SIP 2009 FINAL PROGRAM

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* Note: Some authors requested that their abstracts not be posted online. Those presentation titles will not link to an abstract.
SUNDAY - 16 AUGUST
08:00 - 17:00 SIP Council Meeting - (Grand Summit Suite #620 (sixth floor))
15:00 - 18:00 Registration Open - (Mezzanine)
18:00 - 21:00 Mixer - (Kokopelli Ballroom)
MONDAY - 17 AUGUST
06:30 - 08:30 BREAKFAST BUFFET Outdoor Pavillion
07:00 - 17:00 Registration Open - (Kokopelli Lobby)
08:30 - 10:00 Opening Ceremonies, Award Presentations and SIP Founders' Lecture - (Kokopelli Ballroom II-III)

Opening Ceremonies
Rosalind R. James and Donald W. Roberts, Chairs, Organizing Committee
Mark S. Goettel, President, SIP

Award Presentations
Mauro-Martignoni Award Presentation
Chris Lomer Award Presentation
Announcement of Division Travel Awards

Founders' Lecture
James J. Becnel, Chair, Founders' Lecture Committee

Honoree: Donald W. Roberts
Lecturer: Raymond J. St. Leger

"50 Years of Leadership in Insect Pathology"
10:00 - 10:30 BREAK Kokopelli Lobby
Symposium (Virus Division) Monday, 10:30 - 12:30. Kokopelli Ballroom II

Insect RNA Viruses: Advances and Applications
Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Bryony Bonning, Karyn Johnson
10:30  1  The Tetraviridae: Prospects for targeted drug delivery.
Rosemary Dorrington - Rhodes University, Marli Vlok - Rhodes University, Michele Tomasicchio - Rhodes University
11:00  2  Assembly of multi-layered viral nanoparticles: A new approach for vaccine design.
Anette Schneemann - The Scripps Research Institute
11:30  3  Alphavirus transducing systems.
Ken Olson - Colorado State University
12:00  4  The dicistroviruse: Advances and applications.
Bryony Bonning - Iowa State University
Symposium (Beneficials Division) Monday, 10:30 - 12:30. Painted Horse I-II

Diseases in Populations of Beneficial Invertebrates
Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Grant Stentiford
10:30  5  Crustacean diseases in European legislation: An overview of recent developments.
Grant Stentiford - European Community Reference Laboratory for Crustacean Diseases
11:00  6  Social insects and their parasites in the wild – What do we know and where should we go?
Mark Brown - Royal Holloway, University of London
11:30  7  Fungal pathogens from the genus Ascosphaera in populations of honey bees and solitary bees.
Jørgen Eilenberg - University of Copenhagen, Annette B. Jensen - University of Copenhagen, Rosalind R. James - USDA-ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit, Bo V. Pedersen - University of Copenhagen, Svetlana Vojvodic - University of Copenhagen, Anja A. Wynns - University of Copenhagen
12:00  8  Disease transmission in honey bees.
Elke Genersch - Institute for Bee Research
12:15  9-STU  Disease profile of adult and juvenile edible crab (Cancer pagurus) populations from the English Channel Fishery, UK.
Kelly Bateman - Cefas, Stentiford Grant - Cefas
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Monday, 10:30 - 12:30. White Pine I-II

Bacteria I
Moderator(s): Hyun-Woo Park
10:30  10  Proteomic analysis of the crystal and spore mixture from six Bt strains to search for novel mosquitocidal proteins.
Yunjun Sun - John A. Mulrennan, Sr., Public Health Entomology Research & Education Center, CESTA, Florida A & M University, Hyun-Woo Park - John A. Mulrennan, Sr., Public Health Entomology Research & Education Center, CESTA, Florida A & M University
10:45  11-STU  Comparing the midgut epithelial regenerative response in Bt- susceptible and -resistant Heliothis virescens larvae.
Anaïs Castagnola - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes - University of Tennesee, Knoxville, Shigetoshi Eda - University of Tennesee, Knoxville
11:00  13-STU  Lpss are virulence factors of the Mexican Serratia entomophila mor4.1 to Phyllophaga blanchardi larvae (Coleoptera).
Zitlhally Rodriguez-Segura - Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología,2 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Jean Chen - Depts. of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Francisco Villalobos - Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Sarjeet Gill - Depts. of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Maria Eugenia Nuñez-Valdez - Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
11:15  14-STU  Overproduction of Cry2ac by modification of nucleotide sequences between rbs and start codon in.
Faiza Saleem - School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan, Hyun-Woo Park - John A. Mulrennan, Sr., Public Health Entomology Research & Education Center Florida A & M University, Panama City, Florida 32405, U.S.A., Muhammad Akhtar - School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan, Abdul Rauf Shakoori - School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
11:30  15  High expression of pathogen-induced genes in a Spodoptera exigua colony resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis.
Patricia Hernández-Martínez - Department of Genetics, Universitat de València, Spain, Gloria Navarro-Cerrillo - Department of Genetics, Universitat de València, Spain, Ruud A. de Maagd - Plant Research International B. V., The Netherlands, William Moar - Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, USA, Juan Ferré - Department of Genetics, Universitat de València, Spain, Baltasar Escriche - Department of Genetics, Universitat de València, Spain, Salvador Herrero - Department of Genetics, Universitat de València, Spain
11:45  16  Cry1ac receptors and susceptibility during heliothine larval development.
Weibing Shi - Zhejiang University, Cris Oppert - University of Tennessee, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes - University of Tennessee
12:00  17  The development of the Cry8-type genes from Bacillus thuringiensis toxic to scarabs.
Guixin Yan - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuping Song - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhihong Lang - Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dafang Huang - Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jie Zhang - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BUFFET Outdoor Pavillion
12:30 - 14:00 JIP Editorial Board Meeting - (Grand Summit Suite #620 (sixth floor))
Symposium (Cross Divisional) Monday, 14:00 - 16:00. Kokopelli Ballroom II

Epizootiology and Its Impact on Microbial Control-- Honoring the Work of Jim Fuxa
Moderator(s): David Shapiro-Ilan
Organizer(s): David Shapiro-Ilan, Ann Hajek
14:00  18  Epizootiology of fungi.
Ann E. Hajek - Department of Entomology
14:30  19  Epizootiology of nematodes.
Harry K. Kaya - University of California, Department of Nematology
15:00  20  Epizootiology of microsporidia.
David Oi - USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, & Veterinary Entomology
15:30  21  Nucleopolyhedrovirus epizootiology: One researcher’s perspective.
James Fuxa - Retired Professor
16:00  22  Panel Discussion, Summary.
David Shapiro-Ilan - USDA-ARS
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Monday, 14:00 - 16:00. White Pine I-II

Invertebrate Immunity
14:00  23-STU  Consumption of Bacillus thuringiensis and selection for Btresistance is associated with changes in insect immune function.
Jerry Ericsson - Simon Fraser University, Judith Myers - University of British Columbia, Carl Lowenberger - Simon Fraser University
14:15  24-STU  Upregulation of circulating hemocytes in response to bacterial challenge is mediated by biogenic amines via rac1 signal.
Geun Seob Kim - Andong National University, Yonggyun Kim - Andong National University
14:30  25-STU 
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14:30  26  Transcriptome analysis of pathogen exposed Spodoptera exigua larvae.
Salvador Herrero - Department of Genetics. Universitat de Valencia, Heiko Vogel - Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
14:45  27  Detection and analysis of innate immune genes of the termite. .
Drion Boucias - University of Florida, John Denton - University of Florida, Tamer Salem - University of Florida, Michael Scharf - University of Florida
CONTIBUTED PAPERS Monday, 14:00 - 16:00. Painted Horse I-II

Nematodes I
Moderator(s): Kelly Sims
14:00  28  The screening symbiotic bacteria and its purification and gene clone of insecticidal proteins from Xenorhabdus poinarii SY5.
Bin Cong - Laboratory for Bio-control ,Shenyang Agricultural University,, Huan Wang - Laboratory for Bio-control, Shenyang Agricultural University,, Xihua Wang - Laboratory for Bio-control, Shenyang Agricultural University,, Hui Dong - Laboratory for Bio-control, Shenyang Agricultural University,, Haitao Qian - Laboratory for Bio-control, Shenyang Agricultural University,
14:15  29  The Wolbachia endosymbiont as a potential anti-filarial nematode target.
Bo Wu - Molecular Parasitology Division, Jacopo Novelli - Molecular Parasitology Division, Jeremy Foster - Molecular Parasitology Division, Barton Slatko - Molecular Parasitology Division
14:30  30-STU  Mutational analysis yields insight into the function of nilb, a specificity determinant in an animal-bacteria symbiosis.
John Chaston - Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Heidi Goodrich-Blair - Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
14:45  31-STU  Transcriptional profiling of trait deterioration in the insect pathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora.
Adhikari Bishwo - Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Chin-Yo Lin - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Parwinder Grewal - Department of Entomology, The Oho State University-OARDC, David Shapiro-Ilan - USDA-ARS, Southeastern Fruit and Nut Research Laboratory, Byron Adams - Department of Biology, Brigham Young University
15:00  32  Genetic breeding for heat tolerance of Heterorhabitis bacteriophora.
John Mukuka - Kiel University, Olaf Strauch - Kiel University, Ralf Udo Ehlers - Kiel University
15:15  33-STU  A model system for the identification of ‘insects parasitism genes’ and the investigation of ‘parasitism gene’ evolution.
Scott Peat - Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Byron Adams - epartment of Biology, Brigham Young University
15:30  34-STU  Evaluating the cost of environmental RNAi resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Stephen Jenkins - Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Barry Pittendrigh - Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, David Onstad - Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Byron Adams - Department of Biology, Brigham Young University
16:00 - 16:30 BREAK Kokopelli Lobby
Monday, 16:30 - 17:30. Kokopelli Ballroom I

