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1. A multiple ELISA system for simultaneously monitoring intercrop movement and feeding activity of mass-released insect predators

Description:
In the special issue: Effective marking and tracking techniques, for monitoring natural enemy movements in pest management / edited by B. Lavandero, S. Wratten, J. Hagler and M. Jervis.
Author:
Hagler, J.R. , Naranjo, S.E.
Subject:
Hippodamia convergens , predatory insects , monitoring , predation , spatial distribution , dispersal behavior , enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay , biomarkers , immunoglobulin G , analytical methods , beneficial insects , biological control agents , Bemisia argentifolii , insect pests , Gossypium hirsutum , cotton , Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. cantalupensis , cantaloupes , biological control , mark-recapture studies , Arizona
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

2. Comparison of prey-derived and non-insect supplements on egg-laying of Orius insidiosus maintained on artificial diet as adults. [Erratum: 2005 Jan., v. 32, no. 1, p. 180.]

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Ferkovich, S.M. , Shapiro, J.P.
Subject:
Orius insidiosus , predatory insects , biological control agents , insect nutrition , artificial diets , dietary supplements , dietary nutrient sources , Plodia interpunctella , egg proteins , fatty acids , nutritive value , oviposition , insect reproduction
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. 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

5. Foraging behavior and prey interactions by a guild of predators on various lifestages of Bemisia tabac

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Hagler, J.R. , Jackson, C.G. , Isaacs, R. , Machtley, S.A.
Subject:
Bemisia tabaci , predatory insects , foraging , predator-prey relationships , developmental stages , predation , feeding preferences , insect behavior , Aleyrodidae , biological control agents , species differences
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

6. Habitat manipulation of the apple orchard floor to increase ground-dwelling predators and predation of Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Mathews, C.R. , Bottrell, D.G. , Brown, M.W.
Subject:
Cydia pomonella , predatory insects , biological control agents , predation , population density , predator-prey relationships , Malus domestica , apples , orchards , habitats , composts , mulches , thatch
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

7. Increased egg-laying in Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) fed artificial diet supplemented with an embryonic cell line. [Erratum: 2005 Jan., v. 32, no. 1, p. 181.]

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Ferkovich, S.M. , Shapiro, J.P.
Subject:
Orius insidiosus , predatory insects , biological control agents , artificial diets , dietary supplements , Plodia interpunctella , cell lines , oviposition , fecundity , insect reproduction , insect nutrition , nutritive value , insect rearing
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

8. Lacewings and scale insects: a review of predator/prey associations between the Neuropterida and Coccoidea (Insecta: Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, Hemiptera)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Miller, G.L. , Oswald, J.D. , Miller, D.R.
Subject:
Coccoidea (Homoptera) , Neuroptera , lacewings , scale insects , predatory insects , predator-prey relationships , host plants , zoogeography , geographical distribution , biological control agents
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

9. Optimizing a protein-specific ELISA for the detection of protein-marked insects

Description:
In the special issue: Effective marking and tracking techniques, for monitoring natural enemy movements in pest management / edited by B. Lavandero, S. Wratten, J. Hagler and M. Jervis.
Author:
Hagler, J.R.
Subject:
Hippodamia convergens , predatory insects , detection , enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay , immunoglobulin G , blood serum , biomarkers , optimization , systems analysis , beneficial insects , biological control agents
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

10. Predation by Orius insidiosus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) on life stages and species of Frankliniella flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in pepper flowers

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Baez, I. , Reitz, S.R. , Funderburk, J.E.
Subject:
Orius insidiosus , predatory insects , predation , predator-prey relationships , Frankliniella occidentalis , Frankliniella tritici , adult insects , larvae , instars , population density , duration , dispersal behavior , Capsicum annuum , peppers , flowers , biological control agents
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004