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Exploration for olive fruit fly parasitoids across Africa reveals regional distributions and dominance of closely associated parasitoids by Wang, Xingeng, Walton, Vaughn M., Hoelmer, Kim A., Pickett, Charles H., Blanchet, Arnaud, Straser, Robert K., Kirk, Alan A., Daane, Kent M.

“…The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae , has been a key pest of olives in Europe and North America. We conducted the largest exploration for parasitoids…”
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Current Distribution of the Olive Psyllid, Euphyllura olivina , in California and Initial Evaluation of the Mediterranean Parasitoid Psyllaephagus euphyllurae as a Biological Control Candidate by Hougardy, Evelyne, Wang, Xingeng, Hogg, Brian N, Johnson, Marshall W, Daane, Kent M, Pickett, Charles H

“…The olive psyllid, , is a newly invasive species to California with the potential to become an economical pest if it reaches the olive production regions of…”
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Classical biological control of the western grape leaf skeletonizer in California, a review 1941-2022 by Pickett, Charles H., Pitcairn, Michael J., Villegas, Baldo, Lara, Jesus R.

“…Western grape leaf skeletonizer was first reported in southern California in 1941 and soon became a serious pest of commercially produced grapes in that…”
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New insights into predation through imaging by Pickett, Charles H., Borkent, Christopher J., Popescu, Viola, Lightle, Dani, Hogg, Brian, Grettenberger, Ian

“…The role of generalist predators has long been considered an important component of mortality for many agricultural pests but can be difficult to quantify. We…”
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Introduction of the cereal leaf beetle parasitoid Tetrastichus julis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) into California by Pickett, Charles H., Borkent, Christopher J., Wilson, Rob, Stadtherr, Marypat, Popescu, Viola

“…In 2013, cereal leaf beetle was reported for the first time in California. Most likely it moved south from Oregon into the state's northern region. In…”
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Indigenous arthropod natural enemies of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug in North America and Europe by Abram, Paul K., Hoelmer, Kim A., Acebes-Doria, Angelita, Andrews, Heather, Beers, Elizabeth H., Bergh, J. Christopher, Bessin, Ric, Biddinger, David, Botch, Paul, Buffington, Matthew L., Cornelius, Mary L., Costi, Elena, Delfosse, Ernest S., Dieckhoff, Christine, Dobson, Rachelyn, Donais, Zachary, Grieshop, Matthew, Hamilton, George, Haye, Tim, Hedstrom, Christopher, Herlihy, Megan V., Hoddle, Mark S., Hooks, Cerruti R. R., Jentsch, Peter, Joshi, Neelendra K., Kuhar, Thomas P., Lara, Jesus, Lee, Jana C., Legrand, Ana, Leskey, Tracy C., Lowenstein, David, Maistrello, Lara, Mathews, Clarissa R., Milnes, Joshua M., Morrison, William R., Nielsen, Anne L., Ogburn, Emily C., Pickett, Charles H., Poley, Kristin, Pote, John, Radl, James, Shrewsbury, Paula M., Talamas, Elijah, Tavella, Luciana, Walgenbach, James F., Waterworth, Rebeccah, Weber, Donald C., Welty, Celeste, Wiman, Nik G.

“…Since the establishment of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in North America and Europe, there has been a…”
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Physiological host range of Trissolcus japonicus in relation to Halyomorpha halys and other pentatomids from California by Lara, Jesús R., Pickett, Charles H., Kamiyama, Matthew T., Figueroa, Samuel, Romo, Mariana, Cabanas, Christopher, Bazurto, Vanessa, Strode, Vincent, Briseno, Kristen, Lewis, Mike, Oliva, Joshua, Hernandez, Gabriel, Hoddle, Mark S.

“…Brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is native to Asia and an invasive urban and agricultural pest in the US. In…”
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Classic biological control of olive fruit fly in California, USA: release and recovery of introduced parasitoids by Daane, Kent M, Wang, Xingeng, Nieto, Diego J, Pickett, Charles H, Hoelmer, Kim A, Blanchet, Arnaud, Johnson, Marshall W

“…The establishment of olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) in California, USA instigated a classical biological program. This study reports the release and…”
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Dispersion, Distribution, and Movement of Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Trap-Cropped Organic Strawberries by Swezey, Sean L, Nieto, Diego J, Hagler, James R, Pickett, Charles H, Bryer, Janet A, Machtley, Scott A

