Cornell Community Biological Control Conference - April 11-13, 1996

Poster Abstracts
M. Blair
Microsatellite markers diagnostic for the bacterial blight resistance gene, xa-5
A. Brants and E.D. Earle
Transformation of tobacco and tomato with a fungal endochitinase gene
M.R. Corral-Garcia, T.J. Burr, M.C. Matteson, C.A. Smith, J.Y. Takemoto
The use of Pseudomonas syringae  508 for biocontrol of apple scab (Venturia inaequalis ).
T.R. Davis and H.A. Wood
Unique applied and basic biology of a Trichoplusia ni  SNPV
S.P. Falk, D.M. Gadoury, A. Sztejnberg, P. Cortesi, W.F. Wilcox, and R.C. Seem
Biocontrol of grape powdery mildew and grape downy mildew with mycoparasitic fungi
M. Fuchs and D. Gonsalves
Use of genetically modified plants to control virus diseases, and assessment of environmental risks
R.R. Granados and K.A. McKenna
Bti-Tn5b1-4 cells, derived from the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni , are high producers of baculoviruses and recombinant proteins
F.S. Grevstad
Evidence for an allee effect due to mate limitation in a chrysomelid beetle introduced against purple loosestrife
M. Hoddle, J. Sanderson, and R. VanDriesche
Control of silverleaf whitefly on poinsettia by natural enemies
E.R. Hoebeke and J.J. Knodel
Multicolored asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis , in north America: Friend or foe?
X.P. Huang, R.J. St. Leger, H. A. Wood, T. R. Davis and P. R. Hughes
Construction and characterization of a recombiinant AcMNPV with a fungal gene encoding an insecticidal protease
T.R. Hunt and B. Blossey
Mass rearing methods for Galerucella calmariensis  And Galerucella pusilla , biological control agents of Lythrum salicaria 
J. Kovach
Using bees to disseminate Trichoderma  to strawberries for the control of Botrytis  fruit rot
S.B. Krasnoff, D.M. Gibson, G.N. Belofsky, K.B. Gloer, and J.B. Gloer
New destruxins from a new source: the entomopathogenic fungus Aschersonia  sp.
S.B. Krasnoff, D.W. Watson, D.M. Gibson, and E.C. Kwan
Behavioral effects of the entomopathogenic fungus, Entomophthora muscae  on its host Musca domestica : Postural control of dying hosts and gated pattern of mortality.
J.S. Lamboy, A.C. Cobb, and H.R. Dillard
Evaluation of two biocontrol agents for prevention of gray mold in pruning wounds of greenhouse tomatoes
T.E. Martinson and L. Williams III
Impact of fungicides and insecticides on Anagrus epos , parasitoid of Erythroneura  leafhoppers
J.C. Neal
Biological control of dicot weeds in turf
E. B. Nelson and C. M. Craft
Compost-induced changes in soil microbial communities affecting the suppression of soilborne plant diseases
J.P. Nyrop
Are there characteristics of natural enemies used in successful conservation biological control in perennial cropping systems?
D. Pimentel
New associations in biological control: potential risks
M. Schat and B. Blossey
Performance of a leaf-beetle on different North American populations of purple loosestrife
M.A. Schmaedick, A.M. Shelton, And M.P. Hoffmann
Biological control of Pieris rapae  by arthropod predators in cabbage
A.M. Shelton, H.G. Craighead, M.P. Hoffmann, and S.W. Turner
Fabrication of artificial eggs for biological control programs
E. J. Shields, K. L. Flanders and J. M. Miller
Field evaluation of Heterorhabditis bacteriophoro 'oswego'  for the control of alfalfa snout beetle
T.D. Spittler and C.L. Hartman
IR-4 Biopesticide grants program
J.D. Tang, A.M. Shelton, R.T. Roush, E.D. Earle, T.D. Metz, B.M. Mitchell, and H. Lam-Collins
Management of Plutella xylostella  on Bt-transgenic plants: A model system
K.V. van Dijk and E.B. Nelson
Isolation of a fatty acid degradation mutant of Enterobacter cloacae  and its role in biological control of Pythium ultimum 
J.D. Vandenberg, F.A. Cantone, M.Ramos, M.H. Griggs, J.A. Altre, J.L. McManus, and J.E. Williams
Entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents of pest insects of agricultural crops
P. Wang and R.R. Granados
A novel insect protein and its interaction with a baculovirus-enhancing protein
W.M. Wintermantel, N. Banerjee, and M. Zaitlin
Resistance to plant viruses induced by incorporation of a viral replicase gene into the host genome


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