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         RESEARCH  ACTIVITY  of  Erich Fred Legner

 

Following includes involvement with major research projects

at Universities in California, Utah, Wisconsin & South America

 

 

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Activity of parasites from Diptera:  Musca domestica, Stomoxys calcitrans, Fannia canicularis & F. femoralis, at sites in the Western Hemisphere.  49.  1967.

 

Activity of parasites from Diptera:  Musca, Stomoxys, & species of Fannia, Muscina, & Ophyra II. in the Eastern Hemisphere & Pacific area.  53.  1968.

 

Additional studies of the effects of Bacillus thuringiensis on the eye-spotted bud moth, Spilonota ocellana.  22.    1964.

 

Adult emergence interval & reproduction in parasitic Hymenoptera influenced by host size & density.  57.  1969.

 

Advancements in the use of flatworms for biological mosquito control.  186.  1979.

 

Advances in the ecology of Hippelates eye gnats in California indicate means for effective integrated control.  67.  1970.

 

African Igbo Prehistory & origin of Ogam.  Origin

 

Aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin & heptachlor, some population effects on the European earwig.  1.    1958.

 

Ancient Norse Explorations in America   CLICK

 

An ecological study of arthropod populations on apple in northeastern Wisconsin: species affecting the fruit.  43.  1966.

 

An ecological study of arthropod populations on apple trees in northeast Wisconsin:  Insect species present.  23.    1964.

 

Animal and Plant Invasions   Invading

 

Arthropod fauna cohabiting larval breeding sites of Leptoconops foulki Clastrier & Wirth in the Santa Ana River, California.   192.  1980.

 

Assembly Theory of Time.  Theory

 

Attraction of Hippelates eye gnats & other minute Diptera to baits & man & competitive displacement by exotic non-problem species.  64.  1970.

 

Beach beetles & habitat destruction considerations.  84.  1972.

 

Behavior of three native pupal parasites of Hippelates collusor in controlled systems. 42.  1966

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Beneficial insects:  neglected "good guys."   106.   1973.

 

Bioconversion:  Tilapia fish turn insects & weeds into edible protein.   196.  1980.

 

Biological & integrated control of bush fly, Musca sorbens & other filth breeding Diptera in Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Isl&s.  127   1974.

 

Biological aquatic weed control by fish in the lower Sonoran Desert of California.  142.  1975.

 

Biological control of aquatic Diptera  267.   2000.

 

Biological control of aquatic weeds by fish in irrigation channels.  168.  1977.

 

Biological control of aquatic weeds in the lower Colorado River basin.  110.  1973.

 

Biological control of Diptera of medical & veterinary importance.  261.  1995.

 

Biological control of medical & veterinary pests  266.  1999.

 

Biological control of medical & veterinary pests.  In: "Theory & Practice of Biological Control,"  164.  1976.

 

Biological control of medically important arthropods.  Critical Reviews in Environmental Control 4(1):  112.   1974.

 

Biological control of phycitids in soft-shelled almonds.  217b.   1984.

 

Biological control of vector & noxious synanthropic flies:  a review.  90.  1972.

 

Biological control prospects for Hippelates collusor (Townsend) in southern California.  20.   1963.

 

Biological mosquito control furthered by advances in technology & research.  217.  1984.

 

Biological mosquito control:  broader recognition of past successes & future emphases.  2 19.  1985.

 

Biological Pest Control.  Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable & Local Food.  271.  2011.

 

Biological Pest Control:  A History.  269.    2008.

 

Biologische Schadlingsbekampfung -- Book Review, by J. M. Franz.  108.  1973.

 

Biology of parasitic Hymenoptera.  265.  1999.

 

Biology of Tachinaephagus zeal&icus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitoid of synanthropic Diptera.  120.   1974.

 

Bionomics of the apple aphid Aphis pomi DeGeer, on young nonbearing apple trees.  3.   1961.

 

Bionomics of the eye-spotted bud moth, Spilonota ocellana, on cherry in Wisconsin. 14.   1962.

 

Biosystematic revision of the genus Muscidifurax (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) with descriptions of four new species.  69.  1970.

 

Biting & annoying gnats control with fertilizer.  153.   1976.

 

Book Review, "Proc. of a Conf. on Pest Management." A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria, 184.   1979.

 

Breeding superior parasitoids of Diptera using a novel extranuclear inheritance mechanism.  228.  1986.

 

Broadened view of Muscidifurax parasites associated with endophilous synanthropic flies & sibling species in the Spalangia endius complex.  213.  1983.

 

Bryothinusa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), comparing a tabular & a dichotomous key to the species.  151.  1975.

 

Bryothinusa chani, a new species of marine beetle from Hong Kong (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  78.  1971.

 

Catalogue of  taxonomy, biology & ecology of the developmental stages of the Staphylinidae of America north of Mexico.  125.  1974.

 

Catalogue of the Staphylinidae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera).  Div. Agric. Sci., Univ. of Calif. Special Publ. 3015:  135. 1975.

 

Changes in chironomid breeding patterns in a paved river channel following adaptation of cichlids of the Tilapia mossambica-hornorum complex.   194.  1980.

 

Changes in sex ratio of the eye-spotted bud moth Spilonota ocellana, over its adult emergence period. 11.     1962.

 

Chelonus sp. egg-larval parasitoid:  Effects of the parental host on host selection, reproductive potential, survival & fecundity  167.  1977.

 

Chemical control of the eye-spotted bud moth on sour cherry in Wisconsin.   19.   1963.

 

Chironomid larvae (Chironomidae: Diptera) control in shallow ponds by planarian, Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth).  161-C .  1976.

 

Chlorohydra viridissima [Coelenterata]:  Mass release effects of on populations of Aedes nigromaculis & Culex tarsalis in Kern Co. CA 132.  1974.

 

Coexistence of predatory Muscina stabulans & Ophyra aenescens [Dipt.: Muscidae] with dipterous prey in poultry manure.  246.  1989.

 

Competition among larvae of Hippelates collusor (Diptera: Chloropidae) as a natural control factor.  34.   1966.

 

Contemporary appraisal of the population dynamics of introduced cichlid fish in south California.  212.  1983.

 

Contemporary considerations on the biological suppression of noxious brachycerous Diptera that breed in accumulated animal wastes.  66   1970.

 

Control of Hydrilla verticillata Royle with herbivorous Tilapia zillii (Gervais) in Imperial County irrigation canals.  179.   1978.

 

Cosmpolitan Staphylinidae: have all been spread by commerce?  111   1974.

 

Culex mosquitoes in weedy lake habitats in Los Angeles, control with Chlorohydra viridissima.  147. 1975.

 

Culex tarsalis & C. peus (Diptera, Culicidae) control in rice paddy by planarian, Dugesia dorotocephala  161-B.  1976.

 

Culture & Colonization of Entomophaga.    264.  1999

 

Culture of Hippelates pusio (Chloropidae) in the West Indies for natural enemy exploration & notes on behavior & distribution.  32.   1965.

 

Desert pupfish native, Cyprinodon macularius Baird & Girard, a substitute for Gambusia inmosquito control?  124   1974.

 

Desert pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius:  Predation on Culex mosquitoes & benthic chironomid midges.  136.   1975.

 

Developmental history & reproduction of Spalangia cameroni, parasite of synanthropic flies.  54.  1968.

 

Developmental stages of Endeodes LeConte (Coleoptera: Melyridae).  166.   1977.

 

Distribution & relative abundance of dipterous pupae & their parasitoids in domestic animal manure in the SW United States.  74    1971.

 

Distribution of plum curculio injury in a sour cherry orchard & sampling procedures for determining the extent of injury.  55.  1968.

 

Distribution pattern of hosts & parasitization by Spalangia drosophilae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  59.  1969.

 

Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth) feeding & reproduction in the presence of Culex peus Speiser.  113.   1974.

 

Dugesia dorotocephala for chironomid control in shallow warm water habitats.  144.  1975.

 

Dynamics of Hippelates eye gnat breeding in the Southwest United States.  65.  1970.

