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Flea News 52 (July 1996), Robert E. Lewis

Flea News

Editorial, Robert E. Lewis

Miscellanea

Announcement

Siphonaptera literature

New flea species

Molecular Phylogeny And Typing Of Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) That Serve As Vectors Of Human Or Bovine Onchocerciasis, Jianming Tang, Kenneth Pruess, Eddie W. Cupp, Thomas R. Unnasch

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

A subregion of the mitochondrial large subunit (16s) rRNA gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from nine species of blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) which serve as natural or experimental vectors of human or bovine Onchocerca parasites. PCR products from each species of blackfly were tested by directed heteroduplex analysis (DHDA), and their genotypes established according to diagnostic banding patterns of the heteroduplex products. Three alleles of mitochondrial 16s rRNA were found to exist in members of the Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum sensu lato complex from West Africa, and two alleles were found in the Neotropical Simulium (Psilopelmia …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 8, No. 9, June 20, 1996

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 8, No. 8, June 7, 1996

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Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) Colonizing Cotton In The United States, Manya B. Stoetzel, Gary L. Miller, Patti J. O’Brien, J. B. Graves

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Eight aphid species known to colonize cotton in the United States are described and illustrated. A brief summary of taxonomic characteristics, usual hosts, and distribution within the United States are given for each species. Pictorial and dichotomous keys are included to aid personnel charged with detection, identification, and control of aphids associated with cotton in the United States.

Nebline, June 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Plugging abandoned wells can save lives and groundwater
1996 Pesticide Container Recycling Program begins in June
The garden fence
A mulch for all seasons
Squelch squash vine borers
Growing indoor trees
Think about apple maggot control now
The Herb Garden
Tips on harvesting lettuce
Be prepared for drought
Weed resistance... going the distance
Rooting out pasture weeds
Wiping out woody weeds
Steps to calibrate your spray equipment
Preventing problems when grazing alfalfa
Horace the Hippo says...
Woodlands make poor pastures
Yard and garden water management
Urban walnut trees--are they valuable?
Protect your family from carbon monoxide
Bat Bites
Lincoln-Lancaster County …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 8, No. 7, May 22, 1996

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 8, No. 6, May 8, 1996

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Nebline, May 1996

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earth wellness festival--making a difference!
Volunteers keep Extension going and growing
Viburnums in the landscape
The Garden Fence
A lush landscape of lovely lilacs
What to do after the bloom
Annual vines in the landscape
The Herb Garden
Crop Management and Diagnostic Clinics crop up at ARDC in July!
Field Crop Scout Training at ARDC
Using herbicides to control weeds in spring-planted alfalfa
Alfalfa weevil alert!
Have equipment ready for planting season
Should greenbugs be a part of your 1996 crop management plan?
earth wellness festival is science at its best!
Drinking water week - May 5-11, 1996
Blue Thumb …

The Mayfly Newsletter, Peter M. Grant

The Mayfly Newsletter

The Mayfly Newsletter is the official newsletter of the Permanent Committee of the International Conferences on Ephemeroptera.

Valuing Risk Tradeoffs And Voluntary Insect Reduction, Luanne Lohr, Timothy Park, Leon Higley

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Farmers’ willingness to voluntarily reduce insecticide use is not considered when regulatory approaches to environmental protection are proposed. Regulations that require behavior that would voluntarily be undertaken are excessive and economically inefficient. Using survey data from a contingent valuation scenario, we demonstrate the willingness of crop producers in four Midwestern states in the U.S. to trade yield losses for environmental risk reduction by eliminating an insecticide application. The mean acceptable yield loss for a sample of 1,138 producers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio is $8.25 per acre. Acceptable yield loss increases with the rated importance of environmental goods (fish, …

Response Of The Fruittree Leafroller (Archips Argyrospila) To Salt Tolerant, Baldcypress (Taxodium Distichum) Seedlings, Rachel A. Rollason

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 8, No. 5, April 18, 1996

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 8, No. 4, April 8, 1996

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Message from Sharron Quisenberry

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Nebline, April 1996

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Be termite wise: protect your home!
Over the garden fence
Selecting Sweet Potatoes
The herb garden
Ten steps to good gardening
Plant asparagus and rhubarb
April garden hints
Adjusting planters to no-till
Burning CPR grasslands safely
No-till weed kill
They’re baaaack...purple martin scouts
Invasion of the clover mites!
Insect flavor of the month
Hazardous household waste collection
Landscaping for the birds
Dandelions; the good, the bad or the ugly?
Boldly going where no one has gone before; NASA's outhouse in space
How happy and healthy is your soil?
Hey! What is that?
Springtime Bird FAQs
The diaper decision
Family & …

