July 4th, Sunday
Time |
Event |
|
| 1:00-10:00 PM |
Registration |
MSU Foundation & Alumni
Building |
| 6:00-9:00 PM |
Reception |
MSU Foundation & Alumni
Building |
| 9:00-10:30 PM |
Discussion
GroupClimate Matching
Lincoln Smith
Peter Rice |
Discussion
GroupPost
Release Studies-
Follow-Up
Carol Randall |
Discussion Group Open
|
|
| 10:30-11:00 PM |
Fireworks |
Lawn |
July 5th, Monday
Time |
Event |
Location |
| 7:30-8:00 AM |
Gathering Time |
Reynolds Recital Hall, Howard
Hall |
| 8:00-9:15 AM |
Opening Ceremony Welcome
on behalf of the Symposium Organizing Committee |
Neal R. Spencer and Robert M.
Nowierski |
| |
Welcome from Montana
State University
Welcome from the USDA
Agricultural Research Service
|
Dr. Sharron Quisenberry, Dean of
Agriculture and Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, MSU-Bozeman Dr. Melinda
McClanahan, Assoc.
Area Director, Northern Plains Area, USDA/ARS |
| |
Keynote Address
"Advancing Biological Weed Control Into the
Next Millennium" |
Dr. Ernest (Del) Delfosse
USDA/ARS National Program Staff
|
| |
Symposium
Announcements |
|
| 9:15-10:00 AM |
Success in Biological
Control of Weeds
Opening Comments-Illustrated Talk |
Rachel McFadyen-
Session Leader |
| 10:00-10:20 AM |
Morning
Break |
Lawn |
| 10:20-10:35 AM |
Successful Biological
Control of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Papua New Guinea by the weevils
Neochetina bruchi and Neochetina eichhorniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) |
M. H. Julien and W. Orapa |
| 10:35-10:50 AM |
The Development of
Mycoherbicides for the Management of Parasitic Weeds of the Genus Striga and Orobanche
- a Review and Recent Results |
J. Kroschel, D.
Müller-Stöver, A. Elzein, and J. Sauerborn |
| 10:50-11:05 AM |
Biological Control of
Leafy Spurge: An Emerging Success Story |
G. L. Anderson, N. R.
Spencer, C. W. Prosser, and R. D. Richard |
| 11:05-11:20 AM |
The Successful
Biological Control of Spinyhead Sida, Sida Acuta [Malvaceae], BY Calligrapha
Pantherina (Col.: Chrysomelidae) in Australia’s Northern Territory |
Grant J. Flanagan, Leslee
A. Hills and Colin G. Wilson |
| 11:20-11:30 PM |
Biological Control of
Weeds-Successes
Closing Comments |
Rachel McFadyen-Session Leader |
| 11:30 AM-1:30 PM |
Poster
Session-Haynes Hall |
11:30 Lunch-Miller Dining Complex
|
| 1:30-1:35 PM |
Housekeeping |
Neal Spencer/Bob Nowierski |
| 1:35-1:40 PM |
Biological Control of
Weeds-Failures
Opening Comments |
Judy Myers-
Session Leader |
| 1:40-1:55 PM |
Why do weed
biocontrol agents fail to establish or control their hosts? |
Eric M. Coombs, Peter B.
McEvoy, Gary L. Piper, and Baldo Villegas |
| 1:55-2:10 PM |
Projects on
Biological Control of Russian Thistle and Milk Thistle in California: Failures that
Contributed to the Science of Biological Weed Control |
Richard D. Goeden |
| 2:10-2:25 PM |
Will the New
Environmental Risk Management Authority, Together with Some Expected and Unexpected
Non-Target Effects, Cause Biological Control of Broom to Fail in New Zealand? |
S. V. Fowler, P. Syrett
and P. Jarvis |
| 2:25-2:40 PM |
Can Failure be Turned
into Success for Biological Control of Mile-a-minute Weed (Mikania micrantha)? |
M. J. W. Cock, C. A.
Ellison, H. C. Evans and P. A. C. Ooi |
| 2:40-2:55 PM |
Predation
and Interference by Phytoseiid Mites on the Spider Mite Tetranyychus lintearius
(Acari: Tetranychidae), an Established Biological Control Agent of Gorse (Ulex
Europaeus) |
Paul D.