 

Effects of low biuret urea on natural populations of Hippelates collusor (Townsend) & Leptoconops kerteszi (Kieffer).  71.  1970.

 

Effects of scheduled high temperature on male production in thelytokous Muscidifurax uniraptor (Hymenoptera:  Pteromalidae).  218.  1985.

 

Effects of Thuricide on the eye-spotted bud moth, Spilonota ocellana.  12.    1962.

 

Emergence patterns & dispersal of Chelonus spp. near curvimaculatus & Pristomerus hawaiiensis, parasitic on Pectinophora gossypiella.  188.  1979.

 

Environmental stimulants to asexual reproduction in the planarian, Dugesia dorotocephala.  165.  1976.

 

Equatorial East African predatory & scavenger arthropods in bovine excrement.  202.  1981.

 

Establishment of Goniozus emigratus & Goniozus legneri [Bethylidae] on navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella [Phycitidae] in California.  210.  1983.

 

Estimations of active loci, dominance & heritability in polygenic inheritance of gregarious behavior in  Muscidifurax raptorellus [Hymenoptera:].  254.  1991a.

 

Estimations of gene number, heritability & dominance in quantitative inheritance, with special reference to Hymenoptera. 248.  1990.

 

Ethnic Groups in Pre-Columbian America.   Groups

 

Ethology of Host Selection by Entomophagous Insects:  Effect on successful importation.  137.  1975.

 

European Bronze Age Visitors in America   CLICK

 

Exploration for natural enemies of pestiferous insects & plants.  263.  1999.

 

Exponential growth in culture of the planarian mosquito predator, Dugesia dorotocephala  (Woodworth).  172.   1977.

 

Fecundity, development & diapause in Hexacola sp. near websteri, a parasite of Hippelates eye gnats.  117.  1974.

 

Feeding rates & growth of the fish Tilapia zillii [Cichlidae] on Hydrilla verticillata, Potamogeton pectinatus & Myriophyllum spicatum,   199.   1981.

 

Field applications of host-searching kairomones to enhance parasitization of the pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).  208.  1983.

 

Filth fly sources in decaying melon fields in southern California's low deserts.  143.  1975.

 

Fly control on poultry  ranches.  Univ. of Calif. Publ. AXT-72.  85.  1972.

 

Fly control on poultry ranches.  Univ. of Calif. Agric. Ext. AXT-72.  68.  1970- 71.

 

Fly control on poultry ranches.  Univ. of Calif. Agric. Ext. Serv. Publ. AXT-72, Rev..  44.   1966.

 

Fly control on poultry ranches.  Univ. of Calif. Agric. Ext. Serv. Publ. AXT-72.  Rev. . 56.  1968.

 

Fly control on poultry ranches.  Univ. of Calif. Leaflet 2505.  152.  1975.

 

Fly parasitic wasp, Muscidifurax raptorellus Kogan & Legner (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) invigorated through insemination by males of different races.  245.  1989.

 

Foliage-feeding insects on young nonbearing apple trees in Wisconsin, an ecological study.  2.   1961.

 

Foliage-feeding Lepidoptera on young apple trees in Wisconsin.  10.   1962.

 

Foreign exploration for beneficial natural enemies of pest insects & weeds , 260.  1993.

 

Formidable position of turbellarians as biological mosquito control agents.  257.  1991d.

 

Fruit insect surveys with black light traps in Wisconsin orchards.  9.    1962.

 

Further insights into extranuclear influences on behavior elicited by males in the genus Muscidifurax (Hymenoptera:  Pteromalidae).  236.   1987.

 

Further studies of aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin & heptachlor on the European earwig, Forficula  auricularia.   15.   1963.

 

Genera of the Osoriinae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  126.  1974.

 

Genera of the subfamilies Pseudopsinae & Proteininae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  118.   1974.

 

Genetic improvement & inbreeding effects in culture of beneficial arthropods.  220.  1985.

 

Hippelates collusor (Diptera: Chloropidae) as a host for four species of parasitic Hymenoptera in southern California.  21.   1964.

