P-IE: Biocontrol - Parasitoids

Moderator(s)

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  Patricia Prade

  Postdoctoral Associate
  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  New Brunswick, New Jersey
• TB

  Tom Bilbo

  Assistant Professor Vegetable & Strawberry Entomology
  Dept. Plant & Environmental Sciences
  Clemson University
  Charleston, South Carolina

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:42 PM PT

  Progress on biological control of BMSB in California
  

  Presenting Author: Ricky Lara – California Department of Food and Agriculture

  Co-Author: Charles Pickett – California Department of Food and Agriculture

  Co-Author: Christopher Borkent – California Department of Food and Agriculture

  Co-Author: Viola Popescu – California Department of Food and Agriculture

  Co-Author: Vincent Maiquez – California Department of Food and Agriculture
• 1:42 PM – 1:54 PM PT

  Advances in biological control of invasive ambrosia beetles in the Euwallacea fornicatus species complex
  

  Presenting Author: Christine Dodge – University of California

  Co-Author: Aaron Weber – USDA-APHIS

  Co-Author: Deena Husein – University of California

  Co-Author: Yi-Chang Liao – National Chung Hsing University

  Co-Author: Paul F. Rugman-Jones – University of California

  Co-Author: Juli R. Gould – USDA-APHIS

  Co-Author: Richard Stouthamer – University of California

  Co-Author: Zachary Lee – USDA-APHIS
• 1:54 PM – 2:06 PM PT

  Are Synopeas myles parasitism rates high enough to control Contarinia nasturtii in canola?
  

  Presenting Author: Sébastien Boquel – CÉROM

  Co-Author: Alexis Latraverse – CÉROM

  Co-Author: Sandrine Corriveau – CÉROM
• 2:06 PM – 2:18 PM PT

  Augmentative releases of natural enemies for management of Planococcus ficus in California vineyards at field scale
  

  Presenting Author: Nathan Mercer – University of California

  Co-Author: Kent Daane – University of California
• 2:18 PM – 2:30 PM PT

  Eavesdropping on host-specific signals: Investigating how Acalymma vittatum colonization influences parasitoid behavior and performance
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew Barrett (he/him/his) – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Jennifer Thaler – Cornell University
• 2:30 PM – 2:42 PM PT

  Break
• 2:42 PM – 2:54 PM PT

  Egg mass structure of kudzu bug affects oviposition success by the parasitoid Paratelenomus saccharalis
  

  Presenting Author: Keiji Takasu – Kyushu University
• 2:54 PM – 3:06 PM PT

  Evaluating augmentative biological control for squash bug using releases of egg parasitoid, Hadronotus pennsylvanicus
  

  Presenting Author: Donald C. Weber – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Sean M. Boyle – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Thomas P. Kuhar – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 3:18 PM – 3:30 PM PT

  Influence of corn earworm diets on levels of tachinid parasitism
  

  Presenting Author: Armando Falcon-Brindis (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: John O. Stireman – Wright State University

  Co-Author: Zenaida Viloria – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Raul T. Villanueva – University of Kentucky
• 3:30 PM – 3:42 PM PT

  Management of cornsilk flies in sweet corn: Are parasitoids an option?
  

  Presenting Author: Sandra A. Allan – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Christopher J. Geden – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Lanette Sobel – University of Florida
• 3:42 PM – 3:54 PM PT

  Break
• 3:54 PM – 4:06 PM PT

  Preliminary survey of Drosophila suzukii parasitoids in New Jersey, USA
  

  Presenting Author: Patricia Prade – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  Co-Author: Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• 4:06 PM – 4:18 PM PT

  Proactive biological control of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) on the west coast: Host range of Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) and US native Anastatus spp
  

  Presenting Author: Francesc Gomez Marco (he/him/his) – University of California

  Co-Author: Jorge B. Torres – Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

  Co-Author: Mark S. Hoddle – University of California
• 4:18 PM – 4:30 PM PT

  Redistributing adventive Trissolcus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae): A 5-year case study in Virginia
  

  Presenting Author: James C. Bergh – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Elijah Talamas – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  Co-Author: Samuel N. Brandt – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Ashley Edwards – Virginia Cooperative Extension

  Co-Author: Cynthia MacRae – Virginia Cooperative Extension

  Co-Author: Eric Bowen – Virginia Cooperative Extension

  Co-Author: Grace Monger – Virginia Cooperative Extension

  Co-Author: Kate Lawrence – Virginia Cooperative Extension

  Co-Author: Kathleen Reed – Virginia Cooperative Extension
• 4:30 PM – 4:42 PM PT

  Survey for parasitoids of apple maggot complex (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Washington State
  

  Presenting Author: Joshua M. Milnes – Washington State Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Wee L. Yee – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Michael Bush – Washington State Department of Agriculture
• 4:42 PM – 4:54 PM PT

  The strong impact of food quality on host life history does not scale up to impact parasitoid efficacy
  

  Presenting Author: Leslie A. Holmes – University of Lethbridge

  Co-Author: William A. Nelson – Queen's University

  Co-Author: Stephen C. Lougheed – Queen's University
• 4:54 PM – 5:06 PM PT

  Developing a biologically-based management program for diamondback moth in South Carolina
  

  Presenting Author: Tom Bilbo – Clemson University