The Best Things About ESA Annual Meetings

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President's Entomology 2011 Welcome Message

Welcome to Reno and Entomology 2011 – the 59th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America!
This is the fourth time we have met in Reno for our Annual Meeting. The first three were in 1986, 1991, and 2008, under Presidents Lowell R. Nault (“Skip”), William A. Allen, and Mike Gray, respectively. It’s interesting to note that the membership in those years was 7,721, 7,052, and 6,056, and our current membership is 6,410. Although the increase from 2008 is slight, the trend is in the right direction, and we all have a role to play in helping to make ESA more relevant to new students and non-traditional members. Many societies of our size are seeing declining membership and weak budgets, and we are strong in both of these key measures.

Themes, Subthemes, and ESA Goals. We have an exciting program again this year, with a unique mixture of social and scientific issues, and two Plenary Sessions. The meeting theme for Entomology 2011 is “Identify… Clarify… Speak Out!” This reflects the need for entomologists to inform others about exactly what it is that we do and don’t do. Rapid communication on key issues has not been a hallmark of ESA, and our voices need to be heard, individually and collectively. Arthropods touch the lives of every person on the planet, every day, in both positive and negative ways. Let’s talk about how entomology is the encompassing discipline for many of these interactions.

There are three subthemes for Entomology 2011, each aligned with one of our new goals. The first subtheme is “Entomology and Social Responsibility,” an area where there is an important nexus of science and society. Three of the six Program Symposia, one of the Section Symposia, and several Member Symposia and submitted papers and posters deal with this issue. These are particularly exciting symposia, because an ESA National Meeting has never had this degree of focus on social issues. One issue of particular visibility is the dominance of white males in elected leadership positions in ESA. Therefore, I proposed a new ESA goal that in 10 years the leadership of ESA will look like the membership of ESA.

The second subtheme of the meeting is “Providing Informed, Objective, and Timely Communication,” which relates to the second new ESA goal, that ESA will increasingly become known as a society that provides objective, timely information for the policymakers and the public on important scientific issues. Many of the Program, Section and Member Symposia, plus oral presentations and posters, focus on the role of entomology in key issues such as invasive species; integrated pest management; international collaboration; students and young professionals; food safety; food security; agricultural and environmental sustainability; climate change; Homeland Security; human and animal diseases; systematics and taxonomy; and other priority areas.

The third subtheme of the meeting is “Increasing Global Involvement,” which is related to the third new goal, for ESA to engage even more formally with other entomological groups at all levels. Our new International Branch is key to this activity. Several activities around this subtheme are being developed for Entomology 2011 and into the future.

Keynote address. During the Opening Plenary Session, at 6:30 pm on Sunday, November 13, Ms. Christianne Corbett, a research associate at the American Association of University Women, will discuss women in leadership positions in scientific societies. Ms. Corbett is co-author of Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education and the book Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Both of these books are available as free downloads, and I recommend that you check them out before the meeting.

Founder’s Memorial Award Lecture. Dr. Angela Douglas, Daljit S. & Elaine Sarkaria Professor of Insect Physiology and Toxicology at Cornell University, will present the lecture in honor of Professor Reginald Chapman. This presentation will be the highlight of the second evening Plenary Session, starting at 4:45 pm on Monday, November 14.

Symposia. There will be 86 Symposia offered during Entomology 2011 (six Program Symposia, 35 Section Symposia, and 45 Member Symposia). TheProgram Symposia are: 1) Identifying the Current Status of Women in Entomology, Clarifying Initiatives for Retention, and Speaking Out to Share Experience (organized by Patricia Prasifka and Rayda K. Krell); 2) Identify, Clarify, Speak Out: Turning Young People onto Science Through Insects and Ensuring a Future for Entomology! (Sharron Quisenberry and Thomas A. Green); 3) Citizen Scientists in Entomology Research (John Carlson and Mark S. Fox); 4) Bee Declines I - Identification, Clarification, and Communication of the Real Truths(Rosalind James, Jeff Pettis, Theresa Pitts-Singer, and James Strange); 5) The Molecular Physiology of Arthropod Vectors and Pests: Towards the Development of Novel Control Agents and Approaches (Peter M. Piermararini); and 6) Basic Science to Application for Management of Bed Bug Populations (Kenneth F. Haynes, Subba R. Palli, Michael F. Potter, and James D. Harwood).

