Dissertations from 2014
Dried whole plant Artemisia annua as a novel antimalarial therapy, Mostafa A. Elfawal, Entomology
Dissertations from 2013
Interactions between a Gall Making Fly, Dasineura Oxycoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), And Its Host Plant, Cultivated Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon), Sunil Tewari, Entomology
Dissertations from 2012
Biological Control of the Ambermarked Birch Leafminer (Profenusa thomsoni) in Alaska, Anna L. Soper, Entomology
Dissertations from 2011
Discovery Of Cryptic Species Diversity In North American Pine- Feeding Chionaspis Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), Rodger A Gwiazdowski, Entomology
Dissertations from 2010
Population Dynamics And Biological Control Of Elongate Hemlock Scale, Fiorinia Externa, Kristopher J Abell, Entomology
Dissertations from 2009
Modeling of surface morphological response to the simultaneous action of multiple external fields, Vivek Vivek
Dissertations from 2005
Patterns of predation by natural enemies of the banana weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Indonesia and Uganda., Agnes Matilda Abera-Kanyamuhungu, Entomology
Myotropic peptide hormones and serotonin in the regulation of feeding in the adult blow fly Phormia regina, and the adult horse fly Tabanus nigrovittatus., Aaron Haselton, Entomology
Dynamics of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) : immigration into apple orchards., Jaime Cesar Piñero, Entomology
Adult activity and host plant utilization in cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccinii Riley (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)., Nagendra R. Sharma, Entomology
Investigations into mating disruption, delayed mating, and multiple mating in oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis (Waterhouse) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)., Erik J. Wenninger, Entomology
Dissertations from 2003
Thripinema nicklewoodi (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae), a potential biological control agent of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)., Un Taek Lim, Entomology
Investigation into Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a pest of highly maintained turfgrass., Nikki L. Rothwell, Entomology
Dissertations from 2001
Towards development of optimal trap deployment strategies for apple maggot fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) behavioral control., Juan Antonio Rull Gabayet, Entomology
Aspects of the behavior, ecology, and evolution of a braconid parasitoid., Mark S. Sisterson, Entomology
Dissertations from 2000
Olfactory and visual cues guiding plum curculios (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to host plants., Tracy Christine Leskey, Entomology
Behavioral and ecological factors influencing oviposition of Acrobasis vaccinii (Riley) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), the cranberry fruitworm, with implications for pest management., Andrea Kent Osgood Rogers, Entomology
The roles of midgut hormone and allatotropin in the adult black blow fly, Phormia regina meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae)., Meng-Ping Tu, Entomology
Dissertations from 1999
Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata [Say]) dispersal and reproduction as potential factors in the development of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis Cry3A toxin., Andrei V. Alyokhin, Entomology
Fitness, survival, and resistance management of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.)., Laura Catherine Harrington, Entomology
Development of an effective behavioral technology for controlling fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)., Xing Ping Hu, Entomology
Selection of oviposition sites by Aedes aegypti : behavior of gravid mosquitoes and mechanisms of attraction., Adam S. Jones, Entomology
The role of Trans-sialidase on Trypanosoma cruzi parasite load in Rhodnius prolixus, impact of infection on triatomid behavior, and dispersal in a simulated field environment., Miwako Takano, Entomology
Biology and behavior of Lymantria mathura Moore (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)., Marina A. Zlotina, Entomology
Dissertations from 1998
Retrospective analysis of epidemic Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis transmission in Massachusetts., Abelardo C. Moncayo, Entomology
Development of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of mutagenic metabolites of the herbicide alachlor., Daniel M. Tessier, Entomology
Dissertations from 1997
Transmission of the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus : theory and experiment., Vincent D'Amico, Entomology
Evaluating parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) for biological control of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on poinsettia., Mark S. Hoddle, Entomology
Use of odors for in-flight orientation to the host and for host recognition by the parasitoid Brachymeria intermedia (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae)., Véronique Kerguelen, Entomology
Interactions between two gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) pathogens, nuclear polyhedrosis virus and Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophthorales: Zygomycetes)., Raksha D. Malakar, Entomology
Dissertations from 1996
Early larval dispersal of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) : effects of maternal nutrition, provisioning of yolk proteins, and temperature during the egg stage., Andrea L. Diss, Entomology
