Boxelder Bug, 2010 Utah State University
Boxelder Bug, Erin W. Hodgson, Alan H. Roe
All Current Publications
Boxelder bugs are a common nuisance insect to many homeowners. Although boxelder bugs are active throughout the summer, many people don’t notice them until they start “sunning” themselves on structures, particularly the southern-facing walls. As temperatures start to decrease in the late summer and fall, large numbers of adults will move from plants and congregate on heated buildings.
Distribution Of Abacion Texense (Loomis, 1937), The Only Milliped Species Traversing The Rio Grande, Mississippi, And Pecos Rivers (Callipodida: Abacionidae), 2010 RapidWrite, Hot Springs National Park, AR
Distribution Of Abacion Texense (Loomis, 1937), The Only Milliped Species Traversing The Rio Grande, Mississippi, And Pecos Rivers (Callipodida: Abacionidae), Chris T. Mcallister, Rowland M. Shelley
Insecta Mundi
Localities are documented for the milliped Abacion texense (Loomis, 1837) (Callipodida: Abacionidae) whose distribution forms both the northern and southern ordinal limits in the Western Hemisphere. The westernmost component of Abacion Rafinesque, 1820, A. texense is the only milliped species whose range spans the Mississippi and Pecos rivers and the Rio Grande. Distribution extremes are in Hennepin County (Co.), Minnesota, in the north; Terrell and Potter cos., Texas, in the west; Alcorn Co., Mississippi, in the east; and southwestern Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the south. Occurrences are projected for southeastern South Dakota, northwestern Alabama, and the southwestern periphery of Tennessee. The …
An Annotated List Of The Centipedes (Chilopoda) In The National Collection Of Arachnids, Instituto De Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, 2010 Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara
An Annotated List Of The Centipedes (Chilopoda) In The National Collection Of Arachnids, Instituto De Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Fabio Germán Cupul-Magaña
Insecta Mundi
The National Collection of Arachnids, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (México City) houses 476 chilopod samples, of which 197 are determined to genus and/or species. These are documented here and represent several new state records. Topotypes of eight species of centipedes described by R. V. Chamberlin also documented.
Resumen. La Colección Nacional de Arácnidos, del Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Ciudad de México), resguarda 476 muestras de quilópodos, de los que 197 están determinadas a nivel de género y/o especie. Algunas de estas muestras corresponden a nuevos registros estatales. Se documentan los …
Three New Species Of Paragnorimus Becker From Central America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini) With A Redefinition Of The Genus, 2010 Canadian Museum of Nature
Three New Species Of Paragnorimus Becker From Central America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini) With A Redefinition Of The Genus, Andrew B. T. Smith
Insecta Mundi
Three new species of Paragnorimus Becker are described: Paragnorimus atratus n. sp. from Guatemala, P. hondurensis n. sp. from Honduras and Nicaragua, and P. howdeni n. sp. from Guatemala. Based on the overlapping characters of these new species, the genus Peltotrichius Howden is placed in synonymy with Paragnorimus. Paragnorimus is given a broader definition to encompass the new species and the two species formerly placed in the genus Peltotrichius.
New Species Of Orizabus Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) From Mexico And Guatemala, With A Revised Key And Checklist Of The Species In The Genus, 2010 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
New Species Of Orizabus Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) From Mexico And Guatemala, With A Revised Key And Checklist Of The Species In The Genus, Brett C. Ratcliffe, Ronald D. Cave
Insecta Mundi
Five new species of Orizabus Fairmaire from Mexico and Guatemala are described, illustrated, and compared with other Orizabus species: O. amalgamatus Ratcliffe and Cave, O. delgadoi Ratcliffe and Cave, O. epithecus Ratcliffe and Cave, O. mezclus Ratcliffe and Cave, and O. thomasi Ratcliffe and Cave. An identification key and a checklist of the species in the genus Orizabus are provided.
