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S Onsors O the Eastern Branch Th Ann a Ee N EASN N NOMOL 88t NN N eort arriott Neot oe s Mar Sonsors o the Eastern Branch th Anna een ADAMA DuPont Agricultural Products Monsanto AMVAC Nichino America, Inc. Syngenta Annual Review 2015 Elsevier/Academic Press BASF Corporation Syngenta Crop Protection FMC Corporation Page 1 of 1 Bayer CropScience Trece, Inc. LABServices Dow AgroSciences United Phosphorus, Inc. oe o ot By attending the 2017 Eastern Branch Annual Meeting, you agree voluntarily to abide by our ethics policy. The full policy may be found online at entsoc.org/conduct. If you need to file a complaint, please contact Rosina Romano at rromano@entsoc.org, 703-593-0222. file:///F:/CONFEX/esa/Publishing/2017eb/images/labservices_logo.svg 3/2/2017 Te o otets Te o otets Te Te o otets NS se ove N N NORMAN STNN OMMITTEES PREN, AKER A AA ES PROGRAM 10 Program Summary .....................10 Sunday, March 19, 2017, Morning ........12 Sunday, March 19, 2017, Afternoon ......13 Sunday, March 19, 2017, Evening President’s Reception and Posters ........17 Monday, March 20, 2017, Morning .......17 Monday, March 20, 2017, Afternoon .....19 Monday, March 20, 2017, Evening Banquet .............................21 Tuesday, March 21, 2017, Morning .......21 SN TRACTS 23 Student Ten Minute Paper Competition ...23 Student Poster Competition .............29 NS 2 Author Index .........................32 Common Name Index ..................35 Scientific Name Index ..................36 NT TT OOR N 38 1 enera een normaon enera een normaon th Anna een o the Eastern Branch o ESA Neot Mar en to eort arriott oster resentaon normaon Aress Americas C Aene eort oster Sie Teeoe Poster must be contained within the 46 × 46 inch (117 × The hotel does not provide shuttle service. Valet parking is 117 cm) space provided. The poster must NOT exceed $20 USD daily. Complimentary off-site parking is available the size limit. in the Gateway lot next to the hotel. Set rom reen Airort enera een normaon een enera Your poster must be setup at your assigned space in Sa- Follow Interstate 95 South to Route 4 to Route 1 to RI- lon III/IV on Sunday, March 19 between 10:00 AM – 12:00 138E to the Jamestown and Newport bridges. Take the PM. Brin or on ecro stris or tacs to secre or first exit after crossing the Newport Bridge and at the isa to the oster oar bottom of the exit ramp turn right at the second traffic Athor resence light. Estimated taxi fare: $85 USD (one way) All Student competitors and regular membership are to stand next to their posters at the President’s Reception rom Boston oan nternaona Airort BS on Sunday, March 19 from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. 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All attendees are invited to attend the President’s Recep- Estimated taxi fare: $300 USD (one way) tion on Sunday, March 19 from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM in Salon III/IV. On the agenda: Welcome from ESA EB President Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona and ESA Executive Director David eistraon Gammel, and presentation of the L.O. Howard and Herb Meeting registration is located in the 3rd Floor Foyer and Streu Awards. We hope to see you there! will be open during the following times: Sunday, March 19, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ts a Bs or Monday, March 20, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Plan to join us for all the fun on Sunday, March 19 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. nternet See details inside back cover of this book. Free wi-fi is available in the hotel lobby. Elsewhere (includ- ing guest rooms) it will cost $12.95/day. There is also a Sient Acon Panera Bread across the street with free wi-fi. Please donate items and come prepared to bid at the Silent Auction, taking place Sunday, March 19 and Monday, March 20 in Salon III/IV, to benefit the Entomological Foundation. 