Virtual Posters. For the third straight year, there will be Virtual (electronic) Posters presented at Entomology 2011. You will be able to view posters from international colleagues who could not attend the meeting, and even discuss the posters with them via streaming video at specific times. This is a great way for the international scientific community to participate in the meeting and interact with attendees at the meeting.

Student Activities. Monday will again focus on student activities. Last year the suggestion was made by many students to try not to schedule student presentations and posters at the same time. Thus, this became a priority for me this year. The Program Committee, led by Co-chairs Andrew Norton and Paul Ode, has been able to make this scheduling change. Student papers will be in the morning, and student posters will start during lunch, and be up for viewing all afternoon. We will also focus on highlighting student activities in the lead-up to Entomology 2011, in eNews and in my occasional column, JustDel.

Section Meetings. Section meetings and symposia will take place on Tuesday, November 14, from 2:00 – 4:30 pm. There will be no competing activities during this time period, and I encourage you to take an active role in your Section, and consider running for an elected office, or volunteer for a committee.

ESA is a society of volunteers. Last year, over 400 members―14% of the attendees—volunteered their time by serving on committees, judging student papers or posters, chairing student paper sessions, working at the help desk, etc. for the Annual Meeting. Our meetings could not be run without this cadre of dedicated people, and I thank them all very much on behalf of ESA for their service.

I am especially grateful to the Annual Meeting Program Committee: Student Competition Co-Chairs Jerome Grant and Michael Jackson; Poster Co-Chairs Megha Parajulee and Bonnie Pendleton; Section Presidents and Vice-Presidents, respectively, Douglas E. Norris and Christopher Geden (Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology); Jeffrey Scott and Subba Palli (Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology); Rogers Leonard and Bonnie Pendleton (Plant-Insect Ecosystems); and Jason Cryan and Kelly Miller (Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity); Student Liaison Cheri Abraham; and Director of Meetings Keith Schlesinger and Meetings Assistant Cassie Mescher. Finally, the meeting would not be possible without the expertise and professionalism of the entire ESA staff, particularly staff liaisons Mary Falcone and Debi Sutton, and new Executive Director C. David Gammel.

Entomology 2011 Program Co-Chairs Andrew Norton and Paul Ode have earned my highest accolades for their dedication. There are literally thousands of details that Program Co-Chairs for a large meeting like this must handle, and they have done so quickly and with good humor. The success of Entomology 2011 is largely due to their magnificent service, so please thank them personally in Reno.

We’ve tried a number of new things for Entomology 2011. I hope you find the meeting challenging, interesting, informative, and fun, and that it helps you Identify, Clarify and Speak Out! about entomological issues. See you in Reno!

Hang in There!

Ernest S. Delfosse, 2011 ESA President

Angela Douglas to Give Founders’ Memorial Lecture

Dr. Angela Douglas, the Daljit S. and Elaine Professor of Insect Physiology and Toxicology at the Department of Entomology at Cornell University, has been selected to deliver the Founders’ Memorial Award lecture at Entomology 2011 – the 59th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) – this November in Reno, Nevada. This year’s honoree is the late Dr. Reginald Frederick Chapman (1930-2003), who had a long and distinguished career as an entomologist in university and government institutions in Britain and America.

ESA established the Founders’ Memorial Award in 1958 to honor scientists whose lives and careers enhanced entomology as a profession and who made significant contributions to the field in general and in their respective subdisciplines. At each Annual Meeting, the recipient of the award addresses the conferees to honor the memory and career of an outstanding entomologist.

