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Contributed Papers I: Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Tuesday, March 15, 2016: 8:00 AM-11:55 AM
Magnolia Room I (Sheraton Raleigh Hotel)
Moderators:
Xinzhi Ni
Fred Musser


8:00 AM
87
Effect of Planting Date on Populations of Thrips in Cotton
Jeremy Greene, Clemson University ; Francis Reay-Jones, Clemson University ; Francesca Stubbins, Clemson University ; Dan Robinson, Clemson University ; James Smoak, Clemson University
8:12 AM
88
The Impact of a New Bt Cotton Trait on Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Their Injury in Seedling Cotton
Scott Graham, The University of Tennessee ; Scott Stewart, The University of Tennessee
8:24 AM
89
Terminating Insecticide Sprays for Tarnished Plant Bug in Cotton
Mid-South Entomology Working Group, Land-Grant Institutions in the Mid-South
8:36 AM
90
Incorporation of Transform™ Insecticide in Tarnished Plant Bug Programs: Efficacy, Yield and Economics in Large Plot Demonstration Trials
Larry Walton, Dow AgroSciences ; Robert Haygood, Dow AgroSciences ; Melissa Willrich Siebert, Dow AgroSciences ; Jeff Ellis, Dow AgroSciences ; John Richburg, Dow AgroSciences
8:48 AM
91
Susceptibility of Field Populations of the Cotton Bollworm to Purified Cry1Ac Protein and Cotton Leaf Tissues Containing Cry1Ac Protein
Fei Yang, Louisiana State University ; David L. Kerns, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
9:00 AM
92
Effectiveness of Bt Cotton Towards Bollworms and Benefit of Supplemental Oversprays
David L. Kerns, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Sebe Brown, Louisiana State University ; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University ; Don Cook, Mississippi State University ; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University ; Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University ; Gus Lorenz, University of Arkansas ; Nicholas Seiter, University of Arkansas ; Scott Stewart, The University of Tennessee ; Glenn Studebaker, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service ; Fei Yang, Louisiana State University
9:12 AM
93
Impact of Twospotted Spider Mite Herbivory on Phytohormone Expression in Cotton Treated with Imidacloprid and Jasmonic Acid
Sebe Brown, Louisiana State University ; David L. Kerns, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Michael Stout, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
9:24 AM
94
Preliminary Results of a Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Transgenic Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Events in the Midsouth Region
Daniel Fleming, Mississippi State University ; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University ; Nathan Little, USDA - ARS
9:36 AM
95
Screening for Insect and Disease Resistance and Aflatoxin Accumulation in Experimental Maize Hybrids
Xinzhi Ni, USDA - ARS ; Wenwei Xu, Texas AgriLife Extension Service ; W. Paul Williams, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
9:48 AM
96
Southern Soybean Insect Losses: A Summary of Pest Pressure and Management Practices Since 2004
Fred Musser, Mississippi State University ; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University ; Jeffrey A. Davis, LSU AgCenter ; D. Ames Herbert, Virginia Tech ; Gus Lorenz, University of Arkansas ; Tim Reed, Alabama CES ; Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University ; Scott Stewart, The University of Tennessee
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
97
A Comparison of Drop Cloth and Sweep Net Sampling in Soybean
Scott Stewart, The University of Tennessee ; Sandy Steckel, University of Tennessee ; Gus Lorenz, University of Arkansas ; D. Ames Herbert, Virginia Tech ; Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University ; B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana State University ; Kelly Tindall, University of Missouri ; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University
10:27 AM
98
Refinement/Validation of Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa zea) Thresholds for Mid-South Soybean
Don Cook, Mississippi State University ; Brian Adams, DuPont Pioneer ; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University ; Scott Stewart, The University of Tennessee ; David L. Kerns, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center ; Gus Lorenz, University of Arkansas ; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University ; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University ; Bobby Golden, Mississippi State University ; Trent Irby, Mississippi State University
10:39 AM
99
Performance of Intrepid Edge™ Against Key Lepidopteran Pests in Mid-South and Southeastern U.S. Soybean
Randy Huckaba, Dow AgroSciences ; Larry Walton, Dow AgroSciences ; John Richburg, Dow AgroSciences ; Amanda Jacobson, Dow AgroSciences ; Jeff Ellis, Dow AgroSciences ; Robert Haygood, Dow AgroSciences
11:03 AM
101
The Role of Biocontrol in Regulating Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) Populations in North Carolina
Emily Ogburn, North Carolina State University ; James F. Walgenbach, North Carolina State University
11:15 AM
102
Floral and Non-Floral Diet Effects on Larinus minutus
Beth Ferguson, University of Arkansas ; Timothy J. Kring, University of Arkansas ; Robert N. Wiedenmann, University of Arkansas
11:27 AM
103
Potential of Using Powdered Plant Materials to Stimulate Oviposition in Ladybirds Reared on Non-Natural Foods
Eric Riddick, USDA-ARS ; Zhixin Wu, USDA-ARS ; Fred Eller, USDA-ARS ; Mark Berhow, USDA-ARS
11:39 AM
104
A Six-Year Study of Bee (Superfamily Apoidea) Diversity and Abundance in Georgia Apple Orchards
Nicholas Stewart, Georgia Gwinnett College ; Mark Schlueter, Georgia Gwinnett College