24 datasets found
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Data from: Biosurveillance for an invasive pest of maize, <i>Prostephanus truncatus</i>, across North America and in Greece
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Aim of DatasetIn this work, we performed a two-year latitudinal biosurveillance program for Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), related... -
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Data from: Long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting and interception traps at pilot-scale warehouses and commercial facilities prevents infestation by stored product beetles
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Attraction Assessment - assessment of different lure sources, including pheromones and kairomones for red flour beetle and lesser grain borer in the wind tunnel and... -
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Data from: Host associations of <i>Culicoides </i>biting midges in Northeastern Kansas, USA
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Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are hematophagous flies that transmit several viruses of veterinary concern to livestock. Understanding blood... -
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Data from: Density-mediated emissions by Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) modulates foraging by conspecifics
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Our goal was to manipulate and observe the density-mediated effects of crowding on the behavioral response of both species to common food-based and pheromonal... -
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Data from: Detection of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Indiana from Insects Collected during the 2020 Outbreak in Kansas, USA
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Vesicular stomatitis (VS) is a reportable viral disease which affects horses, cattle, and pigs in the Americas. Outbreaks of vesicular stomatitis virus New Jersey... -
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Data from: Leveraging insecticide-treated netting to improve fumigation efficacy for the protection of bulk storage of commodities
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Experimental Insects.The field colonies of T. castaneum, R. dominica and the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), were used on this study. For... -
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Data from: Disruption of semiochemical-mediated movement by the immature Trogoderma variabile Baillon and Trogoderma inclusum Le Conte (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) after exposure to long-lasting insecticide netting
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Four to six-week-old larvae of Trogoderma variabile and Trogoderma inclusum were used for the experiment. Both strains were originally obtained from the field in... -
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Data from: Behavioral and physiological response of <i>Eucosma giganteana </i>to semiochemicals from conspecifics and <i>Silphium integrifolium</i>
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Trapping in 2023 with a linear set of dosages of (E)-8-dodecenyl acetateField trapping was done according to the methodology in Ruiz et al. 2022. The fields were... -
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Data from: Elucidating the behavioral ecology to conspecific emissions by the native red sunflower seed weevil, <i>Smicronyx fulvus</i>, a resurging pest of sunflower
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InsectsThe S. fulvus used in this experiment were progeny of field-collected weevils. As described by Prasifka et al. (2015), adult weevils were collected from wild... -
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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
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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: Direct lethality and time-delayed sublethal effects of multiple types of insecticide netting against stored product insects
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Experimental Insects The field strains of T. castaneum and R. dominica (F.) were used in this study. The former originates from Eastern Kansas in 2012, and the latter... -
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Data from: Field Trapping and Flight Capacity of Eucosma giganteana (Riley) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Response to Behaviorally Active Congeneric Semiochemicals in Novel Silflower Agroecosystems
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We evaluated the flight behavior of E. giganteana in response to semiochemicals identified from other closely related Eucosma species, including: (Z)- and... -
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Data from: Developing a growing degree day model to guide integrated pest management of <i>Eucosma giganteana, </i>a pest of a novel perennial oilseed crop
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Lower activity threshold studyTo evaluate the lower activity threshold, E. giganteana larvae were collected starting in the first week of April to May 21st, 2023, at... -
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Data from: The behavioral response to the putative necromones from dead Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in traps by conspecifics as a function of density and time since capture
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Insect Strains and Rearing: Two field-derived strains of T. castaneum from either Eastern Kansas, collected in 2012, or Riley County, KS, collected in 2019, were used... -
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Modeling long-term, stage-structured dynamics of Tribolium castaneum at food facilities with and without two types of long-lasting insecticide netting
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Insecticide Netting In this study, we focused on two types of long-lasting insecticide netting (LLIN) that have been found to be effective for managing various stored... -
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Data from: A synergist increases efficacy of long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting against pyrethroid-resistant maize weevil, <i>Sitophilus zeamais</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
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Experimental InsectsFour to eight-week mixed-sex adults of a field strain from Eastern Kansas (collected in 2022, hereafter FS-22) and pyrethroid-resistant strain... -
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Data from: Multiple infestation of a grain mass by <i>Sitophilus oryzae</i> L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and the fungus, <i>Aspergillus flavus,</i> optimizes abiotic conditions for improved insect fitness
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Source Insects and MicrobesSitophilus oryzae that were 4–8-week-old and collected from a food facility in eastern Kansas in 2012 were used. Adults were reared... -
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Data from: Effects of nutrition on recovery, mortality, and mobility of adult Tribolium castaneum after exposure to long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting
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2.1 Experimental insects A laboratory colony of T. castaneum maintained at the USDA Center for Grain and Animal Health Research for over 30 years free of exposure to... -
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Data from: Flight capacity and behavior of Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in response to kairomonal and pheromonal stimuli
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Kairomonal and pheromonal stimuli The pheromone stimuli consisted of a proprietary blend (IL-103, Insects Limited, Westfield, IN, USA) of the sex pheromone for E.... -
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Data from: The dispersal capacity of the invasive P. truncatus and the cosmopolitan S. zeamais after brief exposure to a novel insecticide formulation
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Insecticide: Two insecticides were used in this study: an existing formulation (tradename: Diacon IGR+ R ; Central Life Sciences, Schaumberg, IL, USA), and a new...
24 datasets found