Tolerance of Plant Monoterpenes and Diterpene Acids by Four Species of Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera) Exhibiting a Range of Feeding Specificities [PDF]
, 2018 Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera) is a family of leaf-feeding insects that includes some of the most damaging forest pests worldwide. Species within this family vary widely in feeding specificity.
Powell, Jaimie S, Raffa, Kenneth F
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Nutritional and Defensive Chemistry of Three North American Ash Species: Possible Roles in Host Performance and Preference by Emerald Ash Borer Adults [PDF]
, 2018 Black ash (Fraxinus nigra), green ash (F. pennsylvanica), and white ash (F. americana) are the three most abundant ash species in the northeastern USA.
Chen, Yigen, Poland, Therese M
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Microbial Community Dynamics During Decomposition of Insect Exuviae and Frass in Soil
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2023 With the expected growth of insect mass rearing industry, residual streams are set to become increasingly available. However, before these residues can be used as organic amendments, more knowledge of the decomposition dynamics and the associated microbial communities is needed.
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Studies on the Feculae of Selected Michigan Acrididae (Orthoptera) [PDF]
, 2017 Feculae have been used for some years in the study of insect food-habits and biology. Among the past authors who have used them are Frost (1928), Hodson and Brooks (1956), and Morris (1942), who discussed the use of feculae and frass in the ...
Gangwere, S.K., Tyrkus, Michael
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Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization on Monoterpenes of Jack Pine Seedlings and Weight Gain of Jack Pine Budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Nine-month old jack pine (Pinus banksiana) seedlings were grown in a greenhouse under four nitrogen fertilization regimes. Levels of total nitrogen and five monoterpenes in new foliage were measured. Fertilization resulted in four significantly different
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Abundance and Identification of the Leafmining Guild on Apple in the Mid-Atlantic States [PDF]
, 2017 The leafmining guild on apple in the northeastern United States was studied from 1983 to 1988. Ten species of leafminers, all Lepidoptera, were encountered during the sampling. Phyllonorycter spp. (P. blancardella and P.
Brown, M. W
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Acorns as Breeding Sites for \u3ci\u3eChymomyza Amoena\u3c/i\u3e (Loew) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Virginia and Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Chymomyza amoena is the only chymomyzid fly emerging from white oak acorns in Virginia. An average of 2-3 adult flies emerged from a single acorn in July while emergence declined to 0.4 adults/acorns in September.
Band, Henretta Trent
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Segmentation techniques in X-ray images for the analysis of mango stem boring insects [PDF]
, 2014 Mango plants are generally affected by various pests. The stem borer is a very harmful pest as its grub feeds on the internal parts of the tree leaving very little external evidence of damage to the host plant.
Crocker, T., Nagar, A. K., Thamburaj, R.
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Life History of the Butternut Curculio, \u3ci\u3eConotrachelus Juglandis\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) The butternut curculio, Conotrachelus juglandis LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), injures the shoots and nuts of various species and hybrids of Juglans in eastern North America This insect was described in 1876 (LeConte, 1876); its life ...
Corneil, Jeffrey A, Wilson, Louis F
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Correct Identity of the Oak Twig Pruner (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) The oak twig pruner is a cerambycid of minor economic importance which is generally common through most of eastern North America. The adult beetles oviposit on living twigs of oak and other hardwoods, and the larvae bore within the twig ...
Gosling, D. C. L
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