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Submissions from 2009

Susceptibility of Cry1Ab-resistant and -susceptible sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to four Bacillus thuringiensis toxins, Xiaoyi Wu, B. Rogers Leonard, Yu Cheng Zhu, Craig A. Abel, Graham P. Head, and Fangneng Huang

Using an F2 screen to monitor frequency of resistance alleles to Bt cotton in field populations of Helicoverpa armigera (Ḧubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Zhiping Xu, Fengyi Liu, Jin Chen, Fangneng Huang, David A. Andow, Yanhua Wang, Yu Cheng Zhu, and Jinliang Shen

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Application of ground penetrating radar in detecting the hazards and risks of termites and ants in soil levees, Xiuhao Yang, Gregg Henderson, Lixin Mao, and Ahmad Evans

Detecting Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) nests using ground penetrating radar, Xiuhao Yang, Gregg Henderson, Lixin Mao, and Nikhil Nagendra

Chromolaena odorata (L.) King and Robinson (Asteraceae), Costas Zachariades, Michael D. Day, Rangaswamy Muniappan, and Gadi V.P. Reddy

Submissions from 2008

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Selection and life history traits of tebufenozide-resistant sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), W. Akbar, J. A. Ottea, J. M. Beuzelin, T. E. Reagan, and F. Huang

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Phonotaxis to amphibian vocalizations in Culex territans (Diptera: Culicidae), Kristen Bartlett-Healy, Wayne Crans, and Randy Gaugler

Temporal and spatial synchrony of culex territarns (Diptera: Culicidae) with their amphibian hosts, Kristen Bartlett-Healy, Wayne Crans, and Randy Gaugler

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Age-specific mortality of helicoverpa zea and heliothis virescens (lepidoptera: noctuidae) larvae on flower buds of transgenic cotton expressing vip3A and vipcot™ Lnsecticidal proteins, P. L. Bommireddy and B. R. Leonard

Survivorship of Helicoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens on cotton plant structures expressing a Bacillus thuringiensis vegetative insecticidal protein, P. L. Bommireddy and B. R. Leonard

Eight new species of arianops brendel from the Southeastern United States with an updated key and notes on additional species (coleoptera: staphylinidae: pselaphinae), Christopher E. Carlton

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Description of the larva of Pselaphophus atriventris (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Pselaphini) with notes on its life history and a list of described pselaphine immature stages, Christopher E. Carlton and Richard A.B. Leschen

Microsatellite genotyping of red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) colonies reveals that most colonies persist in plowed pastures, D. Colby, C. Husseneder, and L. Foil

Reproduction and feeding behavior of Myzus persicae on four cereals, J. A. Davis and E. B. Radcliffe

Vector and virus IPM for seed potato production, Jeffrey A. Davis, Jeffrey A. Davis, Edward B. Radcliffe, and Willem Schrage

The importance of an invasive aphid species in vectoring a persistently transmitted potato virus: Aphis glycines is a vector of Potato leafroll virus, Jeffrey A. Davis and E. B. Radcliffe

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Temperature-dependent development, survival, and potential distribution of Ischnodemus variegatus (Hemiptera: Blissidae), a herbivore of west Indian marsh grass, Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, J. P. Cuda, Paul D. Pratt, and Alison Fox

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Jamaican nightshade (Solanum jamaicense): A threat to Florida's hammocks, Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, and Kenneth Langeland

Temperature-dependent development, cold tolerance, and potential distribution of Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of tropical soda apple, Solanum viarum (Solanaceae), Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, Ana Samayoa, Freddy Sosa, Diane Cordeau, and Julio Medal

Density effect on alate wing-drop of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Shuang Lin Dong, Lixin Mao, and Gregg Henderson

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Effects of m-tyrosine on feeding and survival of formosan subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Bal K. Gautam and Gregg Henderson

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The identity of Languria femoralis Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Languriinae), Matthew L. Gimmel and Christopher E. Carlton

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Expressed cDNAs from embryonic and larval stages of the horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae), F. D. Guerrero, S. E. Dowd, V. M. Nene, and L. D. Foil

Bioactive compounds to prevent insect degradation of wood, Gregg Henderson

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The termite menace in new orleans: Did they cause the floodwalls to Tumble?, Gregg Henderson

Spatio-temporal population sampling of a fire ant parasitoid, Donald C. Henne, William S. Hilbun, and Seth J. Johnson

