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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 ...
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. ...
Bacterial communities in carrion and burying beetle (Silphidae) secretions
(2021-05)
The family Silphidae contains about two hundred species of carrion and burying beetles divided into two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. While both groups exhibit necrophagous feeding patterns, they are differentiated ...