Vol. 90, No. 1 (March 2007)

Literature Review Articles

• Editor's Note

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• Quality Management Systems for Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Sterile Insect Technique

  Carlos Cceres, Donald McInnis, Todd Shelly, Eric Jang, Alan Robinson, Jorge Hendrichs

  1-9

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• Sexual Performance of Mass Reared and Wild Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Various Origins of the Madeira Islands

  Rui Pereira, Natalia Silva, Celio Quintal, Ruben Abreu, Jordan Andrade, Luis Dantas

  10-14

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• Courtship Behavior of Different Wild Strains of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

  Daniel Briceo, William Eberhard, Juan Vilardi, Jean-Pierre Cayol, Todd Shelly

  15-18

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• Sexual Competitiveness and Compatibility between Mass-reared Sterile Flies and Wild Populations of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Different Regions in Mexico

  Dina Orozco-Dvila, Refugio Hernndez, Salvador Meza, Julio Domnguez

  19-26

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• Compatibility and Competitiveness of a Laboratory Strain of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) after Irradiation Treatment

  Armando Allinghi, Graciela Calcagno, Natalia Petit-Marty, Paula Gomez Cendra, Diego Segura, Teresa Vera, Jorge Cladera, Cecilia Gramajo, Eduardo Willink, Juan Cesar Vilardi

  27-32

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• Improving Mating Performance of Mass-reared Sterile Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) through Changes in Adult Holding Conditions: Demography and Mating Competitiveness

  Pablo Liedo, Sergio Salgado, Azucena Oropeza, Jorge Toledo

  33-40

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• Production and Quality Assurance in the SIT Africa Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Rearing Facility in South Africa

  Brian Barnes, Saadiek Rosenberg, Luciano Arnolds, Jerome Johnson

  41-52

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• Demographic and Quality Control Parameters of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) Maintained under Artificial Rearing

  Teresa Vera, Solana Abraham, Andrea Oviedo, Eduardo Willink

  53-57

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• Development of Quality Control Procedures for Mass Produced and Released Bactrocera philippinensis (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Sterile Insect Technique Programs

  Sotero Resilva, Glenda Obra, Nenita Zamora, Erdie Gaitan

  58-63

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• Quality Control Method to Measure Predator Evasion in Wild and Mass-reared Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

  Martha A. Hendrichs, Viwat Wornoayporn, Byron Katsoyannos, Jorge Hendrichs

  64-70

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• Gas-Exchange Patterns of Mediterranean Fruit Fly Pupae (Diptera: Tephritidae): A Tool to Forecast Developmental Stage

  David Nestel, Esther Nemny-Lavy, Victor Alchanatis

  71-79

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• Effects of Pre-irradiation Conditioning of Medfly Pupae (Diptera: Tephritidae): Hypoxia and Quality of Sterile Males

  David Nestel, Esther Nemny-Lavy, Sheikh Mohammad Islam, Viwat Wornoayporn, Carlos Ccer

  80-87

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• Sterile Insect Technique: A Model for Dose Optimization for Improved Sterile Insect Quality

  Andrew Parker, Kishor Mehta

  88-95

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• Induction of Sterility in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Gamma Radiation

  Armando Allinghi, Celia Gramajo, Eduardo Willink, Juan Vilardi

  96-102

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• A Protocol for Storage and Long-distance Shipment of Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Eggs. I. Effect of Temperature, Embryo Age, and Storage Time on Survival and Quality

  Carlos Cceres, Edwin Ramrez, Viwat Wornoayporn, Sheikh Mohammad Islam, Sohel Ahmad

  103-109

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• A Protocol for Storage and Long-distance Shipment of Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Eggs. II. Assessment of the Optimal Temperature and Substrate for Male-only Production

  Ezequiel Mamn, Carlos Cceres

  110-114

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• Breakfast of Champions or Kiss of Death? Survival and Sexual Performance of Protein-fed, Sterile Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

  Boaz Yuval, Meyrav Maor, Karmit Levy, Roy Kaspi, Phillip Taylor, Todd Shelly

  115-122

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• Dispersal and Longevity of Wild and Mass-reared Anastrepha ludens and Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae)

  Emilio Hernandez, Dina Orozco, Salvador Flores Breceda, Julio Domnguez

  123-135

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• Dispersion of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) at High and Low Densities and Consequences of Mismatching Dispersions of Wild and Sterile Flies

  Alfie Meats

  136-146

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• Comparison of Longevity between a Laboratory Strain and a Natural Population of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) under Field Cage Conditions

  Paula Gomez Cendra, Diego Segura, Armando Allinghi, Jorge Cladera, Juan Vilardi

  147-153

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• Lekking Behavior of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae)

