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1. A Soil Inoculant Inhibits Armillaria mellea In Vitro and Improves Productivity of Grapevines with Root Disease

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Baumgartner, K. , Warnock, A.E.
Subject:
Vitis vinifera , grapes , Armillaria mellea , plant pathogenic fungi , fungal diseases of plants , diameter , root diseases , biological control , biological control agents , soil inoculation , soil bacteria , disease control , crop yield , plant nutrition , plant growth , grape juice , fruit quality , phosphorus , potassium , soluble solids , disease course , mortality , microirrigation , California
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006

2. Acceptability and Suitability of Athel, Tamarix aphylla, to the Leaf Beetle Diorhabda elongata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a Biological Control Agent of Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Milbrath, L.R. , Deloach, C.J.
Subject:
Diorhabda elongata , biological control agents , host plants , Tamarix aphylla , Tamarix , host specificity , oviposition , insect development , mortality , body size , insect reproduction , fecundity , nontarget organisms , host preferences
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006

3. Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates against Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Weathersbee, A.A. III , Lapointe, S.L. , Shatters, R.G. Jr.
Subject:
Diaprepes abbreviatus , biological control agents , Bacillus thuringiensis , strains , bacterial spores , delta-endotoxins , crystal proteins , insecticidal proteins , dietary exposure , acute toxicity , dose response , lethal dose 50
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006

4. Adjuvants enhance the biological control potential of an isolate of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides for biological control of sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Boyette, C.D.
Subject:
Senna obtusifolia , broadleaf weeds , biological control agents , mycoherbicides , Glomerella cingulata , plant pathogenic fungi , pesticide adjuvants , biological control , virulence , surfactants , emulsions , weed control , plant growth , corn oil , dew , duration
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006

5. Androthrips ramachandrai (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae): an introduced thrips in the United States

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Boyd, D.W. Jr. , Held, D.W.
Subject:
Phlaeothripidae , introduced species , geographical distribution , predatory insects , biological control agents , insect biology , Ficus , galls , Gynaikothrips , Alabama , California , Florida , Hawaii , Louisiana , Mississippi , Texas
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006

6. Application technology and environmental considerations for use of entomopathogenic nematodes in biological control

Description:
In the special issue edited by H.K. Kaya and E.E. Lewis. Paper presented at the Third International Symposium on Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Symbiotic Bacteria held 2003, Wooster, Ohio.
Author:
Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. , Gouge, D.H. , Piggott, S.J. , Fife, J.P.
Subject:
entomopathogenic nematodes , biological control agents , application technology , application methods , application equipment , application rate , environmental factors , soil treatment , literature reviews
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006

7. Assessing potential biological control of the invasive plant, tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Ding, J. , Wu, Y. , Zheng, H. , Fu, W. , Reardon, R. , Liu, M.
Subject:
Ailanthus altissima , invasive species , introduced species , woody weeds , weed control , biological control , plant competition , allelochemicals , allelopathy , literature reviews , natural enemies , plant pests , biological control agents , insect pests , plant pathogenic fungi , plant viruses , host range , host specificity , nontarget organisms , adverse effects
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006

8. Assessment of risk of attack to safflower by Ceratapion basicorne (Coleoptera: Apionidae), a prospective biological control agent of Centaurea solstitialis (Asteraceae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Smith, L. , Hayat, R. , Cristofaro, M. , Tronci, C. , Tozlu, G. , Lecce, F.
Subject:
Brentidae , phytophagous insects , biological control agents , Centaurea solstitialis , weed control , host plants , host range , host specificity , risk assessment , Carthamus tinctorius , nontarget organisms , Turkey (country)
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006

9. Bacillus species NRRL B-30212 for reducing Fusarium head blight in cereals

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Schisler, D.A. , Khan, N.I. , Boehm, M.J.
Subject:
Triticum aestivum , wheat , Hordeum vulgare , barley , grain crops , fungal diseases of plants , blight , Fusarium , Gibberella zeae , disease control , fungal antagonists , Bacillus (bacteria) , plant pathogenic bacteria , biological control agents , United States
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006

10. Beauveria bassiana Horizontal Infection Between Cadavers and Adults of the Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Klinger, E. , Groden, E. , Drummond, F.
Subject:
Leptinotarsa decemlineata , insect control , biological control agents , entomopathogenic fungi , Beauveria bassiana , infection , disease transmission , dead animals , adult insects , behavioral resistance , mathematical models , Solanum tuberosum , potatoes , Maine
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2006