Pratt, Eric M. Coombs, and Brian A. Croft |
| 2:55-3:15 PM |
Break |
Lawn |
| 3:15-3:20 PM |
Rhinocyllus
conicus - Insights to Improve Prediction of Ecological Side Effects |
S. M. Louda |
| 3:20-3:25 PM |
Failures
Arising from Trivial or Political Reasons. |
S. V. Fowler |
| 3:25-3:30 PM |
Disparity
Between Laboratory and Field Spraying Systems – A Cause of Practical Failure of
Mycoherbicides? |
M. P.
Greaves, J. Lawrie and N. M. Western |
| 3:30-3:35 PM |
Failing
to Make the Successful Leap from Small to Large Scale Application of a Fungal Pathogen of Hydrilla
verticillata |
Judy F. Shearer
|
| 3:35-3:40 PM |
What
We Learned from the Failure of the Ragweed Leaf Beetle in Russia |
Segey Reznik-Presented
by Judy Myers |
| 3:40-4:00 PM |
Biological
Control Of Weeds-Failure-Closing Comments |
Judy
Myers-Session Leader |
| 4:00-4:20 PM |
Role of Molecular Biology
in Biological Control Opening Comments |
David Kazmer-
Session Leader |
| 4:20-4:35 PM |
Molecular Markers for
Monitoring Mycoherbicides |
E. M. Becker, P. de la
Bastide, R. L. Hahn, S. F. Shamoun and W. E. Hintz |
| 4:35-4:50 PM |
Analysis of Microbial
Communities Associated with Insect Biological Control Agents Using Molecular Techniques |
B. A. Frederick and
A. J. Caesar |
| 4:50-5:05 PM |
Comparison of Genetic
Diversity of the Weed Rubus alceifolius in its Introduced and Native Areas |
L. Amsellem, T. Le Bourgeois,
J. L. Noyer and M. Hossaert-McKey |
| 5:05-5:20 PM |
Amino Acid Excretion
Enhances Virulence of Bioherbicides |
K. S. Tiourebaev, S. Nelson, N.
Zidack, G.T. Kaleyva, A. L. Pilgeram,T. W. Anderson, and D. C. Sands |
| 5:30-6:00 PM |
Group picture at the
south steps of the Breeden Brick Fieldhouse. Refer to MSU Campus Map. |
|
| 6:00-7:30 PM |
Reception-Special
Event |
MSU Foundation-Alumni Foundation
Bldg. |
| 7:30-8:30 PM |
Dinner |
On your own. |
| 8:30-10:00 PM |
Discussion Group Plant
Pathogens
David Sands |
Discussion Group Ligustrum
Richard Shaw |
Discussion Group Prerelease
Studies
Bob Nyvall |
|
July 6th, Tuesday
Time |
Event |
Location |
| 7:30-8:00 AM |
Gathering Time |
Reynolds Recital Hall, Howard
Hall |
| 8:00-9:30 AM |
| Welcome/Introduction/Awards |
Honorees
Lloyd Andres
Peter Harris
Dieter Schroeder |
|
Neal Spencer/Bob Nowierski |
| 9:30 AM |
Weeds of Aquatic Systems
and Wetlands |
Ted Center-Session Leader |
| 9:30-9:45 AM |
Sequestration of Melaleuca
quinquenervia Defensive Chemistry of Oxyops vitiosa and its Revelance to Biological
Control of Weeds |
Greg S. Wheeler |
| 9:45-10:00 AM |
Factors Limiting
Populations of the Native Milfoil Weevil, a Control Agent of Eurasian Watermilfoil |
