Grad P-IE: Biocontrol - Predators

Moderator(s)

• JR

  John Ruberson

  University of Nebraska
  Lincoln, Nebraska
• 

  Kirsten Pearsons

  Contracted Research Associate
  Agriculture
  Rodale Institute
  Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM – 10:42 AM PT

  Arthropod predator community composition and activity-density in Nebraska grassland and adjacent row crops
  

  Presenting Author: Hannah E. Stowe – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: Kristen Tam – University of California

  Co-Author: Julie Ann Peterson – University of Nebraska
• 10:42 AM – 10:54 AM PT

  Diet breadth mediates arthropod responses to nutrient availability across trophic levels
  

  Presenting Author: Julia T. Berliner – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Mary-Frances Behnke – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Carmen K. Blubaugh – University of Georgia
• 10:54 AM – 11:06 AM PT

  Elucidating predatory arthropod biocontrol activity with molecular gut content analysis in response to pesticide management practices in peaches
  

  Presenting Author: Amos D. Kaldor – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Brett R. Blaauw – University of Georgia and Clemson University

  Co-Author: Jason M. Schmidt – University of Georgia
• 11:06 AM – 11:18 AM PT

  Examining two Dicyphus species (Hemiptera: Miridae) for their potential use as biological control agents on greenhouse tomato
  

  Presenting Author: Carly A. Demers – University of Windsor

  Co-Author: Sherah VanLaerhoven, BCE – University of Windsor

  Co-Author: Roselyne Labbé – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 11:18 AM – 11:30 AM PT

  Friend, foe, or acquaintance? Interactions between Pterostichus melanarius (Ill.) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and the pea leaf weevil L. (Sitona lineatus) in pulse agroecosystems
  

  Presenting Author: Maggie MacDonald – University of Alberta

  Co-Author: Boyd A. Mori – University of Alberta

  Co-Author: Maya L. Evenden – University of Alberta
• 11:30 AM – 11:42 AM PT

  Ladybug landscapes: Spatio-temporal patterns of Coccinellids and their aphid prey across southern Wisconsin
  

  Presenting Author: Benjamin Iuliano – University of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Claudio Gratton – University of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Tania N. Kim – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Brian Spiesman – Kansas State University
• 11:42 AM – 11:54 AM PT

  Predators, prey, and peaches: Using molecular gut content analysis to untangle the food web of the Southeastern peach agroecosystem
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel O'Connell – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Jason M. Schmidt – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Brett R. Blaauw – University of Georgia and Clemson University
• 11:54 AM – 12:06 PM PT

  Regenerative agriculture impacts on insect pest pressure in specialty crops
  

  Presenting Author: George O. Oganda – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Kacie Jo Athey – University of Illinois
• 12:06 PM – 12:18 PM PT

  Semi-natural vegetation and distance-decay effects on ground-dwelling arthropod assemblage composition in canola fields in central Alberta, Canada
  

  Presenting Author: Aldo F. Rios Martinez – University of Alberta

  Co-Author: Boyd A. Mori – University of Alberta