24 datasets found
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Data from: Population dynamics of an invasive forest insect and associated natural enemies in the aftermath of invasion
Department of Agriculture —
Datasets archived here consist of all data analyzed in Duan et al. 2015 from Journal of Applied Ecology. Specifically, these data were collected from annual sampling... -
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Data from: Genome divergence and reproductive incompatibility among populations of Ganaspis near brasiliensis
Department of Agriculture —
A colony of Ganaspis near brasiliensis from Yunnan was started from field collections in Kunming, Yunnan, China in 2016. Wild berries of Rubus foliosus Weihe, Rubus... -
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Data from: Host plant water deficit stress impairs reproduction and development of the galling fly (Parafreutreta regalis), a biological control agent of Cape-ivy (Delairea odorata)
Department of Agriculture —
Data from choice and no-choice tests associated with the paper cited below. Drought leading to water deficit stress is known to reduce performance of galling insects.... -
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Data from: Following <i>Diachasmimorpha longicaudata</i> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) movements with harmonic radar: flight testing, cage studies, and field tracking
Department of Agriculture —
Increasing our understanding of parasitoid behavioral movement dynamics is critical to improving biological control strategies. The development of miniature harmonic... -
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Data from: Host specificity of Aphelinus species collected from soybean aphid in Asia
Department of Agriculture —
The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is native to Asia where it is an occasional pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.). Aphis glycines was... -
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Data from: Vulnerability of Early Life Stages of <i>Lygodium microphyllum</i> to the biological control agent <i>Floracarus perrepae</i>
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Data from the experimental investigation of the vulnerability of early life stages of the invasive fern Lygodium microphyllum to the biological control agent... -
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Data from: Establishment of the wasp Tetramesa romana for biological control of Arundo donax in northern California and the role of release plot manipulation
Department of Agriculture —
Arundo donax is a non-native, invasive large-statured grass of riparian systems in the southwestern U.S.A., including the Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds... -
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Evaluate means of integrating biological control into overall management strategies for <i>Lygodium microphyllum</i>
Department of Agriculture —
In 2020, a field experiment was started to look at the combined impacts of biological control and herbicide on Lygodium microphyllum. At two heavily L. microphyllum... -
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Data from: Host specificity of Aphelinus species considered for introduction to control Diuraphis noxia
Department of Agriculture —
Diuraphis noxia, the Russian wheat aphid, has become a major pest of wheat and barley since first being detected in the western USA in 1986. However, it is rarely a... -
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Data from: Improving mass rearing techniques for <i>Floracarus perrepae</i>, a biological control agent for Old World Climbing Fern (<i>Lygodium microphyllum</i>), for releases
Department of Agriculture —
In late 2021, relatively simple adjustments made to plant and agent mass rearing protocols produced exponential increases in F. perrepae colony productivity. This... -
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Surveying establishment success: A capstone survey of <i>Floracarus perrepae</i> and <i>Neomusotima conspurcatalis</i> on <i>Lygodium microphyllum</i>
Department of Agriculture —
We started an establishment survey in July of 2023 to understand where the biological control agents have successfully established and/or dispersed. Study sites were... -
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Data from: Subsequent chemical and foraging ecology preferences of <i>Theocolax elegans</i> (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) reared on two alternate stored product host insects
Department of Agriculture —
2.1 Source Host and Parasitoid InsectsFor all assays, 4–8-week-old R. dominica were reared on wheat, while S. oryzae were reared on wheat tempered to 13% grain... -
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Data from: Classical biological control and apparent competition: evaluating a waterhyacinth invaded community module
Department of Agriculture —
The scope and complexity of interactions within community food webs necessitates their simplification to a community module scale for conducting empirical studies. An... -
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Tracking fluctuations of <i>Neomusotima conspurcatalis</i> populations
Department of Agriculture —
Lygodium microphyllum (Lygodiaceae) is an invasive vine that has invaded natural areas in Florida. The USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory mass rears and... -
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Data from: Toxicity of herbicides used for control of waterhyacinth in the California Delta towards the planthopper Megamelus scutellaris released for biological control
Department of Agriculture —
Data from five laboratory bioassays and three field mesocosm studies performed by Dr. Patrick Moran of the USDA-ARS Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research... -
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Data from: Importance of color for artificial clay caterpillars as sentinel prey in maize, soybean, and prairie
Department of Agriculture —
Data files for manuscript titled "Importance of color for artificial clay caterpillars as sentinel prey in maize, soybean, and prairie". Metadata is contained within... -
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Data from: Release and establishment of the weevil Mecinus janthiniformis for biological control of Dalmatian toadflax in southern California
Department of Agriculture —
We monitored populations of the stem weevil, Mecinus janthiniformis, the invasive alien weed Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica) and other vegetation to document... -
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Data from: Bacteria in the genus Streptomyces are effective biological control agents for management of fungal plant pathogens - a meta-analysis
Department of Agriculture —
These data represent a meta-analysis testing if Streptomyces biological control agents reduce disease caused by fungal plant pathogens and identify factors that alter... -
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Data from: Characterization of Adult Transcriptomes from the Omnivorous Lady Beetle Coleomegilla maculata Fed Pollen or Insect Egg Diet
Department of Agriculture —
Expressed genes from two individual sibling specimens of Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). One individual was fed only insect eggs as an adult, and... -
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Population dynamics of<i> Floracarus perrepae </i>and a predatory mite in a screenhouse environment
Department of Agriculture —
This research investigated observations of an increase in a predatory mite within galls for a screenhouse mass rearing colony. The survey consisted of counted the...
24 datasets found