Factors Affecting Nitrogen Fixation Rates In Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Reticulitermes) And Termite Nitrogen Contributions Of Forest Ecosystems, Anthony Duane Curtis

Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Termites host symbiotic bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen, which makes termites important in the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen in ecosystems. The objective of this study was to estimate annual nitrogen contributions by termites by examining seasonal rates of nitrogen fixation, seasonal abundance of different termite castes and their nitrogenase activity, the effects of dietary nitrogen on nitrogenase activity, and low oxygen and high carbon dioxide atmospheres on termite nitrogenase activity, and the accuracy of mark-recapture studies to estimate termite population size.

Termite nitrogen fixation rates were monitored monthly for 10 Reticulitermes Holmgren colonies from June, 1993, to December, 1995. Rates …

Nebline, March 1996

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Weed Awareness Edition

Book Notices

Insecta Mundi

A considerable number of books have been published since our last issue. We have not asked specialists to write formal reviews of these titles. Instead, we have listed them here, with short descriptions. Reviews may be published in later issues, depending on space and available reviewers.

Nueva Especie Del Género Eurycotis Stal (Dictyoptera: Blattidae: Polyzosteriinae) Para Cuba, Esteban Gutierrez Cubria

Insecta Mundi

A new endemic species of Eurycotis, E. perezassoi, predominantly found under stones associated with Pinus cubensis, is described from the eastern region of the Island of Cuba. Differences for separation of E. rhodae Gurney and E. lacernata Cabrera, from the new taxon, are given.

El Género Diastolinus (Coléoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pedinini) En Las Islas Caimán Con Descripción De Una Nueva Especie, Orlando H. Garrido, Esteban Gutierrez

Insecta Mundi

A new species of Diastolinus, D. burtoni is described for the islands of Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac (Cayman Islands). Local forms are characterized by displaying a conspicuous enlargement of the front tibia, character not found in any Cuban species. However, Diastolirius dentipes (endemic to Grand Cayman) was also collected in Cayo Largo del Sur, Archipelago de Los Canarreos, Cuba. Therefore this species, could no longer be considered endemic to the Cayman Islands. Whether the original dispersion occurred from Cayman Island to Cayo Largo or vice versa, is hard to prove, nevertheless, the distinctive character of the dilatation of the …

Book Review: The Thrips Of Central And South America: An Introduction (Insecta: Thysanoptera) (Laurence A. Mound And Rita Marullo), Harold A. Denmark

Insecta Mundi

Mound and Marullo's aim in producing this book initially was to be an introduction to the Thysanoptera of Costa Rica. The extensive distribution of these small insects caused the authors to extend the geographical area covered and review the Neotropical thrips fauna at family and genus level as there are no available comprehensive publications. The family classification for the suborder Terebrantia is that adapted by Mound, Heming and Palmer (1980). The suborder Tubulifera is exceptionally difficult, and all authors are not in agreement in their respective classifications. Gauld and Mound (1982), Crespi (1993), and Mound and Cresi (1994) are followed …

A Review Of The Genus Bicyrtes (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae, Nyssoninae, Bembicini), Richard M. Bohart

Insecta Mundi

Bicyrtes is a moderate-sized bembicine sand wasp which is restricted to the New World. The 27 known species include 4 new ones: B. brasiliana (Brazil), B. chilicola (Chile and Peru), B. paranae (South America), and B. venezuelae (Venezuela). Some characters not previously used are found in the descriptions and the key to species, amplified by 46 illustrations.

Species Of Lachesilla In The Caribbean Islands And Trinidad (Insects: Psocoptera: Lachesillidae), Alfonso Neri, Garcia Aldrete

Insecta Mundi

Twenty two species of Lachesilla were found in the West Indies and Trinidad, 11 of which are here described. Twelve species inhabit the Greater Antilles (with two exclusive endemics), four species are found in the Lesser Antilles (with two exclusive endemics), and 11 species are found in Trinidad, four of which are exclusive endemics. Two species are shared between the Greater and the Lesser Antilles. Nine of the 12 species of the Greater Antilles also occur in Mexico and the US., eight species also occur in Central America and three species are also found in South America. One of the …

Hesperiidae Of Central Rondonia, Brazil: Celaenorrhinus Hiibner (Lepidoptera: Pyrginae), With Descriptions Of Three New Species And Taxonomic Comments, George T. Austin, Stephen R. Steinhauser

Insecta Mundi

Eight species of Celaenorrhinus (Hesperiidae: Pyrginae) occur near Cacaulhdia in central Rondonia, Brazil. Three of these represent unnamed species and are described as new: Celaenorrhinus orneates Austin, Celaenorrhinus par Steinhauser & Austin, and Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser & Austin. The male of C. saviais described for the first time. Both sexes of all 8 species (except female C. orneates) and their genitalia are illustrated. Males of C. savia and C. orneates are similar to C. jao in lacking tibial tufts, modified thoracic scales, and abdominal pouches; C. autochton lacks tibial tufts and modified thoracic scales. This adds to the diversity …

North American Pterocheilus. Iii. Subgenus Megapterocheilus (Hymenoptera, Eumenidae), Richard M. Bohart

Insecta Mundi

Megapterocheilus is an endemic North American subgenus of Pterocheilus. It contains 15 described species, one of them, nevadae, new. P. nevadae occurs in desert areas of Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. Since the most recent key to species is 55 years old, an up-to-date key is given. Four species names are newly placed in synonymy: peninsularis R. Bohart = aritonicus R. Bohart, bimaculatus Provancher = biplagiatus Cresson, inyoensis R. Bohart = nigricaudus R. Bohart, oregonensis R. Bohart = quinquefasciatus Say.

The Genus Scelolyperus Crotch In North America (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), Shawn M. Clark

Insecta Mundi

A key and diagnoses are provided for the North American species of Scelolyperus Crotch. Descriptions are given for Scelolyperus pasadenae, new species from California and Scelolyperus tetonensis, new species from Wyoming. Luperus morriaoni Jacoby is treated as a junior synonym of Luperus varipes LeConte, Luperodes nigrovirescens Fall is treated as a junior synonym of Luperus nigrocyaneus LeConte, and Scelolyperus chautauquus Wilcox is treated as a junior synonym of Scelolyperus liriophilus Wilcox, new synonymies. Luperus lecontii Crotch is transferred to Scelolyperus, new combination. Distributional and biological data are provided for each species.

Revision Of The Genus Boettcheria In America North Of Mexico (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), Gregory A. Dahlem, William L. Downes Jr.

Insecta Mundi

The seven Nearctic species of Boettcheria are revised and distributional data are given for North America. Both sexes can be identified from the key. Bionomic information is included. Boettcheria pugetensis Dodge, 1967 is placed as a junior synonym of B. melanderi Dodge, 1967 (NEW SYNONYM), and a lectotype is designated for B. cimbicis (Townsend). B. mexicana Lopes is recorded from the Nearctic region for the first time.

Checklist Of The Alticinae Of Central America, Including Mexico (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), David G. Furth, Vilma Savini

Insecta Mundi

This is a comprehensive list of all recorded species (866), including 11 subspecies, and genera (113) of Alticinae from Mexico to Panama, but also includes complete distributional data (with references) for each species. It includes all generic and specific synonymies published since the 1939-1940 Coleopterorum Catalogus. There are three new combinations and a new synonym. This checklist basically follows and, for the first time comprehensively synthesizes, the taxon arrangement of the late Jan Bechyne.

The Rondani Cecidomyiidae (Diptera), Raymond J. Gagne, Mario Solinas

Insecta Mundi

The Rondani collection of Cecidomyiidae in Florence, Italy, is cataloged to account for existing specimens of Rondani species. Areport is made on the status and identity of each of Rondani's 16 species of Cecidomyiidae. Types of 12 species are represented by specimens in good to poor condition; those of the remaining four species cannot be found. Alectotypeis designated for Brachincura fuscogrisca and illustrations are given of its male genitalia and part of its antenna. Recommendations are made for future fixation of lectotypes or neotypes of some of Rondani's species.

A New Genus And Species In The Subfamily Lamiinae, With Comments On Laticranium Mandibulare Lane In Central America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Edmund F. Giesbert

Insecta Mundi

A new genus, Amplitempora, is described, and placed provisionally in the tribe Laticraniini. A single species, A. captiocula is described from Panama and illustrated. Brief comments on range and variability of the only other known member of the tribe, Laticranium mandibulare Lane, are included.