M.S. Student Poster Competition

Monday, March 3, 2014: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Embassy Ballroom Prefunction (Embassy Suites Greenville Golf & Conference Center)


Presence of Pathogenic Microorganisms in German Cockroach (Blattella germanica) Infested Residential Homes in Rural North Carolina
Jeremy O'Neal, North Carolina A&T State University ; Catherine White, North Carolina A&T State University ; Beatrice N. Dingha, North Carolina A&T State University ; Louis EN. Jackai, North Carolina A&T State University
Monitoring for Susceptibility of the Asian Citrus Psyllid to Insecticides and Potential Microbial Control Agents
Julius Eason, Florida A&M University ; Lambert H. B Kanga, Florida A&M University
Impact of Cactoblastis cactorum on Opuntia stricta in a protected Florida inter-dune area
Angela Galette, Florida A&M University ; Stephen Hight, USDA-ARS ; James E. Carpenter, USDA-ARS ; Emily Montgomery, Hawaii Invasive Species Council
Field evaluation of soybean genotypes for resistance to the invasive kudzu bug (Megacopta cribraria)
Bradley Fritz, North Carolina State University ; Dominic R. Reisig, North Carolina State University ; Clyde E. Sorenson, North Carolina State University ; Thomas Carter, USDA-ARS
Effects of Soybean Looper Feeding and Jasmonic Acid Application on Green Peach Aphid Feeding Behavior in Soybean
John Dryburgh, Louisiana State University ; Jeffrey A. Davis, Louisiana State University
Evaluation of the effect of K fertilization rate on soybean yield and soybean looper (Chrysodeixis includens ) development
Xuan Chen, Louisiana State University AgCenter ; Dustin Harrell, LSU AgCenter ; Jeffrey A. Davis, Louisiana State University
Assessment of the walnut twig beetle’s (Pityophthorus juglandis) ability to colonize treated black walnut (Juglans nigra) wood
Jackson Audley, University of Tennessee ; Albert Mayfield, USDA, Forest Service ; Scott W. Myers, USDA-APHIS ; Adam M. Taylor, University of Tennessee
Frequency of alleles conferring resistance to Cry2Ab2 corn in field populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the south region of the United States
Ying Niu, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Robert L. Meagher, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Xiangbing Yang, Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Center ; Graham Head, Monsanto Company ; David L. Kerns, LSU AgCenter ; D. Henne, Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Center ; Xinzhi Ni, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Ronnie Levy, Louisiana State University ; Fei Yang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Vikash Dangal, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Performance of generalist corn pests as affected by nitrogen inputs and mycorrhizal colonization
Paul Adams III, North Carolina State University ; Dolly Watson, North Carolina State University ; Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, North Carolina State University ; D. Wes Watson, North Carolina State University ; Yasmin Cardoza, North Carolina State University
Comparing conventional and novel methods of tick collection
Sarah E. Mays, University of Tennessee ; Allan E. Houston, University of Tennessee ; Rebecca T. Trout Fryxell, University of Tennessee
Historical Study of Tiger Beetle Distributions in Georgia
Elizabeth Studer, University of Georgia
Evaluation of Planting Date, Variety, and PRE Herbicide on Thrips Infestation and Cotton Growth, Development, and Yield
Drake Copeland, Mississippi State University ; Darrin Dodds, Mississippi State University ; Tyler Dixon, Mississippi State University ; D. Reynolds, Mississippi State University ; Chase Samples, Mississippi State University ; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University ; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University ; Davie Wilson, Monsanto Company