North Central Branch Annual Meeting Online Program

Ph. D. Plant-Insect Ecosystems II

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


9:15 AM
066
A comparison of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) attraction to native and exotic mammal dung
Sean D. Whipple, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; W. Wyatt Hoback, University of Nebraska - Kearney ; Jeffrey D. Bradshaw, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
9:27 AM
067
Rangeland grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) consume less than their actual damage: A study to examine the clipping behavior in grasshoppers
Muhammad Irfan Ullah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Fatima Mustafa, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Mathew L. Brust, Chadron State College ; W. Wyatt Hoback, University of Nebraska - Kearney ; Kerri M. Farnsworth-Hoback, University of Nebraska - Kearney
9:39 AM
068
Are two genes better than one for soybean aphid management?
Michael T. McCarville, Iowa State University ; Matt O'Neal, Iowa State University ; Kelley Tilmon, South Dakota State University ; Bruce D. Potter, University of Minnesota ; Brian P. McCornack, Kansas State University ; Eileen M. Cullen, University of Wisconsin - Madison ; John F. Tooker, Pennsylvania State University
9:51 AM
069
What role do alate soybean aphids (Aphis glycines) play in the spread of Soybean mosaic virus?
Adam J. Varenhorst, Iowa State University ; Matthew O'Neal, Iowa State University
10:03 AM
070
Body size influences levels of pheromone production in the longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): a result of larval host quality?
Gabriel P. Hughes, Purdue University ; Matthew Ginzel, Purdue University
10:15 AM
071
Using blue cross vane traps to collect insects other than bees
Wayne J. Ohnesorg, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Marion D. Ellis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Thomas E. Hunt, University of Nebraska ; Robert J. Wright, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
10:27 AM
072
Expression profiling of three defense-related buffalograss transcripts in response to chinch bug feeding
Crystal M. Ramm, University of Nebraska ; Aaron J. Saathoff, USDA-ARS ; Tiffany Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Fred Baxendale, Department of Entomology ; Paul Twigg, University of Nebraska - Kearney ; Lisa Baird, University of San Diego
10:39 AM
073
Biological control in Kentucky winter wheat: using molecular tools to create sustainable management techniques
Katelyn A. Kowles, University of Kentucky ; Douglas W. Johnson, University of Kentucky ; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky
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