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Ph.D. Student Oral Presentation Competition III

Monday, March 14, 2016: 2:00 PM-4:05 PM
Hannover Ballroom III (Sheraton Raleigh Hotel)


2:00 PM
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Integrating Kaolin into Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Pest Management in Ornamental Tree Nurseries
Chris Werle, Louisiana State University ; Karla Addesso, Tennessee State University ; Blair Sampson, USDA - ARS ; Jason B. Oliver, Tennessee State University ; John Adamczyk, USDA - ARS
2:12 PM
55
The Compound Stresses of Tobacco Thrips (Frankliniella fusca) and Reniform Nematodes (Rotylenchulus reniformis) on Cotton Yield
Whitney Crow, Mississippi State University ; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University ; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University ; Darrin Dodds, Mississippi State University ; Thomas W. Allen, Mississippi State University ; Don Cook, Mississippi State University
2:24 PM
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Effects of Single Vs. Pyramided Bt Corn Hybrids on the Development and Fecundity of Helicoverpa zea
Thomas Bilbo, Clemson University ; Francis Reay-Jones, Clemson University ; Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University ; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University ; Jeremy Greene, Clemson University
2:48 PM
58
Feel the Heat: Activation, Orientation, and Feeding Responses of Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius) to Different Temperatures
Zachary DeVries, North Carolina State University ; Russell Mick, North Carolina State University ; Coby Schal, North Carolina State University
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
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Risk Assessment of Cry1A.105-resistant Fall Armyworm to Transgenic Corn Containing Single or Pyramided Bacillus thuringiensis Genes
Ying Niu, Louisiana State University ; Graham P. Head, Monsanto Co. ; Paula A. Price, Monsanto Co. ; Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University
3:27 PM
60
Border Sprays and Cultivation Tactics for Control of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) in Organic Blackberries
Lindsy Iglesias, University of Florida ; Oscar Liburd, University of Florida
3:39 PM
61
Stylet Penetration Behaviors of Megacopta cribraria, the Invasive Kudzu Bug, Using Electrical Penetration Graph Techniques
Francesca Stubbins, Clemson University ; Paula Mitchell, Winthrop University ; Francis Reay-Jones, Clemson University ; Jeremy K. Greene, Clemson University
3:51 PM
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Effect of Different Management Strategies on Soybean in Mississippi
Nicholas R. Bateman, Mississippi State University ; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University ; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University ; Don Cook, Mississippi State University ; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University ; Trent Irby, Mississippi State University