P-IE: Biocontrol - Predators

Moderator(s)

• BO

  Bonnie Ohler (she/her/hers)

  Research Associate
  Benton and Franklin County Extension
  Washington State University
  Wapato, Washington
• RC

  Robert Curtiss

  Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Washington State University
  Wenatchee, Washington

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:42 PM PT

  A comparative study of common augmentative biological control agents for managing crapemyrtle bark scale
  

  Presenting Author: Amber Stiller (she/her/hers) – Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories

  Co-Author: Kevin Daniel Chase – Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories

  Co-Author: Samuel F. Ward – Mississippi State University
• 1:42 PM – 1:54 PM PT

  Carabid feeding guilds in Midwest watermelon surrounded by corn and their response to pest management practices
  

  Presenting Author: Steve Yaninek – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Paola A. Olaya-Arenas – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Ivan A. Grijalva (he/him/his) – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Amanda Skidmore – New Mexico State University
• 1:54 PM – 2:06 PM PT

  Dietary history modifies the innate responses of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to odors of their prey-infested host plants
  

  Presenting Author: J.P. Michaud – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Fateme Ranjbar – Vali-E-Asr University
• 2:06 PM – 2:18 PM PT

  Break
• 2:18 PM – 2:30 PM PT

  Effect of fear and host quality on oviposition and larval behaviour of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Sharavari Kulkarni – University of Alberta

  Co-Author: Hector Carcamo – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-Author: Maya L. Evenden – University of Alberta
• 2:30 PM – 2:42 PM PT

  Housing the hunters: Impact of structural diversity on spider control of potato leafhopper in alfalfa
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel Bliss – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: John F. Tooker – Pennsylvania State University
• 2:42 PM – 2:54 PM PT

  Identifying predators of the potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc), in non-crop host plants using molecular techniques
  

  Presenting Author: Bonnie Ohler (she/her/hers) – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Cesar Reyes Corral – Washington State University

  Co-Author: David Horton – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Timothy Waters – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Rodney Cooper – USDA-ARS
• 2:54 PM – 3:06 PM PT

  Ladybirds, ladybugs, ladybeetles: Why are they beloved insects?
  

  Presenting Author: Samaneh Sakaki – University of South Bohemia
• 3:06 PM – 3:18 PM PT

  Local and landscape factors differentially influence predatory arthropods in urban agroecosystems
  

  Presenting Author: Heidi Liere – Seattle University

  Co-Author: Sanya Cowal – University of California
• 3:30 PM – 3:42 PM PT

  Break
• 3:42 PM – 3:54 PM PT

  Pesticide impacts on pear psylla natural enemies
  

  Presenting Author: Robert Curtiss – Washington State University

  Co-Author: McCullough Christopher – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Robert Orpet – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Louis B. Nottingham – Washington State University
• 3:54 PM – 4:06 PM PT

  Population genomics of the migratory hover fly Eupeodes americanus (Diptera: Syrphidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Carl S. Clem – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: William E. Snyder – University of Georgia
• 4:06 PM – 4:18 PM PT

  Spatio-temporal distribution of mite pests and predatory mites in strawberries
  

  Presenting Author: Lorena Lopez – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 4:18 PM – 4:30 PM PT

  Top-down regulation of hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae, in the Pacific Northwest of North America
  

  Presenting Author: Ryan S. Crandall – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: Joseph S. Elkinton – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: Jeffrey Lombardo – Hood College
• 4:30 PM – 4:42 PM PT

  What happens when predator and prey start vibing together: Impact of vibrational pest control on ladybeetles
  

  Presenting Author: Jean-Philippe Parent – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-Author: Josée Doyon – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-Author: Paul K. Abram – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada