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Identification of resistant or tolerant commercial cotton cultivars to the Fusarium wilt root-knot nematode disease complex and the identification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum races in Alabama
(2015-05-05)
Fusarium oxysporum Schltd.:Fr. f. sp. vasinfectum (Atk.) W.C. Snyd. and H. N. Hans (FOV) is the causal agent of Fusarium wilt in cotton. This causal agent is a soil-dwelling fungus that can remain dormant for many years ...
Nutritional Ecology of Pseudacteon species (Diptera: Phoridae) and Its Impact on Their Fitness
(2015-07-24)
Natural enemies, such as Pseudacteon parasitic flies, have the potential to provide sustainable suppression of imported fire ants, Solenopsis species. Multiple releases of various species of these flies have been made ...
Characterization of the Regulatory Process of Pyrethroid Resistance in the House Fly, Musca domestica
(2015-05-29)
The house fly, Musca domestica, is a major domestic, medical and veterinary pest that causes more than 100 human and animal intestinal diseases. The major barrier in the house fly control is their remarkable ability to ...
Olfactory Responses and Odor Coding of Culex quinquefasciatus to Human Odorants
(2015-07-21)
The southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae), transmits a number of potentially fatal diseases, including West Nile virus (WNV). From 1999 to 2013, WNV caused 39,557 cases of human infection and ...
Selecting Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) for Both Biological Control of Multiple Plant Diseases and Plant Growth Promotion in the Presence of Pathogens
(2015-07-29)
A study was conducted to select PGPR strains for broad-spectrum disease suppression and growth promotion in the presence of plant pathogens. First, 198 strains were tested for antibiosis capacity against nine different ...
The study of applied management options to enhance crop protection against Verticillium wilt in Gossypium hirsutum.
(2015-07-24)
Verticillium wilt of cotton is incited by Verticillium dahliae, which colonizes the vascular cylinder of the plant and resulting in defoliation, stunting, and yield loss. The long-term goal of this project was to look ...
Characterization of detoxification enzymes in Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
(2015-07-28)
Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, is a highly polyphagous scarab with a host range of over 300 plant species spreading over 79 families. It is a cosmopolitan pest with agricultural, landscape and horticultural ...
Impacts of Native and Non-native plants on Urban Insect Communities: Are Native Plants Better than Non-natives?
(2015-12-11)
With continued suburban expansion in the southeastern United States, it is increasingly important to understand urbanization and its impacts on sustainability and natural ecosystems. Expansion of suburbia is often coupled ...