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1. Can a Specialist Parasitoid, Macrocentrus cingulum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Influence the Ecotype Structure of Its Preferred Host Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

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Author:
Zaman, Faruque U. , Calvin, Dennis D. , Rajotte, Edwin G. , Sumerford, Douglas V.
Subject:
Ostrinia nubilalis , insect pests , plant pests , Macrocentrus , natural enemies , parasitoids , biological control agents , ecotypes , natural selection , selection response , life history , univoltine habit , multivoltine habit , eclosion , adult insects , diapause , sex ratio , weight , overwintering , evolution , Pennsylvania
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2010

2. Consideration of Eurytoma sivinskii Gates and Grissell, a eurytomid (Hymenoptera) with unusual foraging behaviors, as a biological control agent of tephritid (Diptera) fruit flies

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Author:
Mena-Correa, J. , Sivinski, J. , Anzures-Dadda, A. , Ramírez-Romero, R. , Gates, M. , Aluja, M.
Subject:
Eurytomidae , biological control agents , host range , Anastrepha , fruit flies , insect pests , pupae , adult insects , hyperparasitism , hyperparasitoids , parasitoids , larvae , fecundity , ova , insect development , eclosion
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2010

3. Evaluation of sticky traps and insecticides to prevent gall induction by Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmerman (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) on Ficus benjamina

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Author:
Held, David W. , Boyd, David W. Jr.
Subject:
insecticides , sticky traps , insect control , Ficus benjamina , Thysanoptera , galls , insect pests , plant pests , color , adult insects , parasitoids , larvae , foliar application , monitoring , insect flight , neonicotinoid insecticides
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

4. Field performance and fitness of an olive fruit fly parasitoid, Psyttalia humilis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), mass reared on irradiated Medfly

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Author:
Yokoyama, Victoria Y. , Cáceres, Carlos E. , Kuenen, L.P.S. , Wang, Xin-Geng , Rendón, Pedro A. , Johnson, Marshall W. , Daane, Kent M.
Subject:
Psyttalia , parasitoids , biological control agents , Ceratitis capitata , insect pests , plant pests , mass rearing , larvae , irradiation , biological control , Bactrocera oleae , Olea europaea , olives , vegetable crops , mortality , adult insects , population density , insect traps , eclosion , parasitism , sex ratio , ovaries , vigor , insect flight , Guatemala , California
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2010

5. History, distribution, and identification of Exoteleia dodecella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in North America, with insights into the systematics of Exoteleia Wallengren using characteristics of the adult, immatures, bionomics, and DNA barcodes

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Author:
Adamski, D. , Landry, J.F. , Passoa, S. , Tracy, R.A.
Subject:
life cycle (organisms) , trees , Pinus , insect pests , forest pests , Exoteleia , invasive species , pest identification , insect anatomy , insect morphology , larvae , pupae , adult insects , scanning electron microscopy , insect surveys , pest monitoring , DNA profiling , insect ecology , geographical distribution , new host records , parasitoids , North America
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2010

6. Host Instar Susceptibility and Selection and Interspecific Competition of Three Introduced Parasitoids of the Mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

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Author:
Amarasekare, Kaushalya G. , Mannion, Catharine M. , Epsky, Nancy D.
Subject:
Paracoccus marginatus , insect pests , plant pests , Anagyrus , Encyrtidae , parasitoids , biological control agents , host preferences , hosts , instars , introduced species , sex ratio , insect development , adult insects , females , oviposition , oviposition sites
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2010

7. Leluthia astigma (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) as a Parasitoid of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae), with an Assessment of Host Associations for Nearctic Species of Leluthia Cameron

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Author:
Kula, Robert R. , Knight, Kathleen S. , Rebbeck, Joanne , Bauer, Leah S. , Cappaert, David L. , Gandhi, Kamal J.K.
Subject:
Braconidae , parasitoids , natural enemies , biological control agents , new host records , Agrilus planipennis , insect pests , plant pests , insect control , biological control , Fraxinus americana , host plants , host-parasite relationships , insect biology , life history , hosts , larvae , parasitism , adult insects , insectaries , Ohio
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2010

8. Plastic cup traps equipped with light-emitting diodes for monitoring adult Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Chu, C.C. , Jackson, C.G. , Alexander, P.J. , Karut, K. , Henneberry, T.J.
Subject:
Bemisia tabaci , trapping , insect traps , light , sticky traps , pest monitoring , adult insects , insect pests , biological control agents , parasitoids , Eretmocerus , Encarsia formosa , biological control , Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum , Phaseolus vulgaris , tomatoes , beans , greenhouses , Eretmocerus eremicus
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003