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Entomology and Nematology Department

Entomology and Nematology Department

Masters and Doctoral Graduates

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.