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Evaluation of different insecticides and fabric types for development of treated targets for stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) control, Jerome A. Hogsette, Alyce Nalli, and Lane D. Foil

Allele frequency of resistance to Bacillus thuringpensis Cry1Ab corn in louisiana populations of sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Fangneng Huang, B. Rogers Leonard, Steven H. Moore, Donald R. Cook, Jack Baldwin, Kelly V. Tindall, and Donna R. Lee

Geographical susceptibility of Louisiana and Texas populations of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein, Fangneng Huang, Rogers Leonard, Steven Moore, Bisong Yue, Roy Parker, Thomas Reagan, Michael Stout, Don Cook, Waseem Akbar, Charles Chilcutt, et al.

Paratransgenesis in termites, Claudia Husseneder and Rachael E. Collier

Worker size in the formosan subterranean termite in relation to colony breeding structure as inferred from molecular markers, Claudia Husseneder, Janine E. Powell, J. Kenneth Grace, Edward L. Vargo, and Kenji Matsuura

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Size and heterozygosity influence partner selection in the Formosan subterranean termite, Claudia Husseneder and Dawn M. Simms

Regional assessment of Helicoverpa zea populations on cotton and non-cotton crop hosts, R. E. Jackson, J. R. Bradley, J. Van Duyn, B. R. Leonard, K. C. Allen, R. Luttrell, J. Ruberson, J. Adamczyk, J. Gore, D. D. Hardee, et al.

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Culture-independent identification of gut bacteria in fourth-instar red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, larvae, Albert H. Lee, Claudia Husseneder, and Linda Hooper-Bùi

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Identification of Rickettsia felis in the salivary glands of cat fleas, Kevin R. Macaluso, Walairat Pornwiroon, Vsevolod L. Popov, and Lane D. Foil

West nile virus detection in mosquitoes in east Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, from november 2002 to october 2004, Andrew J. MacKay, Alma Roy, Matt M. Yates, and Lane D. Foil

Overexpression of tomato polyphenol oxidase increases resistance to common cutworm, Siraprapa Mahanil, Jutharat Attajarusit, Michael J. Stout, and Piyada Thipyapong

Temperature-dependent development and potential distribution of Episimus utilis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a candidate biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) in Florida, Veronica Manrique, James P. Cuda, William A. Overholt, and Rodrigo Diaz

Ivermectin as a rodent feed-through insecticide for control of immature sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae), T. M. Mascari, M. A. Mitchell, E. D. Rowton, and L. D. Foil

Second-generation glyphosate-resistant cotton tolerance to combinations of glyphosate with insecticides and mepiquat chloride, Donnie K. Miller, Jimmy X. Zumba, David C. Blouin, Ralph Bagwell, Eugene Burris, Ernest L. Clawson, B. Roger Leonard, Derek M. Scroggs, Alexander M. Stewart, and P. Roy Vidrine

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Field-evolved resistance to Bt toxins, Willam Moar, Rick Roush, Anthony Shelton, Juan Ferré, Susan MacIntosh, B. Rogers Leonard, and Craig Abel

Using haplotypes to monitor the migration of fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) corn-strain populations from Texas and Florida, Rodney N. Nagoshi, Robert L. Meagher, Kathy Flanders, Jeffrey Gore, Ryan Jackson, Juan Lopez, John S. Armstrong, G. David Buntin, Chris Sansone, and B. Rogers Leonard

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Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) does not feed on Jamaican nightshade Solanum jamaicense (Solanaceae), W. A. Overholt, R. Diaz, L. Markle, and J. Medal

A Dung beetle assemblage in an urban park in Louisiana, Meghan G. Radtke, Chris E. Carlton, and G. Bruce Williamson

A pheromone-based trapping system for monitoring the population of cosmopolites sordidus (germar) (coleoptera: Curculionidae), Gadi V.P. Reddy, Zerlene T. Cruz, Fritz Naz, and Rangaswamy Muniappan

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Prevalence and infection load dynamics of Rickettsia felis in actively feeding cat fleas, Kathryn E. Reif, Rhett W. Stout, Gretchen C. Henry, Lane D. Foil, and Kevin R. Macaluso

Insect herbivore responses to management practices in conifer forests in North America, Timothy D. Schowalter

Comparison of the efficiency of biological transmission of Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) by Dermacentor andersoni stiles (Acari: Ixodidae) with mechanical transmission by the horse fly, Tabanus fuscicostatus hine (Diptera: Muscidae), Glen A. Scoles, J. Allen Miller, and Lane D. Foil

