Entomology And Nematology Department

Masters and Doctoral Graduates

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Masters and Doctoral Graduates 2014

Name	Thesis/Dissertation Title	Advisor	Degree
Blosser, Eric	Testing Plasticity of Developmental Strategy in the Aquatic Dipteran Larvae of Corethrella appendiculata	Lounibos	Ph.D.
Buckner, Eva	The Larval Environment and Vector Competence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes for Dengue-1 virus	Lounibos	Ph.D.
Conn, Morgan	Non-thesis	Gillett-Kaufman	M.S.
Estep, Alden	Phototransduction and Circadian Systems in the Eyeless Predatory Mite, Metaseiulus occidentalis	Hoy	M.S.
Graham, Jason	Monitoring Tunnel-Nesting, Solitary Bees and Wasps in North Central Florida Using Artificial Nesting Habitats	Ellis	Ph.D.
Gruner, Sue	Development and Phenological Modeling of the Oriental Latrine Fly, Chrysomya Megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)	Capinera	Ph.D.
Gu, Mengyi	Efficacy of Potential Nematicides for Golf Courses in Florida	Crow	M.S.
Guerrero, Sarahlynne	The Development and Evaluation of Biorational Dips on Ornamental Cuttings Infested With the Madeira Mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis (Green)	Hodges	M.S.
Helmey, Wendy	Effects of Environmental Variation on Mating Behavior in a Stink Bug, Murgantia histrionica (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)	Miller	Ph.D.
Idsardi, Robert	The Cell Membrane as a Possible Target for Evolution of Cold Hardiness	Hahn	M.S.
Jia, Qianju	Non-thesis	Kawahara	M.S.
Kelly, Paula	Non-thesis	Hodges	M.S.
Kutsuwa, Kanan	Investigation on a Sting Nematode, Belonolaimus longicaudatus, an Emerging Pathogen of Peanut in Florida	Dickson	M.S.
Lahey, Zachary	Parasitoids of an Invasive Bemisia tabaci Species (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Southwest Florida: Faunal Composition, Host-Plant Associations, and Interspecific Competition	Stansly	M.S.
Larson, Nicholas	Evaluation of Novel Potassium Channel-Directed Compounds as New Mosquitocides for Control of Aedes aegypti and Anopheles	Bloomquist	M.S.
Lopez, Lorena	Use of Amblyseius swirskii for Biological Control of Polyphagotarsonemus latus in High-Tunnel Peppers in Florida	Smith	M.S.
Padron- Martinez, Pablo	Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Genus Catasticta (Butler, 1870)	Wilmott	Ph.D.
Pathak, Ekta	Diversity of Nematophagous Fungi Populations and Their Relevance to the Regulation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Florida Citrus Orchards	Duncan	Ph.D.
Pomerantz, Aaron	Identification and Analysis of Potential Sex-Determination Genes in Metaseiulus occidentalis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)	Hoy	M.S.
Ray, Haleigh	Evaluation of the Predacious Mite Hemicheyletia wellsina (Acari: Cheyletidae) as a Predator of Arthropod Pests of Orchids	Hoy	M.S.
Razze, Janine	Investigating IPM Tactics to Reduce Pest and Disease Incidence and Increase Marketable Yields in Organic Squash Production	Liburd	Ph.D.
Reed, Casey	Investigation of Host Plant Volatiles for Attracting and Trapping Pepper Weevil	McAulane	M.S.
Sekora, David	The Effect of Transgenic Endogenous Defense Elicitors in Arabidopsis on Root-Knot Nematodes, Meloidogyne incognita	Mengistu	M.S.
Somjee, Ummat	Sexual Selection in Changing Environments	Miller	M.S.
Tofangsazi, Nastaran	Development of an IPM Program for the Tropical Sod Webworm Herpetogramma Phaeopteralis Guenee	Arthurs	Ph.D.
Xia, Tian	Non-thesis	Leibee	M.S.
Zagvazdina, Nina	Atmospheric Pressure Changes Are Associated with Differences in Calling, Mate-Seeking, and Light-Attraction Behaviors of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)	Mankin	M.S.