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1. Assessing the Risk to Nontarget Organisms from Bt Corn Resistant to Corn Rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Tier-I Testing with Orius insidiosus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Duan, J.J. , Teixeira, D. , Huesing, J.E. , Jiang, C.
Subject:
Zea mays , transgenic plants , Bacillus thuringiensis , crystal proteins , pest resistance , insect control , rootworms , Diabrotica , risk assessment , nontarget organisms , predatory insects , Orius insidiosus , dietary exposure , mortality , insect development
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

2. Biology and Biotype Determination of Greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on Seashore Paspalum Turfgrass (Paspalum vaginatum)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Nuessly, G.S. , Nagata, R.T. , Burd, J.D. , Hentz, M.G. , Carroll, A.S. , Halbert, S.E.
Subject:
Schizaphis graminum , insect biology , biotypes , host plants , Paspalum vaginatum , turf grasses , cultivars , insect development , insect reproduction , fecundity , longevity , mortality , virulence , plant damage , Florida
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

3. Chitin synthases are required for survival, fecundity and egg hatch in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Arakane, Yasuyuki , Specht, Charles A. , Kramer, Karl J. , Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam , Beeman, Richard W.
Subject:
chitin synthase , mortality , fecundity , insect reproduction , Tribolium castaneum , storage insects , genes , insect development , peritrophic membrane , insect cuticle
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

4. Cold storage effects on maternal and progeny quality of Gonatocerus ashmeadi Girault (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Chen, W.L. , Leopold, R.A. , Harris, M.O.
Subject:
Gonatocerus ashmeadi , parasitoids , cold storage , storage time , mortality , insect reproduction , fecundity , insect development , eclosion , progeny , life tables , parasitism , biological control agents , Homalodisca vitripennis
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

5. Cold Storage of Adult Gonatocerus ashmeadi (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) and Effects on Maternal and Progeny Fitness

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Chen, Wen-Long , Leopold, Roger A. , Boetel, Mark A.
Subject:
Gonatocerus ashmeadi , parasitoids , adult insects , cold storage , storage temperature , storage time , females , mortality , longevity , parasitism , insect reproduction , oviposition , fecundity , progeny , insect development , sex ratio , chilling injury
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

6. Effect of an Alternate Weed Host, Hairy Nightshade, Solanum sarrachoides, on the Biology of the Two Most Important Potato Leafroll Virus (Luteoviridae: Polerovirus) Vectors, Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Aphididae: Homoptera)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Srinivasan, R. , Alvarez, J.M. , Bosque-Pérez, N.A. , Eigenbrode, S.D. , Novy, R.G.
Subject:
Myzus persicae , Macrosiphum euphorbiae , insect vectors , plant viruses , Potato leafroll virus , host plants , alternative hosts , weed hosts , Solanum sarrachoides , disease reservoirs , life history , insect development , mortality , insect reproduction , Solanum tuberosum , potatoes
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

7. Effect of Temperature on the Life History of the Mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Amarasekare, Kaushalya G. , Chong, Juang-Horng , Epsky, Nancy D. , Mannion, Catharine M.
Subject:
life cycle (organisms) , Paracoccus marginatus , life history , temperature , egg hatchability , insect development , insect reproduction , oviposition , fecundity , longevity , sex ratio , mortality , gender differences , heat sums
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

8. Effects of Photoperiod on Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Development, Survival, and Reproduction

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Greenberg, S.M. , Sappington, T.W. , Adamczyk, J.J. , Liu, T.X. , Setamou, M.
Subject:
Anthonomus grandis grandis , photoperiod , photophase , insect development , mortality , feeding behavior , insect reproduction , oviposition , fecundity , sex ratio , population growth , life tables , Gossypium , cotton
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

9. Effects of temperature on the development and survival of Metriona elatior (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) immatures

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Gandolfo, D. , Medal, J.C. , Cuda, J.P.
Subject:
Chrysomelidae , immatures , insect development , larval development , pupal development , mortality , temperature , biological control agents , Solanum viarum
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008

10. Host Specificity of Argopistes tsekooni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a Potential Biological Control Agent of Chinese Privet

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Zhang, Yan-Zhuo , Hanula, James L. , Sun, Jiang-Hua
Subject:
Chrysomelidae , phytophagous insects , biological control agents , Ligustrum , weed control , host plants , host specificity , Oleaceae , mortality , oviposition , insect development , feeding preferences
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2008