 

Host feeding & oviposition on by Spalangia cameroni, Nasonia vitripennis, & Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera) influences longevity & fecundity. 48.  1967.

 

Host records of parasitic staphylinids of the genus Aleochara in America (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  77..  1971.

 

Host specificity patterns & determinants in hymenopterous parasitoids: constraint to the use of new associations  262.  1995.

 

Host-searching kairomones alter behavior of Chelonus sp. nr. curvimaculatus, a pink bollworm parasite.  204.  1982.

House fly breeding & associated parasitoids in fields of decaying melons.  96.  1973.

 

Hybridization in principal parasitoids of synanthropic Diptera:  the genus Muscidifurax (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  239.  1988.

 

Illustrated guide to the genera of the Staphylinidae of America north of Mexico exclusive of the Aleocharinae (Coleoptera).  185.   1979.

 

Immature stages of the cynipid Hexacola sp. near websteri (Hymenoptera), a larval pupal parasite of Hippelates eye gnats (Chloropidae).  128  1974.

 

Impact of the desert pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius, & Gambusia affinis on fauna in pond ecosystems.   193.  1980.

 

Impact of Tilapia zillii (Gervais) on Potamogeton pectinatus L., Myriophyllum spicatum, & mosquito reproduction in lower Colorado Desert irrigation canals.   191.  1980.

 

Importation of exotic natural enemies.  In:  pp.  19-30,  "Biological Control of Plant Pests & of Vectors of Human & Animal Diseases."  226.  1986.

 

Imported cichlid fish behaviour in California.  216.  1983.

 

Improved parasitic insects for filth fly control.  206.  1982.

 

Improving commercial biological control of filth flies with parasitic insects.  200.   1981.

 

Increasing fission rate of the planarian mosquito predator, Dugesia dorotocephala, through biological filtration.  177.   1978.

 

Increasing parasitism & mortality of synanthropic Muscidae.  Proc. 2nd Intern. Cong. Dipterology, Bratislava,  Aug 27 - Sept. 1,  1990:  131.  253.  1990.

 

Indiana Prehistoric Site   CLICK

 

Influence of available poultry manure breeding habitat on emergence density of synanthropic flies (Diptera).  94.  1973.

 

Influence of Onthophagus gazella on hornfly, Haematobia irritans density in irrigated pastures.   256.  1991c.

 

Influence of physical factors on the developmental stages of Hippelates collusor in relation to the activities of its natural parasites.  41.   1966.

 

Influence of residual Nonpareil almond mummies on densities of the navel orangeworm & parasitization.  211. 1983.

 

Influence of Tilapia mossambica , T. zillii  & Mollienesia latipinna on Culex mosquitoes & chironomid midges.  109.  1973.

 

Inheritance of gregarious & solitary development in Muscidifurax raptorellus Kogan & Legner (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  233.  1987.

 

Inoculation & spread of parasitic wasps to control filth flies in poultry houses.  251.  1990.

 

Inoculation of hydra (Coelenterata) & predation effectiveness in experimental mosquito (Culex) breeding habitats.  107.  1973.

 

Inoculation of three pteromalid wasp species (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) increases parasitism & mortality of Musca domestica L. pupae in poultry manure.  252.  1990.

 

Integrated control of apple insects & mite pests in Wisconsin.  7.   1962.

 

Integrated fly control on poultry ranches.  134.   1975.

 

Integrated management of pest flies on poultry ranches.  201.   1981.

 

Intertidal rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  In:  "Marine Insects", L. pp. 521-51.  163.  1976.

 

Intertidal Staphylinidae from Sonora, Mexico with four new genera (Coleoptera).  174.   1977.

 

Inundation with parasitic insects to control filth breeding flies in California.  88.  1972.

 

Inverse relationships between mass of breeding habitat & synanthropic fly emergence & densities in California inland valleys.  98   1973.

 

Invertebrate predators other than insects.  In:  Biological Control of Mosquitoes, pp. 46-50 (Chapter 6), H. C. Chapman (ed.). 221.  1985.

