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

Wednesday, January 6, 2016: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Galerie 2 (New Orleans Marriott)
1:30 PM
Fungal Endophyte-Associated Volatile Organic Compounds As Deterrents to Sucking Pests of Cotton
Cody Gale, Texas A&M University; Charles P.-C. Suh, USDA-ARS; Jose L Perez, USDA-ARS; Gregory A. Sword, Texas A&M University
1:45 PM
The Compound Stresses of Tobacco Thrips (Frankliniella fusca) and Reniform Nematodes (Rotylenchulus reniformis) on Cotton Yield
Whitney Crow, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Darrin M. Dodds, Mississippi State University; Thomas Allen, Mississippi State University; Don Cook, Mississippi State University
2:00 PM
Seasonal Occurrence of Lepidopteran Pest of Soybean and the Implications for the Natural Refuge
Nick R Bateman, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Don Cook, Mississippi State University; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University; Trent Irby, Mississippi State University
2:15 PM
Regional Assessment of Cotton Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), Susceptibility to Diamide Insecticides
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
2:30 PM
Comparing Boll Injury and EILs for Species of a Boll-Feeding Sucking Bug Complex (Hemiptera: Miridae and Pentatomidae) on South Texas Cotton
James Glover, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Department of Entomology; Mike Brewer, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Gregory A. Sword, Texas A&M University
2:45 PM
Cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis) Genome Sequencing and Population Genomics As Tools for Monitoring and Eradication
Tyler Jay Raszick, Texas A&M University; Charles P.-C. Suh, USDA-ARS; Raul Ruiz-Arce, USDA-APHIS; Gregory A. Sword, Texas A&M University
3:00 PM
The Role of Nutrition in Susceptibility of Helicoverpa Zea Field Populations to Cry1Ac
Ashley Tessnow, Texas A&M University; Carrie Deans, Texas A&M University; Spencer Behmer, Texas A&M University; Bill Hutchinson, University of Minnesota; Marianne Pusztai-Carey, Case Western Reserve University; Xianping Wang, Yangtze University; Gregory A. Sword, Texas A&M University