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Determining Host Suitability of Pecan for Stored-Product Insects by Shufran, A. A, Mulder, P. G, Payton, M. E, Shufran, K. A

“…A no-choice test was performed to determine survival and reproductive capacity of stored-product insect pests on pecan, Carya illinoensis (Wangenheim) Koch…”
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Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence among greenbug (Homoptera: Aphididae) biotypes: evidence for host-adapted races by Shufran, K. A., Burd, J. D., Anstead, J. A., Lushai, G.

“…The full complement of known greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), biotypes found in the USA were subjected to a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on a…”
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Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence among Schizaphis graminum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) clones from cultivated and non-cultivated hosts: haplotype and host associations by Anstead, J A, Burd, J D, Shufran, K A

“…A 1.0 kb region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene from the greenbug aphid, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), was sequenced for 24 field…”
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SPIDER PREDATION: SPECIES-SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF GUT CONTENTS BY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION by Greenstone, Matthew H., Shufran, Kevin A.

“…We extend detection of arthropod predator gut contents by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), heretofore restricted to insect predators, to spiders. Single…”
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Learning about mosquitoes, diseases, and vectors: a classroom activity by Cocke, Teri E., Geest, Emily A., Shufran, Andrine A.

“…Mosquitoes (Culicidae) are disease vectors, which are responsible for an estimated one million deaths per year. Female mosquitoes, which need blood for…”
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Efficacy of Pyramiding Greenbug (Homoptera: Aphididae) Resistance Genes in Wheat by Porter, David R., Burd, John D., Shufran, Kevin A., Webster, James A.

“…Durable resistance to greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), in wheat is a goal of wheat improvement teams, and one that has been complicated by the regular…”
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Molecular Markers for Identification of the Hyperparasitoids Dendrocerus carpenteri and Alloxysta xanthopsis in Lysiphlebus testaceipes Parasitizing Cereal Aphids by Chen, Yi, Pike, Keith S., Greenstone, Matthew H., Shufran, Kevin A.

“…Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based molecular markers have been developed to detect the presence of primary parasitoids in cereal aphids and used to estimate…”
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Determining Host Suitability of Pecan for Stored-Product Insects by Shufran, A A, Mulder, P G, Payton, ME, Shufran, KA

“…A no-choice test was performed to determine survival and reproductive capacity of stored-product insect pests on pecan, Carya illinoensis (Wangenheim) Koch…”
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Host Race Evolution in Schizaphis graminum (Hemiptera: Aphididae): Nuclear DNA Sequences by Shufran, Kevin A

“…The greenbug aphid, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) was introduced into the United States in the late 1880s, and quickly was established as a pest of wheat, oat,…”
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DNA Barcoding to Identify All Life Stages of Holocyclic Cereal Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Wheat and Other Poaceae by Shufran, Kevin A, Puterka, Gary J

“…The cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene of the mitochondrial DNA was sequenced in eight holocyclic monoecious aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) that occur on…”
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Variation to Cause Host Injury Between Russian Wheat Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Clones Virulent to Dn4 Wheat by Shufran, K. A., Mornhinweg, D. W., Baker, C. A., Porter, D. R.

“…Biotypes are infraspecific classifications based on biological rather than morphological characteristics. Cereal aphids are managed primarily by host plant…”
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Greenbug (Homoptera:Aphididae) biotypes: selected by resistant cultivars or preadapted opportunists? by Porter, D.H, Burd, J.D, Shufran, K.A, Webster, J.A, Teetes, G.L

“…Future advances in wheat, Triticum aestivum L., and sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, resistance to greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), will likely…”
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Evidence of Evolving Carbaryl Resistance in Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Areawide-Managed Cornfields in North Central Kansas by Zhu, K. Y., Wilde, G. E., Higgins, R. A., Sloderbeck, P. E., Buschman, L. L., Shufran, R. A., Whitworth, R. J., Starkey, S. R., He, F.

“…Susceptibility of adult populations of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, to carbaryl was determined by a survey in 1996 before…”
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Over-Summering and Biotypic Diversity of Schizaphis graminum (Homoptera: Aphididae) Populations on Noncultivated Grass Hosts by Anstead, James A, Burd, John D, Shufran, Kevin A

“…Greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), populations over-summering on noncultivated grass hosts may be implicated in early fall infestations in wheat. The…”
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Limited Genetic Variation Within and Between Russian Wheat Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Biotypes in the United States by Shufran, Kevin A, Payton, Tracey L

“…Insect biotypes are populations able to kill or injure crops with resistance genes and complicate pest management programs based on host plant resistance…”
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Comparison of Adult Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Sampling Methods by Whitworth, R. J, Wilde, G. E, Shufran, R. A, Milliken, G. A

“…Studies were conducted in Kansas corn and soybean fields during 1997 to compare various sampling methods, traps, and trap components for capturing three…”
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Genetic changes within an aphid clone: homogenization of rDNA intergenic spacers after insecticide selection by SHUFRAN, KEVIN A., MAYO, Z B, CREASE, TERESA J.

“…A single asexual maternal lineage (i.e. clone) of the greenbug aphid, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) was repeatedly selected with the insecticide disulfoton…”
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Life History Study of Multiple Clones of Insecticide Resistant and Susceptible Greenbug Schizaphis graminum (Homoptera: Aphididae) by Stone, Beth S., Shufran, Roxanne A., Wilde, Gerald E.

“…Comparative differences and similarities in prereproductive time (d), progeny production in a time equal to d (Md), and intrinsic rate of increase (rm) were…”
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Genetic Similarities Among Geographic Isolates of Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) Differing in Cold Temperature Tolerances by Shufran, K. A, Weathersbee, A. A, Jones, D. B, Elliott, N. C

“…Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) is a solitary endoparasitoid of aphids and is the primary parasitoid attacking cereal aphids in the Great Plains, especially…”
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Distribution and Abundance of Insecticide Resistant Greenbugs (Homoptera: Aphididae) and Validation of a Bioassay to Assess Resistance by WILDE, G. E., SHUFRAN, R. A., KINDLER, S. D., BROOKS, H. L., SLODERBECK, P. E.

“…Laboratory bioassays were conducted to determine the toxicity of four insecticides (ethyl parathion, chlorpyrifos, malathion, and carbofuran) to…”
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