ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

Onion Thrips Workshop

Sunday, November 13, 2011: 2:30 PM-5:40 PM
Room D8, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Organizer :
David Ben-Yakir
2:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
2:40 PM
Characteristics of the migratory flight of the onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) and their relevance for pest management
David Ben-Yakir, Agricultural Research Organisation; Michael Chen, Agricultural Research Organization
2:55 PM
Which traits of cabbage influence host-plant selection by the onion thrips (Thrips tabaci)?
József Fail, Corvinus University of Budapest; Tony Shelton, Cornell University
3:10 PM
IPM for onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) in onion
Brian A. Nault, Cornell University; Tony Shelton, Cornell University
3:25 PM
Open Discussion: Sampling and Chemical Control
3:50 PM
Break
4:05 PM
Chemical control and resistance of the onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) in Israel
Murad Ghanim, Agricultural Research Organisation; Galina Lebedev, Agricultural Research Organisation; Fauzi Abu-Moch, Agricultural Research Organization; David Ben-Yakir, Agricultural Research Organisation
4:20 PM
Spatial and temporal insecticide resistance in onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) populations in onions
Tony Shelton, Cornell University; Brian A. Nault, Cornell University
4:35 PM
Changes in the spatial distribution of onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) and iris yellow spot virus in onion fields over time
Cynthia L. Hsu, Cornell University; Christy Hoepting, Cornell Cooperative Extension; Marc F. Fuchs, Cornell University; Tony Shelton, Cornell University; Brian A. Nault, Cornell University
4:50 PM
Variation in competency of the onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) as a vector of tomato spotted wilt virus: patterns and implications
Alana L. Jacobson, North Carolina State University; George G. Kennedy, North Carolina State University
5:05 PM
Open Discussion: Alternative Control Methods
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