ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

Ten-Minute Papers, P-IE Section, Pollinators

Tuesday, November 13, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
300 D, Floor Three (Knoxville Convention Center)
Moderators:
Theresa L. Pitts-Singer
Logan M. Minter


1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:33 PM
Attracting pollinators in atemoya: Commercial lures act synergistically when combined
David Alan Jenkins, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS) ; Andrew R. Cline, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) ; Brian M. Irish, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS) ; Ricardo Goenaga, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS)
1:45 PM
Pollinating insect communities in semi-natural grasslands managed for conservation benefits and biomass production
Joshua W. Campbell, High Point University ; James A. Martin, Mississippi State University ; Samuel K. Riffell, Mississippi State University ; Jerrold L. Belant, Mississippi State University ; L. Wes Burger, Mississippi State University
1:57 PM
Enhancing wild bees in agricultural landscapes: An experimental approach to quantifying foraging distances
Silvia Dorn, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich ; Antonia Zurbuchen, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich Applied Entomology ; Andreas Mueller, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich
2:09 PM
Unusual nest density of a native bumble bee, Bombus nevadensis, in an agricultural landscape
Sujaya Rao, Oregon State University ; Kimberly Skyrm, Oregon State University
2:21 PM
Wild bumblebee (Bombus) and Nosema (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) infection levels associated with lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) production and commercial bumblebee pollinators
Sara Bushmann, University of Maine ; Frank Drummond, University of Maine ; Lee A. Beers, University of Maine ; Eleanor Groden, University of Maine
2:33 PM
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2:45 PM
The microbial dynamics of pollination landscapes: Plant nectar and honey bees share beneficial bacteria
Kirk E. Anderson, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Timothy Sheehan, University of Arizona ; Beryl M. Jones, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Brendon Mott, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Alexander R. Walton, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Vanessa Corby-Harris, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
2:57 PM
Break
3:12 PM
The influence of bee release points and nest density on Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) reproductive success in a commercial almond orchard
Derek R. Artz, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
3:24 PM
Measuring the performance of honey bee pollinators: Bagging effects, nectar volume, and pollen deposition
Joan M. Leong, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona ; Jacob M. Cecala, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona ; Sarah T. Saleemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3:36 PM
The effects of commonly used miticides on honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony growth and queen survival
Juliana Rangel, North Carolina State University ; David R. Tarpy, North Carolina State University ; Jennifer J. Keller, North Carolina State University
3:48 PM
From study of honeybee P450s to honeybee management
Wenfu Mao, University of Illinois ; Mary Schuler, University of Illinois ; May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois
4:00 PM
Differential effects of Varroa infestations: Honey bee resistance or mite virulence?
Berry J. Brosi, Emory University ; Jacobus C. De Roode, Emory University ; Jennifer Berry, University of Georgia ; Travis Dynes, Emory University ; Keith Delaplane, University of Georgia
4:12 PM
Where is the dance floor? Temporal variation in waggle dance location in the honey bee, Apis mellifera
Chelsea Corrigan, East Tennessee State University ; Ross Yost, East Tennessee State University ; Adam White, East Tennessee State University ; Ashley E. Wagner, East Tennessee State University ; Michele L. Joyner, East Tennessee State University ; Edith Seier, East Tennessee State University ; Darrell Moore, East Tennessee State University
4:24 PM
Mathematical modeling of dance floor location in the honey bee, Apis mellifera
Adam White, East Tennessee State University ; Ross Yost, East Tennessee State University ; Chelsea Corrigan, East Tennessee State University ; Ashley E. Wagner, East Tennessee State University ; Michele L. Joyner, East Tennessee State University ; Edith Seier, East Tennessee State University ; Darrell Moore, East Tennessee State University
4:36 PM
The effects of memory and learning constraints on short-term foraging specialization in bees: An individual-based modeling approach
Carolyn A. Ayers, Emory University ; Paul R. Armsworth, University of Tennessee ; Berry J. Brosi, Emory University
4:48 PM
Proteomic marker-assisted selection in honey bees
Stephen F. Pernal, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ; Shelley E. Hoover, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ; Heather A. Higo, University of British Columbia, Research Apiary ; Elizabeth Huxter, Kettle Valley Queens ; Marta M. Guarna, University of British Columbia ; Leonard J. Foster, University of British Columbia
5:00 PM
Concluding Remarks