Projects

CLASSICAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INSECT PESTS OF CROPS IN THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 409555

INVASION BIOLOGY OF INVASIVE SPECIES: BIOCONTROL AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXOTIC INSECT PESTS, WITH EMPHASIS ON ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 409768

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF EMERALD ASH BORER AND QUARANTINE SERVICES Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 409986

BRACOVIRUS EVOLUTION: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE PROVIRAL AND VIRAL SEGMENT SEQUENCES Reimbursable (R)   Accession Number: 409238

RESEARCH ON NATURAL ENEMIES OF BROWN MARMORATED STINKBUG AND SOYBEAN APHID IN KOREA Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 412460

COLLECTION AND FIELD EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS FOR EMERALD ASH BORER IN RUSSIA Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 412170

Publications

EFFECTS OF PARENT AGE AT MATING ON REPRODUCTIVE RESPONSE OF GLYPTAPANTELES FLAVICOXIS (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE), A LARVAL PARASITOID OF THE GYPSY MOTH (LEPIDOPTERA: LYMANTRIIDAE) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Fuester, R.W., Swan, K.S., Taylor, P.B., Ramaseshiah, G. 2008. Effects of parent age at mating on reproductive response of glyptapanteles flavicoxis (hymenoptera: braconidae), a larval parasitoid of the gypsy moth (lepidoptera: lymantriidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 101(4):1140-1145.

Introductions of a European parasitoid, Peristenus relictus (=P. stygicus), against tarnished plant bug in the mid-Atlantic states - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Hoelmer, K.A., Fuester, R.W., Taylor, P.B., Coutinot, D., Dorsey, T., Hudson, W., Robbins, G., Peiffer, R., Barczewski, R. 2008. Introductions of a European parasitoid, Peristenus relictus (=P. stygicus), against tarnished plant bug in the mid-Atlantic states. Journal of Insect Science. v.8:49, 2008

Structure and Evolution of a Proviral Locus of Glyptapanteles indiensis Bracovirus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Desjardins, C., Gundersen, D.E., Hostetler, J.B., Tallon, L.J., Utterback, T.R., Fuester, R.W., Schatz, M.C., Pedroni, M.J., Fadrosh, D.W., Haas, B.J., Toms, B.S., Chen, D., Nene, V. 2007. Structure and Evolution of a Proviral Locus of Glyptapanteles indiensis Bracovirus. BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:61

Native natural enemies of native woodborers: Potential as biological control agents for the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis - (Government Publication) - (20-Mar-07)

WHAT CAUSES MALE-BIASED SEX RATIOS IN THE GYPSY MOTH PARASITOID GLYPTAPANTELES FLAVICOXIS? - (Abstract)

Fuester, R.W., Swan, K.S., Taylor, P.B., Ramaseshiah, G. 2007. What causes male-biased sex ratios in the gypsy moth parasitoid Glyptapanteles flavicoxis? USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species. 2006, GTR-NRS-P-10.

Research Update: Natural Enemies of Native Woodborers and their Potential as Biological Control Agents for Asian Longhorned Beetle - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Smith, M.T., Fuester, R.W., Tropp, J.M., Aparicio, E.M., Tatman, D., Wildonger, J.A. 2007. Research Update: Natural Enemies of Native Woodborers and their Potential as Biological Control Agents for Asian Longhorned Beetle. Proceedings of the Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Longhorned Beetle Research and Development Review 2006. USDA Forest Service. FHTET-2007-04. p. 107-108.

Explorations for Natural Enemies of Emerald Ash Borer in China, 2006 - (Abstract)

Fuester, R.W., Zou, D., Bray, A., Zhao, T., Bauer, L., Liu, H., Yang, Z. 2007. Explorations for Natural Enemies of Emerald Ash Borer in China, 2006. Proceedings of the Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Longhorned Beetle Research and Development Review 2006. USDA Forest Service. FHTET-2007-04. p. 66-67.

EXPANDED EXPLORATIONS FOR EMERALD ASH BORER IN ASIA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS - (Abstract)

Bray, A., Bauer, L., Fuester, R.W., Cho0, H., Lee, D., Kamata, N., Smith, J.J. 2007. Expanded explorations for emerald ash borer in asia and implications for genetic analysis. Proceedings of the Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Longhorned Beetle Research and Development Review 2006. USDA Forest Service. FHTET-2007-04. p. 6-7.

EFFECTS OF PARENTAL AGE AT MATING ON THE REPRODUCTIVE RESPONSE OF THE GYPSY MOTH PARASITOID GLYPTAPANTELES FLAVICOXIS (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE) - (Abstract)

Fuester, R.W., Swan, K.S., Taylor, P.B., Ramaseshiah, G. 2005. Effects of parental age at mating on the reproductive response of the gypsy moth parasitoid Glyptapanteles flavicoxis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), p. 19 In K. Gottschalk (ed.), Proceedings, 16th U.S Department Agriculture Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species 2005. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-337, USDA Forest Service, Newtown Sq., PA.

EFFECTS OF GYPSY MOTH POPULATION DENSITY AND HOST-TREE SPECIES ON PARASITISM - (Abstract)

Sukovata, L., Fuester, R.W. 2005. Effects of Gypsy Moth Population Density and Host-Tree Species on Parasitism, P79. In K. Gottschalk (ed.), Proceedings, 16th US Department of Agriculture Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species 2005. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-337, USDA Forest Service, Newtown Sq., PA.

