BIOLOGICAL CONTROL Theory and Application in Pest Management
Volume 14, Number 1, January 1999
CONTENTS
1 Effect of Temperature and Dew Period on Infection of Northern Jointvetch by Wild-Type
and Mutant Strains of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. aeschynomene
Y. Luo and D. 0. TeBeest
7 Comparison of Oviposition on Host Larvae and Rubber Tubes by Exoristajaponica
Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Chiharu Tanaka, Yooichi Kainoh, and Hiroshi Honda
11 Inoculative Augmentation of tbe Fungal Entomopathogen Entomophaga maimaiga
Towner Tactic to Control Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)
Ann E. Hajek and Ralph E. Webb
19 Impact ofHyperparasitoids on Cotesia glomerata in Southwestern Virginia
David N. Games and L. T. Kok
29 Predacious Mites for Control of Citrus Thrips, Scirtothrips citri (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
in Nursery Citrus
Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell, Yuling Ouyang, and Rebecka A. Striggow
37 Increased Field and Greenhouse Efficacy against Scarab Grubs with a Combination
of an Entomopathogenic Nematode and Bacillus thuringiensis
A. M. KoppenhOfer, H. Y. Choo, H. K. Kaya, D. W. Lee, and W. D. Gelernter
45 Steinernema glaseri Surface Coat Protein Suppresses the Immune Response ofPopillia
japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Larvae
Yi Wang and Randy Gaugler
51 Impact of Deletion of the Lymantria dispar Nucleopolyhedrovirus PEP Gene on Viral
Potency: Expression of the Green Fluorescent Protein Prevents Larval Liquefaction
David S. Bischoff and James M. Slavicek
60 Host Specificity ofHeteroperreyia hubrichi Malaise (Hymenoptera: Pergidae), a Potential
Biological Control Agent of Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi)
J. C. Medal, M. D. Vitorino, D. H. Habeck, J. L. Gillmore, J. H. Pedrosa,
and L. P. De Sousa
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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL : Teory and Application in Pest Management
Volume 14, Number 2, February 1999
CONTENTS
67 Evaluation of a Baculovirus Bioinsecticide for Small-Scale Maize Growers in Latin America
T. Williams, D. Goulson, P. Caballero, J. Cisneros, A. M. Martinez,
J. W. Chapman, D. X. Roman, and R. D. Cave
77 Aleochara spp. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and Pupal Parasitoids (Hymenoptera:
Pteromalidae) Attacking Symbovine Fly Pupae (Diptera: Muscidae, Sarcophagidae and
Otitidae) in Southeastern Brazil
Maria A. Ferreira deAlmeida andAngelo Pires do Prado
85 Establishment and Early Effects of Omphalapion hookeri (Kirby) (Coleoptera: Apionidae) as a
Biological Control Agent for Scentless Chamomile, Matricaria perforata Merat (Asteraceae)
Alee McClay and Rosemarie De Clerck-Floate
97 Control of Powdery Mildew in Wild and Cultivated Grapes by a Tydeid Mite
Greg English-Loeb, Andrew P. Norton, David M. Gadoury, Robert C. Seem,
and Wayne F. Wilcox
105 Ability ofNonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum Fo47 to Protect Tomato against
Fusarium Wilt
J.-G. Fuchs, Y. Moenne-Loccoz, and G. Defago
111 Influence of Oscillating Temperatures on the Competitive Infection and Colonization of the
Migratory Grasshopper by Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium flavoviride
G. Douglas Inglis, Grant M. Duke, Lawrence M. Kawchuk, and Mark S. Goettel
121 Ant Foraging Reduces the Abundance of Beneficial and Incidental Arthropods in Citrus Canopies
David G. James, Mark M. Stevens, Karen J. O'Malley, and Richard J. Faulder
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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Theory and Application in Pest Managem
Volume :14, Number . 3 , March 1999
CONTENTS
127 Life History and Laboratory Host Range ofEccritotarsus catarinensis (Carvalho)
(Heteroptera: Miridae), a New Natural Enemy Released on Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia
crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laub.) (Pontederiaceae) in South Africa
M. P. Hill, C. J. Cilliers, and S. Neser
134 The Host Range ofEccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), a Potential Agent for
the Biological Control ofWaterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
John N. Stanley and Michael H. Julien
141 The Rust Puccinia abrupta var. parthenUcola, a Potential Biocontrol Agent ofParthenium
Weed: Environmental Requirements for Disease Progress
M. T. Fauzi, A, J. Tomley, P. J. Dart, H. J. Ogle, and S. W. Adkins
146 Interactions between the Pa.rasitoidAmetadoria misella (Diptera: Tachinidae) and the
