Vol. 95, No. 1 (March 2012) | Florida Entomologist

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Published: 2012-03-01

Research Papers

Laboratory Biological Parameters of Trichogramma fuentesi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), an Egg Parasitoid of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Oulimathe Paraiso, Stephen D. Hight, Moses T. K. Kairo, Stephanie Bloem, James E. Carpenter, Stuart Reitz

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Antennal Sensilla of Parthenogenetic and Bisexual Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Gui-Juan Kang, Zeng-Rong Zhu, Jia-An Cheng, Michael O. Way

8-15
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An Experimental Test of the Seismic Behaviors of Antispila Nysaefoliella (Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae) to Vibrational Stimuli

Candace Low

16-20
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A Manifold for Injecting Insecticides into a Drip Irrigation System for Small Plot Research Trials with Row Crops

Gerald M. Ghidiu, Paula G. Marçon, Rachel A. Cameron, Edward B. Lang, Greg Hannig, Cheryl A. Bellin

21-24
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A New Species of Lymantria (Subgenus Nyctria) from China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae)

Houshuai Wang, Yasunori Kishida, Min Wang

25-27
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Antennal Responses of West Indian and Caribbean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Ammonium Bicarbonate and Putrescine Lures

David A. Jenkins, Paul E. Kendra, Nancy D. Epsky, Wayne S. Montgomery, Robert R. Heath, Daniel M. Jenkins, Ricardo Goenaga

28-34
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Structure and Composition of a Thrips Community in the Chihuahua Desert, New Mexico, U.S.

Guillermo A. Logarzo, María Inés Zamar, David Richman, Octavio Bruzzone

35-42
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Success of the Parasitoid Fly Ormia ochracea (Diptera: Tachinidae) on Natural and Unnatural Cricket Hosts

Ian R. Thomson, Crystal M. Vincent, Susan M. Bertram

43-48
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Uscana espinae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Central Mexico: New Hosts, Host Plants, Distribution Records, and Characterization

Arturo Bonet, Toshihide Kato, Ignacio Castellanos, Bernard Pintureau, Delia García

49-56
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Toxicity of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Seed Cake to Larvae of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Its Parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Clarice Diniz Alvarenga, Wesley Mota França, Teresinha Augusta Giustolin, Beatriz Aguiar Jordäo Paranhos, Gleidyane Novais Lopes, Patrícia Leite Cruz, Paulo Roberto Ramos Barbosa

57-62
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Quantifying Efficacy and Avoidance Behavior by Tawny Mole Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Scapteriscus vicinus) to Three Synthetic Insecticides

D. E. Silcox, C. E. Sorenson, R. L. Brandenburg

63-74
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Mitochondrial DNA Genetic Diversity of the Drywood Termites Incisitermes minor and I. snyderi (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)

James W. Austin, Allen L. Szalanski, Cesar Solorzano, Roxane Magnus, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

75-81
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The Anal Plates of Larval Hydrellia pakistanae (Diptera: Ephydridae)

Brian Durham, Michael J. Grodowitz

82-88
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Life History of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Three Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Cultivars

Luis F. Aristizábal, Catharine Mannion, Christopher Bergh, Steven Arthurs

89-94
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Baseline Toxicity of Spiromesifen to Biotype B of Bemisia tabaci in Florida

R. S. Mann, D. J. Schuster, R. Cordero, M. Toapanta

95-98
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Effect of Exposure Time and Ratio of Hosts to Female Parasitoids on Offspring Production of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymneoptera: Braconidae) Reared on Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) Larvae

Guido A. Van Nieuwenhove, Laura P. Bezdjian, Sergio M. Ovruski

99-104
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Diversity of Egg Parasitoids Attacking Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Populations at Low and High Elevation Sites in Mexico and Argentina

Gustavo Moya-Raygoza, Erica Luft Albarracin, Eduardo G. Virla

105-112
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Toumeyella parvicornis (Hemiptera: Coccidae), Causing Severe Decline of Pinus caribaea var. Bahamensis in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Chris Malumphy, Martin A. Hamilton, Bryan N. Manco, Paul W. C. Green, Michele D. Sanchez, Marcella Corcoran, Eric Salamanca

113-119
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Phoresis between Serratia marcescens and Steinernema carpocapsae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) during Infection of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae.

María De Jesús Ortega-Estrada, M. Cristina Del Rincón-Castro, Regina Basurto-Ríos, Jorge Toledo, Jorge E. Ibarra

120-127
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Supplementary Material to "Phoresis between Serratia marcescens and Steinernema carpocapsae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) during Infection of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae"

María De Jesús Ortega-Estrada, M. Cristina Del Rincón-Castro, Regina Basurto-Ríos, Jorge Toledo, Jorge E. Ibarra
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Seasonal Abundance and Spatial Distribution of the Leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and its Parasitoid, Opius dissitus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), on Bean in Southern Florida

Jian Li, Dakshina R. Seal, Gary L. Leibee, Oscar E. Liburd

128-135
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Impact of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on Biological Control of Salvinia minima (Hydropteridales: Salviniaceae) by Cyrtobagous salviniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Katherine A. Parys, Seth J. Johnson

136-142
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Effects of Blackbirds (Agelaius phoenicius) on Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Populations, Damage, and Yield in Florida Rice

Rena R. Borkhataria, Gregg S. Nuessly, Elise Pearlstine, Ron H. Cherry

143-149
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Is There any Genetic Variation among Native Mexican and Argentinian Populations of Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)?

Veronica Palomera, Sabrina Bertin, Aarón Rodríguez, Domenico Bosco, Eduardo Virla, Gustavo Moya-Raygoza

150-155
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Resistance to Onion Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Onion Cultivars does not Prevent Infection by Iris Yellow Spot Virus Following Vector-Mediated Transmission

John Diaz-Montano, Marc Fuchs, Brian A. Nault, Anthony M. Shelton

156-161
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Determination of the Life Cycle of the Olive Fruit Leaf Moth, Palpita unionalis (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) in the Laboratory

Çığdem Yilmaz, Hanıfe Genç

162-170
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Supplementary Material to "Determination of the Life Cycle of the Olive Fruit Leaf Moth, Palpita unionalis (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) in the Laboratory"

Çığdem Yilmaz, Hanıfe Genç
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'Ataulfo' Mango Flowers Contain a Diversity of Thrips (Thysanoptera)

Franklin H. Rocha, Francisco Infante, Juan Quilantán, Arturo Goldarazena, Joe E. Funderburk

171-178
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Mortality Factors of the Avocado Lace Bug, Pseudacysta Perseae (Heteroptera: Tingidae), in Florida

Jorge E. Peña, R. E. Duncan, W. J. Roltsch, D. Carrillo

179-182
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Mitochondrial COI from Dysmicoccus brevipes (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Suggests Cryptic Lineage and Pinpoints the Source of the Introduction to China

Yan Biao He, Xuan Wu Wan, Yin Hong Liu, Guang Ming Sun, Ru Lin Zhan

183-191
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Scientific Notes

First Records of Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Alabama and in Harrison County, Mississippi

John P. Formby, Terence L. Schiefer, John J. Riggins

192-193
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A Sex Attractant for Trapping Crambus cypridalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Peter J. Landolt, Diana Roberts

194-195
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First Record of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal)

James W. Austin, Allen L. Szalanski, Timothy G. Myles, Paulo A. V. Borges, Lina Nunes, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

196-198
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Attraction of Plecia nearctica (Diptera: Bibionidae) to Floral Lures Containing Phenylacetaldehyde

Steven P. Arthurs, Nastaran Tofangsazi, Robert L. Meagher, Ron Cherry

199-201
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Mass Rearing of a Tropical Minute Pirate Bug, Orius pumilio (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Jean M. G. Thomas, Paul D. Shirk, Jeffrey P. Shapiro

202-204
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New Tropical Fruit Hosts of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Its Relative Abundance on them in South Florida

Vivek Kumar, Dakshina R. Seal, Garima Kakkar, Cindy L. McKenzie, Lance S. Osborne

205-207
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Records of Two Pest Species, Leptoglossus zonatus (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and Pachycoris klugii (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae), Feeding on the Physic Nut, Jatropha curcas, in Mexico

Rosa E. Tepole-García, Samuel Pineda-Guillermo, Jorge Martínez-Herrera, Víctor R. Castrejón-Gómez

208-210
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Papaya (Carica papaya, Brassicales: Caricaceae) is not a Host Plant of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (Tylcv; Family Geminiviridae, Genus Begomovirus)

Aaron M. Dickey, Lance S. Osborne, Cindy L. Mckenzie

211-213
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First Report of a Mermithid Nematode Infecting Piezodorus guildinii and Acrosternum hilare (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the United States

Katherine L. Kamminga, Jeffrey A. Davis, S. Patricia Stock, Arthur R. Richter

214-217
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Uric Acid and Soluble Protein Content of Feces from Three Species of Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Timothy J. Arquette, Eldon J. Mallette, Jose M. Rodriguez

218-220
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Tachinid Flies Associated with Tibraca limbativentris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Patrícia Menegaz De Farias, Josué Sant'ana, Luiza Rodrigues Redaelli, Silvio Shigueo Nihei

221-223
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Psocopteran Species Associated with Eastern Hemlock in the Southern Appalachians

Carla Coots, Paris Lambdin, Jerome Grant, Rusty Rhea, Edward Mockford

224-227
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Arthropod Community Associated with Tropical Soda Apple and Natural Enemies of Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Florida

R. Diaz, K. Hibbard, A. Samayoa, W. A. Overholt

228-232
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Extended Geographical Distribution and Host Range of the Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in Argentina

Juan Briano, Laura Varone, Guillermo Logarzo, Carlos Villamil

233-237
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Dolichomitus irritator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): A New Parasite of Dectes texanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Soybeans

Kelly V. Tindall, Kent Fothergill

238-240
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Book Reviews

Entomologia Médica e Veterinária

J. E. Maruniak, A. Garcia-Maruniak

241
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Honey Bee Colony Health

M. T. Sanford

242-243
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Miscellaneous

List of Sustaining and Corporate Members List, Instructions to Authors

244-245
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