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1. A Fluctuating Thermal Regime Improves Survival of Cold-Mediated Delayed Emergence in Developing Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

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Author:
Rinehart, Joseph P. , Yocum, George D. , West, Mark , Kemp, William P.
Subject:
Megachile rotundata , pollinating insects , mortality , temperature , cold , temporal variation , insect development , eclosion , insect rearing , cold storage
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2011

2. A wild strain of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from farm-stored maize in South Carolina: Development under different temperature, moisture, and dietary conditions

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Includes references
Author:
Arbogast, R.T.
Subject:
Plodia interpunctella , storage insects , strains , insect development , duration , egg hatchability , mortality , corn , artificial diets , storage temperature , moisture content , relative humidity , mathematical models , South Carolina
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2007

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

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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

4. Assessing the Risk to Nontarget Organisms from Bt Corn Resistant to Corn Rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Tier-I Testing with Orius insidiosus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)

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Includes references
Author:
Duan, J.J. , Teixeira, D. , Huesing, J.E. , Jiang, C.
Subject:
Zea mays , transgenic plants , Bacillus thuringiensis , crystal proteins , pest resistance , insect control , rootworms , Diabrotica , risk assessment , nontarget organisms , predatory insects , Orius insidiosus , dietary exposure , mortality , insect development
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

5. Biology and Biotype Determination of Greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on Seashore Paspalum Turfgrass (Paspalum vaginatum)

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Includes references
Author:
Nuessly, G.S. , Nagata, R.T. , Burd, J.D. , Hentz, M.G. , Carroll, A.S. , Halbert, S.E.
Subject:
Schizaphis graminum , insect biology , biotypes , host plants , Paspalum vaginatum , turf grasses , cultivars , insect development , insect reproduction , fecundity , longevity , mortality , virulence , plant damage , Florida
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

6. 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

7. Biology of Diorhabda elongata deserticola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an Asian leaf beetle for biological control of saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) in the United States

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Lewis, P.A. , DeLoach, C.J. , Knutson, A.E. , Tracy, J.L. , Robbins, T.O.
Subject:
Diorhabda elongata , insect biology , life history , insect development , developmental stages , heat sums , mortality , insect reproduction , population growth , insect ecology , phenology , seasonal variation , overwintering , eclosion , diapause , biological control agents , Tamarix , invasive species , weed control , biological control , Colorado , Wyoming , Utah , Nevada , California , Texas
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

8. Biology of the Armored Scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), a Candidate Agent for Biological Control of Giant Reed

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Moran, Patrick J. , Goolsby, John A.
Subject:
life cycle (organisms) , Diaspididae , scale insects , biological control agents , insect biology , weed control , Arundo donax , life history , insect development , developmental stages , mortality , longevity , insect reproduction
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2010

9. Biology of the galling wasp Tetramesa romana, a biological control agent of giant reed

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Moran, Patrick J. , Goolsby, John A.
Subject:
Tetramesa , biological control agents , weed control , Arundo donax , stem galls , insect biology , mortality , insect reproduction , parthenogenesis , oviposition , insect development , population growth , provenance
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

10. Bionomics of Orasema simplex (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae), a parasitoid of Solenopsis fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Varone, L. , Briano, J.
Subject:
Eucharitidae , parasitoids , biological control agents , Solenopsis invicta , Solenopsis richteri , fire ants , mortality , female fertility , oviposition , parasitism , sex ratio , insect development , host plants , diurnal activity , ant control , Argentina
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009