NE1032: Biological Control of Arthropod Pests and Weeds
List of Annual Meetings
- Date:
- Tuesday 03/19/13 to Tuesday 03/19/13
- Location:
- Eden Resort and Suites, 222 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA.
- Contacts:
- Richard Casagrande,
- Additional Info:
- The NE1032 Annual Meeting will be in conjunction with the Entomological Society of America - Eastern Branch Meeting. The ESA meeting (March 17-19) is at the Eden Resort and Suites (222 Eden Road, Lancaster PA) and our symposium and business meeting is scheduled for March 19 from 8AM till Noon. Registration information is at: http://www.entsoc.org/eastern/2013-eastern-branch-annual-meeting.
- Last Modified:
- 13-Feb-2013
- Date:
- Thursday 01/12/12 to Thursday 01/12/12
- Location:
- Lowes Annapolic Hotel in Annapolis, MD
- Contacts:
- Richard C. Rhodes, Michael P. Hoffman,
- Additional Info:
- This annual meeting will be held in conjunction with the 23rd USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive species, January 10-13, 2012 at the Lowes Annapolis Hotel in Annapolis, MD. NE1032 is a multi-state research project intended to enhance cooperation among states in the biological control of arthropod pests and weeds. NE1032 will sponsor a series of research presentations from 8AM to 10AM on Thursday, January 12 and will hold a business meeting with informal discussions over lunch on that day. Research presentations will include: winter moth, swallow-worts, mile-a-minute vine, lily leaf beetle, brown marmorated stink bug, tree of heaven, and multiflora rose. Additional collaborative research will be discussed over lunch. Meeting participants should register for the Interagency Research Forum. Information on registration, housing, etc. is available at: http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/interagency_forum/.
- Last Modified:
- 16-Apr-2012
- Date:
- Friday 10/01/10 to Tuesday 10/05/10
- Location:
- North Hampton, MA
- Contacts:
- Roy Van Driesche, Mark Hoddle,
- Additional Info:
- This annual meeting is part of the 2010 Biological Control for Nature Conference. Progress for various ongoing projects will be informally and briefly discussed. NE1032 is a multi-state research project intended to enhance cooperation among states in the biological control of arthropod pests and weeds. A short business meeting will be followed by discussions on several ongoing projects, including hemlock woolly adelgid, invasive tenthredinid leafminers, winter moth, lily leaf beetle, swallow-worts and mile-a-minute vine. This meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. Following this meeting, there will be presentations on a biological control project with natural area conservation implications. Additional information at http://biocontrolfornature.ucr.edu/program.html
- Last Modified:
- 05-Jan-2011
- Date:
- Thursday 01/15/09 to Thursday 01/15/09
- Location:
- Loews Annapolis Hotel
- Contacts:
- Richard Casagrande
- Additional Info:
- This meeting coincides with the 20th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species, scheduled for January 13-16, 2009.
The NE1032 meeting will begin at the Loews Annapolis Hotel on Wed., January 14 with the presentations indicated in the Forum Announcement:Wednesday Afternoon, Jan. 14
1:00 - 3:00 pm - NORTHEAST REGIONAL BIOCONTROL PROJECT Moderator - Richard Casagrande, University of Rhode Island - Kingston, RI
1:00 Project overview, goals, participants. Richard Casagrande, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
1:05 Status report: Winter moth. Joseph Elkinton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1:10 Status report: Swallow-worts. Aaron Weed, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
1:25 Status report: Garlic mustard. Luke Skinner, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN
1:40 Status report: Mile-a-minute weed. Judy Hough-Goldstein, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
2:00 Ailanthus (Tree of heaven) update. Scott Salom, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2:20 Japanese knotweed program. Fritzi Grevstad, University of Washington, Long Beach, WA
2:40 Birch leafminer: success. Roger Fuester, USDA ARS, Newark, DE
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK
This series of presentations will be part of the Research Forum with an audience of 200-300.
The NE1032 meeting will continue with a business meeting from noon until 2PM on Thursday in the Board Room. The entire meeting (Tuesday through Friday) is devoted to invasive species and their management - particularly biological control.
Please come prepared to discuss ways in which we can collaborate to improve our biocontrol efforts and give some thought to a meeting venue for next year. (We are considering joining a Garlic Mustard Biocontrol Symposium at Cornell next October, but we could also consider the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America or possibly returning to Annapolis.)
- Last Modified:
- 27-Apr-2009