Cotton Insect Research and Control - Thursday Late Morning - Session B

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
11:00 AM
Status Report of Boll Weevil and Pink Bollworm Eradication in Texas
L. E. Smith, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation; S. E. Herrera, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation; P. B. Burson, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation; L. W. Patton, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation
11:15 AM
Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation - 2012
Regina Coleman, Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation
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