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Submissions from 2006

Detection and monitoring of insect resistance to transgenic Bt crops, Fangneng Huang

Comparative susceptibility of European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, and sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to Cry1Ab protein in a commercial Bacillus thuringiensis corn hybrid, Fangneng Huang, B. Rogers Leonard, and Rhett H. Gable

Lack of repellency of three commercial ultrasonic devices to the German cockroach (Blattodea: Blattellidae), Fangneng Huang and Bhadriraju Subramanyam

Genetic diversity and genotypic differentiation between the sexes in swarm aggregations decrease inbreeding in the Formosan subterranean termite, C. Husseneder, D. M. Simms, and D. R. Ring

Ultrastructure of the head and mouthparts of Coptotermes formosanus presoldier and soldier, Lixin Mao and Gregg Henderson

Performance of the Nzi and other traps for biting flies in North America, S. Mihok, D. A. Carlson, E. S. Krafsur, and L. D. Foil

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Classical biological control of the papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the Republic of Palau, R. Muniappan, D. E. Meyerdirk, F. M. Sengebau, D. D. Berringer, and G. V.P. Reddy

Effects of mid-season avermectin treatments on pyrethroid resistance in horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae) populations at three locations in Louisiana, G. Oremus, F. D. Guerrero, M. W. Alison, M. M. Kimball, J. H. Kim, and L. D. Foil

Evaluation of Beauveria bassiana for control of Oebalus pugnax (hemiptera: pentatomidae) in rice, Dilipkumar T. Patel, James R. Fuxa, and Michael J. Stout

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Effects of rice panicle age on quantitative and qualitative injury by the rice stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Dilipkumar T. Patel, Michael J. Stout, and James R. Fuxa

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Rickettsia felis from cat fleas: Isolation and culture in a tick-derived cell line, Walairat Pornwiroon, Susan S. Pourciau, Lane D. Foil, and Kevin R. Macaluso

Induced-defense responses in the leaves of Chromolaena odorata consequent to infestation by Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), A. Raman, R. Muniappan, I. U. Silva-Krott, and G. V.P. Reddy

Damage potential of the spider mite Tetranychus ludeni (Acari: Tetranychidae) on four varieties of eggplant, G. V.P. Reddy and P. Baskaran

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Trapping Phyllophaga spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) in the United States and Canada using sex attractants, Paul S. Robbins, Steven R. Alm, Charles D. Armstrong, Anne L. Averill, Thomas C. Baker, Robert J. Bauernfiend, Frederick P. Baxendale, S. Kris Braman, Rick L. Brandenburg, Daniel B. Cash, et al.

Detection of West Nile virus RNA in pools of three species of ceratopogonids (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) collected in Louisiana, Isidra J. Sabio, Andrew J. Mackay, Alma Roy, and Lane D. Foil

Insect Ecology, Timothy Schowalter

Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, Timothy D. Schowalter

Comparative growth and yield of cotton planted at various densities and configurations, Jonathan D. Siebert, Alexander M. Stewart, and B. Rogers Leonard

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Comparative susceptibility of sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Brentidae) to selected insecticides, Tara P. Smith and Abner M. Hammond

Plant-mediated interactions between pathogenic microorganisms and herbivorous arthropods, Michael J. Stout, Jennifer S. Thaler, and Bart P.H.J. Thomma

Increasing resistance of tomato to lepidopteran insects by overexpression of polyphenol oxidase, P. Thipyapong, S. Mahanil, A. Bhonwong, J. Attajarusit, M. J. Stout, and J. C. Steffens

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Genetic analysis of colony and population structure of three introduced populations of the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in the continental United States, Edward L. Vargo, Claudia Husseneder, David Woodson, Michael G. Waldvogel, and J. Kenneth Grace

Effects of nitrogen fertilizer applied before permanent flood on the interaction between rice and rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), M. O. Way, F. P.F. Reay-Jones, M. J. Stout, and L. Tarpley

Adaptations of larvae and pupae of the rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to living in flooded soils, Zhitao Zhang, Michael J. Stout, Hanwu Shang, and Ryan C. Pousson

Submissions from 2005

Farewell from the editor, Christopher E. Carlton

Baseline responses of bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), and tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (F.), to indoxacarb and pyridalyl, Donald R. Cook, B. Roger Leonard, Jeffrey Gore, and Joshua H. Temple

