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Creator:: Woods, Joanna L.
Abstract:: The twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a worldwide pest of numerous agronomic and horticultural plants. Conservation biological control of this pest can be unreliable due to asynchrony of natural enemies and certain horticultural practices that have a direct or indirect affect on natural enemies and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - like growth habit and is commercially produced on a 5 m trellis system, twospotted spider mites

Creator:: Vandenberg, J. D. (John Donald)
Abstract:: Chalkbrood is a mycosis of larvae of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata (Fabricius). It is a serious threat to alfalfa seed growers in western North America who use populations of this bee for pollination. Basic studies were conducted to determine the etiology of this disease and the course of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Professor W.'O. Stephen Abstract Approved: Chalkbrood is a mycosis of larvae of the alfalfa leafcutting

Creator:: Ranga Rao, Gangavalli V.
Abstract:: Developmental thresholds and thermal unit (degree day) requirements for eggs, different larval instars, pupal stage and preoviposition period were determined for the obliquebanded leafroller (OBLR), Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris). Separate thresholds and degree day requirements were determined for males and females, but differences between the sexes were not significant. However, there...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thanks are extended to my major professor, Dr. M. T. AliNiazee, for his suggestions and support, both

Creator:: Carlson, David Craig
Abstract:: The genus Lichnanthe Burmeister contains eight extant and one fossil species which are strictly nearctic in distribution. The subfamily Glaphyrinae, however, is distributed nearly world-wide. Five species were previously described and three are described as new herein. All eight extant species are described in detail herein, synonomies are made current,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Carolina; L. L. Pechuman, Cornell University; M. E. Prokop, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago; M. W

Creator:: Burikam, Intawat
Abstract:: The early stages of secondary succession of the McDonald and Paul Dunn State Forests, Corvallis, Oregon, were grouped into three stages; herb, herb-shrub, and shrub, based on vegetation types. Flowers of herbaceous species and residual shrubs dominated in the early years after clear-cutting. Woody plants became increasing abundant in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Royce, Lynn A.
Abstract:: The tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi (Rennie), parasitizes the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., an insect used extensively by humans for pollination of domestic crops and for bee products, primarily honey. This parasite was first discovered in 1921 on the Isle of Wight, a small island situated in the English Channel...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of this study. I would also like to thank Drs. D. M. Burgett, P. A. Rossignol, W. P. Stephen, R. R

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:: pacifica (Panzer) (=rotundata (F.)) (Hymenoptera:Megachilidae) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jaime M

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