 

Kansas Prehistoric Site   CLICK

 

Key to adults of principal parasitoids of synanthropic Diptera breeding in decomposing organic wastes.    268,  2005

 

La primera exploración para buscar enemigos naturales de Hippelates en Puerto Rico (Insecta:  Chloropidae).  26    1964.

 

Laboratory & small-scale field experiments with planaria (Tricladida, Turbellaria) as biological mosquito control agents.  119.  1974.

 

 

 

Laetulonthus, a new genus for Philonthus laetulus Say (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  92.  1972.

 

Larval parasitism of Rhagoletis completa (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Juglans microcarpa (Jugl&aceae) in western Texas & southeastern New Mexico.  231.  1987.

 

Larvicidal effects on mosquitoes of substances secreted by the planarian Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth).  149.  1975.

 

Life history study of Aleochara taeniata, a staphylinid parasite of the house fly, Musca  domestica.  40.   1966.

 

Limitation on the pupal development of the eye-spotted bud moth in northeastern Wisconsin.  29.   1965.

 

Low storage temperature effects on the reproductive potential of three parasites of Musca domestica.  157.   1976.

 

Management of Tilapia for biological aquatic weed control.  187.  1979.

 

Mass culture of Tilapia zillii [Cichlidae] in pond ecosystems.  180.  1978.

 

Memor&um on the possibilities of biological control of the muscid flies by hymenopterous parasites.  50.  1967.

 

Might wary genes attenuate Africanized honey bees?  Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 57:  106-109.  249.  1990.

 

Migrations of Hippelates collusor larvae from moisture & trophic stimuli & their encounter by Trybliographa parasites.   60.  1969.

 

Mite predator, Oligota oviformis Casey, description of developmental stages & notes on the osmeterium & its glands.   140.   1975.

 

Mosquito & chironomid midge control by planaria. 141   1975.

 

Mosquito control with European green hydra in irrigated pastures, river seepage & duck club ponds in Kern County.  122.   1974.

 

Musca sorbens Wiedemann complex in Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Isl&s.  155.  1976.

 

Muscidifurax raptorellus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) females exhibit postmating development behavior typical of the male genome.  237.  1988.

 

Muscoid fly parasites: Temperature, humidity & depth of habitat influencing host destruction & fecundity.  169.   1977.

 

Museum collections for future students.  89.   1972.

 

Myriophyllum growth in irrigation canals following reductions of competitive Potamogeton by Tilapia zillii.   195.  1980.

 

Natural & induced control of houseflies with parasites in southern California.  28.    1965.

 

Natural & induced sex ratio changes in populations of thelytokous Muscidifurax uniraptor (Hymenoptera:   Pteromalidae).  222.  1985.

 

Natural biotic control factors of the eye-spotted bud moth, Spilonota ocellana on apple in Wisconsin.  18.    1963.

 

Natural enemies imported in California for control of face fly, Musca autumnalis DeGeer, & horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.).  178.  1978.

 

Natural exposure of Hippelates eye gnats to field parasitization & the discovery of one pupal & twolarval parasites.  25.   1964.

 

Navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae) population densities with establishment of Goniozus legneri (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in California.  258.  1992.

 

New alpine species of Unamis from California (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  83.  1972.

 

New genus & species of rove beetle from California (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  76. .  1971.

 

New host record for the parasitic rove beetle Aleochara bipustulata L. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  100    1973.

 

New larvicidal parasitic wasp to attempt control of navel orangeworm.  205.  1982.

 

New parasitic insects for biological control of synanthropic flies.  207.  1982.

 

New parasitic wasp may help control navel orangeworm.  203.  1982.

 

New species of Microedus from the Sierra Nevada Mountains (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  86.  1972.

 

Notes on Bledius ornatus (LeConte) a seashore beetle, with description of the larva (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  121.  1974.

 

Observations on hybridization & heterosis in parasitoids of synanthropic flies.  80.  1972.

 

Observations on predation of Hippelates collusor & distribution in southern California of associated fauna. 75.   1971

 

Observations on the distribution, relative abundance, & behavior of anthropophilic Chloropidae in the Caribbean area.  82.  1971.