POSTERS - 1
Posters will be displayed from Monday 8:00 to Tuesday 17:30.
  BACTERIA
   B-1-STU  Manduca sexta aminopetidase n and alkaline phosphatase are involved in binding with the oligomeric structure of Cry1ab toxin.
Ivan Arenas - Instituo de biotecnología, UNAM., Alejandra Bravo - Instituto de bitecnología, UNAM., Mario Soberón - Instituto de biotecnología UNAM, Isabel Gómez - Instituto de biotecnología, UNAM.
   B-2  The effects of Bacillus thuringiensis on adult emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae).
Leah S. Bauer - USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Diana Londono - Michigan State University, Libs John - Pyllom LLC
   B-3  Characterization of Cry1ac binding and pore formation in Cry1ac-resistant Helicoverpa zea (Boddie).
Silvia Caccia - University of Valencia, Jayadevi Chandrashekhar - Auburn University, William J Moar - Auburn University, Juan Ferré - University of Valencia
   B-4-STU  Silencing of Manduca sexta aminopeptidase n1 by feeding double stranded RNA to study the receptor function in vivo.
Biviana Flores-Escobar - Instituto de Biotecnología UNAM, Alejandra Bravo - Instituto de Biotecnología UNAM, Mario Soberón - Instituto de Biotecnología UNAM, Isabel Gómez - Instituto de Biotecnología UNAM
   B-5  Loop residues of the receptor binding domain of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry11ba toxin are important for mosquitocidal activity.
Supaporn Likitvivatanavong - UCR, Karlygash Aimanova - UCR, Sarjeet Gill - UCR
   B-6-STU  Cloning of Bacillus thuringiensis plasmids using a modified plasmid capture system.
Qin Liu - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Jong Yul Roh - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Yong Wang - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Jae Young Choi - Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Hee Jin Shim - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Hong Guang Xu - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Xueying Tao - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Byung Rae Jin - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Yeon Ho Je - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University
   B-7  Effects of a new member of the toxin complex family on insects.
Sean Marshall - AgResearch, Sandra Jones - AgResearch, Mark Hurst - AgResearch
   B-8  Discovery of novel pesticidal protein genes in Bacillus thuringiensis using de novo sequencing.
Kimberly Sampson - Athenix Corp., Ethan Dunn - Athenix Corp., Jessica Zeigler - Athenix Corp., Daniel Tomso - Athenix Corp.
   B-9  Screening and cloning of a vip3A gene from a Bacillus thuringiensis strain toxic to lepidopteran pests.
Joseilde O. Silva-Werneck - Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Elias F. Sabiá Júnior - University of Brasilia, Laíse S. Evangelista - University of Brasilia, Thatianny A.L. Silva - University of Brasilia, Vitor R. Valdez - University of Brasilia, Bergmann M. Ribeiro - University of Brasilia, Rose G. Monnerat - Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology
   B-10-STU  The Aealp is an important receptor molecule against Cry1AA.
Takaya Tomokiyo - Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Hisanori Bando - Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Shin-ichiro Asano - Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
   B-11  Virulence causing ability of Serratia proteamaculans strains towards the grass grub Costeyltra zealandica.
Mark Hurst - Agresearch, Maureen O'Callaghan - Agresaerch, Joanne Calder - Agresearch, Lincoln Harper - Agresearch
   B-12-STU  Insecticidal activity and mode of action of Cry8d against Japanese beetle.
Takuya Yamaguchi - Hokkaido Univ., Ken Sahara - Hokkaido Univ., Hisanori Bando - Hokkaido Univ., Shin-ichiro Asano - Hokkaido Univ.
   B-13  Expression of a Cry1ac-gfp fusion protein in Bacillus thuringiensis.
Hui Yang - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuping Song - Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jie Zhang - Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dafang Huang - Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
   B-14  Research on Bacillus thuringiensis against animal and plant parasitic nemoatodes.
Ziniu Yu - State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Enginerring Research Center for Microbial Pesticides, Jianhong Li - State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Microbial Pesticides, Mingshun Li - State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Microbial Pesticides, Ming Sun - State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Microbial Pesticides
   B-15  Characteristics of a B. thuringiensis spoIIID gene mutant.
Qianqian Zhang - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Junlan Ma - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuping Song - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jie Zhang - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dafang Huang - Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
   B-16  Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Bt-resistant Spodoptera frugiperda sf9 cell lines.
Claude Castella - INRA, Pierre Barbero - INRA, Trang Tran - INRA
   B-17  Cross-resistance of Cry1ac-selected Asian corn borer to other Bt toxins.
Hailiang Han - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kanglai He - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangtao Li - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenying Wang - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jie Zhang - State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
   B-18  Characterization and organization of novel cry genes isolated from mosquitocidal Bacillus thuringiensis strain.
Yu Karatani - Kinki University, Akiyoshi Kasugai - Kinki University, So Takebe - Kinki University
   B-19  Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus propagation in psyllid cell cultures.
Mizuri Marutani-Hert - USDA-ARS, Wayne Hunter - USDA-ARS, David Hall - USDA-ARS
   B-20  Metagenomic approach to psyllid microbes.
Mizuri Marutani-Hert - USDA-ARS, Wayne Hunter - USDA-ARS, David Hall - USDA-ARS
   B-21  Characterisitics of a Bacillus thuringiensis strain fcd114.
Xiaodong Sun - State Key Laboratory of Biology for Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changlong Shu - State Key Laboratory of Biology for Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, JiGuo Gao - Northeast Agricultural University, Fuping Song - State Key Laboratory of Biology for Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jie Zhang - State Key Laboratory of Biology for Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
   B-22  withdrawn
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   B-23  Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis and its combined effect with Habrobracon hebetor to Plodia interpunctella.
Akinkurolere Rotimi Oluwafemi - Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, Hong-Yu Zhang - Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
  MICROBIAL CONTROL
   MC-1  A new microbial insecticide from Chromobacterium subtsugae.
Lisa Chanbusarakum - Marrone Organic Innovations, Eunice Tan - Marrone Organic Innovations, Ratnakar Asolkar - Marrone Organic Innovations, Huazang Huang - Marrone Organic Innovations, Pam Marrone - Marrone Organic Innovations
   MC-2  Lethal encounters in Synanthedon tunnels: apple clearwing moth larvae and entompthogenic fungi and nematodes.
Joan Cossentine - AAFC, Paul Randall - AAFC, John Bissett - AAFC, Lerry Lacey - USDA-ARS
   MC-3  Formulation and evaluation of aquatic mosquito larvicides based on Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis in Vietnam.
Binh Dinh Ngo - Institute of Biotechnology , Tuan Dinh Nguyen - Institute of Biotechnology , Ha Thu Trinh - Institute of Biotechnology , Thanh Quang Le - Ministry of Science and Technology
   MC-4  Shelf-life of Beauveria bassiana conidia in gaseous atmospheres under high temperature regimes.
Marcos Faria - Cornell University, Ann Hajek - Cornell University, Joseph Hotchkiss - Cornell University, Stephen Wraight - USDA-ARS
   MC-5  Conserving and using entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes within Chile.
Andrés France - INIA Quilamapu, Merino Loreto - INIA Quilamapu, Edgington Steve - CABI, Dave Moore - CABI, Marcos Gerding - INIA Quilamapu
   MC-6  Aphid lethal paralysis virus, a potential biological control agent.
Liljana Georgievska - Iowa State University, Sijun Liu - Iowa State University, W. Allen Miller - Iowa State University, Bryony Bonning - Iowa State University
   MC-7  Entomopathogenic fungus Myriangium sp.: biology and possibilities for mass-production.
Svetlana Gouli - University of vermont, Bruce Parker - University of Vermont, Margaret Skinner - University of Vermont, Vladimir Gouli - University of Vermont
   MC-8-STU  Identifying potential microbial control agents in Ghana (rationalising pesticide use against heteropteran pests).
Nick Jessop - Imperial College, Roy Bateman - Imperial College
   MC-9  Influence of polyoxyethylene-(3)-isotridecyl ether as a spreader on the degradation of two species of aphid cuticles by Beauveria bassiana SFB-205 supernatant
Jae-Su Kim - Entomology Research Laboratory, University of Vermont & Dongbu HiTek, Jae-Su Kim - Agricultural Research Institute, Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd., Jong Yul Roh - School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Yeon Ho Je - School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University
   MC-10  withdrawn
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   MC-11  The biofumigant effects of Muscodor albus on potato tubermoth, Phthorimaea operculella, and codling moth, Cydia pomonella.
Lerry Lacey - USDA, Agricultural Research Service
   MC-12  Monitoring on resistance of brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) to imidacloprid and buprofezin
Jianhong Li - College of Plant Science and Technology, Liang Yao - College of Plant Science and Technology, Chunhua Qin - College of Plant Science and Technology, Wei Xu - General Station of Hubei Plant Protection, China, Kaixiong Zhang - General Station of Hubei Plant Protection, China, Chuanhua Peng - General Station of Hubei Plan Protection, China, Hangang Luo - General Station of Hubei Plan Protection, China, Shengqiao Wang - General Station of Hubei Plant Protection, China
   MC-13  Selection of Chilean entomopathogenic fungal strains to yellowjacket wasps.
Loreto Merino - INIA Quilamapu, Andrés France - INIA Quilamapu, Marcos Gerding - INIA Quilamapu
   MC-14  Conidial mass production of entomopathogenic fungi and tolerance of mass-produced conidia to UV-B radiation and heat.
Drauzio E. N. Rangel - Utah State University, Éverton K. K. Fernandes - Utah State University, Helen G. Bignayan - Bureau of Plant Industry, Philipinnes, Hernani G. Golez - Bureau of Plant Industry, Philipinnes, Donald W. Roberts - Utah State University
   MC-15-STU  Evaluation on virulence of Metarhizium strains against green peach aphid Myzus persicae.
Le-tian Shan - Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang University, Ming-guang Feng - Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang University
   MC-16-STU  Isolation and characterization of entomopathogenic fungi for the pine sawyer, Monochamus saltuarius Gebler.
Tae-Young Shin - Chungbuk National University, Sung-Min Bae - Chungbuk National University, Jae-Bang Choi - Chungbuk National University, Hyun-Na Koo - Chungbuk National University, Soo-Dong Woo - Chungbuk National University
   MC-17  Host specificity of microsporidia pathogenic to the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (l.): field studies in Slovakia.
Leellen Solter - Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Daniela Pilarska - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology, Michael McManus - USDA Forest Service, Milan Zubrik - Forest Research Institute, Jan Patocka (deceased) - Forest Research Institute, Wei-Fone Huang - Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Julius Novotny - Forest Research Institute
   MC-18  On-farm control of the leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii in cut flowers using Isaria fumosorosea.
Vitalis Wekesa - Indian River Research Center, University of Florida, IFAS, Pasco Avery - Indian River Research Center, University of Florida, IFAS, Cindy McKenzie - U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, ARS-USDA, Charles Powell - Indian River Research Center, University of Florida, IFAS, Lance Osborne - Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, IFAS
   MC-19  Evaluation of biological baits for paper wasp Polistes dominulus control.
Marcos Gerding - INIA Quilamapu, Loreto Merino - INIA Quilamapu, Andrés France - INIA Quilamapu, Lindsay Barrios - INIA Quilamapu
   MC-20  Evaluation of biological baits for paper wasp Polistes dominulus control.
Vladimir Gouli - University of Vermont, Margaret Skinner - University of Vermont, Bruce Parker - University of Vermont, Svetlana Gouli - University of Vermont, Cheryl Frank - University of Vermont
   MC-21  Improved production of conidia in vitro by Cordyceps militaris.
In-Pyo Hong - National Academy of Agricultural Science, Richard A. Humber - USDA-ARS BIological IPM Research
   MC-22  Isolation of the cluster thuabcdefg for thuringiensin biosynthesis in Bacillus thuringiensis strain ct-43.
Xiaoyan Liu - Huazhong Agricultural University, Lifang Ruan - Huazhong Agricultural University, Donghai Peng - Huazhong Agricultural University, ZIniu Yu - Huazhong Agricultural University, Ming Sun - Huazhong Agricultural University
   MC-23  Evaluating the potential use of an entomopathogenic fungus to control the Cycad aulacaspis scale in Florida.
Veronica Manrique - University of Florida, Jose Castillo-Altamirano - University of Florida, Pasco Avery - University of Florida, Ronald Cave - University of Florida
   MC-24  Development and evaluation of Isaria fumosorosea for management of Asian citrus psyllid in Texas dooryard citrus.
Patrick J. Moran - USDA-ARS, BIRU, H. Enrique Cabanillas - USDA-ARS, BIRU, Mark A. Jackson - USDA-ARS, NCAUR, Christopher A. Dunlap - USDA-ARS, NCAUR, Pasco B. Avery - UF-IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, Wayne B Hunter - USDA-ARS, David G. Hall - USDA-ARS, John J. Adamczyk - USDA-ARS
   MC-25  Conidial pigmentation protects DNA from UB-B induced damage in the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae.
Érika Nascimento - Universidade de São Paulo, Everaldo Marques - Universidade de São Paulo, Ludmilla Tonani - Universidade de São Paulo, Donald Roberts - Utah State University, Gilberto Braga - Universidade de São Paulo
   MC-26  Survival of fungal isolates active against pear thrips in Vermont sugar maple forests.
Bruce Parker - University of Vermont, Svetlana Gouli - University of Vermont, Vladimir Gouli - University of Vermont, Margaret Skinner - University of Vermont, Jae Su Kim - University of Vermont
   MC-27  Efficient and eco-friendly recombinant baculovirus insecticide.
Hee Jin Shim - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Jae Young Choi - Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Yong Wang - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Jong Yul Roh - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Soo Dong Woo - College of Agriculture, Life and Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Byung Rae Jin - College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong-A University, Yeon Ho Je - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University
  NEMATODES
   N-1  Rhabditis (oscheius) species (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), associate with Agrilus planipennis.
George Kyei-Poku - Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Debbie Gauthier - Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Kirsty Wilson - Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Kees vanFrankenhuyzen - Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Johny Shajahan - Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service
   N-2-STU  Survey of entomopathogens attacking larval western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera in Iowa cornfields.
Melissa Rynerson - Iowa State University, Aaron Gassmann - Iowa State University
   N-3  Directional movement of entomopathogenic nematodes in response to electrical current.
David Shapiro-Ilan - USDA-ARS, SEFTNRL, James Campbell - USDA-ARS, GMPRC, Ed Lewis - UC Davis, Daniel Kim-Shapiro - Wake Forest University
   N-4  Pest and host plant effects of Ditera, a biopesticide used to control Meloidogyne incognita.
Kenneth Spence - University of California at Davis, Nematology, Ed Lewis - University of California at Davis, Nematology
   N-5  Host range and production of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) isolated from Ukraine.
Tatyana Stefanovska - National University of Life and Environmental Science, Harry K Kaya - University of California, Department of Nematology
   N-6-STU  Influence of Steinernema carpocapsae on the native nematode community in pistachio orchards.
Amanda K. Hodson - University of California-Davis, Edwin E. Lewis - University of California-Davis, Joel Siegel - USDA/ARS, SJVASC
17:30 - 19:00 DINNER BUFFET Pavillion & Docs
19:00 - 20:00 Division Business Meetings:

