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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 ...
Ethological Isolation Between Two Stocks of Drosophila Adiastola Hardy

Arita, Lorna H; Kaneshiro, Kenneth Y (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1979)
Eucoilid Parasites of Agromyzid Leafminers in Hawaii (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea)

Beardsley, John W (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1988)

Keys and taxonomic descriptions are provided for Eucoilidae associated with agromyzid leafminers in Hawaii. Four genera of such eucoilids are represented in Hawaii: Gronatoma Forster with three species, two of which are ...
A Eumenes Wasp and Six Adventive Ichneumonidae New to Hawaii (Hymenoptera)

Townes, H. (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1947)
Euptyctima (Acari: Oribatida) of the Hawaiian Islands

Niedbala, W. (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1998)
Evaluation of a Single-Matrix Food Attractant Tephritid Fruit Fly Bait Dispenser for Use in Federal Trap Detection Programs

Jang, Eric B.; Holler, Tim C.; Moses, Amy L.; Salvato, Mark H.; Fraser, Suzzane (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2007-12)

The use of synthetic food attractant lures for Tephritid fruit fly trapping is presently being incorporated into U.S. state and federal detection programs. These lures consist of ammonium acetate, trimethylamine hydrochloride ...
Evaluation of Corn Earworm Damage and Incidence of Blank Tip in Corn Grown in Hawaii and Its Significance to Pest Management

Vargas, Roger; Nishida, T (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1981)
An Evaluation of Fly Breeding and Fly Parasites at Animal Farms on Leeward and Central Oahu

Toyama, Gary M; Ikeda, James K (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1976)
An Evaluation of Fly Predators at Animal Farms on Leeward and Central Oahu

Toyama, Gary M; Ikeda, James K (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1976)
Evaluation of Trimedlure Bait Field Duration under Florida Field Conditions

Salvato, Mark; Holler, Tim (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2005-11)

A study was conducted to determine the effect of trimedlure (TML) bait field duration on recovery of sterile male Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) under west central Florida conditions. Jackson ...
Evaluation of Two Formulations of A Laboratory Diet for the Orchid Weevil Orchidophilus aterrimus (Waterhouse)

Mau, Ronald FL; Lai, Po-Yung (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1988)

A did for laboratory rearing of the orchid weevil, Orchidophilus aterrimus (Walerhouse), was developed and evaluated. Evaluation of 2 formulations of the diet showed that both formulations were suitable for orchid weevil ...
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.) ...
Evidence of Parental and/or Sibling Manipulation in Three Species of Termites in Hawaii (Isoptera)

Myles, Timothy G (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1986-12)

Wing pad and leg scars are reported to occur on three of the four species of termites found in Hawaii: Cryptotermes brevis (Walker), Incisitermes immigrans (Snyder), and Neotermes connexus Snyder (Kalotermitidae). Such ...
Exallonyx philonthiphagus, a New Proctotrypid Wasp in Hawaii, and Its Host

Williams, F.X. (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1932)
An Experimental Study of the Ovipositional Behavior of Opius fletcheri Silvestri (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasite of the Melon Fly

Nishida, T. (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1955)
Exploits of some famous entomologists of the Hawaiian Entomological Society.

Easton, Emmett R (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2007-12)
Exposure to ginger root oil decreases capture of male Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Trimedlure-baited traps

Shelly, Todd E; Edu, James; Pahio, Elaine (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2007-12)

Detection programs for pestiferous tephritid fruit flies rely on traps baited with either natural or synthetic food substances, or so-called male lures. While studies on several tephritid species have demonstrated that ...
Exposure to Ginger Root Oil Induces Male-Like Courtship Behavior in Female Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Shelly, Todd (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2003-11)

Earlier observations revealed that females of Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) adopted a male-like, calling posture when exposed to the male attractant a-copaene. The present study expanded on this finding and, using ginger root ...
Exposure to Grapefruits and Grapefruit Oil Increases Male Mating Success in the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Shelly, Todd E (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2009-12-01)

Exposure to certain plants or plant compounds may influence the mating success of male fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Earlier research demonstrated that males of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis ...
Exposure to α-Copaene–Containing Fruits Enhances the Mating Success of Males from a Mass-Reared, Genetic Sexing Strain of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Shelly, Todd E. (Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2005-11)

Recent research has demonstrated that exposure to ginger root oil (Zingiber officinale Roscoe, which contains α-copaene) significantly increases the mating success of mass-reared, sterile males of the Mediterranean fruit ...