Plant Industry - Biological Control Publications

The following is a list of publications authored by staff members of the NCDA&CS Biological Control Program. These publications discuss the research done by the NCDA&CS on various control agents and their effectivness.

• Agrilus subrobustus Saunders (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) First Detected in North Carolina as Prey of the Wasp Cerceris fumipennis Say (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
• Prey carriage varies with prey size in Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
• Comparison of Buprestidae collected by Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) with those collected by purple prism traps
• Year-to-Year Variation in Prey Capture by Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) at Two Sites in North Carolina
• Conservative Estimates of Hunting Distance in Cerceris fumipennis Say (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
• Buprestidae Collected as Prey by the Solitary, Ground-Nesting Philanthine Wasp Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) in North Carolina
• Ball Diamonds as Habitat for Nests of Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae): Comparisons among Three States
• Hemlock borers collected by the Native Wasp Cerceris fumipennis in the North Carolina Mountains
• Ash Whitefly - NCCES Ornamentals and Turf Insect Note #113
• Role of visual contrast in the alighting behavior of Harmonia axyridis 
• Infections of Harmonia axyridis by Herperomyces virescens: Role of Mating Status and Mating Behavior