S1024: Discovery of Entomopathogens and Their Integration and Safety in Pest Management Systems

(Multistate Research Project)

Status: Inactive/Terminating

SAES-422 Reports

03/28/2006

Alston, D. G., D. E. N. Rangel, L. A. Lacey, H. G. Golez, J. J. Kim & D.W. Roberts. 2005. Evaluation of novel fungus and nematode isolates for control of Conotrachelus nenuphar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae. Biol. Contr. 35: 163171.

Andreadis, T. G. 2005. Evolutionary strategies and adaptations for survival between mosquito-parasitic microsporidia and their intermediate copepod hosts: a comparative examination of Amblyospora connecticus and Hyalinocysta chapmani (Microsporidia: Amblyosporidae). Folia Parasitol. 52: 23-35.

Andreadis, T. G., Thomas, M. C. & Shepard, J. J. 2005. Identification guide to the mosquitoes of Connecticut. Conn. Agric. Exp. Stn. Bull. 966. 178pp.

Armstrong, P. M., Andreadis, T. G., Anderson, J. F. & Main, A. J. 2005. Isolations of Potosi virus from mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in Connecticut. J. Med. Entomol. 42:875-881.

Arthurs, S., L. A. Lacey & R. Fritts, Jr. 2005. Optimizing the use of the codling moth granulovirus: effects of application rate and spraying frequency on control of codling moth larvae in Pacific Northwest apple orchards. J. Econ. Entomol. 98: 1459-1468.

Bai, C., D. Shapiro-Ilan, Y. Wang, R. Gaugler, E. Cowles & S. Yi. 2006. Protein changes in the symbiotic bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens during in vitro serial culture. Intern. J. Nematol. (in press).

Baldridge, G.D., Burkhardt, N., Herron, M.J., Kurtti, T.J., Munderloh, U.G. 2005. Analysis of fluorescent protein expression in transformants of Rickettsia monacensis, an obligate intracellular tick symbiont. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71: 2095-2105.

Becnel, J. J. & S. E. White. 2006. Mosquito Pathogenic Viruses - the Last 20 Years. Bull Am Mosq Control Assoc. (in press).

Becnel, J. J., White, S. E., Shapiro, A. M. Review of microsporidia-mosquito relationships: from the simple to the complex. Folia Parasitologica 52: 41-50, 2005.

Blaeske-Lietze, V. U., Shapiro, A. M., Denton, J. S. Botts, M., Becnel, J.J. & D. G. Boucias. 2006. Development of the Insect Pathogenic Alga Helicosporidium. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. (in press).

Bruck, D. J., D. I. Shapiro-Ilan & E. E. Lewis. 2005. Evaluation of application technologies of entomopathogenic nematodes for control of the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus. J. Econ. Entomol. 98: 1884-1889.

Bruck, D.J., J.E. Snelling, A.J. Dreves & S.T. Jaronski. 2005. Laboratory bioassays of entomopathogenic fungi for control of Delia radicum (L.) larvae. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 89: 179-183.

Campbell, L. G, M. Boetel, N.B. Jonason, S. Jaronski, & L. Smith. 2005. Grower adoptable formulations of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) for sugarbeet root maggot control. J. Sugarbeet Technology. (in press).

Conklin, T., Blaske, V., Becnel, J., Boucias, D.G., 2005. Infectivity of two isolates of Helicosporidium spp. (Chlorophyta: Trebouxiophyceae) in heterologous host insects Florida Entomol. 88: 441-446.

Dang, G. T. T., R. Perez-Pacheco & E. G. Platzer. 2005. Surface swimming behavior of infectious juveniles of Romanomermis culicivorax. J. Nematol. (in press).

de Koning A. P, Tartar A., Boucias, D. G., & Keeling, P. J. 2005. Expressed sequence tag (EST) survey of the highly adapted green algal parasite, Helicosporidium. Protist 156:181-190.

Dingha, B., A. G. Appel, & W. Moar. 2005. Discontinuous gas exchange patterns of Beet armyworm pupae, Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1C toxin, pupal age and temperature. .Physiological Entomology. 30:388-397.

Dunlap, C.A., Biersaw, G. & M.A. Jackson. 2006. Hydrophobic and electrostatic cell surface properties of blastospores of the entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 46: 261-266.

Ehlers, R-U & D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. Mass production. 2005. In P. Grewal, R-U Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan (eds.) Nematodes as Biological Control Agents, pp. 65-79. CABI Publishing.

El-Borai, F. E., L. W. Duncan & J. F. Preston. 2005. Bionomics of a phoretic association between Paenibacillus sp. and the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema diaprepesi. J. Nematol. 37: 18-25.

Farajollahi, A., Crans, W. J., Nickerson, D., Bryant, P., Wolf, B., Glaser, A. & Andreadis, T. G. 2006. Detection of West Nile virus RNA from the louse fly Icosta americana (Diptera: Hippoboscidae). J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. (in press).

Fife, J.P., H.E. Ozkan, R.C. Derksen, P.S. Grewal, C.R. Krause. 2005. Viability of a biological pest control agent through hydraulic nozzles. Trans. Amer. Soc. Agric. Eng. 48, 45-54.

Fuxa, J. R., Y. Y. Sokolova, M. L. Milks, A. R. Richter, D. F. Williams, & D. H. Oi. 2005. Prevalence, spread, and effects of the microsporidium Thelohania solenopsae released into populations with different social forms of the red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Environ. Entomol. 34: 1139-1149.

Gahan, L., Y.-T. Ma, M. L. MacGregor Coble, F. Gould, W. J. Moar & D. G. Heckel. 2005. Genetic basis of resistance to Cry1Ac and Cry2A in Heliothis virescens. J. Econ. Entomol. 98:1357-1368.

Georgis, R., A. Koppenhöfer, L. Lacey, G. Belair, L. Duncan, P. Grewal, M. Samish, P. Torr & R. van Tol. 2006. Successes and failures of entomopathogenic nematodes. Biol. Contr. (in press).

Godfrey, L. D., E. E. Grafton-Cardwell, H. K. Kaya & W. E. Chaney. 2005. Microorganisms and their byproducts, nematodes, oils and particle films have important agricultural uses. California Agriculture 59(1): 35-40.

Gouge, D. H. 2005. Social Insects. In: Nematodes as Biological Control Agents. Eds. Parwinder S. Grewal, Ralf-Udo Ehlers, David I. Shapiro-Ilan. CABI Publishing.

Gouge, D. H., & J. L. Snyder. 2005. Parasitism of bark scorpions Centruroides exilicauda (Scorpiones: Buthidae) by entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae; Heterorhabditidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 98: 1486-1493.

Gouge, D. H., & J. L. Snyder. 2006. Temporal association of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) and bacteria. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. (in press).

Gouge, D. H., M. L. Lame, & J. L. Snyder. 2006. Use of an implementation model and diffusion process for establishing integrated pest management in arizona schools. American Entomologist. (in press).

Gassmann, A. J., Stock, S. P., Carrière, Y. & Tabashnik, B. T. 2006. Effect of entomopathogenic nematodes on the fitness cost of resistance to Bt toxin Cry1Ac in the pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). J. Econ. Entomol. (in press).

Green, T. B., Shapiro, A. M., White, S. E., Rao, R., Mertens, P. P. C., Carner, G. & James J. Becnel. 2006. Molecular and Genomic Characterization of Culex restuans Cypovirus. J. Invertebr. Pathol. (in press).

Grewal, P. S. & Koppenhofer, A. M. 2005. Turfgrass and Pasture Pests. In: Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents (P. S. Grewal, R. U. Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan, Eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 115-146.


Grewal, P. S. & Peters, A. 2005. Formulation and Quality control of entomopathogenic nematodes. In: Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents (P. S. Grewal, R. U. Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan, Eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 79-90.



Grewal, P. S., Ehlers, R. U, & Shapiro-Ilan, D. I. [Editors]. 2005. Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents, CABI Publishing, CAB International, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK, 505pp.


Grewal, P. S., Ehlers, R. U. & Shapiro-Illan, D. I. 2005. Critical issues and research needs for expanding the use of nematodes in biocontrol. In: Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents (P. S. Grewal, R. U. Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan, Eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 479-489.


Grewal, P. S., Ehlers, R. U. & D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. 2005. Critical issues and research needs for expanding the use of nematodes in biocontrol. In: P. Grewal, R-U Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan (eds.) Nematodes as Biological Control Agents, pp. 479-489. CABI Publishing.


Griffin, C., N. Boemare, & E.E. Lewis. Biology and Behaviour. In: Nematodes As Biocontrol Agents (P. S. Grewal, R. U. Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan, Eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 47-64.

Hajek, A.E., B. Huang, T. Dubois, M. T. Smith , & Z. Li. 2006. Field studies of control of Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) using fiber bands containing the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria brongniartii. Biocontr. Sci. Technol. (in press).

Hajek, A. E., M. L. McManus & I. Delalibera Junior. 2005. Catalogue of introductions of pathogens and nematodes for classical biological control of insects and mites. USDA, For. Serv. FHTET-2005-05.

Head, G., W. Moar, M. Eubanks, B. Freeman, J. Ruberson, A. Hagerty, & S. Turnipseed. 2005. A Multi-year, Large-Scale Comparison of Arthropod Populations on Commercially Managed Bt and Non-Bt Cotton Fields. Environ. Entomol. 34(5):1257-1266.

Heckmann, L.-H., B. Griffiths, J. Thomson, S. Caul, W. J. Moar, & P. H. Krogh. 2005. Effects on life history traits of Protaphorura armata (Insecta: Collembola) following exposure to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize, non-Bt maize and yeast. Environmental Pollution. (in press).

Herrero, S., T. Gechev, P. L. Bakker, W. J. Moar, & R. A. de Maagd. 2005. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ca-resistant Spodoptera exigua lacks expression of one of four Aminopeptidase Ns. BMC Genomics 6:96.

Hughes, P. A., M. M. Stevens, H.-W. Park, B. A. Federici, E. S. Dennis, & R. Akhurst. 2005. Response of larval Chironomus tepperi (Diptera: Chironomidae) to individual Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis toxins and toxin mixtures. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 88: 34-39.

Jagdale, G. B., Grewal, P. S. & S. Salminen, 2005. Both heat-shock and cold-shock influence trehalose metabolism in an entomopathogenic nematode. J. Parasitol. 91, 151-157.

Jaronski, S.T. & L.G. Campbell. 2006. Integration of a resistant sugarbeet variety with the insect pathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to manage the sugarbeet root maggot. Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports. 36: (in press).

Jaronski, S.T., J. A. Grace & R. Schlothauer. 2005. Metarhizium anisopliae for biocontrol of sugarbeet root maggot: constraints and challenges. Proceedings, 33rd Biennial Meeting, American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists. pp. 185-187.

Jonason, N. B., M. A. Boetel, J. D. Eide, L. G. Campbell, & M. B. Rao. 2005. Virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) to Sugarbeet Root Maggot (Diptera: Ulidiidae) Larvae. J. Sugar Beet Res. 42: 103-118.

Kalkar, Ö., G. R. Carner, D. Scharf & D. G. Boucias. 2005. Characterization of an Indonesian isolate of Paecilomyces reniformis. Mycology (in press).

Koppenhofer, A. M. & Grewal, P. S. 2005. Interactions with other biological control agents and agrochemicals. In: Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents (P. S. Grewal, R. U. Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan, Eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 363-381.

Kurtti, T.J., Simser, J.A., Baldridge, G.D., Palmer, A.T., Munderloh, U.G. 2005. Factors influencing in vitro infectivity and growth of Rickettsia peacockii (Rickettsiaceae), an endosymbiont of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni (Acari, Ixodidae). J. Invertebr. Pathol. 90:177-186.

Lacey, L. A. & L. G. Neven. 2006. The potential of the fungus, Muscodor albus as a microbial control agent of potato tuber moth (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in stored potatoes. J. Invertebr. Pathol. (in press).

Lacey, L. A. & S. P. Arthurs. 2005. New method for testing solar sensitivity of commercial formulations of the granulovirus of codling moth (Cydia pomonella, Tortricidae: Lepidoptera). J. Invertebr. Pathol. 90: 85-90.

Lacey, L. A. & T. R. Unruh. 2005. Biological control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella, Tortricidae: Lepidoptera) and its role in integrated pest management, with emphasis on entomopathogens. Vedalia (in press).

Lacey, L. A., D. Granatstein, S. P. Arthurs, H. L. Headrick & R. Fritts, Jr. 2006. Use of mulches to improve the efficacy and persistence of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae) for control of overwintering codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Entomol. Sci. (in press).

Lacey, L. A., L. G. Neven, H. L. Headrick & R. Fritts, Jr. 2005. Factors affecting entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae) for the control of overwintering codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in fruit bins. J. Econ. Entomol. 98: 1863-1869.

Lacey, L. A., S. P. Arthurs & H. Headrick. 2005. Comparative activity of the codling moth granulovirus against Grapholita molesta and Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Entomol. Soc. Brit. Columbia (in press).