R. M. Newman, D. W.
Ragsdale, A. Loos, and J. L. Foley |
| 10:00-10:20 AM |
Morning
Break |
Lawn |
| 10:20-10:40 |
Performance of a
Biological Control Agent, Galerucella calmariensis L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
on Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L. in southern Manitoba. |
Cory J. Lindgren |
| 10:40-11:00 AM |
The Performance of
the Water Hyacinth Mirid, Eccritotarsus catarinensis, on Water Hyacinth and Pickerel Weed:
A Comparison of Laboratory and Field Results. |
M. P. Hill, T. D. Center,
J. Stanley, H. A. Cordo and J. Coetzee |
| 11:00-11:15 AM |
Shoot Flies, and
Shoot and Rhizome Mining Moth Species Associated with Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
in Europe: Can These Insect Herbivores Successfully Control the Wetland Weed in North
America? |
Mark Schwarzlaender and
Patrick Haefliger |
| 11:15-11:30 AM |
The Successful
Biological Control of the Water Fern, Azolla filiculoides in South Africa |
Andrew McConnachie, M. J.
Byrne, and M. P. Hill |
| 11:30 AM-1:30 PM |
Poster
Session-Haynes Hall |
11:30 Lunch-Miller Dining Complex
|
| 1:30-2:00 PM |
Safety of Biological
Control: What More Can We Do? |
Ernest Delfosse-
Session Leader |
| 2:00-2:20 PM |
Biological
Control in the Developing World: Safety and Legal Issues |
Colin G. Wilson
and Rachel E. McFadyen |
| 2:20-2:40 PM |
Predictability,
Acceptability and Potential for Non-Target Damage by Agents Released for Biological
Control of Weeds |
A. J. Willis, K. McMaster,
J. M. Cullen and R. H. Groves |
| 2:40-3:00 PM |
Apion miniatum (Coleoptera:
Apionidae) and the Control of Emex australis (Polygonaceae): Conflicts of Interest
and Possible Non-Target Effects |
J. K. Scott, P. B. Yeoh
and T. L. Woodburn |
| 3:00-3:20 PM |
Afternoon
Break |
Lawn |
| 3:20-3:40 PM |
Guidelines for
Preparing Draft Environmental Assessments for USDA/AHPIS Permits |
Anwar S. Rizvi |
| 3:40-4:00 PM |
Assessing the Risk to
Neptunia oleracea (Lour.) by the Moth, Neurostrota gunniella, a Biological
Control Agent for Mimosa pigra L. |
Wendy Forno, John Fichera,
and Sonjaprior |
| 4:00-4:20 PM |
Saltcedar Integrated
Weed Management and the Endangered Species Act |
Scott Stenquist |
| 4:20-4:40 PM |
Non-target Impact of Rhinocyllus
conicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Rare Native California Cirsium spp.
Thistles |
John C. Herr |
| 4:40-5:00 PM |
The Future of
Biological Control of Weeds with Insects: No More ‘Paranoia’ and No More
‘Honeymoon’ |
R. L. Kluge presented by
Terry Olckers |
| 5:00-5:20 PM |
Safety, Best
Practices, Legal Issues
Closing Comments |
Ernest Delfosse-Session Leader |
| 5:30-7:00 PM |
Reception |
MSU Foundation & Alumni Bldg. |
| 7:00-9:00 PM |
Dinner &
Entertainment |
Taco Bar & Vigilant Theater
Co., SOB Barn |
| 9:00-11:00 PM |
Discussion Group Best
Practices
Gary Buckingham |
Discussion Group Aquatic
Weeds
Ted Center |
Discussion
GroupCruciferous Weeds
Chuck Quimby |
Specific Interest Areas |
July 7th, Wednesday
Mid-Symposium Tours |
Mid-Symposium
Tour to Yellowstone Park |
MSU Facilities
& Field Tours
Jeff Littlefield/Bob Richard |
July 8th, Thursday
Time |
Event |
Location |
| 7:30-8:00 AM |
Gathering Time |
Reynolds Recital
