Cotton Insect Research & Control Conf. - Thursday Early Afternoon - PhD Student Paper Competition

Thursday, January 9, 2020: 1:15 PM-3:15 PM
JW Grand Salon 1 (JW Marriott Austin Hotel)
Presiding:
Benjamin C Thrash
1:15 PM
Macronutrient Availability Alters Susceptibility of Helicoverpa Zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Helicoverpa Armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus
Joseph Black, Texas A&M University; Spencer Behmer, Texas A&M University; Micky D. Eubanks, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Entomology; Ashley Tessnow, Texas A&M University; Gregory A. Sword, Texas A&M University
1:30 PM
Impact of Blended and Structured Non-Bt Refuge on Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Pupal Depth, Weight and Survival in Corn.
Daniela T Pezzini, North Carolina State University; David Buntin, University of Georgia; Silvana Paula-Moraes, University of Florida; Francis Reay-Jones, Clemson University; Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University
1:45 PM
Insecticide Efficacy and Resistance Mechanisms of Tarnished Plant Bug Populations in Southeastern Cotton
Seth Dorman, Virginia Tech University; Aaron Gross, Virginia Tech University; Sally Taylor, Virginia Tech University; Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University; Ron Smith, Auburn University; Beverly Catchot, Mississippi State University; Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia; Francis Reay-Jones, Clemson University; Jeremy Greene, Clemson University
2:00 PM
Control of Rice Billbug, Sphenophorus pertinax, in Furrow Irrigated Rice in Arkansas
Chase A Floyd, University of Arkansas; Gus Lorenz, The University of Arkansas; Nick R. Bateman, University of Arkansas - RREC; Benjamin C Thrash, University of Arkansas; Jarrod Hardke, University of Arkansas-RREC; Neelendra Joshi, University of Arkansas; Nichole Taillon, University of Arkansas CES; Garrett Felts, University of Arkansas- RREC; Andrew Plummer, University of Arkansas CES; Wes Plummer, UA-CES; Kevin McPherson, University of Arkansas; Caleb Rice, University of Arkansas
2:15 PM
Warming Impacts Pest Response to the Cues of Biological Control Agents
Cori Speights, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Brandon Barton, Mississippi State University
2:30 PM
Population Genomic Insights into Fall Armyworm IPM
Ashley Tessnow, Texas A&M University; Tyler Jay Raszick, Texas A&M University; Gregory A. Sword, Texas A&M University
2:45 PM
A New Strategy to Block Aphid Transmission of Poleroviruses
Jennifer Wilson, Cornell University; Michelle L Heck, USDA ARS