2 enera een normaon iscoer eort oca ecommenaons rom Entomooists normaon een enera Looking for something fun to do while in town? Check out Ecrsions https://www.discovernewport.org/ Discover Newport ( ). For a short walk, check out the water, Thames Street, and With offices located next to the hotel, Discover Newport is Brick Marketplace. Up for a longer walk? Cliff Walk is the a great resource for those wishing to: way to go. Take a cab or Uber and explore the ocean side of many of the local mansions. 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Visit the Branch meeting website (http://www.entsoc.org/ eastern/2017-eastern-branch-annual-meeting) for more information. We look forward to seeing you in Newport! 3 ESA Eastern Branch Committees ESA EB Stanin Committees Eastern Branch Eece Committee emer ame osion tt te te E r Cesar oriesSaona President 01/07/2016 03/18/2017 crodriguez@aesop.rutgers.edu r ona C eer President-Elect 01/07/2016 03/18/2017 don.weber@ars.usda.gov r rac C ese Past President 01/07/2016 03/18/2017 Tracy.leskey@ars.usda.gov r anie ran Secretary 01/07/2014 03/05/2019 dlfrank@mail.wvu.edu ESA EB Committees ESA r ar C aor Treasurer 03/15/2012 03/20/2018 mark.taylor@maryland.gov r aa Shresr Governing Board Representative 11/18/2016 11/14/2018 pshrewsb@umd.edu r Brenna E raer Member-at-Large 01/07/2016 03/18/2017 bet12@psu.edu Eastern Branch ESA Stanin Committees Committee emers Aars Committee rac C ese (2016-17) Paula Shrewsbury (to 2020), Eric Day (to (L. O. Howard and Herbert T. Streu) Tracy.leskey@ars.usda.gov 2019), Chris Bergh (to 2018), and George C. Hamilton (to 2017) nsect etecon Eaaon an Lisa Tewksbury (2015-17) Robert Trumbule, Jim Young, Mark Taylor, reicon E Committee lisat@uri.edu Dan Gilrein, Eric Day, Hannah Broadley, and Karen Walker een Site Seecon Committee Mark C. Taylor (2013-18) mark.taylor@maryland.gov ominaons Committee Greg Krawczyk (2015-17) Don Weber, gxk13@psu.edu George Hamilton roram Committee Doug Pfeiffer Dan Gruner dgpfeiff@vt.edu dsgruner@umd.edu ic normaon Committee Faith B. Kuehn Faith.Kuehn@state.de.us es Committee Matthew Petersen (annual) mjp266@cornell.edu Screenin or ESA Aars Committee Geoff Attardo (2016-2017) Brian Weiss (2016-2017) (ESA DAA in Teaching and in Extension, geoffrey.attardo@yale.edu brian.weiss@yale.edu and the Entomological Foundation Award for Excellence in IPM) Stent Aairs Committee Kevin Cloonan (2016-2017) Co-chair Ashley Kennedy (2016-2017) krc204@psu.edu kennedya@udel.edu 4 ESA Eastern Branch Committees aona ESA Stanin Committees Eastern Branch eresentaes Committee EB Committees ESA Stent Aairs Ashley Kennedy kennedya@udel.edu e Eric Day idlab@vt.edu Awars oos Donald Weber Don.Weber@ars.usda.gov Ecaon treach Faith B. Kuehn Faith.Kuehn@state.de.us emershi Louela A. Castrillo lac48@cornell.edu iersit an ncsion Anne Nielsen (term: 9/30/2016 – 9/30/18) nielsen@AESOP.Rutgers.edu Eastern Branch A oc Committees Committee Arststo George C. Hamilton hamilton@aesop.rutgers.edu Ain Julie Byrd Hebert Boar an Associate Cere Entomooists Chris Stelzig cstelzig@entsoc.org ooate ot oodinato James E. Steffel jim@labservices.com innaean ames Committee Douglas G. Pfeiffer dgpfeiff@vt.edu istser an esite anaer Daniel Frank dlfrank@mail.wvu.edu oca Arranements Richard Casagrande casa@uri.edu ariamentarian Donald Weber Don.Weber@ars.usda.gov Stent aer Comeon Committee Oral Competition Chair: Yong-Lak Park YoPark@mail.wvu.edu Poster Competition Co-Chair: Carlyle Brewster carlyleb@vt.edu 5 resient Seaer an Aar inners resient Seaer an Aar inners ste eset EB Banet Seaer Cesar orieSaona e e Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona Dr. Bernd Heinrich is a pro- is a Professor and Extension fessor emeritus in the biol- Specialist in Blueberry and ogy department at the Uni- Cranberry IPM at Rutgers versity of Vermont and is University.
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