Bacteria Division Kokpelli Ballroom III
Fungus DivisionWhite Pine I
Microsporidia DivisionPainted Horse
Nematode DivisionWhite Pine II
Virus DivisionKokopelli Ballroom II
Microsporidia Division Workshop Monday, 20:00 - 21:00. Painted Horse I-II

Staining Techniques Used for Microsporidia Infecting Invertebrates
Organizer(s): Dorte Goertz
20:00  35  Localisation of microsporidia in amphipod hosts using in situ hybridization.
Aurore Dubuffet - University of Leeds, Judith Smith - University of Leeds, Alison Dunn - University of Leeds
20:20  36  Fluroescence staining for improved detection of microsporidian spores.
Andreas Linde - University of Applied Sciences, Thomas Kolling - University of Applied Sciences
20:40  37  Mitochondria related structures, staining of Nosema spp.
Yi-chun Tsai - National Taiwan University, Chung-Hsiung Wang - National Taiwan University
Virus Division Workshop Monday, 20:00 - 21:00. Kokopelli Ballroom II

Advances in Invertebrate Cell Culture
Organizer(s): Just Vlak, Dwight Lynn
20:00  38  Tom Grace and his invaluable contribution to insect cell culture
Just Vlak - Wageningen University
20:20  39  Use of cell cultures in the study of compounds with insect midgut action.
Guy Smagghe - Ghent University
20:40  40  Replication of Agrotis segetum granulovirus in continuous insect cell lines.
Dwight E. Lynn - INSell Consulting, Jan W.M. van Lent - Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Monique M. van Oers - Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Just M. Vlak - Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University
TUESDAY - 18 AUGUST
06:30 - 08:00 BREAKFAST BUFFET Oudoor Pavillion
07:00 - 12:30 Registration Open - (Kokopelli Lobby)
PLENARY SYMPOSIUM Tuesday, 08:00 - 10:00. Kokopelli Ballroom II-III

The Host-Pathogen Dance: Interactions between Insect Hosts and Their Pathogens
Moderator(s): Rosalind James
Organizer(s): Rosalind James, Donald Roberts
08:00  41  Dancing with alternate partners: The evolution of virulence factors in insect pathogenic fungi
Michael Bidochka - Brock University, Nemat Keyhani - University of Florida
08:40  42  Poldnaviruses as symbionts and immunosuppressive pathogens of insects
Michael Strand - University of Georgia
09:20  43  Bt resistance management mambos nos. 1 and 2.
Bruce Tabashnik - Dept of Entomology, University of Arizona, David Crowder - Dept of Entomology, University of Arizona, Yves Carrière - Dept of Entomology, University of Arizona, Aaron Gassmann - Department of Entomology, Iowa State University,, Luke Masson - Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Alejandra Bravo - Instituto de Biotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mario Soberón - Instituto de Biotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
10:00 - 10:30 BREAK Kokopelli Lobby
Symposium (Bacterial Division) Tuesday, 10:30 - 12:10. Kokopelli Ballroom II

Bt Resistance in the Real World
Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Bill Moar, Neil Crickmore
10:30  44  What is resistance? Coming up with practical and realistic definitions of resistance to Bt crops
Timothy Dennehy - Monsanto Company, Graham Head - Monsanto Company
11:00  45  How to measure, monitor, and evaluate Bt resistance in corn insect pests
Blair Siegfried - University of Nebraska, Terence Spencer - University of Nebraska
11:30  46  Delaying Bt resistance development in the field
William Moar - Monsanto Company
Symposium (Fungus Division) Tuesday, 10:30 - 12:15. Painted Horse I-II

Fungi in Soil Habitats—Doing it in the Dirt

Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Stefan Jaronski
10:30  47  Distribution patterns of fungal entomopathogens in soil habitats
Nicolai V. Meyling - University of Copenhagen, Department of Agriculture and Ecology
11:00  48  It’s a jungle out there! Abiotic and biotic factors affecting entomopathogenic fungi in the soil arena
Stefan Jaronski - USDA ARS
11:30  49  Efficacy vs. soil insects: tales from the battlefront (successes, failures, & thoughts about why)
Jarrod Leland - Novozymes Biologicals, Stefan Jaronski - USDA-ARS, Denny Bruck - USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory
12:00  50-STU  The occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi from South African citrus soils
Tarryn Anne Goble - Rhodes University, South Africa, Joanna Dames - Rhodes University, South Africa, Martin Hill - Rhodes University, South Africa
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Tuesday, 10:30 - 11:45. White Pine I-II

Virus I
Moderator(s): Kelli Hoover, Peter Krell
10:30  51  Viral-encoded fibroblast growth factor enhances virus spread via protease-mediated remodeling of basal lamina
John Means - Kansas State University, A. Lorena Passarelli - Kansas State University
10:45  52  Targeted immunosuppression: a tool to study the host response to baculovirus infection
Nor Chejanovsky - Agricultural Research Organization, Hadassah Rivkin - Agricultural research Organization, Bruce A. Webb - University of Kentucky, Sassan Asgari - School of Integrative Biology
11:00  53  Establishment of an insect cell clone that harbors a partial baculoviral genome and is resistant to homologous virus infection.
Qingbei Weng - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Kai Yang - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Wei Xiao - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Meijin Yuan - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Yi Pang - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University
11:15  54-STU  Novel cpgv isolates: deciphering the molecular mechanism involved in overcoming cpgv resistance in the codling moth
Karolin Eberle - DLR Rheinpfalz, Johannes A. Jehle - DLR Rheinpfalz
11:30  55  The role of the PI3K-Akt signal transduction pathway in AcMNPV infection of Spodoptera frugiperda cells.
Wei Xiao - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Yi Yang - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Qingbei Weng - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Kai Yang - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Yi Pang - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University
11:45  56-STU  Cellular secretion induced by ACMNPV replication alters permissibility of cells for narrow host-range baculovirus replication
Xin-Hua Cheng - Miami University, Lihua Wang - Miami University, Tamer Salem - Miami University, Xiao-Wen Cheng - Miami University
12:30 - 16:00 EXCURSION - Utah Olympic Park - (Meet in Grand Summit Lobby to board busses)
17:00 - 18:30 5K Fun Run/Walk - (Red Pine Lodge (ride the gondola))
19:00 - 23:00 BBQ AND AUCTION Red Pine Lodge (ride the gondola)
WEDNESDAY - 19 AUGUST
06:30 - 08:00 BREAKFAST BUFFET Outdoor Pavillion
07:00 - 12:00 Registration Open - (Kokopelli Lobby)
Symposium (Virus Division) Wednesday, 08:00 - 10:00. Kokopelli Ballroom II

