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1. A modified rearing system for production of Pseudacteon curvatus (Diptera: Phoridae), a parasitoid of imported fire ants

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Vogt, J.T. , Porter, S.D. , Nordlund, D.A. , Smith, R.
Subject:
Pseudacteon , insect rearing , climatic factors , relative humidity , environmental control systems , boxes , parasitoids , biological control agents , fire ants , Solenopsis invicta , insect pests , parasitism
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

2. Age-specific interaction between the parasitoid, Encarsia formosa and its host, the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Strain B)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Hu, J.S. , Gelman, D.B. , Blackburn, M.B. , Journal of insect science (Online)
Subject:
Encarsia formosa , Bemisia argentifolii , parasitoids , host-parasite relationships , age , instars , parasitism , insect development , developmental stages , duration , molting , body size , longevity , Aleyrodidae , insect pests
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

3. Areawide suppression of fire ant populations in pastures: project update

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Pereira, R.M.
Subject:
Solenopsis invicta , fire ants , insect pests , pastures , pest control programs , program evaluation , integrated pest management , insect control , population density , biological control agents , parasitoids , Pseudacteon , Pseudacteon tricuspis , entomopathogenic protozoa , Thelohania solenopsae , pesticide mixtures , hydramethylnon , methoprene , baits , nontarget organisms , arthropods , biological assessment , species diversity , Pseudacteon curvatus , Florida , Texas , Mississippi , Oklahoma , South Carolina
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

4. Colonization of Fopius ceratitivorus, a newly discovered African egg-pupal parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Lopez, M. , Sivinski, J. , Rendon, P. , Holler, T. , Bloem, K. , Copeland, R. , Trostle, M. , Aluja, M.
Subject:
Braconidae , Ceratitis capitata , parasitoids , mass rearing , host-parasite relationships , developmental stages , parasitism , sex ratio , population growth , biological control agents , insect pests , Coffea arabica , parasites , host plants , plant pests
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

5. Development of a sampling plan in winter wheat that estimates cereal aphid parasitism levels and predicts population suppression

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Giles, K.L. , Jones, D.B. , Royer, T.A. , Elliott, N.C. , Kindler, S.D.
Subject:
Schizaphis graminum , Rhopalosiphum padi , Aphidoidea , insect pests , pest monitoring , sampling , population density , parasitism , natural enemies , parasitoids , Lysiphlebus testaceipes , economic threshold , estimation , prediction , Triticum aestivum , hard red winter wheat , Oklahoma
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

6. Encarsia transvena (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) development on different Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) instars

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Antony, B. , Palaniswami, M.S. , Henneberry, T.J.
Subject:
Encarsia , parasitoids , Bemisia tabaci , insect development , males , females , developmental stages , host-parasite relationships , host preferences , nymphs , instars , parasitism , hyperparasitism , superparasitism , insect pests
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

7. 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

8. Functional responses of an introduced parasitoid and an indigenous parasitoid on greenbug at four temperatures

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Jones, D.B. , Giles, K.L. , Berberet, R.C. , Royer, T.A. , Elliott, N.C. , Payton, M.E.
Subject:
indigenous species , Schizaphis graminum , Lysiphlebus testaceipes , Aphidius colemani , parasitoids , introduced species , host-parasite relationships , functional response , mathematical models , superparasitism , ambient temperature , biological control agents , insect pests
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

9. Impact of planting date on sunflower beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) infestation, damage, and parasitism in cultivated sunflower

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Charlet, L.D. , Knodel, J.J.
Subject:
Zygogramma exclamationis , Helianthus annuus , planting date , population density , crop damage , defoliation , parasitoids , Myiopharus , biological control agents , parasitism , insect pests , cultural control , crop yield , seed crop production , sunflower seed , lipid content , sunflower oil , North Dakota
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

10. Improved conservation of natural enemies with selective management systems for Bemisia tabaci (Homeoptera: Aleyrodidae) in cotton

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Naranjo, Steven E. , Ellsworth, Peter C.
Subject:
Bemisia tabaci , insect pests , plant pests , natural enemies , predatory arthropods , parasitoids , nontarget organisms , cotton , Gossypium hirsutum , integrated pest management , insect control , biological control , chemical control , insecticides , adverse effects
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003