Member Symposium: Advances in Greenhouse Arthropod Pest Management

Sunday, November 10, 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting Room 18 A (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
John P. Sanderson
Michael P. Parrella


8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
Impact of supplemental lighting on greenhouse whitefly and western flower thrips and their control using parasitoids and predators
Les Shipp, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ; Abida Nasreen, Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers ; Gillian Ferguson, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
8:21 AM
The economic impact and life history of western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) on cut gerbera daisy
James A. Bethke, University of California Cooperative Extension ; Lucia E. Villavicencio, Center for Applied Horticultural Research ; Britta Dahlke, Center for Applied Horticultural Research ; Bryan Vander Mey, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Diego County
8:37 AM
Completion of a degree-day model and analysis for the European pepper moth, Duponchelia fovealis  (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Bryan Vander Mey, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Diego County ; James A. Bethke, University of California Cooperative Extension ; Rebeccah A. Waterworth, Department of Entomology
8:53 AM
Effects of physical barriers in managing fungus gnats (Bradysia spp.)
Amy L. Willmott, Kansas State University ; Raymond A. Cloyd, Kansas State University ; Erik R. Echegaray, Oregon State University
9:09 AM
Diverse grain mixtures as banker plants for aphid biological control
Travis McClure, North Carolina State University ; Steven D. Frank, North Carolina State University
9:25 AM
Control of Bemisia on poinsettia propagative material
Rose Buitenhuis, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre ; Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre ; Taro Saito, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre ; Angela G. Brommit, University of Windsor ; Graeme Murphy, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ; Wayne Brown, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
9:41 AM
Biologically-based IPM in chrysanthemums: It works in Canada!
Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre ; Rose Buitenhuis, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre ; Cynthia Scott-Dupree, University of Guelph ; Taro Saito, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre ; Angela G. Brommit, University of Windsor ; Graeme Murphy, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ; Meghan Waite, University of Guelph
9:57 AM
Break
10:07 AM
Advancing IPM and biological control in greenhouses:  Are we making progress?
Michael P. Parrella, University of California, Davis
10:23 AM
Influencing oviposition and feeding site selection of Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
Danny Klittich, University of California ; Michael P. Parrella, University of California, Davis
10:39 AM
Interactions among fungus gnats, growing media, cool growing temperatures, and natural enemies
John P. Sanderson, Cornell University ; N. Mattson, Cornell University ; E. Lamb, Cornell University
10:55 AM
Wettable powder vs. emulsifiable oil formulations of entomopathogenic fungi for microbial biological control
Stephen P. Wraight, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Melanie Filotas, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) ; Todd Ugine, Cornell University ; Mark E. Ramos, USDA-ARS ; John P. Sanderson, Cornell University
11:11 AM
Development of whitefly growth curves in greenhouse ornamentals and their use in expert pest management systems
Alfredo Rios, The Ohio State University ; Luis A. Caņas, The Ohio State University ; Chris Ranger, USDA Agricultural Research Service ; Michael E. Reding, USDA - ARS ATRU ; Randall H. Zondag, Ohio State University ; Heping Zhu, USDA, ARS
11:27 AM
Development of a model to predict whitefly distribution on tomato plants and its use to improve the release of a biological control agent
Diego F. Rincon, Ohio State University ; Luis A. Caņas, The Ohio State University ; Casey W. Hoy, Ohio State University ; Larry Phelan, Ohio State University
11:43 AM
Innovative IPM training for greenhouse and interiorscape applicators
Scott Creary, Phipps Conservatory ; Kerry Richards, Penn State University
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