Session: Turf and Ornamentals Symposium (2015 Southeastern Branch Meeting)

Vivek Kumar, University of Florida ; Cindy L. McKenzie, USDA - ARS ; Pasco Avery, University of Florida ; Ronald D. Cave, University of Florida ; Antonio Francis, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) ; Trevor Smith, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ; Lance Osborne, University of Florida

9:40 AM

145

Efficacy of XXpire^TM WG Insecticide on Ornamental Greenhouse Pests

Anita Alexander, Dow AgroSciences ; James Breuninger, Dow AgroSciences ; Daniel Loughner, DowAgroSciences ; Vanelle Peterson, Dow AgroSciences LLC

10:15 AM

146

Research to Find Alternative Nursery Treatments for the Japanese Beetyle Harmonization Plan in the Event of Future Neonicotinoid Restrictions or Unavailability

Jason B. Oliver, Tennessee State University ; Christopher Ranger, Rutgers University ; Karla Addesso, Tennessee State University ; Michael E. Reding, USDA - ARS ; Nadeer Youssef, Tennessee State University ; James Moyseenko, USDA-ARS

10:35 AM

147

Nursery Irrigation Practices and Effects on Ambrosia Beetle Damage

Steven D. Frank, University of Maryland ; Christopher Ranger, Rutgers University

10:55 AM

148

Atherigona reversura (Diptera:Muscidae), a Newly Invasive Pest of Bermudagrass in the Southeast

William Hudson, University of Georgia ; John McCullers, University of Georgia

11:15 AM

149

Plesiobaris albilata (LeConte), a New Pest of an Introduced St. John's Wort, Hypericum calycinum and Other Interesting Ornamental Plant Pest Detections in Tennessee

Frank Hale, University of Tennessee