Browsing by Author "Elliott, Norman C."
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Development of a Research-Based, User-Friendly, Rapid Scouting Procedure for the Invasive Sugarcane Aphid (Melanaphis sacchari), in Grain Sorghum
Lindenmayer, Jessica Carrie (2019-05-01)Sugarcane aphid (SCA), Melanaphis sacchari Zehntner, is a significant economic pest in grain sorghum in the Southeastern US and Southern Great Plains. A collaborative project led by Oklahoma State University was tasked ... -
Effects of the Rice Root Aphid, Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominalis (Sasaki), on Wheat Growth and Yield
Rawlings, Matthew Robert (Oklahoma State University, 2006-12-01)The rice root aphid, Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominalis (Sasaki), has recently been identified on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Oklahoma. This aphid is easily misidentified as the bird cherry-oat aphid (R. padi L.) and ... -
Hessian Fly Seasonal Flight in Oklahoma's Wheat Growing Regions
Bradford, Nathan Andrew (Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)Wheat is the most economically important food crop grown in Oklahoma. The Hessian fly is a common pest in wheat in all of the wheat production zones of North America. The Hessian fly was first recorded coming into the ... -
Intraguild Predation Among Coccinellidae and Lysiphlebus Testaceipes in an Oklahoma Winter Wheat System
Mullins, Christopher (Oklahoma State University, 2008-12-01)Lysiphlebus testaceipes Cresson mitochondrial DNA within the gut of the ladybeetle Hippodamia convergens Gurin-Mneville was detectable with PCR following intraguild predation of the parasitized greenbug Schizaphis graminum ... -
Winter Ecology of the Parasitoid Lysiphlebus Testaceipes Cresson
Jones, Douglas Bradley (Oklahoma State University, 2005-12-01)The purpose of this study was to investigate cold weather ecology of the greenbug parasitoid, Lysiphlebus testaceipes Cresson (Hymentoptera: Aphidiidae). These investigations included (1) determination of the supercooling ...