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The ethical and social effects of the obsession over Journal Impact Factor by Onstad, David W., Sime Editors, Karen R.

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Impacts of Argentine ants on mealybugs and their natural enemies in California's coastal vineyards by DAANE, KENT M, SIME, KAREN R, FALLON, JULIE, COOPER, MONICA L

“…1. The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, tends honeydew-excreting homopterans and can disrupt the activity of their natural enemies. This mutualism is often…”
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A Comparison of Two Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) of the Vine Mealybug: Rapid, Non-Discriminatory Oviposition is Favored when Ants Tend the Host by Sime, Karen R, Daane, Kent M

“…The encyrtid parasitoids Coccidoxenoides perminutus Girault and Anagyrus nr. sp. pseudococci (Girault) were compared in the laboratory as parasitoids of the…”
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Opportunistic out-crossing in Nicotiana attenuata (Solanaceae), a predominantly self-fertilizing native tobacco by Sime, Karen R, Baldwin, Ian T

“…Although Nicotiana attenuata is entirely self-compatible, chemical and other floral traits suggest selection for the maintenance of advertisement for moth…”
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Climate and the effectiveness of Psyllaephagus bliteus as a parasitoid of the red gum lerp psyllid by Daane, Kent M., Sime, Karen R., Paine, Timothy D.

“…The encyrtid parasitoid Psyllaephagus bliteus Riek was introduced to California in 2000 to control the red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore…”
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Evidence for Population Differentiation in the Bog Buckmoth of New York State by Buckner, Janet, Welsh, Amy B, Sime, Karen R

“…Hemileuca maia (Bog Buckmoth; Saturniidae) is a rare, ecologically unique variant of the Hemileuca maia complex known only from ten wetlands in the Great Lakes…”
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Testing Baits to Control Argentine Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Vineyards by Daane, Kent M, Cooper, Monica L, Sime, Karen R, Nelson, Erik H, Battany, Mark C, Rust, Michael K

“…Liquid baits were evaluated for control of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and associated mealybug and soft scale pests…”
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Crop domestication relaxes both top-down and bottom-up effects on a specialist herbivore by Wang, Xin-Geng, Nadel, Hannah, Johnson, Marshall W., Daane, Kent M., Hoelmer, Kim, Walton, Vaughn M., Pickett, Charles H., Sime, Karen R.

“…Domestication of crop plants selects for numerous traits that often distinguish them dramatically from their wild progenitors. In some cases, these…”
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Psyttalia lounsburyi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), potential biological control agent for the olive fruit fly in California by Daane, Kent M., Sime, Karen R., Wang, Xin-geng, Nadel, Hannah, Johnson, Marshall W., Walton, Vaughn M., Kirk, Alan, Pickett, Charles H.

“…The African parasitoid Psyttalia lounsburyi (Silvestri) was evaluated as part of a classical biological control program directed at the olive fruit fly,…”
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Comparison of two laboratory cultures of Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), as a parasitoid of the olive fruit fly by Sime, Karen R., Daane, Kent M., Messing, Russell H., Johnson, Marshall W.

“…Life-history trials were conducted in the laboratory on two cultures of Psyttalia concolor (Szépligeti) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared on olive fruit fly,…”
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Effects of liquid insecticide baits on Argentine ants in California's coastal vineyards by Daane, Kent M., Sime, Karen R., Hogg, Brian N., Bianchi, Mary L., Cooper, Monica L., Rust, Michael K., Klotz, John H.

“…Liquid ant baits were evaluated for control of Argentine ants, Linepithema humile (Mayr), and associated mealybug pests ( Pseudococcus species) in commercial…”
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Mortality of olive fruit fly pupae in California by Orsini, M.M, Daane, K.M, Sime, K.R, Nelson, E.H

“…Efforts to control the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae), in California have focused on insecticidal baits and biological control by…”
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The biology of Bracon celer as a parasitoid of the olive fruit fly by Sime, Karen R., Daane, Kent M., Andrews, John W., Hoelmer, Kim, Pickett, Charles H., Nadel, Hannah, Johnson, Marshall W., Messing, Russell H.

“…A series of laboratory experiments was conducted on a colony of Bracon celer Szépligeti (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared on the olive fly, Bactrocera oleae…”
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Biological controls investigated to aid management of olive fruit fly in California by K Daane, M Johnson, C Pickett, K Sime, X Wang, H Nadel, J Andrews Jr, K Hoelmer

“…The widespread and rapid establishment of the olive fruit fly in California required immediate changes in integrated pest management (IPM) programs for olives…”
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revision of the genus Trogus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) by WAHL, DAVID B, SIME, KAREN R

“…The ichneumonine genus Trogus is revised, with descriptions, diagnoses and a key provided for the twelve recognized species. The species treated herein are: T…”
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The cladistics and biology of the Callajoppa genus-group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) by SIME, KAREN R., WAHL, DAVID B

“…A cladistic analysis is presented for the genera of the former ichneumonine tribe Trogini. The tribe Heresiarchini is paraphyletic with respect to the Trogini,…”
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Experimental studies of the host-finding behavior of Trogus pennator, a parasitoid of swallowtail butterflies by SIME, Karen R

“…The parasitic wasp Troguspennator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) attacks larvae in two genera of Papilionidae, Eurytides and Papilio, on plants in a variety of…”
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Response of aquatic macroinvertebrate density and diversity to wetland management and structure in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex, New York by Schummer, Michael L., Eason, Kayla M., Hodges, Tyler J., Farley, Edward B., Sime, Karen R., Coluccy, John M., Tozer, Douglas C.

“…We investigated how water management and other covariates affected aquatic macroinvertebrate density and diversity of wetlands in the Montezuma Wetlands…”
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A Comparison of Two Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) of the Vine Mealybug: Rapid, Non-Discriminatory Oviposition is Favored when Ants Tend the Host by Sime, Karen R, Daane, Kent M

“…The encyrtid parasitoids Coccidoxenoides perminutus Girault and Anagyrus nr. sp. pseudococci (Girault) were compared in the laboratory as parasitoids of the…”
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Protective mechanisms for pupae of Psyllaephagus bliteus Riek (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of the red-gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) by Sullivan, Daniel J, Daane, Kent M, Sime, Karen R, Andrews, John W. Jr

“…Psyllaephagus bliteus was imported from Australia in 1999 and released in California in 2000 as part of a classical biological control program targeting the…”
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