Search Results - "Ridgway, R. L"

Identification of a neuropeptide hormone that regulates sex pheromone production in female moths by Raina, A.K. (USDA, ARS, Insect Chemical Ecology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD.), Jaffe, H, Kempe, T.G, Keim, P, Blacher, R.W, Fales, H.M, Riley, C.T, Klun, J.A, Ridgway, R.L, Hayes, D.K

“…A pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN) hormone that controls sex pheromone production in female moths was identified from the…”
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Transplantation and functional integration of an identified respiratory interneuron in Lymnaea stagnalis by Syed, N I, Ridgway, R L, Lukowiak, K, Bulloch, A G

“…The possibility that damaged neural circuitries can be repaired through grafting has raised questions regarding the cellular mechanisms required for functional…”
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Circadian system controlling release of sperm in the insect testes by Giebultowicz, J.M. (Insect Chemical Ecology Lab., ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD), Riemann, J.G, Raina, A.K, Ridgway, R.L

“…Release of mature sperm from the testis into seminal ducts of the gypsy moth exhibits a circadian rhythm. The rhythm of sperm release was shown to persist in…”
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Quantifying time-mortality relationships for nuclear polyhedrosis viruses when survivors are present by FARRAR, R. R, RIDGWAY, R. L

“…The time-mortality relationship for nuclear polyhedrosis viruses (NPVs) is 1 of the more important factors to be considered in the development of NPVs as…”
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Effect of plants on the searching efficiency of a generalist predator: the importance of predator-prey spatial association by Coll, M. (Insect Biocontrol Lab. USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD (USA)), Smith, L.A, Ridgway, R.L

“…In most studies of tritrophic interactions, the effect of plants on predators is confounded with changes in prey and predator behaviors after an encounter…”
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Granular matrix formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis for control of the European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Ridgway, R.L. (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD.), Illum, V.L, Farrar, R.R. Jr, Calvin, D.D, Fleischer, S.J, Inscoe, M.N

“…A low-cost, granular matrix formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner var. kurstaki, composed primarily of corn flour and containing a feeding stimulant…”
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Identification, characterisation and in vitro reconstruction of an interneuronal network of the snail Helisoma trivolvis by SYED, N. I, ROGER, I, RIDGWAY, R. L, BAUCE, L. G, LUKOWIAK, K, BULLOCH, A. G. M

“…1. We describe three interneurones and their follower cells in the central ganglionic ring of Helisoma trivolvis. 2. The largest neurone on the dorsal surface…”
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Identification and localization of a [Met 5]-enkephalin-like peptide in the mollusc, Lymnaea stagnalis by Ewadinger, N.M, Ridgway, R.L, Syed, N.I, Lukowiak, K, Bulloch, A.G.M

“…The goal of this study was to determine whether [Met 5]-enkephalin, or an analog, is present in identified neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) of the…”
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Blankophor BBH as an enhancer of nuclear polyhedrosis virus in arborist treatments against the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) by Webb, R.E. (Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD.), Dill, N.H, McLaughlin, J.M, Kershaw, L.S, Podgwaite, J.D, Cook, S.P, Thorpe, K.W, Farrar, R.R. Jr, Ridgway, R.L, Fuester, R.W

“…Doses of a commercial candidate formulation of gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus (LdMNPV) were applied with and without several concentrations of an…”
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The celery looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) baculovirus: potency and enhancement by Blankophor BBH against 3 lepidopteran species by Farrar, R.R. Jr. (Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD.), Ridgway, R.L

“…The potency of the nuclear polyhedrosis virus of the celery looper, Anagrapha falcifera (Kirby) (AfMNPV), was evaluated against 2nd instars of the corn…”
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Host plant effects on activity of Bacillus thuringiensis against gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) larvae by Farrar, R.R. Jr. (Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD.), Martin, P.A.W, Ridgway, R.L

“…The activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner against larvae of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), was measured initially on field-collected foliage of…”
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Isolation of high-molecular-weight DNA from insects by Henry, J M, Raina, A K, Ridgway, R L

“…A simple and rapid method for the isolation of high-molecular-weight DNA from insects is described. The method does not require CsCl ultracentrifugation or…”
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Anaphylactoid reactions mediated by autoantibodies to cholesterol in miniature pigs by Wassef, NM, Johnson, SH, Graeber, GM, Swartz, GM, Jr, Schultz, CL, Hailey, JR, Johnson, AJ, Taylor, DG, Ridgway, RL, Alving, CR

“…Antoantibodies to cholesterol were detected and purified from normal (nonimmunized) pig serum. The antibodies were assayed by ELISA with crystalline…”
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Release of neurite outgrowth promoting factors by Helisoma central ganglia depends on neural activity by Berdan, R C, Ridgway, R L

“…Identified buccal neurons B5 and B19 from the mollusc, Helisoma trivolvis, were plated into cell culture in order to assay for neurite outgrowth promoting…”
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Comparison of sex pheromone composition and pheromone-mediated male behavior of laboratory-reared and wild Heliothis zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Raina, A.K. (Insect Chemical Ecology Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD), Stadelbacher, E.A, Ridgway, R.L

“…Analysis of ovipositor extracts of lab-reared (> 120 generations) and wild Heliothis zea indicated small but significant differences in the percent composition…”
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Isolation and primary structure of a peptide from the corpora cardiaca of Heliothis zea with adipokinetic activity by Jaffe, H, Raina, A K, Riley, C T, Fraser, B A, Holman, G M, Wagner, R M, Ridgway, R L, Hayes, D K

“…An adipokinetic hormone was isolated from the corpora cardiaca of the corn ear worm moth, Heliothis zea, and purified by reversed phase high performance liquid…”
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) induces sprouting of specific neurons of the snail, Lymnaea stagnalis by Ridgway, R L, Syed, N I, Lukowiak, K, Bulloch, A G

“…Nerve growth factor (NGF) was examined for its ability to elicit sprouting by adult molluscan neurons. Motoneurons and interneurons (but not neurosecretory…”
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Structural Repair and Functional Recovery following Cerebral Ganglion Removal in the Pulmonate Snail Melampus by Moffett, Stacia B., Ridgway, Richard L.

“…Regeneration of the nervous system of Melampus following cerebral ganglion removal proceeds through tract, bud, and ganglion stages. Each stage can represent a…”
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Alcian blue-alcian yellow mapping of neurosecretory cells in the central nervous system of the salt marsh pulmonate snail Melampus bidentatus by Ridgway, R L

“…1. The neurosecretory system of the primitive ellobiid Melampus bidentatus (Pulmonata: Basommatophora) was investigated using Alcian blue-Alcian yellow…”
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Host Plant Effects on the Activity of Selected Nuclear Polyhedrosis Viruses Against the Corn Earworm and Beet Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Farrar, Robert R, Ridgway, Richard L

“…The activity of the nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) of the celery looper, Anagrapha falcifera (Kirby) (AfMNPV), against the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua…”
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