Entomology

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 'Beetle banks' as refuges for beneficial arthropods in farmland: Long-term changes in predator communities and habitat 
  • A Mathematical Model for Juvenile Hormone Titers 
  • A mathematical model for the regulation of juvenile hormone titers. 
  • A method for sexing final instar larvae of the genus Onthophagus Latreille (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) 
  • A preliminary evaluation of the potential of Beauveria bassiana for bed bug control. 
  • Abdominal stretch reception in Dipetalogaster maximus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) 
  • Adult survival, maturation, and reproduction of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria infected with the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var acridum. 
  • Ambient temperature and dietary supplementation interact to shape mosquito vector competence for malaria. 
  • An eco-physiological model of the impact of temperature on Aedes aegypti life history traits. 
  • Antifeedant activities of secondary metabolites from Ajuga nipponensis against adult of striped flea beetles, Phyllotreta striolata 
  • Antifouling agents from marine spongeLissodendoryx isodictyalis carter. 
  • Are the ecological concepts of assembly and function of biodiversity useful frameworks for understanding natural pest control? 
  • Assessing the effectiveness of biological control in controlling invasive species 
  • Attack cone avoidance during predator inspection visits by wild finescale dace (Phoxinus neogaeus): the effects of predator diet. 
  • Axonal pathways in the brain-retrocerebral neuroendocrine complex of Manduca sexta (L.) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) 
  • Bacterial-barnacle interaction: Potential of using juncellins and antibiotics to alter structure of bacterial communities. 
  • Behavior and Effectiveness of Adult Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as a Predator of Acyrthosiphon pisum (Homoptera: Aphididae) on a Wax Mutant of Pisum sativum 
  • Behavioral responses of sexually active mud snails: kariomones and pheromones. 
  • Behavioral responses ofLittoraria irrorata (SAY) to water-borne odors. 
  • Behavioural changes in Schistocerca gregaria following infection with a fungal pathogen: Implications for susceptibility to predation 
  • Behavioural fever in the Senegalese grasshopper, Oedaleus senegalensis, and its implications for biological control using pathogens 
  • Biological control of human disease vectors: a perspective on challenges and opportunities 
  • Biological control of locusts and grasshoppers. 
  • Chemical attraction of hermit crabs and other attendants to simulated gastropod predation sites 
  • Chemical defense of a rove beetle (Creophilus maxillosus) 
  • Chemical ecology and the search for marine antifoulants : Studies of a predator-prey symbiosis. 
  • Chemical mediation of behavior in hermit crabs: Alarm and aggregation cues. 
  • Chemical mediation of egg capsule deposition by mud snails. 
  • Clumped distribution patterns in goldenrod aphids: genetic and ecological mechanisms 
  • Comparative disposition and biotransformation of pentachlorophenol in the oyster (crassostrea gigas) and abalone (haliotis fulgens) 
  • Comparative effects of temperature and thermoregulation on candidate strains of entomopathogenic fungi for Moroccan locust Dociostaurus maroccanus control 
  • Comparative growth kinetics and virulence of four different isolates of entomopathogenic fungi in the house fly (Muscadomestica L.). 
  • Comparison of an experimental updraft ultraviolet light trap with the CDC miniature light trap and biting collections in sampling for Anopheles albimanus in Haiti. 
  • Competition, Frequency-Dependent Selection, and Diapause in Battus philenor Butterflies 
  • Concentration and preliminary characterization of a chemical attractant of the oyster drill,Urosalpinx cinerea. 
  • Control of chemically stimulated feeding behavior in sand fiddler crabsUca pugilator: Evidence for hemolymph feeding inhibitory factor. 
  • Control of growth and differentiation of the wing imaginal disk of Precis coenia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). 
  • Control of pupal commitment in the imaginal disks of Precis coenia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). 
  • Current and future strategies for locust and grasshopper control 
  • Definition of a juvenile hormone-sensitive period in Rhodnius prolixus 
  • Development of a model for evaluating the effects of environmental temperature and thermal behaviour on biological control of locusts and grasshoppers using pathogens 
  • Development of polyploidy of scale-building cells in the wings of Manduca sexta. 
