36 articles in this issue
H. Al-Ayedh
Development of red date palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) was evaluated on 4 popular cultivars of date palm, viz., ‘Khalas’, ‘Sukkary’, ‘Khasab’, and ‘Sillaj’ for 2 consecutive generations. The weevils reared on ‘Sukkary’ showed significantl... see more
M. Pilar Mier Durante, Juan M. Nieto Nafría, Miguel-Ángel Delfino, Jaime Ortego, F. Wolfgang Quednau
Two South American new species of Neophyllaphis Takahashi (Aphididae Neuquenaphidinae) are described, Neophyllaphis cuschensis Nieto Nafría & Delfino sp. nov. collected on Podocarpus glomeratus D. Don in Cusco (Peru) and Neophyllaphis iuiuyensis Mier Dura... see more
M. Pilar Mier Durante, Jaime Ortego
Yan-Zhuo Zhang, James L. Hanula, Jiang-hua Sun
A systematic survey of Chinese privet foliage, stems, seeds, and roots for associated phytophagous insects was conducted in China during 2005 and 2006 in order to establish basic information about the insect communities that Chinese privet harbors and to ... see more
Ron Cherry, Phil Stansly
Wireworms are important insect pests of Florida sugarcane. Our objective was to determine the abundance and spatial distribution of wireworms in Florida sugarcane on muck versus sandy soils. Fourteen commercial sugarcane fields were sampled for wireworms ... see more
Todd E. Shelly, James Edu
Polyandry has been reported for various species of tephritid fruit flies, and efforts to explain this phenomenon have focused primarily on the respective roles of sperm stores and male accessory gland fluids. However, recent research on the Mediterranean ... see more
In Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs, mass-reared males of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), are maintained on a sugar-agar diet before their release into the environment. Several studies suggest that nitrogenous dietary s... see more
Laura K. Sirot, Stephen L. Lapointe
The tropical root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.), is a major pest of many plants of economic importance, including citrus and ornamentals. It was accidentally introduced from the Caribbean into Florida in the 1960s and its range within the United Stat... see more
Carmen Pozo, Armando Luis-Martínez, Jorge Llorente-Bousquets, Noemí Salas-Suárez, Aixchel Maya-Martínez, Isabel Vargas-Fernández, Andrew D. Warren
The phenology of butterflies was analyzed in the Calakmul Region (CR) in the state of Campeche, México, over the course of 3 years. Altogether, 60,662 individuals were recorded, consisting of 359 species in 207 genera, 18 subfamilies, 5 families, and 2 su... see more
James W. Wetterer, Jozef L. W. Keularts
The hairy crazy ant, Paratrechina pubens (Forel), is undergoing a population explosion on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Here, we evaluate the status of P. pubens on St. Croix. In 2002, residents of Calquohoun and surrounding areas in central St. Croix beg... see more
James W. Wetterer
Technomyrmex difficilis Forel is an Old World ant often misidentified as the white-footed ant, Technomyrmex albipes (Smith). The earliest New World records of T. difficilis are from Miami-Dade County, Florida, collected beginning in 1986. Since then, it h... see more
Raymond J. Gagné, Kenneth L. Hibbard
Cecidomyia lamellata Gagné, new species, is described from adults of both sexes, pupae, and larvae taken from resin in branchlet swellings of baldcypress, Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (Taxodiaceae), in Fort Pierce, Florida. Some anatomical characters of ... see more
Aimee B. Fraulo, Robert McSorley, Oscar E. Liburd
Field experiments were conducted during the 2006-2007 growing season to determine the effect of the predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) on arthropod community structure when released as a biological control agent for the twospotted spider m... see more
Arshad Ali, Richard J. Lobinske, Robert J. Leckel, Jr, Naphtali Carandang, Abhijit Mazumdar
A qualitative and quantitative population survey of immature and adult Chironomidae was conducted for 1 year in a country club wetlands in northeast Florida, USA. Glyptotendipes paripes and Goeldichironomus carus were the 2 predominant chironomid species ... see more
Alonso Suazo, Ronald D. Cave, J. Howard Frank
The biology and development of Lixadmontia franki Wood and Cave (Diptera: Tachinidae), an endoparasitoid of bromeliad-eating weevils in the genus Metamasius, are described. Embryonic development is completed within 8 d post-mating while the egg is held in... see more
Teresia W. Nyoike, Oscar E. Liburd, Susan E. Webb
The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci B biotype (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) also known as Bemisia argentifolii (Bellows and Perring) is a key pest in zucchini squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) causing both direct and indirect damage. A field experime... see more
David A. Jenkins, Ricardo Goenaga
Cone emergence cages are used to monitor populations of soil-borne insects, particularly beetles, during adult emergence. Because the cone emergence cage presumably denies access to adult beetles, including adult females, it is thought that a cone emergen... see more
L. J. Hribar, J. H. Epler, J. Martin, J. E. Sublette
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Hou-Feng Li, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su, Natsumi Kanzaki, Rou-Ling Yang
Stuart R. Reitz
Thomas T. Dobbs, Thomas J. Henry
Trevor Randall Smith, Julieta Brambila
J. R. Williamson, R. A. Arancibia, T. W. Zimmerman, G. S. Hodges
A. E. Mayfield III, J. E. Peña, J. H. Crane, J. A. Smith, C. L. Branch, E. D. Ottoson, M. Hughes
David G. Hall, Wayne B. Hunter
D. Gandolfo, J. C. Medal, J. P. Cuda
Jennifer M. Zaspel, Marjorie A. Hoy
Azucena Oropeza, Lía C. Ruiz, Jorge Toledo
Mark S. Hoddle
Mark Deyrup, Leif Deyrup
Kenneth Christiansen
M. E. Scharf
Julieta Brambila
James L. Nation
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