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1. Biogeography of braconid parasitoids of the Caribbean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Florida

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Eitam, A. , Sivinski, J. , Holler, T. , Aluja, M.
Subject:
Anastrepha suspensa , fruit flies , insect pests , Braconidae , parasitoids , zoogeography , geographical distribution , population density , environmental factors , ambient temperature , host-parasite relationships , parasitism , host plants , fruits (plant anatomy) , plant density , competitive exclusion , interspecific competition , Diachasmimorpha longicaudata , Florida
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2004

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. Field releases of the decapitating fly Pseudacteon curvatus (Diptera: Phoridae) for control of imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Graham, L.C. , Porter, S.D. , Pereira, R.M. , Dorough, H.D. , Kelley, A.T.
Subject:
Solenopsis richteri , hybrids , Solenopsis invicta , fire ants , Pseudacteon , parasitoids , biological control agents , biological control , geographical distribution , insect pests , Alabama , Florida , Tennessee
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

4. 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

Description:
Includes references
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

5. Introduction and establishment of parasitoids for the biological control of the apple ermine moth, Yponomeuta malinellus (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), in the Pacific Northwest

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Unruh, T. , Short, R. , Herard, F. , Chen, K. , Hopper, K. , Pemberton, R. , Lee, J.H. , Ertle, L. , Swan, K. , Fuester, R.
Subject:
Yponomeuta malinellus , Yponomeuta padellus , insect pests , Ageniaspis , Diadegma , Ichneumonidae , Tachinidae , parasitoids , biological control agents , introduced species , parasitism , geographical distribution , dispersal behavior , population dynamics , Washington
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

6. Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) affecting papaya in Puerto Rico

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Pantoja, A. , Abreu, E. , Pena, J. , Robles, W.
Subject:
Carica papaya , papayas , Paracoccus marginatus , insect pests , plant pests , geographical distribution , leaves , stems , fruits (plant anatomy) , seedlings , host plants , crop yield , pest identification , biological control , natural enemies , parasitoids , Puerto Rico
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2007

7. Parasitoids and parasites of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Americas and Caribbean Basin: an inventory

Description:
Paper presented at the symposium: "Armyworm-2002".
Author:
Molina-Ochoa, J. , Carpenter, J.E. , Heinrichs, E.A. , Foster, J.E.
Subject:
Spodoptera frugiperda , Diptera , Hymenoptera , Nematoda , parasitoids , parasites , entomopathogenic nematodes , natural enemies , biological control agents , geographical distribution , host-parasite relationships , developmental stages , host plants , crops , insect pests , insect surveys , literature reviews , North America , Central America , South America , Caribbean
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

8. Peristenus digoneutis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasite of Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae) in northeastern United States alfalfa, and the need for research on other crops

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Day, W.H. , Eaton, A.T. , Romig, R.F. , Tilmon, K.J. , Mayer, M. , Dorsey, T.
Subject:
Peristenus , parasitoids , biological control agents , parasitism , Lygus lineolaris , insect pests , population density , Medicago sativa , alfalfa , Malus domestica , apples , crop damage , geographical distribution , new geographic records , dispersal behavior , crops , agricultural research , Northeastern United States , New Jersey , New Hampshire
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

9. 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

10. 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