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1. A native and an introduced parasitoid utilize an exotic gall-maker host

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Cooper, W. Rodney , Rieske, Lynne K.
Subject:
Dryocosmus kuriphilus , insect pests , leaf galls , petioles , parasitoids , Ormyridae , Torymus , Castanea mollissima , Castanea dentata , invasive species , indigenous species , host-parasite relationships , Ohio , Virginia , Kentucky
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2011

2. Development of methods for the field evaluation of Oobius agrili (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in North America, a newly introduced egg parasitoid of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Duan, Jian J. , Bauer, Leah S. , Ulyshen, Michael D. , Gould, Juli R. , Van Driesche, Roy
Subject:
Agrilus planipennis , insect pests , forest pests , Encyrtidae , parasitoids , biological control agents , population dynamics , insect control , ova , bark , incidence , prevalence , biological control , temporal variation , mortality , predation , Michigan
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2011

3. Impact of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as an augmentative biocontrol agent for the sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on rice

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Lv, J. , Wilson, L.T. , Beuzelin, J.M. , White, W.H. , Reagan, T.E. , Way, M.O.
Subject:
Oryza sativa , rice , Diatraea saccharalis , insect pests , biological control , Cotesia flavipes , biological control agents , parasitoids , larvae , females , hosts , air temperature , sex ratio , field experimentation , population dynamics , overwintering , population density , eclosion , rain , economic impact , mass rearing , Texas
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2011

4. Sunflower Stem Weevil and Its Larval Parasitoids in Native Sunflowers: Is Parasitoid Abundance and Diversity Greater in the U.S. Southwest

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Ode, Paul J. , Charlet, Laurence D. , Seiler, Gerald J.
Subject:
Cylindrocopturus adspersus , insect pests , plant pests , insect control , biological control , host-pathogen relationships , biological control agents , parasitoids , natural enemies , species diversity , Helianthus , Helianthus annuus , Helianthus pauciflorus , Helianthus petiolaris , indigenous species , cultivars , plant-insect relations , Southwestern United States
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2011