Ten-Minute Papers, P-IE: Spatial & Community Ecology

Wednesday, December 15, 2010: 7:45 AM-10:30 AM
Eaton (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Organizer :
Paul W. Borth
Moderators:
Glynn Tillman
Bridget F. O'Neill

7:45 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:02 AM
Geometric, movement and temporal considerations in mate finding in the corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.) with emphasis on blended refuge
Bruce Stanley, DuPont Crop Genetics R&D; Zaiqi Pan, DuPont Crop Genetics R&D; David Onstad, Corteva Agriscience; J. Lindsey Flexner, DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition
8:14 AM
The influence of bordering habitat on spatial aspects of bee foraging activity in commercial pumpkin fields
Derek R. Artz, USDA - ARS; Cynthia L. Hsu, Cornell University; Brian A. Nault, Cornell University
8:26 AM
Analysis of spatiotemporal relationships and age structure among white grub species in Oklahoma turfgrass
Eric Rebek, Oklahoma State University; Tom A. Royer, Oklahoma State University; Nathan R. Walker, Oklahoma State University
8:38 AM
Spatial distribution of onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) in Western New York onion fields
Cynthia L. Hsu, Cornell University; Brian A. Nault, Cornell University
8:50 AM
The dynamics of tamarisk-tamarisk beetle (Diorhabda carinulata) interactions in Grand County, Utah:  Spatial and temporal patterns of beetle abundance and tamarisk defoliation, 2004-2010
Tim B. Graham, Retired; Wright Robinson, Grand County Weed Dept; Gery Wakefield, National Park Service; Tim Higgs, Grand County Weed Dept
9:02 AM
Break
9:14 AM
Spatiotemporal modeling of Laricobius nigrinus in the Eastern United States
Gina A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Carlyle C. Brewster, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott M. Salom, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Loke T. Kok, Virginia Tech
9:26 AM
The aster leafhopper (Macrosteles quadrilineatus) at the end of the rainbow:  What happens at the northern end of its range
Brent G Elliott, Manitoba Agriculture; Chrystel Olivier, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
9:50 AM
Restoration of arthropod communities in tallgrass prairies
Lauren M. Hart, University of Missouri - Columbia; Deborah Finke, University of Missouri
10:02 AM
Ecology of a yeast found in association with the western pine beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte
Thomas S. Davis, University of Idaho; Richard W. Hofstetter, Northern Arizona University; Jeff T. Foster, Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Nate Foote, Northern Arizona University
10:26 AM
Concluding Remarks