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Entomology and Nematology Department

Entomology and Nematology Department

Masters and Doctoral Graduates

Masters and Doctoral Graduates 2010

Name Thesis/Dissertation Title Advisor Degree
Bowman, Heidi Molecular Discrimination of Phytoseiids Associated With the
Red Palm Mite Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae)
from Mauritius and Florida
Hoy M.S.
Cating, Robert Non-thesis Hoy M.S.
Johnson, Christy Survival Rates and Distribution of Culex pipens
Among Different Land Gradients
Lounibos M.S.
Ropiak, Daniel Non-thesis Kline M.S.
Van Ekert, Evelien Identification and Characterization of Juvenile Hormone Acid
Methyl Transferase, the Ultimate Enzyme in the Juvenile
Hormone Biosynthetic Pathway of Aedes aegypti
Borovsky M.S.
DiClaro, Joseph Behavior Response of Musca domestica to Visual Stimuli
and the Development of a Novel Filth Fly Control Device
Koehler Ph.D.
Hanspetersen, Heidi The Impact of Plant Diversity on Trophic Interactions Within
Vegetable Production Systems in Florida and Haiti
McSorley Ph.D.
Lehnert, Matthew The Population Biology of Two Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Subspecies,
Papillio (Pterourus) glaucus L. and Its Correlation to the
Northern Florida Suture Zone
Emmel Ph.D.
Pitzer, Jimmy The Ecology of Stable Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) Associated
with Equine Facilities in Florida
Kaufman Ph.D.
Sandhu, Hardev Biology and Cultural Control of Lesser Cornstalk Borer on Sugarcane Nuessly Ph.D.
Chan, Wai-Han Survival of Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Isolated in Wood of Various Moisture Contents
Koehler M.S.
Christ, Lindsey Biology, Population Growth, and Feeding Preferences of Calophya
terebinthifolii
, a Candidate for Biological Control
of Brazilian Peppertree
Cuda M.S.
Clemmensen, Sharon Seasonal Consequences for Temperature-Size Relationships in
Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Hahn M.S.
Montemayor, Cecil Evaluation of a Predator and a Fungus for Biological Control of the
Yellow-Margined Leaf Beetle, Microtheca ochroloma Stål
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Koehler M.S.
Sanders, William Sounds and Smells of a Subterranean Sesiid: Acoustic
Detection and Mating Distribution of Grape Root Borer
Liburd M.S.
Burrus, Roxanne Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) Prevalence and Transmission of
Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Dairy Farms into Towns in
North Central Florida
Hogsette Ph.D.
Gill, Harsimran (Rosie) Integrated Impact of Organic Mulching and Soil Solarization
on Soil Surface Arthropods and Weeds
McSorley Ph.D.
Kostromytska, Olga Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Selected Insecticides on
Mole Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)
Buss Ph.D.
Lewis, Delano Phylogeny and Revision of the Genus Heraclides Hübner, 1819
(Lepidoptera: Papilioninae: Papilionini)
Emmel Ph.D.
Harish, Padmanabha Interactions of Temperature with the Dynamics of Aedes aegypti (L.)
Development in Household Vessels
Lounibos Ph.D.
Rhodes, Elena Ecology and Management of Flower Thrips in Southern
Highbush Blueberries in Florida
Liburd Ph.D.
Rohrig, Eric Biology and Behavior of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis,
an Endoparasitoid of Diaphorina citri
Stansly Ph.D.
Salcedo, Christian Spatial Dynamics of Night Roosting in the Heliconius erato petiverana
(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Emmel Ph.D.
Sims, Kelly Interactions Between Frankliniella fusca (Thysanaptera: Thripidae),
Thripinema fuscum (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae), and Entomoparasites
(Tomato Spoiled Wilt Virus, Pantoea ananatis, and Wolbachia)
Funderburk Ph.D.
Westbrook, Catherine Larval Ecology and Adult Vector Competence of Invasive Mosquitoes
Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti for Chikungunya Virus
Lounibos Ph.D.
Griffiths, Jimmie Non-Thesis Skelley M.S.
Kakkar, Garima Frankliniella schultzei (Tybom), an invasive flower thrips attacking
vegetable crops in southeastern Florida: Identification,
population dynamics and biocontrol
Seal M.S.
Vaudo, Anthony The effects of land use on Cape honey bee (Apis mellifera capensis Escholtz)
nesting dynamics in the eastern Cape, South Africa
Ellis M.S.
Zhang, Yun Evaluation of amino acids against Belonolaimus longicaudatus Crow M.S.
Chaskopoulou, Alexandra Efficacy and non-target effects of aerial ultra low volume mosquito adulticiding
with water based unsynergized pyrethroids
Koehler Ph.D.
Goyal, Gaurav Morphology, biology and distribution of corn-infesting Ulidiidae Nuessly Ph.D.
Pang, Wenjing Tolerance and resistance of Bermudagrass and seashore paspalum
to sting and spiral nematodes
Crow Ph.D.
Wessels, Frank Following the fuel: Exploring resource use and allocation during life-history
transitions in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis
Lounibos Ph.D.