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Factors Influencing Flight Capacity of the Mountain Pine Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Evenden, M. L, Whitehouse, C. M, Sykes, J

“…The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is the most damaging pest of mature pine (Pinaceae) in…”
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Naïve Pine Terpene Response to the Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) through the Seasons by Musso, A. E., Fortier, C., Huber, D. P. W., Carroll, A. L., Evenden, M. L.

“…Insect herbivores must contend with constitutive and induced plant defenses. The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera:…”
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Resource Allocation to Flight in an Outbreaking Forest Defoliator Malacosoma disstria by Evenden, M. L, Whitehouse, C. M, Jones, B. C

“…Allocation of larval nutrients affects adult life history traits in insects. This study assessed the effect of moth age and wing loading on flight capacity in…”
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Assessment of Commercially Available Pheromone Lures for Monitoring Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in Canola by Evenden, M. L., Gries, R.

“…Sex pheromone monitoring lures from five different commercial sources were compared for their attractiveness to male diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L…”
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Functional response of larval and adult Coccinella septempunctata to eggs and larvae of Plutella xylostella on canola by Kulkarni, S. S., Evenden, M. L.

“…Abstract Understanding of functional responses (i.e., changes in predator feeding rates with prey density) of key predators to different crop pest stages is…”
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Efficacy of Chlorantraniliprole Seed Treatments Against Armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta [Lepidoptera: Noctuidae]) Larvae on Corn (Zea mays) by Carscallen, G. E., Kher, S. V., Evenden, M. L.

“…Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an important insect pest of corn (Zea mays L.) in North America and can cause severe damage during…”
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Aggregation and a strong Allee effect in a cooperative outbreak insect by Goodsman, D. W., Koch, D., Whitehouse, C., Evenden, M. L., Cooke, B. J., Lewis, M. A.

“…Most species that are negatively impacted when their densities are low aggregate to minimize this effect. Aggregation has the potential to change how Allee…”
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Provision of carbohydrate resources to support Apanteles polychrosidis, to increase parasitism of Caloptilia fraxinella in horticultural ash trees by McPike, S. M., Pain, R. A., Evenden, M. L.

“…The provision of nutritional resources for beneficial insects that support pest control, such as parasitoid wasps, is one tactic in conservation biological…”
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Factors Influencing Male Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Capture Rates in Sex Pheromone-Baited Traps on Canola in Western Canada by Miluch, C. E., Dosdall, L. M., Evenden, M. L.

“…Optimization of male moth trapping rates in sex pheromone-baited traps plays a key role in managing Plutella xylostella (L.). We investigated various ways to…”
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Olfactory host‐finding behaviour of Oulema melanopus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and its parasitoid, Tetrastichus julis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) by Kher, S. V., Cárcamo, H. A., Evenden, M. L., Dosdall, L. M.

“…Behavioural responses to the host‐associated olfactory cues have not been completely understood for the cereal leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus, and its principal…”
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Mating disruption of two sympatric, orchard-inhabiting tortricids, Choristoneura rosaceana and Pandemis limitata (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with pheromone components of both species' blends by EVENDEN, M. L, JUDD, G. J. R, BORDEN, J. H

“…In British Columbia, several pheromone blends were tested as possible mating disruptants for 2 sympatric, orchard-inhabiting leafrollers (Lepidoptera:…”
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Simultaneous disruption of pheromone communication in Choristoneura rosaceana and Pandemis limitata with pheromone and antagonist blends by EVENDEN, M. L, JUDD, G. J. R, BORDEN, J. H

“…In British Columbia, trapping and wind-tunnel studies demonstrated that (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (Z9-14:OAc), a minor component of the sex pheromone for…”
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Potential for the evolution of resistance to pheromone-based mating disruption tested using two pheromone strains of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni by Evenden, M.L., Haynes, K.F.

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Pheromone-mediated mating disruption of Choristoneura rosaceana: is the most attractive blend really the most effective? by Evenden, M.L. (Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, B.C. (Canada). Dept. of Biological Sciences), Judd, G.J.R, Borden, J.H

“…An attractive four‐component pheromone blend containing a major component Z11‐tetradecenyl acetate, and three minor components, E11‐tetradecenyl acetate,…”
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Investigations of mechanisms of pheromone communication disruption of Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) in a wind tunnel by EVENDEN, M. L, JUDD, G. J. R, BORDEN, J. H

“…Although atmospheric treatment with synthetic pheromone is used commercially to control several lepidopteran pests, little is known about how mate-finding…”
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Sex pheromone of the red clover casebearer moth, Coleophora deauratella, an invasive pest of clover in Canada by Evenden, M.L, Mori, B.A, Gries, R, Otani, J

“…The red clover casebearer, Coleophora deauratella Lienig & Zeller (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae), is an invasive pest of Trifolium species (Fabaceae) in Canada…”
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The costs of colour: plasticity of melanin pigmentation in an outbreaking polymorphic forest moth by Ethier, J., Gasse, M., Lake, K., Jones, B.C., Evenden, M.L., Despland, E.

“…Outside the context of industrial melanism, little is known about the physiological and ecological importance of genetic melanic polymorphisms in moths…”
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Effects of nutrition and methoprene treatment upon reproductive diapause in Caloptilia fraxinella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) by EVENDEN, M.L, ARMITAGE, G, LAU, R

“…Female Caloptilia fraxinella exhibit a prolonged reproductive diapause immediately post adult emergence in mid-summer until the next spring when mating, egg…”
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Assessing the Mating Status of Male Obliquebanded Leafrollers Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by Dissection of Male and Female Moths by Evenden, M. L, Delury, L. E, Judd, G. J R, Borden, J. H

“…We tested several methods for assessing the mating status of male obliquebanded leafrollers, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). In…”
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Disruption of Pheromone Communication of Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Using Microencapsulated Sex Pheromones Formulated With Horticultural Oil by Wins-Purdy, A. H., Judd, G.J.R., Evenden, M. L.

“…Sprayable, microencapsulated (MEC) sex pheromone formulations represent a promising tool for achieving mating disruption, yet often lack sustained…”
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