Ph.D. Student Oral Presentation Competition III

Monday, March 3, 2014: 1:40 PM-4:05 PM
Harbour Town (Embassy Suites Greenville Golf & Conference Center)
Moderators:
Alejandro Calixto
Xavier Martini


1:40 PM
46
Biological comparisons of Mississippi Delta and Hills populations of the tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris): development time, survival, fecundity, and hatch
Daniel Fleming, Mississippi State University ; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University
1:52 PM
47
Determining the attractive distance of Mexican rice borer (Eoreuma loftini) pheromone traps in rice agro-ecosystems
Blake Wilson, Louisiana State University AgCenter ; Matthew T. VanWeelden, LSU AgCenter ; Julien M. Beuzelin, LSU AgCenter ; Jeremy D. Allison, Natural Resources Canada, Great Lakes Forestry Centre ; T. E. Reagan, LSU AgCenter
2:04 PM
48
Evaluating Pachycrepoideus as a potential biological control agent for silk flies in sweet corn
David Owens, University of Florida ; Gregg Nuessly, University of Florida ; Michael W. Gates, USDA-ARS
2:16 PM
49
Assessment of cross-vane traps as a sampling tool for Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in soybean
Francesca Stubbins, Clemson University ; Francis Reay-Jones, Clemson University ; Jeremy K. Greene, Clemson University
2:28 PM
50
Evaluation of treatment thresholds for management of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in soybean
Nicholas Seiter, Clemson University ; Alejandro Del Pozo, North Carolina State University ; Jeremy K. Greene, Clemson University ; Francis Reay-Jones, Clemson University ; Phillip M. Roberts, University of Georgia ; Dominic R. Reisig, North Carolina State University
2:40 PM
51
Host preference of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) on selected edible beans and soybean
Joni L. Blount, University of Georgia ; G. David Buntin, University of Georgia ; Alton N. Sparks, Jr., University of Georgia
2:52 PM
52
The effects of Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) infestation and refuge scenario on Bt toxin expression in transgenic corn
Stephanie L. Gorski, North Carolina State University ; Yasmin Cardoza, North Carolina State University
3:04 PM
Break
3:15 PM
53
Duration of plant damage by Heliothis virescens caterpillars affects attraction of two parasitoids with varying degree of host specificity (Microplitis croceipes and Cotesia marginiventris) to cotton
Tolulope Morawo, Auburn University ; Henry Fadamiro, Auburn University
3:27 PM
54
Effect of simulated Helicoverpa zea damage in soybean
Brian Adams, Mississippi State University ; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University ; Don Cook, Mississippi State University ; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University
3:39 PM
55
Effects of foliar applied jasmonic acid and seed applied imidacloprid on phytohormone expression and twospotted spider mite populations
Sebe Brown, LSU AgCenter ; Michael J. Stout, Louisiana State University ; T. Shelby Williams, Louisiana State University ; Jenna Lindsay, Louisiana State University ; David L. Kerns, LSU AgCenter
3:51 PM
56
Relating stink bug density to percentage pecan nut damage
Brian Cowell, University of University ; Donn Johnson, University of Arkansas ; M. Garcia, University of Arkansas
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