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

Description:
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. Cellulose bait improves the effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae as a microbial control of termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Wang, C. , Powell, J.E.
Subject:
Reticulitermes flavipes , Coptotermes formosanus , subterranean termites , insect control , biological control agents , entomopathogenic fungi , Metarhizium anisopliae , baits , cellulose , powders , pesticide formulations , dose response , mortality , termite control
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

3. Conditions for short-term storage of field-collected spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris (Say) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), adults prior to augmentative release

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Thorpe, K.W. , Aldrich, J.R.
Subject:
Podisus maculiventris , predatory insects , biological control agents , Leptinotarsa decemlineata , storage time , storage temperature , photoperiod , food availability , starvation , mortality , fecundity
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

4. Diatomaceous earth increases the efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against Tribolium castaneum larvae and increases conidia attachment

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Akbar, W. , Lord, J.C. , Nechols, J.R. , Howard, R.W.
Subject:
Tribolium castaneum , Beauveria bassiana , entomopathogenic fungi , biological control agents , diatomaceous earth , pesticide synergists , synergism , adult insects , larvae , mortality , dose response , lethal dose , conidia , cell adhesion , relative humidity , insect cuticle , lipid content , storage insects , insect control , hard red winter wheat
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

5. Effect of application method on fitness of entomopathogenic nematodes emerging at different times

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Perez, E.E. , Lewis, E.E. , Shapiro-Ilan, D.I.
Subject:
Steinernema feltiae , Heterorhabditis bacteriophora , entomopathogenic nematodes , biological control agents , nematode larvae , application methods , pathogenicity , mortality , dehydration (animal physiology) , temporal variation , Galleria mellonella , infection
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

6. Effect of entomopathogenic nematode concentration on survival during cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Bai, C. , Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. , Gaugler, R. , Yi, S.
Subject:
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora , Steinernema carpocapsae , entomopathogenic nematodes , nematode biology , cryopreservation , glycerol , aqueous solutions , nematode larvae , mortality , population density , biological control agents , virulence , Galleria mellonella
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

7. Effects of combining an entomopathogenic fungi or bacterium with entomopathogenic nematodes on mortality of Curculio caryae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Shapiro-Ilan, D.I. , Jackson, M. , Reilly, C.C. , Hotchkiss, M.W.
Subject:
Heterorhabditis , Steinernema carpocapsae , Beauveria bassiana , Metarhizium anisopliae , Paecilomyces fumosoroseus , Serratia marcescens , entomopathogenic bacteria , biological control agents , virulence , Curculio caryae , mortality , application rate , insect control , Heterorhabditis indica
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

8. Effects of selected insecticides on Cotesia plutellae, endoparasitoid of Plutella xylostella

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Haseeb, M. , Liu, T.X. , Jones, W.A.
Subject:
Cotesia plutellae , parasitoids , insecticides , dose response , Plutella xylostella , integrated pest management , adverse effects , nontarget organisms , males , females , adults , longevity , mortality , biological control agents , plant pests , insect pests , Bacillus thuringiensis , spinosad , indoxacarb , cyhalothrin , lethal dose , toxicity , developmental stages , pupae , parasitism , natural enemies
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

9. Feeding and oviposition behavior of Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its predicted effectiveness as a biological control agent for Polygonum perfoliatum L. (Polygonales: Polygonaceae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Colpetzer, K. , Hough-Goldstein, J. , Harkins, K.R. , Smith, M.T.
Subject:
Curculionidae , biological control agents , feeding preferences , oviposition sites , Polygonum perfoliatum , noxious weeds , weed control , plant damage , plant growth , mortality , plant reproduction , seed productivity
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

10. Feeding preference of three lady beetle predators of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Homoptera: Adelgidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Butin, E.E. , Havill, N.P. , Elkinton, J.S. , Montgomery, M.E.
Subject:
Coccinellidae , Harmonia axyridis , predatory insects , biological control agents , predator-prey relationships , feeding preferences , Adelges tsugae , Adelgidae , Aphididae , developmental stages , predation , insect development , mortality , host plants , Paraprociphilus tessellatus
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004