  • Developmental mechanisms of body size and wing-body scaling in insects. 
  • Disturbance and reattachment behavior of sea anemonesCalliactis tricolor (Le Sueur): Temporal, textural and chemical mediation. 
  • Diuresis after a bloodmeal in female Anopheles freeborni 
  • Effect of dose, pre-mortem host incubation temperature and thermal behaviour on host mortality, mycosis and sporulation of Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum in Schistocerca gregaria 
  • Effects of a juvenile hormone analogue on the duration of the fifth instar in the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus 
  • Effects of a mycoinsecticide on feeding and fecundity of the brown locust Locustana pardalina 
  • Effects of temperature and relative humidity on sporulation of Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum in mycosed cadavers of Schistocerca gregaria. 
  • Efficacy and economics of shelter habitats for conservation biological control 
  • Egg load influences search intensity, host selectivity, and clutch size in Battus philenor butterflies 
  • Environmental effects on male courtship intensity in Drosophila pseudoobscura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) 
  • Environmental risk assessment of exotic natural enemies used in inundative biological control 
  • Enzymatic production of small molecules attracting hermit crabs to simulated gastropod predation sites 
  • Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi as potential biological control agents of the dengue mosquito, aedes aegypti (diptera: Culicidae) 
  • Evolutionary divergence of field and laboratory populations of Manduca sexta in response to host-plant quality 
  • Experimental and ultrastructural study of the control of ovulation and parturition in the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes (Diptera) 
  • Field observations of the effects of fenitrothion and Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum on non-target ground dwelling arthropods in the Sahel 
  • Field studies on chemically mediated behavior in land hermit crabs: Volatile and nonvolatile odors. 
  • Food availability controls the onset of metamorphosis in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) 
  • Functional benefits of predator species diversity depend on prey identity 
  • Fungal entomopathogens for adult mosquito control - A look at the prospects 
  • Genetic control of a seasonal morph in Precis coenia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) 
  • Glucosinolate and trichome defenses in a natural Arabidopsis lyrata population. 
  • Glucosinolates and Herbivory by Specialists (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Lepidoptera: Plutellidae): Consequences of Concentration and Induced Resistance 
  • Hormonal control of a seasonal polyphenism in Precis coenia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) 
  • Hormonal control of male horn length dimorphism in Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a second critical period of sensitivity to juvenile hormone. 
  • Hormonal control of male horn length dimorphism in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). 
  • Host thermal biology: The key to understanding host-pathogen interactions and microbial pest control? 
  • House flies delay fungal infection by fevering: At a cost 
  • How much air passes through a silkmoth's antenna? 
  • Imaginal wing discs in larvae of the soldier caste of Pheidole bicarinata vinelandica Forel (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) 
  • Immunological dependence of plant-dwelling animals on the medicinal properties of their plant substrates: a preliminary test of a novel evolutionary hypothesis 
  • In vitro stimulation of cell death in the moulting glands of Oncopeltus fasciatus by 20-hydroxyecdysone 
  • Induction of hepatic mixed-function oxidases by permethrin and cypermethrin in chicks fed vitamin A-deficient diet 
  • Inhibition of barnacle settlement and behavior by natural products from whip corals,Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck, 1815). 
  • Insecticide resistance and malaria vector control: the importance of fitness cost mechanisms in determining economically optimal control trajectories. 
  • Insecticide resistance and the evaluation of control strategies for an insect population 
  • Intermediate-level parts in insect societies: Adaptive structures that ants build away from the nest 
  • Introduction 
  • Juvenile hormone controls the onset of pupal commitment in the imaginal disks and epidermis of Precis coenia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) 
  • Larval release behaviors in the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus: role of peptide pheromones. 
  • Larval release in brachyuran crustaceans Functional similarity of peptide pheromone receptor and catalytic site of trypsin. 
  • Location of volatile odor sources by ghost crabOcypode quadrata (Fabricius). 
  • Long-term changes in obscura group Drosophila species composition at Mather, California 
  • Macromolecular cues in marine systems. 