Invertebrate Antiviral Response
Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Nor Chejanovsky
08:00  57  Mechanism of RNAi-mediated viral immunity in plants and invertebrates
Shou-Wei Ding - Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside
08:30  58  Dicer-2 mediated antiviral response in Drosophila
Jean-Luc Imler - CNRS-UPR9022, Safia Deddouche - CNRS-UPR9022, Cordula Kemp - CNRS-UPR9022, Stefanie Muller - CNRS-UPR9022, Aidan Budd - EMBL
09:00  59  Alphavirus-derived small RNAs modulate pathogenesis in disease vector mosquitoes
Kevin Myles - Virginia Tech, Michael Wiley - Virginia Tech, Elaine Morazzani - Virginia Tech, Zach Adelman - Virginia Tech
09:30  60  Wolbachia-mediated antiviral protection in insects
Karyn Johnson - School of Biological Sciences
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Wednesday, 08:00 - 10:00. White Pine I-II

Bacteria II
Moderator(s): David Pauron
08:00  61  withdrawn
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08:00  62-STU  An alfa-amylase is a receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4ba toxin in the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles albimanus
Maria Teresa Fernandez-Luna - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Sarjeet Gill - University of California, Riverside, Alejandra Bravo - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Mario Soberón - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Juan Miranda-Rios - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM
08:15  63  Aedes aegypti cadherin serves as a putative receptor of the Cry11aa toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. sections
Jianwu Chen - Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Karlygash Aimanova - Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Claudia Martinez - Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mario Soberón - Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sarjeet Gill - Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California
08:30  64  Immunohistochemical analyses of Bacillus thuringensis toxin-binding proteins in gypsy moth larval gut tissue sections
Algimantas Valaitis - USDA Forest Service, Daniel Krofcheck - Ohio Wesleyan University
08:45  65  Residues of domain III of Cry1ab toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis involved in toxicity and receptor binding
Josue Ocelotl - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Teresa Martinez - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Ivan Arenas - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Sabino Pacheco - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Ricardo Grande - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Alejandra Bravo - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Isabel Gómez - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Mario Soberón - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM
09:00  66  Cry anti-toxins: A dominant negative phenotype demonstrating that oligomerization is fundamental step in toxin mode of action.
Claudia Rodríguez-Almazán - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Liliana Pardo-López - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Carlos Muñoz-Garay - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Luke Masson - Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Mario Soberón - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Alejandra Bravo - Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM
09:15  67  Improvement of Cry toxin insecticidal activity by directed evolution
Volker Heinrichs - Athenix, Jayme Williams - Athenix
09:30  68  Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis Cry10aa toxin: parasporal body formation, toxicity and synergism with Cyt1AA
Alejandro Hernández-Soto - Centro de Investigación en Biología Celular y Molecular, M. Cristina Del Rincón-Castro - División de Ciencias de la Vida, Ana M. Espinoza - Centro de Investigación en Biología Celular y Molecular, Jorge E. Ibarra - CINVESTAV-Irapuato
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Wednesday, 08:00 - 10:00. Painted Horse I-II

Fungi I
Moderator(s): Helen Roy
08:00  69  Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and its effect on the behavior of Polistes dominulus wasp
Andrés France - INIA Quilamapu, Loreto Merino - INIA Quilamapu, Marcos Gerding - INIA Quilamapu, Ricardo Ceballos - INIA Quilamapu
08:15  70  Weakness in the band: nutrient imbalance and immunodeficiency in mass-migrating cannibalistic katydids
Robert Srygley - USDA-Agriculture Research Service, Patrick Lorch - Kent State University
08:30  71  A Beauveria bassiana-based “trap and kill” device to control the major Chagas disease vector in southern South America
Nicolas Pedrini - INIBIOLP (CCT La Plata CONICET-UNLP), Juan R. Girotti - INIBIOLP (CCT La Plata CONICET-UNLP), M. Patricia Juarez - INIBIOLP (CCT La Plata CONICET-UNLP)
08:45  72  Pandora infections in Formica ants
David P. Hughes - Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Jørgen Eilenberg - Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, University of Copenhagen, Jacobus J. Boomsma - Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Annette B. Jensen - Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, University of Copenhagen
09:00  73  Overlapping niches of Beauveria bassiana in a conifer forest
Helen Roy - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Emma Ormond - Anglia Ruskin University, Judith Pell - Rothamsted Research, Alison Thomas - Anglia Ruskin University
09:15  74  Effects of the peptide mycotoxin destruxin a on the renal tubules of Rhodnius prolixus
Esau Ruiz-Sanchez - Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Ian Orchard - University of Toronto at Mississauga, Angela Lange - University of Toronto at Mississauga
09:30  75-STU  Hydrophobins of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana
Shizhu Zhang - University of Florida, Nemat Keyhani - University of Florida
09:45  76  A selective medium for isolating entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium and Beauveria from Western United States soil
Éverton K. K. Fernandes - Utah State University, Chad A. Keyser - Utah State University, Drauzio E. N. Rangel - Utah State University, R. Nelson Foster - USDA/APHIS/PPQ/CPHST Lab, Donald W. Roberts - Utah State University
10:00 - 10:30 BREAK Kokopelli Lobby
Symposium (Bacterial Division) Wednesday, 10:30 - 12:30. Kokopelli Ballroom II

Bt the Bacterium, Ecology and Infection
Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Christina Nielson-LeRoux
10:30  77  Bacillus thuringiensis: in vivo development, plasmid conjugation and expression of virulence and adaptation factors
Christina Nielsen-LeRoux - INRA, Nadine Daou - INRA, Fuping Song - CASS, Clelton Santos - Dept. Biologia Geral, Gyslaine Vilas-Boas - Dept. Biologia Geral, Christophe Buisson - INRA, Jie Zhang - Institute of Plant Protection, CAAS, Beijing, China, Olivia Arantes - Universidad Estadual de Londrina, Brazil, Didier Lereclus - INRA
11:00  78  Bacillus thuringiensis toxins as cooperative public goods--can social evolution theory explain the dynamics of Bt virulence
Ben Raymond - University of Oxford
11:30  79  The role of mid-gut flora in the pathogenicicity of Bacillus thuringiensis to susceptible and resistant Lepidoptera
Paul R. Johnston - Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, , Ben Raymond - Mathematical Ecology Research Group, Dept of Zoology, Vidisha Krishnan - Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, , Neil Crickmore - Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, , Denis J. Wright - Division of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, Richard J. Ellis - Molecular Pathogenesis and Genetics, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK, Michael B. Bonsall - Mathematical Ecology Research Group, Dept of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK
12:00  80  Bacillus thuringiensis, resident gut microbiota, and innate immunity in lepidopteran insects
Jo Handelsman - UW-Madison, Dept. of Bacteriology, Kenneth Raffa - UW-Madison, Dept. of Entomology, Nichole Broderick - Global Health Institute
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Wednesday, 10:30 - 12:30. Painted Horse I-II

Nematodes II
Moderator(s): Bishwo Adhikari
10:30  81-STU  Thripinema fuscum parasitism reduces the vector competency of Frankliniella fusca to transmit tomato spotted wilt virus
Kelly Sims - Department of Entomology and Nematology, Joseph Funderburk - North Florida Research and Education Center, Stuart Reitz - Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Drion Boucias - Department of Entomology and Nematology
10:45  82-STU  Aggregation behavior in adults of Steinernema carpocapsae
Yolanda Reyes - Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. , Ali Asaff - Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Mayra De la Torre - Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.
11:00  83-STU  Rate of lateral dispersal of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora from infected host cadavers in soil
Harit K. Bal - Department of Entomology, OARDC, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, Robin R.A.J. Taylor - Department of Entomology, OARDC, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, Parwinder S. Grewal - Department of Entomology, OARDC, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
11:15  84  Tritrophic trade-offs affecting growth and resistance to pathogens for a polyphagous herbivore.
Aaron Gassmann - Iowa State University, Patricia Stock - University of Arizona, Bruce Tabashnik - University of Arizona, Michael Singer - Wesleyan University
11:30  85  Soil microarthropod response to the application of Steinernema carpocapsae–killed insects in maize and refuge habitats.
Randa Jabbour - Washington State University, Mary Barbercheck - Pennsylvania State University
11:45  86  Entomopathogenic nematodes in Tanzania.
Solveig Haukeland - Bioforsk, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Suma Mwaitulo - Sokoine University of Agriculture, Anne Laudisoit - CERVA-CODA, May-Guri Saethre - Bioforsk, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Amon Maerere - Sokoine University of Agriculture, Khuong Nguyen - University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Dept
12:00  87-STU  Isolation and characterization of a North American species of Phasmarhabditis.
Nathaniel Keplinger - Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Byron Adams - epartment of Biology, Brigham Young University
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Wednesday, 10:30 - 12:30. White Pine I-II