Hall, Howard Hall |
| 8:00-8:10 AM |
Welcome/Introduction |
|
| 8:10-8:20 AM |
Ecological Principles of
Biological Control Introduction:
So you want to cause an insect outbreak eh? |
Rob Bourchier |
| 8:20-8:45 AM |
Effects of Food
Resource Quality on Insect Herbivores Relevant to Weed Biocontrol: Bottoms up! |
Peter Price |
| 8:45-9:10 AM |
Plant Life History,
Ecology and Environment: Three Constraints on Biological Control Success |
Judy Myers |
| 9:10-9:35 AM |
Patch Size, Herbivore
Dispersal, and Spatial Scale: Landscape Effects Promoting Herbivore Outbreak |
Jens Roland |
| 9:35-10:00 AM |
Predicting Indirect
Ecological Effects: Evidence from Rhinocullus conicus. |
S. M. Louda
and A. E. Arnett |
| 10:00-10:20 AM |
Morning
Break |
Lawn |
| 10:20-10:45 AM |
Herbivore
Oviposition Pattern and Impact on the Host Plant: Do Egg-clumpers Make Better Control
Agents? |
Naomi
Cappucino |
| 10:45-11:10 AM |
Weed Biocontrol as an
Invasion Process |
Peter McEvoy,
F. S. Grevstad, S. Schooler, M. Schat, and E. M. Coombs |
| 11:10-11:30 AM |
Ecological Principles
of Biological Control–Closing Comments |
Rosemarie
DeClerck-Floate-Session |
| 11:30 AM-1:30 PM |
Poster
Session-Haynes Hall |
11:30 Lunch-Miller
Dining Complex |
| 1:30-1:35 PM |
Host Selection &
Specificity-
Opening Comments |
Roy Van Driesche-
Session Leader |
| 1:35-2:00 PM |
The Theory of
Plant-Insect Interactions and Its Application to Host Specificity Testing |
Tim A. Heard |
| 2:00-2:20 PM |
The Role of
Coincidence in Host-Range Expansion |
Doug Tallamy |
| 2:20-2:40 PM |
Time-Dependent
Changes in Responsiveness can Influence the Outcome of Both No-Choice and Choice Assays |
Toni Withers |
| 2:40-3:00 PM |
Potential Evolution
of Host Range in Herbivorous Insects |
Doug Futuyma |
| 3:00-3:20 PM |
Afternoon
Break |
Lawn |
| 3:20-3:40 PM |
Developing an
Hypothesis Driven Approach to Host-Specificity Testing, with Examples from Mesquite
Biocontrol |
Rieks van Klinken |
| 3:40-4:05 PM |
Evaluating Host
Specificity of Agents for Biological Control of Arthoropods: Rationale, Methodology, and
Interpretation |
Don Sands |
| 4:05-4:25 PM |
Host Specificity
Assessment of Europea Peristenus Species for Classical Biological Control of Native Lygus
Species in North America: A Safety First Approach for Evaluating Non-Target Risks |
Ulrich Kuhlmann |
| 4:25-5:00 PM |
Discussion |
Roy Van Driesche
Tim Heard
Alex McClay |
| 5:00-5:20 PM |
Host Selection &
Specificity-Closing Comments |
Roy Van
Driesche-Session Leader |
| 5:30-7:00 PM |
Reception |
MSU Foundation &
Alumni Bldg. |
| 7:00-9:00 PM |
Dinner &
Entertainment |
BBQ & Ringling
Five-SOB |
| 9:00-11:00 PM |
Discussion Group Host Range
Bill Bruckart |
Discussion Group Weed
Distribution
Lincoln Smith
Peter Rice
North Hedges
Conference Room |
Discussion Group
Open |
Specific Interest Areas |
July 9th, Friday
Time |
Event |
Location |
| 7:30-8:00 AM |
Gathering Time |
Reynolds Recital Hall, Howard
Hall |
| 8:00-8:10 AM |
Housekeeping |
|
| 8:10-8:20 AM |
Post Release & Impact Studies
Opening Comments |
Eric Coombs-
Co-Session Leader |
| 8:20-8:40 AM |
Population Buildup and Combined
Impact of Introduced Insects of Yellow Starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis, in
California |
M. J. Pitcairn, D. M.
Woods, D. B. Joley, C. E. Turner, and J. K. Balciunas |
| 8:40-9:00 AM |
Assessing Target and Non-Target
Effects of Lema cyanella Released for Control of Canada Thistle |
A. S. McClay, R.A. Butts,
R.S. Bourchier |
| 9:00-9:20 AM |
Design and Importance of
Post-Release monitoring |
B. Blossey and L. Skinner |
| 9:20-9:40 AM |
Measuring the Impact of
Biocontrol – Theory and Practice |
W.M. Lonsdale-Co-Session Leader |
| 9:40-10:00 AM |
Private Sector Activities of
Classical Biological Control Technology Transfer Programmes For Biological Control of
Weeds – The New Zealand Experience |
Lynley M. Hayes |
| 10:00-10:20 AM |
Morning
Break |
Lawn |
| 10:20-10:40 AM |
Plant Pathogen/Microbe/ Insect
Interaction-Comments
Insect/Plant Pathogen Interactions are the Foundation of Weed Biocontrol |
Tony Caesar-
Session Leader |
| 10:40-10:55 AM |
Combinations of Microbial and
Insect Biocontrol Agents for Management of Weed Seeds and Seedlings |
Robert J. Kremer |
| 10:55-11:10 AM |
Ice Nucleating Active Agents:
Interaction with the Overwintering Success of Insects |
Roger A. Leopold |
| 11:10-11:25 AM |
Sequential Impacts of Endemic
Pathogens, and Exotic Mollusks and Insects on Yellow Starthistle in California |
Dale M. Woods, Michael J.
Pitcairn, and Donald B. Joley |
| 11:30 AM-1:30 PM |
Poster Session-Haynes Hall |
11:30 Lunch-Miller Dining Complex
|
| 1:30-1:50 |
Different Strategies
for Different Weeds: Biological Control of Nutsedges, Pigweeds, Tropical Soda Apple, and
Grasses with Plant Pathogens |
R. Charudattan, et
al. |
| 1:50-2:10 |
Business Meeting/IOBC
Connection/Selection of Symposium Venue |
Bob Nowierski &
Neal Spencer
Co-Chairs |
| 2:10-2:25 PM |
Negative Economic and
Ecological Impact of Invasive Weeds
Naturalization Patterns of Horticultural Plants in Florida |
Robert W. Pemberton-
Session Leader |
| 2:25-2:40 PM |
A Conservation Biologist’s
Perspective on Biocontrol of Weeds |
John M. Randall |
| 2:40-3:00 PM |
Biodiversity, Natural Enemies and
the Future of Biological Control |
Rowan M. Emberson |
| 3:00-3:20 PM |
Afternoon
Break |
Lawn |
| 3:20-3:30 PM |
Complications in the Implementation of
Weed Biocontrol – Opening Comments |
John Hoffmann-
Session Leader |
| 3:30-3:50 PM |
Emphasizing Behavioral Host Range
as the Key to Resolving Ambiguous Host Specificity Results on Lantana camara |
Jan-Robert Baars |
| 3:50-4:10 PM |
The Impact of Parthenium Weed in
India and the Development of an Integrated Management Strategy Based on Australian
Experiences |
M. K. Seier, D.
Djeddour, S. Doraiswamy, P. Sreerama Kumar, L. P. Kauraw, and K. R. Aneja |
| 4:10-4:30 PM |
Integration of the Flea Beetle, Aphthona
nigriscutis, and Herbicides for Control of Leafy Spurge, Euphorbia esula |
Jeff A. Nelson and R. G.
Lym |
| 4:30-4:50 PM |
Biological Control of Alien,
Invasive Pine Trees (Pinus species) in South Africa |
V. C. Moran, J. H.
Hoffmann, D. Donnelly, H. G. Zimmermann and B. van Wilgen |
| 4:50-5:10 PM |
The Importance of Insect
Reserves’ in the Biological Control of Hakea sericea in South Africa |
A. J. Gordon |
| 5:10-5:30 PM |
Evaluating Factors Affecting the
Establishment of Biological Control Agents: A Case Study of Lantana camara |
Michael Day and Stefan
Neser |
| 5:30-5:40 PM |
Complications in the
Implementation of Weed Biocontrol -– Closing Comments |
John Hoffmann-Session Leader |
| 5:40-7:00 PM |
Reception |
Alumni Foundation Bldg. |
| 7:00-8:30 PM |
Dinner |
On your own. |
July 10th,
Saturday-Post Symposium Tour |