  • Molecular and Physiological Basis of Colour Pattern Formation 
  • Molecular neurobiology: Implications for insecticide action and resistance 
  • Ommochrome Pigmentation of the linea and rosa Seasonal Forms of Precis coenia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) 
  • Pattern induction across a homeotic boundary in the wings of Precis coenia (Hbn.) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) 
  • Peptide attraction of hermit crabsClibanarius vittatus Bosc: Roles of enzymes and substrates. 
  • Peptide-mediated behaviors in marine organisms Evidence for a common theme. 
  • Persistence and efficacy of a Beauveria bassiana biopesticide against the house fly, Musca domestica, on typical structural substrates of poultry houses 
  • Photoresponses of Chaoborus larvae 
  • Photoresponses of second-instar Chaoborus larvae 
  • Physiology and costs of resistance to herbivory and disease in Brassica 
  • Potential role of hydrogen peroxide and melanin in the cold hardiness of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) 
  • Preference for specific varieties of woolly locoweed by a specialist weevil, Cleonidius trivittatus (Say) 
  • Quantifying insect movement in the field 
  • REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN STEGOMYIA MOSQUITOES. III EVIDENCE FOR A SEXUAL PHEROMONE 
  • Real-time quantitative PCR for analysis of candidate fungal biopesticides against malaria: technique validation and first applications. 
  • Reduction of feeding by the variegated grasshopper, Zonocerus variegatus, following infection by the fungal pathogen, Metarhizium flavoviride 
  • Seasonal patterns of persistence and infectivity of Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum in grasshopper cadavers in the Sahel 
  • Segmentation in Tardigrada and diversification of segmental patterns in Panarthropoda. 
  • Soldier determination in Pheidole bicarinata: Effect of methoprene on caste and size within castes 
  • Soldier determination in Pheidole bicarinata: Inhibition by adult soldiers 
  • Species-specific response of glucosinolate content to elevated atmospheric CO2 
  • Statistical Model for Predicting Range Expansion of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta , 1 in Texas 2 
  • Stretch-induced moulting in Oncopeltus fasciatus 
  • Subacute effects of CrylAb Bt corn litter on the earthworm Eisenia fetida and the springtail Folsomia candida 
  • Sublethal effects of mixed fungal infections on the Moroccan locust, Dociostaurus maroccanus. 
  • Synchrony of juvenile hormone-sensitive periods for internal and external development in last-instar larvae of Oncopeltus fasciatus 
  • Taxis assays measure directional movement of mosquitoes to olfactory cues. 
  • Testis ecdysiotropin, an insect gonadotropin that induces synthesis of ecdysteroid. 
  • The Developmental Physiology of Color Patterns in Lepidoptera 
  • The development and evolution of exaggerated morphologies in insects. 
  • The ecology and evolution of ant association in the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera). 
  • The role of low levels of juvenile hormone esterase in the metamorphosis of Manduca sexta 
  • The role of low levels of juvenile hormone esterase in the metamorphosis of Manduca sexta. 
  • The role of wing veins in colour pattern development in the butterfly Papilio xuthus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) 
  • The rôle of ecdysone in pupation of Manduca sexta 
  • The rôle of ecdysone in pupation of Manduca sexta 
  • The scarlet eye colour gene of the tephritid fruit fly: Bactrocera tryoni and the nature of two eye colour mutations. 
  • The three criteria for resistance by plant carrion-provisioning: insect entrapment and predator enrichment on Mimulus bolanderi 
  • The white gene of the tephritid fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni is characterized by a long untranslated 5' leader and a 12kb first intron. 
  • Thermal behavior of two acridid species: Effects of habitat and season on body temperature and the potential impact on biocontrol with pathogens 
  • Thermal biology of the meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus parallelus, and the implications for resistance to disease 
  • Toxicity of a formulation of the insecticide indoxacarb to the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), and the big-eyed bug, Geocoris punctipes (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). 
  • Variability for host preference in insect populations: Mechanistic and evolutionary models 
  • Wingclapping behavior in Calopteryx maculata (P. De Beauvois) (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae)