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“SHOO FLY”: Reduce Pesticide Dependence with Knowledgeabout Drosophila suzukii

Creator:

Marek, Charlene Marie

Abstract:

Drosophila suzukii was a known pest of berries, grapes, and stone fruits in East Asia for almost a century. Yet in recent years it has successfully migrated throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe due to globalized fruit trade. The invasive success of D. suzukii is causing unrest for fruit...

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Undergraduate Thesis

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Dr. Amy J. Dreves Drosophila suzukii was a known pest of berries, grapes, and stone fruits in
Prunus laurocerasus: A Study of Reducing Gamete Development through Haploidy and Determining Cytotype Variability in Pollen

Creator:

Seely, James T.

Abstract:

Prunus laurocerasus, commonly known as cherrylaurel, is a woody shrub grown in temperate climates for its durability and landscape appeal. Due to its abundance of drupes that are spread by birds, cherrylaurel is a litter nuisance in cultivation and also has escaped cultivation such that it has naturalized. Furthermore, it...

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Undergraduate Thesis

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indifferens (western cherry fruit fly), a native Diptera of North America, is a key pest to Prunus avium