Control of West Indian marsh grass with glyphosate and imazapyr, Brent A. Sellers, R. Diaz, W. A. Overholt, K. A. Langeland, and C. J. Gray

Evaluation of corn hybrids expressing Cry1F (Herculex® I insect protection) against fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the southern United States, Melissa Willrich Siebert, Kelly V. Tindall, B. Rogers Leonard, John W. Van Duyn, and Jonathan M. Babcock

Efficacy of transgenic cotton expressing CrylAc and CrylF insecticidal protein against heliothines (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), M. Willrich Siebert, S. Nolting, B. R. Leonard, L. B. Braxton, J. N. All, J. W. Van Duyn, J. R. Bradley, J. Bacheler, and R. M. Huckaba

Two new species of blind, forest litter-inhabiting ground beetles from the subtribe Anillina (Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidiini) from eastern U.S.A., Igor M. Sokolov and Christopher E. Carlton

Acetylcholinesterase mutation in diazinon-resistant Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), Kevin B. Temeyer, Andrew Y. Li, Kimberly H. Lohmeyer, Andrew C. Chen, Pia U. Olafson, D. W. Sanson, and Lane D. Foil

Verifying an F1 screen for identification and quantification of rare Bacillus thuringiensis resistance alleles in field populations of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis, Bisong Yue, Fangneng Huang, B. Rogers Leonard, Steven Moore, Roy Parker, David A. Andow, Don Cook, Karla Emfinger, and Donna R. Lee

Submissions from 2007

Colony dynamics of the formosan subterranean termite in a frequently disturbed urban landscape, Gabriel A. Aluko and Claudia Husseneder

The influence of distance on movement of tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) between horses, A. T.M. Barros and L. D. Foil

Heliothine larval behavior on transgenic cotton expressing a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal exotoxin, Vip3A, P. L. Bommireddy, B. R. Leonard, and K. Emfinger

Influence of Nezara viridula feeding on cotton yield, fiber quality, and seed germination, P. L. Bommireddy, B. R. Leonard, and J. H. Temple

Documenting beetle (Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera) diversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Beyond the halfway point, Chris Carlton and Victoria Bayless

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Descriptions of soronia complex (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae) larvae of New Zealand with comments on life history and taxonomy, Chris Carlton and Richard A.B. Leschen

Comparative study of hemp fiber for nonwoven composites, Yan Chen, Liangfeng Sun, Ioan Negulescu, Qinglin Wu, and Gregg Henderson

Red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) worker head widths as an indicator of social form in Louisiana, Dee Colby, Lacy Inmon, and Lane Foil

Resistance to green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), and potato aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas), in potato cultivars, Jeffrey A. Davis, Edward B. Radcliffe, and David W. Ragsdale

Diversity of gut bacteria of Reticulitermes flavipes as examined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and amplified rDNA restriction analysis, Marc Fisher, Dini Miller, Carlyle Brewster, Claudia Husseneder, and Allan Dickerman

Antennal morphology, structure and sensilla distribution in Microplitis pallidipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Yan Gao, Li Zhi Luo, and Abner Hammond

Laboratory evaluation of two Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs) on Microcerotermes diversus (Silvestri) (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Southwest Iran, B. Habibpour, M. S. Mossadegh, G. Henderson, and S. Moharramipour

Zombie fire ant workers: Behavior controlled by decapitating fly parasitoids, D. C. Henne and S. J. Johnson

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Status of the fire ant decapitating fly Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae) in Louisiana, Donald C. Henne, Seth J. Johnson, and Sanford D. Porter

Sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) resistance to transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis maize, Fangneng Huang, B. Rogers Leonard, and David A. Andow

Frequency of alleles conferring resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis maize in Louisiana populations of the southwestern corn borer, Fangneng Huang, B. Rogers Leonard, Donald R. Cook, Donna R. Lee, David A. Andow, Jack L. Baldwin, Kelly V. Tindall, and Xiaoyi Wu

Resistance of sugarcane borer to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab toxin, Fangneng Huang, B. Rogers Leonard, and Xiaoyi Wu

Effectiveness of spinosad against seven major stored-grain insects on corn, Fangneng Huang and Bhadriraju Subramanyam

F2 screen for resistance to a Bacillus thuringiensis-maize hybrid in the sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), F. N. Huang, B. R. Leonard, and D. A. Andow

