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The Scirtothrips dorsalis Species Complex: Endemism and Invasion in a Global Pest by Dickey, Aaron M, Kumar, Vivek, Hoddle, Mark S, Funderburk, Joe E, Morgan, J Kent, Jara-Cavieres, Antonella, Shatters, Jr, Robert G, Osborne, Lance S, McKenzie, Cindy L

“…Invasive arthropods pose unique management challenges in various environments, the first of which is correct identification. This apparently mundane task is…”
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Behavioral, Ultrastructural and Chemical Studies on the Honeydew and Waxy Secretions by Nymphs and Adults of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) by Ammar, El-Desouky, Alessandro, Rocco, Shatters Jr, Robert G, Hall, David G, Zilberstein, Dan

“…The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) is the primary vector of the bacterium causing citrus huanglongbing (citrus greening),…”
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Global relationships of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) revealed using Bayesian analysis of mitochondrial COI DNA sequences by Boykin, Laura M., Shatters, Robert G., Rosell, Rosemarie C., McKenzie, Cindy L., Bagnall, Ruth Ann, De Barro, Paul, Frohlich, Donald R.

“…Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a species complex that is one of the most devastating agricultural pests worldwide and affects a broad…”
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Formation of Stylet Sheaths in āere (in air) from Eight Species of Phytophagous Hemipterans from Six Families (Suborders: Auchenorrhyncha and Sternorrhyncha) by Morgan, J. Kent, Luzio, Gary A, Ammar, El-Desouky, Hunter, Wayne B, Hall, David G, Shatters Jr, Robert G, Ghanim, Murad

“…Stylet sheath formation is a common feature among phytophagous hemipterans. These sheaths are considered essential to promote a successful feeding event…”
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First record of the Q biotype of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, in Guatemala by Bethke, James A, Byrne, Frank J, Hodges, Greg S, Mckenzie, Cindy L, Shatters, Robert G. Jr

“…Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) adults and immatures were collected from poinsettia plants at two commercial production greenhouses in Guatemala during an invited…”
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Plant-Derived, Nodule-Specific Cysteine-Rich Peptides as a Novel Source of Biopesticides for Controlling Citrus Greening Disease by Higgins, Steven A, Igwe, David O, Coradetti, Samuel, Ramsey, John S, DeBlasio, Stacy L, Pitino, Marco, Shatters, Jr, Robert G, Niedz, Randall, Fleites, Laura A, Heck, Michelle

“…Nodule-specific cysteine-rich (NCR) peptides, encoded in the genome of the Mediterranean legume (barrelclover), are known to regulate plant-microbe…”
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Cloning, genetic engineering and characterization of TMOF expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to control larval mosquitoes by Borovsky, Dov, Nauewelaers, Sabine, Powell, Charles A., Shatters, Robert G.

“…[Display omitted] •GFP-TMOF expression in S. cerevisiae.•Homologues recombination.•Larval control with recombinant S. cerevisiae-tmfA.•Genetic engineering of…”
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Bactericidal Properties of Proline-Rich Aedes aegypti Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor ( Aea TMOF) by Borovsky, Dov, Rougé, Pierre, Shatters, Jr, Robert G

“…The antimicrobial properties of proline-rich decapeptide TMOF ( TMOF) and oncocin112 (1-13) were compared. Incubations with multidrug-resistant cells showed…”
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Distribution of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Biotypes in Florida-Investigating the Q Invasion by McKenzie, C. L, Hodges, Greg, Osborne, Lance S, Byrne, Frank J, Shatters, Robert G

“…After the 2004 discovery of the Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Q biotype in the United States, there was an urgent need to determine its…”
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Improved DNA Barcoding Method for Bemisia tabaci and Related Aleyrodidae: Development of Universal and Bemisia tabaci Biotype-Specific Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Oxidase I Polymerase Chain Reaction Primers by Shatters, Robert G, Powell, Charles A, Boykin, Laura M, Liansheng, He, McKenzie, C. L

“…Whiteflies, heteropterans in the family Aleyrodidae, are globally distributed and severe agricultural pests. The mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (mtCOI)…”
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Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis cytolytic toxin (Cyt2Ca1) in citrus roots to control Diaprepes abbreviatus larvae by Mahmoud, Sulley Ben, Ramos, John E., Shatters, Robert G., Hall, David G., Lapointe, Stephen L., Niedz, Randall P., Rougé, Pierre, Cave, Ronald D., Borovsky, Dov

