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1. A Case Study of the Formosan Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Transported with a Non-Cellulosic Commercial Carrier in South Mississippi

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Lee, Karmen Christeen , Sun, Jian-Zhong , Zhu, Yucheng , Mallette, Eldon J.
Subject:
Coptotermes formosanus , insect pests , invasive species , geographical distribution , case studies , cytochrome-c oxidase , mitochondrial DNA , sequence analysis , provenance , Mississippi
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

2. Comparison of Laboratory Colonies and Field Populations of Tamarixia radiata, an Ectoparasitoid of the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Using Internal Transcribed Spacer and Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I DNA Sequences

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Barr, N.B. , Hall, D.G. , Weathersbee, A.A. III , Nguyen, R. , Stansly, P. , Qureshi, J.A. , Flores, D.
Subject:
insect pests , Diaphorina citri , plant pests , citrus fruits , greening disease , insect vectors , insect control , biological control , parasitoids , ectoparasites , Tamarixia , strains , genetic variation , insect genetics , genes , cytochrome-c oxidase , internal transcribed spacers , genetic markers , evolution , reproductive isolation , geographical variation , geographical distribution , biological control agents
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

3. Evaluating Critical Uncertainty Thresholds in a Spatial Model of Forest Pest Invasion Risk

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Koch, Frank H. , Yemshanov, Denys , McKenney, Daniel W. , Smith, William D.
Subject:
invasive species , forest pests , spatial data , spatial distribution , stochastic processes , Sirex noctilio , insect pests , statistical analysis , risk assessment , ecological invasion , simulation models , equations , geographical distribution , United States
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

4. Freight Transportation and the Potential for Invasions of Exotic Insects in Urban and Periurban Forests of the United States

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Colunga-Garcia, Manuel , Haack, Robert A. , Adelaja, Adesoji O.
Subject:
introduced species , insect pests , forest insects , forest pests , geographical distribution , transportation , freight , imports , forests , urban areas , ecological invasion , invasive species , risk assessment , models , United States
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

5. Molecular Identification of the Light Brown Apple Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in California Using a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay of the Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 Locus

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Barr, N.B. , Ledezma, L.A. , Vasquez, J.D. , Epstein, M. , Kerr, P.H. , Kinnee, S. , Sage, O. , Gilligan, T.M.
Subject:
insect pests , moths , Epiphyas postvittana , plant pests , loci , insect control , etiology , pest identification , insect genetics , molecular genetics , genetic markers , internal transcribed spacers , polymerase chain reaction , gel electrophoresis , agarose , validity , population genetics , genetic variation , geographical distribution , California
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

6. Population Genetic Structure of Aphis glycines

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Michel, Andrew P. , Zhang, Wei , Jung, Jin Kyo , Kang, Sung-Taeg , Mian, M.A. Rouf
Subject:
Aphis glycines , insect pests , plant pests , population structure , population genetics , invasive species , geographical distribution , adaptation , microsatellite repeats , genetic markers , alleles , genetic polymorphism , loci , genetic variation , heterozygosity , genotype , geographical variation , clones , temporal variation , asexual reproduction , North America , South Korea
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

7. Potential exposure of a classical biological control agent of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, on non-target aphids in North America

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Wyckhuys, Kris A.G. , Koch, Robert L. , Kula, Robert R. , Heimpel, George E.
Subject:
Aphis glycines , insect pests , plant pests , insect control , biological control , Binodoxys , parasitoids , biological control agents , adverse effects , nontarget organisms , indigenous species , environmental assessment , risk assessment , soybeans , Glycine max , geographical distribution , spatial distribution , probabilistic models , Minnesota
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

8. Recent occurrence of Aphanogmus dictynna (Waterston) (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae) in Kenya -- an important hyperparasitoid of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Buffington, Matthew L. , Polaszek, Andrew
Subject:
Aphanogmus , parasitoids , biological control agents , Hypothenemus hampei , insect pests , plant pests , new host records , geographical distribution , insect taxonomy , coffee beans , Coffea , hyperparasitism , superparasitism , redescriptions , insect morphology , Kenya
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

9. Seasonal Occurrence and Abundance of the Potato Psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli, in South Central Washington

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Munyaneza, Joseph E. , Crosslin, James M. , Buchman, Jeremy L.
Subject:
Solanum tuberosum , potatoes , Psyllidae , insect pests , plant pests , insect vectors , seasonal variation , pest monitoring , insect control , vector control , geographical distribution , population dynamics , insect reproduction , migration behavior , Bactericera cockerelli , Washington
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

10. Texas Is the Overwintering Source of Fall Armyworm in Central Pennsylvania: Implications for Migration Into the Northeastern United States

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Nagoshi, Rodney N. , Fleischer, Shelby , Meagher, Robert L.
Subject:
Spodoptera frugiperda , insect pests , plant pests , overwintering , geographical distribution , migration behavior , cytochrome-c oxidase , haplotypes , Zea mays , corn , provenance , genotype , genetic variation , Texas , Pennsylvania
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009