Search Results - "Patt, J.M."
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Visual Responses of Adult Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Liviidae) to Colored Sticky Traps on Citrus Trees
Published in Journal of insect behavior (01-07-2014)“…The effects of five differently-colored sticky traps in capturing adult Diaphorina citri were evaluated in citrus orchards. Trap catches of D. citri were…”
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Responses of the Asian Citrus Psyllid to Volatiles Emitted by the Flushing Shoots of Its Rutaceous Host Plants
Published in Environmental entomology (01-04-2010)“…Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) carries Candidatus liberibacter spp., the putative causal agents of Huanglongbing. D. citri reproduces and…”
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Feeding on nectar and honeydew sugars improves survivorship of two nocturnal cursorial spiders
Published in Biological control (01-12-2012)“…[Display omitted] ► Cheiracanthium inclusum survived 6–8× longer on extrafloral nectar and honeydew than water. ► Spider consumption of sugar solutions is not…”
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Algal turf scrubbers: Periphyton production and nutrient recovery on a South Florida citrus farm
Published in Ecological engineering (01-02-2015)“…There is a strong need to develop strategies that reduce nutrient loading to Florida’s waters. The purpose of this study was to investigate the…”
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Evaluation of Color and Scent Attractants Used to Trap and Detect Asian Ctirus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in Urban Environments
Published in The Florida entomologist (01-12-2013)“…The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is a serious pest of citrus due to its ability to vector the putative causal agent of…”
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Olfactory and Visual Stimuli Affecting Host Plant Detection in Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
Published in Environmental entomology (01-02-2007)“…The relative effects of visual and olfactory stimuli on host plant detection in immature and adult Homalodisca coagulata Say (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) were…”
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Foraging success of parasitoid wasps on flowers: interplay of insect morphology, floral architecture and searching behavior
Published in Entomologia experimentalis et applicata (01-04-1997)“…Intercropping with flowering herbaceous plants increases parasitoid survivorship, fecundity and retention and pest suppression in agroecosystems. Few studies,…”
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Impact of strip-insectary intercropping with flowers on conservation biological control of the Colorado potato beetle
Published in Advances in horticultural science (01-01-1997)“…Predators of Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (CPB)) are an important component of CPB suppression by biological control in New Jersey (USA)…”
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Responses of two parasitoid wasps to nectar odors as a function of experience
Published in Entomologia experimentalis et applicata (01-01-1999)“…Adult parasitoid wasps can learn to recognize specific resource‐based cues, making them adept at locating essential resources within their native habitats…”
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Pathway of terpene excretion by the appendix of Sauromatum guttatum
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-10-1995)“…Electron microscopy of the cells of the thermogenic appendix of Sauromatum guttatum teas revealed a fusion event between pocket-like structures of the rough…”
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Effectiveness of transgenic eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) against the Colorado potato beetle
Published in Advances in horticultural science (01-01-1997)“…Transgenic 'Harris Special' eggplant genotypes containing a modified cryIIIA gene of Bacillus thuringiensis tenebrionis CryIIIA δ-endotoxin were evaluated in…”
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The pollination biology of tuckahoe, Peltandra virginica (Araceae)
Published in American journal of botany (01-10-1995)“…This study describes the specialized brood-site-based pollination system of Peltandra virginica Kunth (Araceae) with the chloropid fly Elachiptera formosa Loew…”
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Pollination biology of Platanthera stricta (Orchidaceae) in Olympic National Park, Washington
Published in American journal of botany (01-08-1989)“…Platanthera stricta Lindley is entomophilous and can produce seed via facultative self-pollination and intraracemic and interracemic pollination. Capsule…”
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