pierre-François Duyck, CIRAD-PRAM; Anaïs Lavigne, CIRAD-PRAM; Grégory Mollot, CIRAD-PRAM; Fabrice Vinatier, CIRAD-PRAM; Raphaël Achard, CIRAD-PRAM; Justin N Okolle, CARBAB; Philippe Tixier, CATIE
10:47 AM
Modeling the consequences of agricultural intensification on pest damage
Moran M. Segoli, University of California Davis; Jay A. Rosenheim, University of California, Davis
10:59 AM
Organic agriculture promotes evenness and natural pest control
David W. Crowder, University of Arizona; Tobin Northfield, Washington State University; M. R. Strand, University of Georgia; William E. Snyder, Washington State University
11:11 AM
Arthropod ecology and biodiversity in agroforestry versus conventional cropping practices
William Terrell Stamps, University of Missouri; Terryl L. Woods, University of Missouri; James H. Houx, University of Missouri
11:23 AM
Influence of soil and weed management practices on development and emergence of plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) in Alabama peaches
Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Auburn University; Henry Y. Fadamiro, Auburn University; Robert Boozer, Auburn University
11:47 AM
Concluding Remarks