Volume Nine: 2009

Food preferences of the rubber plantation litter beetle, Luprops tristis, a nuisance pest in rubber tree plantations
Sabu TK, Vinod K
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:72 (21 December 2009)
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Comparison of similarity coefficients used for cluster analysis with amplified fragment length polymorphism markers in the silkworm, Bombyx mori
Dalirsefat SB, Meyer AdS, Mirhoseini SZ
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:71 (17 December 2009)
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Digestive proteolytic activity in the Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps
Hosseininaveh V, Bandani A, Hosseininaveh F
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:70 (10 December 2009)
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Genetic differentiation between resistance phenotypes in the phytophagous flea beetle, Phyllotreta nemorum
de Jong PW, Breuker CJ, de Vos H, Vermeer KM, Oku K, Verbaarschot P, Nielsen JK, Brakefield PM
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:69 (10 December 2009)
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High temperature effects on water loss and survival examining the hardiness of female adults of the spider beetles, Mezium affine and Gibbium aequinoctiale
Yoder JA, Chambers MJ, Tank JL, Keeney GD
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:68 (4 December 2009)
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Olfactory perception of oviposition-deterring fatty acids and their methyl esters by the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis
Lei G, Li GQ
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:67 (4 December 2009)
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Longevity and developmental stability in the dung fly Sepsis cynipsea, as affected by the ectoparasitic mite, Pediculoides mesembrinae
Martin OY, Hosken DJ
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:66 (3 December 2009)
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Evaluation of the susceptibility of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, to a selection of novel biorational insecticides using an artificial diet
Sadeghi A, Van Damme EJ, Smagghe G
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:65 (3 December 2009)
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Toxicity, tunneling and feeding behavior of the termite, Coptotermes vastator, in sand treated with oil of the physic nut, Jatropha curcas
Acda MN
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:64 (3 December 2009)
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Hygienic behavior, liquid-foraging, and trophallaxis in the leaf-cutting ants, Acromyrmex subterraneus and Acromyrmex octospinosus
Richard F, Errard C
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:63 (3 December 2009)
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Spitting performance parameters and their biomechanical implications in the spitting spider, Scytodes thoracica
Suter RB, Stratton GE
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:62 (19 November 2009)
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Southern Plant Diagnostic Network Invasive Arthropod Workshop, May 7–9, 2007.
Hodges AC, Morse JC.
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:61 (21 August 2009)
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Distributional patterns of Pseudacteon associated with the Solenopsis saevissima complex in South America
Patrock RJW, Porter SD, Gilbert LE, Folgarait PJ
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:60 (20 August 2009)
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Soybean flour and wheat germ proportions in artificial diet and their effect on the growth rates of the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens
Blanco CA, Portilla M, Abel CA, Winters H, Ford R, Streett D
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:59 (17 July 2009)
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Preliminary results on evaluation of chickpea, Cicer arietinum, genotypes for resistance to the pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus
Erler F, Ceylan F&, Erdemir T, Toker C
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:58 (16 July 2009)
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Physiological activity of neuropeptide F on the hindgut of the blood-feeding hemipteran, Rhodnius prolixus
Gonzalez R, Orchard I
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:57 (15 July 2009)
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Population dynamics of the rubber plantation litter beetle Luprops tristis, in relation to annual cycle of foliage phenology of its host, the para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis
Sabu TK, Vinod K
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:56 (15 July 2009)
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Growth and differentiation of the larval mosquito midgut
Ray K, Mercedes M, Chan D, Choi CY, Nishiura JT
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:55 (15 July 2009)
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Daily activity patterns of two co-occurring tropical satyrine butterflies
Peixoto PEC, Benson WW
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:54 (14 July 2009)
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Pathogenicity of the fungus, Aspergillus clavatus, isolated from the locust, Oedaleus senegalensis, against larvae of the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti, Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus
Seye F, Faye O, Ndiaye M, Njie E, Afoutou JM
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:53 (13 July 2009)
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Response of the cutworm Spodoptera litura to sesame leaves or crude extracts in diet
Sintim HO, Tashiro T, Motoyama N
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:52 (13 July 2009)
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Demography and life history of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma brassicae, on two moths Anagasta kuehniella and Plodia interpunctella in the laboratory
Iranipour S, Farazmand A, Saber M, Mashhadi JM
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:51 (10 July 2009)
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Egg formation in Lepidoptera
Telfer WH
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:50 (9 July 2009)
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Impact of darker, intermediate and lighter phenotypes of body melanization on desiccation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster
Parkash R, Rajpurohit S, Ramniwas S
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:49 (8 July 2009)
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Distribution and abundance of parasites of the rhodesgrass mealybug, Antonina graminis: Reassessment of a classic example of biological control in the southeastern United States
Chantos JM, Vinson SB, Helms KR
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:48 (2 July 2009)
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A survey of scale insects (Sternorryncha: Coccoidea) occurring on table grapes in South Africa
Walton VM, Krüger K, Saccaggi DL, Millar IM
