Grad PBT: IPM, Biocontrol, and Pests

Moderator(s)

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  Daniel Pavuk, BCE

  Department of Biological Sciences
  Bowling Green State University
  Perrysburg, Ohio

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:12 AM MT

  A screen of the F2 generation in discriminatory concentration bioassays to determine the frequency of alleles conferring resistance to the Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab2, and Vip3Aa39 Bt proteins in Helicoverpa zea
  

  Presenting Author: Jose C. Santiago Gonzalez – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Fei Yang – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: David L. Kerns – Texas A&M University
• 8:12 AM - 8:24 AM MT

  Controlling silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci biotype B) using limonene-scented kaolin: A non-insecticidal approach
  

  Presenting Author: Nicholas Johnston – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Thomson Paris – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Xavier Martini – University of Florida
• 8:24 AM - 8:36 AM MT

  Evaluation of the current bollworm (Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)) threshold recommendations in cotton and determination of the threshold effects on bollworm control and profitability
  

  Presenting Author: Wilfrid Calvin – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: David L. Kerns – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Jeremy Greene – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Jeff Gore – Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center

  Co-Author: Suhas Vyavhare – Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center

  Co-Author: Megha N. Parajulee – Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center

  Co-Author: Ronnie Schnell – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

  Co-Author: Lindsey Perkin – USDA-ARS
• 8:48 AM - 9:00 AM MT

  Leveraging electronic nose technology for early detection of primary stored product pest infestations
  

  Presenting Author: Jacqueline M. Maille – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Daniel Brabec – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Kun Yan Zhu – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Rob Morrison – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Erin D. Scully – USDA-ARS
• 9:00 AM - 9:12 AM MT

  Modified Lighting to Reduce and Control Ham Mite Infestations on Country Hams
  

  Presenting Author: Nicholas D. Van Pelt – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Wes Schilling – Mississippi State University

  Co-Author: Thomas W. Phillips – Kansas State University
• 9:12 AM - 9:24 AM MT

  Quantification of Bt Proteins Expression Throughout a Growing Season Among Different Plant Structures and Their Efficacy of Control Towards the Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)
  

  Presenting Author: Ryan Tyler Gilreath – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: David L. Kerns – Texas A&M University
• 9:24 AM - 9:36 AM MT

  Termite symbionts utilize type VI secretion system during in vitro contact with an opportunistic pathogen
  

  Presenting Author: Jordan Robinson – Southern Illinois University

  Co-Author: Brittany F. Peterson – Southern Illinois University
• 9:36 AM - 9:48 AM MT

  Testing the effect of commercialized aphicides on the feeding behavior of the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii
  

  Presenting Author: Flinn O’Hara – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Daniel Swale – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Jeffry A A. Davis – Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
• 9:48 AM - 10:00 AM MT

  Imidacloprid and cyantraniliprole dose-response in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Georgia
  

  Presenting Author: Jermaine D. Perier – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: David G. Riley – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Paulo S. Gimenez Cremonez – University of Georgia
• 10:00 AM - 10:12 AM MT

  Impact of voltage-gated sodium channel kdr mutations (V1016I, F1534C) on survivorship of Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquitoes from Harris County (Texas, USA) after exposure to Permanone® in field cage tests
  

  Presenting Author: Jonathan R. Hernandez – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Michael Longnecker – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Chris Fredregill – Harris County Public Health

  Co-Author: Mustapha Debboun, BCE – Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District

  Co-Author: Patricia V. Pietrantonio – Texas A&M University