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
0840
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
0841
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
8:33 AM
0842
Effects of nursery production practices on resource allocation patterns, insect herbivory, and carbon sequestration trajectories of hybrid elm and river birch in urban environments
Alejandro Chiriboga, Ohio State University, OARDC ; Daniel A. Herms, Ohio State University, OARDC
8:48 AM
0843
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
9:03 AM
0844
The importance of soil moisture and the treatment of surrounding trees in protecting individual trees from emerald ash borer
David Smitley, Michigan State University
9:18 AM
0845
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
9:33 AM
0846
Two tropical invasive ortheziid scales: The citrus orthezia, Praelongorthezia praelonga (Douglas), and the lantana bug, Insignorthezia insignis (Browne) (Hemiptera: Ortheziidae), a threat to ornamental plants
Demian Takumasa Kondo, Corporacion Colombiana de Investig Agropecuaria (CORPOICA)
9:48 AM
0847
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
0848
Royal palm bug control
A. D. Ali, Davey Tree Expert Co. ; Doug Caldwell, University of Florida
10:18 AM
Break
10:28 AM
0849
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
0850
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
0851
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
0852
Ecology and chemical control of the sugarcane beetle Euetheola humilis (Burmeister)
Terri Hoctor, Purdue University ; Rick Brandenburg, North Carolina State University
11:28 AM
0853
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
0854
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
0855
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
0843D
Withdrawn
12:14 PM
Concluding Remarks
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