Microbial Control I
Moderator(s): Sunday Ekesi
10:30  88-STU  Heat-induced post-stress growth delay: a biological trait of many Metarhizium isolates that may reduce field efficacy.
Chad A. Keyser - Department of Biology, Utah State University, Éverton K. K. Fernandes - Department of Biology, Utah State University, Stefan T. Jaronski - USDA ARS NPARL, Donald W. Roberts - Department of Biology, Utah State University
10:45  89  withdrawn
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10:45  90-STU  Can Steinernema sp. be lured by an environmental bacterium? A case study with new isolates from Tanzania .
Anne Laudisoit - Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Solveig Haukeland - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Pierre Wattiau - Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre
11:00  91  Identification and blend effects of repellent volatiles of entomopathogenic fungi towards the termite Macrotermes michaelseni.
David M. Mwangi - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nguya Kalemba Maniania - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Ahmed Hassanali - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Peter A. Njagi - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Linus M. Gitonga - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
11:15  92-STU  Influences of local and long-distance dispersal on the evolution of Bt resistance in cabbage looper populations.
Michelle Franklin - Dept. of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Judith Myers - Dept. of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Carol Ritland - Dept. of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia
11:15  92-STU  withdrawn
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CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Wednesday, 10:30 - 12:30. Kokopelli Ballroom III

Virus II
Moderator(s): Rollie Clem, Jim Slavicek
10:30  93  Polydnaviruses as organelles– An alternative paradigm.
Brian Federici - Department of Entomology, Yves Bigot - Laboratoire d’Estude des Parasites Genetiques
10:45  94-STU  Proteomic analysis of Chilo iridescent virus particles.
Ikbal Agah Ince - Wageningen University and Research Centrum, Sjef A. Boeren - Wageningen University and Research Centrum, Monique M. van Oers - Wageningen University and Research Centrum, Jacques J.M. Vervoort - Wageningen University and Research Centrum, Just M. Vlak - Wageningen University and Research Centrum
11:00  95  Analysis of MDSGHV transcripts in Spodoptera frugiperda cells and in house flies.
Tamer Salem - University of Florida, Alejandra Garcia-Maruniak - University of Florida, Verena-Ulrike Lietze - University of Florida, James Maruniak - University of Florida, Drion Boucias - University of Florida
11:15  96  Four major envelope proteins of white spot syndrome virus bind to form a complex.
Yipeng Qi - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Qing Zhou - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Yan Zhu - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Feng Yan - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University
11:30  97  Molecular analysis of protein kinase gene (amv197) of Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus.
Hacer Muratoglu - Karadeniz Technical University, Remziye Nalcacioglu - Karadeniz Technical University, Zihni Demirbag - Karadeniz Technical University
11:45  98-STU  The sfav1a p64 basic virion protein and its homologues comprise a novel family of viral genome condensing proteins.
Tatsinda Spears - Graduate Program in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Riverside, Dennis K. Bideshi - California Baptist University, Jeffrey J. Johnson - Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Yeping Tan - Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Yves Bigot - Laboratorie d'Estude des Parasites Genetiques, Brian A. Federici - Department of Entomology, and Graduate Programs in Genetics and Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Riverside
12:00  99  Role of cellular microRNAs in ascovirus infection.
Mazhar Hussain - University of Queensland, Sassan Asgari - University of Queensland
12:15  100  Solenopsis invicta virus 3, a new positive-strand RNA virus infecting the red imported fire ant.
Steven Valles - USDA-ARS
12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BUFFET Outdoor Pavillion
12:30 - 14:00 Student Workshop & Box Lunch: How to Get a Postdoc Position and Get Into the Scientific Network - (Painted Horse I-II)
12:40  101  Life after the PhD: Find your own work-life balance.
Agata Jakubowska - University of Valencia
13:05  102  From passion to profession: An unconventional journey from high school teacher to research scientist.
Pasco B. Avery - UF/IFAS/Indian River Research and Education Center
13:30  103  There’s more than one way to skin a cat: Finding your path to a professorship.
Richard Plunkett - New Mexico Highlands University
Symposium (Fungus Division) Wednesday, 14:00 - 16:00. Ballroom III

Insect Defense Responses to Fungal Pathogens
Moderator(s): Tariq Butt, Drion Boucias
Organizer(s): Tariq Butt, Rosalind James
14:00  104  Invertebrate antifungal immunity – Finding avenues for exploitation.
Miranda Whitten - Swansea University, Norman Ratcliffe - Swansea University, Tariq Butt - Swansea University, Drion Boucias - University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
14:30  105  The Drosophila melanogaster model to study fungal and bacterial infections : Novel insights into insect host defense.
Marie Gottar - UPR 9022 du CNRS, Nadine Nehme - UPR 9022 du CNRS, Stefanie Limmer - UPR9022 du CNRS, Samuel Liegeois - UPR9022 du CNRS, Dominique Ferrandon - UPR9022 du CNRS, Alexei Matskevitch - , Jessica Quintin - Richard Bou Aoun, Arshad Ayyaz, Philippe Giammarinaro, Shane Cronin, J. Andrew Pospisilik, Daniel Schramek, Ricardo de Matos Simoes, Ingo Ebersberger, Arndt von Haeseler, Josef Penninger
15:00  106  Transcriptome analysis of honey bee, Apis mellifera larvae infected with chalkbrood fungus.
Katherine Aronstein - USDA/ARS, Dan Murray - USDA/ARS
15:30  107  Immunity related genes expressed in the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata.
Junhuan Xu - Utah State University, Department of Biology, Rosalind James - USDA-ARS, Pollinating Insects Biology, Management and Systematics
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Wednesday, 14:00 - 16:00. White Pine I-II

Microbial Control II
Moderator(s): Steven Arthurs
14:00  108  Compatibility of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 and Vip3a proteins for resistance management in Spodoptera frugiperda.
Janete A.D. Sena - University of Valencia, Carmen Sara Hernández-Rodríguez - University of Valencia, Juan Ferré - University of Valencia
14:15  109-STU  Identification and characterization of Bacillus species toxic to several mosquito species.
Sabrina Hayes - John A. Mulrennan, Sr., Public Health Entomology Research & Education Center, CESTA, Florida A & M University, Hyun-Woo Park - John A. Mulrennan, Sr., Public Health Entomology Research & Education Center, CESTA, Florida A & M University, Michael Hudon - Indian River Mosquito Control District
14:30  110-STU  The dose-transfer chain: improving the lab-to-field process in cocoa.
Nick Jessop - Imperial College, Godfred Awudzi - Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Roy Bateman - Imperial College
14:45  111-STU  Utilization of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of plant pathogenic fungi.
Sastia Prama Putri - International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, Hiroshi Kinoshita - International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, Fumio Ihara - National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Yasuhiro Igarashi - Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University, Takuya Nihira - International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University
15:00  112  Characterization of Beauveria bassiana isolates associated with Agrilus planipennis populations in Michigan.
Louela Castrillo - Cornell University, Leah Bauer - USDA Forest Service, Houping Liu - Michigan State University, Michael Griggs - USDA ARS, John Vandenberg - USDA ARS
15:15  113-STU  Storage conditions affect intensity of delayed germination in Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae conidia.
Marcos Faria - Cornell University, Mark Ramos - USDA-ARS, Ann Hajek - Cornell University, Stephen Wraight - USDA-ARS
15:30  114  Production of microsclerotia of Metarhizium anisopliae using deep-tank, liquid fermentation.
Mark Jackson - USDA-ARS-NCAUR, Stefan Jaronski - USDA-ARS-PARL
15:45  115  Influence of carbohydrates on the control efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana.
Jeong Jun Kim - Applied Entomology Division, Seon Heo - Applied Entomology Division, Yujin Song - Applied Entomology Division, Chang-Gyu Park - Applied Entomology Division, Hong-Hyun Park - Applied Entomology Division
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Wednesday, 14:00 - 16:00. Kokopelli Ballroom II

Virus III
Moderator(s): Basil Arif, Zhihong Hu
14:00  116  Defining the response of Mamestra brassicae to mixed infections.
Helen Hesketh - NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Claus Svendsen - NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Rosie Hails - NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
14:15  117-STU  Mixed infections of wild-type and fast-acting recombinant variants in insect-baculovirus pathosystems.
Liljana Georgievska - Wageningen University, Laboratory of Virology, Wopke Wopke van der Werf - Wageningen University, Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Mark P. Zwart - Wageningen University, Laboratory of Virology, Kelli Hoover - Pennsylvania State University, Department of Entomology, Jenny Cory - Department of Biological Sciences, Just M. Vlak - Wageningen University, Laboratory of Virology
14:30  118  Expression of Helicoverpa armigera chitin deacetylase-like protein improves nucleopolyhedrovirus speed of kill.
Agata Jakubowska - University of Valencia, Silvia Caccia - University of Valencia, Karl Gordon - CSIRO Entomology, Juan Ferré - University of Valencia, Salvador Herrero - University of Valencia
14:45  119  Tissue tropism of the Musca domestica salivary gland hypertrophy virus.
Verena-Ulrike Lietze - Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Tamer Z. Salem - Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Pannipa Prompiboon - Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Drion Boucias - Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida
15:00  120  Geographical distribution of Musca domestica salivary gland hypertrophy virus that infects and sterilizes female house flies.
Pannipa Prompiboon - University of Florida, Verena-Ulrike Lietze - University of Florida, Tamer Salem - University of Florida, Drion Boucias - University of Florida
15:15  121  Strategies to control salivary gland hypertrophy virus (SGHV) infection in tsetse laboratory colonies.
Adly Abd-Alla - Entomology Unit, FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory, Andrew Parker - Entomology Unit, FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory, Max Bergoin - Laboratoire de Pathologie Comparée, Université Montpellier II, France, Just Vlak - Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Binnenhaven 11, 6709 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands, Marc Vreysen - Entomology Unit, FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory
16:00 - 16:30 BREAK Kokopelli Lobby
Wednesday, 16:30 - 17:30. Kokopelli Ballroom I

