Member Symposium: Insect Pests of Canola (Brassica spp.) and Their Management

Sunday, November 10, 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting Room 12 A (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Gadi VP Reddy
Héctor A. Cárcamo


8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:02 AM
Insect-resistant canola - Lessons learned from germplasm resistant to root maggots and the cabbage seedpod weevil
Lloyd M. Dosdall, University of Alberta ; James Tansey, University of Alberta ; Adam Blake, Simon Fraser University
8:22 AM
8:42 AM
Effects of lygus bugs on canola yield – lessons from cages, plots and commercial fields
Héctor A. Cárcamo, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ; Jennifer Otani, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
9:17 AM
Status of neonicotinoid seed treatments for control of Phyllotreta flea beetles in Canola
JJ. Knodel, North Dakota State University ; Patrick Beauzay, North Dakota State University ; Bryan Hanson, North Dakota State University
9:32 AM
The OKANOLA Project: Challenges in Managing Insect Pests of Canola in the Southern Plains
Tom A. Royer, Oklahoma State University ; Kristopher Giles, Oklahoma State University
9:47 AM
Developing threshold levels for flea beetles on Canola in Montana
Khanobporn Tangtrakulwanich, Montana State University ; Gadi VP Reddy, Montana State University ; Victoria Ophus, Montana State University ; John Miller, Montana State University ; Julie Prewitt, Montana State University
10:17 AM
Integrated Pest Management in Canola: How Far Have We Come, and What is Still Needed?
John Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
10:32 AM
Integrated pest management program for canola insects in the Western Triangle agricultural area of Montana
Gadi VP Reddy, Montana State University ; Khanobporn Tangtrakulwanich, Montana State University ; Victoria Ophus, Montana State University ; John Miller, Montana State University ; Julie Prewitt, Montana State University
10:47 AM
11:02 AM
Testing prospective cover crops for conservation biocontrol to control cutworms in canola: color and odor preferences and longevity of Copidosoma bakeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
R.W.M.U.M. Wanigasekara, University of Manitoba ; W. Lodge-Zaparnick, University of Manitoba, Entomology ; Barbara J. Sharanowski, University of Manitoba
11:17 AM
Detection and symptomatology of Aster yellows in canola crops in Saskatchewan, Canada
Chrystel Olivier, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ; Tim Dumonceaux, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
11:32 AM
Plant stage-related effects of the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, in canola
Rebecca H. Hallett, University of Guelph ; Mark K. Sears, University of Guelph ; Jonathon Williams, University of Guelph
11:47 AM
Concluding Remarks
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