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MS: Predatory Lady Beetles: Global Opportunities for Biological Control and Challenges As Invasive Species

Wednesday, November 19, 2014: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Portland Ballroom 254 (Oregon Convention Center)
Organizers:
Yukie Kajita
John Obrycki


1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:52 PM
Bacteria and microsporidia symbionts of the introduced lady beetle Coccinella septempunctata
Eric M. O'Neill, University of Tennessee ; Yukie Kajita, University of Tennessee ; Josh Evers, University of Tennessee ; Evan McKenzie, University of Tennessee
2:09 PM
Refuge for native lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in perennial grassland habitats
Lauren M. Diepenbrock, North Carolina State University ; Deborah Finke, University of Missouri
2:26 PM
Asymmetric reproductive interference between specialist and generalist Harmonia ladybirds in their native range
Noriyuki Suzuki, Tohoku University ; Naoya Osawa, Kyoto University ; Takayoshi Nishida, Kyoto University
2:43 PM
Lady beetles in diverse communities: Which niche fits?
Jacob Asplund, Washington State University ; William E. Snyder, Washington State University
3:00 PM
An Achilles heel for Harmonia axyridis: Anti-predator defenses in Aphis craccivora
Jennifer White, University of Kentucky ; Joshua McCord, University of Kentucky
3:17 PM
Break
3:27 PM
Invasive population genetics of the predatory lady beetle Hippodamia convergens in the Americas
Arun Sethuraman, Temple University ; Fredric Janzen, Iowa State University ; Andrew Michel, The Ohio State University ; John Obrycki, University of Kentucky
3:44 PM
Odor-mediated aggregations of Hippodamia convergens, a native coccinellid of North America
Christopher A. Wheeler, Pasteur Institute ; Ring T. Cardé, University of California
4:01 PM
Debate regarding the role of intraguild predation in restructuring lady beetle communities
Mary M. Gardiner, The Ohio State University ; Chelsea A. Smith, The Ohio State University ; Alice M. Vossbrinck, The Ohio State University ; Andrew Michel, The Ohio State University
4:18 PM
Do defensive chemicals facilitate intraguild predation and influence invasion success in ladybird beetles?
Yukie Kajita, University of Tennessee ; John Obrycki, University of Kentucky ; John J. Sloggett, Maastricht University ; Edward W. Evans, Utah State University ; Kenneth F. Haynes, University of Kentucky
4:35 PM
Concluding Remarks
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