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Evaluation of treatment success and patterns of reinfestation of the formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Claudia Husseneder, Dawn M. Simms, and Claudia Riegel

Effect of Aspergillus flavus and Trichoderma, harzianum on survival of Coptotermes formosanus (isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Poornima Jayasimha and Gregg Henderson

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Fungi isolated from integument and guts of Coptotermes formosanus and their antagonistic effect on Gleophyllum trabeum, Poornima Jayasimha and Gregg Henderson

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Suppression of growth of a brown rot fungus, Gloeophyllum trabeum, by formosan subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Poornima Jayasimha and Gregg Henderson

DiPel-selected Ostrinia nubilalis larvae are not resistant to transgenic corn expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab, Huarong Li, Lawrent L. Buschman, Fangneng Huang, Kun Yan Zhu, Bryony Bonning, and Brenda Oppert

A case for a free-running circannual rhythm in soldier developmental time of Formosan subterranean termites, L. Mao and G. Henderson

Antifeedant activity and acute and residual toxicity of alkaloids from Sophora flavescens (Leguminosae) against formosan subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Lixin Mao and Gregg Henderson

Evaluation of novaluron as a feed-through insecticide for control of immature sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae), T. M. Mascari, M. A. Mitchell, E. D. Rowton, and L. D. Foil

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Laboratory evaluation of diflubenzuron as a feed-through for control of immature sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae), T. M. Mascari, M. A. Mitchell, E. D. Rowton, and L. D. Foil

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Comparative microbiota of Rickettsia felis-uninfected and -infected colonized cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis, Walairat Pornwiroon, Michael T. Kearney, Claudia Husseneder, Lane D. Foil, and Kevin R. Macaluso

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Biology and host specificity of gall-inducing Acythopeus burkhartorum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological-control agent for the invasive weed Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitaceae) in Guam and Saipan, Anantanarayanan Raman, Zerlene T. Cruz, Rangaswamy Muniappan, and Gadi V.P. Reddy

Movement of Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) through the Texas rice belt, F. P.F. Reay-Jones, L. T. Wilson, M. O. Way, T. E. Reagan, and C. E. Carlton

Improved semiochemical-based trapping method for old-house borer, Hylotrupes bajulus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), G. V.P. Reddy

Attraction of fruit-piercing moth Eudocima phalonia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to different fruit baits, G. V.P. Reddy, Z. T. Cruz, and R. Muniappan

Ecosystems: Concepts, analyses, and practical implications in IPM, T. D. Schowalter

New species of Anillinus casey (carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidiini) from great smoky mountains National Park, U.S.A. and phylogeography of the A. langdoni species group, Igor M. Sokolov, Yuliya Y. Sokolova, and Christopher E. Carlton

Types and Mechanisms of Rapidly Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivorous Arthropods, Michael J. Stout

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Functional analysis of polyphenol oxidases by antisense/sense technology, Piyada Thipyapong, Michael J. Stout, and Jutharat Attajarusit

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Elachista saccharella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a leafminer infesting sugarcane in Louisiana, W. H. White, T. E. Reagan, C. Carlton, W. Akbar, and J. M. Beuzelin

Evaluation of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis corn hybrids against Cry1Ab-susceptible and -resistant sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Xiaoyi Wu, Fangneng Huang, B. Rogers Leonard, and Steven H. Moore

Submissions from 2006

Field resistance of Bt maize to southwestern corn borer and sugarcane borer in two irrigation regimes, Boris A. Castro, B. Rogers Leonard, and Thomas J. Riley

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Establishment of Cecidochares connexa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Guam and its effect on the growth of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae), Z. T. Cruz, R. Muniappan, and G. V.P. Reddy

Effects of high and fluctuating temperatures on Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae), J. A. Davis, E. B. Radcliffe, and D. W. Ragsdale

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Adult Phyllophaga ephilida host plant feeding preference, Aboubacar Diagne, Richard N. Story, and Abner M. Hammond

Partial life cycle of Phyllophaga ephilida Say (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in south Louisiana, Aboubacar Diagne, Richard N. Story, and Abner M. Hammond

Development of treated targets for controlling stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae), Lane D. Foil and Cole D. Younger

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Pilibacter termitis gen. nov., sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium from the hindgut of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus), Dennis T. Higashiguchi, Claudia Husseneder, J. Kenneth Grace, and John M. Berestecky