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1. Evaluation of a fungal entomopathogen for malaria mosquito control, with an emphasis on temperature

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Open Access
Author:
Heinig, Rebecca Lynn
Title:
Evaluation of a fungal entomopathogen for malaria mosquito control, with an emphasis on temperature
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
malaria
Anopheles mosquito
vector control
fungal biopesticide
rate summation
diurnal temperature variation
File:
Download Heinig_2015c.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew Brian Thomas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Fraser Read, Committee Member
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Committee Member
Jason Laurence Rasgon, Committee Member

2. Advancing ecologically based management for Acalymma vittatum, a key pest of cucurbits

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Open Access
Author:
Lewis, Margaret Theresa
Title:
Advancing ecologically based management for Acalymma vittatum, a key pest of cucurbits
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
cucurbits
Acalymma vittatum
reduced tillage
Carabidae
biological control
spinosad
cucurbitacin
File:
Download Final_Draft_Lewis.pdf
Committee Members:
Shelby Jay Fleischer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Frazier Tooker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elsa Selina Sanchez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

4. Epigenetic mechanisms mediating conflicts within social insect colonies

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Open Access
Author:
Galbraith, David Asher
Title:
Epigenetic mechanisms mediating conflicts within social insect colonies
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Epigenetic mechanisms
honey bees
queen/worker interaction
antiviral immunity
allele specific expression
DNA methylatation
File:
Download Finished_dissertation_DAG_2015_updated.pdf
Committee Members:
Christina M Grozinger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diana Lynn Cox Foster, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Heather M Hines, Committee Member
Istvan Albert, Special Member

7. Honey bees and intestinal disease: molecular, physiological and behavioral responses of honey bees (Apis mellifera) to infection with microsporidian parasites

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Open Access
Author:
Holt, Holly Lauren
Title:
Honey bees and intestinal disease: molecular, physiological and behavioral responses of honey bees (Apis mellifera) to infection with microsporidian parasites
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
honey bee
Apis mellifera
Nosema
parasite
integrated pest management
immunity
genomic study
File:
Download HHolt_Thesisformat_07222015_brokenref_copy1.pdf
Committee Members:
Christina M Grozinger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christina M Grozinger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kelli Hoover, Committee Member
Diana Lynn Cox Foster, Committee Member
James Harold Marden, Special Member

8. The influence of increased crop genotypic diversity on arthropods in agroecosystems

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Open Access
Author:
Grettenberger, Ian Mahaffy
Title:
The influence of increased crop genotypic diversity on arthropods in agroecosystems
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
variety mixture
diversity
aphid
pest management
genotypic diversity
File:
Download Dissertation_PDF.pdf
Committee Members:
John Frazier Tooker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Matthew Brian Thomas, Special Member

9. In vitro drug interactions between Tafenoquine and current antimalarials in Plasmodium falciparum parasites

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Open Access
Author:
Kemirembe, Karen
Title:
In vitro drug interactions between Tafenoquine and current antimalarials in Plasmodium falciparum parasites
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Plasmodium falciparum
tafenoquine
malaria
gametocyte
drug interaction
8-aminoquinoline
isobologram
ACT
Plasmodium vivax
File:
Download Kemirembe__FINALFall_2015__Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Liwang Cui, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor