North Central Branch Annual Meeting Online Program

M.S. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Monday, June 4, 2012: 9:15 AM-12:00 PM
Regents D (Embassy Suites)


9:15 AM
041
Integrating biological control and chemical control for management of cole crops
Emily K. Linkous, The Ohio State University ; Celeste Welty, The Ohio State University
9:27 AM
042
Cold tolerance of introduced emerald ash borer parasitoids
Anthony A. Hanson, University of Minnesota ; Robert C. Venette, USDA - Forest Service
9:39 AM
043
Survey of insect pollinators in soybean fields: community identification and sampling method analysis
Kelly Ann Gill, Iowa State University ; Matthew O'Neal, Iowa State University
9:51 AM
044
Potential lethal effects of commonly applied turfgrass fungicides on the larvae of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
Glen R. Obear, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Robert Chris Williamson, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Patrick J. Liesch, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:03 AM
045
Evaluation of reproductive stage soybeans for resistance to the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Travis J. Prochaska, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Lanae M. Pierson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Thomas E. Hunt, University of Nebraska ; Tiffany Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; John C. Reese, Kansas State University
10:15 AM
046
Evaluation of switchgrass for resistance to potential aphid pests
Kyle G. Koch, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Rachael Fithian, Colorado State University ; Jeff Bradshaw, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Tiffany Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
10:27 AM
047
Fitness costs of Bt resistance in western corn rootworm
Amanda M. Hoffmann, Iowa State University ; Aaron J. Gassmann, Iowa State University
10:39 AM
048
Effects of Rag1 soybeans on the development and performance of noctuid larvae
Robert F. Bruner, Iowa State University ; Aaron Gassmann, Iowa State University ; Erin Hodgson, Iowa State University ; Matt O'Neal, Iowa State University