Browsing by Author "Vargo, Edward"
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Payne, Alexandria Nicole (2022-04-25)Honey bee-infecting pathogens are a leading cause of worldwide bee decline. However, it is oftentimes only in conjunction with other stressors that pathogens reach titers that begin to negatively impact the health of bees ...
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King, Joan Theresa (2022-12-07)The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is a globally invasive pest. Fire ant decapitating Pseudacteon flies (Diptera: Phoridae) are natural enemies of Solenopsis fire ants. They are parasitoids from the same native ...
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Janowiecki, Mark Allan (2020-08-12)The termite genus Reticulitermes contains species that are important wood decomposers and major economic pests. In the U.S., there are eight species of Reticulitermes, many of which broadly overlap geographically. These ...
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Jacobson, Alana; Nault, Brian; Vargo, Edward; Kennedy, George (PloS One, 2016)
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Davitt, Andrew John (2018-04-03)Nylanderia fulva, native to South America, is an ecologically dominant invasive ant in the U.S. that has spread to central Texas. This species is able to quickly form large colonies and displace established ant populations ...
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Shults, Phillip T (2021-07-27)Only a small species of Culicoides midges are pathogen vectors in both managed and natural systems, and as such, proper species delimitation is vital. Before this study, the C. variipennis species complex contained three ...
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Starkey, Jesse A. (2023-08-04)Division of labor is one of the major pillars of eusociality, alongside overlapping generations and cooperative care of young. This phenomenon allows for individuals within a eusocial setting to be specialized for performing ...
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Reams, Taylor D (2023-05-30)Varroa destructor is a cosmopolitan ectoparasitic mite that causes extensive detrimental effects on its new host Apis mellifera, The Western honey bee. Problems associated with Varroa parasitization include lower body ...
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Reams, Taylor D (2023-05-30)Varroa destructor is a cosmopolitan ectoparasitic mite that causes extensive detrimental effects on its new host Apis mellifera, The Western honey bee. Problems associated with Varroa parasitization include lower body ...
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Reams, Taylor D (2023-05-30)Varroa destructor is a cosmopolitan ectoparasitic mite that causes extensive detrimental effects on its new host Apis mellifera, The Western honey bee. Problems associated with Varroa parasitization include lower body ...