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Conference Proceedings Nashville, TN April 16-18, 2012 Hosted by Proceedings of the 2012 Imported Fire Ant Conference Nashville, Tennessee, USA April 16-18, 2012 Conference hosted by: Tennessee State University, College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Sciences, 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Nashville, TN 37209 The University of Tennessee, Agricultural Extension Service, Plant and Pest Diagnostic Center, 5201 Marchant Drive, Nashville, TN 37211 Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Regulatory Services - Plant Certification Section, Ellington Agricultural Center, P.O. Box 40627, Nashville, TN 37204 Organizing Committee Tennessee State University Jason B. Oliver, Chair Alicia M. Bray, Co-Chair Nadeer N. Youssef, Co-Chair Nick J. Gawel Holly Hodges University of Tennessee: Frank A. Hale Tennessee Department of Agriculture: Walker G. Haun Steve D. Powell Proceedings compiled by: Jason B. Oliver Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 1 Proceedings Disclaimers These proceedings were compiled from author submissions of their presentations at the 2012 Imported Fire Ant Conference, held on April 16-18, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Express Downtown Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee. The 2012 annual conference was organized by Tennessee State University, College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Sciences, Nashville, TN; The University of Tennessee, Agricultural Extension Service, Plant and Pest Diagnostic Center, 5201 Marchant Drive, Nashville, TN; and Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Regulatory Services – Plant Certification Section, Ellington Agricultural Center, P.O. Box 40627 Nashville, TN. The opinions, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the participants and are advisory only. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by Tennessee State University, The University of Tennessee, or the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. The papers and abstracts published herein have been included as submitted and have not been peer reviewed. They have been collated and duplicated solely for the purpose to promote information exchange and may contain preliminary data not fully analyzed. For this reason, the authors should be consulted before referencing any of the information printed herein. This proceedings issue does not constitute a formal peer review publication. However, ideas expressed in this proceedings are the sole property of the author(s) and set precedence in that the author(s) must be given due credit for their ideas. A copy of the 2012 Imported Fire Ant Conference Proceedings is available on the eXtension web site in .pdf format. To access the 1984 – 2012 Proceedings use the following link: http://www.extension.org/pages/Proceedings_of_the_Imported_Fire_Ant_Conference 2 Table of Contents Page Proceedings Disclaimers 2 Table of Contents 3 Remarks from the Conference Chairman 4 Acknowledgements 5 Index to Submitted Presentation Abstracts / Manuscripts 6 Index to Submitted Poster Abstracts / Manuscripts 9 Submitted Abstracts / Manuscripts 11 List of Registrants 85 Conference Sponsors 90 Appendix 1: 2012 Program Agenda 93 Appendix 2: Conference Photos 105 3 Remarks from the Conference Chairman Greeting from Tennessee to the imported fire ant and invasive ant participants, I want to thank you for attending the 2012 Imported Fire Ant Conference held at the Holiday Inn Express Downtown, Nashville, Tennessee. I hope everyone had a great time in Music City Tennessee, and the conference provided valuable information and enlightenment on imported fire ants and other important invasive ants. The final tally for meeting attendance was 65. The conference began with a Monday evening reception that doubled as a poster viewing and corporate sponsor exhibit area in the Entertainment District reception room. The research conference began Tuesday morning with a welcome from the Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture, Julius Johnson. Mr. Johnson provided compliments to our group for working to manage such a serious pest issue for citizens in Tennessee, the southern and western United States, and globally. Next, the Dean and Director of Research / Administrator of Extension from the Tennessee State University (TSU) College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Sciences, Dr. Chandra Reddy, provided a welcome to conference participants from TSU and our co-hosting institutions. Dr. Reddy also conveyed a welcome from the President of TSU, Dr. Portia Shields, and Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Millicent Lownes-Jackson. Dr. Reddy especially expressed the honor TSU had in co-hosting the Imported Fire Ant Conference this year because TSU was