Browsing Scholarly Works, Department of Entomology by Issue Date
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Diamondback Moth in Virginia
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2005-09-01)Describes the Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella), its life cycle and damage to crucifer crops. Also provides information on natural control, monitoring and chemical control. -
Colorado Potato Beetle
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2005-09-01)Describes the Colorado Potato Beetle, its life cycle, and notes the kinds of plants it eats, and describes the damage and methods of control. -
Fall Armyworm in Vegetable Crops
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2005-09-01)Describes Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), its life history, caterpillar damage to crops, and methods of control. Also provides an extensive list of host crops, grasses, and weeds. -
Bean Leaf Beetle Biology and Management in Snap Beans
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2005-09-01)Describes life history of bean leaf beetles, damage to bean plants, and methods of biological and chemical control. -
A standard cytogenetic photomap for the mosquito Anopheles stephensi (Diptera : Culicidae): Application for physical mapping
(Oxford University Press, 2006-09)To facilitate physical genome mapping, we have developed a new cytogenetic photomap for Anopheles stephensi (Liston) (Diptera: Culicidae), an important malaria vector in Asia. The high-resolution images of the ovarian ... -
Expansion of the range of Pierce’s disease in Virginia
(2007)Pierce’s disease (PD) is a vascular disease of grapes caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. and vectored by xylem-feeding sharpshooters (1). Symptoms of PD occur when bacteria proliferate the xylem; ... -
Update of the Anopheles gambiaePEST genome assembly
(2007-01-08)Background The genome of Anopheles gambiae, the major vector of malaria, was sequenced and assembled in 2002. This initial genome assembly and analysis made available to the scientific community was complicated by the ... -
A major genetic locus controlling natural Plasmodium falciparum infection is shared by East and West African Anopheles gambiae
(2007-07-06)Background Genetic linkage mapping identified a region of chromosome 2L in the Anopheles gambiae genome that exerts major control over natural infection by Plasmodium falciparum. This 2L Plasmodium-resistance interval was ... -
Behavior and daily activity patterns of specialist and generalist predators of the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae
(Univ Arizona, 2007-08-14)The behavior and daily activity patterns of two specialist predators, Laricobius nigrinus Fender (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) and Sasajiscymnus tsugae, Sasaji and McClure (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), and a ... -
Major insect and mite pests of grapes
(Natural Resource, Agriculture, And Engineering Service Pub, Cornell, 2008) -
Host plants and associated trophobionts of the weaver ants Oecophylla spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(2008)Weaver ants (Oecophylla spp.) are often found on plants with insect symbionts (trophobionts), but the extent of such associations is not known. Examination of literature records of weaver ant host plants from 1900 to 2006 ... -
Wireworm Pest Management in Potatoes
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2008)Describes wireworms, their general biology and life cycle, their damage to potatoes and other plants. Discusses ways of predicting wireworm damage, and methods of control. -
A Summary of Recent Pesticide Registrations and Other Updates (Extracted from the Virginia Crop Pest Advisory Newsletter)
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2008-09-10)Describes registration of four pesticides with EPA, including usage requirements and application recommendations. -
Potato Aphid on Tomatoes: Homoptera: Aphididae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009)Describes the Potato Aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae), its life cycle, damage to crops, and methods for control. -
Pepper Maggot in Sweet (Bell) Pepper
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009)Describes Pepper Maggot (Zonosemata electa), its life cycle, damage to vegetable crops, and methods for monitoring and control. -
Sampling for European Corn Borer in Bell Pepper
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009)Discusses sampling methods such as monitoring egg masses to assess population density of European Corn Borer on bell pepper plants and then to decide if application of insecticides is needed. -
Scouting for Wireworms before Planting Vegetables
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009)Describes methods for finding wireworms in soils, evaluating potential for problems, then deciding methods of control. -
Stink Bugs: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Euschislus servus (Say) and Acrosternum hilare (Say)
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009)Describes Stink Bugs, their life history, damage to crop plants, and means of control.