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Author:

Jabbour, Randa

Title:

Management effects on epigeal arthropods and soil-dwelling communities during the transition to organic agriculture

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

cover cropping
tillage
organic agriculture
entomopathogenic fungi
entomopathogenic nematodes
refuges
habitat complexity
dispersal
soil ecology

File:

Download dissertation_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shelby Jay Fleischer, Committee Member
Nancy M Ostiguy, Committee Member
Katriona Shea, Committee Member

Author:

Acharya, Naworaj

Title:

House fly (Musca domestica L.) management in poultry production using fungal biopesticides

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

House fly
insecticide resistance
entomopathogenic fungi
poultry production facilities
fungal persistence and efficacy

File:

Download Acharya_Naworaj.pdf

Committee Members:

Edwin George Rajotte, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Brian Thomas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member
Nina Ellen Jenkins, Committee Member
Paul H Patterson, Committee Member

Author:

Tillotson, Shea

Title:

The Effects of Tillage Intensities on Biological Control Potential in Organic Cropping Systems

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

Reduced-tillage
agroecology
tillage
entomopathogenic fungi
insect pest
biological control
predation

File:

Download Tillotson_final_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sara Hermann, Committee Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
John M Wallace, Committee Member