First Record Of Hippodamia Variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) In Illinois, U.S.A., And Relation To Its Other Midwestern Collection Records,
2017
USDA-ARS North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, Brookings, SD
First Record Of Hippodamia Variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) In Illinois, U.S.A., And Relation To Its Other Midwestern Collection Records, Louis S. Hesler, Jonathan G. Lundgren
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is an Afro-Eurasian lady beetle first discovered in North America near Montreal, Canada, in 1984. Subsequent records of H. variegata have occurred over a gradually expanding area radiating from the initial detection site and also include a disjunct record from British Columbia. Here, we report the first Illinois specimen of H. variegata, collected in 2004, and discuss this in relation to previous reports of H. variegata in North America.
Confirmed Presence Of The Ambush Bug Phymata Vicina Vicina (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae) In Michigan,
2017
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Confirmed Presence Of The Ambush Bug Phymata Vicina Vicina (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae) In Michigan, Daniel R. Swanson
The Great Lakes Entomologist
The ambush bug Phymata vicina vicina Handlirsch, 1897 (Reduviidae: Phymatinae) is reported from Michigan for the first time, corroborating prior predictions. An additional couplet is provided to amend the previous key to the phymatine species of Michigan.
Effect Of Habitat On Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Oviposition In Michigan,
2017
Valparaiso University
Effect Of Habitat On Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Oviposition In Michigan, Kristi Bugajski, Parker Stoller
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Forensic entomology applies data gained from insects to aid the criminal justice system. Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are usually the first insects to arrive and oviposit (lay eggs) on carrion. Their quick appearance is the foundation for post mortem interval estimations, making any factors that influence their oviposition crucial. This study examined the effects of habitat (forest vs. prairie) on blow fly oviposition timing. Research was conducted in 2015 at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in Barry County, Michigan. No significant differences were found in oviposition timing or frequency between prairie and forest habitats. Temperature and humidity were not correlated with …
Recent Siphonaptera Host And Distribution Records From Northern Michigan,
2017
Valparaiso University
Recent Siphonaptera Host And Distribution Records From Northern Michigan, William Scharf
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Along with colleagues and students I collected fleas from mammals during the period 1998-2007 in five Upper Peninsula counties, and three northern Lower Peninsula counties. Also included here are a few fleas from Grand Traverse County which were mistakenly omitted from earlier publications. Identified specimens were compared to existing distribution records for both parasite and host. Only new documented distributions for the county or the state of Michigan are listed. One parasite record is new for Michigan. In addition, 15 new county host/parasite combinations are recorded from the Upper Peninsula, and 8 new county host/parasite combinations are recorded from the …
Construction And Performance Of A Novel Capture-Mark-Release Moth Trap,
2017
Michigan State University
Construction And Performance Of A Novel Capture-Mark-Release Moth Trap, Nicole Wonderlin, L. M. Ross, Peter White
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Mark-recapture studies can provide important information about moth movement as well as habitat preference across a landscape, but to date, such studies tend to be species-specific or require labor-intensive methodologies. To address this challenge, we designed a capture-mark-release-trap (CMRT) featuring a cooling unit attached to a black light trap. The CMRT captures and incapacitates moths throughout the night until the morning, when they can be marked on-site and released. Moths captured with the CMRT during summer of 2016 had a recapture rate of 1.6%, similar to those of previous studies. Importantly, because moths are immobilized by the CMRT, they can …
Notes On The Nests Of Augochloropsis Metallica Fulgida And Megachile Mucida In Central Michigan (Hymenoptera: Halictidae, Megachilidae),
2017
University of Manitoba
Notes On The Nests Of Augochloropsis Metallica Fulgida And Megachile Mucida In Central Michigan (Hymenoptera: Halictidae, Megachilidae), Jason Gibbs
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Notes on the nesting biology of two ground-nesting species are provided from Central Michigan. A single nest of Augochloropsis metallica fulgida was excavated on 12 July 2014 in Shiawassee County. There were two female nest inhabitants. Examination of mandibular wear, wing wear and ovarial development suggests one female was acting as a worker caste. Also, a nesting aggregation of Megachile mucida was observed in Ingham County. Information on nest architecture and cell construction is based on excavations of several nests during 7–15 June 2014. Megachile mucida is recorded as a new host species for the cleptoparasite Coelioxys sodalis. This is …
Species And Life Stages Of Odonata Nymphs Sampled With Large Drift Nets In Two Wisconsin Rivers,
2017
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Species And Life Stages Of Odonata Nymphs Sampled With Large Drift Nets In Two Wisconsin Rivers, Bob Dubois, Dennis Pratt
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Because relatively few nymphs of Odonata are caught in most drift studies, they have been inconsistently reported and little is known about the species and life stages that are predisposed to drift. We used large drift nets with relatively coarse mesh sizes (1500 µm) to sample late-instar odonate nymphs in two large rivers in Wisconsin. These nets were presumed to have advantages over smaller, conventional aquatic insect drift nets, including the capability to sample greater water volumes more quickly, sampling for longer periods of time before nets become clogged with debris, and a reduced likelihood of large, active insects …
New Records Of Coleoptera From Wisconsin,
2017
Valparaiso University
New Records Of Coleoptera From Wisconsin, Jordan D. Marché Ii
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Specimens of eleven different species of beetles (one of which is identified only to genus) have been collected from and are herein reported as new to Wisconsin. These species collectively occur within seven different families: Leiodidae, Latridiidae, Scirtidae, Throscidae, Corylophidae, Staphylinidae, and Dermestidae. A majority of the specimens were collected at the author’s residence, either in pan traps or at UV lights; the others were taken at two nearby (township) parks.
