Cotton Insect Research and Control - Tuesday Early Afternoon - Student Paper Competition

Tuesday, January 6, 2015: 12:30 PM-3:00 PM
Salon L (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Presiding:
Nathan Little
12:30 PM
Glass Vial Insecticide Assays and Detoxification System Comparisons of Mississippi Populations of Lygus Lineolaris
Daniel Edward Fleming, Mississippi State University; Natraj Krishnan, Mississippi State University; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University
12:45 PM
Phytohormone Profiling of Cultivated Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Inoculated with Entomopathogenic Endophytes and Challenged By Insect Herbivory
Diana Castillo Lopez, Texas A&M University; Eli Borrego, Texas A&M University; Michael Kolomiets, Texas A&M University; Gregory A. Sword, Texas A&M University
1:00 PM
Use of a Modified-Viral Gene to Confer Resistance Against Aphids in Transgenic Plants
Saranya Ganapathy, Texas Tech University; Megha N. Parajulee, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Hong Zhang, Texas Tech University; Michael SanFrancisco, Texas Tech University; Shan L. Bilimoria, Texas Tech University
1:30 PM
High-Throughput Sequencing Gives Insights into the Biology and Potential for Genetic Control of Tobacco Thrips
Sally V. Taylor, North Carolina State University; Jack S. Bacheler, North Carolina State University; Clyde E. Sorenson, North Carolina State University; R. Michael Roe, North Carolina State University
2:00 PM
Developing a Standard Method to Quantify Injury from Bollworm to Cotton Reproductive Tissue
Arun Babu, North Carolina State University; Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University
2:15 PM
Management of Cotton Aphid in the Midsouth
Ben C Thrash, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Don Cook, Mississippi State University; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University
2:30 PM
Susceptibility of Helicoverpa Zea to the Diamides in the Mid-South
Andrew Adams, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University; Don Cook, Mississippi State University
2:45 PM
Genetic Differentiation of Host-Associated Populations of Cotton Fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus) in Texas
Josephine Antwi, Texas A&M University; Gregory Sword, Texas A&M University; Raul Medina, Texas A&M University