 

Ocypus olens, a predator of brown garden snail.  154.  1976.

 

Ocypus olens, predator of brown garden snail, biological notes & description of larva & pupa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  156.  1975.

 

Ocypus olens, rove beetle with potential for biological control of the brown garden snail, Helix aspersa,  including a key to Nearctic species of Ocypus.  138.   1975.

 

Ooencyrtus submetallicus Howard in an extraordinary host-relationship with Hippelates pusio Loew.  31.   1965.

 

Opequon Creek, Virginia Prehistoric Site   CLICK

 

Orus femineus, a new species of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) from Florida.  150.  1975.

 

Parasites & predators introduced against arthropod pests.  Diptera.  176.   1978.  Part I:

 

Parasites of the housefly & other filth-breeding Diptera in southern California.  36.   1966.

 

Parasitic & predacious agents affecting the Hippelates pusio complex in Jamaica & Trinidad.  39.   1966.

 

Parasitic Hymenoptera activity related to ovipositional responses in Hippelates collusor.  51.  1968.

 

Parasitic Hymenoptera influence on the regulation of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella, on cotton in the lower Colorado Desert.   190.  1979.

 

Parasitic natural regulatory agents attacking Musca domestica L. in Puerto Rico.  33.   1965.

 

Parasitism of pupae in East African populations of Musca domestica & Stomoxys calcitrans.  61.  1969.

 

Parasitization by Goniozus legneri (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) at increasing parasite & host Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae) densities.  240.  1988.

 

Parthenogenetic reproduction in Hexacola sp. near websteri, a parasite of Hippelates eye gnats.  114.   1974.

 

Paternal influences in males of Muscidifurax raptorellus  [Hymenoptera:  Pteromalidae].  244.  1989.

 

Pattern of thelytoky acquisition in Muscidifurax raptor Girault & S&ers (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  232.  1987.

 

Patterns of field diapause in the navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae) & three imported parasites.  209.  1983.

 

Pest Management & The Environment.   270.   2010.

 

Phenotypic expressions of polygenes in Muscidifurax raptorellus [Hym.: Pteromalidae], a synanthropic fly parasitoid.  247.  1989.

 

Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), suppression with Gossyplure, a pyrethroid, & parasite releases.   197   1981.

 

Planarian, Dugesia dorotocephala for mosquito control in rice.  148.  1975.

 

Population density fluctuations of predatory & scavenger arthropods in accumulating bovine excrement in equatorial East Africa.   198.   1980.

 

Population density of chironomid midge larvae in relation to position downstream in paved channels.  145.  1975.

 

Predation of mosquitoes & chironomid midges in ponds by Tilapia zillii (Gervais) & T. mossambica (Peters) (Teleosteii: Cichlidae).  104   1973.

 

Predators investigated for the biological control of mosquitoes & midges at the University of California, Riverside.  87   1972.

 

Predatory & parasitic agents attacking the Hippelates pusio complex in Puerto Rico.  30.    1965.

 

Principal Families of Insects With Emphasis on Parasitoids, Predators & Their Hosts.  Families.

 

Progression north of two species of rove beetles in California (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  105.   1973.

 

Prolonged culture & inbreeding effects on reproductive rates of two pteromalid parasites of muscoid flies.  182.  1979.

 

Pupal mortality of the eye-spotted bud moth, Spilonota ocellana (D. & S.), & its constancy over a three-year period in Wisconsin.  6.    1962.

 

Pupation sites of the eye-spotted bud moth, Spilonota ocellana & varied degrees of development on two apple varieties in Wisconsin.  16.   1963.

 

Quality control in the production of Hippelates collusor (Tsnd.) for use in the search & rearing of   their natural enemies.  17.   1963.

 

Quantitation of heterotic behavior in parasitic Hymenoptera.  238.  1988.

 

Quantitative water column sampler for insects in shallow aquatic habitats.  146. 1975.

 

Questions concerning the dynamics of Onthophagus gazella ( Scarabaeidae) with symbovine flies in the lower Colorado Desert of California.  215.  1983.

