NE1032: Biological Control of Arthropod Pests and Weeds

(Multistate Research Project)

Status: Inactive/Terminating

SAES-422 Reports

01/14/2009

10/05/2010

Burns, M. and M. J. Raupp. 2010. Myths from the Undergrowth: Four urban legends about arthropods and the truths behind them! Groundwork.


Crampton, L. A. G. M. Loeb, K. A. Hoelmer, and M. P. Hoffmann. 2010. Effect of insecticide regimens on biological control of tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, by Peristenus spp., in New York State apple orchards. J. Insect Science 10:36.


Davidson, J. A. and M. J. Raupp. 2010. Managing insects and mites on woody plants: An IPM approach. Tree Care Industry. Londonderry, NH. 177 pp.


Duan, J. J., M. D. Ulyshen, L. S. Bauer, J. Gould, R.G. Van Driesche. 2010. Measuring the impact of biotic factors on populations of immature emerald ash borers (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Environmental Entomology: 39:1513-1522.


Duan, J. J., L. S Bauer, M. D, Ulyshen, J. R. Gould, R. G Van Driesche. 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). Biological Control- in press.


Eisenback, B. M., Mullins, D. E., Salom, S. M., Kok, L. T. 2009. Evaluation of ELISA for imidacloprid detection in eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) wood and needle tissues. Pest Management Science. 65:122-128.


Eisenback, B. M., S. M. Salom, L. T. Kok and A. F. Lagalante. 2010. Lethal and sublethal effects of imidacloprid on hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae, Hemiptera: Adelgidae) and two introduced predator species in the laboratory. J. Econ. Entomol. 103: 1222-1234.


Frank, J. H., Van Driesche, R. G., Hoddle, M. S., and McCoy, E.D. 2010. Biological control of animals. In D. Simberloff and M. Rejamanek (eds.) Encyclopedia of Invasive Introduced Species. University of California Press.


Frye, M.J., E.C. Lake, and J. Hough-Goldstein. 2010. Field host specificity of the mile-a-minute weevil, Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Biological Control 55: 234-240.


Frye, M.J., E.C. Lake, and J. Hough-Goldstein. 2010. Field host specificity of the mile-a-minute weevil, Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Biological Control 55: 234-240.


Gardner, J., M. P. Hoffmann, S. A. Pitcher and J. K. Harper. Integrating insecticides and Trichogramma ostriniae to control European corn borer in sweet corn: economic analysis. Biological control (in press).


Gatton, H., Zilahi-Balogh, G. M., Salom, S. M., Kok, L. T. 2009. Biology and temperature-dependent development of Laricobius kangdingensis sp. n., a newly discovered predator of Adelges tsugae. BioControl. 54: 219-228.


Hough-Goldstein, J., M. A. Mayer, W. Hudson, G. Robbins, P. Morrison, and R. Reardon. 2009. Monitored releases of Rhinoncomimus latipes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological control agent of mile-a-minute weed (Persicaria perfoliata), 2004-2008. Biological Control 51: 450-457.


Hough-Goldstein, J., M. A. Mayer, W. Hudson, G. Robbins, P. Morrison, and R. Reardon. 2009. Monitored releases of Rhinoncomimus latipes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological control agent of mile-a-minute weed (Persicaria perfoliata), 20042008. Biological Control 51: 450-457.


Mausel, D. L., S. M. Salom, L. T., Kok, and G. Davis. 2010. Establishment of the hemlock woolly adelgid predator, Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), in the eastern United States. Environ. Entomol. 39: 440-448.


Mausel, D.L., R.G. Van Driesche and J.S. Elkinton Comparative cold tolerance and climate matching of coastal and inland Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid. Biological Control -in review.


OReilly, A. and R. G. Van Driesche. 2009. Status of Coccobius nr. fulvus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), parasitoid of euonymus scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), 12-16 years after its release in Massachusetts. Florida Entomologist 92: 645-647.


Raupp, M.J., P.M. Shrewsbury, and D.H. Herms. 2010. Ecology of herbivorous arthropods in urban landscapes. Annual Review of Entomology. 55:19-38.


Raupp, M.J., P. M. Shrewsbury, and D. Herms. 2010. The what and why of insects and mite outbreaks in cities and suburbs. Tree Care Industry. 21: 12-16.


Raupp, M.J. 2010. Toward IPM for Emerald Ash Borer. Tree Care Industry. 21(2) 8-14.


Reshchikov, A. V., A. Soper and R. G. Van Driesche. Revision of the Nearctic species of Lathrolestes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), with special reference to species attacking Betula leaf mining Tenthredinidae (Hymenoptera). Zootaxa in press.


Smyth, R. R., and M. P. Hoffmann. 2010. Seasonal incidence of two co-occurring adult parasitoids of Acalymma vittatum in New York State: Centistes (Syrrhizus) diabroticae and Celatoria setosa. BioControl. 55: 219-228.


Ulshen, M. D., J. J. Duan, L. S. Bauer, J. Gould, P. Tayler, D. Bean, . Holko, and R. Van Driesche. Field cage evaluation of parasitism, development, and overwintering of two recently introduced biological control agents of the emerald ash borer. BioControl in review.


Van Driesche, R.G., R.I. Carruthers, T. Center, M.S. Hoddle, J. Hough-Goldstein, L. Morin, L. Smith, D.L. Wagner, et al. 2010. Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems. Biological Control 54: S2 S33.


Wagner, D. L. and Van Driesche, R. G. 2010. Threats posed to rare or endangered insects by invasions of nonnative species. Annual Review of Entomology 55: 547-568.


Weed, A.S. 2010. Benefits of larval group feeding by Chrysolina a. asclepiadis on Vincetoxicum: improved host location or feeding facilitation? Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 137 (3): 220 to 228.


Weed, A.S. 2010. Biology and Ecology of European Natural Enemies of Swallow-Worts (Vincetoxicum) and the Potential for Biological Control. PhD dissertation, Dept. Plant Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 196 pp.


Weed, A.S., Casagrande, R.A. 2010. Biology and larval feeding impact of Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): a potential biological control agent for Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum. Biological Control 53: 214 to 222.


Weed, A.S., Casagrande, R.A. 2010. Effects of leaf and root herbivory by potential insect biological control agents on the performance of invasive Vincetoxicum spp. Biological Control. 56(1):50 to 58.


Weed, A.S., Casagrande, R.A., A. Gassmann, and A. Leroux. 2010. Performance of potential European biological control agents of Vincetoxicum spp. with notes on their distribution. Journal of Applied Entomology: In press.

03/12/2012

Cutting, K.J. 2011. An integrated approach to the restoration of areas invaded by mile-a-minute weed (Persicaria perfoliata) using biological control and herbaceous native seeding. M.S. Thesis, University of Delaware, Newark. 62 pp.


Cutting, K.J. 2011. An integrated approach to the restoration of areas invaded by mile-a-minute weed (Persicaria perfoliata) using biological control and herbaceous native seeding. M.S. Thesis, University of Delaware, Newark. 62 pp.


Davis, G. A., N. P. Havill, Z. N. Adelman, A. Caccone, L. T. Kok, S. M. Salom. 2011. DNA barcodes and molecular diagnostics to distinguish between an introduced and a native Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) species in eastern North America. Biological Control. 58: 53-59.


Duan, Jian J., L. Bauer, M. Ulyshen, J. Gould, R. Van Driesche. 2010. 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). Biological Control 56: 170 - 174.


Herrick, N. J., S. M. Salom, L. T. Kok, and T. J. McAvoy. 2011. Biology, development, and rearing of Eucryptorrynchus brandti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in quarantine. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104: 718 - 725.


Herrick, N. J., T. J. McAvoy, S. M. Salom, and L. T. Kok. 2011. Site characteristics of Leitneria floridana (Sapindales: Leitneriaceae) as it relates to a potential biological control effort for the invasive tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima. Phytroneuron. 2011-27: 1 -10.


Jandricic, S.E., Wraight, S.P., Bennett, K.C., and Sanderson, J.P. 2010. Developmental Times and Life Table Statistics of Aulacorthum solani (Hemiptera: Aphididae) at Six Constant Temperatures, with Recommendations on the Application of Temperature-Dependent Development Models. Environ. Entomol. 39(5): 1631-1642.


Lake, E.C. 2011. Biological control of mile-a-minute weed, Persicaria perfoliata, and integrating weed management techniques to restore invaded sites. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Delaware, Newark. 86 pp.


Lake, E.C., Hough-Goldstein, J., Shropshire, K.J., and DAmico, V. 2011. Establishment and dispersal of the biological control weevil Rhinoncomimus latipes on mile-a-minute weed, Persicaria perfoliata. Biological Control 58:294-301.


Loughner, R., Nyrop, J., Wentworth, K., Sanderson, J. 2011. Towards enhancing biocontrol of thrips: effects of supplemental pollen and fibers on foliar abundance of Amblyseius swirskii. Page 105-109 in IOBC/wprs Bulletin, Vol. 68 Working Group Integrated Control in Protected crops, Temperate Climate. Sutton Scotney, United Kingdom.


Mausel, D. L., R.G. Van Driesche and J.S. Elkinton 2011. Comparative cold tolerance and climate matching of coastal and inland Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid. Biological Control 58:96-102.


Mausel, D. L., S. M. Salom, and L. T. Kok. 2011. Visual ability and searching behavior of the adelgid predatory beetle, Laricobius nigrinus. J. Insect Sci. 11:111.


Mausel, D.L., R.G. Van Driesche, & J.S. Elkinton. 2011. Comparative cold tolerance and climate matching of coastal and inland Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a biological control agent of hemlock woolly adelgid. Biological Control. 58: 96-102.


Mausel, D.L., R.G. Van Driesche, and J.S. Elkinton. 2010. Long-term Experimental Assessment of Laricobius nigrinus Impact in the Northeast U.S. Proceedings of the 5th Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Symposium, Asheville, NC.


Neumann, G. and E. J. Shields. 2011. Field Persistence of Steinernema carpocapsae Weiser (NY001), Steinernema feltiae Filipjev (Valko) and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar (Oswego) in Alfalfa Fields. The Great Lakes Entomologist 44: 42-52.


Paradis, A., J. Elkinton, R. Van Driesche, R. Hunkins, S. Lyon, G. Boetter. 2010. Growth and survival of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae). Proceedings of the 20th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species, Annapolis, MD.


Shelton. Natural Enemies: 2011. A Guide to Biological Control Agents in North America. http://www.biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/index.php


Shields, E. J. and A. M. Testa. 2011. Effects of Low Temperature Storage on Fecundity and Adult Mortality for the Alfalfa Snout Beetle, Otiorhynchus ligustici (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist 44: 16- 26.


Vieira, L.C., T. J. McAvoy, J. Chantos, A. B. Lamb, S. M. Salom and L. T. Kok. 2011. Host range of Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a new biological control agent of hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae). Environ. Entomol. 40: 324-332.


Weed A.S., Casagrande R.A. 2011. Evaluation of Host Range and Larval Feeding Impact of Chrysolina aurichalcea asclepiadis (Villa): Considerations for Biological Control of Vincetoxicum in North America. Environmental Entomology. 40(6):1427-1436.


Weed, A.S. 2010. Biology and Ecology of European Natural Enemies of Swallow-Worts (Vincetoxicum) and the Potential for Biological Control. PhD dissertation, Dept. Plant Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 196 pp.


Weed, A.S., Casagrande, R.A. 2010. Biology and larval feeding impact of Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): a potential biological control agent for Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum. Biological Control 53: 214-222.


Weed, A.S., Casagrande, R.A., A. Gassmann, and A. Leroux. 2011. Performance of potential European biological control agents of Vincetoxicum spp. with notes on their distribution. Journal of Applied Entomology. 135: 700-713.


Weed, A.S., Gassmann, A. Casagrande, R.A. 2011. Effects of leaf and root herbivory by potential insect biological control agents on the performance of invasive Vincetoxicum spp. Biological Control 56: 50-58.

06/17/2013

Abell, K.J., Duan, J.J., Bauer, L., Lelito, J.P., and Van Driesche, R.G. 2012. The effect of bark thickness on the effectiveness of Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymen: Eulophidae) and Atanycolus spp. (Hymen: Braconidae) two parasitoids of emerald ash borer (Coleop: Buprestidae). Biological Control 63:320-325.


Davis, G. A., S. M. Salom, C. C. Brewster, B. P. Onken, L. T. Kok. 2012. Spatiotemporal distribution of the hemlock woolly aelgid predator Laricobius nigrinus after release in eastern hemlock forests. Agric. and For. Entomol. 14: 408-418. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00581.


Duan, J.J., Bauer, L., Abell, K.J., and Van Driesche, R. 2012. Population responses of hymenopteran parasitoids to the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in recently invaded areas in Michigan. BioContr. 57:199-209.


Frye, M.J., J. Hough-Goldstein, and K. Kidd. 2012. Response of kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) to different types and levels of simulated insect herbivore damage. Biological Control 61:71-77.


Frye, M.J., J. Hough-Goldstein, and K.A. Kidd. 2012. Response of kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) seedlings and naturalized plants to simulated herbivory. Invasive Plant Science and Management 5:417-426.


Gardner, J., Hoffmann, M. P., Pitcher, S. A., Nyrop, J. P. 2012. Recurrent warming to improve cold storage of Trichogrammatids (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 22(3)261-270.


Gardner, J., Wright, M. G., Kuhar, T. P., Pitcher, S. A., Hoffmann, M. P. 2012. Dispersal of Trichogramma ostriniae in field corn. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 22(10)1221-1233.


Hazlehurst, Alex F.; Weed, A. S., Tewksbury, L, Casagrande, R.A. 2012. Host Specificity of Hypena opulenta: A potential biological control agent of Vincetoxicum in North America. Environmental Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, pp. 841-848.


Herlihy, M.V., Van Driesche, R.G., Abney, M.R., Brodeur, J., Bryant, A.B., Casagrande, R.A., Delaney, D.A., Elkner, T.E., Fleischer, J. L., Groves, R.L. Gruner, D.S., Harmon, J.P., Heimpel, G.E., Hemady, K., Kuhar, T. P., Maund, C.M., Shelton, A.M., Seaman, A. J., Skinner, M., Weinzierl, R., Yeargan, K. V., and Szendrei, Z. 2012. Distribution of Cotesia rubecula (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and its displacement of Cotesia glomerata in eastern North America. Florida Entomol. 95:458-464.


Herrick, N. J., T. J. McAvoy, A. L. Snyder, S. M. Salom, and L. T. Kok. 2012. Host-range testing of Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a candidate for biological control of tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima. Environ. Entomol. 41: 118-124.


Hough-Goldstein, J. and S. LaCoss. 2012. Interactive effects of light environment and herbivory on growth and productivity of an invasive annual vine, Persicaria perfoliata. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 6:103-112.


Hough-Goldstein, J., E. Lake, and R. Reardon. 2012. Status of an ongoing biological control program for the invasive vine, Persicaria perfoliata in eastern North America. BioControl 57:181-189.
Hough-Goldstein, J.A. 2012. Is Typhoid Mary a good role model (Invited expert commentary on featured article). Animal Conservation 15:553-554.


Liu, X., M. Chen, D. Onstad, R. Roush, H. Collins, E. D. Earle and A. M. Shelton. 2012. Effect of Bt broccoli or broccoli treated with insecticides on ovipositional preference and larval survival of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Environ. Entomol. 41: 880-886.


Liu, X., M. Chen, H. Collins, D. Onstad, R. Roush, Q. Zhang and A. M. Shelton. 2012. Effect of insecticides and Plutella xylostella genotype on a predator and parasitoid and implications for the evolution of insecticide resistance. J. Econ. Entomol. 105: 354-362.


Martinson, H. M., and M. J. Raupp. 2013. A meta-analysis of the effects of urbanization on ground beetle communities. Ecosphere 4(5):60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES12-00262.1


Raupp, M.J., P.M. Shrewsbury, and D.A. Herms. 2012. Disasters by Design: Outbreaks along urban gradients. In: Insect Outbreaks - Revisited. (eds. P. Barbosa, D.K. Letourneau, and A.A. Agrawal). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. ISBN: 9781444337594. Table of contents available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118295205


Salom, S. M., L. T. Kok, A. B. Lamb, and C. Jubb. 2012. Laboratory rearing of Laricobius nigrinus [Coleoptera: Derodontidae], a predator of the hemlock woolly adelgid [Hemiptera: Adelgidae]. Psyche. vol. 2012, Article ID 936519, 9 pages, doi: 10.1155/2012/936519.


Shelton, A. M., S. Naranjo, J. Romeis, and R. H. Hellmich. 2012. Errors in Logic and Statistics Plague a Meta-Analysis (response to Andow et al. 2012). Environ. Entomol. 41:1047-9. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/EN11238.


Shrewsbury, P.M. and S.R. Leather. 2012. Using biodiversity for pest suppression in urban landscapes. In: Biodiversity and insect pests: Key issues for sustainable management. (eds. G.M. Gurr, S.D. Wratten, and W.E. Snyder). John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK. ISBN: 978-0-470-65686-0. Table of contents available at: http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470656867,descCd-tableOfContents.html


Snyder, A. L., S. M. Salom, L. T. Kok, G. J. Griffin, D. D. Davis. 2012.


Story, Heather M.*, Ligia C. Vieira*, Scott M. Salom, and Loke T. Kok. 2012. Assessing performance and competition among three Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) species, predators of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae). Environ. Entomol. 41: 896-904.


Tian, J., Y. Chen, Z-L Li, K. Li, M. Chen, Y-F Peng, C. Hu, A. M. Shelton and G-Y Ye. 2012. Transgenic Cry1Ab rice does not impact ecological fitness and predation of a generalist spider. PLoS One


Ulyshen, M.D., Duan, J.J., Bauer, L.S., Gould, J., Taylor, P., Bean, D., Holko, C., and Van Driesche., R. 2011. Field-cage evaluation of parasitism, development, and overwintering of two recently introduced biological control agents of the emerald ash borer. J. Insect Sci. 11:1-10.


Vieira, L. C., S. M. Salom and L. T. Kok. 2012. Functional and numerical response of Laricobius spp. predators (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) on hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae). Biological Control. 61: 47-54.


Yang, S., Duan, J.J., Lelito, J. and Van Driesche, R. 2012. Multiparasitism by Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and Spathius agrili (Hymenoptera:Braconidae): Implication for biological control of the emerald ash borer larvae (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Biological Control (in press).


Yang, S., Duan, J.J., Watt, T., Abell, K., and Van Driesche, R.G. 2012. Responses of an idiobiont ectoparasitoid Spathius galinae to host larvae parasitized by the koinobiont endoparasitoid Tetrastichus planipennisi: implications for biological control of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Environ. Entomol. 41:925-932.

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