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Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities by Asplen, Mark K, Anfora, Gianfranco, Biondi, Antonio, Choi, Deuk-Soo, Chu, Dong, Daane, Kent M, Gibert, Patricia, Gutierrez, Andrew P, Hoelmer, Kim A, Hutchison, William D, Isaacs, Rufus, Jiang, Zhi-Lin, Kárpáti, Zsolt, Kimura, Masahito T, Pascual, Marta, Philips, Christopher R, Plantamp, Christophe, Ponti, Luigi, Vétek, Gábor, Vogt, Heidrun, Walton, Vaughn M, Yu, Yi, Zappalà, Lucia, Desneux, Nicolas

“…The Asian vinegar fly Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing Drosophila [SWD]) has emerged as a major invasive insect pest of small and stone fruits in both the…”
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Morphometric criteria to differentiate Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) seasonal morphs by Tran, Anh K, Hutchison, W D, Asplen, Mark K

“…Temperate insect species often enter diapause in preparation for overwintering. One such species is the invasive vinegar fly, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura),…”
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Dispersal strategies in terrestrial insects by Asplen, Mark K

“…•Recent dispersal research related to marginal value theorem and inbreeding avoidance is reviewed.•Understanding of dispersal genetics and physiology is mainly…”
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Proximate Drivers of Migration and Dispersal in Wing-Monomorphic Insects by Asplen, Mark K

“…Gains in our knowledge of dispersal and migration in insects have been largely limited to either wing-dimorphic species or current genetic model systems…”
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Almost there: transmission routes of bacterial symbionts between trophic levels by Chiel, Elad, Zchori-Fein, Einat, Inbar, Moshe, Gottlieb, Yuval, Adachi-Hagimori, Tetsuya, Kelly, Suzanne E, Asplen, Mark K, Hunter, Martha S

“…Many intracellular microbial symbionts of arthropods are strictly vertically transmitted and manipulate their host's reproduction in ways that enhance their…”
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Factors limiting the spread of the protective symbiont Hamiltonella defensa in Aphis craccivora Aphids by Dykstra, Hannah R, Weldon, Stephanie R, Martinez, Adam J, White, Jennifer A, Hopper, Keith R, Heimpel, George E, Asplen, Mark K, Oliver, Kerry M

“…Many insects are associated with heritable symbionts that mediate ecological interactions, including host protection against natural enemies. The cowpea aphid,…”
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European buckthorn and Asian soybean aphid as components of an extensive invasional meltdown in North America by Heimpel, George E, Frelich, Lee E, Landis, Douglas A, Hopper, Keith R, Hoelmer, Kim A, Sezen, Zeynep, Asplen, Mark K, Wu, Kongming

“…We consider the possibility of an extensive invasional meltdown occurring in central North America involving eleven Eurasian species. The scenario begins with…”
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Comparing Drosophila suzukii flight behavior using free‐flight and tethered flight assays by Tran, Anh K., Kees, Aubree M., Hutchison, William D., Aukema, Brian H., Rao, Sujaya, Rogers, Mary A., Asplen, Mark K.

“…Tethered flight mills and free‐flight studies are two common approaches for examining insect flight behavior in the laboratory. Flight behavior studies are…”
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‘Goldilocks’ hypothesis for dispersal of biological control agents by Heimpel, George E, Asplen, Mark K

“…The rate at which biological control agents disperse from release sites has important implications for their establishment and spread. Low rates of dispersal…”
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Specialisation of bacterial endosymbionts that protect aphids from parasitoids by ASPLEN, MARK K, BANO, NASREEN, BRADY, CRISTINA M, DESNEUX, NICOLAS, HOPPER, KEITH R, MALOUINES, CLARA, OLIVER, KERRY M, WHITE, JENNIFER A, HEIMPEL, GEORGE E

“…1. Infection by the bacterial endosymbiont Hamiltonella defensa is capable of protecting the pea aphid from parasitism by Aphidius ervi and the black bean…”
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Worldwide Populations of the Aphid Aphis craccivora Are Infected with Diverse Facultative Bacterial Symbionts by Brady, Cristina M, Asplen, Mark K, Desneux, Nicolas, Heimpel, George E, Hopper, Keith R, Linnen, Catherine R, Oliver, Kerry M, Wulff, Jason A, White, Jennifer A

“…Facultative bacterial endosymbionts can play an important role in the evolutionary trajectory of their hosts. Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are infected with a…”
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Sex-specific dispersal by a parasitoid wasp in the field by Asplen, Mark K., Chacón, Jeremy M., Heimpel, George E.

“…Although parasitoid wasps are important regulators of herbivorous insect populations, very little is known regarding their movement under field conditions…”
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Combined effects of host-plant resistance and intraguild predation on the soybean aphid parasitoid Binodoxys communis in the field by Chacón, Jeremy M., Asplen, Mark K., Heimpel, George E.

“…[Display omitted] ► Soybean with the aphid resistance gene Rag1 harmed parasitoid reproduction. ► Rag1 reduced parasitoid reproduction by affecting aphid…”
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DO TRADE-OFFS HAVE EXPLANATORY POWER FOR THE EVOLUTION OF ORGANISMAL INTERACTIONS? by Asplen, Mark K., Bruns, Emily, David, Aaron S., Denison, R. Ford, Epstein, Brendan, Kaiser, Matthew C., Kaser, Joe M., Lacroix, Christelle, Mohl, Emily K., Quiram, Gina, Prescott, Kristina, Stanton-Geddes, John, Vincent, John B., Wragg, Peter D., May, Georgiana

“…The concept of a trade-off has long played a prominent role in understanding the evolution of organismal interactions such as mutualism, parasitism, and…”
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Effect of Binodoxys communis parasitism on flight behavior of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines by Zhang, Ying, Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., Asplen, Mark K., Heimpel, George E., Wu, Kongming

“…[Display omitted] ► Parasitized L3 alatoids were significantly less likely to fully develop wings than were parasitized L4 alatoids. ► Timing of parasitism is…”
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relationship between pre-oviposition flight behaviour and reproductive timing in whitefly parasitoids by ASPLEN, MARK K, HARDIN, JESSE A, BYRNE, DAVID N

“…Although the timing of oögenesis appears to be a major life-history organizer in the parasitoid Hymenoptera, relatively little is known about how this trait…”
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Parasitism of Autumnal Morphs of the Soybean Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) by Binodoxys communis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Buckthorn by Asplen, Mark K, Wyckhuys, Kris A. G, Heimpel, George E

“…The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is both heteroecious and holocyclic, seasonally alternating between buckthorn (Rhamnus…”
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Quantification and ultrastructure of oosorption in Eretmocerus eremicus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) by Asplen, Mark K., Byrne, David N.

“…The potential for and ultrastructure of oosorption were examined in Eretmocerus eremicus, a short‐lived whitefly parasitoid that obligately produces anhydropic…”
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longevity effects of trehalulose feeding by parasitoids by HARDIN, JESSE A, ASPLEN, MARK K, BYRNE, DAVID N

“…Insects, particularly phloem-feeding Sternorrhyncha, are known to produce sugars in their honeydew (excreta) that are not found in their host plants. Of these,…”
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Impact of Eretmocerus eremicus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on open-field Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) populations by Bellamy, David E, Asplen, Mark K, Byrne, David N

“…The effect of three different release rates (1×, 10×, and 20× the recommended rate of 25,000/ha) of Eretmocerus eremicus Rose and Zolnerowich on Bemisia tabaci…”
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