Vol. 94, No. 4 (December 2011) | Florida Entomologist

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Published: 2011-12-01

Front Matter

Table of Contents
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Workshop Papers

New Initiatives for Management of Red Palm Weevil Threats to Historical Arabian Date Palms

Muhammad Mukhtar, Khawaja G Rasool, Michael P. Parrella, Qaiser I Sheikh, Arnab Pain, Luis Vicente Lopez-Llorca, Yousif N. Aldryhim, R. W. Mankin, Abdulrahman S. Aldawood

733-736
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Use of a Solid Formulation of Beauveria bassiana for Biocontrol of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) Under Field Conditions in SE Spain

B. Güerri-Agulló, R. López-Follana, L. Asensio, P. Barranco, L. V. Lopez-Llorca

737-747
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Supplementary Material to "Use of a Solid Formulation of Beauveria bassiana for Biocontrol of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) Under Field Conditions in SE Spain"

B. Güerri-Agulló, R. López-Follana, L. Asensio, P. Barranco, L. V. Lopez-Llorca
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Distribution and Abundance of Phoretic Mites (Astigmata, Mesostigmata) on Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb, Sabir Bin Muzaffar, Abdullah Mohamed Abuagla, Eyas Mohammad Sharif

748-755
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Rearing Optimization of Red Palm Weevil: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Date Palm: Phoenix dactylifera

A. S. Aldawood, K. G. Rasool

756-760
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Recent Developments in the use of Acoustic Sensors and Signal Processing Tools to Target Early Infestations of Red Palm Weevil in Agricultural Environments

Richard W. Mankin

761-765
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Pheromone-Food-Bait Trap and Acoustic Surveys of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Curacao

K. K. M. Fiaboe, R. W. Mankin, A. L. Roda, M. T. K. Kairo, C. Johanns

766-773
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Bait-Free Attract and Kill Technology (Hook™ RPW) to Suppress Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Date Palm

H. A. F. El-Shafie, J. R. Faleiro, A. H. Al-Abbad, L. Stoltman, A. Mafra-Neto

774-778
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Research Papers

Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part VII: Crocanthes pancala Species Complex

Kyu-Tek Park

779-786
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Host Ranges and Infestation Indices of Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) and Lance Flies (Lonchaeidae) in São Paulo State, Brazil

Adalton Raga, Miguel F. De Souza-Filho, Rogerio A. Machado, Mário E. Sato, Romildo C. Siloto

787-794
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A Cytogenetic Study of Vadonia unipunctata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Its Distribution in Turkey

Atilay Yagmur Okutaner, Huseyin Ozdikmen, Esref Yuksel, Yavuz Kocak

795-799
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Behavioral Interactions between Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and Tetranychus truncatus (Acarina: Tetranychidae)

CaiXia Xu, XingMin Wang, Philip A. Stansly, ShunXiang Ren

800-808
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Establishment of the West Indian Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Parasitoid Doryctobracon areolatus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Dominican Republic

Colmar A. Serra, Mileida Ferreira, Socorro García, Loeny Santana, Maira Castillo, Caridad Nolasco, Paula Morales, Timothy Holler, Amy Roda, Martin Aluja, John Sivinski

809-816
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Planar Arenas for use in Laboratory Bioassay Studies of Subterranean Termites (Rhinotermitidae)

Thomas Chouvenc, Paul Bardunias, Hou-Feng Li, Monica L. Elliott, Nan-Yao Su

817-826
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Worldwide Spread of Tetramorium lucayanum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

James K. Wetterer

827-831
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Plant Phenology-Related Shifts in Color Preferences of Epicometis (Tropinota) Hirta (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) Adults - Key to Effective Population Monitoring and Suppression

Gokhan Aydin

832-838
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Three Aphid Species (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Recorded for the First Time from South America

M. Pilar Mier Durante, Jaime Ortego, Nicolás Pérez Hidalgo, Juan M. Nieto Nafría

839-842
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Worldwide Spread of Pheidole teneriffana (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

James K. Wetterer

843-847
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A New Species of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) from China

Zaifu Xu, Massimo Olmi, Adalgisa Guglielmino, Huayan Chen

848-852
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Supplementary Material to "A New Species of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) from China"

Zaifu Xu, Massimo Olmi, Adalgisa Guglielmino, Huayan Chen
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Laboratory Host Range Assessment of a Predatory Pentatomid, Podisus maculiventris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) for Field Release on Guam

Gadi V. P. Reddy, Rosalie Kikuchi

853-858
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New Data about Xylomya Species from Turkey (Diptera: Xylomyidae)

