International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods
1st International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods.
USDA Forest Service FHTET-03-05. June 2003.
Day 4: Conservation of Natural Enemies
van Emden, H.F. Keynote presentation
Conservation biological control: from theory to
practice 
Session 9—Nectar Feeding by Parasitoids
Organizers: George Heimpel, Department of Entomology (University of Minnesota) and Robert Pfannensteil (USDA-ARS, Weslaco, Texas)
- Wratten, S., L. Berndt, J. Tylianakis, P. Ernando, and R. Didham
Adding floral diversity to enhance parasitoid fitness and efficacy - Keller, M.A. and G. Baker
Impact of conservation biological control practices on natural enemies: a case study of diamondback moth and its parasitoids - Lee, J.C. and G.E. Heimpel
Nectar availability and parasitoid sugar feeding - Wäckers, F.L.
The effect of food supplements on parasitoid-host dynamics
Session 10—Alternative Hosts and Habitat Refuges for Natural Enemies
Organizers: R. Pfannenstiel (USDA-ARS, Weslaco, Texas) and G. Heimpel (Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota)
- Schellhorn, N.A and L. Siberbauer
The role of surrounding vegetation and refuges: increasing the effectiveness of predators and parasitoids in cotton and broccoli systems - Harmon, J. and D. Andow
Alternative foods as a mechanism to enhance a generalist ladybird's predation of target prey - Fox, T.B. and D.A. Landis
Impact of habitat management on generalist predators of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines - Pfannenstiel, R.S. and T.R. Unruh
Conservation of leafroller parasitoids through provision of alternate hosts in near crop habitats
Session 11—Effects on Natural Enemies of Using BT Crops in IPM Systems
Organizer: Brian Federici (Department of Entomology, University of California at Riverside)
- Dively, G. P. and R. Rose
Effects of Bt transgenic and conventional insecticide control on the non-target natural enemy community in sweet corn - Moar, W. J., M. Eubanks, B. Freeman, S. Turnipseed, J. Ruberson, and G. Head
Effects of Bt cotton on biological control agents in the southeastern United States - Venditti, M.E. and K.L. Steffey
Field effects of Bt corn on the impact of parasitoids and pathogens on European corn borer in Illinois - Naranjo, S.E. and P.C. Ellsworth
Arthropod communities and transgenic cotton in the western United States: Implications for biological control - White, J.A. and D.A. Andow
Natural enemies and resistance management in Bt corn: Parasitoid searching behavior and host spatial distribution[ABSTRACT ONLY]
Session 12—Pesticide Effects on Natural Enemies
Organizer: Livy Williams (USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi)
- Hagler, J. and S. Naranjo
Sublethal effects of insecticides on predator feeding behavior: a gut content evaluation [ABSTRACT ONLY] - Tillman, P. G.
Toxicity of indoxacarbTM to the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), and the big-eyed bug, Geocoris punctipes (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) - Sterk, G., F. Heuts, N. Merck, and J. Bock
Sensitivity of non-target arthropods and beneficial fungal species to chemical and biological plant protection products: results of laboratory and semi-field trials - Stark, J. D. and S. Bamfo
Population-level outcomes of differential susceptibility among life stagesof the aphid parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae to pesticides
