S1034: Biological Control of Arthropod Pests and Weeds

(Multistate Research Project)

Status: Inactive/Terminating

SAES-422 Reports

03/02/2008

06/16/2009

Abney, M. R., J. R. Ruberson, G. A. Herzog, T. J. Kring, D. C. Steinkraus and P. M. Roberts. 2008. Rise and fall of cotton aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) populations in southeastern cotton production systems. J. Econ. Entomol. 101(1): 23-35.

Abney, MR, JR Ruberson, GA Herzog, TJ Kring, DC Steinkraus & PM Roberts. 2008. Rise and fall of cotton aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) populations in Southeastern cotton production systems. Journal of Economic Entomology 101:23-35.

Cave, R.D. 2008. Biological control of the Mexican bromeliad weevil. Biocontrol News & Information 29: 1N-2N.

Cave, R.D. 2008. Lixadmontia franki Wood and Cave released to control the Mexican bromeliad weevil. Tachinid Times 21: 12-14.

Chapman EG, Harwood JD (2008). Using snail-killing fly larvae as biological control agents of invasive slugs. IOBC-NRS Newsletter 30(3), 5.

Chen, Y & JR Ruberson. 2008. Impact of variable nitrogen availability on arthropods in cotton. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 126: 281-288.

Chen, Y, E Schmelz, F Wäckers, JR Ruberson. 2008. Cotton plant, Gossypium hirsutum L., defense in response to nitrogen fertilization. Journal of Chemical Ecology 34: 1553-1564.

Chen, Y, JR Ruberson & DM Olson. 2008. Nitrogen fertilization rate affects larval performance and feeding, and oviposition preference of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, on cotton. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 126: 244-255.

Copeland, C., Matthews, R., Gonzalez, J., Aluja, M., Sivinski, J. 2008. Wolbachia in two populations of Melittobia digitata Dahms (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Neotropical Entomol. 37: 633-640.

Cuda, J.P. 2008. Biological control of weeds, pp. 501-506. In Capinera, J.L. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Entomology, Second Edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Cuda, J.P., Charudattan, R., Grodowitz, M.J., Newman, R.M., Shearer, J.F., Tamayo, M.L., Villegas, B. 2008. Recent advances in biological control of submersed aquatic weeds. J. Aquat. Plant Manage. 46: 15-32.

Cuda, J.P., Gillmore, J.L. Medal, J.C., Pedrosa-Macedo, J.H. 2008. Mass rearing of Pseudophilothrips ichini (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), an approved biological control agent for Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae). Fla. Entomol. 91: 338-340.

Diaz, R., Overholt, W., Samayoa, A., Sosa, F., Cordeau, D., Medal, J. 2008. Temperature-dependent development, cold tolerance, and potential distribution of Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of tropical soda apple, Solanum viarum (Solanaceae). Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 18: 193-207.

Diaz, R., Overholt, W., Cuda, J., Pratt, P., Fox, A. 2008. Temperature-dependent development, survival, and potential distribution of Ischnodemus variegatus (Hemiptera : Blissidae), a herbivore of west Indian marsh grass. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am.101: 604-612.

Diaz, R., Overholt, W.A., and K. Langeland, K. 2008. Jamaican Nightshade (Solanum jamaicense): A threat to Floridas hammocks. Invasive Plant Science and Management 1: 422-425.

Diaz, R., Samayoa, A.C., Overholt, W.A., Pitty, A. 2008. Solanum viarum Dunal (Solanaceae), primer reporte para Honduras. Ceiba 49: 133-134.

Dilling, C. I., P. L. Lambdin, J. F. Grant, and J. R. Rhea. 2008. Assessment of imidacloprid and horticultural oil on non-target phytophagous and transient canopy insects associated with eastern hemlock in the southern Appalachians, pg. 224. IN Proc. of the Fourth Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States, Onken, B. and R. Reardon (Eds.). February 12-14, Hartford, CT.

Dilling, C., P. Lambdin, J. Grant, and R. Rhea. 2009. Community response of insects associated with eastern hemlock to imidacloprid and horticultural oil treatments. Environ. Entomol. 38:53-66.

Dilling, C., P. Lambdin, J. Grant, J. Rhea. 2008. Community response of phytophagous and transient non-target canopy insects associated with eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière, to imidacloprid and horticultural oil applications. Proceedings of the XXIII International Congress of Entomology, pg. 135. July 6-12, 2008, Durban, South Africa.

Duguma, D. 2008. Seasonal dynamics and impact of Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen) (Tephritidae: Diptera) on spotted knapweed in the Arkansas Ozarks. MS Thesis. University of Arkansas. 104 pp.

Duguma, D. D., T. J. Kring, R. N. Wiedenmann and A. Mauromoustakos. 2009. Seasonal dynamics of Urophora quadrifasciata on spotted knapweed in the Arkansas Ozarks. Canadian Entomologist. 141: 70-79.

Emmert, C.J., Mizell III, R.F., Andersen, P.C., Frank, J.H., Stimac, J.L. 2008. Effects of contrasting diets and temperatures on reproduction and prey consumption by Proprioseiopsis asetus (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Exp. Appl. Acarol. 44: 11-26.

Frank, J.H. 2008. Steinernema scapterisci as a biological control agent of Scapteriscus mole crickets. Chap. 7, p. 115-131 in: Hayek, A., Glare, T., OCallaghan, M. (eds). Use of microbes for control and eradication of invasive arthropods. [Progress in Biological Control vol. 6] Dordrecht; Springer.

Frank, J.H. 2008. Winter Moth, Operophtera brumata (L) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) and its Biological Control [in:] Capinera, J. L. (ed) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Dordrecht; Springer; 2nd edn., 4 vols., 4: 4276-4279.

Frank, J.H., Fish, D. 2008. Potential biodiversity loss in Florida bromeliad phytotelmata due to Metamasius callizona (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), an invasive species. Fla Entomol. 91: 1-8.