Lacey, L. A., S. P. Arthurs, T.R. Unruh, H. Headrick & R. Fritts, Jr. 2006. Entomopathogenic nematodes for control of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple and pear orchards: effect of nematode species and seasonal temperatures, adjuvants, application equipment and post-application irrigation. Biol. Contr. (in press).

Lacey, L. A., S. P. Wraight & A. A. Kirk. 2006. Entomopathogenic fungi for control of Bemisia spp.: foreign exploration, research and implementation. For: USDA Whitefly book. (in press).

Leland, J. E. & R. W. Behle. 2005. Coating Beauveria bassiana with lignin for protection from solar radiation and effects on pathogenicity to Lygus lineolaris. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 15 (3): 309-320.

Leland, J. E. 2005. Characteristics of Beauveria bassiana isolates from Lygus lineolaris populations of Mississippi. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology. (in press).

Leland, J. E., & G. L. Snodgrass. 2004. Prevalence of naturally occurring Beauveria bassiana in Lygus lineolaris populations from wild host plants of Mississippi. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology. 21 (3): 157-163.

Leland, J. E., McGuire, M. R., Grace, J. A., Jaronski, S. T., Ulloa, M., Park, Y-.H., & R. D. Plattner. 2005. Strain selection of a fungal entomopathogen, Beauveria bassiana, for control of plant bugs (Lygus spp.) (Heteroptera : Miridae). Biological Control. 35: 104-114.

Leland, J. E., Mullins, D. E., Warren, H. L., & L. J. Vaughan. 2005. Effects of media composition on submerged culture spores of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum, part 1: comparison of cell wall characteristics and drying stability among three spore types. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 15 (4): 379-392.

Leland, J. E., Mullins, D. E., Warren, H. L., & L. J. Vaughan. 2005. Effects of media composition on submerged culture spores of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum, part 2: effects of media osmolality on cell wall characteristics, carbohydrate concentrations, drying stability, and pathogenicity. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 15 (4): 393-409.

Lewis, E. E. & Grewal, P. S. 2005. Effects of entomopathogenic nematodes on plant-parasitic nematodes. In: Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents (P. S. Grewal, R. U. Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan, Eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 349-361.

Luong, L. T. & H. K. Kaya. 2005. Sexually transmitted nematode affect spermatophylax production in the cricket, Gryllodes sigillatus. Behav. Ecol. 16: 153-158.

Luong, L. T. & H. K. Kaya. 2005. Sexually transmitted parasites and host mating behavior in the decorated cricket. Behav. Ecol. 16: 794-799.

Magalhães, B. P., J., Rodrigues, C.V., Boucias D. G. & C. C. Childers. 2005. Pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae var acridum to the flat mite Brevipalpus phoenicis (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) Fla. Entomol. (in press).

Majumdar, A., M.A. Boetel, S.T. Jaronski, R.J. Dregseth, & A.J. Schroeder. 2006. Cereal cover crops and a microbial insecticide for integrated control of sugarbeet root maggot. Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports. 36: (in press).

Mankowski, M., H. K. Kaya, J. K. Grace & B. S. Sipes. 2005. Differential susceptibility of subterranean termite castes to entomopathogenic nematodes. Biocontr. Sci.Technol. 15: 367-377.

Mbata, G. N. & D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. 2005. Laboratory evaluation of virulence of heterorhabditid nematodes to Plodia interpunctella Hubner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Environ. Entomol. 34: 676-682.

McGuire, M. R., Leland, J. E., Dara, S, Park, Y.-H. & M. Ulloa. Effect of different isolates of Beauveria bassiana on field populations of Lygus hesperus. Submitted to Biological Control. Accepted 12/8/05

Molaei, G., Andreadis, T. G., Armstrong, P. M., Anderson, J. F. & Vossbrinck, C. R. 2006. Host feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes in relation to transmission of West Nile virus: Northeastern United States. Emerg. Infect. Dis. (in press).

Nadler, S. A. , E. Bolotin, & S. P. Stock. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of Steinernema (Cephalobina: Steinernematidae) based on nuclear, mitochondrial, and morphological data. Systematic Parasitology (in press).

Nielsen, C., & A.E. Hajek. Diurnal pattern of death and sporulation of Entomophaga maimaiga-infected Lymantria dispar. Entomol. Exp. Appl. (in press).

Nielsen, C., & A.E. Hajek. 2005. Control of invasive soybean aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae) populations by existing natural enemies in New York State. Environ. Entomol. 34: 1036-1047.

Nielsen, C., M. Keena, & A.E. Hajek. 2005. Virulence and fitness of the fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga in its host Lymantria dispar, for pathogen and host strains originating from Asia, Europe and North America. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 89: 232-242.

Nielsen, C., M.G. Milgroom, & A.E. Hajek. 2005. Genetic diversity in the gypsy moth fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga from founder populations in North America and source populations in Asia. Mycol. Res. 109: 941-950.

Nguyen, K. B., D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, J. R. Fuxa, B. W. Wood, M. A. Bertolotti & B. J. Adams. 2006. Taxonomic and biological analysis of two isolates of Steinernema rarum (Doucet, 1986) Mamiya, 1988 found in the Southeastern USA. J. Nematol. (in press).

Oi, D. H., J. A. Briano, S. M. Valles, & D. F. Williams. 2005. Transmission of Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae) infections between red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) colonies. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 88: 108-115.

Park, H.-W., D. K. Bideshi, & B. A. Federici. 2005. Synthesis of additional endotoxins in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. morrisoni (PG-14) and Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan significantly improves their mosquitocidal efficacy. Journal of Medical Entomology. 42: 337-341.

Park, H.-W., D. K. Bideshi, M. C. Wirth, J. J. Johnson, W. E. Walton, & B. A. Federici. 2005. Recombinant larvicidal bacteria with markedly improved efficacy against Culex vectors of West Nile Virus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 72: 732-738.

Patel, D. T., J. R. Fuxa, & M. J. Stout. 2006. Evaluation of Beauveria bassiana for control of Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in rice. J. Entomol. Sci. (in press).

Perera, O. P., Valles, S. M., Green, T. B., White, S. E., Strong, C. A. & J. J. Becnel. 2006. Molecular Analysis of an Occlusion Body Protein from Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus (CuniNPV) J. Invertebr. Pathol. (in press).

Perez, E. E. & E.E. Lewis. Biologically-based compounds as post-plant treatments for control of nematodes on English boxwood. Plant Disease. (in press).

Perez, E. E., E. E. Lewis & D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. 2005. Effect of application method and infectivity of entomopathogenic nematodes emerging at different times. J. Nematol. 36: 534-539.

Priestley, A.L. & M. Brownbridge. 2006. Laboratory evaluation of effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) toxins on Folsomia candida Willem (Collembola: Isotomidae). Biological Control. (submitted).

Priestley, A.L., M. Brownbridge & F. Soto-Adames. 2006. Effect of Bt-transgenic silage corn expressing the Cry 1Ab insecticidal toxin on non-target soil arthropods. Pedobiologia. (submitted).

Rivera-Orduño, B. & Stock, S.P. 2006. Ecological characterization of Heterorhabditis sonorensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Heterorahbditidae). Nematology (submitted).

Shapiro, A., Green, T., Rao, S., White, S., Carner, G., Mertens, P. C., Becnel, J. J. 2005. Morphological and Molecular Characterization of a Cypovirus (Reoviridae) from the Mosquito Uranotaenia sapphirina (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Virology, 79: 9430-9438.

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I. & T. Cottrell. 2005. Susceptibility of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to entomopathogenic nematodes. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 89: 150-156.

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I. & T. E. Cottrell. 2006. Susceptibility of the lesser peachtree borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) to entomopathogenic nematodes. Environ. Entomol. (in press).

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., L. W. Duncan, L. A. Lacey & R. Han. Orchard Crops. 2005. In P. Grewal, R-U Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan (eds.) Nematodes as Biological Control Agents, pp 215-230. CABI Publishing.

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., J. D. Dutcher & M. Hatab. 2005. Recycling potential and fitness in steinernematid nematodes cultured in Curculio caryae. J. Nematol. 37: 12-17.

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., J. R. Fuxa, L. A. Lacey, D. W. Onstad, & H. K. Kaya. 2005. Definitions of pathogenicity and virulence in invertebrate pathology. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 88: 1-7.

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., D. H. Gouge, S. J. Piggott & J. Patterson Fife. 2006. Application technology and environmental considerations for use of entomopathogenic nematodes in biological control. Biol. Contr. (in press).

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., Gouge, D. H., Piggott, S. J. & Patterson Fife, J. Application Technology. Biological Control. (in press).

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., R. J. Stuart & C. W. McCoy. 2005. Targeted improvement of Steinernema carpocapsae for control of the pecan weevil, Curculio caryae (Horn) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) through hybridization and bacterial transfer. Biol. Contr. 34: 215-221.

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., R. J. Stuart & C. W. McCoy. 2006. A comparison of entomopathogenic nematode longevity in soil under laboratory conditions. J. Nematol. (in press).

Shepard, J. J., Andreadis, T. G. & Vossbrinck, C. R. 2006. Molecular phylogeny and evolutionary relationships among mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the northeastern United States based on small subunit ribosomal DNA (18S rDNA) sequences. J. Med Entomol. (In Press).

Siegel, J., L. A. Lacey, B. S. Higbee, P. Noble & R. Fritts, Jr. 2006. The effect of application rate and abiotic factors on the efficacy of Steinernema carpocapsae for control of overwintering navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Amyelois transitella) in fallen pistachios. Biol. Contr. (in press).

Sims, K., J. Funderburk & D. Boucias. 2005. The biology of Thripinema fuscum (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae), and effects on the host Frankliniella fusca (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in peanut. J. Nematol. 37(1): 4-11.

Sokolova, Y. Y., J. R. Fuxa, & O. N. Borkhsenious. 2005. The nature of Thelohania solenopsae (Microspoiridia) cysts in abdomens of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 90: 24-31.

Sokolova, Y. Y., N. A. Kryukova, V. V. Glupov, & J. R. Fuxa. 2006. Systenostrema alba Larsson 1988 (Microsporidia, Thelohaniidae) in dragonflies, Aeshna viridis (Odonata, Aeshnidae), from South Siberia: morphology and molecular characterization. J. Eukaryotic Microbiol. (In Press).

Solter, L.F., Gelernter, W.D. & Jaronski, S. Entomopathogens. In Handbook of Forage and Rangeland Insects [W.O. Lamp, Ed.] (in press)

Solter, L.F., Maddox, J.V. & Vossbrinck, C.R. 2005. Physiological host specificity: a model using the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and microsporidia of row crop and other stalk-boring hosts. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 90, 127-130.

Stock, S. P & Gress, J. C. 2006. Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of entomopathogenic nematodes from the Sky Islands of southern Arizona. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology (In Press)

Stock, S. P. & Hunt, D.J. 2005. Morphology and systematics of nematodes used in biocontrol. In: Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents (P. S. Grewal, R. U. Ehlers & D. Shapiro-Ilan, Eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 3-43.

Stock, S. P. & Rivera-Orduño, B. 2006. Heterorhabditis sonorensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Heterorhabditis) a natural pathogen of Diceroprocta ornea nymphs (Homoptera: Cicadidae) in the Sonoran desert. Nematology (Submitted).

Stuart, R. J., M. E. Barbercheck, P. S. Grewal, R. A. J. Taylor, & C. W. Hoy. 2006. Population biology of entomopathogenic nematodes: concepts, issues and models. Biol. Contr. (in press).

Suwannakut S., D. Boucias & C. Wiwat. 2005. Genotypic analysis of Nomuraea rileyi collected from various noctuid hosts. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 90:169176.

Tartar, A., A. M. Shapiro; D. W. Scharf; D. G. Boucias. 2005. Differential expression of chitin synthase (CHS) and glucan synthase (FKS) genes correlate with the formation of a modified, thinner cell wall in in vivo-produced Beauveria bassiana cells. Mycopathologia 160: 303314.

Tuttle, A. D., Andreadis, T. G., Frasca, S. Jr. & Dunn, J. L. 2005. Eastern equine encephalitis in a flock of African penguins maintained at an aquarium. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 226:2059-2062.

Ugine, T.A., S.P. Wraight, M. Brownbridge & J. Sanderson. Development of a novel bioassay for estimation of median lethal concentrations (LC50) and doses (LD50) of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana, against western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 89: 210-218.

Ulrike-Bläske, V. & Boucias, D.G., 2005. Pathogenesis of Helicosporidium spp. (Chlorophyta: Trebouxiophyceae) in susceptible noctuid larvae. J. Invertebr. Pathol. (in press).

Uribe-Lorio, L., Mora, M. Stock, S. P. 2005. First record of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in Costa Rica. J. Invert. Pathol. 88, 218-225.

Valles, S. M. & R. M. Pereira. 2005. Solenopsis invicta transferrin: cDNA cloning, gene architecture, and up-regulation in response to Beauveria bassiana infection. Gene 358: 60-66.

Valles, S. M. & R. M. Pereira. 2006. Developmental expression of a transferring in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. Fla. Entomol. (In Press).

Vavra, J., Hylis, M., Obornik, M., & Vossbrinck, C. R. 2005. Microsporidia in aquatic microcrustacea: the copepod microsporidium Marssoniella elegans Lemmermann, 1900 revisited. Folia Parasitol. 52:163-72.

Vavra, J., Hylis, M., Vossbrinck, C.R., Pilarska, D.K., Linde, A., Weiser, J. Mcmanus, M.L., Hoch, G., & Solter, L.F. Vairimorpha disparis n.comb. (Microsporidia : Burenellidae): A redescription of the Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera : Lymantriidae) microsporidium, Thelohania disparis Timofejeva 1956. Submitted to J. Eukaryotic Microbiology. (in press).

Vossbrinck, C. R. & Debrunner-Vossbrinck, B. A. 2005. Molecular phylogeny of the Microsporidia: ecological, ultrastructural and taxonomic considerations. Folia Parasitol. 52:131-142.

Wang, C.Y., Solter, L.F., Tsui, W.H., & Wang, C.H. 2005. An Endoreticulatus Species from Ocinara lida (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) in Taiwan. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 89, 123-135.

Wilson, M. J. & Grewal, P. S. 2005. Biology, production, and formulation of slug-parasitic nematodes. In: Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents (P. S. Grewal, R. U. Ehlers and D. Shapiro-Ilan, Eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 421-429.

Wirth, M. C., J. Jiannino, B. A. Federici, & W. E. Walton. 2005. Evolution of resistance to Bacillus sphaericus in the presence or absence of Cyt1A using laboratory selected lines of the mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 88: 154-162.

Yee, W. L. & L. A. Lacey. 2005. Mortality of Rhagoletis indifferens (Diptera: Tephritidae) exposed to Metarhizium anisopliae. J. Entomol. Sci. 40: 167-177.


08/02/2007

Alumai, A., Grewal, P. S., Hoy, C. W. & Willoughby, D. 2006. Factors affecting the natural occurrence of entomopathogenic nematodes in turfgrass. Biol. Contr. 36, 368-374.

Anderson, J. F., Andreadis, T. G., Main, A. J., Ferrandino, F. J., and Vossbrinck, C. R. 2006. West Nile virus from female and male mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in subterranean, ground, and canopy habitats in Connecticut. J. Med. Entomol. 43: 1010-1019.

Andreadis T. G. and Armstrong P. M. 2007. A 2-yr evaluation of elevated canopy trapping for Culex mosquitoes and West Nile virus in an operational surveillance program in the northeastern United States. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. (in press)

Andreadis, T. G. 2007. Microsporidian parasites of mosquitoes. In: T. Floore (ed.), Biorational Control of Mosquitoes. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. (in press).

Armstrong, P. M. and Andreadis, T. G. 2006. A new genetic variant of La Crosse virus (Bunyaviridae) isolated from New England. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 75:491-496.

Arthurs, S. P., L. A. Lacey, and R.W. Behle. 2006. Evaluation of spray-dried lignin-based formulations and adjuvants as ultraviolet light protectants for the granulovirus of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L). J. Invertebr. Pathol. 93: 8895.

Blaeske-Lietze, V. U., Shapiro, A. M., Denton, J. S. Botts, M., Becnel, J.J. and D. G. Boucias. 2006. Development of the Insect Pathogenic Alga Helicosporidium. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 53 (3), 165-176.

Bilgrami, A. L, R. Gaugler, D. I. Shapiro-Ilan., & B. J. Adams. 2006. Source of trait deterioration in entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema carpocapsae during in vivo culture. Nematology 8: 397-409.


Blackburn, M. B., R. R. Farrar, N. G. Novak and S. D. Lawrence. 2006. Remarkable susceptibility of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) to ingestion of Pir toxins from Photorhabdus luminescens. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 121: 31- 37.


Brown, I. M., D. I. Shapiro-Ilan & R. Gaugler. 2006. Entomopathogenic nematode infectivity enhancement using physical and chemical stressors. Biol. Control 39: 147-153.

Bruck, D.J. 2006. Effect of potting media components on the infectivity of Metarhizium anisopliae against the black vine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J. Environ. Hort. 24: 91-94.

Bussaman, P., Sermswan, R. W. & Grewal, P. S. 2006. Oral toxicity of the supernatants of the entomopathogenic bactera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus to the mushroom mite (Luciaphorus sp.: Acari: Pygmephoridae). Biocontr. Sci. Technol. 16, 245-256.

Castrillo, L.A., L. Thomsen, P. Juneja, A.E. Hajek. 2007. Detection and quantification of Entomophaga maimaiga resting spores in forest soil using real-time PCR. Mycol. Res. (in press).

Christen, J.M., J.F. Campbell, E.E. Lewis, D.I. Shapiro-Ilan and S.B. Ramaswamy. Responses of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema riobrave to its insect hosts, Galleria mellonella and Tenebrio molitor. Parasitology. In press.


Cottrell, T. E. & D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. Susceptibility of the Peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa, to Steinernema carpocapsae and Steinernema riobrave in laboratory and field trials. J.Invertebr. Pathol. 92: 85-88.


Crow, W.T. Porazinska, D. L., Giblin-Davis, R. M. & Grewal, P. S. 2006. Entomopathogenic nematodes are not an alternative to fenamiphos for management of plant-parasitic nematodes on golf courses in Florida. J. Nematol. 38, 52-58.

Deol, Y. S., Grewal, S. K., Canas, L., Yenik, M. & Grewal, P. S. 2006. An assessment of entomopathogenic nematode delivery through a commercial potting medium and a garden soil. Int. J. Nematol. 16, 186-193.


Delhon G, Lu Z, Afonso CL, Tulman ER, Becnel JJ, Moser BA, Kutish GF, Rock DL. 2006. Genome of Invertebrate iridescent virus type 3 (Mosquito Iridescent Virus). J. Virol. 80:8439-8449.

DeNardo, E.A.B., Grewal, S. K., McCartney, D. & Stinner, B. R. 2006. Non-target effects of entomopathogenic nematodes on the soil microbial community and processes. Appl. Soil. Ecol. 34, 250-257.

Diuk-Wasser, M. A., Brown, H. E., Andreadis, T. G. and Fish, D. 2006. Modeling the spatial distribution of mosquito vectors for West Nile virus in Connecticut, USA. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Dis. 6:283-295.

Duncan, L. W., J. H. Graham, J. Zellers, D. Bright, D. C. Dunn, and F.E. El-Borai (submitted). Food web responses to augmentation biological control using entomopathogenic nematodes in bare and composted-manure amended soil. Journal of Nematology.

El-Borai, F.E., C.F. Brentu, and L.W. Duncan (submitted). Trophic Cascades and Non-Target Effects of Augmenting Entomopathogenic Nematodes in soil from a Florida Citrus Orchard. Journal of Nematology.

El-Borai, F.E., and L.W. Duncan (in press). Suppression of Diaprepes abbreviatus in Potted Citrus by Combinations of Entomopathogenic Nematodes with Different Lifespans. Nematropica.

El-Borai, F. E., L. W. Duncan, and J. F. Preston. 2005. Bionomics of a phoretic association between Paenibacillus sp. and the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema diaprepesi. Journal of Nematology 37:18-25.

Fallon, D.J., Solter, L.F., Bauer, L.S., Miller, D.L., Cate, J.R., and McManus, M.L. 2006. Effect of entomopathogenic nematodes on Plectrodera scalator (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). J. Invertebr. Pathol. 92, 55-57

Farajollahi, A., Crans, W. J., Nickerson, D., Bryant, P., Wolf, B., Glaser, A. and Andreadis, T. G. 2005. Detection of West Nile virus RNA from the louse fly Icosta americana (Diptera: Hippoboscidae). J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 21:474-476.

Fife, J.P., Ozkan, H.E., Derksen, R.E. & Grewal, P.S. 2006. Effects of Hydraulic Agitation of Biopesticide Viability and Temperature Increase within a Spray System. Appl. Eng. Agric. In press.

Fife, J.P., Ozkan, H. E., Derksen, R. C. & Grewal, P. S. 2006. Using computational fluid dynamics to predict damage of a biological pesticide during passage through a hydraulic nozzle. Biosys. Eng. 94, 387-396.

Filotas, M. J., J. D. Vandenberg, and A. E. Hajek. 2006. Concentration-response and temperature-related susceptibility of the forest tent caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) to the entomopathogenic fungus Furia gastropachae (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales). Biol. Control 39: 218-224.

Fuxa, J. R., and A. R. Richter. 2006. Effect of nucleopolyhedrovirus concentration in soil on viral transport to cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) plants. BioControl 49: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10526-006-9051-3 (e-publication in advance of printed journal).

Gouge, D. H. and J. L. Snyder. 2006. Temporal association of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) and bacteria. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 91: 147-157.

Georgis, R., A. M. Koppenhöfer, L. A. Lacey, G. Bélair, L.W. Duncan, P. S. Grewal, M. Samish, L. Tan, P. Torr and R.W.H.M. van Tol. 2006. Successes and failures in the use of parasitic nematodes for pest control. Biol. Control 38: 103-123.

Green, T. B., Shapiro, A. M., White, S. E., Rao, R., Mertens, P. P. C., Carner, G. and James J. Becnel. 2006. Molecular and Genomic Characterization of Culex restuans Cypovirus. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 91, 27-34.

Green, T. B., White, S. E., Rao, R., Mertens, P. P. C., Adler, P. H. and Becnel. J. J. 2006. Biological and Molecular Studies of a Cypovirus from the Blackfly Simulium ubiquitum. J. Invertebr. Pathol. In Press.

Grewal, P. S., Bornstein-Forst, S., Burnell, A., Glazer, I. Jagdale, G. B. 2006. Physiological, genetic, and molecular mechanisms of chemoreception, thermobiosis, and anhydrobiosis in entomopathogenic nematodes. Biol. Contr. 38, 54-65.


Hajek, A.E., B. Huang, T. Dubois, M. T. Smith , and Z. Li. 2006. Field studies of control of Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) using fiber bands containing the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria brongniartii. Biocontr. Sci. Technol. 16: 329-343.


Hashimoto, Y., S. M. Valles, and C. A. Strong. 2007. Detection and quantitation of Solenopsis invicta virus in fire ants by real-time PCR. J. Virological Methods 140: 132139.

Hylis M., Pilarska, D.K., Oborník, M., Vávra, J., Solter, L.F., Weiser, J. Linde, A., and McManus, M.L. 2006. Nosema chrysorrhoeae n. sp. (Microsporidia), isolated from browntail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea L.) (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae) in Bulgaria: Characterization and phylogenetic relationships. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 91, 105-114.

Jagdale, G. B., Saeb, A. T. M., Somasekhar, S. & Grewal, P. S. 2006. Genetic variation and relationship between isolates and species of the entomopathogenic nematode genus Heterorhabditis deciphered through isozyme profiles. J. Parasitol. 92, 509-516.

Kaya, H. K., Lewis, E. E. 2006. Third International Symposium on Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Symbiotic Bacteria. Biological Control 38:1-3.

Kaya, H. K., M.M. Aguillera, A. Alumai, H. Y. Choo, M. de la Torre, A. Fodor, S. Ganguly, S. Haz1r, T. Lakatos, A. Pye, M. Wilson, S. Yamanaka, H. Yang, and R.-U. Ehlers. 2006. Status of entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria from selected countries or regions of the world. Biological Control 38: 134-155.

Kepler, R.M. and D.J. Bruck. 2006. Examination of the interaction between the black vine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and an entomopathogenic fungus reveals a new tritrophic interaction. Environ. Entomol. 35: 1021-1029.

Kunkel, B. A., D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, J. F. Campbell & E. E. Lewis. 2006. Effect of Steinernema glaseri-infected host exudates on movement of conspecific infective juveniles. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 93: 4249.


Lacey, L. A., S. P. Arthurs, T..R. Unruh, H. Headrick and R. Fritts, Jr. 2006. Entomopathogenic nematodes for control of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple and pear orchards: effect of nematode species and seasonal temperatures, adjuvants, application equipment and post-application irrigation. Biol. Control 37: 214223.

Lacey, L. A., D. Granatstein, S. P. Arthurs, H. Headrick and R. Fritts, Jr. 2006. Use of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae) in conjunction with mulches for control of overwintering codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 41: 107-119.

Lacey, L. A. and T. R. Unruh. 2005. Biological control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella, Tortricidae: Lepidoptera) and its role in integrated pest management, with emphasis on entomopathogens. Vedalia 12: 33-60. (despite the 2005 publication date, this was actually published Jan. 2007)

Lawrence, J.L., Hoy, C. W. & Grewal, P. S. 2006. Spatial and temporal distribution of endemic entomopathogenic nematodes in a heterogeneous vegetable production landscape. Biol. Contr. 37, 247-255.

Lewis, E. E., J. Campbell, C. Griffin, H. Kaya, and A. Peters. 2006. Behavioral ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes. Biological Control 38: 66-79.

McCoy, C.W., R. J. Stuart, D. I. Shapiro-Ilan and L.W. Duncan (in press). Application and evaluation of entomopathogens for citrus pest control. In: Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology: Application and Evaluation of Pathogens for Control of Insects and other Invertebrate Pests, 2nd Edition (L. A. Lacey and H. K. Kaya, eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands.


McCoy, C. W., R. Stuart, D. Shapiro-Ilan, and L. Duncan. 2007. Application and evaluation of entomopathogens for citrus pest control. Pp. XX-XX in L. Lacey and H. K. Kaya (eds.) Field Manual of techniques in insect pathology, Vol II. Springer (In Press).

Mitchell, F. L., K. Snowden, J. R. Fuxa, and S. B. Vinson. 2006. Distribution of Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporida: Thelohaniidae) infecting red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Texas. Southwestern Entomol. 31: 297-306.

Moar, William J. & R. C. McCollum. 2006. Bt formulated products: should there be more concern about resistance development with the introduction of Bt transgenic plants? GMOs in Integrated Plant Production. Ecological Impact of Genetically Modified Organisms. IOBC wprs Bulletin Vol. 29: 99-102.

Molaei, G. and Andreadis, T. G. 2006. Identification of avian- and mammalian-derived blood meals in Aedes vexans and Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) and its implication for West Nile virus transmission in Connecticut, USA. J. Med. Entomol. 43:1088-1093.

Molaei, G., Andreadis, T. G., Armstrong, P. M., Anderson, J. F. and Vossbrinck, C. R. 2006. Host feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes and West Nile virus transmission, northeastern United States. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 12:468-474.

Molaei, G., Oliver, J., Andreadis, T. G., Armstrong, P. M., and Howard, J. J. 2006. Molecular identification of blood meal sources in Culiseta melanura and Culiseta morsitans from an endemic focus of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in New York, USA. Am. J. Trop. Med Hyg. 75:1140-1147.

Nguyen, K. B., D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, B. J. Adams, J. R. Fuxa, B. W. Wood., and M. A. Bertolotti. 2006. Taxonomic and biological characterization of Steinernema rarum found in the southeastern United States. J. Nematol. 38: 28-40.

Nielsen, C., and A.E. Hajek. 2006. Diurnal pattern of death and sporulation of Entomophaga maimaiga-infected Lymantria dispar. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 118: 237-243.

Oi, D. H. 2006. Effect of mono- and polygyne social forms on transmission and spread of a microsporidium in fire ant populations. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 92: 146-151.

Onstad, D. W., Fuxa, J. R., Humber, R. A., Oestergaard, J., Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., Gouli, V. V., Anderson, R. S., Andreadis, T. G. and Lacey, L. A. 2006. An abridged glossary of terms used in invertebrate pathology. 3rd Ed. Society for Invertebrate Pathology, http://www.sipweb.org/glossary, 71p

Onstad, D. W., J. R. Fuxa, R. A. Humber, J. Oestergaard, D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, V. V. Gouli, R. S. Anderson, T. G. Andreadis, and L. A. Lacey. 2006. An Abridged Glossary of Terms Used in Invertebrate Pathology, 3rd Edition. Soc. Invertebr. Pathol., http://www.sipweb.org/glossary

Parsa, S., J. Alcazar, J. Salazar, and H. K. Kaya. 2006. An indigenous Peruvian entomopathogenic nematode for suppression of the Andean potato weevil. Biological Control 39: 171-178.

Patel, D. T., J. R. Fuxa, and M. J. Stout. 2006. Evaluation of Beauveria bassiana for control of Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in rice. J. Entomol. Sci. 41: 126-146.

Patel, D. T., M. J. Stout, and J. R. Fuxa. 2006. Effects of rice panicle age on quantitative and qualitative injury by the rice stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Flor. Entomol. 89: 321-327.

Perera, O.P., Valles, S., Green, T.B., White, S., Strong, C., and Becnel, J.J. 2006. Molecular Analysis of an Occlusion Body Protein from Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus (CuniNPV). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 91(1):35-42.

Pilarska, D.K., Solter, L.F., Kereselidze, M., Linde, A., and Hoch, G. 2006. Microsporidian infections in Lymantria dispar larvae: interactions and effects of multiple species infections on pathogen horizontal transmission. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 93: 105-113

Poinar, G., Porter, S.D., Hyman, B.C. and Tang, S. 2007. Allomermis solenopsii sp. new. (Mermithidae: Nematoda) parasitizing the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Systematic Parasitology (in press).

Ramos-Rodriguez, O., J. F. Campbell, E. E. Lewis, D. I. Shapiro-Ilan & S. B. Ramaswamy. 2006. Dynamics of carbon dioxide release from insects infected with entomopathogenic nematodes. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 94: 64-69.


Ramos-Rodriguez, O., J.F. Campbell, J.M. Christen, D.I. Shapiro-Ilan, E.E. Lewis and S.B. Ramaswamy. Attraction behavior of three entomopathogenic nematode species towards infected and uninfected hosts. Parasitology. In press.


Richmond, D., Grewal, P. S. & Cardina, J. 2006. Defensive mutualism between grasses and fungi: plant competition as a function of interactions between trophic levels. Basic and Applied Ecology (in press)

Richmond, D., Grewal, P. S. & Cardina, J. 2006. Influence of grass species and endophyte infection on weed populations during establishment of low maintenance lawns. Agric. Ecosys. Environ. 115, 27-33.

Riga, K., L. A. Lacey, N. Guerra, and H. L. Headrick. 2006. Control of the oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta, using entomopathogenic nematodes in laboratory and bin assays. J. Nematol. 38: 168-171.

Roy, H.E., D.C. Steinkraus, J. Eilenberg, A.E. Hajek, and J.K. Pell. 2006. Bizarre interactions and endgames: Entomopathogenic fungi and their arthropod hosts. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 51: 331-357.

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., D. H. Gouge, S. J. Piggott, and J. Patterson Fife. 2006. Application technology and environmental considerations for the use of entomopathogenic nematodes in biological control. Biological Control. 38:124-133.

Shepard, J. J., Andreadis, T. G. and Vossbrinck, C. R. 2006. Molecular phylogeny and evolutionary relationships among mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the northeastern United States based on small subunit ribosomal DNA (18S rDNA) sequences. J. Med Entomol. 43:443-454.

Siegel, J., L. A. Lacey, B. S. Higbee, P. Noble and R. Fritts, Jr. 2006. Effect of application rates and abiotic factors on Steinernema carpocapsae for control of overwintering navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Amyelois transitella) in fallen pistachios. Biol. Control 36: 324-330.

Sokolova, Y. Y., C. E. Lange, and J. R. Fuxa. 2006. Development, ultrastructure, natural occurrence, and molecular characterization of Liebermannia patagonica n. g., n. sp., a microsporidian parasite of the grasshopper Tristira magellanica (Orthoptera: Tristiridae). J. Invertebr. Pathol. 91: 168-182.

Sokolova, Y. Y., N. A. A. Kryukova, V. V. Glupov, and J. R. Fuxa. 2006. Systenostrema alba Larsson 1988 (Microsporidia, Thelohaniidae) in dragonflies, Aeshna viridis (Odonata, Aeshnidae), from South Siberia: morphology and molecular characterization. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 53: 49-57.

Sokolova, Y., Issi, I. V., Morzhina, E. V., Tokarev, Y. S. and Vossbrinck, C. R. 2005. Ultrastructural analysis supports transferring Nosema whitei Weiser 1953 to the genus Paranosema and creation a new combination, Paranosema whitei . J. Invertbr. Pathol. 90:122-126.

Solter, L.F. 2006. Transmission as a predictor of ecological host specificity with a focus on vertical transmission of microsporidia. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 92: 132-140.

Solter, L. F, Maddox, J. V. and Vossbrinck, C. R. 2005. Physiological host specificity: a model using the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and microsporidia of row crop and other stalk-boring hosts. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 90: 127-130.

Stefanovska, T. R., V. V. Pidlisnyuk, and H. K. Kaya. 2006. Biological control of pests in Ukraine: legacy from the past and challenges for the future. Biocontrol News and Information 15 pp. http://www.cababstractsplus.org/cabreviews

Stuart, R. J., M. E. Barbercheck, P. S. Grewal, R. A. J. Taylor, and C. W. Hoy. 2006. Population biology of entomopathogenic nematodes: concepts, issues and models. Biological Control 38: 80-102.

Stuart, R. J., D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, R. R. James, K. B. Nguyen, and C. W. McCoy (in press). Entomopathogenic nematodes and biological control of the root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus in Florida citrus: Virulence of new strains of Steinernema riobrave. Proceedings of the International Society of Citriculture X Congress. 2004.

Stuart, R. J., & M. E. Rogers. 2006. Battling the evil weevil: recent advances in the war on Diaprepes abbreviatus. Citrus Industry 87: 7-11.

Tarver, M. R., R. E. Shade, R. H. Shukle, W. J. Moar, W. M. Muir, L. M. Murdock, and B. R. Pittendrigh. 2007. Pyramiding of insecticidal proteins for control of the cowpea bruchid (Callosobruchus maculates F.). Pest Management Science. In Press.

Valles, S. M. and R. M. Pereira. 2005. Developmental expression of a transferrin in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. Fla. Entomol. 88: 541-543.

Valles, S. M., C. A. Strong, D. H. Oi, S. D. Porter, R. M. Pereira, R. K. Vander Meer, Y. Hashimoto, L. M. Hooper-Bui, H. Sánchez-Arroyo, T. Davis, V. Karpakakunjarum, K. M. Vail, L. C. Graham, J. A. Briano, L. A. Calcaterra, L. E. Gilbert, R. Ward, K. Ward, J. B. Oliver, G. Taniguchi, and D. C. Thompson. 2007 Phenology, Distribution, and Host Specificity of Solenopsis invicta Virus. J. Invertebrate Pathol. (in press)

Vavra, J., Hylis, M., Vossbrinck, C.R., Pilarska, D.K., Linde, A., Weiser, J. McManus, M.L., Hoch, G., and Solter, L.F. 2006. Vairimorpha disparis n.comb. (Microsporidia : Burenellidae): A redescription of the Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera : Lymantriidae) microsporidium, Thelohania disparis Timofejeva 1956. J. Eukaryotic Microbiol. 53(4): 292-304.

Wang, Y., A. L. Bilgrami, D. Shapiro-Ilan & R. Gaugler. 2006. Stability of entomopathogenic bacteria, Xenorhabdus nematophila and Photorhabdus luminescens, during In Vitro culture. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotech. 34:7381.


White, S. E. Tipping, P. W. and J. J. Becnel. 2007. First Isolation of a Helicosporidium sp. (Chlorophyta: Trebouxiophyceae) from a biological control agent Crytobagus salviniae(Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Biological Control 40: 243-245.

Yu, H., D. H. Gouge, and P. Baker. 2006. Parasitism of subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae; Termitidae) by entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae; Heterorhabditidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 99: 1112-1119.

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An R. and Grewal P.S., 2007. Differences in the virulence of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema scarabaei to three white grub species: the relative contribution of the nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria. Biol. Contr. 43, 310-316.

Anderson, J. F., Main, A. J. Ferrandino, F. J. and Andreadis, T. G. 2007. Nocturnal activity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in a West Nile focus in Connecticut. J. Med. Entomol. 44, 1102-1108.

Andreadis T. G. and Armstrong P. M. 2007. A 2-yr evaluation of elevated canopy trapping for Culex mosquitoes and West Nile virus in an operational surveillance program in the northeastern United States. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 23, 137-148.

Andreadis, T. G., 2007. Microsporidian parasites of mosquitoes. In: T. G. Floore (ed.), Biorational Control of Mosquitoes, Bull. No. 7, Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 23, 3-29.

Andreadis, T. G., Anderson, J. F., Armstrong, P. M. and Main, A. J. 2008. Isolations of Jamestown Canyon virus (Bunyaviridae: Orthobunyavirus) from field-collected mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Connecticut, USA: a ten-year analysis, 1997 - 2006. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Dis. (in press).

Armstrong, P. M. and Andreadis, T. G. 2007. Genetic relationships of Jamestown Canyon virus strains infecting mosquitoes collected in Connecticut, USA. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 77, 1157-1162.

Arthurs, S. P., L. A. Lacey and E. R. Miliczky. 2007. Evaluation of the codling moth granulovirus and spinosad for codling moth control and impact on non-target species in pear orchards. Biol. Control 41, 99-109.


Arthurs, S.P. and L. A. Lacey. 2007. Microbial control of insect pests of tree fruit. In: Management of Nematode and Insect-Borne Plant Diseases (G. Saxena and K. G. Mukerji, eds.) pp. 1-46. Haworth Press, New York.


Arthurs, S.P., R. Hilton, A.L. Knight and L. A. Lacey. 2007. Evaluation of the pear ester kairomone as a formulation additive for the granulovirus of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in pome fruit. J. Econ. Entomol . 100, 702-709.

Bai, X. and Grewal, P. S. 2007. Identification of two down-regulated genes in entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora infective juveniles upon contact with insect hemolymph. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol, 156, 162-166.

Bai, X., Grewal, P. S., Hogenhout, S. A., Adams, B. J., Ciche, T. A., Gaugler, R. and Sternberg, P. W. 2007. Expressed sequence tag analysis of gene representation in insect parasitic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. J. Parasitol. 93, 1343-1349.

Barnard, D. R., R. -D Xue, M. A. Rotstein, and J. J. Becnel. 2007. Microsporidiosis (Microsporidia: Culicosporidae) alters blood-feeding responses and DEET repellency in Aedes egypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 44, 1040-1046.

Becnel, J. J. 2007. Current status of deltabaculoviruses, cypoviruses and chloriridoviruses pathogenic for mosquitoes. Virologica Sinica, 22, 117-127.


Blackburn, M. B., R. R. Farrar, Jr., D. E. Gundersen-Rindal, S. D. Lawrence, and P. A. W. Martin. 2007. Reproductive failure of Heterorhabditis marelatus in the Colorado potato beetle: Evidence of stress on the nematode symbiont Photorhabdus temperata and potential interference from the enteric bacteria of the beetle. Biol. Control 42, 207  215.


Bixby, A., Alm, S. R., Power, K., Grewal, P. S., & Swier, S. R. 2007. Susceptibility of Four Species of Turfgrass Infesting Scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis Strain Buibui. J. Econ. Entomol. 100, 1604-1610.

Boina, D. R., Lewis, E. E. and Bloomquist, J. R. 2008. Nematicidal activity of anion transport blockers against Meloidogyne incognita, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. Pest Manag. Sci. In press.

Boucias, D.G., Scharf, D.W., Breaux S.E., Purcell, D.H., and Mizell, R.F. 2007. Studies on the fungi associated with the glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca coagulata with emphasis on a new species Hirsutella homalodisca. BioControl 52, 231-258.



Boucias D. G, J. M. Meyer, S. Popoonsak, and S. E. Breaux 2007. The Genus Hirsutella: A Polyphyletic Group of Fungal Pathogens Infecting of Mites and Insects. In Use of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Biological Pest Management, eds S. Ekesi and N.K. Maniania Research Signpost 1-34p.


Briar, S. S.(+), Grewal, P. S., Somasekhar, N., Stinner, D. & Miller, S. A. 2007. Soil nematode community, organic matter, microbial biomass and nitrogen dynamics in field plots transitioning from conventional to organic management. Appl. Soil Ecol. 37, 256-266.


Briar, S. S.(+), Jagdale, G. B., Cheng, Z (+), Hoy, C. W., Miller, S. A. & Grewal, P. S. 2007. Indicative value of nematode food web indices and trophic group abundance in differentiating habitats with a gradient of anthropogenic impact. Environ. Bioindicators 2, 146-160.

Brown, H. E., Diuk-Wasser, M. A., Andreadis, T. G. and Fish. 2008. Remotely-sensed vegetation indices identify mosquito clusters of West Nile virus vectors in an urban landscape in the northeastern US. Vector-Borne Zoonotic Dis. (in press).

Castrillo, L.A., L. Thomsen, P. Juneja, A.E. Hajek. 2007. Detection and quantification of Entomophaga maimaiga resting spores in forest soil using real-time PCR. Mycol. Res. 111, 324-331.

Cottrell T. C. and Shapiro-Ilan, D. I. Susceptibility of Four Species of North American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) to Beauveria bassiana. European Journal of Entomology. In press.


Cottrell, T. E. and D. Shapiro-Ilan. 2008. Naturally-occurring pathogens and invasive arthropods. In: Use of Microbes for Control and Eradication of Invasive Arthropods, (Hajek, OCallaghan & Glare, Eds.), Springer. In press.


Dara, S. K., McGuire, M. R. and Kaya, H. K. 2007. Isolation and evaluation of Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycotina: Hypomycetes) for the suppression of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca caogulata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 42, 56-65.

Dolinski, C. and L. A. Lacey., 2007. Microbial control of arthropod pests of tropical tree fruit. Neotropic. Entomol. 36, 161-179.

Dubois, T., J. Lund, L.S. Bauer, A.E. Hajek., 2007. Virulence of entomopathogenic hypocrealean fungi infecting Anoplophora glabripennis. BioControl DOI 10.1007/s10526-007-9112-2.

Farrar, R. R., M. Shapiro, and M. Shepard. 2007. Relative activity of baculoviruses of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). BioControl 52, 657  667.


Filotas, M.F., A.E. Hajek. 2007. Variability in thermal responses among Furia gastropachae isolates from different geographic origins. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 96, 109-117.

Fuxa, J. R. 2008. Threshold concentrations of nucleopolyhedrovirus in soil to initiate infections in Heliothis virescens on cotton plants. Microb. Ecol. (In Press).

Fuxa, J. R., A. R. Richter, and M. L. Milks. 2007. Threshold distances and depths of nucleopolyhedrovirus in soil for transport to cotton plants by wind and rain. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 95, 60-70.

Fuxa, J. R., and A. R. Richter. 2007. Effect of nucleopolyhedrovirus concentration in soil on viral transport to cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) plants. BioControl 52, 821-843 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10526-006-9051-3 )

Geden, C.J., V. Lietze, and D.G. Boucias. 2007. Seasonal prevalence and transmission of salivary gland hyperplasia virus of house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera:Muscidae). J. Med. Entomol. (in press).

Graham, C.E. 2007. Necrophoresis and the Behavioral Responses of teh European Red Ant, Myrmica rubra L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to the Fungal Entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. M.S. Thesis, Univ. Maine, Orono, ME. 53 pp.

Green, T. B., White, S. E., Rao, R., Mertens, P. P. C., Adler, P. H. and Becnel. J., 2006. Biological and Molecular Studies of a Cypovirus from the Blackfly Simulium ubiquitum. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 95, 26-32.


Groden, E. and C. Graham. 2007. Myrmica rubra defense against entomopathogenic fungi. (Abstract) Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Quecbec City, Quebec, Canada. p. 33.

Hajek, A.E., J.R. Fuxa, and Y. Kunimi. 2007. Microorganisms associated with soil arthropods. IN C. J. Hurst, R.L. Crawford, J.L. Garland, D.A. Lipson, A.L. Mills, L.D. Stetzenbach (eds.), Manual of Environmental Microbiology (3rd ed.). ASM Press, Washington, D.C. (pp. 769-780).

Hajek, A.E., and L. S. Bauer. 2007. Microbial control of wood-boring insects attacking forest and shade trees, pp. 505-525. In (L.A. Lacey & H.K. Kaya, Eds.) Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology, 2nd edn. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands [Invited review].

Hajek, A.E. and D.M. Kalb. 2007. Suitability of Acer saccharum and Acer pensylvanicum for rearing Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Can. Entomol. 139: 751-755.

Hajek, A.E., I. Delalibera Jr., and M.L. McManus. 2007. Introduction of exotic pathogens and documentation of their establishment and impact, pp. 299-325. In (L.A. Lacey & H.K. Kaya, Eds.) Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology, 2nd edn. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands [Invited review].

Hajek, A.E., J. Lund, and M.T. Smith. Reduction in fitness of female Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) infected with Metarhizium anisopliae. J. Invertebr. Pathol. (in press).

Hajek, A.E., M. L. McManus, and I. Delalibera Jr.. 2007. A review of introductions of pathogens and nematodes for classical biological control of insects and mites. Biol. Control 41, 1-13.

Hajek, A.E., T. Dubois, J. Lund, M. Smith, L. Bauer, and Z. Li. 2007. Developing fungal bands for control of Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, in the U.S. J. Anhui Agric. Univ. 34: 149-156. [Invited review].

Hang, D.T., Choo, H.Y., Lee, D.W., Lee, S.M., Kaya, H.K. and C.G. Park, C.G. 2007. Temperature effects on Korean entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema glaseri and S. longicaudum, and their symbiotic bacteria. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 17, 420-427.


Hansen, J.D., R. Carlton, S. Adams, L.A. Lacey. 2008. Infrared detection of internal feeders of deciduous tree fruits. J. Entomol. Sci. in press.

Hazir, C., Giblin-Davis, R.M., Keskin, N., Ye W., Kanzaki, N., Center. B.J., Hazir, S., Kaya, H.K. and Thomas, W.K. 2007. Bursaphelenchus debrae n. sp. (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae), an associate of the bee Halictus brunnescens in Turkey. Nematology 9, 777-789.


Hsieh, F., Zhu, L., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., Campbell, J.F. and Lewis, E.E. State-space based mass event-history model I: many decision-making agents with one target. Ann. Appl. Stat. Accepted pending revision.

Isakova, I.A., Y.B. Isakov, S.E. Rymar, V.A. Kordium, and J.R. Fuxa. 2007. Specificity of Ukrainian Bacillus thuringiensis strains for agricultural pests of the southeastern United States. J. Entomol. Sci. 42, 272-285.

Jabbour, R., M. Barbercheck, A. Gendron, and B. Bradley. Habitat complexity effects on entomopathogenic nematode dispersal. Entomological Society of America 55th Annual Meeting: Making Connections, San Diego, CA Dec. 8-12, 2007 (Abstract).

Jabbour, R., M. E. Barbercheck, and C. A. Mullen. 2007. Effect of soil management on naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungi during the transition to an organic farming system. 40th Annual Society of Invertebrate Pathology Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec (Abstract).

Jabbour, R., A.G. Hulting, and M. E. Barbercheck. 2007. Effect of the method of transition to organic agriculture on naturally occurring soil-dwelling entomopathogenic fungi. 92nd Annual Ecological Society of America Meeting, San Jose, California (Abstract).

Jagdale, G.B. and Grewal, P.S. 2007. Storage temperature influences desiccation and ultra violet radiation tolerance of entomopathogenic nematodes. J. Therm. Biol. 32, 20-27.


Jagdale, G.B., Casey, M.L., Grewal, P.S. and Cañas, L. 2007. Effect of entomopathogenic nematode species, split application and potting medium on the control of fungus gnats, Bradysia difformis (Diptera: Sciaridae) in greenhouse at alternating cold and warm temperatures. Biol. Control 43, 23-30.

Jenkins, D., R. Mizell, D. Shapiro-Ilan, T. Cottrell & D. Horton. 2006. Invertebrate predators and parasitoids of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Southeast. Fla. Entomol. 89, 435-440.



Jenkins, D. A., Shapiro-Ilan, D. & Goenanga, R. 2007. Virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes against Diaprepes abbreviatus in an oxisol. Fla. Entomo. 90, 401-403.

Karagoz, M., Gulcu, B., Cakmak, I., Kaya, H.K. and Hazir, S. 2007. Predation of entomopathogenic nematodes by Sancassania sp. (Acari: Acaridae). Exp. Appl. Acarol. 43, 85-95.

Kaya, H.K. and L.A. Lacey. 2007. Introduction to microbial control. In Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology: Application and evaluation of pathogens for control of insects and other invertebrate pests, 2nd ed. (L.A. Lacey and H.K. Kaya, eds.), pp. 3-7. Springer Scientific Publishers, Dordrecht.


Kirk, A.A., L.A. Lacey and J. Goolsby. 2008. Foreign exploration for insect natural enemies of Bemisia for use in biological control in the USA, a successful program. In: Classical Biological Control of Bemisia tabaci in the USA: A Review of Interagency Research and Implementation (J. K. Gould, K. Hoelmer and J. Goolsby (eds.), Vol. 4 Progress in Biological Control (H. Hokkanen, series editor) pp. 17-31. Springer, Dordrecht.


Koppenhofer A.M., Grewal, P.S., Fuzy E.M. 2007. Differences in penetration routes and establishment rates of four entomopathogenic nematode species into four white grub species. J. Invertebrate Pathol. 94, 184-195.

Lacey, L.A. 2007. Bacillus thuringiensis serovariety israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus for mosquito control. Biorational Control of Mosquitoes (T.G. Floore, ed.) pp. 133-163. Bull. 7 Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. Bull.


Lacey, L.A., 2008. Resistance in Cydia pomonella to the Codling Moth Granulovirus in Europe: Could it Happen Here? Proc. West. Orch. Pest Dis. Manag. Conf. Portland, OR, January 9-11, 2008. pp. 21-22.


Lacey, L.A. and D.I. Shapiro-Ilan. 2008. Microbial Control of Insect Pests in Temperate Orchard Systems: Potential for Incorporation into IPM. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 53, 121-144.



Lacey, L.A. and H.K. Kaya (eds.) 2007. "Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology: Application and evaluation of pathogens for control of insects and other invertebrate pests, 2nd edition." Springer, Dordrecht. (book) 868 pp.


Lacey, L.A. and Kaya, H.K. 2007. Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology. 2nd Ed. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.


Lacey, L.A., D.R. Horton, and D.C. Jones. 2008. The effect of temperature and duration of exposure of potato tuber moth (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in infested tubers to the biofumigant fungus Muscodor albus. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 97, 159-164.


Lacey, L.A., H.L. Headrick and S.P. Arthurs. 2008. The effect of temperature on the long-term storage of codling moth granulovirus formulations. J. Econ. Entomol. 101.


Lacey, L.A., S.P. Arthurs, A. Knight, and J. Huber, 2007. Microbial control of lepidopteran pests of apple orchards. In "Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology: Application and evaluation of pathogens for control of insects and other invertebrate pests, 2nd ed." (L.A. Lacey and H. K. Kaya, eds.) pp. 527-546. Springer, Dordrecht.


Lacey, L.A., S.P. Arthurs, F. de la Rosa. 2007. Control Microbiano de la Palomilla de la Papa, Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Proc. Washington State Potato Conference, Moses Lake WA, Feb. 6-8, 2007. pp. 65-74.


Lacey, L.A., S.P. Wraight and A.A. Kirk. 2008. Entomopathogenic fungi for control of Bemisia spp.: foreign exploration, research and implementation. In: Classical Biological Control of Bemisia tabaci in the USA: A Review of Interagency Research and Implementation (J. K. Gould, K. Hoelmer and J. Goolsby (eds.), Vol. 4 Progress in Biological Control (H. Hokkanen, series editor) pp. 33-69. Springer, Dordrecht.


Lacey, L.A., T.R. Unruh, H. Simkins, and K. Thomsen-Archer. 2007. Gut bacteria associated with the Pacific coast wireworm, Limonius canus, inferred from 16s rDNA sequences and their implications for control. Phytoparasitica 35: 479-489.


Lee, D.W., Choo, H.Y., Smitley, D.R., Lee, S.M., Shin, H.K., Kaya, H.K., Park, C.O. and Park, J.K. 2007. Distribution and adult activity of Popillia quadriguttata (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on golf courses in Korea. J. Econ. Entomol. 100, 103-109.

Lietze V., C.J. Geden, P. Blackburn, and D. G. Boucias. 2007. Effects of MdSGHV infection on the reproductive behavior of the house fly, Musca domestica. Applied and Environ. Microbiol. 73, 6811-65818.


Linthicum, K.J., Anyamba, A., Britch, S.C., Chretien, J.P., Erickson, R.L., Small, J., Tucker, C.J., Bennett, K.E., Mayer, R.T., Schmidtmann, E.T., Andreadis, T.G., Anderson, J.F., Wilson, W.C., Freier, J.E., James, A.M., Miller, R.S., Drolet, B. S., Miller, S.N., Tedrow, C.A., Bailey, C.L., Strickman, D.A., Barnard, D.R., Clark, G.G., and Zou, L. 2007. A Rift Valley fever risk surveillance system for Africa using remotely sensed data: potential for use on other continents. Vet. Ital. 43, 663-674.

Meyer, J. M., M. A. Hoy, D. G. Boucias, R. Singh and M. E. Rogers. 2007. Friendly Fungi Killing Psyllids in Floridas Citrus. Citrus industry May 23-24.

Meyer J. M, Hoy M. A., and Boucias D. G. 2007. Morphological and molecular characterization of a Hirsutella species infecting the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Homoptera: Psyllidae), in Florida. J Invertebr. Pathol, 95:101-109.

Meyer, J. M., Hoy, M. A., Boucias, D. G. 2008. A novel isolate of the entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus infecting the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Homoptera: Psyllidae), in Florida. BioControl (submitted)

Micieli, M.V., Marti, G.A., Garcia, J.J., Tranchida, M.C., & Becnel, J.J., 2007. Epizootiological studies of Amblyospora camposi (Microsporidia: Amblyosporidae) in Culex renatoi (Diptera: Culicidae) and Paracyclops fimbriatus fimbriatus (copepoda: Cyclopidae) in a bromeliad habitat. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 94, 31-37.

Milks, M.L., J.R. Fuxa, A.R. Richter, and E.B. Moser, 2007. Multivariate analyses of the factors affecting the distribution, abundance and social form of Louisiana fire ants, Solenopsis invicta. Insectes Sociaux 54: 283-292.

Milks, M.L., J.R. Fuxa, and A.R. Richter, 2008. Prevalence and impact of the microsporidium Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporidia) on wild populations of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta. J. Invertebr. Pathol. (Accepted for Publication)

Molaei, G., Andreadis, T.G., Armstrong, P.M., Bueno, R., Dennett, J., Bala, A., Randle, Y., Guzman, H., Da Rosa, A. T., Wuithiranyagool, T., and Tesh, R. B. 2007. Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 77: 73-81.

Nascimento, E.S., R. Figueiro, J.J. Becnel, and C.J.P. C. Araujo-Coutinho. 2007. Influence of temperature on microsporidia infections in a natural population of Simulium pertinax Kollar, 1832 (Diptera; Simuliidae). Brazilian Journal of Biology 67, 519-526.

Nguyen, K. B., D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, and G. N. Mbata. Heterorhabditis georgiana n. sp. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Georgia, USA. Nematology. In Press.


Oi, D.H., D.F. Williams, R.M. Pereira, P.M. Horton, T.S. Davis, A.H. Hyder, H.T. Bolton, B.C. Zeichner, S.D. Porter, A.L. Hoch, M.L. Boswell, and G.Williams. 2008. Combining biological and chemical controls for the management of red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Amer. Entomol. (in press)

Pelizza, S.A., C.C. Lopez Lastra, J.J. Becnel, V. Bisaro, and J.J. Garcia. 2007. Biotic and abiotic factors affecting Leptolegnia chapmanii infection in Aedes aegypti. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 23, 177-181.

Pelizza, S.A., C.C. Lopez Lastra, J.J. Becnel, V. Bisaro, and J.J. Garcia. 2007. Effects of temperature, pH and salinity on the infection of Leptolegnia chapmanii Seymour (Peronosporomycetes) in mosquito larvae. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 96, 133-137.

Perera, O., Green, T.B., Stevens Jr., S.M., White, S. and Becnel, J.J., 2007. Proteins associated with Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus occluded virions. Journal of Virology, 81, 4585-4590.


Poinar, G., S.D. Porter, B.C. Hyman and S. Tang. 2007. Allomermis solenopsi n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizing the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Syst. Parasitol. 68, 115-128.

Preisser, E.L., Gibson, S.E., Adler, L.S. and Lewis, E.E. 2007. Below ground herbivory and the costs of constitutive defense in tobacco. Acta Oecologica 31, 210-215.

Reilly, J.R., A.E. Hajek. 2007. Density-dependent resistance of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar to its nucleopolyhedrovirus, and the consequences for population dynamics. Oecologia DOI 10.1007//s00442-007-0871-3.

Riga, K., L.A. Lacey and N. Guerra. 2008. The potential of the endophytic fungus, Muscodor albus, as a biocontrol agent against economically important plant parasitic nematodes of vegetable crops in Washington State. Biol. Control in press.

Saeb, A. T. M.(+) and Grewal, P. S. 2007. Genetic variation and sub-species structure of entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora based on the major sperm protein gene. Int. J. Nematol. 17, in press.

Shanley, R.P. and A.E. Hajek. Environmental contamination with Metarhizium anisopliae from fungal bands for control of the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Biocontr. Sci. Technol. (in press).

Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., L.A. Lacey and J.P. Siegel. 2007. Microbial Control of Insect Pests of Stone Fruit and Nut Crops. In "Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology: Application and evaluation of pathogens for control of insects and other invertebrate pests, 2nd ed." (L.A. Lacey and H. K. Kaya, eds.) pp. 547-565. Springer, Dordrecht.


Skovmand, O., J. Kerwin and L.A. Lacey. 2007. Microbial control of mosquitoes and black flies. In "Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology: Application and evaluation of pathogens for control of insects and other invertebrate pests, 2nd ed." (L.A. Lacey and H. K. Kaya, eds.) pp. 735-750. Springer, Dordrecht.

Sokolova, Y.Y., C.E. Lange, and J.R. Fuxa. 2007. Establishment of Liebermannia dichroplusae n. comb. on the basis of molecular characterization of Perezia dichroplusae Lange, 1987 (Microsporidia). J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 54, 223-230.

Scocco, E. A. W. A. Gardner & D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. 2007. Microscopic evaluation of the fate of conidia of two entomogenous fungi in soil. Journal of Entomological Science 42, 413-414.



Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., Reilly, C. C. & Hotchkiss, M. W. 2007. Suppressive effects of metabolites from Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus spp. on phytopathogens of peach and pecan. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. In Press.


Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., Mizell, R. F., Cottrell, T. E. and Horton, D. L. 2008. Control of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar with entomopathogenic nematodes: effects of application timing, alternate host plant, and nematode strain. Biol. Control 44, 207-215.


Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., W. A. Gardner, T. E. Cottrell, R. W. Behle and B. W. Wood A comparison of application methods for suppressing the pecan weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with Beauveria bassiana under field conditions. Environmental Entomology. In Press.


Son, Y., Luckhart, S., Zhang, X., Lieber, M. J. and Lewis, E.E., 2008. Effects and implications of antibiotic treatment on Wolbachia-infected black vine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Agric. Forest Entomol. In press.


Steinkraus, D.C., S.Y. Young, D.H. Gouge and J.E. Leland. 2007. Microbial Insecticide Application: Cotton. In L.A. Lacey and H. K. Kaya, eds., Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 427-455.


Steinkraus, D.C., S.Y. Young, D.H. Gouge and J.E. Leland. 2007. Microbial Insecticide Application: Cotton. In L.A. Lacey and H. K. Kaya, [eds.], Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 427-455.

Stevens, G.N., Lewis, E.E. and Kaya, H.K. Potential multitrophic influences of soil heterogeneity: roots, insect root herbivores, and entomopathogenic nematodes. Biopesticides Intern. In press.

Valles, S.M., C.A. Strong and Y. Hashimoto. 2007. A new positive-strand RNA virus with unique genome characteristics from the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. Virology 365, 457-463.

Valles, S.M., C.A. Strong, D.H. Oi, S.D. Porter, R.M. Pereira, R.K. Vander Meer, Y. Hashimoto, L.M. Hooper-Bui, H. Sánchez-Arroyo, T. Davis, V. Karpakakunjarum, K.M. Vail, L. C. Graham, J. A. Briano, L. A. Calcaterra, L. E. Gilbert, R. Ward, K. Ward, J. B. Oliver, G. Taniguchi, and D. C. Thompson. 2007. Phenology, distribution, and host specificity of Solenopsis invicta virus-1. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 96, 18-27.

Vavra, J. and Becnel, J.J. 2007. Vavraia culicis (Weiser, 1947) Weiser, 1977 revisited: cytological characterisation of a Vavraia culicis-like microsporidium isolated from mosquitoes in Florida and the establishment of Vavraia culicis floridensis subsp. n. Folia Parasitologica, 259271.

Vega, F.E., P.F. Dowd, L.A. Lacey, J.K. Pell, D.M. Jackson, and M.G. Klein. 2007. Dissemination of Beneficial Microbial Agents by Insects. In "Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology: Application and evaluation of pathogens for control of insects and other invertebrate pests, 2nd ed." (L.A. Lacey and H. K. Kaya, eds.) pp. 127-146. Springer, Dordrecht.

Vossbrinck, C.R. and Andreadis, T.G. 2007. The phylogenetic position of Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporidia) and its relationship to Antonospora and Paranosema based on small subunit rDNA analysis. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 96, 270-273.

Wraight, S.P., M. Sporleder, T.J. Poprawski, and L.A. Lacey. 2007. Application and evaluation of entomopathogens in potato. In "Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology: Application and evaluation of pathogens for control of insects and other invertebrate pests, 2nd ed." (L.A. Lacey and H.K. Kaya, eds.) pp. 329-359. Springer, Dordrecht.

06/16/2009

Becnel, J.J. & Afonso, C.L. 2008. Baculoviruses: Molecular biology of mosquito baculoviruses. Encyclopedia of Virology, 5 vols. (B.W.J. Mahy and M.H.V. Van Regenmortel, Editors). Oxford: Elsevier. (Book Chapter)

Garcia-Maruniak, A., Abd-Alla, A. M. M., Salem, T. Z., Parker, A.G., Lietze,V., van Oers, M. M., Maruniak, J .E., Kim, W.,. Burand, J.P, Cousserans F., Robinson, A. S., Vlak J. M., Bergoin, M and. Boucias, D. G. 2009. Comparative analysis of two viruses that cause salivary gland hypertrophy in Glossina pallidipes and Musca domestica. J. Gen.Virol 90: 334  346.


Garcia-Maruniak, A., Maruniak, J.E., Farmerie, W. , and Boucias, D. G 2008. Sequence analysis of a non-classified, non-occluded DNA virus that causes salivary gland hypertrophy of Musca domestica, MdSGHV. Virology 377:184-196.


Geden, C.J., V. Lietze, and D.G. Boucias. 2008. Seasonal prevalence and transmission of salivary gland hyperplasia virus of house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera:Muscidae). J. Med. Entomol. 45: 42-51.


Gill, E. E., Becnel, J. J. & Fast, N. M. (2008). ESTs from the microsporidian Edhazardia aedis. BMC Genomics. 9:296.


Green, T. A., and D. H. Gouge, eds. 2008. School IPM 2015: A Strategic Plan for Integrated Pest Management in Schools in the United States. 284 pp.



Hashimoto, Y., and S. M. Valles. 2008. Infection characteristics of Solenopsis invicta virus 2 in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. J. Invert. Pathol. 99: 136-140.



Oi, D. H., and S. M. Valles. 2008. Fire ant control with entomopathogens in the USA, pp. 237-257. In A. E. Hajek, T. R. Glare and M. O'Callaghan [eds.], Use of microbes for control and eradication of invasive arthropods. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.


Oi, D. H., D. F. Williams, R. M. Pereira, P. M. Horton, T. S. Davis, A. H. Hyder, H. T. Bolton, B. C. Zeichner, S. D. Porter, A. L. Hoch, M. L. Boswell, and G. Williams. 2008. Combining biological and chemical controls for the management of red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Amer. Entomol. 54: 44-53.


Oi, D. H., S. M. Valles, J. A. Briano, and L. A. Calcaterra. 2009. Pseudacteon decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae): Are they potential vectors of the fire ant pathogens Kneallhazia (=Thelohania) solenopsae (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae) and Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae) Biol. Control. 48: 310-315.


Pridgeon, J. W., Becnel, J. J., Clark, G. G., & Linthicum, K. J. (2008). Developmental and environmental regulation of AaeIAP1 transcript in Aedes aegypti. J. Med. Entomol. 45(6): 1071-1079.


Pridgeon, J. W., Pereira, R. M., Becnel, J .J., Allan, S. A., Clark, G. G., & Linthicum, K. J. (2008). Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus Say, and Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say to 19 Pesticides with different modes of action. J. Med. Entomol. 45(1): 82-87.


Pridgeon, J. W., Zhao, L., Becnel, J. J. Clark, G. C. & Linthicum, K. J. (2008). Topically applied AaeIAP1 double-stranded RNA kills female adults of Aedes aegypti. J. Med. Entomol. 45(3): 414-420.


Valles, S. M., and Y. Hashimoto. 2008. Characterization of structural proteins of Solenopsis invicta virus 1. Virus Research 136: 189-191.


Valles, S. M., C. A. Strong, W. B. Hunter, P. M. Dang, R. M. Pereira, D. H. Oi, and D. F. Williams. 2008. Expressed sequence tags from the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta: Annotation and utilization for discovery of viruses. J. Invert. Pathol. 99: 74-81.)


Williams, B. A., Lee, R. C. H., Becnel, J. J., Weiss, L. M., Fast, N. M. & Keeling, P. J. (2008). Genome sequence surveys of Brachiola algerae and Edhazardia aedis reveal microsporidia with low gene densities. BMC Genomics. 9:200.


Yu, H., D. H. Gouge, S. P. Stock, and P. B. Baker. 2008. Development of Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae; Heterorhabditidae) in the Desert Subterranean Termite Heterotermes aureus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). J. Nematol. (in press).


Zhao, L., Pridgeon, J. W., Becnel, J. J. Clark, G. C. & Linthicum, K. J. (2008). Cytochrome c gene and protein expression: developmental regulation, environmental response, and pesticide sensitivity in Aedes aegypti. J. Med. Entomol. 45(3): 401-408.

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Abd-Alla, A. M. M., J. M. Vlak, M. Bergoin, J. E. Maruniak, A. Parker, J. P. Burand, J. A. Jehle,. & D. G. Boucias 2009. Hytrosaviridae: a proposal for classification and nomenclature of a new insect virus family. Archives of Virology 154: 909918.

Adhikari, B.N., L. Chin-Yo, B. Xiaodong, T. A. Ciche, P. S. Grewal, A. R. Dillman, J. M. Chaston, D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, A. L. Bilgrami, R. Gaugler, P. W. Sternberg & B. J. Adams. Transcriptional profiling of trait deterioration in the insect pathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. BMC Genomics 10: 609 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-609.

Alumai, A. Grunkemeyer, M., Kovach, J., Shetlar, D. J., Cardina, J., Rimelspach, J., Clayton, S. & Grewal, P. S. 2009. Implementing integrated pest management in professional lawn care: A case study. Urban Ecosys.Published online DOI 10.1007/s11252-009-0102-2.

Alumai, A. Salminen, S., Richmond, D. S. & Grewal, P. S. 2009. Comparative evaluation of aesthetic, biological, and economic effectiveness of different lawn management programs. Urban Ecosys. 12: 127-144.

An, R., Sreevatsan, S. & Grewal, P. S. 2009. Comparative in-vivo gene expression of the closely related bacteria Photorhabdus temperata and Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferi upon infection of the same insect host, Rhizotrogus majalis. BMC Genomics 10: 433. [PubMed]

Bai, X. & Grewal, P. S. 2009. TIGERA: A new tool for Illumina gene expression reads analysis. Proceedings of the Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics, IEEE Computer Society Press, 37-41.

Bai, X., Hogenhout, S. A., Adams, B. J., Ciche, T. A., Clifton, S., Gaugler, R. Hogenhout, S., Spieth, J., Sternberg, P. W. & Grewal, P. S. 2009. Transcriptomic analysis of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora TTO1. BMC Genomics 10:2 05 [PubMed].

Bai, X., Saeb, A. T. M., Michel, A. & Grewal, P. S. 2009. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. Mol. Ecol. Res. 9: 207-209.

Behle, R.W., D. L. Compton, J. A. Lazlo & D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. Oil-based formulations for UV protection of Beauveria bassiana conidia. J. Econ. Entomol. (in press).

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Bussaman, P., Sobanboa, S., Grewal, P. S. & Chandrapatya, A. 2009.Pathogenicity of additional strains of Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus(Entrobacteriacae) to the mushroom mite Luciaphorus pernicious (Acari:Pygmephoridae). Appl. Entomol Zool. 44: 293-299.

Campos-Herrera, R., Duncan, L.W. , Stuart, R.J., El-Borai, F. & Gutierrez, C. 2009. Entomopathogenic Nematode Ecology and Biological Control in Florida Citrus Orchards. In, Integrated Management of Arthropod Pests and Insect Borne Diseases, A. Ciancio & K. G. Mukerji, eds. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., p. 97-126.

Cantrell, C., Klun, J., Pridgeon, J. W., & Becnel, J. J. 2009. Structure-activity relationship studies on the mosquito toxicity and biting deterrency of callicarpenal derivatives. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 6: 447-458.

Cakmak, I., Ekmen, Z. I., M. Karagoz, S. Hazir, & H. K. Kaya. 2010.
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Cheng, Z. & Grewal, P. S. 2009. Dynamics of the soil nematode food web and nutrient pools under tall fescue lawns established on soil matrices resulting from common urban development activities. Appl. Soil. Ecol. 42: 107-117.

Cheng, Z., Salminen, S. & Grewal, P. S. 2010. Effect of organic fertilizers on the greening quality, shoot and root growth, and shoot nutrient and alkaloid contents of turf-type endophytic tall fescue, Festuca arundinacea. Ann. Appl. Biol. 156: 25-37.

Denton, J. S. S., Lietze, V-U., & Boucias, D.G. 2009. Host age and pathogen dosage impact cyst morphogenesis in the invertebrate pathogenic alga Helicosporidium sp. (Chlorophyta; Trebouxiophyceae). J Invertebr. Pathol. 102: 3639.

Duncan, L. W. 2009. Managing nematodes in citrus orchards. In, Integrated Management of Fruit Crops and Forest Nematodes, A. Ciancio & K. G. Mukerji, eds. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., p.135-173.

Ekmen, Z. I., I. Cakmak, M. Karagoz, S. Hazir, N. Ozer, & H. K. Kaya. 2010.
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El-Borai, F.E. D.B. Bright, J.H. Graham, R.J. Stuart, J. Cubero, & L.W. Duncan. 2009. Differential Susceptibility of Entomopathogenic Nematodes to Nematophagous Fungi from Florida Citrus Orchards. Nematology 11: 233-243.

Evans, H.C., E. Groden, & J. F. Bischoff. 2010. New fungal pathogens of the red ant, Myrmica rubra, from the UK and implications for ant invasions in the USA. Mycological Research (In review).

Faria, M., A. E. Hajek, & S. P. Wraight. 2009. Differential tolerance to imbibitional damage in conidia of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum. Biol. Control 51: 346-354.

Federici, B. A. 2010. Recombinant bacterial larvicides for control of important mosquito vectors of disease. Pages 163-176, In Vector Biology, Ecology and Control, (P. W. Atkinson, Editor). Springer: Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York.

Garcia-Maruniak, A., Abd-Alla, A. M. M., Salem, T. Z., Parker, A.G., Lietze,V., van Oers, M. M., Maruniak, J .E., Kim, W.,. Burand, J.P, Cousserans F., Robinson, A. S., Vlak J. M., Bergoin, M &. Boucias, D. G. 2009. Comparative analysis of two viruses that cause salivary gland hypertrophy in Glossina pallidipes and Musca domestica. J. Gen.Virol 90: 334  346.

Goodrich-Blair, H. Clarke, D., Grewal, P. S. & Ciche, T. A. 2009. Methods in investigating nematode-bacterium-insect symbiosis. (S. P. Stock, N. Hajek, A.E., Delalibera Jr., I. 2010. Fungal pathogens as classical biological control agents against arthropods. BioControl 55: 147-158.

Hu, J., Angeli, S., Schuetz, S., Luo, Y., & Hajek, A.E. 2009. Ecology and management of exotic and endemic Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Agric. For. Entomol. 11: 359-375.

Jagdale, G. B., Kamoun, S. & Grewal, P. S. 2009. Entomopathogenic nematodes induce components of systemic resistance in plants: Biochemical and molecular evidence. Biol. Contr. 51: 102-109.

Kaspi, R., Stevens, G., Ross, A., Hodson, A. & Lewis, EE. Foraging efficacy
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Karagoz, M., B. Gulcu, C. Hazir., H.K. Kaya, & S. Hazir. 2009. Biological
control potential of Turkish entomopathogenic nematodes against the
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Kroschel, J. & L. A. Lacey (eds.). 2008. Integrated Pest Management for the Potato Tuber Moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)  a Potato Pest of Global Importance.. Tropical Agriculture 20, Advances in Crop Research 10. Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim, Germany. 147 pp.

Lacey, L. A., H. L. Headrick, D. R. Horton & A. Schreiber. 2010. Effect of a Granulovirus on Mortality and Dispersal of Potato Tuber Worm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Refrigerated Storage Warehouse Conditions. Biocontrol, Science and Technology 20: 437-447.

Lacey L. A., D. R. Horton, D. C. Jones, H. L. Headrick, & L. G. Neven. 2009. Efficacy of the Biofumigant Fungus Muscodor albus (Ascomycota: Xylariales) for Control of Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Simulated Storage Conditions. J. Econ. Entomol. 102: 43-49.

Lacey, L. A. & J. Kroschel. 2009. Microbial Control of the Potato Tuber Moth (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Fruit, Vegetable, and Cereal, Sci. Biotechnol., 3 (Special Year of the Potato Issue 1): 46-54.

Lacey, L.A., J. Kroschel, S. P. Wraight, & M. S. Goettel. 2009. An Introduction to Microbial Control of Insect Pests of Potato, Fruit, Vegetable, and Cereal, Sci. Biotechnol., 3 (Special Year of the Potato Issue 1): 20-24.

Lacey, L. A., F. de la Rosa, & D. R. Horton. 2009. Insecticidal activity of entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales) for potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae): Development of bioassay techniques, effect of fungal species and stage of the psyllid. Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 19: 957  970.

Lewis, E., T. Stefanovska, V. Pidlisnyuk, & H. Kaya. 2009. Current state
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Lietze,V-U., Sims, K, Salem, TZ,. Geden, CJ, &. Boucias, DG. 2009. Transmission of MdSGHV among adult house flies, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), via salivary secretions and excreta. J. Invertebr Pathol. 101: 49-55.

Meyling, N.V., & Hajek A.E. 2010. Principles from community and metapopulation ecology: application to fungal entomopathogens. BioControl 55: 39-54.

Nielsen, C., A. A. Agrawal, A. E. Hajek. 2009. Ants defend aphids against lethal disease. Biol. Lett. (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0743).

Oi, D. H., S. M. Valles, & J. A. Briano. 2010. Laboratory host specificity testing of the fire ant microsporidian pathogen Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae). Biol. Control. (in press).

Park, H.-W., M. Tang, Y. Sakano & B. A. Federici. 2009. Insertion of a 1.1 kb downstream region from Bacillus sphaericus 2362 into B. sphaericus 2297 decreases Bin toxin synthesis and mosquitocidal activity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75: 878-881.

Porcar, M., A.-M. Grenier, B. A. Federici & Yvan Rahbe. 2009. Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis d-endotoxins on the pea aphid, Acrythrosiphon pisum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75: 4897-4900.

Power, K. T., An, R. & Grewal, P.S. 2009. Effectiveness of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora strain GPS11 applications targeted against different instars of the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica. Biol. Contr. 45: 48, 232-236.

Pridgeon, J. W., Becnel, J. J., Clark, G. G., & Linthicum, K. J. (2008). Developmental and environmental regulation of AaeIAP1 transcript in Aedes aegypti. J. Med. Entomol. 45(6): 1071-1079.