Pyrithiobac and insecticide coapplication effects on cotton tolerance and broadleaf weed and thrips (Frankliniella spp.) control, Richard W. Costello, James L. Griffin, B. Rogers Leonard, Donnie K. Miller, and Gabie E. Church

Soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, a new vector of Potato virus Y in potato, Jeffrey A. Davis, Edward B. Radcliffe, and David W. Ragsdale

Repellency of Formosan subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to dead termites and attraction to 2-phenoxyethanol with and without nonrepellent insecticides, Huixin Fei and Gregg Henderson

Trail-following behavior of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) on concentration gradients of 2-phenoxyethanol, Huixin Fei, Gregg Henderson, and Roger A. Laine

Association of the kdr and superkdr sodium channel mutations with resistance to pyrethroids in Louisiana populations of the horn fly, Haematobia irritans irritans (L.), L. D. Foil, F. Guerrero, M. W. Alison, and M. D. Kimball

The influence of a neotropical herbivore (Lamponius portoricensis) on nutrient cycling and soil processes, S. J. Fonte and T. D. Schowalter

Larval survival and development of susceptible and resistant Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on diet containing Bacillus thuringiensis, Fangneng Huang, Lawrent L. Buschman, and Randall A. Higgins

Management of five stored-product insects in wheat with pirimiphos-methyl and pirimiphos-methyl plus synergized pyrethrins, Fangneng Huang and Bhadriraju Subramanyam

Use of genetically engineered Escherichia coli to monitor ingestion, loss, and transfer of bacteria in termites, C. Husseneder, J. K. Grace, and D. E. Oishi

Genetically engineered termite gut bacteria (Enterobacter cloacae) deliver and spread foreign genes in termite colonies, Claudia Husseneder and J. Kenneth Grace

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Colony social organization and population genetic structure of an introduced population of Formosan subterranean termite from New Orleans, Louisiana, Claudia Husseneder, Matthew T. Messenger, Nan Yao Su, J. Kenneth Grace, and Edward L. Vargo

Characterization of cDNAs encoding three trypsin-like proteinases and mRNA quantitative analysis in Bt-resistant and -susceptible strains of Ostrinia nubilalis, Huarong Li, Brenda Oppert, Randall A. Higgins, Fangneng Huang, Lawrent L. Buschman, Jian Rong Gao, and Kun Yan Zhu

Susceptibility of dipel-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to individual Bacillus thuringiensis protoxins, Huarong Li, Brenda Oppert, Randall A. Higgins, Fangneng Huang, Lawrent L. Buschman, and Yan Zhu Kun

Seasonal and geographical distribution of adult Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae) in Louisiana, Andrew Mackay and Lane Foil

Elimination and reinvasion studies with Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Louisiana, Matthew T. Messenger, Nan Yao Su, Claudia Husseneder, and J. Kenneth Grace

Control of selected broadleaf weeds with glufosinate as influenced by insecticide coapplication, Donnie K. Miller, Robert G. Downer, E. Burris, B. Rogers Leonard, and Bill J. Williams

Distribution and biological control of Chromolaena odorata, R. Muniappan, G. V.P. Reddy, and Po Yung Lai

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Reduced susceptibility to tebufenozide in populations of the sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Louisiana, F. P.F. Reay-Jones, W. Akbar, C. D. McAllister, T. E. Reagan, and J. A. Ottea

Enhancement of attraction and trap catches of the old-house borer, Hylotrupes bajulus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), by combination of male sex pheromone and monoterpenes, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Regina Fettköther, Uwe Noldt, and Konrad Dettner

Development of a semiochemical-based trapping method for the New Guinea sugarcane weevil, Rhabdoscelus obscurus in Guam, G. V.P. Reddy, Z. T. Cruz, J. Bamba, and R. Muniappan

Host adaptation of the fruit piercing moth, Eudocima fullonia, G. V.P. Reddy, Z. T. Cruz, J. Bamba, and R. Muniappan

Capture of female Hylotrupes bajulus as influenced by trap type and pheromone blend, G. V.P. Reddy, R. Fettköther, U. Noldt, and K. Dettner

Canopy arthropod assemblages in four overstory and three understory plant species in a mixed-conifer old-growth forest in California, Timothy D. Schowalter and Yanli Zhang