POSTERS - 2
Posters will be displayed from Wednesday 8:00 to Thursday 13:30.
  Beneficial Invertebrates
   BI-1  Hytrosaviridae: A proposal for classification and nomenclature of a new insect virus family.
Adly Abd-Alla - Entomology Unit, FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory
   BI-2  Bee cell cultures: (Apis mellifera, Apidae: Hymenoptera.)
Wayne Hunter - USDA,ARS
   BI-3-STU  Molecular dectection of Noesma bombi and Crithidaia bombi in wild and commercial populations of bumble bees in the U.S.
Anna Morkeski - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, John Burand - Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Science, Anne Averill - University of Massachusetts – Amherst
   BI-4  Identification and characterization of a new microsporidium isolated from the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
Liangen Shi - no
   BI-5  Presence and prevalence of viruses in local and migratory honeybees in Massachusetts.
Anna Welch - University of Massachusetts – Amherst, John Burand - University of Massachusetts – Amherst
  Fungi
   F-1  withdrawn
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   F-2-STU  Gene expression analysis of Beauveria bassiana during infection of Spodoptera exigua.
Duriya Chantasingh - Mahidol University, Kusol Pootanakit - Mahidol University, Nemat Keyhani - University of Florida, Lily Eurvilaichitr - National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
   F-3  Identification of a hybrid PKS-NPRS required for the biosynthesis of NG-391 and NG-393 metabolites in Metarhizium anisopliae.
Bruno Donzelli - USDA, ARS, Bio-IPM Research Unit, Stuart Krasnoff - USDA, ARS, Bio-IPM Research Unit, Alice Churchill - Dept. of Entomology, John Vandenberg - USDA, ARS, Bio-IPM Research Unit, Donna Gibson - USDA, ARS, Bio-IPM Research Unit
   F-4-STU  Effect of water activity and nitrogen source on Isaria fumosorosea propagule characteristics.
Francisco Escobar Herrera - CIAD A.C., Veronica Mata - CIAD A.C., Ali Asaff - CIAD A.C.
   F-5-STU  Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and M. anisopliae var. acridum conidia: Tolerance to imbibitional damage.
Marcos Faria - Cornell University, Ann Hajek - Cornell University, Stephen Wraight - USDA-ARS
   F-6  Biology of Mormon Cricket Anabrus simplex and laboratory-colony development.
Rodrigo B. Ferreira - Utah State University, Éverton K. K. Fernandes - Utah State University, Chad A. Keyser - Utah State University, Scott Treat - Utah State University, Donald W. Roberts - Utah State University
   F-7  Genotypic diversity of Beauveria bassiana isolates in acridids from the Northern Plains of the United States.
Stefan Jaronski - USDA ARS, Paul Kaufmann - USDAARS , John Gaskin - USDA ARS
   F-8  Genome profiling in hybrid strains of entomopathogenic fungi Lecanicillium spp. (Verticillium lecanii).
Masanori Koike - Obihiro University, Fusako Kaibara - Kyushu University, Daigo Aiuchi - Obihiro University, Yoshinori Hatakeyama - College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, HIdetoshi Iwano - College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
   F-9  A yeast-like symbiont of Tenebrio molitor and Zophobas atratus.
Jeff Lord - USDA-ARS
   F-10  Immune response of Mormon crickets to infection by Beauveria bassiana.
Robert Srygley - USDA-Agriculture Research Service, Stefan Jaronski - USDA-Agriculture Research Service
   F-11  Statistical considerations in the analysis of data from replicated bioassays.
Stephen Wraight - USDA-ARS, Stefan Jaronski - USDA-ARS , Mark Ramos - USDA-ARS, Michael Griggs - USDA-ARS, John Vandenberg - USDA-ARS
   F-12  Overexpression of manganese superoxide dismutase from Beauveria bassiana enhances its tolerance to oxidative stress.
Xue-qin Xie - Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang University, Sheng-hua Ying - Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang University, Ming-guang Feng - Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang University
   F-13  Thioredoxin from the entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana: Gene cloning, characterization and functional expression. Sheng-hua Ying - Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang University, Xiao-hui Wang - Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang University, Ming-guang Feng - Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang University
   F-14  Study of temperature-growth interactions of entomopathogenic fungi isolated from chalk grassland in the UK.
Emma Turner - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Helen Hesketh - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Rosie Hails - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
  Microsporidia
   M-1  Predation by the carabid beetle, Calosoma sycophanta affects transmission of microsporidia infecting gypsy moth larvae.
Dörte Goertz - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Gernot Hoch - Resources and Applied Life Sciences
   M-2  Temperature and simulated rain affect horizontal transmission of the microsporidium Nosema lymantriae.
Gernot Hoch - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Sieglinde Pollan - Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Carina Steyer - Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Dörte Goertz - Resources and Applied Life Sciences
   M-3  High temperature eliminates microsporidia from an insect host.
Johny Shajahan - Illinois State University, Austin Omer - Illinois State University, William Newgent - Illinois State University, Katriona Elmer - Illinois State University, Douglas W. Whitman - Illinois State University, Regina Stoerger - Dept. of Biology, Illinois State University, Will Hatch - Dept. of Biology, Illinois State University
   M-4-STU  Characterization of a microsporidia isolated from S. litura and its relationship with a nucleopolyhedrovirus in Vietnam.
Thao Le Thi Thanh - Student, Madoka Nakai - Associate Professor, Yoshinori Hatakeyama - Research Assistant , Iwano Hidetoshi - Professor, Yasuhisa Kunimi - Professor
   M-5  New microsporidia-host association: four new species infecting bark lice (Psocoptera).
Yuliya (Julia) Sokolova - Institute of Cytology Russian Academy of Sciences, Igor Sokolov - Louisiana State University AgCenter Entomology Dept., Christopher Carlton - Louisiana State University AgCenter Entomology Dept.
  Virus
   V-1-STU  Cloning and recombinant expression of glycoprotein e2 of the classical Swine Fever virus.
Sung-Min Bae - Chungbuk National University, Hyun-Na Koo - Chungbuk National University, Yeon-Ho Je - Seoul National University, Byung-Rae Jin - Dong-A University, Soo-Dong Woo - Chungbuk National University
   V-2  Further studies on divalent cations and transmission of CUNIDVB in Culex quinquefasciatus.
James Becnel - USDA/ARS/CMAVE
   V-3  Proviral structure and organization of Cotesia congregata bracovirus.
Annie Bezier - IRBI CNRS Université de Tours, Gabor Gyapay - CEA Genoscope, Georges Periquet - IRBI CNRS Université de Tours, Elisabeth Herniou - IRBI CNRS Université de Tours, Jean-Michel Drezen - IRBI CNRS Université de Tours
   V-4  withdrawn
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   V-5  Systemic pathogenesis of ACMNPV budded virus in Anticarsia gemmatalis larvae.
Eric Haas-Stapleton - California State University, Long Beach, Alisa De La Cruz - California State University, Long Beach, Elisa Martinez - California State University, Long Beach, Marianne Torres - California State University, Long Beach, Tiffany Chen - California State University, Long Beach
   V-6  Sequence and analysis of the genome of the Illinois isolate of Agrotis ipsilon multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus.
Robert Harrison - Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service
   V-7  In vivo pathogenesis of Lymantria dispar M Nucleopolyhedrovirus using a VP39-GFP/HSP70/LACZ recombinant.
Kelli Hoover - Penn State University, James Slavicek - U.S. Forest Service, Nancy Hayes-Plazolles - U.S. Forest Service, James McNeil - Penn State University
   V-8  Leafhopper infecting rhabdovirus: Taastrup-like virus.
Wayne Hunter - USDA-ARS, Scott Adkins - USDA-ARS
   V-9  Iridescent virus infection in glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis: Hemiptera).
Wayne Hunter - USDA-ARS, Ute Albrecht - USDA-ARS
   V-10  Viral pathogens in leafhopper vectors of Pierce’s disease.
Wayne Hunter - USDA-ARS, Mizuri Marutani-Hert - USDA-ARS, Laura Hunnicutt - North Carolina State University
   V-11  Bioaerosols: Insect transmitted pathogens.
Wayne Hunter - USDA,ARS, Cindy McKenzie - USDA,ARS, Bailey Mitchell - Electrostatic Space Charge Systems, LLC
   V-12  Metagenomics of leafhoppers and psyllidspsyllids: Discovery of bacteriophages.
Wayne Hunter - USDA,ARS, Robert Shatters, Jr. - USDA, ARS
   V-13  Enhancing the multiplication of NuclepHPH optimization.
Agata Jakubowska - University of Valencia, Juan Ferré - University of Valencia, Salvador Herrero - University of Valencia
   V-14-STU  Production of a full length cDNA clone and infectious transcripts of deformed wing virus.
Seth Levy - University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Woojin Kim - University of Massachusetts – Amherst, John Burand - University of Massachusetts – Amherst
   V-15  Improved procedures for identification of Orcytes nudivirus disease in the Pacific region.
Sean Marshall - AgResearch, Jana Monk - AgResearch, Shareen Prasad - Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Nicola Richards - AgResearch, Trevor Jackson - AgResearch
   V-16  Melanized encapsulation and apoptosis impact baculovirus infection in gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar).
James McNeil - Penn State University, Matthew Gardner - Penn State Unversity, Diana Cox-Foster - Penn State Unversity, Kelli Hoover - Penn State University
   V-17  In vivo inhibition of HZ-2V pathology using anti P74 RNAi.
Justin Nguyen - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Woojin Kim - University of Massachusetts – Amherst, John Burand - University of Massachusetts – Amherst
   V-18-STU  Generation of BMNPV- resistant BMN cells.
Daisuke Ohtsuka - Laboratory of applied molecular entomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido university, Ken Sahara - Laboratory of applied molecular entomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido university, Shin-ichiro Asano - Laboratory of applied molecular entomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido university, Hisanori Bando - Laboratory of applied molecular entomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido university
   V-19-STU  Analysis of ACMNPV immediate-early gene knockout viruses – with a focus on the function of ME53.
Chikako Ono - Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Shin-ichiro Asano - Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Ken Sahara - Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Hisanori Bando - Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
   V-20  Protein expression profiles of permissive, semi-permissive and non-permissive cells infected by baculovirus.
Holly Popham - USDA ARS BCIRL, Cynthia Goodman - USDA ARS BCIRL, James Grasela - USDA ARS BCIRL
   V-21  Functional analysis of the inhibitor of apoptosis genes in antheraea pernyi nucleopolyhedrovirus.
Yipeng Qi - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Songya LV - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Feng Yan - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Hua Xu - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Daqin Zhang - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University
   V-22  Recombinant expression of the structural proteins of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndromevirus using BMNPV.
Soo-Dong Woo - Chungbuk National University, Jeong-Mi Oh - Chungbuk National University, Hyun-Na Koo - Chungbuk National University, Yeon-Ho Je - Seoul National University, Byung-Rae Jin - Dong-A University
   V-23-STU  Host RNA polymerase-dependent transcription strategies of insect viruses.
Jianli Xue - Miami University, WeiYing Wang - Miami University, Colin Turney - Miami University, Xiao-Wen Cheng - Miami University
   V-24  A recombinant Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus with interruption of the pif-1 gene.
Briana Cardoso Ferreira - Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Maria Elita Batista de Castro - Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Francisco José Rivera Pinedo - Faculdade Juscelino Kubitschek, Marlinda Lobo de Souza - Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia
   V-25  Direct fusion is an alternative pathway for ACMNPV to efficiently gain entry into insect and mammalian cells.
Sicong Dong - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Manli Wang - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Fei Deng - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Zhihong Hu - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Hualin Wang - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS
   V-26  The CPGV spindlin-like protein enhanced the infectivity of baculoviruses and Bacillus thuringiensis.
Xiangyang Liu - Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiulian Sun - Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
   V-27  Metagenomics approach to discover virus: Diaphorina citri reovirus.
Mizuri Marutani-Hert - USDA-ARS, Wayne Hunter - USDA-ARS, David Hall - USDA-ARS
   V-28  An active DNA photolyase (AMV025) from Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus.
Remziye Nalcacioglu - Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Kazim Sezen - Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Ikbal Agah Ince - Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Just M. Vlak - Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Zihni Demirbag - Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Basil Arif - Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Monique M. van Oers - Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University
   V-29  Bacterial but not baculoviral infections stimulate hemolin expression in Helocoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens.
Olle Terenius - Global and Swedish Research Cooperation , Holly Popham - USDA ARS BCIRL, Kent Shelby - USDA ARS BCIRL
   V-30  Integration of picorna-like viruses in multiple insect taxa.
Danielle Tufts - University of Texas at Tyler, K Spencer - University of Texas at Tyler, Wayne Hunter - USDA-ARS, Daymon Hail - University of Texas at Tyler, Blake Bextine - University of Texas at Tyler
   V-31  Identification of a nucleopolyhedrovirus in winter moth populations from Massachusetts.
Anna Welch - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, George Boettner - University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Vincent D'Amico - USDA- Forest Service, University of Delaware, Joseph Elkinton - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, John Burand - University of Massachusetts - Amherst
   V-32  Physiological basis for increased AGIPMNPV infection following feeding of Agrotis ipsilon larvae on Herculex I corn.
Nina Schmidt - Iowa, Jessica Haywood - Iowa State University, Bryony Bonning - Iowa State University
17:30 - 19:00 DINNER BUFFET Outdoor Pavillion
19:00 - 20:00 Division Business Meetings:

