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1995 Midwest Institute for Biological Control
"Predators, Parasites and Pathogens"
July 9-14, 1995
Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois
Course Outline
Monday, July 10
- Logistics, agenda repairs, other details (Wiedenmann/Maddox)
- Introduction to pathogens (Maddox)
- Introduction to predators (Obrycki)
- Introduction to parasites (Wiedenmann)
- Insect viruses (with lab) (Maddox)
- Families of predators and parasites lab (Obrycki/Wiedenmann)
Tuesday, July 11
- Bacterial infections (with lab) (Lewis)
- Fungal infections (with lab) (Maddox)
- Protozoan infections (with lab) (Maddox/Brooks)
- Nematode infections (Brooks)
- Disease diagnostic lab (Maddox/Lewis/Brooks)
Wednesday, July 12
- Epizootiology (Maddox)
- Diseases in laboratory cultures (Maddox)
- Processes of host utilization (habitat selection, host finding and host acceptance) (Wiedenmann)
- Parasite development (Strand)
- Host suitability and regulation (Strand)
Thursday, July 13
- Predator search behavior (O'Neil)
- Host range and specificity of predators, parasites and pathogens (Maddox/Obrycki/Wiedenmann)
- Interactions among pathogens, predators and parasites (Brooks)
- Microbial control (Maddox/Lewis)
- Applications for biological control (Obrycki/Wiedenmann)
Friday, July 14
- Molecular biology of pathogens (Maddox)
- Genetic manipulation of natural enemies (Maddox/Obrycki/Wiedenmann)
- Temporal synchrony of parasites and predators (Obrycki)
- Parasite communities (Wiedenmann)
- Discussion section on contemporary and contentious issues
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