Abundance Factors

Alyokhin, A. V., C. Mille, R. H. Messing, and J. J. Duan. 2001. Selection of pupation habitats by Oriental fruit fly larvae in the laboratory. Journal of Insect Behavior 14: 57-67.

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We performed a series of laboratory experiments to determine the effects of shade, soil moisture, and soil compaction on the selection of pupation habitats by wandering late instar Oriental fruit flies, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel). Larvae showed a strong preference towards pupating in shaded rather than brightly lit areas, in moist rather than dry soil, and in soil […]

Alyokhin, A. V., C. Mille, R. H. Messing, and J. J. Duan. 2001. Selection of pupation habitats by Oriental fruit fly larvae in the laboratory. Journal of Insect Behavior 14: 57-67. Read More »

Alyokhin, A. V, R. H. Messing, and J. J. Duan. 2000. Visual and olfactory stimuli and fruit maturity affect trap captures of Oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 93: 644-649.

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An effective lure-and-kill trap is a potentially important instrument in monitoring and controlling Oriental fruit flies, Bactrocera dorsalis(Hendel). A number of experiments were performed in a commercial guava (Psydium guajava L.) orchard to determine how fly captures are affected by combining visual and olfactory stimuli, and by the timing of trap deployment relatively to host phenology. Baiting

Alyokhin, A. V, R. H. Messing, and J. J. Duan. 2000. Visual and olfactory stimuli and fruit maturity affect trap captures of Oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 93: 644-649. Read More »

Alyokhin, A. V. and D. N. Ferro. 1999. Modifications in flight and oviposition of Bt-resistant and Bt-susceptible Colorado potato beetles as a result of exposure to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis Cry3A toxin. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata90: 93-101.

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Laboratory strains of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), physiologically resistant and susceptible to Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) subsp. tenebrionis Cry3A toxin were reared to adults on caged potato plants. Influence of three different diets (transgenic potatoes, regular potatoes, and regular potatoes followed by the transgenic potatoes) on beetle mortality, fecundity, and flight behavior were tested under laboratory conditions. A computer-linked flight

Alyokhin, A. V. and D. N. Ferro. 1999. Modifications in flight and oviposition of Bt-resistant and Bt-susceptible Colorado potato beetles as a result of exposure to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis Cry3A toxin. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata90: 93-101. Read More »

Alyokhin, A. V. and D. N. Ferro. 1999. Reproduction and dispersal of summer-generation Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environmental Entomology 28: 425-430.

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Colorado potato beetle dispersal and reproduction was investigated under field and laboratory conditions. Movement and mating of newly emerged summer-generation Colorado potato beetle adults was monitored in the field using a mark-recapture technique, and beetle mating within experimental plots was recorded. The number of degree-days (DD) required for the beetles to become reproductive was tested

Alyokhin, A. V. and D. N. Ferro. 1999. Reproduction and dispersal of summer-generation Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environmental Entomology 28: 425-430. Read More »

Alyokhin, A. V. and D. N. Ferro. 1999. Relative fitness of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) resistant and susceptible to the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3A toxin. Journal of Economic Entomology 92: 510-515.

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Laboratory experiments were conducted to compare relative fitness of strains of Colorado potato beetle resistant and susceptible to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis Cry3A toxin. Net replacement rates and intrinsic rates of population increase were calculated for resistant and susceptible populations. During the experiment, susceptible males on average copulated 13.3 ± 1.5 times, while resistant males copulated only 8.0 ± 1.0 times. Susceptible females

Alyokhin, A. V. and D. N. Ferro. 1999. Relative fitness of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) resistant and susceptible to the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3A toxin. Journal of Economic Entomology 92: 510-515. Read More »

Alyokhin, A. V. and D. N. Ferro. 1999. Mating ability of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) males fed transgenic potato foliage. Canadian Entomologist 131: 539-540.

Abundance Factors, Insecticides

Thirty-three teneral Colorado potato beetle males were provided with non-transgenic foliage for 8 d, another 33 males were provided with non-transgenic foliage for 4 days, and then switched to transgenic foliage for another 4 d, and the remaining 33 males were provided with transgenic foliage for 8 days and then mated to females continuously fed

Alyokhin, A. V. and D. N. Ferro. 1999. Mating ability of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) males fed transgenic potato foliage. Canadian Entomologist 131: 539-540. Read More »

Ferro, D. N., A. V. Alyokhin, and D. B. Tobin. 1999. Reproductive status and flight activity of the overwintered Colorado potato beetle. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 91: 443-448.

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Mating behavior of post-diapause Colorado potato beetles, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), was observed within an overwintering site, a rotated potato field, newly colonized potato plants, and under laboratory conditions. The influence of spring mating on beetle flight in the presence and in the absence of host plants was investigated using a computer-linked flight mill system. Diapause was terminated

Ferro, D. N., A. V. Alyokhin, and D. B. Tobin. 1999. Reproductive status and flight activity of the overwintered Colorado potato beetle. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 91: 443-448. Read More »