Thursday, January 10, 2013: 10:30 AM-12:15 PM
Salon J (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Presiding:
John K. Westbrook
10:30 AM
California Pink Bollworm Control Program 2011/2012 Update
Victoria Hornbaker, California Department of Food and Agriculture;
Jodi Brigman, California Department of Food and Agriculture;
Jim Hessler, California Department of Food and Agriculture;
Daniel Keaveny, California Department of Food and Agriculture;
Larry Olagues, California Department of Food and Agriculture
10:45 AM
2012 Arizona Pink Bollworm Eradication Program Update
Leighton R. Liesner, Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council;
Larry Antilla, Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council;
Mike Whitlow, Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council;
Joahna Solis, Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council;
Robert T. Staten, USDA, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST - Retired
11:30 AM
Remote Identification of Potential Boll Weevil Host Plants: Airborne Multispectral Detection of Regrowth Cotton
John K. Westbrook, USDA-ARS, APMRU;
Charles P.-C. Suh, USDA-ARS, APMRU;
Chenghai Yang, USDA-ARS, APMRU;
Yubin Lan, USDA-ARS, APMRU;
Ritchie S. Eyster, USDA-ARS, APMRU
11:45 AM
Transform Field Performance On Cotton Pests in Texas
Jackie Lee, Dow AgroSciences LLC;
Vernon Langston, Dow AgroSciences LLC;
Jesse Richardson, Dow AgroSciences LLC;
Boris Castro, Dow AgroSciences LLC;
Ralph Lassiter, Dow AgroSciences LLC;
James Thomas, Dow AgroSciences LLC;
Roy Parker, Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center;
David Kerns, Louisiana State University;
Dustin Patman, Texas AgriLife Research & Extension Center
12:00 PM
RNAi Control of Tobacco Thrips: Ilumina Transcriptomics
R. M. Roe, North Carolina State University;
Sally Taylor, North Carolina State University;
J. Van Kretschmar, North Carolina State University;
George G. Kennedy, North Carolina State University;
A. Dhammi, North Carolina State University;
Clyde E. Sorenson, North Carolina State University;
J. S. Bacheler, North Carolina State University