Dr. Angela Douglas studies nutritional physiology, including the contribution of symbiotic microorganisms to insect nutrition. She has worked for some years on plant sap feeding insects—especially aphids—and has recently initiated a parallel program on the interactions between drosophilid fruit flies and their gut microbiota. In her research, Angela seeks to explain how insects work in terms of underlying molecular mechanisms, and to use this information to predict how insects interact with other organisms and the wider environment. She also has a general interest in cooperative relationships and has written three books on the subject, including The Symbiotic Habit (Princeton University Press),published in 2010.

Angela hails from the New Forest in the south of England. She received a BA in zoology at Oxford University and a Ph.D. at the University of Aberdeen. She worked at the Universities of East Anglia, Oxford, and York in the UK, before moving to the US in 2008. She has received various awards, including a 10-year research fellowship from the Royal Society of London (1986-96), and a research fellowship from the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (2005-08). Angela is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London.

At Cornell, Angela is taking forward her strong research and teaching commitment to insect physiology. Her greatest achievement by far is her contribution to training students and postdoctoral associates, many of whom have successful careers in research and teaching at various universities around the world, in industry, and in non-governmental organizations.

Dr. Reginald Frederick Chapman, the subject of Dr. Douglas’s speech, had the unusual ability to combine exacting original research with inspired teaching. His early career in Africa encouraged a broad approach and exercised his curiosity about the natural world. Later, at Birkbeck College, he had responsibility for an M.Sc. course in entomology, most of which, initially, he taught by himself.

This gave him a very wide grasp of entomology and provided the basis for his extremely successful book, The Insects: Structure and Function. First published in 1969, The Insects has become widely accepted as a graduate text throughout the English-speaking world. The text is arguably one of the most influential books in entomology in the last 50 years, and it was the best selling of the five textbooks he authored.

The scientific contributions for which Reg is most renowned were studies on insect-plant interactions, especially sensory and behavioural aspects of food selection, mainly in locusts and grasshoppers. Reg was one of the first to make quantitative observations of insects in the field, and to combine lab and field studies.

Even after over 100 publications establishing his international reputation for work on food selection, his later years saw publications on plastron respiration in an arachnid, muscle degeneration, and the electrophysiology of olfaction in a whip spider. It is arguable that if he had adopted the approach of most of his contemporaries and confined his attentions to a single theme, sometimes using a single technique, then he would have made a more telling mark and gained greater acclaim. That, however, was never an issue for Reg; the science was the important thing, not the glory.

Honors, such as giving the Distinguished Scientist Lecture at the University of Georgia, receipt of the Silver Medal from the International Society of Chemical Ecology, being appointed Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomology Society, and being elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, pleased him but were never an end in themselves. His broad scientific knowledge led him to be an active member of eight scientific societies.

It is very fitting that Angela Douglas be the awardee for the Founders’ Award in honor of Reginald Chapman, as she is currently working with Stephen Simpson to produce a new edited version of Chapman’s The Insects: Structure and Function.

Christianne Corbett to Speak at Entomology 2011

Christianne Corbett, a senior researcher at the American Association of University Women (AAUW), will be the keynote speaker at Entomology 2011, the 59th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA).Her speech will take place during the opening Plenary Session on Sunday, November 13, 2011.

An important subtheme of Entomology 2011 is “Entomology and Social Responsibility,” an area where ESA President Delfosse feels there is an important nexus of science and society, and one issue of particular visibility is the dominance of white males in elected leadership positions in ESA. Ms. Corbett's presentation, "Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics," will address these issues.

In an era when women are increasingly prominent in medicine, law and business, why are there so few women scientists, especially in more senior positions? This presentation will describe recent research findings that point to environmental and social barriers –- including stereotypes, gender bias and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities -– that continue to block women’s participation and progress in science, technology, engineering, and math. The presentation will provide insight into the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in organizations like the ESA where women make up a large percentage of the membership but are much more rare among the elected leaders, and it will offer ideas for what each of us can do to more fully open scientific and engineering fields to girls and women at every level.