Microbial Control DivisionKokopelli Grand Ballroom II
Pathogens of Beneficial Invertebrates DivisionWhite Pine I, II
Beneficial Division Workshop Wednesday, 20:00 - 21:15. White Pine I-II

Bee Health—Diseases and Cures
Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Elke Genersch
20:00  122  RNAi at work in real life application: Targeting invertebrate pests and beneficial organisms’ diseases.
Eyal Ben-Chanoch - Beeologics, Nitzan Paldi - Beeologics
20:15  123  Parasites in bumble bees - An overview of virulence, epidemiology and the impact of commercial breeding.
Mark Brown - Royal Holloway, University of London
20:30  124  Honey bee viruses and their impact on honey bee health.
Elke Genersch - Institute for Bee Research
20:45  125  Chalkbrood distribution and transmission in U.S. populations of the alfalfa leafcutting bee.
Rosalind James - USDA-ARS Bee Biology & Systematics Lab, Theresa Pitts-Singer - USDA-ARS Bee Biology & Systematics Lab, Ellen Klinger - USDA-ARS Bee Biology & Systematics Lab
21:00  126  The prevalence, distribution and hosts of Crithidia bombi in wild bumble bee populations.
James Strange - USDA-ARS-Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Nils Cordes - University of Illinois, Illinois Natural History Survey , Leellen Solter - University of Illinois, Illinois Natural History Survey , Terry Griswold - USDA-ARS-Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Sydney Cameron - Department of Entomology, and Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois
THURSDAY - 20 AUGUST
06:30 - 08:00 BREAKFAST BUFFET Outdoor Pavillion
07:00 - 12:00 Registration Open - (Kokopelli Lobby)
Symposium (Microbial Control Division) Thursday, 08:00 - 10:00. White Pine I-II

Biopesticides in Organic Farming: Available and Potential Technologies

Moderator(s): Surendra Dara
08:00  127  Microbial control of agricultural pests in South Korea.
Jeong Jun Kim - Applied Entomology Division, NAAS, RDA, Sang Guei Lee - Applied Entomology Division, NAAS, RDA, Siwoo Lee - Applied Entomology Division, NAAS, RDA, Hyeong-Jin Jee - Agricultural Microbiology Division
08:30  128  Dipel® biological insecticide: An integral tool for pest control in organic apple production.
Russ Eldridge - Valent BioSciences
09:00  129  Entrust® insecticide: A key tool in organic farming.
Tom Meade - Dow AgroSciences, LLC, Jesse Richardson - Dow AgroSciences, LLC, Luis Gomez - Dow AgroSciences, LLC, James E. Dripps - Dow AgroSciences, LLC, Doris Paroonagian - Dow AgroSciences, LLC
09:30  130  Baculoviruses and fungi as commercial biopesticides: Poised for a breakthrough?
Michael Dimock - Certis USA
Symposium (Microsporidia Division) Thursday, 08:00 - 10:00. Arrowhead I-II

Microsporidia of Beneficial Arthropods
Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): David Oi
08:00  131  Nosema ceranae research in Spain: A review
Raquel Martín-Hernández - Bee Pathology Laboratory, Apicultural Center of Marchamalo, Aránzazu Meana - Animal Health Dep. Faculty of Veterinary (UCM), Pilar García-Palencia - Medicine and Surgery Dep. Faculty of Veterinary (UCM), Mariano Higes - Bee Pathology Laboratory, Apicultural Center of Marchamalo
08:24  132  Nosema ceranae and nosema disease in honey bee.
Wei-Fone Huang - Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Leellen Solter - Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Chung-Hsiung Wang - Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University
08:48  133  Are microsporidia involved in bumble bee decline?
Nils Cordes - Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Leellen Solter - Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Sydney Cameron - Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Jeffrey Lozier - Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, James Strange - USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Terry Griswold - USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research Unit
09:12  134  Social parasitism in microsporidia: Kneallhazia solenopsae development in fire ant colonies.
Yuliya (Julia) Sokolova - Institute of Cytology Russian Academy of Sciences, James Fuxa - Louisiana State University AgCenter Entomology Dept.
09:36  135  Microsporidia of lady beetles used for biological pest control.
Taro Saito - Saint Mary's University, Susan Bjornson - Saint Mary's University
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Thursday, 08:00 - 10:00. Kokopelli Ballroom III

Virus IV
Moderator(s): Just Vlak, Lorena Passarelli
08:00  136  Identification of proteins associated with Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus budded virions.
Ranran Wang - Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Fei Deng - Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Lin Guo - Wuhan University, Hualin Wang - Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Zhihong Hu - Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS
08:15  137-STU  ACMNPV me53 is a non- essential gene required for efficient budded virus production.
Jondavid de Jong - University of Guelph, Basil Arif - Great Lakes Forestry Centre, David Theilmann - Pacific Agri-food Research Centre, Peter Krell - University of Guelph
08:30  138  Majority of the f proteins from granuloviruses are functional analogues of gp64 of ACMNPV.
Feifei Yin - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Manli Wang - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Fei Deng - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Zhihong Hu - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Hualin Wang - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS
08:45  139  Identification of protein-protein interactions of the ODV associated proteins of HEARNPV.
Ke Peng - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Mingzhi Wu - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Fei Deng - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Hualin Wang - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS, Zhihong Hu - Wuhan Institute of Virology,CAS
09:00  140  The core gene ac96 of AVMNPV encodes a per os infectivity factor (pif-4).
Minggang Fang - Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Yingchao Nie - Plant Science, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Stephanie Harris - Saskatoon Research Centre, Martin Erlandson - Saskatoon Research Centre, David Theilmann - Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre
09:15  141-STU  On the binding and fusion of Baculovirus ODV to midgut epithelial cells: Distribution and orientation of pif proteins.
Ke Peng - Laboratory of Virology, Jan W.M. van Lent - Laboratory of Virology, Monique M. van Oers - Laboratory of Virology, Zhihong Hu - Wuhan Institute of Virology, Just M. Vlak - Laboratory of Virology
09:30  142  Fuctions of cis-elements of Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedroviruses p13 gene in early expression modulation.
Yipeng Qi - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Songya LV - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Yingle Liu - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Nan Lu - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Enqi Du - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University
09:45  143-STU  A novel gene (orf74) found in the Maruca vitrata nucleopolyhedrovirus.
Shih-Chia Yeh - Entomology, National Taiwan University, Chih-Yu Wu - Entomology, National Taiwan University, Chu-Fang Lo - Zoology, National Taiwan University, Chung-Hsiung Wang - Zoology, National Taiwan University
10:00 - 10:15 BREAK Kokopelli Lobby
10:15 - 12:30 SIP Annual Business Meeting - (Kokopelli Ballroom II-III)
Retired SIP Members: Where are our old friends now?
Elizabeth W. Davidson - Arizona State University
12:00 - 13:30 LUNCH BUFFET Outdoor Pavillion
12:00 - 13:30 STUDENT BUSINESS MEETING & PIZZA LUNCH Doc's
12:00 - 13:30 Student Awards Committee Meeting - (The Cabin Restaurant)
Symposium (Virus Division) Thursday, 13:30 - 15:30. Kokopelli Ballroom III