Multiple forms of carboxylesterase from Leptinotarsa decemlineata hemolymph associated with permethrin resistance., Sihyeock Lee, Entomology
Dissertations from 1995
Behavioral ecology of Myiopharus doryphorae and Myiopharus aberrans, tachinid parasitoids of the Colorado potato beetle., E. Rolando López-Gutiérrez, Entomology
The genetic structure of northeastern populations of the tachinid Compsilura concinnata (Meigen), an introduced parasitoid of exotic forest defoliators of North America., Vicente Sánchez, Entomology
Dissertations from 1994
Development of a more effective behavioral approach to controlling Rhagoletis pomonella flies., Jian Jun Duan, Entomology
Malaria transmission dynamics., Rosmarie Kelly, Entomology
Dissertations from 1993
Effects of the structure and composition of pheromone plumes on the response of the male almond moth, Cadra cautella., Agenor Mafra-Neto, Entomology
Diflubenzuron (Dimilin) : environmental effects and biochemical mode-of-action., Paula J. S. Martin, Entomology
A comparative study of the role of vision and olfaction during in-flight maneuvers in wind by four species of insects to semiochemicals., Pieter Olivier Zanen, Entomology
Dissertations from 1992
Distance of detection of host tree visual and olfactory stimuli by the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Diptera: Tephritidae)., Thomas A. Green, Entomology
Comparison of food foraging behavior in the temperate apple maggot fly (Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh) and the tropical Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann)., Jorge P. Hendrichs, Entomology
The use of enzyme immunoassay for the quantitative analysis of an insect growth regulator and insect juvenile hormone from environmental andbiological matrices., Joanne V. Mei, Entomology
Dispersal and diet of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata., Donald C. Weber, Entomology
Dissertations from 1991
Biochemistry and genetics of insecticide resistance in the Colorado potato beetle., Joseph A. Argentine, Entomology
Development of oviposition behavior of Brachymeria intermedia, a parasitoid of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar., Yvonne C. Drost, Entomology
Nuclear polyhedrosis virus of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) : environmental and ecological factors influencing transmission and host susceptibility., Kathleen D. Murray, Entomology
Dissertations from 1990
Interaction of host visual and odor stimuli during intra- and inter-tree host finding behavior of Rhagoletis pomonella flies., Martin R. Aluja-Schunemann, Entomology
Estimating the impact of parasitoids on the dynamics of populations of gypsy moths., Juli R. Gould, Entomology
Relationship between larval habitat characteristics and malaria vectorial capacity of adult Anopheles dirus in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand., Sangvorn Kitthawee, Entomology
Dissertations from 1989
Biochemical identification and biological studies of the Anopheles maculatus complex in relation to malaria infection., Pattamaporn Kittayapong, Entomology
Population dynamics of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in Western Massachusetts, with particular emphasis on migration and dispersal processes., Robert Hurley Voss, Entomology
The epizootiology of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) nuclear polyhedrosis virus., Stephen A. Woods, Entomology
Dissertations from 1988
Pheromone-mediated flying and walking orientation and factors promoting mate recognition in the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.)., Ralph Ernst Charlton, Entomology
Interactions between malaria (Plasmodium yoelii) and leishmaniasis (Leishmania mexicana amazonensis), with a note on the blood-feeding behavior of Lutzomyia longipalpis., Russell Edward Coleman, Entomology
Genetic basis of pheromone-mediated sexual communication in the pink bollworm moth, Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)., Robert D. Collins, Entomology
Management strategies of aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) as vectors of pepper viruses in western Massachusetts., Dario Corredor, Entomology
Polygamous mating system of a tephritid fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh., Susan B. Opp, Entomology
Dissertations from 1986
Juvenile hormone biosynthesis and secretion by the female corpora allata of the larval gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), utilizing in vitro organ culture., Gaylen L. Jones, Entomology
Dissertations from 1985
Oviposition-deterring pheromone of Rhagoletis pomonella : release, residual activity, and protection of larval resources from overcrowding., Anne L. Averill, Entomology
Density-related factors affecting population quality in the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.)(Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)., David R. Lance, Entomology
Reproductive ecology and host-seeking behavior of the black fly, Simulium venustum Say (Diptera: Simuliidae)., Kenneth Raymond Simmons, Entomology
Dissertations from 1984
Studies on vision and visual attraction of the salt marsh horse fly, Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart., Sandra Anne Allan, Entomology
Population dynamics, spatial distribution, dispersal behavior and life history of the predaceous histerid, Carcinops pumilio (Erichson), with observations of other members of the poultry manure arthropod community., Christopher John Geden, Entomology