Before coming to AAUW, Ms. Corbett worked as a legislative fellow in the office of Rep. Carolyn Maloney and as a mechanical design engineer in the aerospace industry. She holds a master's degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a bachelor's degrees in aerospace engineering and government from the University of Notre Dame. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana from 1992 to 1994, she taught math and science to secondary school students. She is the author of "Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics," a research report that presents in-depth yet accessible profiles of eight key research findings that point to why there are so few women in the higher levels of math and science.

Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 104, Number 2

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Forum

Ecoinformatics for Integrated Pest Management: Expanding the Applied Insect Ecologist's Tool-Kit
pp. 331-342(12)
Authors: Rosenheim, Jay A.; Parsa, Soroush; Forbes, Andrew A.; Krimmel, William A.; Law, Yao Hua; Segoli, Michal; Segoli, Moran; Sivakoff, Frances S.; Zaviezo, Tania; Gross, Kevin

Rapid Communication

Seeds of Change: Corn Seed Mixtures for Resistance Management and Integrated Pest Management
pp. 343-352(10)
Authors: Onstad, David W.; Mitchell, Paul D.; Hurley, Terrance M.; Lundgren, Jonathan G.; Porter, R. Patrick; Krupke, Christian H.; Spencer, Joseph L.; Difonzo, Christine D.; Baute, Tracey S.; Hellmich, Richard L.; Buschman, Lawrent L.; Hutchison, William D.; Tooker, John F.

Apiculture and Social Insects

Potential of Ozone as a Fumigant to Control Pests in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Hives
pp. 353-359(7)
Author: James, R. R.

Arthropods in Relation to Plant Disease

Host Plant Determines the Phytoplasma Transmission Competence of Empoasca decipiens (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
pp. 360-366(7)
Authors: Galetto, L.; Marzachì, C.; Demichelis, S.; Bosco, D.

Seasonal Abundance of Draeculacephala minerva and Other Xylella fastidiosa Vectors in California Almond Orchards and Vineyards
pp. 367-374(8)
Authors: Daane, Kent M.; Wistrom, Christina M.; Shapland, Elaine B.; Sisterson, Mark S.

Isolation and Identification of Acaricidal Compounds in Inula japonica (Asteraceae)
pp. 375-378(4)
Authors: Duan, D. D.; Bu, C. Y.; Cheng, J.; Wang, Y. N.; Shi, G. L.

Biological and Microbial Control

Effects of Rearing Conditions on Reproduction of Spathius agrili (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasitoid of the Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
pp. 379-387(9)
Authors: Gould, Juli R.; Ayer, Tracy; Fraser, Ivich

Commodity Treatment and Quarantine Entomology

Host Status of Grapefruit and Valencia Oranges for Anastrepha serpentina and Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae)
pp. 388-397(10)
Authors: Mangan, Robert L.; Thomas, Donald B.; Moreno, Aleena M. Tarshis

Heated-Controlled Atmosphere Postharvest Treatments for Macchiademus diplopterus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) and Phlyctinus callosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
pp. 398-404(7)
Authors: Johnson, S. A.; Neven, L. G.

Systemic Insecticides Reduce Feeding, Survival, and Fecundity of Adult Black Vine Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on a Variety of Ornamental Nursery Crops
pp. 405-413(9)
Authors: Reding, Michael E.; Ranger, Christopher M.

