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Rapid PCR-based method for herbivore dietary evaluation using plant-specific primers by Kheirodin, Arash, Sayari, Mohammad, Schmidt, Jason M

“…Polyphagous pests cause significant economic loss worldwide through feeding damage on various cash crops. However, their diets in agricultural landscapes…”
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The nutritional content of prey affects the foraging of a generalist arthropod predator by Schmidt, Jason M, Sebastian, Peter, Wilder, Shawn M, Rypstra, Ann L

“…While foraging theory predicts that predatory responses should be determined by the energy content and size of prey, it is becoming increasingly clear that…”
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Diet composition and diversity does not explain fewer, smaller urban nestlings by Grabarczyk, Erin E, Gill, Sharon A, Vonhof, Maarten J, Alabady, Magdy S, Wang, Zengyan, Schmidt, Jason M

“…The reproductive success of animals breeding in cities is often lower compared to counterparts that inhabit rural, suburban, and peri-urban areas. Urban…”
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From weeds to natural enemies: implications of weed cultivation and biopesticides for organic onion production by Lennon, Kylie, Querejeta, Marina, Dutta, Bhabesh, Johnson, Caroll, Schmidt, Jason M.

“…Weed management is challenging for vegetable crops that are highly sensitive to weed competition, such as onions. Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) are major…”
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Responses to environmental variability by herbivorous insects and their natural enemies within a bioenergy crop, Miscanthus x giganteus by Coffin, Alisa W, Olson, Dawn M, Seymour, Lynne, Bosch, David D, Schmidt, Jason M, Strickland, Timothy C

“…Precision agriculture (PA) is the application of management decisions based on identifying, quantifying, and responding to space-time variability. However,…”
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Ranking common predators of Bemisia tabaci in Georgia (USA) agricultural landscapes with diagnostic PCR: implications of primer specific post-feeding detection time by Kheirodin, Arash, Simmons, Alvin M., Schmidt, Jason M.

“…Developing a successful biological control program relies on understanding predator–prey interactions in agroecosystem field settings. Among several methods…”
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A Review of Successes and Impeding Challenges of IoT-Based Insect Pest Detection Systems for Estimating Agroecosystem Health and Productivity of Cotton by Kiobia, Denis O, Mwitta, Canicius J, Fue, Kadeghe G, Schmidt, Jason M, Riley, David G, Rains, Glen C

“…Using artificial intelligence (AI) and the IoT (Internet of Things) is a primary focus of applied engineering research to improve agricultural efficiency. This…”
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Assessing native parasitoids of the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Southeastern USA by Neupane, Subin B, Schmidt, Jason M, Snyder, William E, Hudson, William G, Wang, Xingeng, Buffington, Matthew, Daane, Kent M, Sial, Ashfaq A

“…Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), commonly known as spotted-wing Drosophila (SWD), is an invasive insect pest threatening the economy of…”
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Recent advances in characterizing trophic connections in biological control by Rondoni, Gabriele, Collatz, Jana, Jonsson, Mattias, Rennstam Rubbmark, Oskar, Riddick, Eric W., Schmidt, Jason M., Brodeur, Jacques

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Toxicity of Photorhabdus luminescens and Xenorhabdus bovienii bacterial metabolites to pecan aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and the lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) by Wu, Shaohui, Toews, Michael D., Cottrell, Ted E., Schmidt, Jason M., Shapiro-Ilan, David I.

“…[Display omitted] •Symbiotic bacteria of entomopathogenic nematodes may produce insecticidal compounds.•Metabolic toxicity of two bacteria to target and…”
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Rethinking trophic interactions in agricultural landscapes through tracking secondary feeding by Kheirodin, Arash, Sayari, Mohammad, Schmidt, Jason M.

“…Conservation biological control efforts depend on accurately estimating predator roles in crop fields, and knowledge of plant resources generalist predators…”
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Wild Bee Pollinators Foraging in Peanut and Cotton Adjacent to Native Wildflower Strips by Olson, Dawn M., Gibbs, Jason, Schmidt, Jason M.

“…Wild bees are major contributors to pollination of economically important crops. However, widespread habitat conversion to agriculture and pesticide exposure…”
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Winter cover crops shape early‐season predator communities and trophic interactions by Bowers, Carson, Toews, Michael D., Schmidt, Jason M.

“…Despite the dynamic nature of annual cropping systems, few studies have investigated how the structure of predator communities and their interactions with prey…”
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Acylsugar tomato lines suppress whiteflies and Amblyseius swirskii establishment by Pandey, Swikriti, Silva, Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro, Dutta, Bhabesh, Chong, Juang Horng, Mutschler, Martha Ann, Schmidt, Jason M.

“…Plant defense traits such as trichomes along with biocontrol agents may provide alternatives to insecticide use in tomatoes, Solanum lycopersicum L…”
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Warmer temperatures trigger insecticide‐associated pest outbreaks by Crossley, Michael S, Smith, Olivia M, Barman, Apurba K, Croy, Jordan R, Schmidt, Jason M, Toews, Michael D, Snyder, William E

“…BACKGROUND Rising global temperatures are associated with emerging insect pests, reflecting earlier and longer insect activity, faster development, more…”
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Aphids and associated parasitoids exhibit vertical canopy distribution differences in pecans by Slusher, Eddie K., Acebes-Doria, Angelita L., Cottrell, Ted, Schmidt, Jason M.

“…In agricultural systems, aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) have been shown to exhibit differences in within plant vertical distribution in vegetation. In addition,…”
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Opportunistic predator prefers habitat complexity that exposes prey while reducing cannibalism and intraguild encounters by Schmidt, Jason M, Rypstra, Ann L

“…Structural features of habitat are known to affect the density of predators and prey, and it is generally accepted that complexity provides some protection…”
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Low Incidence of Avian Predation on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in Southeastern Orchard Systems by Grabarczyk, Erin E, Cottrell, Ted E, Schmidt, Jason M, Tillman, P Glynn

“…In many agroecosystems, brown marmorated stink bugs ( ) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are polyphagous pests that cause significant economic losses to numerous…”
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Remotely Estimating Beneficial Arthropod Populations: Implications of a Low-Cost Small Unmanned Aerial System by Xavier, Shereen, Coffin, Alisa, Olson, Dawn, Schmidt, Jason

“…Studies show that agricultural land requires investment in the habitat management of non-cropped areas to support healthy beneficial arthropods and the…”
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A molecular approach to unravel trophic interactions between parasitoids and hyperparasitoids associated with pecan aphids by Slusher, Eddie K, Cottrell, Ted, Gariepy, Tara, Acebes-Doria, Angelita, Querejeta Coma, Marina, Toledo, Pedro F S, Schmidt, Jason M

“…Abstract Advances in molecular ecology can overcome many challenges in understanding host–parasitoid interactions. Genetic characterization of the key-players…”
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