Frank, J.H., Giardina, D., Andrus, T., Monzón, J. 2007. Searching in Guatemala for more parasitoids to use against Metamasius callizona in Florida. J. Bromeliad Soc. 57: 253-258.

Frank, J.H., Leppla, N.C. 2008. Mole Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) and their Biological Control [in:] Capinera, J.L. (ed) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Dordrecht; Springer; 2nd edn., 4 vols., 3: 2442-2449.

Frank, J.H., Mizell III, R.F. 2008. Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera). [in:] Capinera, J.L. (ed) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Dordrecht; Springer; 2nd edn., 4 vols., 3: 2120-2130.

Gates, M., Mena Correa, J., Sivinski, J., Ramírez-Romero, R., Córdova-García, G., Aluja, M. 2008. Description of the immature stages of Eurytoma sivinskii Gates and Grissell (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), an ectoparasitoid of Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) pupae in Mexico. Entomol. News 119: 354-360.

Gibbs, M. M., P. L. Lambdin, J. F. Grant and A. M. Saxton. 2008. Diversity of ground-dwelling insects in a mixed hardwood southern Appalachian forest in eastern Tennessee. TN Acad Sci. 82:49-56.

Giles, K. L., G. Hein, and F. Peairs. 2008. Areawide Pest Management of Cereal Aphids in Dryland Wheat Systems of the Great Plains. In (Koul et al. Eds.) Areawide pest management: Theory and Implementation. CABI, UK. Pgs. 441-466.

Grant, J. F., P. L. Lambdin, and R. Rhea. 2008. Establishing Sasajiscymnus tsugae in the South, pp. 39-44. IN Proc. of the Fourth Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States, Onken, B. and R. Reardon (Eds.). February 12-14, Hartford, CT.

Grant, J., A. Hakeem, P. Lambdin, F. Hale, J. Rhea. 2008. Impact of selected pesticides on canopy-dwelling predatory guilds on eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis. Proceedings of the XXIII International Congress of Entomology, pg. 1491. July 6-12, 2008, Durban, South Africa.

Grant, J., P. Lambdin, G. Wiggins, and J. Rhea. 2008. Impact of invasive insect pests on eastern hemlock in the southern Appalachians, USA: Novel approaches to evaluating biological control agents for forest health management. Proceedings of the XXIII International Congress of Entomology, pg. 1260. July 6-12, 2008, Durban, South Africa.

Hakeem, A. 2008 (May). Non-target effect of imidacloprid on the predatory arthropod guild on eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carriere, in the Southern Appalachians. M.S. Thesis, The University of Tennessee, 78 pp.

Hall, D. G., Hentz, M.G., Adair, R.C. 2008. Population ecology and phenology of Diaphorina citri in two Florida citrus groves. Environ. Entomol. 37: 914-924.

Harwood JD (2008). Are sweep net sampling and pitfall trapping compatible with molecular analysis of predation? Environmental Entomology, 37, 990-995.

Harwood JD (2008). Slugs: the overlooked invasive pests of North America? IOBC-NRS Newsletter 30(1), 1-2.

Harwood JD, Greenstone MH (2008). Molecular diagnosis of natural enemy-host interactions. In: Recent Advances in Insect Physiology, Toxicology and Molecular Biology (Ed. Liu N). Research Signpost, Trivandrum, India, pp. 41-57.

Henne, D.C. and Johnson, S.J. 2008. Sampling and dynamics of a fire ant parasitoid. Environmental Entomology (In press)

Henne, D.C., Hilbun, W.S., and Johnson, S.J. 2008. Spatio-temporal population sampling of a fire ant parasitoid. Entomologia experimentalis et Applicata 129: 132-141.

Herrick, N.J., Reitz, S.R., Carpenter, J.E., O'Brien, C.W. 2008. Predation by Podisus maculiventris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) larvae parasitized by Cotesia plutellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and its impact on cabbage. Biological Control 45: 386395.

Hix, R. L., M. T. Kairo and S. Reitz. 2008. Does secondary plant metabolism provide a mechanism for plant defenses in the tropical soda apple Solanum viarum (Solanales: Solanaceae) against Spodoptera exigua and S. eridania (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)? Florida Entomologist 91(4):566-569.

Iponga, D.M., Cuda, J.P., Milton, S.J., Richardson, D.M. 2008 Megastigmus wasp damage to Schinus molle (Peruvian pepper tree) seeds across a rainfall gradient in South Africa: Implications for invasiveness. African Entomol. 16: 127-131.

Jones, D. B., K. L. Giles and N. C. Elliott. 2008. Supercooling points of Lysiphlebus testaceipes and its host Schizaphis graminum. Environ. Entomol. 37: 1063-1068.

Lambdin, P. J. Grant, and R. Reardon. 2008. Density and distribution of the elongate hemlock scale on eastern hemlock in the southern Appalachians, pp. 36-38. IN Proc. International Symposium on Scale Insect Studies.

Lambdin, P. L., J. F. Grant, and S. Schlarbaum. 2008. Rare outbreak of the oak eriococcin, Acanthococcus quercus,on northern red oak, Quercus rubra, in eastern Tennessee, pp. 71-74. IN Proc. International Symposium on Scale Insect Studies.

Legaspi, J. C., Baez, I. 2008. Intercropping sunflower varieties with bell pepper: effect on populations of Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and thrips. Subtrop. Pl. Sci. 60: 13-20.

Legaspi, J. C., Gardner, C., Queeley, G., Leppla, N.C., Cuda, J., Legaspi, B.C. Jr. 2007. Effect of organic and chemical fertilizers on growth and yield of hot pepper, and insect pests and their natural enemies. Subtrop, Pl. Sci. 59: 75-84.

Legaspi, J. C., Legaspi, B.C. Jr. 2008. Ovigeny in selected generalist predators. Fla. Entomol. 91: 133-135.

