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Scaling up experimental stress responses of grass invasion to predictions of continental-level range suitability by Zhang, Bo, Yuan, Yingdan, Shu, Lele, Grosholz, Edwin, Guo, Yuxi, Hastings, Alan, Cuda, James P., Zhang, Jinchi, Zhai, Lu, Qiu, Jiangxiao

“…Understanding how the biological invasion is driven by environmental factors will improve model prediction and advance early detection, especially in the…”
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Investigating the potential for plant-mediated interactions between two biological control agents for Brazilian peppertree by Prade, Patricia, Cuda, James P., Minteer, Carey R.

“…Invasive species cause damage to ecosystems by altering and dominating native habitats. Classical biological control can be a safe and effective way to control…”
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The Brazilian Peppertree Thrips Pseudophilothrips ichini (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) as a Biological Control Agent: A Reappraisal of the Timeline of Events and Attribution of Credit by Cuda, James P

“…The thrips Pseudophilothrips ichini (Hood) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), which is native to Brazil, is a candidate for classical biological control of the…”
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Novel effective mosquito larvicide DL-methionine: Lack of toxicity to non-target aquatic organisms by Weeks, Emma N.I., Kroll, Kevin J., Johnson, Timothy S., Colquhoun, Thomas, Cuda, James P., Denslow, Nancy D., Stevens, Bruce R.

“…Mosquito larvicides are an effective tool for reducing numbers of adult females that bite and potentially spread pathogenic organisms. Methionine, an essential…”
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Influence of competition and predation on survival of the hydrilla tip mining midge and its success as a potential augmentative biological control agent of hydrilla by Stachowiak, Courtney, Baniszewski, Julie, Cuda, James P., St. Mary, Colette, Weeks, Emma N. I.

“…Hydrilla verticillata is an aquatic weed that grows densely throughout the water column and is costly to manage. The hydrilla tip mining midge, Cricotopus…”
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Host specificity and non-target longevity of Calophya lutea and Calophya terebinthifolii, two potential biological control agents of Brazilian peppertree in Florida, USA by Prade, Patricia, Minteer, Carey R., Gezan, Salvador A., Arguijo, Vera Carolina, Bowers, Kristen, Cuda, James P., Overholt, William A.

“…Brazilian peppertree ( Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi, Anacardiaceae) is an aggressive invasive species that occurs in peninsular Florida, USA. Current…”
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Safety of methionine, a novel biopesticide, to adult and larval honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) by Weeks, Emma N.I., Schmehl, Daniel R., Baniszewski, Julie, Tomé, Hudson V.V., Cuda, James P., Ellis, James D., Stevens, Bruce R.

“…Methionine is an essential/indispensible amino acid nutrient required by adult and larval honey bees (Apis mellifera L. [Hymenoptera: Apidae]). Bees are unable…”
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Methionine as a safe and effective novel biorational mosquito larvicide by Weeks, Emma NI, Baniszewski, Julie, Gezan, Salvador A, Allan, Sandra A, Cuda, James P, Stevens, Bruce R

“…BACKGROUND Mosquito larvicides provide a source‐reduction strategy to diminish adult females that bite and potentially spread pathogens. Demands are mounting…”
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Insect Herbivores Associated with Nymphaea mexicana (Nymphaeaceae) in Southern United States: Potential Biological Control Agents for South Africa by Reid, Megan K., Coetzee, Julie A., Hill, Martin P., Diaz, Rodrigo, Gettys, Lyn A., Cuda, James P., Reid, Christopher S.

“…Nymphaea mexicana Zuccarini (Nymphaeaceae) (Mexican waterlily) is an emergent floating-leaved aquatic plant from the southeastern USA that is invasive in South…”
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Effect of Plant Sex (dioecism) on the Performance of Apocnemidophorus pipitzi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), A Stem Boring Weevil of Brazilian Peppertree, Schinus Terebinthifolia by Cuda, James P, Gillmore, Judy L, Garcete-Barrett, Bolivar R

“…Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae), is an ornamental dioecious shrub introduced from South America that has become…”
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Methionine as an Effective Mosquito Larvicide in Natural Water Sources by Richardson, Elise A., Abruzzo, Nicole O., Taylor, Caitlin E., Stevens, Bruce R., Cuda, James P., Weeks, Emma N. I.

“…Methionine is a naturally occurring amino acid that has demonstrated toxic properties for control of larval mosquitoes in laboratory experiments. Methionine…”
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Combining DL-Methionine and Bacillus thuringiensis Subspecies israelensis : Prospects for a Mosquito Larvicide by Richardson, Elise A, Abruzzo, Nicole O, Taylor, Caitlin E, Stevens, Bruce R, Cuda, James P, Weeks, Emma N I

“…Mosquito larvicides can reduce mosquito populations at the source, potentially decreasing biting rates and pathogen transmission. However, there is a growing…”
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Cricotopus lebetis Intraspecific Competition and Damage to Hydrilla by Baniszewski, Julie, Miller, Nicole, Kariuki, Eutychus M., Cuda, James P., Weeks, Emma N.I.

“…Cricotopus lebetis Sublette (Diptera: Chironomidae) is an aquatic insect adventive in Florida. Evidence from previous studies suggest the insect may have value…”
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Prioritizing areas in the native range of hygrophila for surveys to collect biological control agents by Mukherjee, Abhishek, Christman, Mary C., Overholt, William A., Cuda, James P.

“…[Display omitted] ► MaxEnt’s predictions are accurate and significantly better than random. ► Northeastern part of India and northern Bangladesh are predicted…”
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Galls induced by Calophya latiforceps (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) reduce leaf performance and growth of Brazilian peppertree by Prade, Patricia, Diaz, Rodrigo, Vitorino, Marcelo D., Cuda, James P., Kumar, Prem, Gruber, Barrett, Overholt, William A.

“…Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Anacardiaceae) (Brazilian peppertree) is one of the most serious terrestrial invasive plants in Florida. The leaf galling…”
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Effect of Food Deprivation on Hydrilla Tip Mining Midge Survival and Subsequent Development by Mitchell, Adriana, Berro, Alissa, Cuda, James P, Weeks, Emma N. I

“…Hydrilla, Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle (Hydrocharitaceae), is an invasive aquatic macrophyte found in fresh water. The introduction of hydrilla by the…”
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Taxonomy of Calophya (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) Species Associated with Schinus terebinthifolia (Anacardiaceae) by Burckhardt, Daniel, Cuda, James P, Diaz, Rodrigo, Overholt, William, Prade, Patricia, Queiroz, Dalva Luiz de, Vitorino, Marcelo D, Wheeler, Gregory S

“…Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Anacardaceae), native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, is one of the most invasive weeds in…”
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Native range efficacy assessment of Calophya terebinthifolii , a candidate biological control agent of Schinus terebinthifolia in Florida, USA by Cuda, James P., Vitorino, Marcelo D., Bini, Larissa, Boeno, Marcus M., van Senten, Edzard

“…BackgroundAroeira or Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Anacardiaceae: Rhoeae), is one of the worst invasive plants in California, Florida,…”
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Chloroplast and microsatellite DNA diversities reveal the introduction history of Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Florida by Williams, D.A, Overholt, W.A, Cuda, J.P, Hughes, C.R

“…Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) is a woody perennial that has invaded much of Florida. This native of northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and…”
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Bacillus thuringiensis Subspecies Kurstaki Reduces Competition by Parapoynx diminutalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Colonies of the Hydrilla Biological Control Agent Cricotopus lebetis (Diptera: Chironomidae) by Baniszewski, Julie, Weeks, Emma N. I, Cuda, James P

“…The hydrilla tip mining midge, Cricotopus lebetis Sublette (Diptera: Chironomidae), is a biological control agent of the invasive aquatic weed hydrilla,…”
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