• Project No. and Title: S1058 - Biological Control of Arthropod Pests and Weeds
• Dates: 03/15/2017 to 03/15/2017
• Contacts: [Rodrigo Diaz] [Jason Schmidt]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 03/15/2017 at Sheraton Memphis Downtown. :

Admin Advisor: Saied Mostaghimi (smostagh@vt.edu)

Wednesday, March 15, 2017, Morning<br /> <br /> Biological Control of Arthropod and Weed Pests in the Southern United States<br /> <br /> Memphis (Sheraton Memphis Downtown)<br /> <br /> Moderators and Organizers: Jason Schmidt1 and Rodrigo Diaz2, 1Univ. of Georgia, Tifton, GA, 2Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA<br /> 8:00 Introductory Remarks<br /> 8:05 158 Functional response of the mealybug destroyer, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, on plants of varying leaf and branch numbers. Juang-Horng Chong1 and Hechu Zhu (hechuz@clemson.edu)2, 1Clemson Univ., Florence, SC, 2Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC<br /> 8:25 159 Potential indirect effects of the biological control of weeds in aquatic systems. Carey Minteer (Carey.Minteer@ars.usda.gov)1, Melissa Smith2, Ellen Lake3 and Philip Tipping2, 1USDA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, FL, 2USDA - ARS, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 3USDA - ARS, Fort Lauderdale, FL<br /> 8:45 160 Revisiting spider roles in biocontrol: what do recent molecular studies untangle. Jason Schmidt (jschmid2@uga.edu), Univ. of Georgia, Tifton, GA<br /> 9:05 161 Timing biological control of giant salvinia in southern Louisiana. Rodrigo Diaz (rdiaz@agcenter.lsu.edu), Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA<br /> 9:25 162 The effect of Ephestia kuehniella larval diet on acceptance of their eggs by Trichogramma brassicae. Yasaman Moghaddasi (ymoghaddassi@ut.ac.ir)1, Norman Leppla2, Paul D Shirk3 and Alexander Gannon4, 1Univ. of Tehran, Karaj, Iran, 2Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 3USDA, Gainesville, FL, 4UF, Gainesville, FL<br /> 9:45 163 Potential of ladybird beetles to suppress aphid populations in strawberry high tunnels in Mississippi. Eric Riddick (eric.riddick@ars.usda.gov), USDA - ARS, Stoneville, MS<br /> 10:05 Break<br /> 10:20 164 Effect of resource availability on ovary maturation and egg production in Larinus minutus. Beth Ferguson (mef005@email.uark.edu), Timothy Kring and Robert N. Wiedenmann, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR<br /> 10:40 165 Biological control of invasive forest pests in Tennessee. Gregory J. Wiggins (wiggybug@utk.edu), Jerome F. Grant, James Parkman and James Palmer, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN<br /> 11:00 166 Biological control of Brazilian peppertree: Overview. Patricia Prade (prade@ufl.edu)1, James Cuda2, Carey Minteer1, Rodrigo Diaz3, Veronica Manrique4 and William A. Overholt1, 1Univ. of Florida, Ft. Pierce, FL, 2Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 3Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, 4Univ. of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL<br /> 11:20 Concluding Remarks<br /> <br /> https://esa.confex.com/esa/2017seb/meetingapp.cgi/Session/30047<br /> <br /> <br />