Hexapod Herald - Vol. 22, No. 3, June 2010, 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Hexapod Herald - Vol. 22, No. 3, June 2010
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Codling Moth (Cydia Pomonella) Sampling Form, 2010 Utah State University
Codling Moth (Cydia Pomonella) Sampling Form, Usu Extension
All Current Publications
Place traps in orchards when 100 degree days have accumulated or by first bloom. Check traps at least every other day (preferably daily) until biofix, and weekly until mid-September
Description Of The Third Instar Larva Of A Hypogean Ground Beetle, Trechus Alicantinus (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae), 2010 University of Copenhagen
Description Of The Third Instar Larva Of A Hypogean Ground Beetle, Trechus Alicantinus (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae), Vicente Ortuño, Ana Reboleira
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
Description and illustrations are provided for the third instar larva of Trechus alicantinus Español, 1971 obtained from a laboratory breeding. This paper aims to contribute to increase the general knowledge about microendemic hypogean species of the east of the Iberian Peninsula. Besides, it expands the existing knowledge about the preimaginal stages of the genus Trechus and the whole tribe Trechini (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Larvae can give additional information about the life style of the species. Larvae can also express, even more than the imagos, some apomorphic characters, traditionally considered a result of adaptation to the hypogean habitat, such as the regression …
The Nomenclatural Status Of Ten Names In The Genus Pieris (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), 2010 Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
The Nomenclatural Status Of Ten Names In The Genus Pieris (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), Crispin S. Guppy, Norbert G. Kondla
The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey
The nomenclatural status of ten names in the genus Pieris are reviewed. The dates and locations of publication of pseudobryoniae Verity, 1908 and adalwinda Fruhstorfer, 1909 are corrected; they are infrasubspecific unavailable names. The names pseudobryoniae Barnes and McDunnough, 1916 and arctica Barnes and McDunnough, 1916 are newly identified as available species-group names with at least four and six syntypes respectively. A lectotype of pseudobryoniae Barnes and McDunnough is selected, with the type locality being Nulato, Alaska; browni Eitschberger, 1983 is a subjective synonym. A lectotype of arctica Barnes and McDunnough is designated, with the type locality being northern Norway. …
A Brain-Specific Cytochrome P450 Responsible For The Majority Of Deltamethrin Resistance In The Qtc279 Strain Of Tribolium Castaneum, 2010 University of Kentucky
A Brain-Specific Cytochrome P450 Responsible For The Majority Of Deltamethrin Resistance In The Qtc279 Strain Of Tribolium Castaneum, Fang Zhu, R. Parthasarathy, Hua Bai, Katharina Woithe, Martin Kaussmann, Ralf Nauen, Douglas A. Harrison, Subba R. Palli
Entomology Faculty Publications
Cytochrome P450-mediated detoxification is one of the most important mechanisms involved in insecticide resistance. However, the molecular basis of this mechanism and the physiological functions of P450s associated with insecticide resistance remain largely unknown. Here, we exploited the functional genomics and reverse genetic approaches to identify and characterize a P450 gene responsible for the majority of deltamethrin resistance observed in the QTC279 strain of Tribolium castaneum. We used recently completed whole-genome sequence of T. castaneum to prepare custom microarrays and identified a P450 gene, CYP6BQ9, which showed more than a 200-fold higher expression in the deltamethrin-resistant QTC279 strain when compared …
Identification And Phylogenetic Characterization Of Select Species Of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) And Sesiidae (Lepidoptera) Wood Boring Insect Families Occuring Across The Southeastern United States., 2010 University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Identification And Phylogenetic Characterization Of Select Species Of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) And Sesiidae (Lepidoptera) Wood Boring Insect Families Occuring Across The Southeastern United States., Jason A. Hansen
Doctoral Dissertations
A brief overview of the importance of wood boring insects is provided. Background on the two wood boring insect families Buprestidae (Coleoptera) and Sesiidae (Lepidoptera) is given. Keys and checklists to Tennessee’s buprestid fauna as presently known are furnished. Photomicrographs depicting characteristics separating Tennessee buprestid taxa to the level of species are provided for select couplets to aid those unfamiliar with buprestid morphology and terminology. Distribution and flight data of many species within the state are also featured. Results of a phylogenetic analysis of the Chrysobothris femorata (Olivier) species complex is presented based on the nuclear gene arginine kinase and …
Winter Ecology Of Buggy Creek Virus (Togaviridae, Alphavirus) In The Central Great Plains, 2010 University of Tulsa
Winter Ecology Of Buggy Creek Virus (Togaviridae, Alphavirus) In The Central Great Plains, Charles R. Brown, Stephanie A. Strickler, Amy T. Moore, Sarah A. Knutie, Abinash Padhi, Mary Bomberger Brown, Ginger R. Young, Valerie A. O'Brien, Jerome E. Foster, Nicholas Komar
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
A largely unanswered question in the study of arboviruses is the extent to which virus can overwinter in adult vectors during the cold winter months and resume the transmission cycle in summer. Buggy Creek virus (BCRV; Togaviridae, Alphavirus) is an unusual arbovirus that is vectored primarily by the swallow bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae: Oeciacus vicarius) and amplified by the ectoparasitic bug’s main avian hosts, the migratory cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) and resident house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Bugs are sedentary and overwinter in the swallows’ mud nests. We evaluated the prevalence of BCRV and extent of …
Reproductive Ecology Of Astragalus Filipes, A Great Basin Restoration Legume, 2010 Utah State University
Reproductive Ecology Of Astragalus Filipes, A Great Basin Restoration Legume, Kristal M. Watrous
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Astragalus filipes Torrey ex. A. Gray (Fabaceae) is being studied and propagated for use in rangeland restoration projects throughout the Great Basin. Restoration forbs often require sufficient pollination services for seed production and persistence in restoration sites. Knowledge of a plant's breeding biology is important in providing pollination for maximal seed set.
Reproductive output from four manual pollination treatments (autogamy, geitonogamy, xenogamy, and distant xenogamy) was examined in a common garden. Pod set, seed set, and seed germination were quantified for each of the treatments. Seed set from four wild populations was compared to that of an openly visited common …
Evaluation Of Semiochemical Strategies For The Protection Of Whitebark Pine Stands Against Mountain Pine Beetle Attack Within The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, 2010 Utah State University
Evaluation Of Semiochemical Strategies For The Protection Of Whitebark Pine Stands Against Mountain Pine Beetle Attack Within The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Greta Katherine Schen-Langenheim
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
High-dose verbenone, verbenone plus nonhost volatiles (NHVs), and both semiochemicals in combination with aggregant-baited funnel traps were tested for stand- level protection against mountain pine beetle attack for two consecutive years (2004-2005) at three seral high elevation whitebark pine sites in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. In 2004, two 0.25-hectare treatments comprised of 25 high-dose verbenone pouches or verbenone pouches combined with single baited funnel traps were tested in a push-pull strategy. In 2005, 25 high-dose verbenone and 25 NHV pouches, or verbenone and NHV in combination with baited funnel trap clusters were tested. In both years, treatments were compared to …
Development Of A Laboratory Based System For Selecting Insect Pathogenic Fungi With Greatest Potential For Success In The Field, 2010 Utah State University
Development Of A Laboratory Based System For Selecting Insect Pathogenic Fungi With Greatest Potential For Success In The Field, Chad Alton Keyser
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Many insects are important agricultural pests, and active control is necessary to keep them at abeyance. The naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium is a promising tool to control pest insects, and its use avoids the well-known harmful side effects of chemical pesticides. Thousands of unique isolates of Metarhizium exist throughout the world. These isolates vary widely in their ability to cause infection and to tolerate stressful habitats. The research reported here tests the THESIS: A laboratory-based system can be devised that identifies, from among many Metarhizium isolates, those isolates with the greatest potential for successful biological control of pest insects …
Asymmetric Interspecific Competition Between Specialist Herbivores That Feed On Tamarisk In Western Colorado, 2010 Utah State University
Asymmetric Interspecific Competition Between Specialist Herbivores That Feed On Tamarisk In Western Colorado, Nina P. Louden
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Four closely related species of leaf beetles (Diorhabda spp.; Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) have been introduced into the western United States as biocontrol agents for the invasive Eurasian shrub tamarisk (Tamarix spp.; Violales: Tamaricaceae). These beetles have since continued to spread and establish throughout the western United States. Another exotic insect, the tamarisk leafhopper (Opsius stactogalus, Fieber; Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), had previously become established in these areas and now shares tamarisk as a host plant with the beetles. To assess more carefully the potential for interactions between leafhoppers and beetles, field censuses and cage studies were conducted to determine …
Assessment Of Different Seed Mixture Planting Using Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) As Environmental Indicators Along A Disturbance Corridor In Lawrence County, Kentucky, 2010 Morehead State University
Assessment Of Different Seed Mixture Planting Using Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) As Environmental Indicators Along A Disturbance Corridor In Lawrence County, Kentucky, Michelle M. Staley
Morehead State Theses and Dissertations
A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Michelle M. Staley on April 30, 2010.
Socio-Environmental And Endocrine Influences On Developmental And Caste-Regulatory Gene Expression In The Eusocial Termite Reticulitermes Flavipes, 2010 University of Florida
Socio-Environmental And Endocrine Influences On Developmental And Caste-Regulatory Gene Expression In The Eusocial Termite Reticulitermes Flavipes, Matthew R. Tarver, Xuguo Zhou, Michael E. Scharf
Entomology Faculty Publications
BACKGROUND: Strict regulation of caste differentiation, at the molecular level, is thought to be important to maintain social structure in insect societies. Previously, a number of extrinsic and intrinsic factors have been shown to influence caste composition in termite colonies. One important factor is the influence of nestmates; in particular, soldier termites are known to inhibit hormone-dependent worker-to-soldier differentiation. However, soldier influences on nestmates at the molecular level are virtually unknown. Here, to test the hypothesis that soldiers can influence nestmate gene expression, we investigated the impact of four treatments on whole-body gene expression in totipotent Reticulitermes flavipes workers: (i) …
W187-Pesticide Safety Education Program (Psep) Online - Users Guide For Pesticide Applicators, 2010 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
W187-Pesticide Safety Education Program (Psep) Online - Users Guide For Pesticide Applicators, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds
The Private Applicator (PA) Initial Certification and Recertification Programs can now be completed online! The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is presently certifying PAs until October 21, 2011. The PA recertification program may be used between January 1 and October 21 of the third year of the three-year certification program. The CA CORE presentation may be presented only by the PSEP coordinator or Extension agents. It may not be viewed by CAs at their home or office computers.
All information needed for your successful use of this online program is given below.
Sp341-B-Sorghum Webworm In Grain Sorghum, 2010 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sp341-B-Sorghum Webworm In Grain Sorghum, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds
The sorghum webworm (Figure 1) is an occasional pest of sorghum in Tennessee. Grain sorghum that is planted in late June can become severely damaged by this insect. Heavy infestations of webworms may completely destroy a developing grain head.