Theses from 2014
Effect of Spring And Winter Temperatures on Winter Moth (Geometridae: Lepidoptera) Larval Eclosion in New England, Emily L. Hibbard, Entomology
Theses from 2013
Interactions Between Pieris oleracea and Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) Butterflies, and the Biological Control Agents Cotesia glomerata and Cotesia rubecula (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)., Megan V. Herlihy, Entomology
Density-dependent Survival of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Life Stages, Elizabeth M. Sussky, Entomology
Theses from 2008
Trap Crop Systems for Striped Cucumber Beetle Control in Winter Squash, Andrew F. Cavanagh, Entomology
Theses from 2006
Physiological and behavioral factors affecting feeding and satiation in Tabanus nigrovittatus and Phormia regina., Kelley E. Downer, Entomology
Pathology and transmission of Hz-2V infecting the reproductive tissues of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea., Christopher P. Rallis, Entomology
Theses from 2004
The life history and management of Phyllotreta cruciferae and Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), pests of brassicas in the northeastern United States., Caryn L. Andersen, Entomology
Behavioral control of apple maggot fly (Rhagoletis pomonella) in Massachusetts commercial apple orchards., Sara R. Hoffmann, Entomology
Theses from 2003
Biological control and cold-hardiness of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Homoptera: Adelgidae)., Elizabeth E. Butin, Entomology
A study on the midgut hormone and its intermediate target hormones in the queen blow fly Phormia Regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)., Heping Lin, Entomology
Molecular systematics of a sexual and parthenogenetic species complex : Aspidiotus nerii Bouchè (Insecta: Hemipthera: Diaspididae)., Lisa M. Provencher, Entomology
Theses from 2002
Management practices to minimize volatile and dislodgeable foliar residues of turfgrass pesticides., Scott A. Carrier, Entomology
Theses from 2001
Adult activity patterns and oviposition behavior of the cranberry weevil (Anthonomus musculus Say)., Benjamin Bruce Long, Entomology
Enhancement of abamectin metabolism by dexamethasone (DEX), 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC), or phenobarbital (PB) induction in Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say : a model for oxidative metabolic resistance., Kyong S. Yoon, Entomology
Theses from 2000
Effects of parasitism of two Cotesia spp. parasitoids released for biological control of an invasive pest butterfly (Pieris rapae) on two native pierid butterflies (Pieris napi oleracea and Pieris virginiensis) in Massachusetts., Jessica L. Benson, Entomology
Optimal site release strategies and impact of biological control agents on spotted knapweed, Centaurea maculosa., Sheryl Clark, Entomology
Detection of mutations in Colorado potato beetle : acetylcholinesterase gene responsible for resistance to carbofuran., Jessica Bridget Dunn, Entomology
Toxicological evaluation of p, p'-DDT and its analogs on the calcium channel of the ciliate organism Paramecium tetraurelia., Kosea S. Frederick, Entomology
Characterization of the action of pyrethroids on the ciliary calcium channel of Paramecium tetraurelia., Steven B. Symington, Entomology
Observations of the turfgrass ant, Lasius neoniger Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in a managed turfgrass setting., Sean F. Werle, Entomology
Theses from 1999
The fate and management of pesticides applied to cranberry bogs., Raymond A. Putnam, Entomology
Immunocytochemical localization of dromyosuppressin (DMS) in Phormia regina (Meigen) and effect of DMS and benzethonium chloride on crop muscle contractions., Sarah E. Richer, Entomology
Theses from 1997
Improvements in the design and usage of red sticky spheres to control the apple maggot fly (R. pomonella)., Alan H. Reynolds, Entomology
Development of an immunoassay for the quantification of capsaicinoids in different matrices., Yong Wang, Entomology
Theses from 1996
Biology and oviposition behavior of Cybocephalus nr. nipponicus Endrody-Younga (Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae), a natural enemy of euonymus scale Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) (Homoptera: Diaspididae)., Juan Manuel Alvarez, Entomology
Age-grading adult female Aedes aegypti (L.) using cuticular hydrocarbon analysis., Michael L. Desena, Entomology
A pharmacological and endocrinological study of female insemination in the blow fly, Phormia regina., Brian P. Evans, Entomology
Larval distribution and adult activity of the cranberry root grub, Lichnanthe vulpina (Hentz) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)., James E. O'Donnell, Entomology
The role of the corpus allatum in the control of life processes in Phormia regina (Meigen)., Wenhong Qin, Entomology
Mosquito vectors of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus in Massachusetts., Rajeev Vaidyanathan, Entomology
Spiders (Araneae) in the commercial apple orchards in Massachusetts., Joanna Wisniewska, Entomology
Theses from 1995
Predation behavior of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Massachusetts cranberry bog ecosystems., Carolyn J. Bardwell, Entomology
The Japanese beetle and neem : efficacy of commercial formulations on laboratory and field populations., Susan J. Roy, Entomology
Theses from 1994