“…Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) is an important pest of citrus in the USA. Currently, no effective management strategies of D. abbreviatus exist in citriculture,…”
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Cloning and characterization of a basic cysteine-like protease (cathepsin L1) expressed in the gut of larval Diaprepes abbreviatus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Ben-Mahmoud, Sulley, Ramos, John E., Shatters, Robert G., Rougé, Pierre, Powell, Charles A., Smagghe, Guy, Borovsky, Dov

“…[Display omitted] •Cathepsin L1 characterization.•Inhibition studies.•3D modeling.•EST library of larval gut digestome. Diaprepes abbreviatus is an important…”
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Estimating Bacterial Diversity in Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) via Next Generation Sequencing by Dickey, Aaron M, Trease, Andrew J, Jara-Cavieres, Antonella, Kumar, Vivek, Christenson, Matthew K, Potluri, LAkshmi-Prasad, Morgan, J. Kent, Shatters, Robert G, Mckenzie, Cindy L, Davis, Paul H, Osborne, Lance S

“…The last 2 decades have produced a better understanding of insect-microbial associations and yielded some important opportunities for insect control. However,…”
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Genetic Variation of Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Florida and the Caribbean using Microsatellite DNA Markers by Boykin, Laura M, Shatters, Robert G, Hall, David G, Dean, David, Beerli, Peter

“…Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae), the Caribbean fruit fly, is indigenous to Florida and the Greater Antilles where it causes economic losses…”
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Twelve polymorphic microsatellite loci from the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, the vector for citrus greening disease, huanglongbing by BOYKIN, LAURA M, BAGNALL, RUTH ANN, FROHLICH, DONALD R, HALL, DAVID G, HUNTER, WAYNE B, KATSAR, CATHERINE S, MCKENZIE, CINDY L, ROSELL, ROSEMARIE C, SHATTERS JR., ROBERT G

“…Twelve polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed from microsatellite-enriched DNA libraries and mined from an expressed sequence tags library of…”
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Effect of geminivirus infection and Bemisia infestation on accumulation of pathogenesis-related proteins in tomato by McKenzie, C.L., Shatters Jr, Robert G., Doostdar, H., Lee, S.D., Inbar, Moshe, Mayer, Richard T.

“…The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci biotype B, has been shown to cause pathogenesis‐related (PR) proteins to accumulate in plants as a result of direct feeding, but…”
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Acquisition, Replication and Inoculation of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus following Various Acquisition Periods on Huanglongbing-Infected Citrus by Nymphs and Adults of the Asian Citrus Psyllid by Ammar, El-Desouky, Ramos, John E, Hall, David G, Dawson, William O, Shatters, Jr, Robert G

“…The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is the primary vector of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las) implicated as causative…”
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Prolonged phloem ingestion by Diaphorina citri nymphs compared to adults is correlated with increased acquisition of citrus greening pathogen by George, Justin, Ammar, El-Desouky, Hall, David G., Shatters, Robert G., Lapointe, Stephen L.

“…Citrus greening disease (huanglongbing), currently the most destructive citrus disease worldwide, is putatively caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus…”
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Combining 'omics and microscopy to visualize interactions between the Asian citrus psyllid vector and the Huanglongbing pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in the insect gut by Kruse, Angela, Fattah-Hosseini, Somayeh, Saha, Surya, Johnson, Richard, Warwick, EricaRose, Sturgeon, Kasie, Mueller, Lukas, MacCoss, Michael J, Shatters, Jr, Robert G, Cilia Heck, Michelle

“…Huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease, is an economically devastating bacterial disease of citrus. It is associated with infection by the gram-negative…”
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Quercus leaf extracts display curative effects against Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus that restore leaf physiological parameters in HLB-affected citrus trees by Pitino, Marco, Sturgeon, Kasie, Dorado, Christina, Cano, Liliana M., Manthey, John A., Shatters, Robert G., Rossi, Lorenzo

“…Citrus greening, also called Huanglongbing (HLB), is one of the most destructive citrus diseases worldwide. It is caused by the fastidious gram-negative…”
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