Canopy arthropod response to density and distribution of green trees retained after partial harvest, Timothy D. Schowalter, Yanli Zhang, and Robert A. Progar

Cotton boll age influences feeding preference by brown stink bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), M. Willrich Siebert, B. R. Leonard, R. H. Gable, and L. R. LaMotte

Yield components and quality of rice in response to graminaceous weed density and rice stink bug populations, K. V. Tindall, B. J. Williams, M. J. Stout, J. P. Geaghan, B. R. Leonard, and E. P. Webster

Insect succession and decomposition of wildlife carcasses during fall and winter in Louisiana, E. J. Watson and C. E. Carlton

Succession of forensically significant carrion beetle larvae on large carcasses (Coleoptera: Silphidae), E. J. Watson and C. E. Carlton

Overview of carboxylesterases and their role in the metabolism of insecticides, Craig E. Wheelock, Guomin Shan, and James Ottea

Submissions from 2004

Diversity of two beetle taxa at a western Amazonian locality (Coleoptera: Histeridae; Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae), Christopher Carlton, Melissa Dean, and Alexey Tishechkin

Review of lasiodactylus perty, with descriptions of three new species (coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae), Andrew R. Cline and Christopher E. Carlton

Two new species of Epuraea (Orthopeplus) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) from Mexico, Andrew R. Cline and Christopher E. Carlton

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Field and laboratory performance of novel insecticides against armyworms (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), D. R. Cook, B. R. Leonard, and J. Gore

Effect of the red imported fire ant on cotton aphid population density and predation of bollworm and beet armyworm eggs, Rodrigo Diaz, Allen Knutson, and Julio S. Bernal

Effects of temperature, directional aspects, light conditions, and termite species on subterranean termite activity (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Huixin Fei and Gregg Henderson

Diet-mediated inter-colonial aggression in the formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus, Christopher B. Florane, John M. Bland, Claudia Husseneder, and Ashok K. Raina

Factors that influence the prevalence of acaricide resistance and tick-borne diseases, L. D. Foil, P. Coleman, M. Eisler, H. Fragoso-Sanchez, Z. Garcia-Vazquez, F. D. Guerrero, N. N. Jonsson, I. G. Langstaff, A. Y. Li, N. Machila, et al.

Decomposition in Forest Canopies, Steven J. Fonte and Timothy D. Schowalter

Decomposition of greenfall vs. senescent foliage in a tropical forest ecosystem in Puerto Rico, Steven J. Fonte and Timothy D. Schowalter

Behavioral and reproductive effects of ultrasound on the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella, Fangneng Huang and Bhadriraju Subramanyam

Responses of Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) to pirimiphos-methyl, spinosad, and combinations of pirimiphos-methyl and synergized pyrethrins, Fangneng Huang and Bhadriraju Subramanyam

Susceptibility of laboratory and field strains of four stored-product insect species to spinosad, Fangneng Huang, Bhadriraju Subramanyam, and Michael D. Toews

Development of pyrethroid substrates for esterases associated with pyrethroid resistance in the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (F.), Huazhang Huang and James A. Ottea

A new tribe, genus and species of Nitidulid beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae) from Bolivia, Richard A.B. Leschen and Christopher E. Carlton

Binding analyses of Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac with membrane vesicles from Bacillus thuringiensis-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis, Huarong Li, Joel González-Cabrera, Brenda Oppert, Juan Ferré, Randall A. Higgins, Lawrent L. Buschman, Gary A. Radke, Kun Yan Zhu, and Fangneng Huang

Comparative analysis of proteinase activities of Bacillus thuringiensis-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Huarong Li, Brenda Oppert, Randall A. Higgins, Fangneng Huang, Kun Yan Zhu, and Lawrent L. Buschman

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Influence of drought stress on sweetpotato resistance to sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Apoinidae), and storage root chemistry, Lixin Mao, Louis E. Jett, Richard N. Story, Abner M. Hammond, Joseph K. Peterson, and Don R. Labonte

Response of nonglyphosate-resistant cotton to reduced rates of glyphosate, Donnie K. Miller, Robert G. Downer, B. Roger Leonard, E. Merritt Holman, and Steve T. Kelly

Biology, rearing and field release on Guam of Euplectrus maternus, a parasitoid of the fruit-piercing moth, Eudocima fullonia, R. Muniappan, Jesse Bamba, Junard Cruz, and G. V.P. Reddy

