Masters and Doctoral Graduates 2015
Name | Thesis/Dissertation Title | Advisor | Degree |
Alfaress, Serine | Laser Surgery to Revisit the Biological Functions of Aphid Cornicles | Killiny-Mansour | Ph.D. |
Aristizabal, Luis | Integrated Management of Chilli Thrips , Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood ( Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Ornamental Roses |
Arthurs | M.S. |
Aryal, Sudarshan |
Integrated Pest Management of Sting Nematode (Belonolaimus longicaudatus) on Bermudagrass |
Crow | Ph.D. |
Baidoo, Richard | Root-knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) on Cut Foliage Crops in Florida | Crow | Ph.D. |
Beard, Holly | Effects of Feeding Regime and Relative Humidity on Development and Fecundity for the Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius L. |
Koehler | M.S. |
Bernard, Sara | Response of Subterranean Termites to Neighboring Colony After Baiting | Su | M.S. |
Brast, Cynthia | Non-thesis | Capinera | M.S. |
Bustamante, Tomas | Testing Geometric Morphometrics as a Method for Discriminating African Honey Bee Subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata and Apis mellifera capensis |
Ellis | M.S. |
Cluever, Jeffrey | Effects of Insecticide Regimes on Control and Species Composition of Thrips in Florida Strawberry |
Smith | M.S. |
Crockett, Christopher | Evaluation of Ground-level Remote Sensing Methods for the Detection of Twospotted Spider Mites (Tetranychus urticae Koch) in Strawberry |
Liburd | M.S. |
Croxton, Scott | Understanding and Exploiting Psyllid Dispersal Behavior in Florida Citrus | Stansly | Ph.D. |
Devkota, Shashan | Ecology and Management of the American Serpentine Leafminer, Liriomyza Trifolii (Bugress) (Insecta: Diptera: Agromyzidae) on Five Major Vegetable Crops |
Seal | M.S. |
Diaz, Daniel | Effects of Nitrogen on Population Dynamics of the Chilli Thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), on Hydroponically Grown Jalapeño Peppers in South Florida |
Seal | M.S. |
Efstathion, Caroline | Improving Conservation and Reproductive Success of Cavity Nesting Birds by the Use of Insecticides to Control Hematophagous Arthropods and Nest Site Competing Social Hymenoptera |
Kern | Ph.D. |
Gallice, Geoffrey | Macroecology of Neotropical Clearwing Butterflies (Nymphalidae: Ithomiini) |
Willmott | Ph.D. |
Herrera, Pablo | Non-thesis | Ellis | M.S.N. |
Hottel, Benjamin | Implications of Surface Topography on Monitoring, Detecting, and Controlling Bed Bugs, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) |
Koehler | Ph.D. |
Kakkar, Garima | Temporal and Spatial Assessment of Molting in Workers of Coptotermes Formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): an Approach to Speed Up the Colony Elimination with the Use of Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Baits |
Su | Ph.D. |
Kartzinel, Mark | Evaluation of an Autodissemination Station for the Suppression of Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Vectors in Florida |
Burkett-Cadena | M.S. |
Kerr, Christopher | Mass-Rearing and Quality Control of Tamarixia radiata, a Parasitoid of the Asian Citrus Psyllid |
Leppla | M.S. |
Leveen, Eric | Before the Invasion: Determining the Potential Host Range in Florida of Halyomorpha Halys (Stal) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) |
Hodges | M.S. |
Machtinger, Erika | Studies on the Biology and Chemical Ecology of Spaliangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), a Pupal Parasitoid of Filth Flies |
Geden and McAuslane | Ph.D. |
Nakahara, Shinichi | Systematic revision of the genus Euptychia Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) |
Willmott | M.S. |
Panthi, Babu | Biology and Population Dynamics of Melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata L. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Four Different Types of Cucurbits |
Seal | M.S. |
Steininger, M. Sedonia | Development and Implementation of a Trapping Protocol for Large-Scale Monitoring of Bark and Ambrosia Beetles |
Lucky | M.S. |
Streeter, Travis | Non-thesis | Baldwin | M.S. |
Taravati, Siavash | Biology of Rugose Spiraling Whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae: Aleurodicus rougiopercalatus) and Its Biological Control Using Nephaspis oculata |
Mannion | Ph.D. |
Vitone, Tyler | From Pavement to Population Genomics: Using Citizen Science to Characterize the Introduced Pavement Ant, Tetramorium Caespitum, and to Engage Students with Science in an Undergraduate |
Lucky | M.S. |
Xu, Yao | Biological Studies on the Gut Symbiont Burkholderia Associated with Blissus insularis (Hemiptera: Blissidae) |
Boucias | Ph.D. |
Zukowski, John | Water Management in Termites: a Comprehensive Look at the Behavior and Physiology of Resistance to Desiccation |
Su, Kern | Ph.D. |