Granulovirus ofHarrisina brillians (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)
Diane M. Stark, Nicholas J. Mills, and Alexander H. Purcell
152 Reproductive Biology ofCephalonomia hyalinipennis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), a Native
Parasitoid of the Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), in
Chiapas, Mexico
Gabriela Perez-Lachaud and lan C.W. Hardy
159 Field Assessment of Adhesion and Hatch of Chrysoperla Eggs Mechanically Applied in
Liquid Carriers
Lynn R. Wunderlich and D. Ken Giles
168 Natural Enemies ofTrapa spp. in Northeast Asia and Europe
Robert W. Pemberton
181 Infection of Sentinel Cotton Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) by Aerial Conidia ofNeozygites
fresenii (Entomophthorales: Neozygitaceae)
D. C. Steinkraus, M. N. Howard, R. G. Hollingsworth, and G. 0. Boys
186 Acknowledgment
188 Author Index for Volume 14
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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Volume 15, Number 2, June 1999
89 An Evaluation of the Wilt-Causing Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum as a Potential
Biological Control Agent for the Alien Kahili Ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum) in
Hawaiian Forests
Robert C. Anderson and Donald E. Gardner
97 Identification of Pupal Exuviae ofNasonia vitripennis and Muscidifurax raptorellus
Parasitoids Using Cuticular Hydrocarbons
D. A. Carlson, C. J. Geden, and U. R. Bernier
107 Impact ofErysiphe cynoglossi on the Growth and Reproduction of the Rangeland Weed
Cynoglossum officinale
R. De Clerck-Floate
113 Lipids ofm Vivo and in Vitro Cultured Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Moeen A. Abu Hatab and Randy Gaugler
119 Hymenopterous Larval-Pupal and Pupal Parasitoids ofAnastrepha Flies (Diptera:
Tephritidae) in Mexico
M. Lopez, M.Aluja, and J. Sivinski
130 Effects of European and U.S. Strains ofFusarium spp. Pathogenic to Leafy Spurge on
North American Grasses and Cultivated Species
A. J. Caesar, G. Campobasso, and G. Terragitti
137 Mass-Rearing of the Tephritid Fruit Fly Parasitoid Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Renato C. Bautista, Noboru Mochizuki, John P. Spencer, Ernest J. Harris, and
Dwayne M. Ichimura
145 Impact ofPheidole megacephala (F.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Biological Control
ofDysmicoccus breuipes (Cockerell) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
Hector GonzaIez-Hernandez, Marshall W. Johnson, and Neil J. Reimer
153 Effects ofMicrosporidium phytoseiuli (Microsporidia) on the Performance of the Predatory
Mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
S. Bjornson and B. A. Keddie
162 Effects of Temperature on Eggs, Fecundity, and Adult Longevity ofHylobius transuersouittatus
Goeze (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a Biological Control Agent of Purple Loosestrife
T. J. McAvoy and L. T. Kok
168 Impact of the Seed-Fly, Ophiomyia lantanae (Froggatt) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), on the
Viability of Lantana Fruit in South-East Queensland, Australia
S. Broughton
173 A Laboratory Evaluation of the Astigmatid Mite Hemisarcoptes cooremani Thomas (Acari:
Hemisarcoptidae) as a Potential Biological Control Agent for an Armored Scale, Aonidiella
aurantii (Maskell) (Homoptera: Diaspididae)
Robert F. Luck, G. Jiang, and M. A. Houck
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Volume 15, Number 3, July 1999
CONTENTS
185 Host Specificity of the Argentine Root-Boring Weevil, Heilipodus ventralis (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae), a Potential Biocontrol Agent for Snakeweeds (Gutierrezia: Asteraceae) in
Western North American Rangelands—U.S. Quarantine Tests
C. Jack DeLoach and James P. Cuda
210 Biology of Heilipodus ventralis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an Argentine Weevil for
Biological Control of Snakeweeds {Gutierrezia spp.) in the United States
H. A. Cordo, C. J. DeLoach, and D. H. Habeck
228 The Effect of Variability in the Phenology of the Reproductive Stages of Scotch Broom
(Cytisus scoparius) on the Synchronization of the Life Stages of Broom Seed Beetle
(Bruchidius villosus) in New Zealand
H. M. Harman
235 Potential for Biocontrol ofLasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griff. & Maubl. in Banana
Fruits by Trichoderma Species
M. Golam Mortuza and Lina L. Hag
241 Host Location ofHyssopus pallidus, a Larval Parasitoid of the Codling Moth,
Cydia pomonella
