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09 - Graduate Ten-Minute Paper Competition: P-IE - Ecology A

Monday, November 16, 2015: 7:55 AM-12:30 PM
200 I (Convention Center)
Moderators:
Megha N. Parajulee
Diane G. Alston


7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:00 AM
Urbanization in mesic environments increases the frequency of terrestrial invertebrate water stress
Jamie Becker, Bowling Green State University ; Nadejda Mirochnichenko, Bowling Green State University ; Haley Ingram, Bowling Green State University ; Kevin McCluney, Bowling Green State University
8:12 AM
Evidence for grassland and agriculture in the landscape suppressing soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) abundance and improving field-scale soybean yields
Kaitlin Stack Whitney, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Timothy D. Meehan, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Christopher Kucharik, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Phil Townsend, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin-Madison
8:24 AM
Characterization of a unique genetic strain of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) across the landscape of northern Minnesota
Marissa Streifel, University of Minnesota ; Patrick Tobin, University of Washington ; Brian Aukema, University of Minnesota
8:36 AM
Sampling for brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) in soybeans:  a new visual plant inspection method
Benjamin L. Aigner, Virginia Tech ; D. Ames Herbert, Virginia Tech ; Thomas P. Kuhar, Virginia Tech ; Jamie Hogue, Virginia Tech ; Galen Dively, University of Maryland ; P. Dilip Venugopal, USEPA ; William Cissel, University of Delaware ; Joanne Whalen, University of Delaware
8:48 AM
The resurgence of larch casebearer in the Great Lakes region: are natural enemies still present?
Allastacia Gebauer, University of Minnesota ; Brian Aukema, University of Minnesota
9:00 AM
Effectiveness of entomopathogenic nematode-induced systemic resistance against selected pests and pathogens of tobacco
Julia Ferguson, University of Tennessee ; Parwinder Grewal, University of Tennessee Knoxville ; Ruisheng An, The Ohio State University
9:12 AM
How insects handle thermal variation: constant opposed to fluctuating temperatures
Aleix Valls, North Dakota State University ; James Kopco, North Dakota State University ; Jason P. Harmon, North Dakota State University
9:24 AM
Influence of host plant species and plant nutrition on larval development of cutworms (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Ronald Batallas, University of Alberta ; Maya L. Evenden, University of Alberta
9:36 AM
Interaction of kudzu, Pueraria lobata var. montana, with the kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria, as a pest of soybeans
Joni L. Blount, University of Georgia ; G. David Buntin, University of Georgia ; Phillip M. Roberts, University of Georgia ; Wayne Gardner, University of Georgia
9:48 AM
10:00 AM
Break
10:12 AM
Influence of partridge pea on arthropods and grain quality in organic field corn
Lauren Hunt, University of Maryland ; Cerruti Hooks, University of Maryland
10:36 AM
Phenological shifts in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) one year after defoliation by the forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria)
Michael Falk, The University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Jack Donaldson, Living Biography ; Michael T. Stevens, Utah Valley University ; Kenneth Raffa, University of Wisconsin ; Richard L. Lindroth, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:48 AM
11:00 AM
Sub-cortical interactions between Monochamus titillator and Ips grandicollis in a laboratory setting: does arrival time affect survival?
Matthew Ethington, University of Arkansas ; Larry D. Galligan, University of Arkansas ; Fred M. Stephen, University of Arkansas
11:12 AM
Dispersal capacity of European gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar) larvae from host vegetation to hardwood log piles
Rachael Nicoll, University of Minnesota ; Scott W. Myers, USDA - APHIS - PPQ ; Brian Aukema, University of Minnesota
11:24 AM
Enhancing arthropod-mediated ecosystem services using plants native to dry sandy soils in Michigan
Dan Gibson, Michigan State University ; Douglas A. Landis, Michigan State University
11:36 AM
Differential responses of insect communities to habitat mixing in a dynamic marsh-mangrove ecotone
Alexander Forde, University of Maryland ; Daniel S. Gruner, University of Maryland
11:48 AM
Landscape-level spatial dynamics of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in organic farm systems
Jakob Goldner, West Virginia University ; Yong-Lak Park, West Virginia University
12:00 PM
Predictable ecological and evolutionary drivers of herbivore induced plant volatiles: A meta-analysis
Elizabeth Rowen, Penn State University ; Ian Kaplan, Purdue University
12:12 PM
Do thermal limits predict wild bee community response to urban warming?
April Hamblin, North Carolina State University ; Steven Frank, North Carolina State University ; Elsa Youngsteadt, North Carolina State University