Symposium: Biology and Management of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in North America (Part 2)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Ballroom C, Floor Three (Knoxville Convention Center)
Organizers:
Albert E. Mayfield
Shimat V. Joseph
2:35 PM
Purification of the Laricobius osakensis rearing colony at Virginia Tech following contamination by newly described species, Laricobius naganoensis Carrie S. Jubb, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Natalie C. Morris, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Ashley B. Lamb, University of Tennessee ; Nathan Havill, USDA, Forest Service ; Brad Onken, USDA, Forest Service, Northeastern Area ; Scott M. Salom, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
3:10 PM
Sasajiscymnus tsugae: From Japan to the United States Ashley B. Lamb, University of Tennessee ; Jerome F. Grant, University of Tennessee ; Shigehiko Shiyake, Osaka Museum of Natural History ; Gregory J. Wiggins, University of Tennessee ; Abdul Hakeem, University of Tennessee ; Paris L. Lambdin, University of Tennessee ; J. Rusty Rhea, USDA, Forest Service ; Brad Onken, USDA, Forest Service, Northeastern Area
3:25 PM
Sasajiscymnus tsugae in Tennessee: Where do we go from here? Gregory J. Wiggins, University of Tennessee ; Jerome F. Grant, University of Tennessee ; J. Rusty Rhea, USDA, Forest Service ; Abdul Hakeem, University of Tennessee ; Ashley B. Lamb, University of Tennessee ; J. Patrick Parkman, University of Tennessee ; Paris L. Lambdin, University of Tennessee ; Renee Follum, University of Tennessee
3:40 PM
Scymnus coniferarum (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), potential biological control agent of the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), in the eastern United States Thomas McAvoy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Michael Montgomery, USDA, Forest Service ; Richard C. McDonald, Symbiont Biological Pest Management ; Mark J. Dalusky, University of Georgia ; Scott M. Salom, Virginia Polytechnic and State University ; Molly Darr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
4:00 PM
Progress toward preparing an environmental assessment for Scymnus camptodromus release as a predator of hemlock woolly adelgid Melody A. Keena, USDA, Forest Service ; Kelli Hoover, Pennsylvania State University ; Samita Limbu, Pennsylvania State University ; Katie Cassidy, Pennsylvania State University ; Patrick C. Tobin, USDA, Forest Service ; R. Talbot Trotter, USDA, Forest Service ; Michael Montgomery, USDA, Forest Service
