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Effects of subinhibitory doses of the fungicide iprodione on the plant pathogens Fusarium oxysporum and F. proliferatum
(2020-12)
Hormetic stimulatory responses have been widely reported in several economically important plant pathogens. Low doses of commonly applied fungicides can enhance fungal traits in vivo and in vitro conditions. However, little ...
Detection of the select agent Coniothyrium glycines, causal pathogen of red leaf blotch of soybeans using high-throughput sequencing data
(2023-05)
The select agent Coniothyrium glycines, the causal pathogen of the disease red leaf blotch of soybeans, has not been identified in the U.S. Although C. glycines is listed as a select agent by the Federal Government, little ...
Sugarcane aphid-forage sorghum interactions and effects of abiotic and biotic conditions
(2021-05)
The sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari (Zehnter); (Hemiptera: Aphididae)) is a pest of (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in the United States. While it was originally found infesting sorghum in Florida in 1977, it was not ...
Insects associated with shallow-trench composting of swine carcasses from a simulated African Swine Fever Disease outbreak and potential for virus transmission
(2021-07)
African Swine Fever (ASF) Virus is a double-stranded DNA virus that causes a highly contagious hemorrhagic disease with almost 100% mortality in swine. Soft ticks (Argasidae), swine lice (Haematopinus suis), and stable ...
Evaluation of resistance to bird cherry-oat aphids (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) in wheat germplasm
(2020-07)
Wheat, Triticum aestivum, has been a valuable crop grown around the world and has been cultivated since as early as 7,000 BC (Smith 2005). Because of its worldwide distribution, it is vulnerable to a wide variety of arthropod ...
Effects of temperature and light cycle on the development of Aphelinus nigritus (Howard) in the Southern Great Plains
(2022-12)
The Southern Plains of North America are a humid subtropical region. Drastic temperature changes are common, but multivoltine insects must adapt to allow their offspring to survive. In agricultural crops it is important ...
Mosquito community interactions in eastern red cedar encroached areas in central and western Oklahoma
(2023-05)
The most important mosquito-borne virus in the United States is West Nile Virus (WNV) with the highest incidence of neuroinvasive disease in the Central Plains region. While much is known regarding the epidemiology of WNV ...
Updated distributions of Oklahoma grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and notes on Melanoplus macclungi
(2021-05)
Grasshoppers (Order: Orthoptera, Families: Acrididae and Romaleidae) collectively pose the greatest pest threat to grazing land in the Great Plains of the United States. Annually, grasshoppers consume approximately 22% of ...
Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) expansion related to West Nile Virus transmission by Culex species in Oklahoma livestock operations
(2021-07)
Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) (ERC) is a native invader in the United States Great Plains. While native, it has expanded beyond its range and is rapidly invading pastures throughout the southern Great Plains. ...
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) population at Camp Gruber, OK, breeding and overwintering survival
(2020-12)
The American burying beetle (ABB), Nicrophorus americanus Olivier (Coleoptera: Silphidae), once occurred across two thirds of North America but now occupies <10% of its historic range. Reasons for the decline have not been ...