Legaspi, J.C., Legaspi, B.C. Jr., Simmons, A.M., Soumare, M. 2008. Life table analysis for immatures and female adults of the predatory beetle, Delphastus catalinae, feeding on whiteflies under three constant temperatures. J. Insect Sci. 8, art. 7, 9 pp.

Manrique, V., Cuda, J.P., Overholt, W.A., Diaz, R. 2008. Temperature-dependent development and potential distribution of Episimus utilis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a candidate biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) in Florida. Environ. Entomol. 37: 862-870.

Manrique, V., Cuda, J.P., Overholt, W.A., Williams, D.A., Wheeler, G. 2008. Effect of host-plant genotypes on the performance of three candidate biological control agents of Brazilian peppertree in Florida. Biological Control 47: 167-171.

Mena-Correa, J., Sivinski, J., Gates, M., Ramirez-Romero, R, Aluja, M. 2008. Biology of Eurytoma sivinskii, an unusual eurytomid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) pupae. Fla. Entomol. 91: 598-603.

Mizell, R.F. 2007. Impact of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on native arthropod predators in pecan and crape myrtle. Fla. Entomol. 90:524-536.

Moser SE, Harwood JD, Obrycki JJ (2008). Larval feeding on Bt-hybrid and non-Bt corn seedlings by predacious coccinellids. Environmental Entomology 37, 525-533.

Mukherjee, A., Cuda, J.P., Overholt, W.A., Ellison, C. 2008. Biological control of Hygrophila polysperma: Searching for natural enemies in India- first trip report. Aquatics 30: 20-22.

Ni, X, G Gunawan, SL Brown, PE Sumner, JR Ruberson, GD Buntin, CC Holbrook, GD Lee, DA Streett, JE Throne, and JF Campbell. 2008. Insect-attracting and antimicrobial properties of antifreeze for monitoring insect pests and natural enemies in stored corn. Journal of Economic Entomology 101: 631-636.

Overholt, W., Diaz, R., Markle, L., Medal, J. 2008. Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) does not feed on Jamaican nightshade Solanum jamaicense (Solanaceae). Fla. Entomol. 91: 121-123.

Overholt, W.A, Markle, L., Rosskopf, E., Manrique, V., Albano, J., Cave, E., Adkins, S. 2009. The interactions of tropical soda apple mosaic tobamomvius and Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an introduced biological control agent of tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum). Biological Control 48: 294-300.

Peterson JA, Harwood JD (2008). Fate and exposure pathways of Bt-endotoxins in terrestrial food webs. Chemical & Engineering News 86(26), June 30, 2008.

Phoofolo, M. W., K. L. Giles and N. C. Elliott. 2008. Life History Responses to Food Deprivation in Three Species of Predatory Lady Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environ. Entomol. 37: 315-322.

Phoofolo, M. W., N. C. Elliott and K. L. Giles. 2009. Analysis of growth and development in the final larval instar of three species of predatory Coccinellidae under varying prey availability. Entomol. Exper. Appl. In Press.

Pluke, R.W., Qureshi, J.A., Stansly, P.A. 2008. Citrus flushing patterns, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) populations and parasitism by Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Puerto Rico. Fla. Entomol. 91: 36-42.

Qureshi, J.A., Rogers, M.E., Hall, D.G., Stansly, P.A. 2009. Incidence of invasive Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) and its introduced parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Florida citrus. J. Econ. Entomol. 102: 247-256.

Rohrig, E., Sivinski, J., Wharton, R. 2008. Comparison of parasitic Hymenoptera captured in malaise traps baited with two flowering plants, Lobularia maritima (Brassicales: Brassicaceae) and Spermacoce verticillata (Gentianales: Rubiaceae). Fla. Entomol. 91: 621-627.

Rohrig, E.A., Sivinski, J.M., Teal, P.E., Stuhl, C.J., Aluja, M. 2008. A floral-derived compound attractive to the tephritid fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 34: 549-557.

Royer, T. A., K. L. Giles and M. M. Lebusa. 2008. Preference and suitability of greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) parasitized by Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a food source for Coccinella septimpunctata and Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Biological Control. 47: 82-88.

Ruberson, JR, and KW Wickings. 2008. Importance of natural enemies for stink bug control in Georgia. In: Cotton Research-Extension Report 2007 (Grey, T., M. Toews, and C. Perry, Eds.) UGA/CPES Research  Extension Publication No. 6, pp. 111-121. Found online at http://ugacotton.com

Sellers, B.A., Diaz, R., Overholt, W.A.Langeland, K.A., Gray, C.J. 2008. Control of West Indian marsh grass with glyphosate and imazapyr. J. Aquat. Pl. Manage. 46: 189-192.

Simmons, A.M., Legaspi J.C., Legaspi. B.C. 2008. Responses of Delphastus catalinae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a predator of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), to relative humidity: oviposition, hatch, and immature survival. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 101: 378-383.

Suazo, A., Cave, R.D., Frank, J.H. 2008. Reproductive biology and development of Lixadmontia franki (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasitoid of bromeliad-eating weevils. Fla. Entomol. 91: 453-459.

Torres, JB & JR Ruberson. 2008. Interactions of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin in genetically engineered cotton with predatory heteropterans. Transgenic Research 17: 345-354.

Wiggins, G., J. Grant, and P. Lambdin. 2008. Identifying areas of potential non-target feeding by biological control agents of invasive weeds using GIS. Proceedings of the Tennessee Entomological Society (The Firefly) 23:[in press].

Wiggins, G., J. Grant, and P. Lambdin. 2008. Use of GIS to characterize areas of non-target feeding by biological control agents of invasive weeds: A case study in Tennessee, USA. Proceedings of the XXIII International Congress of Entomology, pg. 1665. July 6-12, 2008, Durban, South Africa.

Williams, D., Muchugu, E., Overholt, W., Cuda, J. 2007. Colonization patterns of the invasive Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius, in Florida. Heredity 98: 284-293.

Xie, Y., P. Lambdin, J. Grant, and C. Lynch. 2008. Behavior and consumption of Scymnillus horni (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on the elongate hemlock scale, Fiorinia externa (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), pp. 39-42. IN Proc. International Symposium on Scale Insect Studies.

Yokoyama, V.Y., Rendon, P.A, Sivinski, J. 2008. Psyttalia cf. concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for biological control of olive fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in California. Environ. Entomol. 37: 764-773.

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Duguma, D. D., T. J. Kring and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2009. Seasonal dynamics of Urophora quadrifasciata on spotted knapweed in the Arkansas Ozarks. Canadian Entomologist. 141: 70-79.

Obrycki, J. J., J. D. Harwood, T. J. Kring and R. J. ONeil. 2009. Aphidophagy by Coccinellidae: Application of biological control in agroecosystems. Biological Control. 51: 244-254.

Conway, H. E. and T. J. Kring. 2009. Cocinellids Associated with the cotton aphid (HOMOPTERA: A

Cocco A, Hoy MA. 2009. Feeding, reproduction and development of the red palm mite (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) on selected palms and banana cultivars in quarantine. Florida Entomol. 92: 276-291.

Cocco A, Jeyaprakash A, Hoy. MA. 2009. Parasitism of the brown citrus aphid In Dominica by Lysiphlebus testaceipes and Lipolexis oregmae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae). Florida Entomol. 92(3):497-499.

Cuda JP, Gordon DR, DiTomaso, JM. 2009. Cultivating non-native plants in Florida for biomass production: Hope or harm? Wildland Weeds 12: 21.

Cuda JP. 2009. Chapter 5: Aquatic plants, mosquitoes and public health, pp. 31-34. In Haller WT, Gettys LA, Bellaud M (eds.), Best Management Practices Manual for Aquatic Plants. Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation, Marietta, GA. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/pdfs/AERF_handbook.pdf.

Cuda JP. 2009. Chapter 8: Introduction to biological control of aquatic weeds, pp. 47-54. In Haller WT, Gettys LA, Bellaud M (eds.), Best Management Practices Manual for Aquatic Plants. Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation, Marietta, GA. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/pdfs/AERF_handbook.pdf.

Cuda JP. 2009. Chapter 9: Insects for biocontrol of aquatic weeds, pp. 55-60. In Haller WT, Gettys LA, Bellaud M (eds.), Best Management Practices Manual for Aquatic Plants. Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation, Marietta, GA. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/pdfs/AERF_handbook.pdf.

Diaz R, Overholt WA, Cuda JP, Pratt PA, Fox A. 2009. Host specificity of Ischnodemus variegatus, an herbivore of West Indian marsh grass (Hymenachne amplexicaulis). BioControl 54: 307-321.

Emmert CJ, Mizell III, RF, Andersen C., Frank JH, Stimac JL. 2008. Diet effects on intrinsic rate of increase and rearing of Proprioseiopsis asetus Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 104: 1033-1040.

Frank JH, Erwin TL, Hemenway RC. 2009. Economically beneficial ground beetles. The specialized predators Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.) and Stenaptinus jessoensis (Morawitz): Their laboratory behavior and descriptions of immature stages (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae). ZooKeys 14: 1-36.

Frank JH, Leppla NC, Sprenkel RK, Blount AC, Mizell III, RF. 2009. Larra bicolor Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae): its distribution throughout Florida. Insecta Mundi (2009) 0063: 1-5.

Frank, JH, Lounibos LP. 2009 Insects and allies associated with bromeliads: a review. Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews 1: 125-153.

Goolsby JA, Legaspi Jr BC, Legaspi JC. 2008. Quarantine evaluation of parasitoids imported into the USA for biocontrol of Bemisia tabaci, Biotype B. In Classical Biological Control of Bemisia tabaci in the United States: a Review of Interagency Research and Implementation. Juli
Gould, Kim Hoelmer and John Goolsby (eds.), Springer, New York, USA.

Legaspi JC, Baez I, Legaspi Jr. BC. 2008. Phenology of the blue cactus moth, Melitara prodenialis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Subtropical Plant Science. 60: 66-68.

Legaspi JC, Baez I, Legaspi Jr. BC. 2009. Phenology of the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera): comparison of field census data and life stage development in field cage conditions. Journal of Entomological Science. 44(4): 341-352.

Legaspi JC, Baez I, Legaspi Jr. BC. 2009. Reproduction, longevity and survival of the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 102(3):445-449.

Legaspi JC, Legaspi Jr. BC. 2008. Cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Pp. 696-703.Vol. 1, A-C, J. L. Capinera, ed., Springer.
Lopez VF, Kairo MTK, Pollard GV, Pierre C, Commodore N, Dominique D. 2009. Post-release survey to assess impact and potential host range expansion by Amitus hesperidum and Encarsia perplexa two parasitoids introduced for the biological control of the citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus woglumi in Dominica. BioControl 54: 497-503.

Manrique V, Cuda JP, Overholt WA, Ewe SML. 2009. Influence of host plant quality on the performance of Episimus unguiculus, a candidate biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree in Florida. BioControl 54: 475-484.

Manrique V, Cuda JP, Overholt WA, Ewe SML. 2009. Synergistic effect of insect herbivory and plant parasitism on the performance of the invasive tree Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 132: 118-125.

Manrique V, Cuda JP, Overholt WA. 2009. Effect of herbivory on growth and biomass allocation of Brazilian peppertree (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) seedlings in the laboratory. Biocontrol Sci. & Tech. 19: 657-667.

McKay F, Oleiro M, Walsh GC, Gandolfo D, Cuda JP, Wheeler GS. 2009. Natural enemies of Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius: Anacardiaceae) from Argentina: their possible use for biological control in the USA. Florida Entomol. 92: 292-303.

Medal J, Bustamante N, Barrera J, Avila O, Monzon J, Cuda J. 2009. Host specificity of Anthonomus elutus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a potential biological control agent of wetland nightshade (Solanaceae) in Florida. Florida Entomol. 92: 458-469.

Moeri OE, Cuda JP, Overholt WA, Bloem S, Carpenter JE. 2009. F1 Sterile Insect Technique: a Novel Approach for Risk Assessment of Episimus unguiculus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a Candidate Biological Control Agent of Schinus terebinthifolius in the Continental USA. Biocontrol Sci. & Tech. 19, Supplement 1: 303-315.

Overholt W, Markle L, Rosskopf E, Manrique V, Albano J, Cave E, Adkins S. 2009. The interactions of tropical soda apple mosaic tobamovirus and Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an introduced biological control agent of tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum). Biol. Control 48: 294-300.

Overholt, W, Diaz R, Hibbard K, Roda A, Amalin D, Fox A, Hight S, Medal J, Stansly P, Carlisle B, Walter J, Hogue P, Gary L, Wiggins L, Kirby C, Crawford S. 2009. Releases, distribution and abundance of Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum, Solanaceae) in Florida. Florida Entomol. 92: 450-457.

Portman SL, Frank JH, McSorley R, Leppla NC. 2009. Fecundity of Larra bicolor (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) and its implications in parasitoid: host interaction with mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Scapteriscus). Florida Entomol. 92: 58-63.

Roda A, Dowling A, Welbourn C, Pena J, Rodrigues JCV, Hoy MA, Ochoa R, Duncan RA and De Chi W. 2008. Red palm mite situation in the Caribbean and Florida. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 44(1): 80-87.

Sims, KR,. Funderburk JE, Reitz SR, Boucias DG. 2009. The impact of a parasitic nematode, Thripinema fuscum, on the feeding behavior and vector competence of Frankliniella fusca. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 132: 200-208.

Chong, J.-H., Braman, S. K., Waltz, F. C. (2009). St. Augustinegrass Cultivar Influences on Southern Chinch Bug and Predator Populations. Applied Turfgrass Science, http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/sub/ats/research/2009/chinch/chinch.pdf. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2009-1123-01-RS.

Joseph, S. V., Braman, S. K. (2009). Predatory Potential of Geocoris spp. and Orius insidiosus (Say) on Fall Armyworm in Resistant and Susceptible Turf. Journal of Economic Entomology, 102(3), 1151-1156.

Joseph, S. V., Braman, S. K. (2009). Influence of plant parameters on occurrence and abundance of arthropods in residential turfgrass. Journal of Economic Entomology, 102(3), 1116-1122.

Lundgren, JG, J Bernal, JJ Duan, A Gassman, JR Ruberson. 2009. Ecological compatibility of GM crops and biological control. Crop Protection 28: 1017-1030.

Torres, JB, JR Ruberson, M Whitehouse. 2009. Transgenic cotton for sustainable pest management. In: E. Lichtfouse (ed.), Sustainable Agricultural Reviews 1:15-53. Springer Verlag.

Popular and Industry:
Braman, S. K. (2009). Natural enemies of golf course pests. Golf Course Magazine, 102-105

Hanna, W. W., Braman, S. K. (2009). Breeding Turf for Insect Resistance. USGA Green Section Record.

Journal Articles:
Harwood, J.D., Phillips, S.W., Lello, J., Sunderland, K.D., Glen, D.M., Bruford, M.W., Harper, G.L., Symondson, W.O.C. (2009). Reduced invertebrate biodiversity affects predator fitness and hence ability to control crop pests. Biological Control, 51, 499-506.

Harwood, J.D., Yoo, H.J.S., Greenstone, M.H., Rowley, D.L. & ONeil, R.J. (2009). Differential impact of adults and nymphs of a generalist predator on an exotic invasive pest demonstrated by molecular gut-content analysis. Biological Invasions, 11:895-903.

Peterson, J.A., Obrycki, J.J., Harwood, J.D. (2009). Quantification of exposure pathways in carabid food webs across multiple transgenic events. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 19:613-625.

Obrycki, J.J., Harwood, J.D., Kring, T.J., ONeil, R.J. (2009). Aphidophagy by Coccinellidae: application of biological control in agroecosystems. Biological Control, 51, 244-254.

Seagraves, M.P., and K.V. Yeargan. 2009. Importance of predation by Coleomegilla maculata larvae in the natural control of the corn earworm in sweet corn. Biocontrol Science and Technology 19:1067-1079.

Thomas, R.S., Harwood, J.D., Glen, D.M., Symondson, W.O.C. (2009). Tracking subterranean density-dependent predation by carabid larvae on slugs using monoclonal antibodies. Ecological Entomology, 34, 569-579.

Non-refereed Publications:
Chapman, E.G., Jaramillo, J., Vega, F.E., Harwood, J.D. (2009). Biological control of coffee berry borer: the role of DNA-based gut-content analysis in assessment of predation. In: 3rd International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (Eds. Mason, P.G., Gillespie, D.R. & Vincent, C.). USDA-FHTET, Morgantown, WV, pp. 475-484.

Addendum: Theses, Articles in Press, Abstracts, Unpublished Reports, etc.:
Adams, M.K., Chapman, E.G., Harwood, J.D. Molecular identification of interaction pathways between carabid beetles and slugs in alfalfa. Proceedings of the IOBC/WPRS workgroup on Slugs and Snails: Slugs and Snail Control in the 21st Century, in press.

Chapman, E.G., Romero, S., Harwood, J.D. Maximizing collection and minimizing risk: does vacuum sampling increase the likelihood for misinterpretation of food web connections? Molecular Ecology Resources, in press.

Harwood, J.D., Parajulee, M.N. Global impact of biological invasions: transformation in pest management approaches. Biological Invasions, in press.

Jaramillo, J., Chapman, E.G., Vega, F.E., Harwood, J.D. Molecular diagnosis of a previously unreported predator-prey association in coffee: Karnyothrips flavipes Jones (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) predation on the coffee berry borer. Naturwissenschaften, in press.

Kerzicnik, L.M., Peairs, F.B., Harwood, J.D. Implications of Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov), falling rates for biological control in resistant and susceptible winter wheat lines. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, in press.

Romero, S., Harwood, J.D. Prey utilization by a community of linyphiid spiders: variation across diel and seasonal gradients. Biological Control, in press.

Thomas, A.K., Mc Donnell, R.J., Harwood, J.D. Slugs from the Nearctic: what we need to learn from the Western Palearctic. Proceedings of the IOBC/WPRS workgroup on Slugs and Snails: Slugs and Snail Control in the 21st Century, in press.

Henne, D.C. and Seth J. Johnson. 2009. Sampling and Dynamics of Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae) in Louisiana. Environ. Entomol. 38: 539-550.

Phoofolo, M. W., N. C. Elliott and K. L. Giles. 2009. Analysis of growth and development in the final larval instar of three species of predatory Coccinellidae under varying prey availability. Entomol. Exper. Appl. 131: 264-277.

Addendum: Theses, Articles in Press, Abstracts, Unpublished Reports, etc.:
Phoofolo, M. W., K. L. Giles and N. C. Elliott. 2010. Effects of relay-intercropping sorghum with winter wheat, alfalfa, and cotton on lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) abundance and species composition. Environmental Entomology. In press.

Greenwood, C. and Rebek, E. 2009. Detection and augmentation of indigenous entomopathogenic nematodes. Oklahoma State University cooperative extension fact sheet: EPP 7670

Dilling, C., P. Lambdin, J. Grant, and R. Rhea. 2009. Community response of insects associated with eastern hemlock to imidacloprid and horticultural oil treatments. Environmental Entomology 38:53-66.

Wiggins, G. J., J. F. Grant, P. L. Lambdin, J. W. Ranney, and J. B. Wilkerson. 2009. First documentation of adult Trichosirocalus horridus on several non-target native Cirsium species in Tennessee. Biocontrol Science and Technology 19:993-998.

Addendum: Theses, Articles in Press, Abstracts, Unpublished Reports, etc.:

Wiggins, G. 2009. Non-target host utilization of thistle species by introduced biological control agents and spatial prediction of non-target feeding habitats. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Tennessee, 156 pp. (J. Grant, Major Advisor)

Dilling, C., P. Lambdin, J. Grant, and R. Rhea. 2010. Spatial and temporal distribution of imidacloprid in eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carriere, in the southern Appalachians. Econ. Entomol.

Hakeem, A., J. F. Grant, P.L. Lambdin, D. Buckley, F. A. Hale, J. R. Rhea, G. J. Wiggins, and G. Taylor. 2010. Recovery of Sasajiscymnus tsugae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), released against hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, in the southern Appalachians. BioControl Sci. and Tech.

Dilling, C. I., P. L. Lambdin, J. F. Grant, and R. Rhea. 2009. Distribution of imidacloprid in eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carriere, in the southern Appalachians. IN Proc. of the 52nd Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, July 28-31, Gulfport, MS

Grant, J. F., P. L. Lambdin, G. Wiggins, A. Hakeem, and R. Rhea. 2009. Why cage a tree? Use of whole-tree enclosures to assess introduced predators of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae. IN McManus, K. A. and K. W. Gottschalk, eds.), Proc. of the 20th USDA Interagency Forum on Invasive Species. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-36, January 13-16, 2009, Annapolis, MD

Hakeem, A., J. F. Grant, P. L. Lambdin, D. Buckley, F. A. Hale, R. J. Rhea, G. J. Wiggins, and G. Taylor. 2009. Hide and seek: Release and recovery of Sasajiscymnus tsugae, an introduced biological control agent of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. IN Proc. of the 52nd Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, July 28-31, Gulfport, MS

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Conway, H. E. and T. J. Kring. 2010. Cocinellids Associated with the cotton aphid (HOMOPTERA: Aphididae) in northeast Arkansas cotton. J. Entomol. Sci. 45(2): 129-139.
Johnson, D.T., B. Lewis, A. Knutson, and F. Pontasch. 2010. Management of green June beetles and Japanese beetles in fruit. Proceedings OK & AR Horticulture Industries Show 29:73-77.

Carrillo, D., Peña, J.E., Hoy, M.A., Frank, J.H. 2010. Development and reproduction of Amblyseius largoensis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) feeding on pollen, Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), and other microarthropods inhabiting coconuts in Florida, USA. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 52: 119-129.
Diaz, R., Overholt, W.A., Heard, T.A., Van Klinken, R., Samayoa, A. 2010. Life history parameters of Ischnodemus variegatus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Blissidae) reared on two closely related grasses. Biological Control 55: 219-224.
Frank, J.H., Barrera R. 2010. Natural history of Belonuchus Nordmann spp. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) associated with Heliconia L. (Zingiberales: Heliconiaceae) flower bracts. Insecta Mundi (2010) 0110: 1-12.
Jeyaprakash, A., Hoy, M.A. 2010. Monitoring establishment of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) using a DNA extraction procedure that allows specimens to be slide mounted. Exp. Applied Acarol. 52: 131-140.
Legaspi, J.C., Kanga, L., Legaspi, B.C., Jr. 2010. Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus as entomopathogens of the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Subtropical Plant Science 62: 27-33.
Legaspi, J.C. 2010. A preliminary investigation of giant red mustard (Brassica juncea) as a deterrent of silverleaf whitefly oviposition. Journal of Entomological Science 45(3): 262-271.
Legaspi, B.C. Jr., Legaspi, J.C. 2010. Field-level validation of a CLIMEX model for the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) using estimated larval growth rates. Environmental Entomology 39(2): 368-377.
McCoy, E.D., Frank, J.H. 2010. How should the risk associated with the introduction of biological control agents be estimated? Agric. Forest Entomol. 12: 1-8.
Medal, J.C., Cuda, J.P. 2010. Establishment and initial impact of the leaf-beetle Gratiana boliviana (Chrysomelidae), first biocontrol agent released against tropical soda apple in Florida. Florida Entomologist 93(4): 493-500.

Medal, J.C., Bustamante, N., Overholt, W.A., Díaz, R., Stansly, P., Roda, A., Amalin, D., Hibbard, K., Gaskalla, R., Sellers, B., Hight, S., Cuda, J. 2010. Biological control of tropical soda apple (Solanaceae) in Florida: Post-release evaluation. Florida Entomologist 93: 130-132.
Medal, J.C., Bustamante, N., Vitorino, M.D., Beal, L., Overholt, W.A., Díaz, R., Cuda, J.P. 2010. Gratiana graminea (Chrysomelidae), a potential biocontrol agent of Solanum viarum (Solanaceae): Quarantine host-specificity testing in Florida. Florida Entomologist 93: 231-242.
Miller, T.E.X., Legaspi, J.C., Legaspi, B.C., Jr. 2010. Experimental test of biotic resistance to an invasive herbivore provided by potential plant mutualists. Biological Invasions 12: 3563-3577.
Overholt, W.A., R. Díaz, R., Markle, L., Medal, J.C. 2010. The effect of Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) herbivory on growth and population density of tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum, Solanaceae) in Florida. Biocontrol Science and Technology 20(8): 791-807.
Portman, S.L., Frank, J.H., McSorley, R., Leppla. N.C. 2010. Nectar-seeking and host-seeking by Larra bicolor (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), a parasitoid of Scapteriscus mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). Environmental Entomology 39: 939-943.
Reddy, R., Manrique, V., Diaz, R., Overholt, W.A. 2010. Diapause termination of Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) using a juvenile hormone analog, and implications for biological control of tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum, Solanaceae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 20: 997-2000.

Barros, EM, JB Torres, JR Ruberson, MD Oliveira. 2010. Development of Spodoptera frugiperda on different hosts and damage to reproductive structures in cotton. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 137: 237-245.
Chen, Y., DM Olson, and JR Ruberson. 2010. Effects of nitrogen fertilization on tritrophic interactions. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 4:8194.
Joseph, S. V., S. K. Braman, and J. L. Hanula. 2011. Effects of fertilizer on the four hemlock species resistance to hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Adelgidae) and influence on predators. J. Econ. Entomol. 104: 288-298.

Chapman, E.G., Romero, S., Harwood, J.D. (2010). Maximizing collection and minimizing risk: does vacuum sampling increase the likelihood for misinterpretation of food web connections? Molecular Ecology Resources, 10, 1023-1033.
Harwood, J.D., Parajulee, M.N. (2010). Global impact of biological invasions: transformation in pest management approaches. Biological Invasions, 12, 2855-2856.
Jaramillo, J., Chapman, E.G., Vega, F.E., Harwood, J.D. (2010). Molecular diagnosis of a previously unreported predator-prey association in coffee: Karnyothrips flavipes Jones (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) predation on the coffee berry borer. Naturwissenschaften, 97, 291-298.
Kerzicnik, L.M., Peairs, F.B., Harwood, J.D. (2010). Implications of Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov), falling rates for biological control in resistant and susceptible winter wheat lines. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 4, 129-138.
Peterson, J.A., Romero, S., Harwood, J.D. (2010). Pollen interception by linyphiid spiders in a corn agroecosystem: implications for dietary diversification and risk assessment. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 4, 207-217.
Romero, S., Harwood, J.D. (2010). Prey utilization by a community of linyphiid spiders: variation across diel and seasonal gradients. Biological Control, 52, 84-90.

Henne, D. C. and S. J. Johnson. 2010. Laboratory evaluation of aggregation, direct mutual interference, and functional response characteristics of Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae). Biological Control 55: 63-71.
Johnson, S., D. Sanders, L. Eisenberg and K. Whitehead. 2010. Fighting the blob: Efforts to control giant salvinia. Louisiana Agriculture 53 (1): 6-9.
Johnson, S., D. Henne, A. Mészáros and L. Eisenberg. 2010. Zombie fire ants: Biological control of the red imported fire ant in Louisiana with decapitating phorid flies. Louisiana Agriculture 55 (4): 29-31.
Foil, L. D., L. Hooper-Bui, D. Colby, G. Gentry, W. Hillbun, C. Husseneder, L. M. Inmmon and S. Johnson. 2010. Balancing benefits and damage from fire ants in pastures. Louisiana Agriculture 55 (4): 32-33.
Sanders, D., S. Johnson and B. Kelso. 2010. Invasive aquatic weeds in Louisiana. Louisiana Agriculture 55(4): 34-37.
Mészáros, A. and S. J. Johnson. 2010. Spread of fire ant decapitating flies, Pseudacteon tricuspis and Pseudacteon curvatus in Louisiana. Proceedings of 2010 Imported Fire Ant Conference. Little Rock, Arkansas. pp 25-27.

Phoofolo, M. W., K. L. Giles and N. C. Elliott. 2010. Effects of relay-intercropping sorghum with winter wheat, alfalfa, and cotton on lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) abundance and species composition. Environ. Entomol. 39: 763-774.

Dilling, C., P. L. Lambdin, J. F. Grant, and Rhea, R. 2010. Spatial and temporal distribution of imidacloprid in eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carriere, in the southern Appalachians. Journal of Economic Entomology 103:368-373. Hakeem, A., J. F. Grant, P. L. Lambdin, D. S. Buckley, F. A. Hale, J.R. Rhea, G. J. Wiggins, and G. Taylor. 2010. Recovery of Sasajiscymnus tsugae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), released against hemlock wooly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, in the southern Appalachians. Biocontrol Science and Technology 20: 1069-1074. Vlach, J., P. L. Lambdin, Dilling, C., J. F. Grant, D. J. Paulsen, and G. J. Wiggins. 2010. Diversity of the insect fauna within the unique Sinking Pond habitat in Middle Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 85:62-86. Wiggins, G. J., J. F. Grant, P. L. Lambdin, F. T. van Manen, and J. B. Wilkerson. 2010. Spatial prediction of habitat overlap of introduced and native thistles to identify potential areas of nontarget activity of biological control agents. Environmental Entomology 39 (in press; DOI: 10.1603/EN10112).
Wiggins, G. J., J. F. Grant, P. L. Lambdin, J. B. Wilkerson, A. Reed, and R. A. Follum. 2010. Host utilization of field-caged native and introduced thistle species by Rhinocyllus conicus. Environmental Entomology 39 (in press; DOI: 10.1603/EN10053).

