ESA Eastern Branch Meeting Online Program

Masters/ Undergraduate Poster Competition

Sunday, March 17, 2013: 12:00 PM-5:00 PM
Regency Ballroom (Eden Resort and Suites)


Effects of photoperiod on competition between container-dwelling mosquitoes
Daniel Radwan, Canisius College ; Romain Dahan, Canisius College ; Katie Costanzo, University of Illinois
Maximum lethal temperature and its potential use in predicting the distribution of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) in the US
Ashley K. Lohr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Thomas P. Kuhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Benjamin L. Aigner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; John D. Aigner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Christopher R. Philips, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Macroinvertebrate community response to a restored stream in Lancaster County, PA
Alex M. Rittle, Millersville University ; John R. Wallace, Millersville University
Phenotypic plasticity in life history in an invasive mosquito (Aedes albopictus) across photoperiod regimes
Michael Keenan, Canisius College ; Mwengwe Ndhlovu, Canisius College ; Sarah Whittington, Canisius College ; Katie Costanzo, University of Illinois
Differences in prey handling of larval and adult monarchs, Danaus plexippus, by Chinese Mantids, Tenodera sinensis
Justin Vendettuoli, University of Rhode Island ; Jamie L. Rafter, University of Rhode Island ; Liahna Gonda-King, University of Rhode Island ; Anurag Agrawal, Cornell University ; Evan L. Preisser, University of Rhode Island
Stink bug community in primocane- bearing raspberry planting in southwest Virginia
Sanjay Basnet, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Douglas G. Pfeiffer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Thomas P. Kuhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Curt A. Laub, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Does refuge availability alter the effect of predation risk on prey growth?
Mauri Hickin, University of Rhode Island ; Evan L. Preisser, University of Rhode Island
Examining the influence of garden land use, management practices, and landscape context on pest and beneficial insects in urban vegetable gardens
Alicia Miggins, Long Island University ; Megan Gregory, Cornell University ; Erin Eck, Long Island University ; Abigail Cohen, Rutgers University ; Margaret Pickoff, Bates College ; Timothy W. Leslie, Long Island University
Assessing the effects of local and landscape factors on the abundance of Tipula paludosa in turfgrass habitats
Suzanne Yocom, Millersville University ; Matthew Petersen, Cornell University
Cold tolerance and cold shock response in wild type and TPI mutant fruit flies
Nathan Kapaldo, Slippery Rock University ; Jack Layne, Slippery Rock University ; Stacy Hrizo, Slippery Rock University
Sapped of energy: The role of invasive herbivores (Adelges tsugae and Fiorinia externa) as a resource drain on hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) trees
Nicole E. Soltis, Tufts University ; Sara Gomez, University of Rhode Island ; Liahna Gonda-King, University of Rhode Island ; Colin M. Orians, Tufts University
Variation in cornuti in the leaf-roller moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
Salvatore S. Anzaldo, Pennsylvania State University ; J. Brown, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, PSI