Plant-Insect Ecosystems: Biocontrol

Tuesday, March 4, 2014: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Embassy Ballroom Prefunction (Embassy Suites Greenville Golf & Conference Center)


Group behavior in insect parasitic nematode dispersal
David Shapiro-Ilan, USDA-ARS, SE Fruit and Tree Nut Research Unit ; Edwin Lewis, University of California ; Paul Schliekelman, University of Georgia
Spirulina microalga as a supplement for a suboptimal meridic diet for Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
M. Guadalupe Rojas, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Eric Riddick, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Zhixin Wu, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Juan Morales-Ramos, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Abrupt temperature change during shipment in styrofoam and simulated effect on egg hatch of ladybird beetle, Coleomegilla maculata
Eric Riddick, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Juan Morales-Ramos, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Growth, development, and reproduction of Podisus maculiventris (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) feeding on larvae versus pupae of the factitious prey Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Juan Morales-Ramos, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; M. Guadalupe Rojas, USDA-ARS ; Thomas A. Coudron, USDA - ARS ; Kent S. Shelby, USDA-ARS-BCIRL
Biological control of the two major pests, Varroa mite and the small hive beetle, in honey bee colonies
Lambert H. B Kanga, Florida A&M University ; Saundra A. Wheeler, Florida A&M University
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