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Feeding effects of Ischnodemus variegatus (Hemiptera: Blissidae) on photosynthesis and growth of Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Poaceae), William A. Overholt, Sharon M.L. Ewe, Rodrigo Diaz, Eric C. Morgan, and Onour E. Moeri

Glyphosate-insecticide combination effects on weed and insect control in cotton, Joseph H. Pankey, James L. Griffin, B. Rogers Leonard, Donnie K. Miller, Robert G. Downer, and Richard W. Costello

Interactions of insect pheromones and plant semiochemicals, Gadi V.P. Reddy and Angel Guerrero

Elevated atmospheric CO2 affects the chemical quality of Brassica plants and the growth rate of the specialist, Plutella xylostella, but not the generalist, Spodoptera littoralis, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Paula Tossavainen, Anne Marja Nerg, and Jarmo K. Holopainen

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Mediation of host selection and oviposition behavior in the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella and its predator Chrysoperla carnea by chemical cues from cole crops, G. V.P. Reddy, E. Tabone, and M. T. Smith

Rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) population dynamics in Louisiana, Hanwu Shang, Michael J. Stout, Zhitao Zhang, and Jiaan Cheng

Facility for conducting field tests on coptotermes formosanus at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, W. R. Smith, T. L. Amburge, G. Henderson, and D. R. Ring

The microsporidium Thelohania solenopsae in red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Louisiana pastures, Y. Y. Sokolova, R. L. Bossard, J. R. Fuxa, D. W. Sanson, and L. D. Foil

Review of Anillinus, with descriptions of 17 new species and a key to soil and litter species (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidini), Igor M. Sokolov, Christopher Carlton, and James F. Cornell

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Effects of the presence of barnyardgrass on rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and rice stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) populations on rice, K. V. Tindall, M. J. Stout, and B. J. Williams

Evaluation of the potential role of glufosinate-tolerant rice in integrated pest management programs for rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), K. V. Tindall, M. J. Stout, and B. J. Williams

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Emission of Plutella xylostella-induced compounds from cabbages grown at elevated CO2 and orientation behavior of the natural enemies, Terhi Vuorinen, Anne Marja Nerg, M. A. Ibrahim, G. V.P. Reddy, and Jarmo K. Holopainen

Monoterpene and herbivore-induced emissions from cabbage plants grown at elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration, Terhi Vuorinen, G. V.P. Reddy, Anne Marja Nerg, and Jarmo K. Holopainen

Boll injury and yield losses in cotton associated with brown stink bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) during flowering, M. M. Willrich, B. R. Leonard, R. H. Gable, and L. R. Lamotte

Influence of southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula L., on late-season yield losses in cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., M. M. Willrich, B. R. Leonard, and G. B. Padgett

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Injury to preflowering and flowering cotton by brown stink bug and southern green stink bug, M. M. Willrich, B. R. Leonard, and J. Temple

A method for rearing the rice water weevil, Llssorhoptrus oryzophilus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in the laboratory, Zhitao Zhang, Michael J. Stout, Hanwu Shang, and Ryan C. Pousson

The effects of feeding by the rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel, on the growth and yield components of rice, Oryza sativa, Li Zou, Michael J. Stout, and Richard T. Dunand

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Degree-day models for emergence and development of the rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in southwestern Louisiana, Li Zou, Michael J. Stout, and Dennis R. Ring

Density-yield relationships for rice water weevil on rice for different varieties and under different water management regimes, Li Zou, Michael J. Stout, and Dennis R. Ring

Submissions from 2003

Residual toxicity of seed treatments and soil applied insecticides to tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), in cotton, Donald Cook, B. Roger Leonard, Melissa Willrich, Jeffrey Gore, and Rhett Gable

A comment on gene introgression versus en masse cycle switching in the evolution of 13-year and 17-year life cycles in periodical cicadas, Randel Tom Cox and Chris E. Carlton

Effect of Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans) Control on Growth and Reproduction of Beef Heifers, S. M. DeRouen, L. D. Foil, A. J. MacKay, D. E. Franke, D. W. Sanson, and W. E. Wyatt

Comparative study of incipient colony development in the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae), H. X. Fei and G. Henderson

Fly Control, Lane Foil and Carol Foil