Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Alberta November 6-8, 2008 Edmonton, Alberta PROGRAM TABLE OF CONTENTS Entomological Society of Alberta Executive…………………………………………...2 Annual Meeting Committees……………..…..…………………………………………2 Program of events………………………………………………………………………..3 Abstracts………………………………………………………………………………….7 Author Index…………………………………………………………………………....23 Map………………………………………………………………………………………25 Entomological Society of Alberta- Executive for 2008 President……………………………………………….....………Rose De Clerck-Floate Vice President………………………………………………………Brian Van Hezewijk Past President……………………………………….…………………..….Jeff Battigelli Secretary……………………………………………………………………….....Ken Fry Treasurer……………………………………………………………...…..…Lisa Lumley Proceedings Editor…………………………………………………………….Greg Pohl Webmaster……………………………………………………………….….Alec McClay Directors………………………………………………………..Fran Leggett (southern) ………………………………………………………..…....Rob Longair (central) ………………………………………………………...Gerald Hilchie (northern) Director to ESC……………………………………………………………Lloyd Dosdall Annual Meeting Committees Meeting Chair………….……………………………………….. Rose De Clerck-Floate Local Arrangements Committee……………………………………..………Greg Pohl …………………………………………………………….……..Heather Proctor Program Committee…………...................................................................Maya Evenden ……………………………………………………….………...…..Joelle Lemmen ……………………………………………………………………….…Tyler Wist Registration and Budget Committee…………………………………..…..Lisa Lumley 2 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Alberta Nov. 6-8, 2008 PROGRAM Thursday November 6, 2008 EXECUTIVE MEETING 5:00-6:00—Room 9-322 REGISTRATION AND MIXER 5:30-10:00—ATRIUM ________________________________________________________________________ Friday November 7, 2008: Meeting begins at 9:00—Room 9-202 Friday Morning Oral Presenters: Please submit your PowerPoint to the audio/visual operator by 8:45. Introduction and Welcome: Entomological Society of Alberta President: Rose DeClerke-Floate Symposium: Urban Forest Entomology 9:15-12:10 Session moderator: Maya Evenden • 9:15-9:45 Keynote Address: Developing Tools to Detect and Manage Emerald Ash Borer an Invasive Pest of Ash in Urban and Natural Forests in North America. T.M. Poland1, D.G. McCullough2, and L.S. Bauer1. 1USDA Forest Service, East Lansing, MI, 2Departments of Entomology and Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. • 9:45-10:05 Urban Forest Issues in Alberta. C.Saunders1, W.B. Barr2, M. Jenkins2, and J.W. Jones3.1 City of Edmonton Parks, Edmonton, AB, 2City of Edmonton Pest Management Lab, Edmonton, AB, 3 Western Pest Management Co. Ltd. Sherwood Park, AB. 10:05-10:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK & POSTER VIEWING • 10:30-10:50 Plasticity of pheromone response in the ash leaf cone roller, Caloptilia fraxinella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). M.L. Evenden, Department Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. • 10:50-11:10 Cottony Psyllid, Psyllopsis discrepans (Flor), in Alberta: Biology and Management. K Fry1, C. Saunders2, W. Barr2, and F. Tinning3. 1School of Horticulture, Olds College, AB, 2Community Services Department, City of Edmonton, Edmonton, AB, 3Parks Department, City of St. Albert, AB. 3 • 11:10-11:30 Population dynamics of larval birch leafmining sawfly, Profensua thomsoni inferred from classification tree analysis. C.J.K. MacQuarrie1,2 . 1Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 2Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB. • 11:30-11:50 Response to Discovery of Banded Elm Bark Beetle, Scolytus schevyrewi (Coleoptera, Scolytidae), in Alberta. J. Wheeler1. 1City of Edmonton, Edmonton, AB. • 11:50-12:10 Status of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices in outdoor nursery production in Canada. M.Lanthier1, P. Isaacson 2. 1 CropHealth Advising & Research, Kelowna, B.C.2, Canadian Nursery Landscape Association, Milton, ON. 12:10-1:15 LUNCH BREAK Contributed Oral Papers: 1:15-5:15 Session moderators: Before break: Rose De-Clerck-Floate After break: Tyler Wist • 1:15-1:30 Responses of individual bumble bees to small-scale habitat loss. R.V. Cartar, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. • 1:30-1:45 Causes of wing-wear in bumble bees. D.J. Foster and R.V. Cartar, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. • 1:45-2:00 Does forestry affect bumble bees and bee-visited plant communities? C. Pengelly and R. Cartar. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. • 2:00-2:15 New discoveries in the lifecycle of the ash leaf-cone roller, Caloptilia fraxinella. T.J. Wist and M.L. Evenden. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB • 2:15-2:30 The impact of environmental cues and juvenile hormone analog treatment on induction of pheromone responsiveness in male ash leaf cone rollers, Caloptilia fraxinella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). J.K. Lemmen and M.L. Evenden. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. • 2:30-2:45 The predictive capability of commercially available pheromone lures for monitoring diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L. Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in canola. C. E. Miluch1, M.L. Evenden2 and L.M. Dosdall1. 1Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, AB. • 2:45-3:00 Visual cues influence Cabbage Seedpod Weevil host choices. J. Tansey1, L.M. Dosdall1, and B.A. Keddie2. 1Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. 3:00-3:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK & POSTER VIEWING • 3:30-3:45 The effect of plant nutrient composition on the spatio-temporal dynamics of the cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and its parasitoids. A.J. Blake1, L.M. Dosdall2, B.A. 4 Keddie1. 1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 2Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. • 3:45-4:00 The impact of soil nitrogen, Rhizobium inoculation and pea leaf weevil density on field pea: Working towards a comprehensive economic threshold. M. Vankosky1,2, H. A. Cárcamo2, and L. M. Dosdall1. 1University of Alberta, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, AB, 2Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, AB. • 4:00-4:15 Parasitism of Delia spp. (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) by Aleochara bilineata (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in diverse cropping systems. J.D. Hummel¹, L. Dosdall¹, G.W. Clayton², K.N. Harker.³ and J.T. O’Donovan³. ¹Deptartment of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, ²Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, ³Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, AB. • 4:15-4:30 An overview of integrated pest management research for the wheat stem sawfly. B. Beres, B.1,2, H. Cárcamo1, L. Dosdall2, and D. Spaner2 1Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB 2Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. • 4:30-4:45 Sex ratio variation in individual broods of mountain pine beetles, Dendroctonus ponderosae. L. Lachowsky and M. Reid. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. • 4:45-5:00 Habitat dependent dispersal of simulated mountain pine beetles. T. Reid and M. Reid. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. • 5:00-5:15 Maternal and environmental effects on offspring quality of mountain pine beetles. M.L. Reid and G. Meldrum. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. POSTER VIEWING 5:15-5:45—Hallway outside 9-201 and 9-202 • Plant-insect interactions of a novel biocontrol agent, Rhinusa pilosa on yellow toadflax, Linaria vulgaris. E.C. Barnewall1, R.A. De Clerck-Floate2, and C. Goater1 1Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, AB. 2Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, AB. • Evaluation of alternative planting strategies to reduce wheat stem sawfly damage in spring wheat in the Northern Great Plains. B.Beres1, E. Bremer2, and H. Càrcamo1 1Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, 2Symbio Ag Consulting, Lethbridge, AB. • Molecular evidence for cryptic taxa within Pemphigus betae Doane (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea: Eriosomatinae). R.G. Foottit1, H.E.L. Maw1, K.D. Floate2 1Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, 2Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, AB. • Wolbachia infection in Australasian and North American populations of Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae). B. Zhang1, E. McGraw2, Floate, K.D.3, P. James1, W. Jorgensen1, J. Rothwell4 1Animal Research Institute, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Brisbane, Australia, 2School of Integrative Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 3Lethbridge Research Centre, 5 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, 4School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. • The ash borer, Podosesia syringae (Harris) (Lepidoptera:Sesiidae): the morph fraxini as a new pest of nurseries in Western Canada. M. Lanthier1, V.M. Aurelian2 1 CropHealth Advising & Research, Kelowna, BC, 2 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. • Salvage logging and edge effects on pill beetle abundance (Coleoptera: Byrrhidae). I. Phillips1, T. Cobb2,