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18 - Graduate Ten-Minute Paper Competition: MUVE - Control Methods and Traps

Monday, November 16, 2015: 7:55 AM-12:00 PM
208 C (Convention Center)
Moderators:
Rammohan Rao Balusu
Narinderpal Singh


7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:12 AM
The dose-independent lethal time of 20-hydroxyedysone ingested by Formosan subterranean termites
Lucas Carnohan, University of Florida REC ; Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida ; Salvador Gezan, University of Florida
8:24 AM
Antimicrobial activity of actinobacteria isolated from the guts of subterranean termites
Rachel Ann Arango, USDA - Forest Service ; Caitlin Carlson, University of Wisconsin ; Cameron Currie, University of Wisconsin ; Frederick Green, USDA - Forest Service ; Kenneth Raffa, University of Wisconsin
8:36 AM
8:48 AM
Transgenic entomopathogenic fungi in the semi-field
Brian Lovett, University of Maryland ; Raymond J. St. Leger, University of Maryland ; Etienne Bilgo, Centre Muraz ; Abdoulaye Diabate, Centre Muraz
9:00 AM
Heritable variation in the sensitivity of Anopheles gambiae to DEET
James Ricci, University of California ; Bradley White, University of California
9:12 AM
Using permethrin to reduce mosquito numbers and improve health of nestling Barn Owls
Caroline Efstathion, University of Florida ; Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, University of Florida ; Bill Kern, University of Florida
9:24 AM
Various terpenoids are capable of enhancing multiple synthetic pyrethoids against Aedes aegypti
Edmund Norris, Iowa State University ; Lyric Bartholomay, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Joel R. Coats, Iowa State University
9:36 AM
Quantitative analysis of vector behavior following subacute exposure to prallethrin
Kyndall Dye, University of Kentucky ; Grayson Brown, University of Kentucky ; Kenneth F. Haynes, University of Kentucky ; Douglas W. Johnson, University of Kentucky
9:48 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Expert-based best management practices for US beekeepers
Nathalie Steinhauer, University of Maryland ; Claude Saegerman, University of Liège ; Karen Rennich, University of Maryland ; Michael Wilson, The University of Tennessee ; Dennis vanEngelsdorp, University of Maryland
10:12 AM
Do Pseudacteon phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) host feed on imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)?
Olufemi Ajayi, Auburn University ; Henry Fadamiro, Auburn University
10:24 AM
A leafhopper parasite in love: flight of the cordgrass "twispar", Elenchus koebelei (Strepsiptera: Elenchidae)
Marisano James, University of California ; John C. Abbott, St. Edward's University ; Kendra K. Abbott, Owner, Abbott Nature
10:36 AM
Develop safer insecticides against bed bugs and other common urban pests
Chen Zha, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ; Changlu Wang, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
10:48 AM
Insecticide resistance reduces secondary kill in German cockroaches (Blattella germanica)
Alexander Ko, North Carolina State University ; Coby Schal, North Carolina State University ; Jules Silverman, North Carolina State University
11:00 AM
Toxicity and repellency of essential oil components on the Turkestan cockroach, Blatta lateralis (Blattodea: Blattidae)
Sudip Gaire, New Mexico State University ; Alvaro Romero, New Mexico State University
11:12 AM
Physical factors influencing trap capture of the ham mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Acari: Acaridae)
Barbara Amoah, Kansas State University ; M. Wes Schilling, Mississippi State University ; Thomas Phillips, Kansas State University
11:24 AM
A novel technique for deployment of sulfur dust for ectoparasite control in poultry
Amy C. Murillo, University of California ; Bradley Mullens, University of California
11:36 AM
Effect of methoprene impregnated polymer packaging on development of Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma variabile
Deanna Scheff, Kansas State University ; Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Kansas State University ; Frank Arthur, USDA - ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research ; Hulya Dogan, Kansas State University
11:48 AM
Timely and effective sealing of Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags
Kabita Kharel, Purdue University ; Dieudonne Baributsa, Purdue University ; Scott Williams, Purdue University ; Larry Murdock, Purdue University ; Linda J. Mason, Purdue University