“…Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a highly attractive plant host to Lygus spp. and is used as a trap crop in California organic strawberries to influence the…”
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Spatial Density and Movement of the Lygus spp. Parasitoid Peristenus relictus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Organic Strawberries With Alfalfa Trap Crops by Swezey, Sean L, Nieto, Diego J, Pickett, Charles H, Hagler, James R, Bryer, Janet A, Machtley, Scott A

“…Alfalfa trap crops are currently used to manage Lygus spp. in organic strawberries on the California Central Coast. The retention of Lygus spp. in alfalfa…”
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Spatial Density and Movement of the Lygus spp. Parasitoid Peristenus relictus Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Organic Strawberries with Alfalfa Trap Crops by Swezey, Sean L, Nieto, Diego J, Pickett, Charles H, Hagler, James R, Bryer, Janet A, Machtley, Scott A

“…Alfalfa trap crops are currently used to manage Lygus spp. in organic strawberry fields on the California Central Coast. The retention of Lygus spp. in alfalfa…”
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Populations of Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Its Parasitoids in Himalayan Asia by Bon, Marie-Claude, Hoelmer, Kim A, Pickett, Charles H, Kirk, Alan A, He, Yurong, Mahmood, Riaz, Daane, Kent M

“…Olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae Rossi, is a worldwide pest of olives. To discover new parasitoids for a biological control program in California, olives were…”
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Overwintering Survival of Olive Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Two Introduced Parasitoids in California by Wang, Xin-Geng, Levy, Karmit, Nadel, Hannah, Johnson, Marshall W, Blanchet, Arnaud, Argov, Yael, Pickett, Charles H, Daane, Kent M

“…The overwintering survival and development of olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), and the endoparasitoids, Psyttalia humilis Silvestri and P. lounsburyi…”
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Prospects for improving biological control of olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae), with introduced parasitoids (Hymenoptera) by Hoelmer, Kim A, Kirk, Alan A, Pickett, Charles H, Daane, Kent M, Johnson, Marshall W

“…Olive fruit fly is a key pest of olive and consequently a serious threat to olive fruit and oil production throughout the Mediterranean region. With the…”
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Comparative evaluation of two olive fruit fly parasitoids under varying abiotic conditions by Wang, Xin-geng, Johnson, Marshall W., Yokoyama, Victoria Y., Pickett, Charles H., Daane, Kent M.

“…Psyttalia lounsburyi (Silvestri) and P. humilis (Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) were evaluated in California for their potential to control the invasive…”
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Crop domestication relaxes both top-down and bottom-up effects on a specialist herbivore by Wang, Xin-Geng, Nadel, Hannah, Johnson, Marshall W., Daane, Kent M., Hoelmer, Kim, Walton, Vaughn M., Pickett, Charles H., Sime, Karen R.

“…Domestication of crop plants selects for numerous traits that often distinguish them dramatically from their wild progenitors. In some cases, these…”
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Colonization and establishment of Peristenus relictus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for control of Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) in strawberries on the California Central Coast by Pickett, Charles H., Swezey, Sean L., Nieto, Diego J., Bryer, Janet A., Erlandson, Martin, Goulet, Henri, Schwartz, Michael D.

“…Two braconid parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of European origin, Peristenus relictus and Peristenus digoneutis, were released into non-crop vegetation at four…”
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Psyttalia lounsburyi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), potential biological control agent for the olive fruit fly in California by Daane, Kent M., Sime, Karen R., Wang, Xin-geng, Nadel, Hannah, Johnson, Marshall W., Walton, Vaughn M., Kirk, Alan, Pickett, Charles H.

“…The African parasitoid Psyttalia lounsburyi (Silvestri) was evaluated as part of a classical biological control program directed at the olive fruit fly,…”
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Post-release dispersal of the introduced lygus bug parasitoid Peristenus relictus in California by Pickett, Charles H., Nieto, Diego J., Bryer, Janet A., Swezey, Sean L., Stadtherr, Marypat, Wisheropp, Daniel, Erlandson, Martin, Pitcairn, Michael

“…Lygus spp. (Heteroptera: Miridae) are serious pests of numerous field and fruit crops in North America. In an effort to reduce crop damage, parasitoids known…”
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Non-target host risk assessment of the idiobiont parasitoid Bracon celer (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for biological control of olive fruit fly in California by Nadel, Hannah, Daane, Kent M, Hoelmer, Kim A, Pickett, Charles H, Johnson, Marshall W

“…Non-target risk posed by an African parasitoid, Bracon celer Szpligeti (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), was assessed for a classical biological control program…”
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