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Creator:: Ambrosino, Mario D.
Abstract:: Four key aspects of the relationship between predatory hoverflies and the aphid pest Brevicoryne brassicae L. on broccoli were investigated in the Willamette Valley, Oregon USA: 1) the relationship between aphid density and hoverfly oviposition, 2) the larval voracity of key hoverfly species, 3) the preferences of hoverflies and broccoli...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. Paul Jepson and Dr. John Luna for their support and edits. The valuable comments of Dr. Steve

Creator:: Chen, Xiaoshe
Abstract:: Thirteen New World populations of Megachile rotundata and M. apicalis and two Old World populations of M. rotundata were analyzed at 23 enzyme loci using cellulose acetate electrophoresis. Conventional and G- or C-banded karyotypes were also examined in these populations. The principal findings are (1) No differences were found in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: using cellulose acetate electrophoresis. Conventional and G- or C-banded karyotypes were also examined

Creator:: Weinzierl, Richard Alan
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Paul Koepsell, Dr. Roger Petersen, and Dr. Joe Zaerr, for their criticisms and suggestions concerning

Creator:: Miller, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann)
Abstract:: Black vine weevil (BVW), Otiorhynchus sulcatus Fabricius, is a serious pest in cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon. Larvae feeding below the soil surface cause damage to the roots and underground stems. Knowledge is sparse in regard to the damage potential of BVW in Pacific Northwest cranberry beds. Control with insecticides is limited...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: then inoculated with laboratory-reared BVW larvae and incubated at 20˚C to assess potential control

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