Biofuel Crop Entomology and Pest Management: Global, National and Local Developments
Tuesday, November 13, 2012: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Ballroom F, Floor Three (Knoxville Convention Center)
Organizers:
Gregg S. Nuessly
G. David Buntin
8:40 AM
Insects in bioenergy feedstocks: Back to the basics Jeffrey D. Bradshaw, University of Nebraska ; Jarrad Prasifka, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Michael E. Gray, University of Illinois ; Kyle G. Koch, University of Nebraska ; Tiffany M. Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska
10:15 AM
Insects associated with winter legume cover crops in a sorghum for bio-fuel and cotton rotation system Dawn M. Olson, USDA-ARS ; Ted Webster, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Brian Scully, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Tim Strickland, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Richard Davis, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; William F. Anderson, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
10:35 AM
Challenges of evaluating and integrating natural enemy impacts on pests of bioenergy crops at a landscape level Brian P. McCornack, Kansas State University ; Ximena Cibils-Stewart, Kansas State University ; Kristopher L. Giles, Oklahoma State University ; James R. Hagler, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Timothy J. Kring, University of Arkansas ; S. L. Donelson, Oklahoma State University ; Kody Mullins, Oklahoma State University ; Casi N. Jessie, Oklahoma State University ; W. Jessie, Oklahoma State University ; N. Bradford, Oklahoma State University
10:55 AM
Hybrid poplars: A multiple use woody plant John J. Brown, Washington State University ; R. Andrew Rodstrom, GreenWood Resources, Inc. ; A. Del Pozo, North Carolina State University ; Jack C. Niedbala, Washington State University ; Eugene R. Hannon, Fresno County ; Neal T. Kittelson, Idaho Department of Lands ; Douglas B. Walsh, Washington State University ; John D. Stark, Washington State University ; Richard S. Zack, Washington State University