Temperature-Dependent Fumigant Activity of Essential Oils Against Twospotted Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae)
pp. 414-419(6)
Authors: Lim, Eu Gene; Roh, Hyun Sik; Coudron, Thomas A.; Park, Chung Gyoo

Ecology and Behavior

Is Elytral Color Polymorphism in Sweetpotato Weevil (Coleoptera: Brentidae) a Visible Marker for Sterile Insect Technique?: Comparison of Male Mating Behavior
pp. 420-424(5)
Authors: Shiromoto, Keiko; Kumano, Norikuni; Kuriwada, Takashi; Haraguchi, Dai

Effects of Soil Cations on the Foraging Behavior of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
pp. 425-435(11)
Authors: Botch, Paul S.; Judd, Timothy M.

Visual Cues Are Relevant in Behavioral Control Measures for Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
pp. 436-442(7)
Authors: Reddy, Gadi V. P.; Raman, A.

Effects of Rearing Density, Age, Sex, and Food Deprivation on Flight Initiation of the Red Flour Beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
pp. 443-451(9)
Authors: Perez-Mendoza, Joel; Campbell, James F.; Throne, James E.

Ecotoxicology

Efficacy of Ground Spray Application of Bait Sprays With Malathion or Spinosad on Mexican Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Texas Citrus
pp. 452-458(7)
Authors: Conway, Hugh E.; Forrester, O. Thomas

Field and Forage Crops

Bioenergy Crops Miscanthus × giganteus and Panicum virgatum Reduce Growth and Survivorship of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
pp. 459-464(6)
Authors: Nabity, Paul D.; Zangerl, Arthur R.; Berenbaum, May R.; DeLucia, Evan H.

Population Dynamics and Diapause Response of the Springtail Pest Sminthurus viridis (Collembola: Sminthuridae) in Southeastern Australia
pp. 465-473(9)
Authors: Roberts, John M. K.; Umina, Paul A.; Hoffmann, Ary A.; Weeks, Andrew R.

Effects of Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Damage on Sugarcane Yield
pp. 474-483(10)
Authors: Sandhu, Hardev S.; Nuessly, Gregg S.; Cherry, Ronald H.; Gilbert, Robert A.; Webb, Susan E.

Sublethal Effects of Cry 1F Bt Corn and Clothianidin on Black Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larval Development
pp. 484-493(10)
Authors: Kullik, Sigrun A.; Sears, Mark K.; Schaafsma, Arthur W.

Forest Entomology

Evaluation of Pheromone-Baited Traps for Winter Moth and Bruce Spanworm (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
pp. 494-500(7)
Authors: Elkinton, Joseph S.; Lance, David; Boettner, George; Khrimian, Ashot; Leva, Natalie

Effect of Trap Type, Trap Position, Time of Year, and Beetle Density on Captures of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
pp. 501-508(8)
Authors: Hanula, James L.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott

Phenology and Laboratory Rearing Procedures of an Asian Longicorn Beetle, Glenea cantor (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
pp. 509-516(8)
Authors: Lu, Wen; Wang, Qiao; Tian, Ming Yi; Xu, Jin; Qin, Ai Zhi

Evaluation of Double-Decker Traps for Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
pp. 517-531(15)
Authors: Poland, Therese M.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Anulewicz, Andrea C.

Horticultural Entomology

Variable Developmental Rate and Survival of Navel Orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on Pistachio
pp. 532-539(8)
Authors: Siegel, Joel P.; Kuenen, L.P.S. Bas

A Novel Pheromone Dispenser for Mating Disruption of the Leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
pp. 540-547(8)
Authors: Lapointe, Stephen L.; Stelinski, Lukasz L.; Robinson, Richard D.

Effects of Selected Fertilizers on the Life History of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Biotype B
pp. 548-554(7)
Authors: England, K. M.; Sadof, C. S.; Cañas, L. A.; Kuniyoshi, C. H.; Lopez, R. G.

Pheromone-Baited Traps for Assessment of Seasonal Activity and Population Densities of Mealybug Species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Nurseries Producing Ornamental Plants
pp. 555-565(11)
Authors: Waterworth, Rebeccah A.; Redak, Richard A.; Millar, Jocelyn G.

