ESA Eastern Branch Meeting Online Program

Biological Control in Agricultural, Natural, and Ornamental Landscapes

Tuesday, March 19, 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Embassy Room (Eden Resort and Suites)
Organizers:
Paula M. Shrewsbury
Richard Casagrande


8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
109
Plant community response two and four years following biological control of the invasive vine, Persicaria perfoliata
Judith A. Hough-Goldstein, University of Delaware ; Ellen C. Lake, USDA-ARS ; Kiri J. Cutting, University of Waikato
8:25 AM
110
Preliminary assessments of native strains of persistent entomopathogenic nematodes for plum curculio management
Arthur Agnello, Cornell University ; Melissa Keller, Cornell University ; Elson J. Shields, Cornell University ; Tony Testa, Cornell University
8:45 AM
111
A two decade retrospective on Trichogramma ostriniae in the US
Jeffrey Gardner, Cornell University ; Michael P. Hoffmann, Cornell University
9:05 AM
112
Ecology of introduced parasitoids of the invasive emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)
David E. Jennings, University of Maryland ; Paula M. Shrewsbury, University of Maryland ; Jian J. Duan, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
9:25 AM
113
Analysis of Tiphia parasitoids pre-ovipositional behaviors and of scarab host defensive responses
Piyumi Tilanka Obeysekara, University of Connecticut ; Ana Legrand, University of Connecticut
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
114
Host range evaluations of Trissolcus spp. - potential biological control agents of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys
Christine Dieckhoff, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Laboratory (BIIRL) ; Kim A. Hoelmer, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
10:20 AM
115
Natural enemies associated with the brown marmorated stink bug in ornamental nurseries
Ashley L. Jones, University of Maryland ; Paula M. Shrewsbury, University of Maryland ; Cerruti Hooks, University of Maryland
10:40 AM
116
Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi against three greenhouse aphid pests
John Sanderson, Cornell University ; Sarah Jandricic, Cornell University ; Melanie Filotas, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) ; Stephen P. Wraight, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
11:00 AM
117
Regional biological control issues
Richard Casagrande, University of Rhode Island
11:20 AM
Concluding Remarks and Discussion
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