Ph.D. - Entomology

Recent Submissions

Molecular Systematics and Population Genetics of the Tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae) Ecological management of insect pests using cover crops in field crops and vegetables Foraging response of female bactrocera dorsalis (hendel) to a fruit fly protein food attractant Developing a monitoring tool to understand the seasonal dynamics and management techniques to estimate a sampling plan for Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) in Hawaiʻi Meta-population dynamics and evolution of diachasmimorpha tryoni (hymenoptera; braconidae), a purposefully released parasitoid of ceratitis capitata (diptera : tephritidae), in Hawaiʻi The biogeography, phylogenetics, and population structure of Hawaiian lepidoptera, with a focus on the genus omiodes (crambidae) Applied conservation research of the wēkiu bug in Hawai΄i : life table analysis, population genetics, and phylogenetics create a holistic view of a rare and unique species Biological and molecular characterization of caecum-associated symbionts in the Pentatomidae Non-target impacts of introduced parasitoids and validation of probabilistic risk assessment for biological control introductions A comparative study of the bionomics of Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead) and its egg-predator, Cyrtorhinus mundulus (Breddin) and the toxicity of several contact and systemic insecticides to the two species view more...

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