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PS: Novel Ecological Approaches to Vector Control

Wednesday, November 19, 2014: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Portland Ballroom 251 (Oregon Convention Center)
Organizers:
Allison Gardner
Carla Caceres


1:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks
1:35 PM
Eco-evolutionary feedbacks in aquatic systems: Implications for mosquito control
Carla Caceres, University of Illinois ; Brian F. Allan, University of Illinois ; Ephantus J. Muturi, University of Illinois
1:55 PM
Can non-vector herbivores suppress the spread of a plant virus?
Paul Chisholm, Washington State University ; Sanford D. Eigenbrode, University of Idaho ; David Crowder, Washington State University
2:15 PM
Ecological and biorational strategies for tick control and the prevention of tick-borne disease
Kirby C. Stafford III, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ; Laura Estep, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
2:35 PM
Break
2:50 PM
Efficacy, non-target effects and other considerations for microbial and other non-traditional mosquito larvicides
Sharon Lawler, University of California ; Deborah Dritz, University of California
3:10 PM
Ecological factors affecting success of barrier trapping methods for mosquito control
Cynthia C. Lord, University of Florida ; Joseph J. Pohedra, University of Florida ; C. Roxanne Connelly, University of Florida
3:30 PM
Precision mosquito control concepts
Randy Gaugler, Center for Vector Biology ; Greg Williams, Hudson County Mosquito Control ; Yi Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Scott Crans, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ; Ary Farajollahi, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ; Devi Suman, Center for Vector Biology
3:50 PM
4:10 PM
Integrated mosquito management for constructed wetlands: Addressing top-down effects that bottom out
William E. Walton, University of California ; David Popko, University of California ; Dagne Duguma, University of California ; Margaret Wirth, University of California
4:30 PM
Exploitation of ecological traps for mosquito control
Allison Gardner, University of Illinois ; Brian F. Allan, University of Illinois ; Ephantus J. Muturi, University of Illinois
4:50 PM
New approach to screen safe chemistries for vector control
Lacey Jenson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Troy D. Anderson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, University of Florida
5:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
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