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Benefits and harm caused by the introduced generalist tachinid, Compsilura concinnata, in North America by Elkinton, J. S., Boettner, G. H.

“…We review North American research on Compsilura concinnata (Meigen), a highly generalist tachinid parasitoid that was introduced in 1906 to control two…”
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Effects of synchrony with host plant on populations of a spring-feeding Lepidopteran by Hunter, Alison F., Elkinton, Joseph S.

“…Comparisons of traits of outbreaking and nonoutbreaking leaf-eating Lepidoptera and Symphyta have shown that spring-feeding species are more likely to have…”
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Timing of transmission and the evolution of virulence of an insect virus by Cooper, V. S., Reiskind, M. H., Miller, J. A., Shelton, K. A., Walther, B. A., Elkinton, J. S., Ewald, P. W.

“…We used the nuclear polyhedrosis virus of the gypsy moth,…”
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Population Dynamics of Gypsy Moth in North America by Elkinton, J S, Liebhold, A M

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Life-Table construction and analysis in the Evaluation of Natural Enemies by Bellows, T S, Van Driesche, R G, Elkinton, J S

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Interactions Among Gypsy Moths, White-footed Mice, and Acorns by Elkinton, Joseph S., Healy, William M., Buonaccorsi, John P., Boettner, George H., Hazzard, Anne M., Smith, Harvey R.

“…Low-density populations of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, were studied over a 10-yr period in Massachusetts. Increases in gypsy moth density were associated…”
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Odor Plumes and How Insects Use Them by Murlis, J, Elkinton, J S, Cardé, R T

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Development of microsatellite markers for an outbreaking species of oak gall wasp, Zapatella davisae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), in the northeastern United States by Andersen, J C, Camp, C P, Davis, M J, Havill, N P, Elkinton, J S

“…Populations of the recently described black oak gall wasp, Zapatella davisae Buffington (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), have been identified as the cause of…”
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Host dispersal and the spatial spread of insect pathogens by Dwyer, Greg, Elkinton, Joseph S.

“…Empirical studies of the spatial spread of insect pathogens have emphasized the importance of high dispersal rates, but typically rely strictly on…”
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Using Simple Models to Predict Virus Epizootics in Gypsy Moth Populations by Dwyer, Greg, Elkinton, Joseph S.

“…1. Biologists have made little use of recent advances in the mathematical theory of the dynamics of insect pathogens, because of difficulties with parameter…”
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Comparative cold tolerance and climate matching of coastal and inland Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a biological control agent of hemlock woolly adelgid by Mausel, D.L., Van Driesche, R.G., Elkinton, J.S.

“…[Display omitted] ► An inland northern Rocky Mountain population of Laricobius nigrinus was discovered. ► Inland beetles were more cold tolerant than coastal…”
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Virus transmission in gypsy moths is not a simple mass action process by D'Amico, Vincent, Elkinton, Joseph S., Dwyer, Greg, Burand, John P., Buonaccorsi, John P.

“…We used the nuclear polyhedrosis virus (LdNPV) of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), to test one of the basic assumptions of most…”
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Allozyme and restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses confirm Entomophaga maimaiga responsible for 1989 epizootics in North American gypsy moth populations by Hajek, Ann E., Humber, Richard A., Elkinton, Joseph S., May, Bernie, Scott R. A. Walsh, Silver, Julie C.

“…In 1989, populations of North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, in seven contiguous northeastern states were severely reduced by a fungal pathogen. Based…”
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Interaction between Phenology and Density Effects on Mortality from Natural Enemies by Hunter, Alison F., Elkinton, Joseph S.

“…1. The gypsy moth is one of many early spring-feeding Lepidoptera that have outbreaks. Previous work has revealed that mortality from natural enemies varied…”
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Introduction and spread of the fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) along the leading edge of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) spread by Hajek, A.E. (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.), Elkinton, J.S, Witcosky, J.J

“…The gypsy moth fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu, and Soper was first reported in North America in 1989 but did not occur in areas more…”
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Dissecting components of population-level variation in seed production and the evolution of masting behavior by Koenig, Walter D., Kelly, Dave, Sork, Victoria L., Duncan, Richard P., Elkinton, Joseph S., Peltonen, Mikko S., Westfall, Robert D.

“…Mast-fruiting or masting behavior is the cumulative result of the reproductive patterns of individuals within a population and thus involves components of…”
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Within-host interactions of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) nucleopolyhedrosis virus and Entomophaga maimaiga (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) by Malakar, R, Elkinton, J.S, Hajek, A.E, Burand, J.P

“…The interaction of two gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) pathogens, a nucleopolyhedrosis virus (LdNPV) and a fungus (Entomophaga maimaiga), were studied by…”
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Effects of a biological control introduction on three nontarget native species of saturniid moths by Boettner, G.H, Elkinton, J.S, Boettner, C.J

“…Damage to nontarget (native) invertebrates from biological control introductions is rarely documented. We examined the nontarget effects of a generalist…”
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Measuring and Testing for Spatial Synchrony by Buonaccorsi, John P., Elkinton, Joseph S., Evans, Scott R., Liebhold, Andrew M.

“…Spatial synchrony in abundance among populations at different locations has been studied for many species. Different statistics have been used as measures of…”
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Maternal Effects on Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Population Dynamics: A Field Experiment by Erelli, Mark C, Elkinton, Joseph S

“…Previous studies have postulated that the quality of resources that female gypsy moths, Lymantria dispar (L.), allocate to their eggs may affect the growth,…”
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