  Diego Segura, Natalia Petit-Marty, Roberta Sciurano, Teresa Vera, Graciela Calcagno, Armando Allinghi, Paula Gomez Cendra, Jorge Cladera, Juan Vilardi

  154-162

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• Sexual Selection on Multivariate Phenotypes in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Argentina

  Roberta Sciurano, Diego Segura, Marcela Rodriguero, Paula Gomez Cendra, Armando Allinghi, Jorge L. Cladera, Juan Vilardi

  163-170

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• Effect of Acclimation to Outdoor Conditions on the Sexual Performance of Mass-produced Medflies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

  Rui Pereira, Natalia Silva, Celio Quintal, Ruben Abreu, Jordan Andrade, Luis Dantas

  171-174

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• Male Courtship Behavior in Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) that Have Received Aromatherapy with Ginger Root Oil

  Daniel Briceo, William Eberhard, Todd Shelly

  175-179

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• Description of the Final Instar of Trichomalopsis peregrina (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae), with Data and Comments on the Preimaginal Stages

  Jos Tormos, Enric Frago, Jess Selfa, Josep Daniel Asis, Juli Pujade-Villar, Miguel Guar

  180-183

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• Nesting Biology, Morphological Remarks, and Description of the Mature Larva of Mellinus arvensis obscurus (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) in Nepal

  Roberto Boesi, Carlo Polidori, Severiano F. Gayubo, Jose Tormos, Josep Daniel Asis, Francesco Andrietti

  184-190

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• Host Plants of Xylosandrus mutilatus in Mississippi

  W. Doug Stone, T. Evan Nebeker, Patrick D. Gerard

  191-195

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• Phytoreovirus-like Sequences Isolated from Salivary Glands of the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Homolodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

  C. S. Katsar, W. B. Hunter, X. H. Sinisterra

  196-203

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• Establishment of Lipolexis oregmae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) in a Classical Biological Control Program Directed against the Brown Citrus Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Florida

  Anand B. Persad, Marjorie A. Hoy, Ru Nguyen

  204-213

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• Tools for Evaluating Lipolexis oregmae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) in the Field: Effects of Host Aphid and Host Plant on Mummy Location and Color Plus Improved Methods for Obtaining Adults

  Raghuwinder Singh, Marjorie A. Hoy

  214-222

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• Open-field Host Specificity Test of Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a Biological Control Agent of Tropical Soda Apple (Solanaceae) in the United States

  D. Gandolfo, F. McKay, J. C. Medal, J. P. Cuda

  223-228

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• Management of Pest Mole Crickets in Florida and Puerto Rico with a Nematode and Parasitic Wasp

  N. C. Leppla, J. H. Frank, M. B. Adjei, N. E. Vicente

  229-233

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• Egg Distribution and Sampling of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Silver Buttonwood

  Jorge E. Pena, D. Amalin, A. Hunsberger, C. Mannion

  234-237

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• Invertebrate Fauna Associated with Torpedograss, Panicum repens (Cyperales: Poaceae), in Lake Okeechobee, Florida, and Prospects for Biological Control

  J. P. Cuda, J. C. Dunford, J. M. Leavengood Jr.

  238-248

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• The Residual and Direct Effects of Reduced-Risk and Conventional Miticides on Twospotted Spider Mites, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

  Oscar E. Liburd, Jeffery C. White, Elena M. Rhodes, Angeleah A. Browdy

  249-257

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• Capture of Anastrepha Species (Diptera: Tephritidae) with Multilure Traps and Biolure Attractants in Guatemala

  A. J. Martinez, E. J. Salinas, P. Rendon

  258-263

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• Polypedilum nubifer, a Chironomid Midge (Diptera: Chironomidae) New to Florida that Has Nuisance Potential

  Richard E. Jacobsen, Sue A. Perry

  264-267

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• Pseudacteon Decapitating Flies: Potential Vectors of a Fire Ant Virus?

  Steven M. Valles, Sanford D. Porter

  268-270

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• Fortuitous Establishment of Ageniaspis citricola (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Jamaica on the Citrus Leafminer (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

  Marjorie A. Hoy, A. Jeyaprakash, Dionne Clarke-Harris

  271-273

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• Viruses in Laboratory-reared Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

  Orville G. Marti, Eloise L. Styer, Ronald E. Myers, James E. Carpenter

  274-277

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• A Character Demonstrating the Occurrence of Mating in Male Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

  Orville G. Marti, James E. Carpenter

  278-281

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• A Difference of Degrees and the Influence of Dr. L. A. Hetrick

  Robert E. Woodruff

  282-286

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• Insect Symbiosis

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• Dragonfly Genera of the New World

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• List of Sustaining and Corporate Members

  Editors

  292

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