2003
NCR-148 Meeting Summary
Migration
and Dispersal of Insects and Other Biotic Agents
Regency Ballroom G Hyatt
Regency
Cincinnati, OH
in conjunction with the
Entomological
Society of America Annual Meeting
October 28, 2003
Rufus Isaacs
Attendees
Andrei
Alyokhin – University
Maine
Carlyle Brewster – Virginia
Tech University
David Byrne – University
Arizona *
Mathew Carroll – University Minnesota
Mike Chippendale – University
Missouri
Robert Hedlund – U.S.AID
Gary Hein – University Nebraska
*
Rick Hellmich – USDA–ARS, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
(Secretary Treasurer) *
Dave Hogg – University Wisconsin (Administrative
Advisor)
Thomas Holtzer – Colorado State University (WCC60 representative)
Casey Hoy – Ohio State University *
Rufus Isaacs – Michigan State
University (Chair Elect) *
Scott Isard – Illinois Natural History Survey
*
Gail Kampmeier – Illinois Natural History Survey
Kyung Seok Kim – USDA–ARS,
Ames, Iowa
Rick Meyer – USDA, CSREES, Washington DC
Jawwad Qureshi – Kansas
State University
Brendon Reardon – USDA–ARS, Ames, Iowa
Tom Sappington – USDA–ARS,
Ames, Iowa
John Snyder – Mississippi State University
Joe Spencer – Illinois
Natural History Survey (Chair)
Rob Vennette – University Minnesota
*
* Denotes State Representative
The meeting
was called to order at 7:15 pm by Chair, Joe Spencer. He welcomed the committee
and proceeded with introductions. Minutes were reviewed. Gail Kampmeier proposed
and Rufus Isaacs seconded their approval.
David
Byrne noted that he and Casey Hoy organized a Section F Symposium: Importance
of Migration and Dispersal for Integrated Pest Management. Several NCR-148
members participated. Gary Hein’s talk was unintentionally
dropped. Committee members also participated in another Section F Symposium:
Applications of Remote Sensing in Entomology.
Committee & Administrator
Reports
Awards – Gail
Kampmeier presented Mike Chippendale with an inscribed plaque in recognition
and appreciation for his contributions to the NCR-148 Committee as the Administrative
Advisor. Dr. Chippendale said that he enjoyed the participation and that
he believes the committee is on track for continued success.
Nominations – Rob
Vennette was nominated and elected to be Secretary/Treasurer for 2004. Joe
Spencer, Rick Hellmich and Rufus Isaacs were selected for the nomination
committee for 2004, and agreed to provide a list of nominees for elected
positions for the 2004 meeting.
Site – David
Byrne, Scott Isard, and Rufus Isaacs updated the committee on plans to hold
the 2004 meeting in Tucson, AZ. A potential hotel has rooms in the $125 to
$135 range. WCC60 Administrative Advisor, Tom Holtzer, indicated he thought
the WCC60 committee (Science and Management of Pesticide Resistance) would
be interested in a joint meeting with NCR148 if a time convenient to both
committees could be found. The Site Committee will try to coordinate this
meeting with WCC60 and will report back to NCR148 members through email.
CSREES Report – Rick
Meyer NRI and other CSREES-sponsored grants have been delayed because of
reorganization. Requests for proposals will be posted on the website. The
agency budget has not been passed and is under a continuing resolution. There
is a program specialist position GS 9/11-12 open in the plant section. Updated
news related to plants and pests can be found at the CSREES
website under programs information.
Administrator Report – Dr.
David Hogg welcomed the opportunity to be the new administrative
advisor to the committee, which he knew was a very productive committee.
He noted that the committee’s
new proposal is due December 1, which is necessary for approval by various
administrative committees. North Central (NC) Directors approval will be
next summer. We should consider additional members. Also, this is a good
time for each of us to work with experiment station directors to update the
database of participants.
Associated Meetings
The
19th Annual Symposium of the International Association of Landscape Ecology
U.S. Regional Association will be held 31 March - 2 April, 2004 in Las Vegas,
NV at the Alexis Park Resort.
Some sessions that might be of interest: Metapopulation modeling, Quantitative
Relationships Between Landscape Processes and Patterns and Wildlife, Cross-scale
Landscape Analysis, Landscape Modeling of Disease and Invasive Species, New
Technology to Evaluate Spatially Distributed Landscape and Ecology Functions,
Remote Sensing, Scaling, Integrative Concepts, Modeling Species Patterns,
and Spatial Analysis.
The Pan American Aerobiology
Society will meet June 15-17 2003 in San Diego.
The
16th Conference on Biometeorology and Aerobiology will be held in Vancouver,
BC, Canada, August 23 – 27, 2004.
Association
of the International Association for Landscape Ecology: Transdisciplinary
Challenges in Landscape Ecology will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, March
30, - April 4, 2004.
Annual meeting of the Entomological
Society of America will be in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 14-17, 2004.
Renewal
Document
Revisions
to the renewal document were discussed. Writing committee includes Scott
Isard, Joe Spencer, Gail Kampmeier, and Rufus Isaacs. Committee members should
send corrections to Joe Spencer by end of week. He will send next draft to
members via email by second week in November. National Information Management
and Support System (NIMSS) located at the University of Maryland as templates
for regional committees. Website Andrei Alyokhin, Gail Kampmeier and Rufus
Isaacs will work together to update the committee’s website
Presentations (Presentations
were limited due to time restrictions.)
Michigan
Rufus Isaacs discussed a collaborative project with Scott Isard entitled
Pesticide Reduction in the Face of Japanese Beetle Invasion: Testing a Local
IPM Strategy in the Context of Regional Invasion, which was funded by NC-IPM.
In this project, the objectives are to 1) measure rates of dispersal of Japanese
beetle under field conditions to determine the implications of beetle immigration
and emigration for its management, 2) test the effectiveness of Local IPM
programs for reducing populations of Japanese beetle and other key pests,
3) predict future range expansion of Japanese beetle at local and regional
scales. The goal of this research project is to develop and implement effective
strategies to maintain IPM programs in the face of invasion by Japanese beetle, Popillia
japonica. Japanese beetles are a major problem for blueberry growers
because they want to avoid harvesting beetles with berries. Movement of
Japanese beetles through the North Central region will be monitored.
Illinois
Scott Isard discussed
a project to evaluate potential sources of soybean rust that could be introduced
into North America. This project is partially funded by APHIS. Soybean rust
is a serious disease causing crop losses in other parts of the world. It
has not yet been detected in the continental United States, but the fact
that it is principally spread by wind-borne spores indicates it may eventually
reach major soybean growing areas in this country. Scott is using atmospheric
models to evaluate likely pathways and timing of soybean transport into the
U. S.
Maine
Andrei Alyokhin discussed
research related to potato colonizing aphids. Potato aphid, green peach aphid,
and buckthorn aphid vector potato virus Y and potato leaf roll virus. Aphid
movement on soil surface suggests interplant movement of aphids occurs, but
aphids have low propensity to move off plants. Details of this research and
several other related projects can be found at his website.
Iowa
Brendon Reardon a graduate
student with Tom Sappington summarized research related to European corn
borer movement. They are investigating the influence of various types of
vegetation on the aggregation behavior of these moths. Mark and recapture
studies suggest that most of the moths leave an area despite the presence
of densely-planted wheat and millet. Meeting was adjourned at
9:35 PM.
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