Biochemical factors of resistance and management of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)., Christiane N. Gouamene Lamine, Entomology
Field ecology of Hunterellus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), and population dynamics of its host, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southeastern Massachusetts., Suzanne M. Lyon, Entomology
The diurnal host-seeking and carbohydrate feeding pattern of Tabanus nigrovittatus (Macquart) and Tabanus conterminus (Walker)., Gabrielle Elizabeth Sakolsky, Entomology
Environmental degradative products of the herbicide alachlor : quantitative assessment of mutagenic potential., Daniel M. Tessier, Entomology
Muscle development, energy source utilization and metabolism hormone activity in Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) flight., Bin Yang, Entomology
Theses from 1992
Larvae of Nearctic Dixidae (Diptera) : descriptions and key for identification., Richard W. Savary, Entomology
Theses from 1991
Short and long-range host finding in plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)., Susan L. Butkewich, Entomology
Cephalic control of ovarian development in the black blowfly, Phormia regina (Meigen)., Hongyu Duan, Entomology
Theses from 1989
Body size variation of and multiple blood feeding by Culiseta melanura (Coquillett) in southeastern Massachusetts., Robert Allan Anderson, Entomology
Diel behavior of the apple blotch leafminer moth, Phyllonorycter crataegella (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)., Thomas Anthony Green, Entomology
Coleomegilla maculata (DeGeer) predation on eggs of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)., Ruth V. Hazzard, Entomology
Aspects of the behavioral ecology of Edovum puttleri Grissell (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an egg parasitoid of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)., Karen Idoine, Entomology
Assimilation of different foods by larvae of Simulium verecundum Stone and Jamnback (Diptera: Simuliidae)., Paula J. S. Martin, Entomology
Theses from 1988
Analyzing population dynamics of the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L., and its parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh) using simultaneous measurement of host and parasitoid recruitment rates in the field., E. Rolando Lopez-Gutierrez, Entomology
The use of methoprene in the preparation of an immunogen from non-immunogenic insect growth regulators with juvenile hormone activity : development of a model system., Joanne V. Mei, Entomology
Theses from 1987
Population genetics of resistance management for the Colorado potato beetle., Joseph Albert Argentine, Entomology
Theses from 1986
Investigation of the actions of type I and type II pyrethroids on norepinephrine uptake and release by rat brain synaptosomes., Matthew W. Brooks, Entomology
Physiological control of calling, pheromone release, and pheromone production in the female gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar., Juliet D. Tang, Entomology
Theses from 1985
Development and evaluation of an in vitro radiochemical assay for juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the black blowfly, Phormia regina (Meigen)., Mei-Ann Liu, Entomology
Attraction of adult cabbage maggots to visual and olfactory traps., Arthur Tuttle, Entomology
Theses from 1984
Development and evaluation of population monitoring techniques for two domestic cockroach species and effectiveness of an oothecal parasitoid Comperia merceti in controlling the brownbanded cockroach., Reginald Robert Coler, Entomology
The taxonomy of the side species group of Spilochalcis (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) in America north of Mexico with biological notes on a representative species., Gary James Couch, Entomology
Theses from 1982
Pest management strategies for the alfalfa blotch leafminer, Agromyza frontella (Rondani) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), in Massachusetts., Alfred Jeffery Alicandro, Entomology
Bionomics and development of the cabbage maggot, Hylemya brassicae (Wiedemann)., Lawrance Joseph Dapsis, Entomology
Monitoring and control strategies for the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), in Massachusetts sweet corn., Gordon Howard Fletcher-Howell, Entomology
Studies on the oviposition behavior of the salt marsh greenhead, Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart (Diptera: Tabanidae)., Nancy Lee Graham, Entomology
The effect of host age on mosquito attraction, feeding, and fecundity., Dennis Albert LaPointe, Entomology
Quantitative sampling of preimaginal black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) and drift ecology of Simulium tuberosum Lundstrom complex., Kenneth Raymond Simmons, Entomology
Theses from 1981
A morphological and taxonomic study of the nearctic species of the moth genus Apotomis Hbn. (Lepidoptera-tortricidae)., David Adamski, Entomology
The eastern tent caterpillar : overwintering microhabitat and host-plant interactions., Alejandro E. Segarra-Carmona, Entomology
Theses from 1979
Studies on the interactions of Thelazia sp., introduced eyeworm parasites of cattle, with their definitive and intermediate hosts in Massachusetts., Christopher John Geden, Entomology
The relationship between the host plant and the dispersal of larval gypsy moths, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)., David R. Lance, Entomology
General activity and mating behavior of Rhagoletis flies in nature., David Courtney Smith, Entomology
