Member Symposium: Mass-Production of Insects and Pathogens for Insect and Weed Biocontrol
Tuesday, November 12, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Meeting Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Patrick J. Moran
Juan A. Morales-Ramos
2:55 PM
Mass-rearing of hymenopteran parasitoids of Bemisia whiteflies for support of classical and augmentative biological control programs John Goolsby, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Matthew Ciomperlik, USDA, APHIS, Plant Protection & Quarantine, ; Gregory Simmons, USDA - APHIS ; Charlie Pickett, California Department of Food and Agriculture ; Juli Gould, USDA - APHIS ; Kim A. Hoelmer, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
3:35 PM
Mass-production of the arundo wasp and other insects for biological weed control Patrick J. Moran, USDA Agricultural Research Service ; John A. Goolsby, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Alex E. Racelis, University of Texas, Pan American ; Allen C. Cohen, North Carolina State University ; Matthew A. Ciomperlik, USDA, APHIS, Plant Protection & Quarantine ; Kenneth R. Summy, University of Texas, Pan American ; Don P.A. Sands, Commonwealth Science, Industry and Research Organization (CSIRO) (Retired) ; Alan A. Kirk, USDA - ARS
4:15 PM
Mass-production of entomopathogenic nematodes David Shapiro-Ilan, USDA-ARS, SE Fruit and Tree Nut Research Unit ; Richou Han, Guangdong Entomological Institute ; Xuehong Qiu, Guangdong Entomological Institute ; Juan A. Morales-Ramos, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; M. Guadalupe Rojas, USDA-ARS-NBCL
