S-1058 Biological Control of Arthropod and Weed Pests in the Southern United States

Sunday, March 15, 2015: 1:00 PM-6:00 PM
Magnolia F (Beau Rivage Resort & Casino)
Organizers:
Emma N. I. Weeks
Carey Minteer


1:00 PM
Welcoming Remarks
1:05 PM
1
Species Composition, Seasonal Activity and Impact of Parasitoids and Predators of Parthenolecanium Spp. (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in the Southeastern U.S
Ernesto Robayo-Camacho, Clemson University ; Juang Horng Chong, Clemson University ; Peter B. Schultz, Virginia Tech ; S. Kristine Braman, University of Georgia ; Steven D. Frank, University of Maryland
1:25 PM
2
Creating Innovative Management Solutions for Organic Cucurbit Production
James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky
1:45 PM
3
Promising Predators: Biological Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Tennessee
Gregory J. Wiggins, University of Tennessee ; Jerome F. Grant, University of Tennessee ; Paris L. Lambdin, University of Tennessee
2:05 PM
4
Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer: A Southern Perspective and a New Opportunity
Jerome F. Grant, University of Tennessee ; Gregory J. Wiggins, University of Tennessee ; Paris L. Lambdin, University of Tennessee
2:25 PM
Intermission
2:40 PM
5
Recent Advances in Biological Control of Brazilian Peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia
James P. Cuda, University of Florida ; William A. Overholt, University of Florida ; Rodrigo Diaz, University of Florida ; Veronica Manrique, University of Florida
3:00 PM
6
Potential Interactions Between Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos) and Its Biological Control Agents in Arkansas
Beth Ferguson, University of Arkansas ; Timothy J. Kring, University of Arkansas ; Robert N. Wiedenmann, University of Arkansas
3:20 PM
7
Revisiting an Old Friend: Biological Control of Water Hyacinth in Southern Florida
Carey Minteer, USDA - ARS ; Philip Tipping, USDA-ARS ; Jeremiah Foley, USDA-ARS ; Brittany Knowles, USDA-ARS ; Eileen Pokorny, USDA-ARS
3:40 PM
8
Biological Control of Giant Salvinia in North Texas:  the Impact of Cold on Overwintering Survival of Adults
Allen Knutson, Texas A&M University ; Kevin Heinz, Texas A&M University
4:00 PM
Break
4:15 PM
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