Publications

"candidatus liberibacter solanacearum" associated with the psyllid, bactericera maculipennis (hemiptera: triozidae).	the psyllid bactericera maculipennis (crawford) (hemiptera: triozidae) often cohabits field bindweed (convolvulus arvensis, solanales: convolvulaceae) and other plants with the congeneric psyllid, bactericera cockerelli (šulc), in the pacific northwestern united states. bactericera cockerelli is a vector of "candidatus liberibacter solanacearum," the pathogen associated with zebra chip disease of potato (solanales: solanaceae). because b. maculipennis and b. cockerelli both naturally occur on ce ...	2017	28108600
bactericera cockerelli vitellogenin-6 like, a vitellogenin without a direct reproductive function?	vitellogenin-like proteins are members of the large lipid transfer proteins, a family of proteins involved in reproduction, lipid circulation and immune defences. in this study, we identified a new bactericera cockerelli vitellogenin-like (vg-like) transcript, and named it bcvg6-like based on its similarity to acyrthosiphon pisum vg6. in silico analyses predicted different conserved domains in bcvg6-like compared with the conventional ba. cockerelli vitellogenin, bcvg1-like, previously described ...	2017	29143394
does foraging experience affect the responses of the predator dicyphus hesperus knight to prey-induced volatiles?	the predatory mirid bug dicyphus hesperus knight (hemiptera: miridae) is a native north america species with high potential as biological control agent of the potato psyllid, bactericera cockerelli sulcer (hemiptera: triozidae), which is a major solanaceous pest. olfactory responses of d. hesperus to volatiles from plants infested with the potato psyllid and the effect of foraging experience on search efficacy were studied. using a y-tube olfactometer, we found that naïve females had no preferen ...	2018	29368295
improved sweetpotato whitefly and potato psyllid control in tomato by combining the mirid dicyphus hesperus (heteroptera: miridae) with specialist parasitic wasps.	bemisia tabaci gennadius (hemiptera: aleyrodidae) and bactericera cockerelli sulcer (hemiptera: psyllidae) are important pests in tomato, and the mirid dicyphus hesperus knight (heteroptera: miridae) has been shown as an effective predator of both pests. although the predator was able to suppress populations of both pests, the remaining levels could still exceed tolerable levels. thus, we here hypothesized whether the combination of d. hesperus with the specialist parasitoids eretmocerus eremicu ...	2018	29365143