Behavioral interaction of Aedes triseriatus and sciurid hosts, with a survey for California serogroup viruses in Western Massachusetts., Edward Dixon Walker, Entomology
Dissertations from 1983
Location and structure of the pheromone gland, and physiological control of sex pheromone release in the female gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.)., Andrew Lee Hollander, Entomology
Dissertations from 1982
The effects of hue, intensity, and saturation on foliage and fruit finding in the apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh., Elizabeth Doli Owens, Entomology
Foraging behaviour of Rhagoletis pomonella, a parasite of hawthorn (Crataegus)., Bernard David Roitberg, Entomology
Dissertations from 1981
Studies of the biology and control of the alfalfa blotch leafminer, Agromyza frontella (Rondani) (Diptera: Agromyzidae): a pest of Massachusetts alfalfa., John Thomas Andaloro, Entomology
The effect of host health on mosquito engorgement success and its possible importance in disease transmission., Jonathan Fielding Day, Entomology
Structure and function of the esophageal bulb of the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh., Stuart S. Ratner, Entomology
Dissertations from 1979
Diet and density induced variation in herbivores as factors influencing two pupal parasitoids, Brachymeria intermedia (NEES) and Coccygomimus turionellae (L.)., Jane Aron Greenblatt, Entomology
The effects of an incomplete diet on the reproductive biology of the male black blow fly, Phormia regina (Meigen)., Edward N. Tobin, Entomology
Dissertations from 1977
Role of the predator, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), in the management of the apple aphid, Aphis pomi DeGeer (Homoptera: Aphididae)., Roger Gilbert Adams, Entomology
Dissertations from 1976
Some implications of population quality and dispersal abilities of first-instar larvae on gypsy moth control strategies., John Lowell Capinera, Entomology
Dissertations from 1973
The effects of diet, age and diapause on the respiratory rates of adult male and female black blowflies, Phormia regina (Meigen)., Edward J. Calabrese, Entomology
Dissertations from 1972
Observations on the biology and control of Glyptotendipes lobiferus (Say) (Diptera: Chironomidae)., Winston Hayden Lavallee, Entomology
Dissertations from 1971
Some effects of overcrowding on the respiration of larval Aedes aegypti (L.)., Pedro Barbosa, Entomology
The thoracic chaetotaxy of the last three larval instars of four New England species of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae)., Duncan West MacKenzie, Entomology
Dissertations from 1970
Toxicity and residues of encapsulated rabon in poultry., Syed Salman Wasti, Entomology
Dissertations from 1969
The inhibition of ovulation and accompanying abnormal estrogen excretion and fasting by white leghorn pullets fed ronnel (O, O-dimethly O- (2, 4, 5 trichlorophenyl) phosphorothioate)., Richard Anthony Callahan, Entomology
Induction of sterility in the face fly Musca autumnalis DeGeer with the chemosterilants hempa and metepa., Dharm Kaur, Entomology
An evaluation of the biological control of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), in Massachusetts., Mitchel Charles Miller, Entomology
Contribution to the anatomy and evolution of the family Pteronarcidae (Plecoptera)., Charles Henry Nelson, Entomology
Contribution to a generic revision of the neotropical milesinae (Diptera: Syrphidae)., Frederick Christian Thompson, Entomology
An investigation of the toxicology and residues of rabon in poultry., Chandrika Prasad Singh Yadava, Entomology
Dissertations from 1968
Comparative sterility effects of gamma radiation and a chemosterilant on Drosophila melanogaster Meigen., Fred Robert Slater Nelson, Entomology
Dissertations from 1967
The black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of western Massachusetts., Frederick Randall Holbrook, Entomology
Dissertations from 1966
The biology and ecology of Dendroctonus valens Lec., and the biology, ecology, and control of Dendroctonus frontalis (= mexicanus) Zimm. in central Mexico (Coleptera: Scolytidae)., William Edwin Rose, Entomology
Dissertations from 1965
Ecological changes in the insect community of a pitch pine-oak forest subjected to chronic gamma irradiation., John Harold Brower, Entomology
Biology and control of the face fly, Musca autumnalis DeGeer, with studies on transmission of the bacterium, Moraxella bovis Hauduroy., Peter Christy Steve, Entomology
Dissertations from 1963
Semi-automatic propagation of Drosophila melanogaster Meigen for use in the biological assay of pesticide residues in poultry products., William John Fischang, Entomology
Biology, ecology and control of the alfalfa weevil Hypera postica (Gyllenhal)., William Hunton Ziener, Entomology
Dissertations from 1962
The oviposition behavior of Encarsia formosa Gahan and some in vivo effects of chloramphenicol on this parasitoid., Edward Raymond Balboni, Entomology
Dissertations from 1961
The effects of nitrogen and DDT on the development rate and fecundity of tetranychus telarius (linaeus) on chrysanthemums., David A. Dame, Entomology
Some aspects of the biology and ecology of the red pine scale, Matsucoccus resinosae B. & G. (Homoptera: Margarodidae)., Edward John Duda, Entomology
Dissertations from 1960
The biology and control of the clover root curculio : Sitona hispidula (F.) in Massachusetts with observation on Sitona flavescens Marsh., Robert J. Lavigne, Entomology