Pridgeon, J. W., Becnel, J. J., Clark, G. G., & Linthicum, K. J. (2009). A High Throughput Screening Method to Identify Potential Pesticides for Mosquito Control. J. Med. Entomol. 46(2): 335-341.

Pridgeon, J.W., Bernier, U.R., & Becnel, J.J. (2009). Toxicity comparison of eight repellents against four species of female mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 25 (2): 168-173.

Prompiboon, P. V.-U. Lietze, J.S.S. Denton, C.J. Geden, T. Steenberg, & D.G. Boucias 2009. The Musca domestica salivary gland hypertrophy virus: An insect virus that globally infects and sterilizes female house flies. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (in press).


Ramirez, R. A. II, , D. R. Henderson, E. Riga, L. A. Lacey, & W. E. Snyder. 2009. Harmful effects of mustard green manures on entomopathogenic nematodes. Biol. Control 48: 147-154.

Ramoutar, D., A. Legrand & S. Alm. 2010. (In press) Field effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae F52 (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) against larvae of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in turfgrass. Journal of Entomological Science 45: 1-7.

Ramoutar, D. & A. Legrand. 2007. Survey of Tiphia vernalis (Hymenoptera:Tiphiidae) a parasitoid wasp of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in Connecticut. Florida Entomologist 90: 780-2.

Ramoutar, D. 2006. Biological control options for the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman)(Coleoptera Scarabaeidae) in Connecticut: Metarhizium anisopliae, strain F52,(Metsch) Sorokin and Tiphia vernalis Rohwer (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae). Master of Science Thesis. University of Connecticut.

Salem, T. Z., A. Garcia-Maruniak, V.-U. Lietze, J. E. Maruniak, & D. G. Boucias. 2009 Analysis of transcripts from predicted ORFs of the Musca domestica salivary gland hypertrophy virus (MdSGHV). J. General Virology 90: 1270-1280.

Shanley, R.P., J. Leland, M. Keena, M.M. Wheeler, & A.E. Hajek. 2009. Evaluating the virulence and longevity of non-woven fiber bands impregnated with Metarhizium anisopliae against the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Biol. Control 50: 94-102.

Shapiro-Ilan DI, Campbell JF, Lewis EE & Kim-Shapiro, D. 2009. Directional
movement of steinernematid nematodes in response to electrical current.
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Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., W. A. Gardner, T. E. Cottrell, J. Leland & R. W. Behle. 2009. Mortality and mycosis of adult Curculio caryae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) following application of Metarhizium anisopliae: Laboratory and field trials. J. Entomol. Sci. (in press).

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., T. E. Cottrell, W. A. Gardner, R. W. Behle, B. Ree, & M. Harris. 2009. Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi in suppressing pecan weevil, Curculio caryae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in commercial pecan orchards. Southwest. Entomol. 34: 111-120.

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., G. N. Mbata, K. B. Nguyen, S. M. Peat, D. Blackburn & B. J. Adams. 2009. Characterization of biocontrol traits in the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis georgiana (Kesha strain), and phylogenetic analysis of the nematode's symbiotic bacteria. Biol. Control 51: 377-387.

Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., J. A. Morales Ramos, M. G. Rojas & W. L. Tedders. Effects of a novel entomopathogenic nematodeinfected host formulation on cadaver integrity, nematode yield, and suppression of Diaprepes abbreviatus and Aethina tumida under controlled conditions. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 103: 103108..

Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., T. E. Cottrell, R. F. Mizell, D. L. Horton, B. Behle, & C. Dunlap. 2009. Efficacy of Steinernema carpocapsae for control of the lesser peachtree borer, Synanthedon pictipes: Improved aboveground suppression with a novel gel application. Biol. Control. (in press).

Shively, J. M., G. C. Cannon, S. Heinhorst, J. A. Fuerst, D. A. Bryant, E. Gantt, J. A. Maupin-Furlow, D. Schuler, F. Pfeifer, R. Docampo, C. Dahl, J. Preiss, A. Steinbuchel, & B. A. Federici. 2009. Intracellular structures of Prokaryotes: Inclusions, compartments, and assemblages. Encyclopedia of Microbiology, pp. 404-424. Elsevier Sciences, Amsterdam.

Siegert, N.W., D.G. McCullough, A.E. Hajek, J.A. Andresen. 2008. Effect of microclimatic conditions on primary transmission of the gypsy moth fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in Michigan. Grt. Lks. Entomol. 41: 111-128.

Siegert, N.W., D.G. McCullough, R.C. Venette, A.E. Hajek, J.A. Andresen. 2009. Assessing the climatic potential for epizootics of the gypsy moth fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga in the North Central United States. Can. J. For. Res. 39: 1958-1970.

Sirjani, F., Lewis, EE & Kaya, H. 2009. Evaluation of entomopathogenic
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Tiwari, S., Youngman, R., Lewis, EE & Eisenback, J. 2009. European Corn
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Valles, S. M. & Yoshifumi Hashimoto. 2009. Isolation and Characterization of Solenopsis invicta Virus 3, a New Positive-strand RNA Virus Infecting the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta. Virology 388: 354-361.

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Wirth, M. C., W. E. Walton & B. A. Federici. 2010. Inheritance patterns, dominance, stability and allelism of resistance and cross-resistance in two colonies of Culex quinqufasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) selected with Cry endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis. Accepted pending revision.

Wirth, M. C., W. E. Walton & B. A. Federici. 2010. Resistance to the Bacillus sphaericus Bin toxin is delayed significantly through combination with the mosquitocidal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis. Environmental Microbiology. In press.

Wraight, S.P., L. A. Lacey, J. T. Kabaluk, & M. S. Goettel. 2009. Potential for Microbial Biological Control of Coleopteran and Hemipteran Pests of Potato. Fruit, Vegetable, and Cereal, Sci. Biotechnol., 3 (Special Year of the Potato Issue 1): 25-38.

Xue, R., Pridgeon, J. W., Becnel, J. J., & Ali, A. (2009). Fipronil as a larvicide against container-inhabiting mosquito, Aedes albopictus. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 25(2): 224-227.

Yee, W.L., L.A. Lacey, & B. J. B. Bishop. 2009. Pupal mortality and adult emergence of western cherry fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) exposed to the fungus Muscodor albus (Xylariales: Xylariaceae). J. Econ. Entomol. 102: 2041-2047.

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Zhao, L., Pridgeon, J. W., Becnel, J. J., Clark, G. G., & Linthicum, K. J. (2009). Mitochondrial Gene Cytochrome b Developmental and Environmental Expression in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 46(6): 1361-1369.

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Adhikari, B.N., L. Chin-Yo, B. Xiaodong, T. A. Ciche, P. S. Grewal, A. R. Dillman, J. M. Chaston, D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, A. L. Bilgrami, R. Gaugler, P. W. Sternberg, and B. J. Adams. Transcriptional profiling of trait deterioration in the insect pathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. BMC Genomics 10: 609 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-609.


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Behle, R. W., D. L. Compton, J.A. Kenar, and D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. 2011. Improving formulations for biopesticides: Enhancing ultraviolet protection for beneficial microbes. Journal of ASTM International. 8(1):137:157.

Behle, R.W., D. L. Compton, J. A. Lazlo, and D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. Oil-based formulations for UV protection of Beauveria bassiana conidia. J. Econ. Entomol. 102(5): 1759-1766.


Cameron, S.A., Lozier, J.D., Strange, J.P., Koch, J.B., Cordes, N., Solter, L.F., Griswold, T.L. 2010. Recent widespread decline of some North American bumble bees: Current status and causal factors. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 108 (2): 662-667.

Campos-Herrera, R., L.W. Duncan, R.J. Stuart, F. El-Borai, and C. Gutierrez. 2009. Entomopathogenic Nematode Ecology and Biological Control in Florida Citrus Orchards. In, Integrated Management of Arthropod Pests and Insect Borne Diseases, A. Ciancio & K. G. Mukerji, eds. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., p. 97-126.

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El-Borai, F. E., D. B. Bright, J. H. Graham, R. J. Stuart, J. Cubero, and L. W. Duncan. 2009. Differential Susceptibility of Entomopathogenic Nematodes to Nematophagous Fungi from Florida Citrus Orchards. Nematology 11: 233-243.

Evans, H. C., E. Groden, and J. F. Bischoff. 2010. New fungal pathogens of the red ant, Myrmica rubra, from the UK and implications for ant invasions in the USA. Fungal Biology 114: 451-466.

Faria, M., J. H. Hotchkiss, A. E. Hajek, and S. P. Wraight. 2010. Debilitation in conidia of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae and implication with respect to viability determinations and mycopesticide quality assessments. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 105: 74-83.


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Foster, R. N., S. T. Jaronski, K. C. Reuter, R. Schlothauer, and L. R. Black. 2010. Explaining mycoinsecticide activity: Poor performance of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae in spray and bait formulations for potential use against Mormon cricket. J. Orthoptera Res. [in press]

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Hajek, A. E., and P. C. Tobin. 2010. Micro-managing arthropod invasions: Eradication and control of invasive arthropods with microbes. Biol. Invasions 12: 2895-2912.

Hodson, A., M. Moore, L. Wu, and E. Lewis. European Earwig (Forficula auricularia) as a novel host for the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae. J. Invertebr. Pathol. In press.

Jackson, M. A., C. A. Dunlap, and S. T. Jaronski. 2010. Ecological considerations in producing and formulating fungal entomopathogens for use in insect biocontrol. Biocontrol, 55(1), 129-145.

Kaspi, R., A. Ross, A. Hodson, G. Stevens, H. Kaya, and E. Lewis. 2010. Foraging efficacy of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema riobrave in different soil types from California citrus groves. Applied Soil Ecology. 45: 243:253.


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Lacey L. A., D. R. Horton, D. C. Jones, H. L. Headrick, and L. G. Neven. 2009. Efficacy of the biofumigant fungus Muscodor albus (Ascomycota: Xylariales) for control of codling coth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in simulated storage conditions. J. Econ. Entomol. 102: 43-49.


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Lacey, L. A., F. de la Rosa, and D. R. Horton. 2009. Insecticidal activity of entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales) for potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae): Development of bioassay techniques, effect of fungal species and stage of the psyllid. Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 19: 957-970.

Lietze, V.-U., A. M. M. Abd-Alla, M. J. B. Vreysen, C. J. Geden, and D. G. Boucias. 2011. Salivary gland hypertrophy viruses (SGHVs): a novel group of insect pathogenic viruses. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 56: 63-80.

Lietze,V.-U., T. Z. Salem, P. Prompiboon, and D.G. Boucias. 2011. Tissue tropism of the Musca domestica salivary gland hypertrophy virus. Virus Research 155: 20-27.

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Nielsen, C., A. A. Agrawal, and A. E. Hajek. 2010. Ants defend aphids against lethal disease. Biol. Lett. 6: 205-208.

Oi, D. H., S. M. Valles, and J. A. Briano. 2010. Laboratory host specificity testing of the fire ant microsporidian pathogen Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae). Biol. Control. 53: 331-336.


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Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., G. N. Mbata, K. B. Nguyen, S. M. Peat, D. Blackburn, and B. J. Adams. 2009. Characterization of biocontrol traits in the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis georgiana (Kesha strain), and phylogenetic analysis of the nematode's symbiotic bacteria. Biol. Control. 51: 377-387.


Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., J. A. Morales Ramos, M. G. Rojas, and W. L. Tedders. 2010. Effects of a novel entomopathogenic nematodeinfected host formulation on cadaver integrity, nematode yield, and suppression of Diaprepes abbreviatus and Aethina tumida under controlled conditions. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 103: 103-108.

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Wirth, M. C., W. E. Walton, and B. A. Federici. 2010. Inheritance patterns, dominance, stability, and allelism of insecticide resistance and cross-resistance in two colonies of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) selected with Cry toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis. J. Med. Entomol. 47: 814-822.


Wirth, M. C., W. E. Walton, and B. A. Federici. 2010. Evolution of resistance to the Bacillus sphaericus Bin toxin is phenotypically masked by combination with the mosquitocidal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis. Environmental Microbiology. 12: 1154-1160.



Wraight, S.P., L. A. Lacey, J. T. Kabaluk, and M. S. Goettel. 2009. Potential for microbial biological control of Coleopteran and Hemipteran pests of potato. Fruit, Vegetable, and Cereal, Sci. Biotechnol., 3 (Special Year of the Potato Issue 1): 25-38.

Yang, C.-C., Y.-C. Yu, S. M. Valles, D. H. Oi, Y.-C. Chen, D. Shoemaker, W.-J. Wu, and C.-J. Shih. 2010. Loss of microbial (pathogen) infections associated with recent invasions of the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta. Biol. Invasions 12: 3307-3318.

Yee, W.L., L.A. Lacey, and B. J. B. Bishop. 2009. Pupal mortality and adult emergence of western cherry fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) exposed to the fungus Muscodor albus (Xylariales: Xylariaceae). J. Econ. Entomol. 102: 2041-2047.

Yu, H., D. H. Gouge, and D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. 2011. A novel strain of Steinernema riobrave (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) possesses superior virulence to subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Nematology 42: 91-95.

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