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Creator:: Saeed, Mohammad
Abstract:: A parasitic wasp, Trioxys pallidus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) was imported from Europe and initially released against the filbert aphid Mvzocallis coryli (Goetze) in hazelnut (filbert) orchards of the Willamette Valley, Oregon beginning in 1984. In the present study, I investigated the establishment rates of this parasitoid. A total of 13...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Creator:: Hollingsworth, Craig Stephen
Abstract:: A pest management program for Tetranychus urticae Koch in Oregon peppermint was developed based on studies of sampling, plant phenology, population dynamics and damage thresholds. A sample size of 45 leaves provided a confidence level of 90% and a confidence interval of 50%. Estimation of the sample mean was based...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: education. I also thank my committee, N.H. Anderson, W.C. Denison, R. Garren, D., Faulkenberry and G.W

Creator:: Razafimahatratra, Vincent de Paul
Abstract:: The genus Deraeocoris Kirschbaum of western America north of Mexico was revised. Approximately 10,000 specimens from the Nearctic Region were examined. Taxonomic characters used by previous authors were reevaluated. In addition to the male parameres, the male vesica and the female posterior wall of the bursa copulatrix and sclerotized rings...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: course of this study. I wish to extend my thanks to Dr. R. C. Froeschner,Smithsonian In- stitution, U.S

Creator:: Herbst, David B.
Abstract:: Seasonal abundance and life history traits were compared between populations of the brine fly Ephydra (Hydrokyrus) hians Say (Diptera:Ephydridae), from two western Great Basin alkaline salt lakes. Abert Lake, Oregon, has a relatively low salinity (20-30 g/1 total dissolved solids) and more co-inhabitant benthic species than the higher salinity Mono...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Creator:: Undurraga O., Jaime M.
Abstract:: Larval mortality of leafcutting bee, Megachile pacifica (Panzer) (= rotundata (F.)), is high, usually exceeding 50%. Parasites and predators are not a limiting factor in the survival of the progeny. The disease chalk brood has been an important mortality factor since 1974. Inadequate food supply, pollen and nectar, may affect...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: a great influence on survival. Temperatures exceeding 50°C occur in cells when nesting material

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