Cordulegaster Erronea Hagen In Sels (Tiger Spiketail) Rediscovered In Michigan (Odonata: Cordulegastridae),
2017
University of Michigan
Cordulegaster Erronea Hagen In Sels (Tiger Spiketail) Rediscovered In Michigan (Odonata: Cordulegastridae), Mark F. O'Brien, Darrin S. O'Brien, Julie A. Craves
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Cordulegaster erronea Hagen in Selys (Tiger Spiketail) has been included on the list of Michigan Odonata based on one specimen collected in 1934. In 2016, the species was found in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It is the least abundant Cordulegaster species in Michigan, and the habitat requirements in Michigan are compared with known C. erronea habitats in Ohio and New Jersey
Composition And Methods For Pest Control Management,
2017
University of Kentucky
Composition And Methods For Pest Control Management, Bruce Webb, Kendra Hitz Steele, Angelika Fath-Goodin
Entomology Faculty Patents
Disclosed are genetically modified nudiviruses capable of being sexually transmitted by an insect useful for controlling pest populations. The genetically modified nudiviruses are capable of causing sterility in a target population of insects. Also disclosed are insects infected with the disclosed genetically modified nudiviruses, methods of making the genetically modified nudiviruses, and methods of using the genetically modified nudiviruses to control an insect pest population.
New Orthopteroid Records In Michigan Derived From Sampling A Small Field,
2017
Central Michigan University
New Orthopteroid Records In Michigan Derived From Sampling A Small Field, Roger G. Bland
The Great Lakes Entomologist
(excerpt) A 1.8 acre sandy field in Isabella County, Michigan was sampled in 1971 and 1972 to obtain data on ecological and chronological distribution of orthopteroid species (Bland and Swayze 1973a,b). The upland field vegetation was a mosaic of numerous non- contiguous floral associations (e.g. moss-grass, grass-milkweed, goldenrod-bergamot-fern) made up of 58 plant species. The land, bordered by shrubs, trees and a road, was relatively isolated. Sampling was done both day and night once a week by using sweep nets and 7 to 21 pit traps (some containing molasses as bait).
Forficula Auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) In Michigan,
2017
University of Michigan
Forficula Auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) In Michigan, Irving J. Cantrall
The Great Lakes Entomologist
(excerpt) Although Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, the European Earwig, has been known to occur in Ontario, Canada since prior to 1937 (Vickery and Kevan, 1967), invasion of Michigan by this species is of more recent date. A specimen in the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology was taken at Lansing in 1948 and, judging from specimens at hand, the species was fairly common there by 1964. In 1966, Thomas E. Moore, of the Museum of Zoology, took a number of specimens at Beulah in Benzie County and informed me that the earwig was rather abundant on common milkweed. Since that time …
Saga Pedo (Pallas) (Tettigoniidae: Saginae), An Old World Katydid, New To Michigan,
2017
University of Michigan
Saga Pedo (Pallas) (Tettigoniidae: Saginae), An Old World Katydid, New To Michigan, Irving J. Cantrall
The Great Lakes Entomologist
At least four species of Old World Tettigoniidae are known to have been introduced into, and to have become established in the United States. One of these, Phaneroptera quadripunctata Brunner was first taken at Niles, California in 1932 and was reported by Strohecker (1952). The other three have been taken during the past two decades. Strohecker (1955) recorded Platycleis tessellata (Charpentier) from a specimen captured at Placemille, California in 1951, Urquart and Beaudry (1953) recorded Metrioptera roeseli (Hagenbach) as occurring at Ville Saint-Laurent and at Montrdal, Qudbec, Canada in 1952, and Gurney (1960) stated that the first specimens of Meconema …
A Dwarf Form Of Euptoieta Claudia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae),
2017
Valparaiso University
A Dwarf Form Of Euptoieta Claudia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), Russell A. Rahn
The Great Lakes Entomologist
During a collecting vacation in August, 1970, I captured several specimens of Euptoieta claudia (Cramer). After spreading the catch, the interesting gradation shown in the accompanying photograph was noted. Figure 1 shows a wing span range from 1 318'' 'to 2".
A Perithous (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Introduced From Europe,
2017
U. S. Department of Agriculture
A Perithous (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Introduced From Europe, Torolf B. Torgersen
The Great Lakes Entomologist
A female specimen of Perithous (Hybomischos) septemcinctorius (Thunberg) was collected from a spider web in a garage in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on May 4, 1972. The specimen was dead but intact and had evidently been trapped the previous fall, although late enough that it was not fed on by a resident spider.
The Relationship Of The Abundance Of Saperda Inornata And Oberea Schaumii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) In Large Trembling Aspen, Populus Tremuloides, To Site Quality,
2017
U.S. Forest Service
The Relationship Of The Abundance Of Saperda Inornata And Oberea Schaumii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) In Large Trembling Aspen, Populus Tremuloides, To Site Quality, John C. Nord, Fred B. Knight
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Saperda inornata Say and Oberea schaumii LeConte are cerambycids that inhabit the stems of trembling aspen, Populus tremuloides Michaux, root suckers and the twigs of larger trees. The biologies of those species in northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan were reported by Nord et al. (1972a and 1972b). S. inornata oviposits on the cambium under horseshoe- or shield-shaped egg niches gnawed in the outer bark by the female. The term "egg niche," connotes an oviposition place prepared by the female using the mandibles and ovipositor (Linsley 1959). There are usually 2 or 3 egg niches at one level on the stem …
Mitochondrial Phylogenomics Of Hemiptera Reveals Adaptive Innovations Driving The Diversification Of True Bugs,
2017
China Agricultural University, China
Mitochondrial Phylogenomics Of Hemiptera Reveals Adaptive Innovations Driving The Diversification Of True Bugs, Hu Li, John Moeller Leavengood Jr., Eric G. Chapman, Daniel Burkhardt, Fan Song, Pei Jiang, Jinpeng Liu, Xuguo Zhou, Wanzhi Cai
Entomology Faculty Publications
Hemiptera, the largest non-holometabolous order of insects, represents approximately 7% of metazoan diversity. With extraordinary life histories and highly specialized morphological adaptations, hemipterans have exploited diverse habitats and food sources through approximately 300 Myr of evolution. To elucidate the phylogeny and evolutionary history of Hemiptera, we carried out the most comprehensive mitogenomics analysis on the richest taxon sampling to date covering all the suborders and infraorders, including 34 newly sequenced and 94 published mitogenomes. With optimized branch length and sequence heterogeneity, Bayesian analyses using a site-heterogeneous mixture model resolved the higher-level hemipteran phylogeny as (Sternorrhyncha, (Auchenorrhyncha, (Coleorrhyncha, Heteroptera))). Ancestral character …
Composition Of Anopheles Mosquitoes, Their Blood-Meal Hosts, And Plasmodium Falciparum Infection Rates In Three Islands With Disparate Bed Net Coverage In Lake Victoria, Kenya,
2017
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Composition Of Anopheles Mosquitoes, Their Blood-Meal Hosts, And Plasmodium Falciparum Infection Rates In Three Islands With Disparate Bed Net Coverage In Lake Victoria, Kenya, Edwin Ogola, Jandouwe Villinger, Danspaid Mabuka, David Omondi, Benedict Orindi, James Mutunga, Vincent Owino, Daniel K. Masiga
All Peer-Reviewed Publications
Background: Small islands serve as potential malaria reservoirs through which new infections might come to the mainland and may be important targets in malaria elimination efforts. This study investigated malaria vector species diversity, blood-meal hosts, Plasmodium infection rates, and long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) coverage on Mageta, Magare and Ngodhe Islands of Lake Victoria in western Kenya, a region where extensive vector control is implemented on the mainland. Results: From trapping for six consecutive nights per month (November 2012 to March 2015) using CDC light traps, pyrethrum spray catches and backpack aspiration, 1868 Anopheles mosquitoes were collected. Based on their cytochrome …
A. A. Girault And His Privately Printed Papers,
2017
American Entomological Institute
A. A. Girault And His Privately Printed Papers, Marjorie C. Townes
The Great Lakes Entomologist
(excerpt) Alexandre ArsLne Girault was an eccentric Hymenopterist who specialized on taxonomy of the Chalcidoidea. It has been said that it is dangerous to study the parasitic Hymenoptera, for many of those who do end up in mental institutions, become alcoholics, or are, at least, a little odd. Girault was one of the odd ones.
The Importance Of Saperda Inornata And Oberea Schaumii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Galleries As Infection Courts Of Hypoxylon Pruinatum In Trembling Aspen, Populus Tremuloides,
2017
U. S. Department of Agriculture
The Importance Of Saperda Inornata And Oberea Schaumii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Galleries As Infection Courts Of Hypoxylon Pruinatum In Trembling Aspen, Populus Tremuloides, John C. Nord, Fred B. Knight
The Great Lakes Entomologist
(excerpt) Trembling aspen, Populus tremuloides Michaux, and bigtooth aspen, P. grandidentata Michaux, are hosts of numerous species of injurious insects and microorganisms (Harrison 1959). Only a few of those organisms, however, are directly responsible for mortality of healthy trees. The fungus Hypoxylon pruinatum (Klotzsche) Cke. is most important in that respect, killing 1-2%o f the standing volume annually in the Lake States (Anderson 1964). It invades and spreads in cambial tissue, killing it and eventually the branch or stem by girdling. Initially, a canker appears as a sunken, yellowish-orange area in the bark (Anderson 1956). In a later stage the …
