Cotton Insect Research and Control - Thursday Late Afternoon - M.S. Student Paper Competition B

Thursday, January 5, 2017: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Pegasus A (Hyatt Regency Dallas)
M.S. Student Competition B
Presiding:
Daniel E Fleming
4:00 PM
Evaluation of Commercial Sorghum Hybrids for Resistance to Melanaphis Sacchari (Sugarcane Aphid)
John David Gonzales, LSU AgCenter; David Kerns, Texas A&M University; Sebe Brown, LSU AgCenter; Fangneng Huang, LSU AgCenter
4:15 PM
Managing Sugarcane Aphids (Melanaphis sacchari) in MS Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
Brittany E. Lipsey, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Don Cook, Mississippi State University; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University; Erick Larson, Mississippi State University
4:30 PM
The Value of Aphid Management in Tennessee Wheat
Clay Perkins, The University of Tennessee; Scott D. Stewart, The University of Tennessee
4:45 PM
Effect of Sorghum Planting Date on Sugarcane Aphid Populations and Associated Natural Enemies
Anne D Miskelley, University of Arkansas; Nick Seiter, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture; Neelendra Joshi, University of Arkansas; Gus Lorenz, The University of Arkansas; Glenn Studebaker, University of Arkansas
5:00 PM
Kudzu Bug: A New Pest in MS Soybeans?
Bill M McRight, MS State; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Nick R Bateman, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Don Cook, Mississippi State University
5:15 PM
Controlling Tarnished Plant Bug in Cotton through a Transgenic Approach
John C. Corbin, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Darrin M. Dodds, Mississippi State University; Don Cook, Mississippi State University
5:30 PM
Compounding Effects of Thrips and Tarnished Plant Bug on Cotton Maturity and Yield
Joel Moor, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Don Cook, Mississippi State University; Darrin M. Dodds, Mississippi State University
5:45 PM
Effects of Planting Date and Variety on Thrips Populations and Injury to Cotton in the Southeastern United States
Cody Kerns, Clemson University; Jeremy K. Greene, Clemson University; Francis Reay-Jones, Clemson University; Alana Lynn Jacobson, Auburn University; Ames Herbert, Virginia Tech; Dominic Reisig, NC State University; Phillip M. Roberts, University of Georgia; Mike Toews, University of Georgia; Dan Robinson, Clemson University; James Smoak, Clemson University