Projects

DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL FRUIT CROP PRODUCTION Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 412224

Publications

Solar sterilization of abscised fruit: a cultural practice to reduce infestations of Anastrepha spp. around orchards - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (08-Aug-08)

Effectiveness of cone emergence traps for detecting Phyllophaga vandinei emergence over time - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jenkins, D.A., Goenaga, R.J. 2008. Effectiveness of cone emergence traps for detecting Phyllophaga vandinei emergence over time. Florida Entomologist. 91:228-231.

Placement of cone emergence cages and its impact on monitoring of Phyllophaga vandinei (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) - (Abstract) - (01-May-08)

Host status of litchi and rambutan to the West Indian fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jenkins, D.A., Goenaga, R.J. Host status of litchi and rambutan to the West Indian fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae). Florida Entomologist. 91:228-231

Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes versus Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) larvae in a high clay-content Oxisol soil: Greenhouse trials with potted Litchi chinensis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jenkins, D.A., Shapiro Ilan, D.I., Goenaga, R.J. 2008. Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes versus Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) larvae in a high clay-content Oxisol soil: Greenhouse trials with potted Litchi chinensis. Florida Entomologist. 91:75-78.

Hosts breadth and parasitoids of fruit flies (Anastrepha spp.) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Puerto Rico - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jenkins, D.A., Goenaga, R.J. 2008. Hosts breadth and parasitoids of fruit flies (Anastrepha spp.) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Puerto Rico. Environmental Entomology. 37(1):110-120.

Iridovirus infection of Phyllophaga vandinei (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) - (Abstract) - (08-Aug-07)

Population levels of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico as indicated by yellow sticky traps deployed in citrus - (Abstract)

Hall, D.G., Flores, D., Jenkins, D.A. 2007. Population levels of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Florida,Texas and Puerto Rico as indicated by yellow sticky traps deployed in citrus [abstract]. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.

The Tropical Fruit Research Program of the USDA-ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station - (Abstract) - (26-Jul-07)

HOST STATUS OF MAMEY SAPOTE, POUTERIA SAPOTA (SAPOTACEAE), TO THE WEST INDIAN FRUIT FLY, ANASTREPHA OBLIQUA (DIPTERA:TEPHRITIDAE)IN PUERTO RICO - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jenkins, D., Goenaga, R. 2007. Host status of mamey sapote, Pouteria sapota (sapotaceae), to the West Indian Fruit Fly, Anastrepha obliqua (diptera:tephritidae) in Puerto Rico. Florida Entomologist. 90(2):384-388.

VIRULENCE OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES AGAINST DIAPREPES ABBREVIATUS IN AN OXISOL - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jenkins, D.A., Shapiro Ilan, D., Goenaga, R. 2007. Virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes against Diaprepes abbreviatus in an oxisol. Florida Entomologist. 90(2):401-403

Distribution of Anastrepha spp. in carambola orchards: Evidence for migration - (Abstract) - (01-May-07)

Production Systems and Genetic Resource Management for Tropical/Subtropical Fruit Crops - (Abstract)

Goenaga, R.J., Jenkins, D.A., Irish, B.M. 2006. Production Systems and Genetic Resource Management for Tropical/Subtropical Fruit Crops [abstract]. Interamerican Society of Tropical Horticulture Proceedings.

INVERTEBRATE PREDATORS AND PARASITOIDS OF PLUM CURCULIO, CONOTRACHELUS NENUPHAR (HERBST)(COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jenkins, D.A., Russ, M. Shapiro Ilan, D.I., Cottrell, T.E., Horton, D. 2006. Invertebrate predators and parasitoids of plum curculio, conotrachelus nenuphar (herbst) (coleoptera: curculionidae) in Georgia and Florida. Florida Entomologist. Volume 89(4):435-440.

EFFECT OF DEFOLIATION AND ROOT-FEEDING ON MAMEY SAPOTE YIELD - (Abstract)

Jenkins, D.A., Goenaga, R.J. 2006. Effect of defoliation and root-feeding on mamey sapote yield [abstract]. Interamerican Society of Tropical Horticulture Proceedings. Poster No. P-A-20.

A SURVEY OF ROOT-FEEDING PESTS ON TROPICAL FRUIT TREES IN PUERTO RICO - (Abstract)

Jenkins, D.A., Goenaga, R.J. 2006. A survey of root-feeding pests on tropical fruit trees in Puerto Rico [abstract]. Caribbean Food Crops Society Proceedings. p. 195.

HOSTS OF ANASTREPHA SPP. IN PUERTO RICO - (Abstract)

Jenkins, D.A., Goenaga, R.J. 2006. Hosts of Anastrephia spp. in Puerto Rico [abstract]. Caribbean Food Crops Society Proceedings. p. 196.

HOSTS OF PLUM CURCULIO, CONOTRACHELUS NENUPHAR (HERBST) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) IN CENTRAL GEORGIA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jenkins, D.A., Cottrell, T.E., Horton, D.L., Hodges, A., Hodges, G. 2006. Hosts of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) (Coleoptera: curculionidae) in Central Georgia. Environmental Entomology. 35:48-55.

SURVEY OF THE ROOT-FEEDING BEETLES DIAPREPES ABBREVIATUS AND PHYLLOPHAGA VANDINEI ON SOME TROPICAL FRUIT TREES IN PUERTO RICO - (Abstract)

Jenkins, D.A., Goenaga, R.J. 2005. Survey of the root-feeding beetles Diaprepes abbreviatus and Phyllophaga vandinei on some tropical fruit trees in Puerto Rico. Entomology Society of America, Annual Meeting, page 106.