10/07/2024

Bogal, Mesfin, Shova Mishra, Kendal Stacey, Lillie Rooney, Paula…..Anthony Auletta, Norman Leppla, Peter DiGennaro. 2023. First description of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes and associated host preference of Trichopoda pennipes, a parasitoid of Nezara viridula. Genes 14:1172. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14061172.

Ivey, Cleveland, B., Norman C. Leppla, Amanda C. Hodges, and Joe E. Eger. 2023. Quality control applications for recovering an inbred colony of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). J. Insect Science. 23: 8; 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead057.

Rooney, L. M. 2023. Host preference and suitability of Trichopoda pennipes (Diptera: Tachinidae) on Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Anasa tristis (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and Leptoglossus phyllopus (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in North Central Florida. Thesis, University of Florida, 99 p.

Leppla, N. C., L. M. LeBeck, and M. W. Johnson. 2024. Status and Trends of Biological Control Research, Extension, and Education in the United States. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 117:1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saae005.

Carruthers, K. A., J. Cuda, S. Enloe, E. Le Falchier, and C. R. Minteer. 2023. Direct toxicity and emigration: Evaluation of herbicide interactions with a biological control agent for Schinus terebinthifolia. BioControl 68: 565-578. DOI: 10.1007/s10526-023-10216-3

Griesheimer, J. L. G, A. M. Gaffke, C. R. Minteer, J. L. Mass, S. Hight, and X. Martini. 2023. Attraction of the air potato leaf beetle, Lilioceris cheni, (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to leaf volatiles of the air potato, Dioscorea bulbifera, in a wind tunnel. Journal of Chemical Ecology DOI: 10.1007/s10886-023-01436-z.

Lieurance, D., S. Canavan, D. C. Behringer, A. E. Kendig, C. R. Minteer, L. S. Reisinger, C. M. Romagosa, S. L. Flory, J. L. Lockwood, P. J. Anderson, S. M. Baker, J. Bojko, K. E. Bowers, K. Canavan, K. Carruthers, W. M. Daniel, D. R. Gordon, J. E. Hill, J. G. Howeth, V. V. Iannone III, L. Jennings, L. A. Gettys, E. M. Kariuki, J. M. Kunzer, H. D. Laughinghouse, N. E. Mandrak, S. McCann, T. Morawo, C. R. Morningstar, M. Neilson, T. Petri, I. A. Pfingsten, R. N. Reed, L. J. Walters, and C. Wanamaker. 2023. Identifying invasive species threats, pathways, and impacts to improve biosecurity. Ecosphere 14, e4711. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4711.

Manrique, V., E. Kraus, C. Schaffer, R. Diaz, C. Kelm, R. Poffenberger, E. Rohrig, R. Murray, A. David, M. Smith, E. Lake, C. R. Minteer, E. G. Le Falchier, J. Mass, and S. Hight. Assessing the status of biological control of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in Southeastern USA. Biocontrol Science and Technology 33(12): 1173-1185.

Wheeler, G. S., C. R. Minteer, E. Rohrig, S. Steininger, R. Nestle, D. Halbritter, J. Leidi, M. Rayamajhi, and E. Le Falchier. 2022. Release and persistence of the Brazilian peppertree biological control agent Pseudophilothrips ichini (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) in Florida. Florida Entomologist 105(3): 225-230. DOI: 10.1653/024.105.0308.

Sanderson, C.H., R. Zonneveld, M. C. Smith, C. R. Minteer, and M. F. Purcell. 2023. Life history of the leaf‐feeding beetle Calomela intemerata, a potential biocontrol agent against Acacia auriculiformis. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 171(12), pp.902-912.

Telmadarrehei T., A. L. Romero-Weaver, Y. Lee, and C. R. Minteer. 2024. The first complete mitogenome sequence of a biological control agent insect, Pseudophilothrips ichini (Hood). Florida Entomologist. 107(1):20240014.

Telmadarrehei T, Kariuki E. M., van Santen E., Le Falchier E. J., and C. R. Minteer. 2023. The effects of soil type and moisture on the survival of Pseudophilothrips ichini (Hood). Biocontrol Science and Technology. 33:314-26.

Calixto, E.S., J.L. Maron, and P.G. Hahn. Interactions between local and large-scale factors influence herbivory rates and seed loss. Ecology and Evolution 13: e10208.

Quinn, N. F., T. R. Petrice, J. M. Schmude, T. M. Poland, L. S. Bauer, C. E. Rutlege, R. G. Van Driesche, J. S. Elkinton, and J. J. Duan. 2023. Post-release assessment of Oobius agrili establishment and impacts in Michigan and the northeastern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 116(4): 1165-1170. DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad120.

Olabiyi, David g, Eric Middleton, Muhammad Z Ahmed, Lance S Osborne, Cindy L

McKenzie, Lauren Diepenbrock. 2023. Hibiscus Mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)–Biology, Host Plants, Current Management Practices, and a Field Guide for North America, Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 14(1):3, 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmac029

Vivek Kumar, Yingfang Xiao, Matthew A Borden, Muhammad Z Ahmed, Cindy L McKenzie, Lance S Osborne. 2023. Distribution of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera:Thripidae) cryptic species complex in the United States and reproductive host assessment of its dominant member, Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 116, Issue 5, Pages 1715–1726, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad138

Ahmed, M. Z., Dorado, C., von Ellenrieder, N., Quinn, N. F., Roda, A., Schoeller, E. N. p, McKenzie, C. L., Osborne, L. S., and Diepenbrock, L. M., 2023. Development of a species-level field diagnostic kit for Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead) (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae), an invasive and regulatory pest in the United States. Journal of Applied Entomology, 147, 693-701, https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13177

Bohat., A., Folorunso, E.A., Lencov., J., Osborne, L.S. and Mraz, J. 2023. Control of sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) using entomopathogenic fungi under optimal and suboptimal relative humidity conditions. Pest Manag Sci, 80: 1065-1075. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7837

Muhammad Z Ahmed, Cindy L McKenzie, Lance S Osborne, 2024. Arthropod and mollusk pests of hemp, Cannabis sativa (Rosales: Cannabaceae), and their indoor management plan in Florida, Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2024, 1, https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmad028

Schoeller, E.N. p, McKenzie, C.L., Hogan, J. and Osborne, L.S., 2024. Functional Response of Franklinothrips vespiformis (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) to Eggs and Nymphs of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)." Journal of Insect Science. 2024 Mar 1;24(2):3.

Manrique, V., Kraus, E., Schaffer, C., Diaz, R., Kelm, C., Poffenberger, R., Rohrig, E., Murray, R., David, A., Smith, M., Lake, E., Rayamajhi, M. B., Leidi, J., Dray Jr., F. A., Minteer, C. R., Le Falchier, E., Mass, J. and S. Hight. 2023. Assessing the status of biological control of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in the southeastern USA. Biocontrol Science and Technology 33: 1173–1185,  https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2023.2294207

Chura, M.  Healy, K., Diaz, R. and M. Kaller. 2023. Effects of species, sex, and diet on thermal tolerance of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 60: 637–643, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad037

Madeira, P.T., Diaz, R., Dray, F.A., Rayamajhi, M.B.,Lake, E. and M. Smith. 2023. Population genetics comparison of Lilioceris cheni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) colonies released onto Dioscorea bulbifera in Southeastern U.S.A. Biocontrol Science and Technology 33: 429-447.

Salgado, A.L., Glassmire, A.E., Sedio, B.E., Diaz, R., Stout, M.J., Cuda, J., Pyšek, P., Meyerson, L.A., and J.T. Cronin. 2023. Metabolomic evenness underlies intraspecific differences among lineages of wetland grass. Journal of Chemical Ecology 49: 437-450, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-023-01425-2.

Woodley, S.E., Wahl, C.F., Tryforos, A., and R. Diaz. 2023. Biological control of invasive floating fern leads to rapid recovery of ecological functions in coastal freshwater wetlands in Louisiana. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 61:42-54, https://doi.org/10.57257/JAPM-D-22-00011

Lee, H., Diaz, R., Johnston, J., Knight, I.A., Nyman, J.A. and J. T. Cronin. 2023. Vegetation restoration following dieback of Phragmites australis in the Mississippi River Delta, USA. Wetlands 43, 98, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01746-8.

Garcia-Lopez, X., Ortiz-Zayas, J.R., Diaz, R., Castro-Jiménez, A. and C. Wahl. 2023. Limnological response of Las Curias reservoir, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Successful management of the invasive aquatic fern, Salvinia molesta. Water 15, 3966, https://doi.org/10.3390/w15223966.

Manrique, V., Kraus, E., Schaffer, C., Diaz, R., Kelm, C. Poffenberger, R., Rohrig, E., Murray, R., David, A., Smith, M.C., Lake, E, Rayamajhi, M.B., Leidi, J., Dray,A., Minteer, C.R., Le Falchier, E., Mass, J. and S. Hight. 2023. Assessing the status of biological control of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in the southeastern USA. Biocontrol Science and Technology 33: 1173-1185,  https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2023.2294207.

Wilson, C.J., Backe K.M., Just M.G., Lahr, E.C., Nagle, A.M., Long, L.C., Dale, A.G., and Frank, S.D. (2023) Tree species richness around urban red maples reduces pest density but does not enhance biological control. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128093.

Mitchell, J.C., D’Amico, V., Trammel, T., and Frank, S. D. (2023) Nonnative plant invasion increases urban vegetation structure and influences arthropod communities.  Diversity and Distributions. doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13755.

Wilson, C.J. and Frank, S. D. (2023) Scale insects contribute to spider conservation in urban trees and shrubs. Journal of Insect Conservation. doi.org/10.1007/s10841-023-00471-1.

Wilson, C.J. and Frank, S. D. (2023) Urban tree pests can support biological control services in landscape shrubs. Biocontrol. doi.org/10.1007/s10526-023-10192-8.

Elliott, N. C., K. L. Giles, K. A. Baum, S. D. Elzay and G. F. Backoulou. 2023. Role of parasitoids and landscape structure in aphid population dynamics in winter canola. Biological Control. 186: 105330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105330

Danso, J. K., G. P. Opit, C. L. Goad, B. H. Noden and K. L. Giles. 2023. Functional responses of predatory mites, Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank) and Cheyletus malaccensis Oudemans (Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae) to Liposcelis decolor (Pearman) (Psocodea: Liposcelididae). Journal of Stored Products Research. 103: 102025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102141

Danso, J. K., G. P. Opit, K. L. Giles and B. H. Noden. 2023. Ecological Interactions of Predatory Mites, Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank) (Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae) and Cheyletus malaccensis Oudemans, and Prey, Liposcelis decolor (Pearman) (Psocodea: Liposcelididae), under Different Thermo-Hygrometric Regimes. Insects 14: 717. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14090717

Danso, J. K., G. P. Opit, K. L. Giles and B. H. Noden and. 2023. Numerical responses of the predatory mites, Cheyletus eruditus (Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae) and Cheyletus malaccensis, to Liposcelis decolor (Psocodea: Liposcelididae). J. Econ. Entomology. 116: 1447-1457. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad122

Elliott, N. C., K. L. Giles, K. A. Baum and S. D. Elzay. 2023. Quantitative Study of Aphid Natural Enemies in Central Oklahoma Canola Fields. Southwestern Entomologist. 47: 821-828. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.047.0403