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:47 (26 June 2009)
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Seasonality of litter insects and relationship with rainfall in a wet evergreen forest in south Western Ghats
Anu A, Sabu TK, Vineesh P
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:46 (24 June 2009)
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Field and laboratory responses of male leaf roller moths, Choristoneura rosaceana and Pandemis pyrusana, to pheromone concentrations in an attracticide paste formulation
Curkovic T, Brunner JF, Landolt PJ
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:45 (24 June 2009)
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Future fitness of female insect pests in temporally stable and unstable habitats and its impact on habitat utility as refuges for insect resistance management
Caprio MA, Parker CD, Schneider JC
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:44 (23 June 2009)
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Digestion of starch granules from maize, potato and wheat by larvae of the the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor and the Mexican bean weevil, Zabrotes subfasciatus
Meireles EA, Carneiro CNB, DaMatta RA, Samuels RI, Silva CP
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:43 (19 June 2009)
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Scaling of individual phosphorus flux by caterpillars of the whitemarked tussock moth, Orygia leucostigma
Meehan TD, Lindroth RL
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:42 (18 June 2009)
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Detection of predation using qPCR: Effect of prey quantity, elapsed time, chaser diet, and sample preservation on detectable quantity of prey DNA
Weber DC, Lundgren JG
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:41 (18 June 2009)
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Economic injury level of the psyllid, Agonoscena pistaciae, on pistachio, Pistacia vera cv. Ohadi
Hassani MR, Nouri-Ganbalani G, Izadi H, Shojai M, Basirat M
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:40 (12 June 2009)
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Species richness and host associations of Lepidoptera-attacking Tachinidae in the northeast Ecuadorian Andes
Stireman JO, Greeney HF, Dyer LA
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:39 (2 June 2009)
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The early stages of Pedaliodes poesia (Hewitson, 1862) in eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae: Pronophilina)
Greeney HF, Pyrcz TW, Hualingua-L MR, DeVries PJ, Dyer LA
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:38 (2 June 2009)
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Nine new species of Aleiodes Wesmael reared at Yanayacu Biological Station (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae) in eastern Ecuador
Townsend AC, Shaw SR
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:37 (2 June 2009)
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A new species of Andesipolis Whitfield & Choi from the eastern Andes of Ecuador with notes on biology and classification (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rhysipolinae)
Townsend AC, Shaw SR
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:36 (2 June 2009)
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The immature stages and natural history of Veladyris pardalis (Salvin, 1869) in eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Ithomiinae)
Greeney HF, Hill RI, Hualingua-L MR, Simbaña WR, Gentry G
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:35 (2 June 2009)
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A new species of solitary Meteorus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared from caterpillars of toxic butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Ecuador
Shaw SR, Jones GZ
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:34 (2 June 2009)
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The immature stages and shelter building behavior of Falga jeconia ombra Evans, 1955 in eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae)
Greeney HF, Warren AD
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:33 (2 June 2009)
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The life history and shelter building behavior of Vettius coryna coryna Hewitson, 1866 in eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae)
Greeney HF, Warren AD
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:32 (2 June 2009)
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The life history and shelter building behavior of Vettius coryna coryna Hewitson, 1866 in eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae)
Greeney HF, Warren AD
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:32 (2 June 2009)
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The life history and shelter building behavior of Vettius coryna coryna Hewitson, 1866 in eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae)
Greeney HF, Warren AD
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:32 (2 June 2009)
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Reared microgastrine wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Yanayacu Biological Station and environs (Napo Province, Ecuador): Diversity and host specialization
Whitfield JB, Rodriguez JJ, Masonick PK
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:31 (2 June 2009)
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The early stages and natural history of Antirrhea adoptiva porphyrosticta (Watkins, 1928) in eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Morphinae)
Greeney HF, DeVries PJ, Penz CM, Granizo-T RB, Connahs H, Stireman JO, Walla TR, Dyer LA
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:30 (2 June 2009)
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The early stages and natural history of Antirrhea adoptiva porphyrosticta (Watkins, 1928) in eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Morphinae)
Greeney HF, DeVries PJ, Penz CM, Granizo-T RB, Connahs H, Stireman JO, Walla TR, Dyer LA
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:30 (2 June 2009)
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A key to New World Distatrix Mason (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with descriptions of six new reared Neotropical species
Grinter CC, Whitfield JB, Connahs H, Dyer LA, Hallwachs W, Janzen DH
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:29 (1 June 2009)
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Geographic variation in host-specificity and parasitoid pressure of an herbivore (Geometridae) associated with the tropical genus Piper (Piperaceae)
Connahs H, Rodríguez-Castañeda G, Walters T, Walla T, Dyer L
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:28 (1 June 2009)
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Characterizing the cauline domatia of two newly discovered Ecuadorian ant plants in Piper: an example of convergent evolution
Tepe EJ, Kelley WA, Rodriguez-Castañeda G, Dyer LA
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:27 (1 June 2009)
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Special Feature: Diversity of insect-plant interactions in the eastern Andes of Ecuador
Miller JS, Dyer L
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:26 (1 June 2009)
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Host plant associations of an entomopathogenic variety of the fungus, Colletotrichum acutatum, recovered from the elongate hemolock scale, Fiorinia externa
Marcelino JAP, Gouli S, Parker BL, Skinner M, Schwarzberg L, Giordano R
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:25 (29 May 2009)
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Novel pink bollworm resistance to the Bt toxin Cry1Ac: Effects on mating, oviposition, larval development and survival
Fabrick J, Jech LF, Henneberry TJ
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:24 (22 May 2009)
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Evaluation of yeasts and yeast products in larval and adult diets for the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, and adult diets for the medfly, Ceratitis capitata, and the melon fly, Bactrocera curcurbitae
Chang CL
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:23 (22 May 2009)
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A primer for the use of insecticidal transgenic cotton in developing countries
Showalter AM, Heuberger S, Tabashnik BE, Carrière Y
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:22 (22 May 2009)
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Analysis and functional annotation of expressed sequence tags from the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis
Hunter WB, Smith MT, Hunnicutt LE
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:21 (20 May 2009)
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Natural distribution of parasitoids of larvae of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Argentina
Murúa MG, Molina-Ochoa J, Fidalgo P
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:20 (19 May 2009)
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Evolution of the gene lineage encoding the carbon dioxide receptor in insects
Robertson HM, Kent LB
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:19 (13 May 2009)
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The insect chemoreceptor superfamily in Drosophila pseudoobscura: Molecular evolution of ecologically-relevant genes over 25 million years
Robertson HM
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:18 (8 May 2009)
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Molecular and functional characterization of a c-type lysozyme from the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis
Wang W, Wang Y, Deng X, Dang X, Tian J, Yi H, Li Y, He X, Cao Y, Xia Q, Lai R, Wen S
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:17 (8 May 2009)
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Resource utilization and environmental and spatio-temporal overlap of a hilltopping Lycaenid butterfly community in the Colombian Andes
Prieto C, Dahners HW
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:16 (8 May 2009)
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Aqueous extracts of some medicinal plants are as toxic as Imidacloprid to the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci
Ateyyat MA, Al-Mazra’awi M, Abu-Rjai T, Shatnawi MA
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:15 (5 May 2009)
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The influence of temperature on the behavior of burrowing in larvae of the blowflies, Chrysomya albiceps and Lucilia cuprina, under controlled conditions
Gomes L, Gomes G, Von Zuben CJ
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:14 (21 April 2009)
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Entomopathogenic activity of a variety of the fungus, Colletotrichum acutatum, recovered from the elongate hemlock scale, Fiorinia externa
Marcelino JAP, Gouli S, Parker BL, Skinner M, Giordano R
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:13 (16 April 2009)
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Ground dwelling ants as surrogates for establishing conservation priorities in the Australian wet tropics
Yek SH, Willliams SE, Burwell C, Robson SK, Crozier RH
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:12 (9 April 2009)
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Initiation of absconding-swarm emigration in the social wasp Polybia occidentalis
Sonnentag PJ, Jeanne RL
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:11 (6 April 2009)
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Seasonal patterns of the insect community structure in urban rain pools of temperate Argentina
Fontanarrosa MS, Collantes MB, Bachmann AO
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:10 (30 March 2009)
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Seasonal changes in the genetic structure of an aphid-ant mutualism as revealed using microsatellite analysis of the aphid Tuberculatus quercicola and the ant Formica yessensis
Yao I, Akimoto S
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:9 (27 March 2009)
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Supplemental control of lepidopterous pests on Bt transgenic sweet corn with biologically-based spray treatments
Farrar RR, Shepard BM, Shapiro M, Hassell RL, Schaffer ML, Smith CM
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:8 (19 March 2009)
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Responses of descending visually-sensitive neurons in the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta, to three-dimensional flower-like stimuli.
Sprayberry JDH
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:7 (17 March 2009)
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The role of antennae in removing entomopathogenic fungi from cuticle of the termite, Coptotermes formosanus
Yanagawa A, Yokohari F, Shimizu S
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:6 (17 March 2009)
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Egg parasitoids of Proconiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in northwestern Mexico, with description of a new species of Gonatocerus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)
Triapitsyn SV, Bernal JS
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:5 (17 March 2009)
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Purification and biochemical characterization of a specific β-glucosidase from the digestive fluid of larvae of the palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum
Yapi DYA, Gnakri D, Niamke SL, Kouame LP
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:4 (12 March 2009)
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Collembola are unlikely to cause human dermatitis
Lim C, Lim S, Chew F, Ong T, Deharveng L
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:3 (9 March 2009)
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The seasonal natural history of the ant, Dolichoderus mariae, in northern Florida
Laskis KO, Tschinkel WR
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:2 (6 February 2009)
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Oviposition, development and survivorship of the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci on soybean, Glycine max, and the garden bean, Phaseolus vulgaris
Mansaray A, Sundufu AJ
Journal of Insect Science. 2009. 9:1 (4 February 2009)
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