celebrating its Centennial Celebration during the same week as the Imported Fire Ant Conference, as well as TSU Ag Week. Following the opening Welcome Session, this year’s meeting featured a special session on Invasive Ants, which included Dr. Pat Zungoli (Clemson University) speaking on Asian needle ant, Dr. David Oi (USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology) speaking on invasive crazy ants, and Dr. Karen Vail (The University of Tennessee) speaking on other invasive ants. We were also fortunate to have three contributed talks this year on other invasive ants like little fire ants, European red ant, and crazy ants, which immediately followed the special Invasive Ant session. Due to the increased significance of other invasive ants besides imported fire ants, meeting participants decided during the business meeting to formally change the conference name to the “Imported Fire Ant and Invasive Ant Conference”. In addition to the three special session invasive ant presentations, this year’s conference had 17 oral papers and 9 posters on topics pertaining to invasive ants, ecology, genetics, behavior and physiology, management, biological control, fire ant identification, morphology, and extension. The conference concluded with the eXtension Imported Fire Ant Community of Practice workshop held Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. The 2012 conference would not have been possible without the dedication, commitment, and hard-work of our conference committee: Dr. Alicia Bray (co-chair), Nadeer Youssef (co-chair), Dr. Nick Gawel, Holly Hodges, Dr. Frank Hale, Walker Haun, and Steve Powell. I am especially appreciative to Alicia and Nadeer, who worked many hours on meeting planning, gift bags, registration, and program development. I hope to see all of you at next year’s conference in Virginia Beach. Please be on the lookout for emails from Dr. Peter Schultz (Virginia Tech, Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center) with details on the 2013 Imported Fire Ant and Invasive Ant Conference. Jason B. Oliver, Chairman, 2012 Imported Fire Ant and Invasive Ant Conference 4 Acknowledgements The organizers of the 2012 Imported Fire Ant and Invasive Ant Conference and participants would like to express their appreciation and gratitude to the sponsors for their generous support. Sponsor support was vital in making the conference a success and financially feasible. We are very grateful for their continued generosity. Sponsor ads can be found on page 90 of the proceeding. Corporate Sponsors: Platinum Bronze We would also like to thank Kelli Galloway, Lauren Jensen, Kristin Palmer, and Wayne Coghiel of the Holiday Inn Express Downtown Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee for the excellent accommodations and service in meeting the needs of the conference participants and organizers. We also thank Dennis DeVoto from Conference Direct for his assistance with hotel selection, negotiations with hotel and meeting vendors, and for his invaluable advice on meeting planning. Special thanks go to Joseph Lampley (Tennessee State University, Entomology Laboratory Assistant, Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center, McMinnville, TN) for his artistic talent in designing the logo for this year’s conference program, t-shirts, and conference tote bag. Thanks also to former conference organizers and members, Paul Nester, Kelly Loftin, Kathy Flanders, Bastiaan ‘Bart’ Drees, and Neal Lee for their most helpful advice. I would also like to thank Scotts Miracle-Gro for supplying the note pads for the conference and everyone who provided door prizes including Nadeer Youssef (ant fishing flies and framed atlas moth), Alicia Bray (framed cross-stitched ant pictures), Charlotte Oliver (insect-related pottery mugs), Michael Owen (Advion bait), and Fire Ants book (donated by Texas A&M University Press). We also thank Carol Russell (USDA-APHIS) for her continued annual support of the conference with numerous door prize items from Hawaii. 5 Index to Submitted Presentation Abstracts / Manuscripts NOTE: NS denotes Not Submitted. Speaker name in bold. Page Submitted Abstracts / Manuscripts Special Session on Invasive Ants NS Asian needle ant. Patricia Zungoli (Clemson University, Entomology, Soils, and Plant Science, 230 Parkway Drive, Clemson, SC) 11 Invasive crazy ants. David Oi (USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology,100 S. W. 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL) NS Other invasive ants. Karen Vail (The University of Tennessee, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 214 Ellington Plant Science Building, Knoxville, TN) USDA Imported Fire Ant Program 13 Overview of the APHIS Imported Fire Ant Program – 2012. Anne-Marie Callcott (USDA, APHIS, PPQ-CPHST, Gulfport, MS), Charles Brown (USDA, APHIS, PPQ-EDP, Riverdale,