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Second Annual RAMP-CIMSPIP Project Review Meeting
October 28-29, 2002, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

 

Monday, October 28, 2002

03:00 p Welcome
03:15 p Comparing costs and risks of IPM and non-IPM strategies in stored grain for agribusiness firms, and alternative approaches to estimating benefits of adopting IPM.
   Dr. Brian Adam, OSU, Stillwater, OK
03:30 p Diatomaceous earth (DE) to control lesser grain borer in rough rice.
    Yaowaluk Chanbang, KSU-USGMPRC, Manhattan, KS 
03:45 p Effect of temperature, exposure interval and depth of diatomaceous earth (Protect-It®) on distribution, mortality, and reproduction of lesser grain borer (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae; Ryzopertha dominica) in wheat.
    Erika Jensen, KSU-USGMPRC, Manhattan, KS  
04:00 p Alternative residual insecticids for stored product protection.
    Dr. Tom Phillips,
OSU, Stillwater, OK
04:15 p Fate and efficacy of spinosad for insect management in farm stored grain.
    Dr. Bhadriraju Subramanyam, KSU, Manhattan, KS
04:30 p Break
04:45 p Contact efficacy of spinosad to stored product insect adults.
    Dr. Michael Toews, KSU, Manhattan, KS
05:00 p Monitoring and modeling CO2 for early detection of spoilage and insect activity in stored grain.
    Charu Bhat,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
05:15 p Flight initiation of red flour beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) as influenced by rearing density, age, and sex.
    Dr. Joel Perez-Mendoza, USGMPRC, Manhattan, KS  
05:30 p Developing new attractants for sawtoothed grain beetle.
    Dr. Gurunath Suryavanshi, KSU-USGMPRC, Manhattan, KS  
05:45 p Counting and species determination of stored grain insects with an electronic monitor: Evaluation  of InsectorTM prototypes.
    Edmond Bonjour,
OSU, Stillwater, OK
06:00 p Depart for Hotel
07:00 p Dinner and Overall Project Discussion

 

Tuesday, October 29, 2002

08:15 a Effects of spatial complexity in retail environments on the ability of Trichogramma wasps to parasitize Indianmeal moth.
    Matt Grieshop, KSU-USGMPRC, Manhattan, KS  
08:30 a Update on oviposition stimulants for Plodia interpunctella and evaluation of an attracticide for Plodia interpunctella.
    Dr. Christian Nansen,
OSU, Stillwater, OK
08:45 a Modeling the population dynamics and the effects of hydroprene on life history parameters of the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella.
    Shiva Mohandass,  KSU-USGMPRC, Manhattan, KS  
09:00 a Some results and thoughts about what we don't sem to about Plodia interpunctella.
    Dr. Christian Nansen,
OSU, Stillwater, OK
09:15 a Efficacy of Actellic against stored grain insects on corn and sunflower seeds.
    Dr. Fangneng Huang, KSU, Manhattan, KS   
09:30 a Effect of temperature management on insect infestation patterns and cages maize weevil, red flour beetle and Indianmeal moth populations in stored corn - Summer 2002 pilot bin trials.
    Dr. Klein Ileleji,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
09:45 a Do heat shock proteins mediate heat tolerance in Tribolium castaneum?
    Rizana Mahroof, KSU, Manhattan, KS
10:00 a Break
10:15 a Enhancement of Beauvaria bassiana efficacy with surface active agents.
    Waseem Akbar, KSU, Manhattan, KS
10:30 a Susceptibility of stored product insects to three species of entomopathogenic nematodes.
    Olgaly Ramos, KSU-USGMPRC, Manhattan, KS   
10:45 a Application of low pressure as an alternative to methyl bromide fumigation for stored product protection.
    Dr. Rajashekhar Hulasare,
OSU, Stillwater, OK
11:00 a Predicting insect mortality during a heat treatment using thermal-death kindetics.
    Dhanaraj Boina, KSU, Manhattan, KS
11:15 a Evaluating effectiveness of heat treatment in a pilot flour mill.
    Dr. Rennie Roesli, KSU, Manhattan, KS
11:30 a Monitoring stored product insects in the KSU flour mill.
    Andy Allen, KSU, Manhattan, KS
11:45 a Osmoregulation in stored grain fungi.
    Dr. Charles Woloshuk,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
12:00 p Monitoring stored product insects and associated pathogens in feed mills.
    Zeb Larson, KSU, Manhattan, KS 
12:15 p Modeling of different stored grain ecosystems with the Post-Harvest Aeration and Storage Simulation Tool (PHAST).
    Dr. Dirk Maier,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
12:30 p Box Lunch and Overall Project Discussion
01:45 p Depart for Indy Airport
03:15 p Arrive at Indy Airport
 

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