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Factors influencing bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) feeding behavior and fitness
(2017-12)
The first objective of this dissertation was to determine if increasingly complex host plant habitats resulted in the most fit Rhopalosiphum padi. I hypothesized that the addition of suitable host plant species to R. padi ...
Effects of interspecific competition and narrow-spectrum insecticides on the survival and development of Diaeretiella rapae in Oklahoma winter canola
(2017-12)
Diaeretiella rapae plays a significant role in aphid suppression across its range. This parasitoid wasp specializes on crucifer-feeding aphids, now common in a rapidly expanding crop (winter canola) in the US Southern Great ...
Diversity, relative abundance, movement, and fitness of insect predators in winter canola agricultural landscapes in the United States Southern Plains
(2017-05)
In general, landscape diversification in agricultural production systems is possibly correlated with increased biological pest suppression services. In the Southern Great Plains, continuous winter wheat systems are being ...