The Viral Face of PDV’s: Origin and Structure of the Chromosomally Integrated PDV Genomes
Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Jean-Michel Drezen & Sassan Asgari
13:30  144  Phylogenomic approaches unravel the origin and tempo of bracovirus evolution.
Elisabeth Herniou - IRBI - UMR CNRS 6035, Julien Theze - IRBI - UMR CNRS 6035, Annie Bezier - IRBI - UMR CNRS 6035, Georges Periquet - IRBI - UMR CNRS 6035, Jean-Michel Drezen - IRBI - UMR CNRS 6035
14:00  145  Genetic changes in bracoviruses associated with host shifts in braconid parasitoid wasps.
James Whitfield - University of Illinois, Michael Strand - University of Georgia
14:30  146  Chromosomally integrated glyptapanteles bracovirus genomes: Structure and organization
Dawn Gundersen-Rindal - USDA ARS Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior Laboratory, Chris Desjardins - J. Craig Venter Institute, Vish Nene - J. Craig Venter Institute
15:00  147  A viral origin for ichnovirus particles?
Anne-Nathalie Volkoff - INRA, Jean-Michel Drezen - CNRS, Véronique Jouan - INRA, Serge Urbach - Plate-forme Protéomique CNRS UMR 5203, INSERM U661,UM1, UM2, Gabor Gyapay - CEA-GENOSCOPE-Centre National de Séquençage
Symposium (Nematode Division) Thursday, 13:30 - 15:30. Painted Horse I-II

Ecological Interactions in Entomopathogenic Nematodes

Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Albrecht Koppenhofer, Harry Kaya
13:30  148  Risk-sensitive infection strategies: A new way to look at parasite behavior.
Edwin Lewis - Department of Nematology, James Campbell - USDA, Hsieh Fushing - Department of Statistics, David Shapiro-Ilan - USDA, Glen Stevens - Ferrum College
13:54  149  Virulence and infectivity of entomopathogenic nematodes: Changes with age.
Christine T. Griffin - National University of Ireland Mayooth, Adam G. Guy - National University of Ireland Mayooth, Denis J. Wright - Imperial College London, Michael T. Gaffney - Teagasc
14:18  150  Overcoming antagonists and environmental hazards.
Claudia Dolinski - UENF/CCTA/LEF, David Shapiro-Ilan - USDA-ARS, SEFTNRL
14:42  151  Spatio-temporal nematode-host interactions in turfgrass.
Albrecht Koppenhöfer - Dept. Entomology, Rutgers University, Benjamin McGraw - Dept. Golf and Plant Sciences, State Univeristy of New York
15:06  152  Ecological dynamics of entomopathogenic nematodes in a natural system.
Daniel Gruner - University of Maryland, Donald Strong - University of California - Davis
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Thursday, 13:30 - 14:30. White Pine I-II

Microbial Control III
Moderator(s): Jean Maniania
13:30  153  Evaluation of Iisaria fumosorosea to control the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri.
Steven Arthurs - Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Pasco Avery - Indian River Research and Education Center
13:45  154  Efficacy of fungal pathogens as biologically-based agents for control of adult mosquitoes.
Nancy E. Beckage - University of California-Riverside, Anita R. Gordillo - University of California-Riverside
14:00  155  Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi for the management of Sternochetus mangiferae on mango.
Sunday Ekesi - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Rabiu Salisu Adamu - Ahmadu Bello University, Nguya Kalemba Maniania - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
14:15  156  Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis strain ABG-6193 against field-collected larvae of three Culicine mosquito species.
Samy Hussein Mohamed - Plant Protection Dept
14:30  157  Possible use of Metarhizium for controlling the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus in broiler houses.
Galina Gindin - The Volcani Center, Asayel Rot - Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avishai Lublin - Kimron Veterinary Institute, Itamar Glazer - The Volcani Center, Michael Samish - Kimron Veterinary Institute
14:45  158  The effects of a granulovirus infection on the growth and development of Helicoverpa armigera larvae.
Gustav Bouwer - School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Garry Coulson - School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand
15:00  159  Methods for testing side-effects of pesticides on Neozygites floridana.
Vitalis Wekesa - Departament of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Agricultural Zoology, Escola Superior de Agricultural , Markus Knapp - Koppert Biological Systems, Italo Delalibera - Departament of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Agricultural Zoology, Escola Superior de Agricultural
15:30 - 16:00 BREAK Kokopelli Lobby
Symposium (Cross-Divisional) Thursday, 16:00 - 18:00. Kokopelli Ballroom II

Multitrophic Interactions: Implications for Invertebrate Pathogens
Organizer(s)/Moderator(s): Jenny Cory, Helen Roy
16:00  160  Multitrophic level interactions and population dynamics.
Saskya van Nouhuys - University of Helsinki & Cornell University
16:30  161  Scared sick? Predator-pathogen facilitation strengthens herbivore suppression.
Ricardo Ramirez - Texas A&M University, William Snyder - Washington State University
17:00  162  Multitrophic interactions – Are entomopathogens and parasitoids good for each other?
Jenny Cory - Simon Fraser University
17:30  163  Interactions involving entomopathogenic fungi and insects: An applied perspective.
Jason Baverstock - Rothamsted Research, Helen Roy - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Judith Pell - Rothamsted Research
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Thursday, 16:00 - 18:00. White Pine I-II

Microbial Control IV
Moderator(s): Vitalis Wekesa
16:00  164  Broad spectrum potential of the biopesticide, Isaria fumosorosea for managing insect pests of citrus.
Pasco B. Avery - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Wayne B. Hunter - USDA, ARS , David G. Hall - USDA, ARS, Mark A. Jackson - USDA, ARS, Crop Bioprotection Research Unit, Charles A. Powell - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Michael E. Rogers - University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center
16:15  165  Control of pine weevil Hylobius abietis with entomopathogenic nematodes, and safety of nematodes to nontarget insects.
Christine T. Griffin - National University of Ireland Maynooth, Aoife B. Dillon - Coillte, Darragh Ennis - National University of Ireland Maynooth, Khalil M. Alameen - National University of Ireland Maynooth, Aileen Foster - National University of Ireland Maynooth, Chris D. Harvey - National University of Ireland Maynooth
16:30  166  Field efficacy of Beauveria bassiana on the Vespula germanica wasp nests.
Loreto Merino - NIA Quilamapu, Andrés France - NIA Quilamapu, Marcos Gerding - NIA Quilamapu, Ricardo Ceballos - NIA Quilamapu
16:45  167  Persistence and efficacy of entomopathogens in potting media.
Anne Nielsen - University of California at Davis, Kenneth Spence - University of California at Davis, Denny Bruck - USDA-ARS , Edwin Lewis - University of California at Davis
17:00  168  Field efficacy of a baculovirus isolate that doesn’t cause the liquefaction of Spodoptera frugiperda dead larvae.
Fernando Valicente - Embrapa, Corina Macedo - Student, José Wolff - Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Edmar Tuelher - Student-Embrapa, Carlos Paiva - Student-Embrapa, Alan Costa - Student-Embrapa
17:15  169  Successful introduction of Green Muscle® into Madagascar for the control of the migratory locust Locusta migratoria Capito .
Jocelyn J.H. Rajaonarison - FOFIFA, Nguya Kalemba Maniania - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Rahalivavololona Njaka - FOFIFA, Saholy Ramiliarijaona - FOFIFA
17:30  170  Beauveria bassiana UV resistance in the laboratory and its virulence against the coffee berry borer in the field.
Sandra Valdes - Cenicafé. National Centre of Coffee Research., Carmenza E Gongora - Cenicafe. National Centre of Cofee Research.
17:45  171  Biological control of Asian corn borer using Wolbachia infected line of Trichogramma dendrolimi and its evaluation.
Bin Cong - Laboratory for Biological Control, Shenyang Agricultural University,, Xihua Wang - Laboratory for Biological Control, Shenyang Agricultural University,, Haiyan Zhang - Laboratory for Biological Control, Shenyang Agricultural University,, Haitao Qian - Laboratory for Biological Control, Shenyang Agricultural University,, Hui Dong - Laboratory for Biological Control, Shenyang Agricultural University,
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Thursday, 16:00 - 17:45. Painted Horse I-II

Bacteria III
Moderator(s): Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
16:00  172  Pathogenicity island in the Mexican Serratia entomophila mor4.1 active against Phyllophaga blanchardi larvae (Coleoptera).
Maria Eugenia Nuñez-Valdez - Facultad De Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, Jean Chen - Depts. of Cell Biology and Neuroscience3, University of California, Riverside, Sarjeet Gill - Depts. of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Francisco Villalobos - Facultad De Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, Zitlhally Rodriguez-Segura - Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología2, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
16:15  173  From insect to man: A functional genomic comparison of clinical and insect pathogenic strains of Photorhabdus.
Maria Sanchez-Contreras - University of Bath, Andrea Dowling - University of Exeter, Richard ffrench-Constant - University of Exeter, Nick Waterfield - University of Bath
16:30  174  The fate of toxin complexes in cultured cells.
Michelle Hares - University of Exeter, Stewart Hinchliffe - University of Exeter, Richard ffrench-Constant - University of Exeter
16:45  175  Bacillus thuringiensis biopesticide produced with different amounts of carbon and nitrogen.
Fernando Valicente - Embrapa Maize and Sorghum, Andre Horta - Agronomy Student, Lucas Mendes - Agronomy Student, Amanda Lanza - Student, Sandra Miranda - Student
17:00  176  Expression of aminopeptidases in Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner).
Maria Cristina Crava - Dep. Genética. Universitat de Valencia, Yolanda Bel - Dep. Genética. Universitat de Valencia, Barbara Manachini - Dep. Animal Biology. U. Palermo, Juan Ferré - Dep. Genética. Universitat de Valencia, Baltasar Escriche - Dep. Genética. Universitat de Valencia
17:15  177  Characterization, distribution and cloning cry1 genes efficient against fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Brazil.
Fernando Valicente - Embrapa, Edgard Picoli - Post Doc / Embrapa, Maria Vasconcelos - Embrapa, Newton Carneiro - Embrapa, Andrea Carneiro - Embrapa - C.P 151, Cláudia T. Guimarães - Embrapa, Ubiraci G. P. Lana - Embrapa
17:30  178  Plasmid capture system and its applications.
Jong Yul Roh - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea, Yong Wang - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea, Qin Liu - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea, Xueying Tao - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea, Jae Young Choi - Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea, Hee Jin Shim - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea, Hong Guang Xu - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea, Soo Dong Woo - Department of Agricultural Biology Chungbuk National University, Korea, Byung Rae Jin - College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong-A University, Korea, Yeon Ho Je - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea
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