RESEARCH ON PARASITOIDS OF BUPRESTIDS IN PROGRESS AT THE ARS BENEFICIAL INSECTS INTRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Fuester, R.W., Schaefer, P.W. 2005. Research on parasitoids of buprestids in progress at the ARS Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, In Proceedings, Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting, September 26-27, 2005. USDA, FHTET-2005-16. p. 53-55.

Classical Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Longhorned Beetle - (Abstract) - (20-Nov-05)

SINGLE-LOCUS COMPLEMENTARY SEX DETERMINATION ABSENT IN HETEROSPILUS PROSOPIDIS (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wu, Z., Hopper, K.R., Ode, P.J., Fuester, R.W., Tuda, M., Heimpel, G.E. 2005. Single-locus complementary sex determination absent in heterospilus prosopidis (hymenoptera: braconidae). Heredity. 95: 228-234.

A NOVEL NON-CHEMICAL METHOD FOR QUARANTINE TREATMENT OF FRUITS: CALIFORNIA RED SCALE ON CITRUS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Fuester, R.W., Kozempel, M.F., Goldberg, N.M., Forster, L.D., Casillas, L.I., Swan, K.S. 2004. A novel non-chemical method for quarantine treatment of fruits: California red scale on citrus. Journal of Economic Entomology. 97(6): 1861-1867. 2004

EFFECTS OF PARENTAL AGE AT MATING ON SEX RATIOS OF THE GYPSY MOTH PARASITOID GLYPTAPANTELES FLAVICOXIS (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE) - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Fuester, R.W., Swan, K.S., Taylor, P.B., Wingard, S.C., Ramaseshiah, G. 2005. Effects of parental age at mating on sex ratios of the gypsy moth parasitoid Glyptapanteles flavicoxis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), p. 32. In K.W. Gottschalk (Ed.), Proceeedings XV USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species 2004; 2004 January 13-16; Annapolis, MD Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-332 Newtown Square, PA. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station 98p.

DETERMINING THE HOST RANGE OF APHANTORHAPHOPSIS SAMARENSIS, A SPECIALIZED TACHINID INTRODUCED AGAINST THE GYPSY MOTH - (Book/Chapter)

Fuester, R.W., Swan, K.S., Kenis, M., Herard, F. 2004. Determining the host range of aphantorhaphopsis samarensis, a specialized tachinid introduced against the gypsy moth, pp. 177-194. In R.G. Van Driesche and R. Reardon (eds.), Assessing host ranges for parasitoids and predators used for classical biological control: a guide to best practice. U.S. Dept. Agric. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, Morgantown, West Viginia FHTET-2004-03.

RECENT ADVANCES IN THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INSECT PESTS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Fuester, R.W. 2004. Recent advances in the biological control of insect pests. In Proceedings of the 15th International Plant Protection Congress, Beijing, China, May 11-16, 2004. p. 9-13.

INTRODUCTION, RELEASE, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF EUROPEAN PERISTENUS SPP. ON MIRID PLANT PESTS IN NORTH AMERICA. - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Fuester, R. W.; W. H. Day, C. H. Pickett, & K. A. Hoelmer. 2004. Introduction, release, and establishment of European PERISTENUS spp. on mirid plant pests in North America. Proc. 15th Internat. Plant Protection Congress, Beijing, China, May 11-16, 2004. p. 132

PROSPECTS FOR INUNDATIVE RELEASE OF NATURAL ENEMIES FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF ANOPLOPHORA GLABRIPENNI - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Smith, M.T., Fuester, R.W., Herard, F., Hanks, L. 2004. Prospects for inundative release of natural enemies for biological control of anoplophora glabripenni. USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species. January 14-17, 2003. Annapolis, MD. p.55-61.

COMPLEMENTARY SEX DETERMINATION IN HYMENOPTERAN PARASITOIDS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wu, Z., Hopper, K.R., Ode, P.J., Fuester, R.W., Chen, J., Heimpel, G.E. 2003. Complementary Sex Determination in Hymenopteran Parasitoids and its implications for Biological Control. Entomologia Sinicae. 10(2):81-93.

MALE-BIASED SEX RATIOS IN LABORATORY REARINGS OF GYPSY MOTH PARASITOIDS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Fuester, R.W., Swan, K.S., Taylor, P.B., Hopper, K.R., Ode, P.J. 2004. Male-biased sex ratios in laboratory rearings of gypsy moth parasitoids. pp. 24-27. In S. Fosbroke and K. Gottshalk (eds.), Proceedings, United States Department of Agricultural Interagency Research Forum on gypsy moths and other invasive species 2002: 2002 January 15-18; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-300 Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 116p.

INRODUCTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PARASITOIDS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF THE APPLE ERMINE MOTH, YPONOMEUTA MALINELLUS (LEPIDOPTERA: YPONOMEUTIDAE), IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Unruh, T.R., Short, R.E., Herard, F., Chen, K., Hopper, K.R., Pemberton, R.W., Lee, J.H., Ertle, L.R., Swan, K.S., Fuester, R.W. 2003. Inroduction and establishment of parasitoids for the biological control of the apple ermine moth, Yponomeuta malinellus (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), in the Pacific Northwest. Biological Control. 28:332-345.