Susceptibility of Low-Chill Blueberry Cultivars to Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Oriental Fruit Fly, and Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
pp. 566-570(5)
Authors: Follett, Peter A.; Zee, Francis T.; Hamasaki, Randall T.; Hummer, Kim; Nakamoto, Stuart T.

Host Status of Vaccinium reticulatum (Ericaceae) to Invasive Tephritid Fruit Flies in Hawaii
pp. 571-573(3)
Authors: Follett, Peter A.; Zee, Francis T.

Species Dependent Influence of (−)-α-Pinene on Attraction of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to Ethanol-Baited Traps in Nursery Agroecosystems
pp. 574-579(6)
Authors: Ranger, Christopher M.; Reding, Michael E.; Gandhi, Kamal J. K.; Oliver, Jason B.; Schultz, Peter B.; Cañas, Luís; Herms, Daniel A.

Effectiveness of Insecticides in Controlling the First and Second Generations of the Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Table Grapes
pp. 580-585(6)
Author: Vassiliou, V. A.

Effects of Insecticides on Behavior of Adult Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) and Transmission of Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous
pp. 586-594(9)
Authors: Butler, Casey D.; Byrne, Frank J.; Keremane, Manjunath L.; Lee, Richard F.; Trumble, John T.

Household and Structural Insects

Insecticidal Activity of Essential Oils From Eleven Eucalyptus spp. and Two Hybrids: Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Their Major Components on Blattella germanica
pp. 595-600(6)
Authors: Alzogaray, Raul A.; Lucia, Alejandro; Zerba, Eduardo N.; Masuh, Hector M.

Cobweb Management and Control of the Spider Holocnemus pluchei (Araneae: Pholcidae) on Buildings
pp. 601-606(6)
Authors: Vetter, Richard S.; Reierson, Donald A.; Rust, Michael K.

Elimination of Field Colonies of a Mound-Building Termite Globitermes sulphureus (Isoptera: Termitidae) by Bistrifluron Bait
pp. 607-613(7)
Authors: Neoh, Kok-Boon; Jalaludin, Nur Atiqah; Lee, Chow-Yang

Interspecific Competition Between Solenopsis invicta and Two Native Ant Species, Pheidole fervens and Monomorium chinense
pp. 614-621(8)
Authors: Chen, Yin-Cheng; Kafle, Lekhnath; Shih, Cheng-Jen

Developmental Stages and Caste Composition of a Mature and Incipient Colony of the Drywood Termite, Cryptotermes dudleyi (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
pp. 622-628(7)
Authors: Neoh, Kok-Boon; Lee, Chow-Yang

Insecticide Resistance and Resistance Management

Metabolic Mechanisms Only Partially Explain Resistance to Pyrethroids in Australian Broiler House Populations of Lesser Mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
pp. 629-635(7)
Authors: Lambkin, Trevor A.; Furlong, Michael J.

Tools for Resistance Monitoring in Oriental Fruit Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and First Assessment in Brazilian Populations
pp. 636-645(10)
Authors: Siegwart, M.; Monteiro, L. B.; Maugin, S.; Olivares, J.; Carvalho, S. Malfitano; Sauphanor, B.

The A2′N Mutation of the RDL γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor Conferring Fipronil Resistance in Laodelphax striatellus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)
pp. 646-652(7)
Authors: Nakao, Toshifumi; Kawase, Ayumi; Kinoshita, Ayako; Abe, Reiko; Hama, Masako; Kawahara, Nobuyuki; Hirase, Kangetsu

Insecticide Susceptibility of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in China
pp. 653-658(6)
Authors: Zheng, Xuesong; Ren, Xiubei; Su, Jianya

Medical Entomology

Suppression of Host-Seeking Ixodes Scapularis and Amblyomma Americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) Nymphs After Dual Applications of Plant-Derived Acaricides in New Jersey
pp. 659-664(6)
Authors: Jordan, Robert A.; Dolan, Marc C.; Piesman, Joseph; Schulze, Terry L.

