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    Masters and Doctoral Graduates 2008

    Name Thesis/Dissertation Title Advisor Degree
    Bentley, Michael Behavioral Phototaxis of Previtellogenic and Vitellogenic
    Mosquitoes to Light Emitting Diodes
    Kaufman M.S.
    Diaz, Rodrigo Biology, Host Specificity, and Impact of Ischnodemus variegatus
    an Herbivore of Hymenachne amplexicaulis
    Overholt Ph.D.
    Fererro, Kimberly Life History, Host Choice, and Behavioral Plasticity of a Parasitoid of
    Higher Flies Trichopria nigra (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae)
    Geden M.S.
    Huang, Ta-I Billbug (Sphenophorus spp.) Composition, Abundance, Seasonal Activity,
    Development Time, Cultivar Preference, and Response to Ryegrass in Florida
    Buss M.S.
    Om, Namgay Non-Thesis McSorley M.S.
    Rangasamy, Murugesan Mechanism(s) of Resistance to Southern Cinch Bug, Blissus insularis Barber
    (Hymenoptera: Blissidae) in St. Augustinegrass
    McAuslane Ph.D.
    Rios, Leslie Identification of Potential Mosquito Vectors of
    West Nile Virus to Horses in North Central Florida
    Day Ph.D.
    Tucker, Cynthia Eastern Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar)
    Entering into Buildings and Effects on Thermal Properties
    of Building Materials
    Koehler Ph.D.
    Ferreira, Maria Dispersal Flight, Post Flight behavior, and Early Colony Development
    of the West Indian Drywood Termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker)
    (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
    Scheffrahn M.S.
    Pfiester, Margaret Aggregation and Dispersal Behavior of the Common Bed Bug,
    Cimex lectularius L., and a Method of Detecting and Using Canines
    Koehler M.S.
    Ratikan, Josephine Non-Thesis Teal M.S.
    Scott, Corraine Evaluation of Leguminous and Graminaceous Cover Crops for
    Control of Insect Pests in Organic Squash
    Liburd M.S.
    Whelan, Court Butterfly Abundance, Larval Predation, and Egg Parasitism as
    Determined by Proximity to Butterfly Farms in
    Costa Rica and Florida
    Emmel M.S.
    Leavengood, John The Checkered Beetles (Coleoptera: Cleidae) of Florida Thomas M.S.
    Olson, Shelley Non-Thesis Teal M.S.
    Stanley, Jason Biological Comparison of Four Isolates of
    Meloidogyne floridensis from Florida
    Dickson M.S.
    Welshans, Jennifer Non-Thesis Osborne M.S.
    Bybee, Seth Phylogenetics, Evolution, and Systematics of Holodonata with
    Special Focus on Wing Structure Evolution: Morphological,
    Molecular, and Fossil Evidence
    Branham Ph.D.
    Zaspel, Jennifer Systematics, Biology, and Behavior of Fruit-piercing and
    Blood-feeding Moths in the Sub-family Calpinae
    Lepidoptera: Noctuidae
    Branham Ph.D.
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