Session: Molecular and other Novel Tools in Ecological Research (2010 ESA Annual Meeting (December 12-15, 2010))

Wednesday, December 15, 2010: 1:15 PM-3:30 PM

Crescent (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)

Organizers:

Megha N. Parajulee
Ram B. Shrestha

1:15 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:20 PM

0339

Using basic tools of molecular biology to understand mechanisms of cotton-herbivore interactions

Adrianna Szczepaniec, South Dakota State University; Micky Eubanks, Texas A&M University

1:40 PM

0340

Bacterial diversity of host associated populations of Phylloxera notabilis Pergande (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in pecan and water hickory

Raul F. Medina, Texas A&M University; Cecilia Tamborindeguy, Texas A&M University; Punya Nachappa, Texas A&M University

2:00 PM

0341

Insecticide resistance in Lygus lineolaris: A population genomics approach

Omaththage Perera, USDA - ARS; Gordon L. Snodgrass, USDA-ARS; Jeffrey Gore, Mississippi State University; Ryan L. Jackson, USDA-ARS

2:20 PM

0342

Immunological assays in ecological studies: Movement behavior of Lygus bugs in cotton

Ram B. Shrestha, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Megha N. Parajulee, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Stanley C. Carroll, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center

2:40 PM

0343

Use of neem extract and microbial insecticides for sustainable management of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera

Kadarkarai Murugan, Bharathiar University; Megha N. Parajulee, Texas A&M AgriLife Research

3:00 PM

0344

Use of AFLP markers in understanding host associated difference in cotton fleahoppers in Texas

Apurba K. Barman, Texas A&M University; Raul F. Medina, Texas A&M University; Megha N. Parajulee, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Christopher G. Sansone, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center

3:20 PM

Concluding Remarks

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