ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

Advances in Pest Management for Turfgrass and Ornamentals

Tuesday, November 13, 2012: 8:00 AM-12:20 PM
200 E, Floor Two (Knoxville Convention Center)
Organizers:
David W. Held
Clifford S. Sadof


8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:03 AM
Effects of intraguild predation and leaf domatia on spider mite outbreaks on cultivated maples in nurseries
Julia Prado, Purdue University ; Steven D. Frank, North Carolina State University ; Clifford S. Sadof, Purdue University
8:18 AM
Acoustic, visual, and volatile cues can improve performance of traps for ambrosia beetles (Xylosandrus spp.) in nurseries
Austin Gorzlancyk, Auburn University ; David W. Held, Auburn University ; Jaeyoung Jeong, Auburn University ; Dong-Joo Kim, Auburn University ; Christopher M. Ranger, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Michael E. Reding, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
8:48 AM
Cultural control of southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis (Barber) (Hemiptera: Blissidae) in St. Augustinegrass
Navneet Kaur, University of Florida ; Eileen A. Buss, University of Florida
9:18 AM
Hot in the city: Urban heat affects scale insect abundance and ecology
Emily K. Meineke, North Carolina State University ; Steven D. Frank, North Carolina State University
9:48 AM
Effects of calico scale management programs on spider mite outbreaks on urban honeylocust trees
Adam Witte, Purdue University ; Carlos Quesada, Purdue University ; Clifford S. Sadof, Purdue University
10:03 AM
Royal palm bug control
A. D. Ali, Davey Tree Expert Co. ; Doug Caldwell, University of Florida
10:18 AM
Break
10:28 AM
Potential of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for growth promotion and pest management in bermudagrass
R. Murphey Coy, Auburn University ; David W. Held, Auburn University ; Joseph Kloepper, Auburn University
10:43 AM
Development of an IPM program for the tropical sod webworm Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)
Nastaran Tofangsazi, University of Florida ; Eileen A. Buss, University of Florida ; Robert L. Meagher, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural & Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) ; Laurie E. Trenholm, University of Florida ; Steven Arthurs, University of Florida
10:58 AM
The cryptic behavior of the hunting billbug (Sphenophorus venatus vestitus) in warm season turfgrass
Diane E. Silcox, North Carolina State University ; Rick Brandenburg, North Carolina State University
11:13 AM
Ecology and chemical control of the sugarcane beetle Euetheola humilis (Burmeister)
Terri Hoctor, Purdue University ; Rick Brandenburg, North Carolina State University
11:28 AM
Evaluation of bentgrasses species and cultivars for resistance/tolerance to annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Olga Kostromytska, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ; Cesar Saona-Rodriguez, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ; Albrecht Koppenhöfer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
11:43 AM
Comparative ecotoxicology of turf insecticides: Impacts on pollinators, natural enemies, and ecosystem services
Jonathan L. Larson, University of Kentucky ; Carl T. Redmond, University of Kentucky ; Daniel A. Potter, University of Kentucky
11:58 AM
Naturalized areas, insect biodiversity, and ecosystem services for biocontrol on golf courses
Emily K. Dobbs, University of Kentucky ; Daniel A. Potter, University of Kentucky
12:13 PM
Withdrawn
12:14 PM
Concluding Remarks
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