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Effect of Larval Diet on Endogenous Carbon Reproductive Resources of Fifth Instars and Adult Females of the Moth, Heliothis Virescens
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Mostly adult Lepidoptera feed on plant nectar. That is, adults can only contribute to
carbon, and not nitrogen, acquisition. The moth Heliothis virescens were used to explore the
hypothesis that larval nutrition influences ...
Influence of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatment on Two Co-Occuring Arthropod Pests, Two-Spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) and Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis)
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Insecticidal neonicotinoid seed treatments in agriculture is a common insect pest management strategy. Seed treatments have systemic and residual toxicity, which are effective against target insect pests. However, effects ...
The Effects of Salinity on Herbivorous Pests of Corn and Soybean
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Many environmental factors, including soil characteristics, are critically important for plants, herbivorous arthropods, and their interactions. Despite increasing evidence that soil salinity can drastically impact plants, ...
Impact of Ragl Aphid Resistant Soybeans on Binodoxys communis (Gahan) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasitoid of Soybean Aphid Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae )
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
After its discovery in North America during the summer of 2000, the soybean
aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae) became a major pest of the
soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr., in most soybean growing regions ...
Effects of Soybean Aphid Resistance on the Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis Mediated by the Soybean Aphid Aphis glycines
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Plants can directly and indirectly influence the natural enemies of their herbivores. Such
trophic level effects apply to plants in natural and agronomic settings as well as to plants
bred for pest resistance and biological ...
Integrated Pest Management of Soybean Aphid (Aphis glycines) in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a major
pest of soybean (Glycine max L.). This aphid is a native of Asia and was first discovered in
the United States in Wisconsin in July 2000, and ...