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Creator:: Ibay, Lilia Armendez
Abstract:: The biology of the two external Acarapis mites of honey bees, Acarapis dorsalis Morgenthaler and Acarapis externus Morgenthaler was studied. It was observed that both Acarapis species have similar developmental period (8-9 days) with males emerging earlier than females. Mite load and infestation rate of A. dorsalis decreased as bees...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: extended to Dr. Gerald Krantz, Dr. Philippe Rossignol, Dr. Roger Petersen and Dr. Jeff Morrel for serving

Creator:: West, Lani
Abstract:: I studied the feeding behavior of marked individuals of the carnivorous marine snail Thais melones in a rocky shore habitat of Pacific Panama. The population of snails consume a variety of invertebrate species such as bivalves, limpets, and polychaetes. Individuals exhibited a range of diet breadth, with some specialized, but...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Boucot and Gerald Krantz, for their suggestions and comments. I thank James Watanabe and Teresa Turner

Creator:: Lara-Lara, Ruben
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Mclntire, Robert L. Holton, and Gerald W. Krantz for serving on my committee. To Sandy Moore (Señor

Creator:: Morris, Mark Alan, 1954-
Abstract:: Several aspects affecting population trends and overwintering of Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman) on peppermint were examined. Neoseiulus fallacis was the most abundant phytoseiid predator mite found in peppermint surveys throughout the western U.S. Results of pesticide exclusion and cage studies showed that N. fallacis controlled Tetranychus urticae (Koch) on peppermint in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Wattanapongsiri, Anuwat
Abstract:: A taxonomic study was made on the genera Rhynchophorus and Dynamis of the weevil family Curculionidae which includes all of the species known to occur in the world. The bibliography lists all the important papers published to date on the taxonomy and bionomics of these weevils. A full synonymy is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Meinke, Robert James
Abstract:: The Mimulus washingtonensis complex is a group of morphologically similar species centered in the Pacific Northwest. All are rare, and most are under consideration for listing as endangered. Morphometric and pollination data were used in developing a revised taxonomy for the group. Five species and two varieties are recognized. Mimulus...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: our meetings. The remaining members of my committee, Drs. Gerald Krantz, Arnold Appleby, and Donald

Creator:: Equihua-Martinez, Armando
Abstract:: The genus Platylygus Van Duzee was erected in 1915 and revised by Kelton and Knight in 1970 describing 26 new species from United State and Mexico. Despite this prior revision, taxonomic problems have been encountered with the use of the keys and in the identification given the close similarity among...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Timothy D. Schowalter, Gerald W. Krantz, David Perry, Arthur Boucot and Jeffrey Gonor for serving on my

Creator:: Cassis, Gerasimos
Abstract:: A systematic study of the subfamily Dicyphinae Reuter (Heteroptera: Hiridae) resulted in a redefinition of the subfamily and included genera) and a revision of the genus Dicyphus Fieber in the Western Hemisphere. The study entailed examination of about 14,000 specimens, including numerous noudicyphine, cimicomorphan taxa to assess character transformations. New...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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