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Environmental Transmission of the Gut Symbiont Burkholderia to Phloem-Feeding Blissus insularis by Xu, Yao, Buss, Eileen A, Boucias, Drion G

“…The plant-phloem-feeding Blissus insularis possesses specialized midgut crypts, which harbor a dense population of the exocellular bacterial symbiont…”
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Culturing and Characterization of Gut Symbiont Burkholderia spp. from the Southern Chinch Bug, Blissus insularis (Hemiptera: Blissidae) by Xu, Yao, Buss, Eileen A, Boucias, Drion G

“…The phloem-feeding Southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis, harbors a high density of the exocellular bacterial symbiont Burkholderia in the lumen of…”
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Metatranscriptomics and pyrosequencing facilitate discovery of potential viral natural enemies of the invasive Caribbean crazy ant, Nylanderia pubens by Valles, Steven M, Oi, David H, Yu, Fahong, Tan, Xin-Xing, Buss, Eileen A

“…Nylanderia pubens (Forel) is an invasive ant species that in recent years has developed into a serious nuisance problem in the Caribbean and United States. A…”
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Life History, Natural Enemies, and Management of Disholcaspis quercusvirens (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on Live Oak Trees by Bird, Jessica Platt, Melika, George, Nicholls, James A, Stone, Graham N, Buss, Eileen A

“…Live oak (Quercus virginiana Mill.) trees are hosts to a complex of gall making arthropods. However, the bullet galls produced by the asexual generation of the…”
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Impacts of Antibiotic and Bacteriophage Treatments on the Gut-Symbiont-Associated Blissus insularis (Hemiptera: Blissidae) by Xu, Yao, Buss, Eileen A, Boucias, Drion G

“…The Southern chinch bug, , possesses specialized midgut crypts that harbor dense populations of the exocellular symbiont . Oral administration of antibiotics…”
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New species of Nearctic oak gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) by Melika, George, Nicholls, James A, Abrahamson, Warren G, Buss, Eileen A, Stone, Graham N

“…Twenty nine new species of cynipid oak gall wasps from the Nearctic region (America north of Mexico) are described: Andricus archboldi Melika Abrahamson, sp…”
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Behavioral responses of pest mole crickets, Neoscapteriscus spp. (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae), to selected insecticides by Kostromytska, Olga S, Scharf, Michael E, Buss, Eileen A

“…BACKGROUND Mole crickets (Neoscapteriscus spp.) consume turfgrasses and pasture grasses and uproot plants by their tunneling, which is detrimental to turf…”
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Effect of Soil Treatments for Cottony Cushion Scale (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) Control on Nylanderia fulva (Hymenoptera: Formidicae) Survival and Trailing Activity by Sharma, Shweta, Buss, Eileen A, Hodges, Gregory S, Oi, David H

“…Nylanderia fulva (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), or tawny crazy ant, is an invasive ant from South America that is spreading in the southern US. Extremely…”
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Effect of plant Growth Regulators on Blissus insularis (Hemiptera: Blissidae) by Kaur, Navneet, Gillett-Kaufman, Jennifer L, Buss, Eileen A

“…Plant growth regulators are known to influence a plant's characteristics and therefore can be used as an alternative strategy in making Blissus insularis…”
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Twolined Spittlebugs in Turfgrass by D. E. Short, Eileen A. Buss, Larry Williams

“…Spittlebugs are present throughout the entire state, but they are more abundant in northern and northwestern Florida. They attack all turfgrass species, but…”
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Types and Functions of Mole Cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) Antennal and Palpal Sensilla by Kostromytska, Olga, Scharf, Michael E, Buss, Eileen A

“…Invasive mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Scapteriscus spp.) are destructive subterranean pests that cause significant economic losses for the…”
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Zoysiagrass Genotype Responses to Sphenophorus venatus vestitus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Huang, Ta-I, Kostromytska, Olga, Kenworthy, Kevin E., Buss, Eileen A.

“…The hunting billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, is a pest that damages stems, rhizomes, and roots of zoysiagrass through a combination of adult…”
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Honeydew-Producing Hemipterans in Florida Associated with Nylanderia fulva (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an Invasive Crazy Ant by Sharma, Shweta, Oi, David H, Buss, Eileen A

“…Nylanderia fulva (Mayr) (Formicidae) is an invasive pest ant that has been reported in Florida, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Workers tend various honeydew…”
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Managing Southern Chinch Bug in Warm Season Turfgrasses by Eileen A. Buss, Brianna Whitman, Adam G. Dale

“…Southern chinch bug, Blissus isularis Barber, is the most damaging insect pest of St. Augustinegrass in the United States. St. Augustinegrass is the most…”
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Sphenophorus venatus vestitus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Preference for Bermudagrass Cultivars and Endophytic Perennial Ryegrass Overseed by Huang, Ta-I, Buss, Eileen A

“…Sphenophorus venatus vestitus responses to 4 bermudagrass cultivars and endophytic perennial ryegrass-overseeded bermudagrass were evaluated in greenhouse…”
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Toxicity and neurophysiological effects of selected insecticides on the mole cricket, Scapteriscus vicinus (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) by Kostromytska, Olga S, Buss, Eileen A, Scharf, Michael E

“…[Display omitted] ►Insecticide-induced neuro-excitation in the mole cricket nervous system was observed. ►Fipronil and bifenthrin were the most toxic compounds…”
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Abundance and Population Dynamics of Adult Sphenophorus inaequalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida by Huang, Ta-I, Buss, Eileen A

“…Abundance and population dynamics of adult Sphenophorus inaequalis were monitored at 4 bermudagrass golf courses in Florida. Sphenophorus inaequalis was…”
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Thermal Requirements and Development of Herpetogramma phaeopteralis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) by Tofangsazi, Nastaran, Buss, Eileen A, Meagher, Robert, Mascarin, Gabriel M, Arthurs, Steven P

“…The tropical sod webworm, Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée is a major turfgrass pest in the southeastern United States. We evaluated larval development on…”
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Billbug (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Species Composition, Abundance, Seasonal Activity, and Developmental Time in Florida by Huang, Ta-I, Buss, Eileen A

“…Billbugs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Sphenophorus spp.) are common pests whose damage is often misdiagnosed on turfgrass in the United States. Consequently,…”
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Natural products for managing landscape and garden pests in Florida by Matthew A. Borden, Eileen A. Buss, Sydney G. Park Brown, Adam G. Dale

“…Many people are seeking available and effective options that are safer for people and the environment than some conventional synthetic pesticides. There is…”
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