Letizia Mattiacci, Ellen Hutter, and Silvia Dorn
252 Biological Control of Hedge Bindweed {Calystegia sepium) with Stagonospora conuolvuli
Strain LA39 in Combination with Competition from Red Clover {Trifolium pratense)
Daniel Guntii, Stephane Burgos, Ingeborg Kump, Marione Heeb,
HanspeterA. Pfirter, and Genevieve Defago
259 Effects of Selected Fungicides and the Timing of Fungicide Application on Beauveria
bassiana-Induced Mortality of the Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Jennifer Jaros-Su, Eleanor Groden, and Jianxin Zhang
270 Identification ofMuscidifurax Spp. by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment
Length Polymorphism
David B. Taylor and Allen L. Szalanski
274 Use ofEthylene-Producing Bacteria for Stimulation of Striga spp. Seed Germination
Dana K. Berner, Norman W. Schaad, and Beate Völksch
283 Predator Interference and the Establishment of Generalist Predator Populations
for Biocontrol
William E. Snyder and David H. Wise
293 Effects ofRecombinant Baculoviruses on Three Nontarget Heliothine Predators
Jianbo Li, Kevin M. Heinz, J. Lindsey Flexner, and Bill F. McCutchen
303 Author Index for Volume 15
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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Volume 16, Number 1, September 1999
CONTENTS
1 A Survey of Fungal Pathogens ofAphids from South Africa, with Special Reference to
Cereal Aphids
Justin L. Hatting, Richard A. Humber, TadeuszJ. Poprawski,
and Ray M, Miller
13 Effect of Temperature on the Control ofAnnual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.) with
Xanthomonas campestris pv.poae (JT-P482)
S. Imaizumi, M. Honda, and T. Fujimori
18 Seasonal factors affecting the control of annual bluegrass ( poa annual ) with
Xanthomonas campestris pv.poae {JT-P482)
S. Imaizumi,A, Tateno, D. Miyamoto, K. Morita, and T, Fujimori
27 Characterization of an Epiphytic Yeast Population ofGrapefruit Capable of Suppression of
Green Mold Decay Caused by Peniallium digitutum
S. Droby, S. Lischinski, L. Cohen, B, Weiss, A. Daus, T. Chand-Goyal,
J. W. Eckert, and S. Manulis
35 Evaluating Edovumputtleri Grissell and Podisus maculiuentris (Say) forAugmentative
Biological Control of Colorado Potato Beetle in Tomatoes
Philip W. Tipping, Carol A, Holko, ArefA. Abdul-Baki, and Jeffrey R. Aldrich
43 Variations and Biological Traits of Coccophagusgossypariae Gahan
(Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)
Gennaro Viggiani
47 Host Plant-Mediated Orientational and Ovipositional Behavior of Three Species of
Chrysopids (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
Chandish R. Ballal and S. R Singh
54 Prevalence ofFungal Entomopathogens in the Life Cycle of Pear Thrips, Taeniothrips
inconsequens (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), in Vermont Sugar Maple Forests
Michael Brownbridge, AlexsanderAdamowicz, Margaret Skinner,
and Bruce L. Parker
60 Biological Control of Stump Sprouting of Broadleaf Species in Rights-of-Way with
Chondrostereumpurpureum: Incidence of the Disease on Nontarget Hosts
Lyne Gosselin, Robert Jobidon, and Louis Bernier
68 Dispersal ofMuscidifurax raptorellus Kogan and Legner (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in a
High-Rise Poultry Facility
Patrick C, Tobin and Charles W. Pitts
73 Leguminous Cover Crops to Enhance Population Development ofEuseius tularensis (Acari:
Phytoseiidae) in Citrus
Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell, Yuling Ouyang, and Robert L. Bugg
81 Life History Characteristics of Three Populations of Edovumputtleri Grissell
(Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) at Three Temperatures
Nuris M. Acosta and Robert cL O'Neil
88 Detection of Parasitized Rice Weevils in Wheat Kernels with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
James E, Baker, Floyd E. Dowell, and James E, Throne
91 Deletion of the Lymantria dispar Multicapsid Nucleopolyhedrovirus Ecdysteroid
UDP-Glucosyl Transferase Gene Enhances Viral Killing Speed in the Last Instar of the
Gypsy Moth
James M. Slavicek, Holly J. R. Popham, and Christopher I. Riegel
104 Potential Use ofDicyphus hesperus Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae) for Biological Control of
Pests of Greenhouse Tomatoes
Robert R, McGregor, David R, Gillespie, Donald M. J. Quiring,
and Mitch R, J. Foisy
111 Dynamics of Airborne Conidia of the Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantnidae) Fungal
Pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales)
Ann E. Hajek, Cara H. Olsen, and Joseph S. Elkinton