Growth and development of Chironomus thummi (Kieffer) on various algal diets., Daniel Weissman, Entomology
Theses from 1978
The role of nutrition in the reproductive biology of the apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh)., Reginald Paul Webster, Entomology
Amino acid analysis and technical aspects of gel electrophoresis on vitellin from Aedes aegypti (L.) the yellow fever mosquito., Gail Vanessa Willard, Entomology
Theses from 1977
Host habitat influences on oviposition by Parasetigena silvestris (R-D), a tachinid parasite of the gypsy moth., Eugene Arthur Harrington, Entomology
Theses from 1976
Mosquito vectors of dog heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis (Nematoda: Filariodea) in western Massachusetts., John James Arnott, Entomology
A comparison of the arthropods found in two integrated control blocks, a commercial control block, and an abandoned block of apples in Hampshire County, Massachusetts., Edward J. Blyth, Entomology
Development of vitellogenic competence in the fat body of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti., Thomas Raymond Flanagan, Entomology
Recruitment behavior, orientation, and the organization of foraging in the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus DeGeer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., James Francis Anthony Traniello, Entomology
Theses from 1975
Effects of companionate crops and their aqueous extracts on the population dynamics of insects injurious to potato plants., Alfred Jean Sorensen, Entomology
Theses from 1974
An evaluation of the effectiveness of insecticides in controlling aphids, reducing virus disease spread, and increasing yields in gladiolus plantings., Roger Gilbert Adams, Entomology
Changes in hemocytes and hemolymph proteins of Aedes aegypti following encapsulation of a nematode parasite Neoaplectana carpocapsae., Theodore G. Andreadis, Entomology
The influence of phenylthiourea on encapsulation, melanization and survival in larvae of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, parasitized by the nematode, Neoaplectana carpocapsae., Michael A. Beresky, Entomology
Biology of the asparagus beetle, Crioceris asparagi and Crioceris duodecim punctata, in western Massachusetts., John Lowell Capinera, Entomology
Ultrastructure of the labellar glands in the adult female black blowfly, Phormia regina (Meigen) (Calliphoridae)., Barbara H. Dober, Entomology
Succession and stratification of aquatic insects inhabiting the pages of the insectivorous pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea., Durland D. Fish, Entomology
The effect of age and diapause on the long-term intake of protein and sugar by two species of blowflies, Phormia regina (Meig.) and Protophormia terraenovae (R.D.)., Sharon Lee Watts Greenberg, Entomology
Theses from 1973
Gas chromatographic analysis of succinate in the face fly, Musca autumnalis De Geer., Warren B. Meeks, Entomology
Some aspects of natural control of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), in Massachusetts., Frank Byers Peairs, Entomology
Theses from 1972
Gas chromatographic determination of house fly respiration., Rollas W. Batten, Entomology
Electrical recording of the feeding behavior of Myzus persicae (Sulzer)., Cynthia Jane Kislow, Entomology
The histology of the third instar larva of the apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh)., John Knell, Entomology
The courtship behavior of the house fly, Musca domestica L., and face fly, Musca autumnalis De Geer : with notes on the experimental hybridization of the two species., Edward N. Tobin, Entomology
Theses from 1971
Toxicity of Rabon to house fly larvae : bioassay of manure from chickens fed encapsulated formulations., Barron Mkwaila, Entomology
The chaetotaxy of the last three larval instars of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) Communis (DeGeer) (Diptera: Culcidae)., Lih-Ruey Tai, Entomology
Theses from 1970
Apple pests and their control in northeastern North America : a review of literature and plans for 1970 field tests., Kailash Narayan Bhatnagar, Entomology
Low temperature studies in insects., Richard M. Duffield, Entomology
The chaetotaxy of the last three larval instars of Culiseta morsitans (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae)., Mei-Lin Han, Entomology
Natural and experimental infections of eastern equine encephalomyelitis and other arborviruses in colonial bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) of New England., Andrew James Main, Entomology
The toxicity of droppings from encapsulated Rabon-fed poultry of larvae of the little house fly, Fannia canicularis (L.)., Edmund J. Wilk, Entomology
Theses from 1969
The retardation of growth in A. aegypti (L.) larvae exposed to the vital dyes methylene blue and neutral red., Pedro Barbosa, Entomology
Evaluation of apholate chemosterilant against the little housefly Fannia canicularis Linne'., Ronald Mitchell Check, Entomology
The toxicity of droppings from Rabon-fed poultry to larvae of the little house fly, Fannia canicularis (L.)., Stephan Dennis, Entomology
The systematics of Philippine Collembola : suborders Arthropleona and Neoarthropleona., Victor de la Paz Gapud, Entomology
The effect of blood from various vertebrate hosts on reproduction in Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say and Aedes aegypti (L.) : a comparative study of fecundity and viability., Paul Albert King, Entomology