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1. A freeze-dried diet to test pathogens of Colorado potato beetle

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Includes references
Author:
Martin, P.A.W.
Subject:
Leptinotarsa decemlineata , entomopathogenic bacteria , Photorhabdus luminescens , Serratia marcescens , Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis , Chromobacterium , pathogenicity , screening , bioassays , artificial diets , freeze drying , insect growth , mortality , biological control agents
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

2. A technique for continuous mass rearing of the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Fisher, J.R. , Bruck, D.J.
Subject:
Otiorhynchus sulcatus , Curculionidae , insect rearing , mass rearing , meridic diets , mortality , insect growth , larval development , ova , cold storage
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

3. Biology and development of the wild and golden sport of Grapholita prunivora (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

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Includes references
Author:
Neven, L.G. , Mantey, K.D.
Subject:
Grapholita , insect biology , insect development , developmental stages , insect growth , heat sums , temperature , mortality , insect reproduction , mating behavior , insect rearing , strain differences , insect pests , Malus domestica , apples , Washington
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

4. Comparison of nonmaize hosts to support western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval biology

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Clark, T.L. , Hibbard, B.E.
Subject:
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera , insect pests , larvae , host plants , roots , Zea mays , corn , alternative hosts , grasses , larval development , insect growth , mortality , temporal variation , resistance management , host preferences
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

5. Development of bollworms, Helicoverpa zea, on two commercial Bollgard cultivars that differ in overall Cry1Ac levels

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Adamczyk, J.J. Jr. , Gore, J.
Subject:
Helicoverpa zea , Gossypium hirsutum , cotton , transgenic plants , cultivars , delta-endotoxins , crystal proteins , insecticidal proteins , gene expression , quantitative analysis , insect development , insect growth , varietal resistance
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

6. Do Tissue Carbon and Nitrogen Limit Population Growth of Weevils Introduced to Control Waterhyacinth at a Site in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California?

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Spencer, David F. , Ksander, Gregory G.
Subject:
Neochetina , Neochetina eichhorniae , insect pests , plant pests , biological control agents , introduced species , insect growth , insect reproduction , Eichhornia crassipes , noxious weeds , aquatic weeds , invasive species , weed control , biological control , chemical constituents of plants , carbon nitrogen ratio , California
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

7. Effect of dietary copper on larval development of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Lapointe, S.L. , Weathersbee, A.A. III , Doostdar, H. , Mayer, R.T.
Subject:
Diaprepes abbreviatus , heavy metals , dietary minerals , copper , larval development , artificial diets , copper sulfate , copper hydroxide , adverse effects , mortality , dose response , insect growth , insect control
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

8. Evaluation of subtropical and tropical fruits as potential hosts for the southern strain of plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Hallman, G.J. , Gould, W.P.
Subject:
Conotrachelus nenuphar , strains , host plants , host range , fruits (plant anatomy) , tropical and subtropical fruits , larvae , feeding behavior , insect growth , insect development , insect reproduction , oviposition , mortality , insect pests
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

9. Host suitability of nonmaize agroecosystem grasses for the western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Wilson, T.A. , Hibbard, B.E.
Subject:
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera , host range , host plants , Zea mays , corn , alternative hosts , grasses , Poaceae , weed hosts , nutritive value , larval development , mortality , insect growth
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

10. Life history and cost analysis for continuous rearing of Perillus bioculatus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) on a zoophytogenous artificial diet

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Coudron, T.A. , Kim, Y.
Subject:
Perillus bioculatus , predatory insects , beneficial insects , insect rearing , mass rearing , artificial diets , nutritive value , life history , insect growth , insect development , mortality , insect reproduction , female fertility , fecundity , oviposition , population growth , cost analysis , cost effectiveness
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004