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NNinety-Fifthinety-Fifth AnnualAnnual MeetingMeeting PPaciacifi c BBranchranch ooff thethe EEntomologicalntomological SSocietyociety ooff AAmericamerica Hilton Waikoloa Village Waikoloa, Hawaii March 27-30, 2011 ““InvasiveInvasive SSpeciespecies ooff thethe PPaciacifi c RRegion”egion” 1 Table of Contents Branch Offi cers and Committees ....................................................................4 PBESA 2010 Logistics and Basic Information .............................................5 Special Meetings and Events at PBESA 2011 ..............................................6 Presenter/Moderator Instructions ..................................................................7 Meeting-At-A-Glance Grid ................................................................................8 The Offi cers, Committee Chairs, and Members of PROGRAM The Pacifi c Branch of the Entomological Society of America wish to thank our Sunday, March 27 ....................................................................................9-10 sponsors, without whom our annual meeting would not be possible. Monday, March 28 SUSTAINING SPONSORS 2011-2012 Morning Business Meeting and Opening Session ...................10 Afternoon Symposia ....................................................................11-15 Gold ($1,000) Student Poster Competition .....................................................16-17 Dow AgroSciences • Dupont Crop Protection Student Paper Competition ......................................................17-19 Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. • BASF Corporation Evening Activities ................................................................................20 Silver ($500) Bayer CropScience Tuesday, March 29 Trece, Inc. • JMS Stylet Oil Morning Symposia ..........................................................21-22, 27-29 Poster Session ................................................................................ 24-25 Bronze ($250) Awards Luncheon ................................................................................23 FMC Agricultural Products • Gowan Company 10-minute Paper Presentations ............................................... 29-36 Nichino America Afternoon Symposia .............................................................22, 36-37 Evening Activities ......................................................................... 37-38 Wednesday, March 30 Final Business Meeting ......................................................................39 Morning Symposia ....................................................................... 39-42 Author Index Papers and Symposia .................................................................. 46-53 Posters ............................................................................................... 53-55 HOTEL MEETING ROOMS MAP ..............................................Back Cover 2 3 2010-2011 Pacific Branch PBESA 2011 LOGISTICS & BASICS Entomological Society of America REGISTRATION OFFICERS Everyone attending the Pacifi c Branch meeting must register. Those who have pre-registered on-line may pick up their registration packet at the registration President .......................................................Roger Vargas desk. Those who have not yet registered may register on-site at the registration USDA-ARS Pacifi c Basin, Hilo, HI desk. On-site registration is $190 for members, $215 for non-members, and $75 for President-Elect ............................................... Sujaya Rao students, honorary/emeritus members, and guests. Credit card payments cannot Orgeon State Univ., Corvallis, OR be accepted for on-site registration—cash or check only. There are ATMs at several Past President ..........................................Douglas Walsh locations around the hotel lobby. The registration desk will be open: Washigton State Univ., Pullman, WA • Sunday, March 27, 1:00 to 8:00 pm in the Kona Promenade. Secretary-Treasurer ......................................... Mike Lees • Monday, March 28, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm on the Kona Promenade. Dow AgroSciences, Granite Bay, CA • Tuesday, March 29, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm on the Kona Promenade Governing Board Rep........................ .Michael Parrella • Wednesday, March 30, 7:00 am to 10:00 am on the Kona Promenade. University of California, Davis, CA Roger Vargas, President HOTEL MAP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE A map of Hilton Waikoloa Village meeting rooms is provided on the back cover of MEMBERS AT LARGE this program. The meeting rooms are at water level next to the lagoon, downstairs Robin Rosetta ........................................Oregon State University, Aurora, OR (2008-2011) from the main lobby. A miniature map of the resort is shown on page 20. Mark Wright ...............................................University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (2008-2011) Mark Sisterson ..................................................................USDA-ARS, Parlier, CA (2009-2012) SCHEDULE Carolyn Pickel.............................................University of California, Davis, CA (2009-2012) The “meeting-at-a-glance” grid on page 8 shows the overall schedule. Full Harvey Yoshida ......................................................................Dow AgroSciences (2010-2013) chronological program with details including speakers, times, and event locations, Richard Zack ........................................................Washington State University (2010-2013) begins on page 10. COMMITTEES 2010-2011 MEETING INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE CHANGES Schedule changes and other information of general interest will be posted Auditing ......................................................................................................Tad Gantenbein, Chair throughout the conference at the PBESA Registration Desk. Awards Canvassing .........................................................................................Doug Walsh, Chair Employment Opportunities ........................................................................... David Cox, Chair ABSTRACTS Graduate Student Symposium ..................................................................Deane Zahn, Chair Abstracts for PBESA 2011 paper and poster presentations are available on-line at Linnaean Games ................................................................................................Sujaya Rao, Chair http://www.entsoc.org/PDF/Pacifi c/meetings/FINAL_PBESA_2011_Abstracts.pdf. Local Arrangements ........................................................................................Darcy Oishi, Chair Hard copy abstracts are not provided at the meeting. On-Line Registration ..........................................................................................Mike Lees, Chair On-Site Registration .............................................. Lucia Varela and Steve Clement, Chairs HOTEL INFORMATION Operations ...........................................................................................Rob Hollingsworth, Chair See: Hilton Waikoloa Village http://www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com/. A special Nominations ...........................................Keith Pike, Doug Walsh and Frank Zalom, Chairs reduced room rate is available through March 7 only if reserving on-line. PBESA Representative to ESA Student Aff airs Committee ............................. Ashfaq Sial Photo Salon .................................................................................................Helen Spaff ord, Chair TRANSPORTATION Program .............................................................Victoria Yokoyama and Peter Follett, Chairs Taxi, shuttle service, and car rental are available at Kailua-Kona Airport. Resolutions .......................................................................................................Chuck Burks, Chair Site Selection (2013 Meeting) ...............Brian Bret, Betsy Boyd and Mark Bolda, Chairs WEATHER Student Paper/Poster Competition ........................................................Diane Alston, Chair Kona’s weather averages in the low to mid-80s°F during March, with nighttime Website ................................................................................................................................Mike Lees temperatures dipping to the mid-70s°F. Enjoy! 4 5 SPECIAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS PRESENTER/MODERATOR INSTRUCTIONS STUDENT COMPETITION JUDGES’ MEETING POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW PRESENTATIONS Those who have volunteered to serve as judges for the student poster or paper The presentation format will be PowerPoint fi les using laptop computers and competitions should attend an organizational meeting on Sunday, March 27, from projectors. Laptop computers with Microsoft Windows XP or Vista and projection 5:00 to 6:00 pm in Queen’s 6. equipment will be available on site. Please contact Rob Hollingsworth, robert. [email protected], with questions about Audio/Visual operations. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE • Speakers who present submitted papers (Student Competition or General The Pacifi c Branch Executive Committee will meet Sunday evening, March 27, from Session) should bring their PowerPoint fi les on a CD or fl ash drive (memory 6:00 to 8:00 pm in Queen’s 6. stick) to the Registration Desk by the day before their scheduled session. Mac BUSINESS MEETINGS users please make sure your presentation fi le has a .ppt fi le extension. The The preliminary business meeting will be held at the end of the opening session meeting Operations Committee will assist with transferring fi les. Talks can also on Monday morning, March