Turgay Üstüner, Abdullah Hasbenli

859-862
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Influence of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) Larval Instars on the Production of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymneoptera: Braconidae) Progeny and their Sex Ratio

Guido A. Van Nieuwenhove, Sergio M. Ovruski

863-868
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The Performance of Dominance Indices for Constructing Dominance Hierarchies in Mischocyttarus and Polistes Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

André Rodrigues de Souza, Bárbara Bruna Muniz Figueiredo, Bruna Ribeiro, Roberta Pinheiro, Luciana Justino, Mariana Monteiro de Castro, Fábio Prezoto

869-873
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Olfactory Responses of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Volatiles Emitted by Calling Males

Guillermo López-Guillén, Leopoldo Cruz López, Edi A. Malo, Julio C. Rojas

874-881
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Chemical Control of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus glabratus, and Other Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Jorge E. Peña, Jonathan H. Crane, John L. Capinera, Rita E. Duncan, Paul E. Kendra, Randy C. Ploetz, Stephen McLean, Gurpreet Brar, Michael C. Thomas, Ronald D. Cave

882-896
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Colletes francesae, a New Species of Colletid Bee (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) Associated with Sideroxylon tenax (Sapotaceae) in Florida Scrub Habitat

Mark A. Deyrup, Leif D. Deyrup

897-901
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The use of Cohorts to Evaluate the Impact of Encarsia citrina (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on Fiorinia externa (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in the Eastern United States

Kristopher J. Abell, Roy G. Van Driesche

902-908
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Morphological Notes on the Worker and Queen Larvae of the Thief Ant Solenopsis helena (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Brazil

Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox, Daniel Russ Solis, Monica Lanzoni Rossi, William Mackay, Jose Pacheco

909-915
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The Effect of Ginger Oil on the Sexual Performance of Anastrepha Males (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Salvador Flores, J. Pedro Rivera, Emilio Hernandez, Pablo Montoya

916-922
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The Impact of Temperature on Biological Aspects and Life Table of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

C. F. Castro, L. M. Almeida, S. R. C. Penteado

923-932
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Biology and Life History of Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a Larval Endoparasitoid of the Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Jian J. Duan, Craig B. Oppel, Michael D. Ulyshen, Leah S. Bauer, Jonathan LeLito

933-940
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Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): Scanning Electron Micrographs of Key Taxonomic Traits and a Preliminary Morphometric Analysis of the General Morphology of Populations of Different Continents

Vivek Kumar, Dakshina R. Seal, David J. Schuster, Cindy McKenzie, Lance S. Osborne, James Maruniak, Shouan Zhang

941-955
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Effects of Thermal Stress on Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Fu-Xian Jia, Wei Dou, Fei Hu, Jin-Jun Wang

956-963
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Insect Dry Weight: Shortcut to a Difficult Quantity using Museum Specimens

James D. J. Gilbert

964-970
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Supplementary Material to "Insect Dry Weight: Shortcut to a Difficult Quantity using Museum Specimens"

James D. J. Gilbert
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Foliar Resistance to Fall Armyworm in Corn Germplasm Lines that Confer Resistance to Root-and Ear-Feeding Insects

Xinzhi Ni, Yigen Chen, Bruce E. Hibbard, Jeffrey P. Wilson, W. Paul Williams, G. David Buntin, John R. Ruberson, Xianchun Li

971-981
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Species of Thrips (Thysanoptera) in Avocado Orchards in Nayarit, México

Jhonathan Cambero-Campos, Roberto Johansen-Naime, Oswaldo Garcia-Martinez, Ernesto Cerna-Chávez, Agustin Robles-Bermudez, Axel Retana-Salazar

982-986
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Natural History of the Crambe feeder, Lixus circumcinctus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Levent Gültekin, Boris A. Korotyaev

987-992
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Supplementary Material to "Natural History of the Crambe feeder, Lixus circumcinctus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)"

Levent Gültekin, Boris A. Korotyaev
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Impact of Reproductive Activities on the Tissues of Zonocerus variegatus Grasshopper Adults (Orthoptera: Pygomorphidae)

Kehinde Olutoyin Ademolu, Babatimde Adewunmi Idowu, Olubode A. Oke

993-997
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Differential Captures of Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Four Fluorescent Yellow Rectangle Traps

Wee L. Yee, Robert B. Goughnour

998-1009
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Comparative Analysis of Terpenoid Emissions from Florida Host Trees of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Jerome Niogret, Paul E. Kendra, Nancy D. Epsky, Robert R. Heath

1010-1017
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Culicoides insignis and Culicoides paraensis in the Subtropical Mountain Forest of Tucumán, Northwestern Argentina

Cecilia A. Veggiani Aybar, María J. Dantur Juri, Mercedes S. Lizarralde de Grosso, Gustavo R. Spinelli

1018-1025
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Molecular Identification and Phylogeny of Bactrocera Species (Diptera: Tephritidae)

R. Asokan, K. B. Rebijith, Shakti K. Singh, A. S. Sidhu, S. Siddharthan, Praveen. K. Karanth, R. Ellango, V. V. Ramamurthy

1026-1035
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Applications of the Bootstrap to Insect Physiology

Hardev S. Sandhu, Peijian Shi, Xianju Kuang, Fangsen Xue, Feng Ge

1036-1041
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Fitness and Reproductive Potential of Irradiated Mass-Reared Mediterranean Fruit Fly Males Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae): Lowering Radiation Doses

Meriem M'saad Guerfali, Andrew Parker, Salma Fadhl, Heitham Hemdane, Aly Raies, Claude Chevrier

1042-1050
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Scientific Notes

Broad Spectrum Potential of Isaria fumosorosea Against Insect Pests of Citrus

W. B. Hunter, P. B. Avery, D. Pick, C. A. Powell

1051-1054
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First Report of Tecia solanivora (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Attacking the Potato Solanum tuberosum in Mexico

Elías Neptalí Cruz Roblero, Alfredo Castillo Vera, Edi A. Malo

1055-1056
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Molecular Identification of Aedes bahamensis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Brian D. Byrd, Erin E. Gymburch, George F. O'Meara, Dawn M. Wesson

1057-1059
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Biological Activity of Hyphomycete Entomopathogenic Fungi Against Gynaikothrips uzeli (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae)

Claudio Rios-Velasco, Jhonathan Cambero-Campos, Rita Valenzuela-García, Gabriel Gallegos-Morales, Carlos Carvajal Cazola, Luis Aguirre-Uribe

1060-1062
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First Report of Damage by the Sugarcane Root Weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to Florida Sugarcane

Ron Cherry, David G. Hall, Alvin Wilson, Les Baucum

1063-1065
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Occurrence of Megaselia imitatrix Borgmeier and Megaselia hansonix Disney in Florida (Diptera: Phoridae)

Lawrence J. Hribar, Brian V. Brown, R. Henry L. Disney

1066-1067
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Vertical Distribution and Seasonality of Predatory Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a Temperate Deciduous Forest

Michael D. Ulyshen, Villu Soon, James L. Hanula

1068-1070
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Diospyros digyna (Ebenaceae): A New Host Record for Bephratelloides ablusus (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) in Mexico

Alvaro Castañeda-Vildózola, Cristian Nava-Díaz, Omar Franco-Mora, José Refugio Lomeli-Flores, Jorge E. Peña

1071-1072
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First Report of Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Amazonas State, Brazil

Jose Carlos V. Rodrigues, Lucille M. K. Antony

1073-1074
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First Report of a Predaceous Wasp Attacking Nymphs of Diaphorinacitri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), Vector of Hlb

M. A. Reyes-Rosas, J. I. López-Arroyo, M. Buck, J. Loera-Gallardo

1075-1077
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Toxicity of Selected Insecticides to Catolaccus hunteri (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in the Laboratory

David J. Schuster, Sandra Thompson

1078-1080
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Is the Old World Fig, Ficus carica L. (Moraceae), an Alternative Host for the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama) (Homoptera: Psyllidae)?

Donald B. Thomas, Jesse H. De León

1081-1083
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Correlation of an Electrical Penetration Graph Waveform with Walking by Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

Youngnam Youn, Elaine A. Backus, Rosana H. Serikawa, Lukasz L. Stelinski

1084-1087
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Invasion of Two Widely Separated Areas of Mexico by Forficula auricularia (Dermaptera: Forficulidae)

Pilar Pavón-Gozalo, Borja Milá, Pau Aleixandre, Jatziri A. Calderón, Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón, Julio Hernandez-Montoya, Mario García-París

1088-1090
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Daily Activity of Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Monitored with Pheromone-Baited Traps in a Field of Mexican Tuberose

Víctor López-Martínez, Iran Alia-Tejacal, María Andrade-Rodríguez, María De Jesús García-Ramírez, Julio C. Rojas

1091-1093
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Survival of Adult Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), on Harvested Citrus Fruit and Leaves

David G. Hall, Greg McCollum

1094-1096
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Book Reviews

Non-Native and Invasive Ticks. Threats to Human and Animal Health in the United States

James L. Nation

1097
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Miscellaneous

Author Index

1098-1102
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Subject Index

1103-1105
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Errata, List of Sustaining and Corporate Members List, Instructions to Authors

1106-1108
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