 

Rationale for the desert pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius, as a complement to Gambusia in mosquito control.  250.  1990.

 

Recombinant males in the parasitic wasp Muscidifurax raptorellus  [Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae].  255.   1991b.

 

Regulation of aquatic Diptera by planaria.  161-A.  1976.

 

Relationships between host destruction & parasite reproductive potential in Muscidifurax raptor, M. zaraptor, & Spalangia endius [Pteromalidae].  189.  1979.

 

Reproduction changes of Spalangia cameroni, S. endius, Muscidifurax raptor, & Nasonia vitripennis  (Hymenoptera:) at increasing fly host densities.  46.  1967.

 

Reproduction of Spalangia endius, Muscidifurax raptor & M. zaraptor on fresh vs. refrigerated fly hosts.  183.  1979.

 

Reproductive isolation & size variation in the Muscidifurax raptor Girault & S&ers complex.  58.  1969.

 

Requirements for appraisal of the role of parasitic insects in the natural control of synanthropic Diptera.  214.  1983.

 

Research with parasites for biological control of house flies in southern California.  35.   1966.

 

Response of Culex spp. larvae & their insect predators to two inoculation rates with Dugesia dorotocephala in shallow ponds.  171.   1977.

 

Response of three Chelonus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) species to kairomones in scales of six  Lepidoptera.  225.  1986.

 

Review of the genus Bryothinusa (Staphylinidae) with descriptions of three new species.   93.  1973.

 

Review of the Nearctic species of Platystethus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  81.  1971.

 

Revision of the genus Endeodes LeConte with a tabular key to the species (Coleoptera: Melyridae).  139.  1975.

 

Risk categories of biological control organisms.  224.  1985.

 

Sampling & distribution of summer eye-spotted bud moth, Spilonota ocellana (D. & S.), larvae & nests on apple trees.  8.  1962.

 

Seashore entomology, a neglected fruitful field for the study of biosystematics.  115.   1974.

 

Seasonal & spatial distribution of Tinea fuscipunctella on poultry ranches.  95.  1973.

 

Seasonal density, distribution & interactions of predatory & scavenger arthropods in poultry wastes in California.  159.. 1975.

 

Siberian immigration to North America.  Immigrants

 

Simple, inexpensive technique for tagging fish.  160.  1976.

 

Sitios Archeológicos de Bolivia y Peru   Sitios

 

Sjogren, R. D. & E. F. Legner. 1989.  Survival of the mosquito predator, Notonecta unifasciata [Hemiptera: Notonectidae] embryos at low thermal gradients.  243.

 

Some effects of the ambient arthropod complex on the density & potential parasitization of muscoid Diptera in poultry wastes.  72.   1971.

 

Some quantitative aspects of inheritance in breeding synanthropic fly parasitoids.  234.  1987.

 

Speculation on the distribution of the southern California species of Cafius  (Staphylinidae) with a new record from the Salton Sea.  99..  1973.

 

Spiders on apple in Wisconsin & their abundance in a natural & two artificial environments.  24.   1964.

 

Stanley E. Fl&ers 1894- 1984.  Obituary  223.  1985.

 

Staphylinidae  Bibliography (1758 to 1972)  of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera).  129  1974.

 

Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) from under bark & at sap of trees, a survey of  species possibly beneficial to forestry.  173.  1977.

 

Staphylinidae of America north of Mexico, Keys to subfamilies & genera (Coleoptera:  Staphylinidae).  130-B. 2003.

 

Staphylinidae of America north of Mexico. Keys to the exclusive of the Aleocharinae (Coleoptera).  130-A.  1974.

 

Status of Nasonia vitripennis as a natural parasite of the house fly, Musca domestica.  47.   1967.

 

Studies of four thelytokous Puerto Rican isolates of Muscidifurax uniraptor [Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae].  241.  1988.

 

Studies of insect predators as agents to control mosquito larvae, with emphasis on storage of  Notonecta eggs.  123.  1974.

 

Substrate for positioning minute insect specimens in stereoscopic microscopy.  73.   1971.

