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31: Proceedings - PHES

(Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)
Annotated Insect Distribution Records for the Island of Kauai

Asquith, Adam; Messing, Russell H (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Thirty five new distribution records are presented for the island of Kauai. Cardiastethus minutissimus Usinger (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) is reported for the first time from the state of Hawaii.
Banana Bunchy Top Disease, a New Threat to Banana Cultivation in Hawaii

Conant, Patrick (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)
Comparison of Populations of Heteropsylla cubana Crawford (Homoptera: Psyllidae) and its Parasitoids on Seven Accessions of Leucaena (Leguminose: Mimosoideae) in Hawaii

Uchida, Grant K; Beardsley, John W; Reimer, Neil J; Wheeler, RA (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Seven accessions of Leucaena Benth, supported significantly different population densities of Heteropsylla cubana Crawford. The highest populations occurred on the I.. Ieucocephala (Lamb.) De Wit accessions K8, K527, and ...
Comparison of Two Methods of Rearing Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) and Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Mock Orange and Coffee in the Laboratory

Harris, Ernest J; Lee, Clifford YL (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Two methods of rearing fruit flies and parasitoids from fruit collected in the field were compared. Infested ripe mock orange, Murraya paniculata (I~), fruit were collected from sites in Honolulu and suburbs, and infested ...
Description of the Immature Stages of Trioza uniqua (Caldwell) (Homoptera: Psyllidae)

Uchida, Grant K; Beardsley, John W (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

The taxonomic position of Trioza uniqua (Caldwell) and its evolutionary affinities with the genera Kuwayama and Trioza are reviewed. Detailed descriptions of the five nymphal instars are given.
Effect of Eucalyptus dives Extracts on Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Jahn, Gary C (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Eucalyptus dives extracts repelled starved Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) from sucrose solutions in choice tests.
Effect of Fruit Screening Method on Estimating Number of Oriental Fruit Flies, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), in Host Fruit

Liquido, Nicanor J (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

The effect of fruit screening method on estimations of the numbers of oriental fruit fly. Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), in host fruit was studied, using papaya (Carica papaya L, variety Kapoho Solo) as the test fruit. In ...
Effect of Neem Oil, Monocrotophos, and Carbosulfan on Green Leafhoppers, Nephotettix virescens (Distant) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) and Rice Yields in Thailand

Jahn, Gary C (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Field trials were conducted in Thailand to determine the effect of Thai neem seed oil, monocrotophos (Azodrin), and carbosulfan (Posse) on rice yields (Oryza sativa L., variety RD7). Neem-treated plots did not yield ...
Epizootic of White Halo Fungus, Verticillium lecanii (Zimmerman), and Effectiveness of Insecticides on Coccus viridis (Green) (Homoptera: Coccidae) on Coffee at Kona, Hawaii

Reimer, Neil J; Beardsley, John W (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Efficacy of Volck oil, Superior 70 oil. Mavrik Aquaflow (fluvalinate), and Safer's insecticidal soap against Coccus viridis (Green) was studied on coffee at Kona, Hawaii. No scales were found on Mavrik treated trees 20 ...
Establishment of Encarsia smithi (Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on Pohnpei for Control of the Orange Spiny Whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Muniappan, R; Marutani, M; Esguerra, Nelson (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) was recognized as a serious problem on Pohnpei in 1987. Encarsia smithi (Silvestri) was released on January 7, 1988. The parasite was recovered on April 28, 1988, and an effective ...
Evidence for Inhibition of Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Feeding by Extracellular Metabolites of a Wood Decay Fungus

Grace, J Kenneth; Goodell, Barry S; Jones, Wendy E; Chandhoke, Vikas; Jellison, Jody (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Siderophores are iron-chelating extracellular fungal metabolites which may be involved in initiating wood decay. A purified siderophore extract isolated from the brown-rot decay fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum (Pers. ex Fr.) ...
Food Acceptability and Distribution in the Colony of the Bigheaded Ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabr.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sanders, Deborra A; Chang, Vincent CS; Ota, Asher K; Nomura, Norman (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

The distribution of oil, sugar, and protein was studied with dye and radioactive tracers among adult castes and larvae of laboratory colonies of the bigheaded ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius). Larvae received 76.7% ...
The Genus Hemischizocranium Tuthill (Homoptera: Psyllidae), with Descriptions of Immature Stages

Uchida, Grant K; Beardsley, John W (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

The genus Hemischizocranium Tuthill is reviewed and the nymphal stages of the two included species, H. bessi Tuthill and H. aloha (Caldwell) are described and figured. Keys to the adult and nymphal stages are provided.
A Hot Water Treatment for Control of the Banana Root Borer, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Banana Planting Stock

Gettman, Alan D; Mitchell, Wallace C; Lai, Po-Yung; Mau, Ronald FL (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Banana corms and all life stages of the banana root borer, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), were immersed in a circulating hot water bath and subjected to a treatment of 43.3°C for 3 hours to determine phytotoxicity and ...
Intraspecific Variation in the Wild Male Population, and its Potential Value in the Mass Rearing Program, of the Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Nishida, Toshiyuki; Vargas, Roger I (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

A new concept for improvement of quality of breeding stock used for mass-rearing of tephritid fruit flies for sterile release eradication programs is reported. According to this concept, high quality individuals are those ...
The Kuwayama ventralis Group; Three New Species of Hawaiian Psyllidae (Homoptera), with Descriptions of Adults and Immature Stages

Uchida, Grant K; Beardsley, John W (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

The Kuwayama ventralis group is proposed to include three closely related, island specific psyllids from the endemic Hawaiian tree Pisonia sandwicensis Hillebrand. These are Kuwayama ventralis, n. sp., Kuwayama oahuensis, ...
Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), Reared from Fruit of Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt.) Walp. in Hawaii

Beardsley, John W; Uchida, Grant K (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

During August 1990, six individuals of a native California chaparral tree, Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt.) Walp., were found growing at 6,600 ft. elevation al Pohakuloa, Hawaii Island. Two collections totaling 1,224 ripe fruit, ...
Megatrioza zanthoxyli, n. sp. (Homoptera: Psyllidae), with Descriptions of Adult and Immature Stages

Uchida, Grant K; Beardsley, John W (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

The adult and immature stages of a new endemic Hawaiian psyllid, Megatrioza zanthoxyli, are described. Keys to separate the adults and nymphs of this species from those of the Megatrioza palmicola Crawford group are presented.
A New Eye Mutant, apricot, of the Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), and its Mating Preference

Poramarcom, Ratana (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1992)

Genetic crossing experiments of the apricot eye (ap) mutant, discovered in a recently introduced laboratory colony of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), demonstrated that it was inherited as an autosomal recessive gene. Mating ...