05/31/2012

Burckhardt, D., Cuda, J.P., Manrique, V., Diaz, R., Overholt, W.A., Williams, D.A., Christ, L.R., Vitorino. M.D. 2011. Calophya latiforceps, a new species of jumping plant lice (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) associated with Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae) in Brazil. Florida Entomol. 94: 489-499.

Copeland, R.S., Nkubaye, E., Nzigidahera, B., Cuda, J.P., Overholt, W.A. 2011. The African burrowing mayfly, Povilla adusta (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcyidae), damages Hydrilla verticillata (Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae) in Lake Tanganyika. Florida Entomol. 94: 669-676.

Copeland, C.S., Hoy, M.A., Jeyaprakash, A., Aluja, M., Ramirez-Romero, R., Sivinski, J.M. 2010. Genetic characteristics of bisexual and female-only populations of Odontosema anastrephae (Hymenoptera: Figitidae). Florida Entomol. 93: 437-443.

Croxton, M., Andreu, M. Williams, D., Overholt, W., Smith, J. 2011. Source and diversity of air-potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in Florida. Invasive Plant Science and Management 4: 22-30.

De Groote, H., Overholt, W.A., Ouma, J.O., Wanyama, J. 2011. Assessing the potential economic impact of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize in Kenya. African Journal of Biotechnology 10: 4741-4751.

Diaz, R., Aguirre, C., Wheeler, G., Lapointe, S., Rosskopf, E., Overholt, W.A. 2011.
Differential performance of tropical soda apple and its biological control agent Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in open and shaded habitats. Environmental Entomology 40: 1437-1447.

Diaz, R., Overholt, W.A., Hahn, D., Samayoa, A.C. 2011. Diapause induction in Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of tropical soda apple in Florida. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104:1319-1326.

Frank, J.H., Giardina, D.J., Andrus, T.A. 2011. Exploration in Guatemala and Belize for more parasitoids to use against Metamasius callizona in Florida. Journal of the Bromeliad Society 61: 112-115.

Frank, J.H., Van Driesche, R.G., Hoddle, M.S., McCoy, E.D. 2011. Biological control, of animals. p. 58-63 In: Simberloff, D., Rejmánek, M. (eds). Encyclopedia of biological invasions. Berkeley; Univ. California Press.

Gidudu, B., Copeland, R.S., Wanda, F., Ochaya, H., Overholt, W.A. 2011. Distribution, interspecific associations and abundance of aquatic plants in Lake Bisina, Uganda. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 49 (19-27).

Jeyaprakash, A., Hoy, M.A. 2010. Real-time PCR reveals endosymbiont titer fluctuations in Metaseiulus occidentalis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) colonies held at different temperatures. Florida Entomol. 93: 464-466.

Legaspi, J. C., Legaspi, B.C. Jr., Simmons, A.M. 2011. Recent research trends in the use of predators in biological control. In Biological Control of Insect Pests. pp. 95-122, Ninfa M. Rosas-Garcia, ed. Studium Press, LLC., Houston, Texas, USA.

Legaspi, J. C., Mannion, C., Amalin, D., Legaspi, B.C. Jr. 2011. Life table analysis and development of Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) under different constant temperatures. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104(3): 451-458.

Legaspi, J.C., Miller. N. 2011. Investigating giant red mustard as a deterrent of silverleaf whitefly oviposition in vegetable crops. p. 218. Proceedings of the Global Conference on Entomology, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Mar. 5-9, 2011.

Legaspi, J.C., Miller, N., Mannion, C., Amalin, D. 2010. Fecundity of the ficus whitefly, Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and its predation by Delphastus catalinae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). p. 39. Abstracts of the Potential Invasive Pests Workshop, Coconut Grove, FL, October 10-14, 2010.

Manrique,V., Diaz, R., Cuda, J.P., Overholt, W.A. 2011. Suitability of a new invader as a target for biological control in Florida. Invasive Plant Science and Management 4: 1-10.

Manrique, V., Diaz, R., Hight, S. D., Overholt, W.A. 2011. Evaluation of mortality factors using life table analysis of Gratiana boliviana, a biological control agent of tropical soda apple in Florida. Biological Control 59: 354-360.

Medal, J., Bustamante, N., Bredow, E., Pedrosa, H., Overholt, W., Diaz, R., Cuda, J. 2011. Host specificity of Anthonomus tenebrosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a potential biological control agent of tropical soda apple (Solanaceae) in Florida. Florida Entomol 94: 214-225.

Mukherjee, A., Christman, M.C., Overholt, W.A., Cuda, J.P. 2011. Prioritizing areas in the native range of hygrophila for surveys to collect biological control agents. Biological Control 56: 254-262.

Vitorino, M.D., Christ, L.R., Barbieri, G., Cuda, J.P., Medal, J.C. 2011. Calophya terebinthifolii (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), a candidate for biological control of Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae): Preliminary host range, dispersal, and impact studies. Florida Entomol. 94: 694-695.

Wu, K., Hoy, M.A. 2011. Extended starvation reduced and eliminated Wolbachia, but not Cardinium, from Metaseiulus occidentalis females (Acari: Phytoseiidae): A need to reassess Wolbachia's status in this predatory mite? J. Invert. Pathol. 109: 20-26.

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