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CRISPR/Cas9 mediated knockout of the abdominal-A homeotic gene in fall armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda) by Wu, Ke, Shirk, Paul D, Taylor, Caitlin E, Furlong, Richard B, Shirk, Bryce D, Pinheiro, Daniele H, Siegfried, Blair D

“…The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is an important pest of maize in the Americas and has recently been introduced into Africa. Fall…”
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A feeding protocol for delivery of agents to assess development in Varroa mites by Cabrera, Ana R, Shirk, Paul D, Teal, Peter E A

“…A novel feeding protocol for delivery of bio-active agents to Varroa mites was developed by providing mites with honey bee larva hemolymph supplemented with…”
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RNAi-induced knockdown of white gene in the southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula L.) by Souza, Dariane, Christensen, Shawn A., Wu, Ke, Buss, Lyle, Kleckner, Kaylin, Darrisaw, Constance, Shirk, Paul D., Siegfried, Blair D.

“…The southern green stink bug (SGSB) Nezara viridula L. is one of the most common stink bug species in the United States and can cause significant yield loss in…”
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Gene editing of the ABC Transporter/White locus using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis in the Indian Meal Moth by Shirk, Bryce D., Shirk, Paul D., Furlong, Richard B., Scully, Erin D., Wu, Ke, Siegfried, Blair D.

“…[Display omitted] •A white gene ortholog was detected in the Indian Meal Moth, Plodia interpunctella.•Mutation of Piwhite results in a white eye phenotype…”
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European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) induced responses enhance susceptibility in maize by Dafoe, Nicole J, Thomas, James D, Shirk, Paul D, Legaspi, Michelle E, Vaughan, Martha M, Huffaker, Alisa, Teal, Peter E, Schmelz, Eric A

“…Herbivore-induced plant responses have been widely described following attack on leaves; however, less attention has been paid to analogous local processes…”
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Effect of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larval Diet on Egg Quality and Parasitism by Trichogramma brassicae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) by Moghaddassi, Yasaman, Ashouri, Ahmad, Bandani, Ali Reza, Leppla, Norman C, Shirk, Paul D

“…Abstract Trichogramma spp., among the most common parasitoids used for augmentation biological control, often are mass-reared on eggs of the Mediterranean…”
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Mortality Effects of Three Bacterial Pathogens and Beauveria bassiana When Topically Applied or Injected Into House Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) by Johnson, Dana M., Weeks, Emma N. I., LoVullo, Eric D., Shirk, Paul D., Geden, Christopher J.

“…The house fly, Musca domestica L., is a global pest of public health and agricultural importance. The efficacy of conventional management has been waning due…”
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Harvesting Silk Fibers from Plodia interpunctella: Role of Environmental Rearing Conditions in Fiber Production and Properties by Shirk, Bryce D., Torres Pereira Meriade Duarte, Isabela, McTyer, Jasmine B., Eccles, Lauren E., Lateef, Ali H., Shirk, Paul D., Stoppel, Whitney L.

“…Silk fibers are produced by a wide variety of insects. The silkworm Bombyx mori (Bombyx) was domesticated because the physical properties of its silk fibers…”
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Germline transformation of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. using a piggyBac transposon-derived vector by Couble, Pierre, Tamura, Toshiki, Thibert, Chantal, Royer, Corinne, Kanda, Toshio, Eappen, Abraham, Kamba, Mari, Kômoto, Natuo, Thomas, Jean-Luc, Mauchamp, Bernard, Chavancy, Gérard, Shirk, Paul, Fraser, Malcolm, Prudhomme, Jean-Claude

“…We have developed a system for stable germline transformation in the silkworm Bombyx mori L. using piggyBac, a transposon discovered in the lepidopteran…”
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Insect cell transformation vectors that support high level expression and promoter assessment in insect cell culture by Shirk, Paul D., Furlong, Richard B.

“…A somatic transformation vector, pDP9, was constructed that provides a simplified means of producing permanently transformed cultured insect cells that support…”
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Unique synteny and alternate splicing of the chitin synthases in closely related heliothine moths by Shirk, Paul D., Perera, Omaththage P., Shelby, Kent S., Furlong, Richard B., LoVullo, Eric D., Popham, Holly J.R.

“…Chitin is an extracellular biopolymer that contributes to the cuticular structural matrix in arthropods. As a consequence of its rigid structure, the chitinous…”
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Discovery and molecular characterization of an ambisense densovirus from South American populations of Solenopsis invicta by Valles, Steven M., Shoemaker, DeWayne, Wurm, Yannick, Strong, Charles A., Varone, Laura, Becnel, James J., Shirk, Paul D.

“…[Display omitted] •Metagenomics was employed to prospect for viral biocontrol agents of Solenopsis invicta.•The first densovirus infecting a hymenopteran…”
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Larval Development of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an Endoparasitoid of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) by Rohrig, Eric, Shirk, Paul D, Hall, David G, Stansly, Philip A

“…The koinobiont endoparasitoid Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Shafee, Alam & Agarwal) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is an imported biological control agent being…”
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Ovarian Development in Predacious Orius pumilio: Relationship to Diet, Mating, and Juvenile Hormone by Shapiro, Jeffrey P, Shirk, Paul D

“…A female minute pirate bug, Orius pumilio (Champion), was found to require both food and mating as an adult to achieve egg development. Last-instar nymphs of…”
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EXAMINING THE ROLE OF foraging AND malvolio IN HOST‐FINDING BEHAVIOR IN THE HONEY BEE PARASITE, Varroa destructor (ANDERSON & TRUEMAN) by Cabrera, Ana R, Shirk, Paul D, Teal, Peter E. A, Grozinger, Christina M, Evans, Jay D

“…When a female varroa mite, Varroa destructor (Anderson & Trueman), invades a honey bee brood cell, the physiology rapidly changes from feeding phoretic to…”
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Ultrabithorax Is a Micromanager of Hindwing Identity in Butterflies and Moths by Tendolkar, Amruta, Pomerantz, Aaron F., Heryanto, Christa, Shirk, Paul D., Patel, Nipam H., Martin, Arnaud

“…The forewings and hindwings of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) are differentiated from each other, with segment-specific morphologies and color patterns…”
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Identity of Two Sympatric Species of Orius (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) by Shapiro, Jeffrey P., Shirk, Paul D., Kelley, Karen, Lewis, Tamera M., Horton, David R.

“…The minute pirate bugs, Orius insidiosus (Say) and Orius pumilio (Champion) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae), are closely related species known to be…”
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Predator—Prey Relationships on Apiaceae at an Organic Farm by Shirk, Paul D, Shapiro, Jeffrey P, Reitz, Stuart R, Thomas, Jean M. G, Koenig, Rosalie L, Hay-Roe, Mirian M, Buss, Lyle J

“…Orius insidiosus (Say) and O. pumilio (Champion) were confirmed to be sympatric in north central Florida as the major predators of the Florida flower thrips,…”
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Nutritional Manipulation of Adult Female Orius pumilio (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Enhances Initial Predatory Performance by Shapiro, Jeffrey P, Reitz, Stuart R, Shirk, Paul D

“…Commercial shipments of Orius spp. (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) commonly include water and protein, the latter typically supplied by eggs from a moth such as…”
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Sympatry of Orius insidiosus and O. pumilio (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) in north central Florida by Shapiro, Jeffrey P, Shirk, Paul D, Reitz, Stuart R, Koenig, Rose

“…Two closely related species of Anthocoridae, the minute pirate bugs Orius insidiosus (Say) and O. pumilio (Champion), were collected together from false Queen…”
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