Christopher M. Ranger

Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS
Wooster, Ohio

Presentation(s):

• Ecological risks associated with management of crape myrtle bark scale Acanthococcus lagerstroemia

  Sunday, November 13, 2022
  8:20 AM – 8:40 AM PT

• USDA-NIFA-SCRI: Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops

  Sunday, November 13, 2022
  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT

• Attraction of female fungus gnats (Lycoriella spp.) to oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) and oyster mushroom growing media

  Monday, November 14, 2022
  8:12 AM – 8:24 AM PT

• 2nd Place: A peek at how different oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp.) hunting strategies can impact fungus gnat (Lycoriella spp.) management

  Monday, November 14, 2022
  8:00 AM – 8:12 AM PT

• Sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia argentifolii) detection integrating plant volatiles, near infrared spectroscopy and environmental DNA in tomato plants for integrated pest management automation

  Monday, November 14, 2022
  8:48 AM – 9:00 AM PT

• A non-ALBOW infesting seasoned wood

  Tuesday, November 15, 2022
  1:42 PM – 1:54 PM PT

• Seasonal patterns of ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) species in Ohio

  Tuesday, November 15, 2022
  3:54 PM – 4:06 PM PT

• Acetic acid stimulates burrowing and colonization success of the ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus germanus

  Wednesday, November 16, 2022
  1:30 PM – 1:42 PM PT

• Transcriptomic analysis of the mycangium from the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

  Wednesday, November 16, 2022
  4:18 PM – 4:30 PM PT