 

Succession of the coleopterous insect fauna in wrack.  101.   1973.

 

Suppression of dung inhabiting fly populations by pupal parasites.  38.   1966.

 

Suspected cases of Prunus virus transmission by aphids in Wisconsin.  5.    1962.

 

Synanthropic flies on poultry ranches:  Effectiveness of supervised control practices in lowering population.  133.   1974.

 

Tabular keys & biological notes to common parasitoids & synanthropic Diptera breeding in accumulated animal wastes.  162.  1976.

 

Tests with attractants & a simple trap for the European earwig, Forficula auricularia.  . 13.   1962

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The biological method & integrated control of house & stable flies in California.  52.  1968.

 

The genera of subfamilies Phloeocharinae & Olisthaerinae of America north of Mexico  (Staphylinidae).  102.  1973.

 

The genera of the Lispininae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  116   1974.

 

The genera of the Piestinae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).  97   1973.

 

The housefly, Musca domestica Linnaeus, as an exotic species in the Western Hemisphere incites biological control studies.  37.   1966.

 

The importance of single species in determining the average density of plants & animals.  235.  1987.

 

The importance of taxonomy in biological control as exemplified by rove beetles.  181.   1978.

 

The introduction of natural enemies in California for the biological control of noxious flies & gnats.  63   1970.

 

The larva & pupa of Carpelimus debilis Casey (Coleoptera:  Staphylinidae).  103.   1973.

 

The larva of Platystethus spiculus Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) occurrence in bovine feces of irrigated pastures.  175.   1977.

 

The larval & pupal stages of four species of Cafius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with notes on their biology & ecology.  79.  1971.

 

The requirement for reassessment of interactions among dung beetles, symbovine flies & natural enemies.  227.  1986.

 

The scanning electron microscope offers new techniques for diagramming diagnostic characters on insects.  62.  1969.

 

Theory for quantitative inheritance of behavior in a protelean parasitoid, Muscidifurax raptorellus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  259.  1993.

 

Tilapia-- a management tool for biological control of aquatic weeds & insects.  158.   1976.

 

Tilapia adaptation to Culex & chironomid midge ecosystems in south California.  170.   1977.

 

Transfer of thelytoky to arrhenotokous Muscidifurax raptor Girault & S&ers (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).  230.  1987.

 

Trapping efficiency of exophilous synanthropic Diptera increased through considerations of behavior.  229.  1986.

 

Two exotic strains of Spalangia drosophilae merit considered for biological control of Hippelates collusor (Diptera: Chloropidae).  45.  1967.

 

Two new species of Orus (Staphylinidae) from California.  91.   1972.

 

Un complejo de los artrópodos que influyen los estadios juveniles de Musca domestica L. en Puerto Rico.  27    1965.

 

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Wary genes & accretive inheritance in Hymenoptera.  242.  1989.

 

Winter inoculative releases of parasitoids to reduce houseflies in poultry manure.  131.  1975.

 

Worldwide Biological Control Research   Projects

 

Worldwide survey & comparison of adult predator & scavenger insects in domestic animal manure where livestock is artificially congregated.  70.  1970.

 

 

                     INTERNATION CONGRESS / SYMPOSIA PROCEEDINGS

 

1.  1980.  Reduction of Pectinophora gossypiella in cotton by imported parasitic Hymenoptera.  Proc. 16th Intern. Cong. of  Entomology, 3-9 Aug  1980, Kyoto, Japan .  p. 360.

 

2.  1984.  The requirement for exp&ed scientific study into interactions between dung beetles & Symbovine flies.   Proc. 17th Intern. Cong. of Entomology, Aug 20-26, Hamburg, Germany.  P. 704.

 

3.  1984.  Biological control of mosquitoes & chironomids by habitat reduction & predation by cichlids.  Proc. 17th Intern.  Cong. Entomology, Aug 20-26, Hamburg, Germany.  P 768.

 

4. 1984.  Biological control of phycitids in soft-shelled almonds.  Proc. 17th Intern. Cong. Entomology, Aug 20-26, Hamburg,  Germany. P. 773.