Plant Resistance

Endophyte Isolate and Host Grass Effects on Chaetocnema pulicaria (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Feeding
pp. 665-672(8)
Authors: Ball, Olivier J.-P.; Gwinn, Kimberly D.; Pless, Charles D.; Popay, Alison J.

Effect of Pyramiding Bt and CpTI Genes on Resistance of Cotton to Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Under Laboratory and Field Conditions
pp. 673-684(12)
Authors: Cui, Jinjie; Luo, Junyu; Van Der Werf, Wopke; Ma, Yan; Xia, Jingyuan

Sampling and Biostatistics

Among-Sampler Variation in Sweep Net Samples of Adult Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Cotton
pp. 685-692(8)
Authors: Spurgeon, D. W.; Cooper, W. R.

Stored-Product

Biological Control of Indianmeal Moth and Rice Weevil by Parasitoids With Reference to the Intraspecific Competition Pattern
pp. 693-701(9)
Authors: Nam, Youngwoo; Ji, Jeongyeon; Na, Ja Hyun; Chun, Yong Shik; Ryoo, Mun Il

Use of a Web-Based Model for Aeration Management in Stored Rough Rice
pp. 702-708(7)
Authors: Arthur, F. H.; Yang, Y.; Wilson, L. T.

Symposia for Entomology 2011

The following six Program Symposia have been accepted for Entomology 2011:

* Bee Declines I - Identification, Clarification, and Communication of the Real Truths
Organizers: Rosalind James, Jeff Pettis, Theresa Pitts-Singer, and James Strange

* Basic Science to Application for Management of Bed Bug Populations
Organizers: Kenneth F. Haynes, Subba R. Palli, Michael F. Potter, and James D. Harwood

* Citizen Scientists in Entomology Research
Organizers: John Carlson and Mark S. Fox

* The Molecular Physiology of Arthropod Vectors and Pests: Towards the Development of Novel Control Agents and Approaches
Organizer: Peter M. Piermararini

* Identify, Clarify, Speak Out: Turning Young People onto Science Through Insects and Ensuring a Future for Entomology!
Organizers: Sharron Quisenberry and Thomas A. Green

* Identifying the Current Status of Women in Entomology, Clarifying Initiatives for Retention, and Speaking Out to Share Experience
Organizers: Patricia Prasifka and Rayda K. Krell

The following Section Symposia have been selected for Entomology 2011:

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

• Cost-effective Alternatives to Traditional Sequencing: Applying Next Generation Molecular Technologies to Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Organizers: Michelle Sanford, Rebecca T Trout

• Culicoides Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Vectors Of Economical Important Arboviral Diseases Of Livestock: Vector Status, Biology And Control
Organizer: Eva Veronesi

• Identify and Clarify Current Arthropod Repellent Research
Organizer: Mustapha Debboun

• Identify.. Clarify.. Speak Out.. About IPM Implementation in Schools
Organizers: Dawn Gouge, Thomas A. Green, Tim Stock, Carrie Foss, Janet A. Hurley

• Pinpointing the Problem: Assessing the Impact of White-tailed Deer on the Spread of Cattle Fever Ticks (Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and R. (B.) annulatus) in South Texas
Organizers: Kimberly H. Lohmeyer, Pia Untalan Olafson

• Predictors of Vector and Disease Dynamics
Organizers: Dina M Fonseca, Kristen Bartlett-Healy

Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology

• Biology, Biochemistry and Genomics of Pine Bark Beetles
Organizers: Gary J. Blomquist, Claus Tittiger, Christopher I. Keeling

• Epigenetics, Phenotypic Plasticity, and Insect Evolution: First Insights from an Emerging Field
Organizers: Amy L. Toth, Jennifer Brisson

• Insect Olfaction & Taste: Identifying, Clarifying and Speaking about the Key Issues
Organizers: Walter S. Leal, John Carlson

• Signaling Workshop
Organizer: Qisheng Song, Subba R. Palli, Vincent Henrich, David Denlinger

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

• Bee Declines. II. Causes, Solutions, and Activating the Public
Organizers: Rosalind James, Jeff Pettis, Theresa Pitts-Singer, James Strange

• Biodiversity, Global Change and Insect-Mediated Ecosystem Services
Organizers: Rachael Winfree, Neal Williams, Deborah L. Finke

• Biological Control of Invasive Wood Borers: Feasibility, Potential, Progress and Challenges
Organizers: Jian J. Duan, Juli Gould

• Chemical Signaling, Defense and Counter-Defense Between Insect Herbivores and Their Hosts
Organizers: Godshen R. Pallipparambil, Joe Louis

• Evolution and Biological Control
Organizers: Ruth A. Hufbauer, George Roderick, M. Navajas

• Host Plant Volatiles: Identifying New Approaches for Insect Pest Management
Organizers: Ian Kaplan, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona

• Identify and Clarify: Regulatory Compliance for the Rearing, Releasing, Shipping, and Studying of Arthropods in Today's World: Part 1: Demystifying the Permit Process-Understanding the Black Box
Organizers: Colin Stewart, Kevin Hoffman

• Identify and Clarify: Regulatory Compliance for the Rearing, Releasing, Shipping, and Studying of Arthropods in Today's World: Part 2: Regulatory Compliance for Rearing, Releasing, Shipping, and Studying Arthropods
Organizers: Scott W. Myers, Lisa Gail Neven

• Impact of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in US Agroecosystems
Organizers: Anne L. Nielsen, George C. Hamilton

• Insecticide Mixtures: IRM, Science, Scope, Solutions and Rationale – IRAC US Symposium Series: No.7
Organizers: Charles A. Staetz, Caydee Savinelli

• Invasives, Climate Change, and Forest Management: the Forest Service Research Perspective
Organizer: Nancy E. Gillette

• New Approaches to Mass Production and Augmentation Biological Control
Organizers: Sasha M. Greenberg, Walker Jones, Norman C. Leppla

• Speaking Out on Biofuel Entomology: Identifying the Problem and Clarifying the Goals
Organizers: Daniel A. Strickman, Kevin Hackett

• The Future is Now: Blended Refuge, Resistance, and Rootworm Options for Tomorrow
Organizers: Joseph L. Spencer, Lance J. Meinke, Bruce E. Hibbard

• The Larry L. Larson Symposium: 20 Years of Research On New Insecticide Modes of Action, Its Implication on Insect Control And Insecticide Resistance Management.
Organizers: Luis E. Gomez, Mike P. Tolley

Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity

• An Overlooked Insect Group. Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata), Model Organisms for Systematics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Studies
Organizers: Seth M. Bybee, Jessica L. Ware

• Hardly Boring: Cerambycid Workers Symposium
Organizers: Ann M. Ray, Amy Berkov

• Illuminating the Phenome: The Future of Morphology in Entomology
Organizers: Katja Seltmann, Matthew J. Yoder, Andrew R. Deans

• Social Insect Evolution Today: Clarifying Leading Hypotheses with Novel Approaches
Organizers: Theresa Pitts-Singer, Brielle J. Fischman, S. Hollis Woodard

• Taxonomy and Systematics of the Tenebrionoidea (Coleoptera)
Organizer: Kojun Kanda

• Web-based Digital Insect Identification: Our Progress, Challenges, And Opportunities
Organizers: Muhammad Haseeb, Terrence W. Walters, Moses Kairo

Member Symposia selections will be announced soon.

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Entomophagy Reconsidered at Entomology 2010

These video clips were shot during a symposium called "Entomophagy Reconsidered: Current Status and Challenges, Potential Directions, and an Invitation to Entomologists," which took place at Entomology 2010, the 58th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in San Diego, California.

Due to the length of the symposium, the presentations are presented as individual videos.

Click here for Entomophagy Videos.