Search Results - "de León, Jesse H."
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Two Separate Introductions of Asian Citrus Psyllid Populations Found in the American Continents
Published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America (01-11-2011)“…A phylogeographic analysis inferred from the partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (433 bp) was performed with 22 populations of Diaphorina…”
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Is the Old World Fig, Ficus carica L. (Moraceae), an Alternative Host for the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama) (Homoptera: Psyllidae)?
Published in The Florida entomologist (01-12-2011)“…Adults and immatures of the Asian citrus psyllid were found infesting a dooryard fig tree, Ficus carica (L). When potted fig trees were placed in an infested…”
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Molecular Markers Discriminate Closely Related Species Encarsia diaspidicola and Encarsia berlesei (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) : Biocontrol Candidate Agents for White Peach Scale in Hawaii
Published in Journal of economic entomology (01-06-2010)“…We genetically characterized Encarsia diapsidicola Silvestri and Encarsia berlesei Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) by two molecular methods: phylogenetic…”
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Analysis of pMA67, a predicted rolling-circle replicating, mobilizable, tetracycline-resistance plasmid from the honey bee pathogen, Paenibacillus larvae
Published in Plasmid (01-09-2007)“…This work characterizes a recently discovered natural tetracycline-resistance plasmid called pMA67 from Paenibacillus larvae—a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen…”
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Development of molecular diagnostic markers for sharpshooters Homalodisca coagulata and Homalodisca liturata for use in predator gut content examinations
Published in Entomologia experimentalis et applicata (01-05-2006)“…To aid in identifying key predators of Proconiini sharpshooter species present in California, we developed and tested molecular diagnostic markers for the…”
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Evaluation of Molecular Markers for Discriminating Gonatocerus morrilli (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae): A Biological Control Agent for Homalodisca vitripennis
Published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America (01-09-2007)“…We tested the utility of molecular markers for distinguishing between two closely related species, Gonatocerus morrilli (Howard) and Gonatocerus walkerjonesi…”
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Population Genetic Structure of Homalodisca coagulata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), the Vector of the Bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Causing Pierce’s Disease in Grapevines
Published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America (01-07-2004)“…In the current study, inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) primers (p-13 and p-15) were used to estimate the population genetic structure of the sharpshooter…”
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Detection of DNA Polymorphisms in Homalodisca coagulata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based DNA Fingerprinting Methods
Published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America (01-05-2004)“…DNA polymorphisms were detected in Homalodisca coagulata (Say) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) with the following DNA fingerprinting methods: inter-simple sequence…”
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High host specificity in Encarsia diaspidicola (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a biological control candidate against the white peach scale in Hawaii
Published in Biological control (01-08-2010)“…Pre-introductory host specificity tests were performed with Encarsia diaspidicola, a biological control candidate against the invasive white peach scale,…”
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First Report of a Proconiine Sharpshooter, Anacuerna centrolinea (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in Chile, with Notes on Its Biology, Host Plants, and Egg Parasitoids
Published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America (01-09-2006)“…The first representative of the leafhopper tribe Proconiini (subfamily Cicadellinae), Anacuerna centrolinea (Melichar) is reported herein from the Tarapacá…”
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Host range of Gonatocerus sp. near tuberculifemur ‘Clade 1’ in Argentina, an egg parasitoid newly associated to the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), and candidate for its biological control in California, USA
Published in BioControl (Dordrecht, Netherlands) (01-02-2012)“…The South American egg parasitoid Gonatocerus sp. near tuberculifemur “Clade 1” (G. sp. “Clade 1”) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) is a new association of the…”
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Molecular Evidence Suggests That Populations of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Texas, Florida, and Mexico Represent a Single Species
Published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America (01-01-2010)“…We genetically characterized Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) populations from Texas, Florida, and Mexico and the sister taxon Tamarixia…”
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Genetic differentiation among geographic populations of Gonatocerus ashmeadi, the predominant egg parasitoid of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata
Published in Journal of Insect Science (08-02-2005)“…The aim of genetically comparing different populations of the same species of natural enemies is to identify the strain that is most adapted to the environment…”
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Genetic differentiation among geographic populations of Gonatocerus ashmeadi, the predominant egg parasitoid of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata
Published in Journal of insect science (Tucson, Ariz.) (2005)“…The aim of genetically comparing different populations of the same species of natural enemies is to identify the strain that is most adapted to the environment…”
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Molecular distinction between populations of Gonatocerus morrilli, egg parasitoids of the glassy-winged sharpshooter from Texas and California: Do cryptic species exist?
Published in Journal of Insect Science (03-12-2004)“…Two molecular methods were utilized to distinguish geographic populations of Gonatocerus morrilli (Howard) from Texas and California and to test the…”
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Molecular distinction between populations of Gonatocerus morrilli, egg parasitoids of the glassy-winged sharpshooter from Texas and California: Do cryptic species exist?
Published in Journal of insect science (Tucson, Ariz.) (01-01-2004)“…Two molecular methods were utilized to distinguish geographic populations of Gonatocerus morrilli (Howard) from Texas and California and to test the…”
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Genetic and hybridization evidence confirms that a geographic population of Gonatocerus morrilli (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from California is a new species: Egg parasitoids of the glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca coagulata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)
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Development and application of a glassy-winged and smoke-tree sharpshooter egg-specific predator gut content ELISA
Published in Biological control (01-04-2006)“…The recent invasion of southern California by the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca coagulata (Say) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), has triggered a…”
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Molecular Evidence Suggests That Populations of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Texas, Florida, and Mexico Represent a Single Species
Published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America (01-01-2010)“…Abstract We genetically characterized Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) populations from Texas, Florida, and Mexico and the sister taxon…”
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Is the old world fig, Ficus carica L. ?
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