Masters and Doctoral Graduates 2018
Towards the Development of an Integrated Pest Management Program for Strawberries: Investigation of Cultivar Susceptibility to Twospotted Spider Mites (Tetranychus urticae Koch) and Sting Nematodes (Belonolaimus longicaudatus Rau) and Integration of the Predatory Mite (Neoseiulus californicus McGregor) and Chemical Tactics
| Name | Thesis/Dissertation Title | Advisor | Degree |
| Asbani, Nur | The Evaluation of Sugarcane Rust Mite as Potential Pest of Sugarcane |
Nuessly | Ph.D. |
| Badon, Jade Aster Tumala | Understanding the Effects of Land Use Change and Typhoons on the Diversity, Richness, and Communities of Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) on Negros Island, Philippines |
Emmel | Ph.D. |
| Bateman, Craig C | non-thesi | ||
| Burman, Harry | non-thesis | Carrillo | M.S. |
| Carias, Ann M | non-thesis distance | Alto | M.S. |
| Delong, Brittany E | Biology and Control of Two Species of Human Parasitic Bed Bugs: Cimex Lectularius Linnaeus and Cimex Hemipterus Fabricius |
Baldwin | Ph.D. |
| Doherty, Ethan Michael | The Effects of Turfgrass Cultivar Diversity and Composition on Herbivore Fitness and Behavior |
Dale | M.S. |
| Dosunmu, Omatola | Evaluation of Integrated Strategies for Management of Twospotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus Urticae Koch) in Organic Strawberry Production |
Liburd | Ph.D. |
| Fee, Riley | non-thesis distance | Oi, Faith | M.S. |
| Gillenwaters, Benjamin M. | Effective Application Dosage for Sulfuryl Fluoride against Bed Bugs | Scheffrahn | M.S. |
| Heve,William Kobla | Interactions between Entomopathogenic Nematodes, the Caribbean Fruit Fly (Anastrepha Suspensa Loew) and the Parasitoid (Diachasmimorpha Longicaudata Ashmead) for Fruit Fly Integrated Pest Management |
Duncan | Ph.D. |
| Hull,Michael S. | non-thesis | Renkema | M.S. |
| Iglesias,Lindsy Erin | Studies on the Behavior and Ecology of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and Development of IPM Strategies in Berry Crops |
Liburd | Ph.D. |
| Johnston,Nicholas Shawn | Dispersal Patterns of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina itri Kuwayama) and Secondary-Host Interactions |
Stansly | M.S. |
| Jones, William Brandon | Efficacy of Organic Amendments on Turfgrass Nematodes and Turf Health |
Crow | M.S. |
| Karounos, Michael George | Feeding Behavior of the Corn Wireworm, Melanotus communis, in Florida Sugarcane |
Cherry | M.S. |
| Khadka, Arjun | Host and Relative Humidity: Assessment of Halyomorpha Halys (Stal) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) |
Hodges | M.S. |
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Lietzenmayer, Laurel B |
Potential Food or Potential Mates: The Use of Male Jumping |
Taylor |
M.S. |
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Lopez, Marice |
Adopting Integrated Pest Management Strategies against Major above and below Ground Pests in Organic Squash |
Liburd | M.S. |
| Lyman, Marian | non-thesis distance | Lucky | M.S. |
| Neal, Anita S. | Distribution, Biology and Management of Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Landscape and Horticulture Industry |
Cave | Ph.D. |
| O’Bosky, Raymond | non-thesis distance | Smith | M.S. |
| Olaniyi, Omotola Gbemisola | Liburd | Ph.D. | |
| Pandey, Pritika | Assessment of Dicyphus Hesperus (Knight) for the Biological Control of Bemisia Tabaci (Gennadius) in Greenhouse Tomato |
Smith | M.S. |
| Ray, Haleigh A | Floral Fragrance, Pollination, and Seed Germination of Two Native, Epiphytic Orchids in South Florida |
Gillett-Kaufman | M.S. |
| Razzak, Mohammad Abdur | Development of an Integrated Approach for Managing Melon Thrips, Thrips palmi Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Vegetable Crops |
Seal | Ph.D. |
| Runkel IV, Alfred E. | non-thesis distance | Baldwin | M.S. |
| Scocco, Christopher M. | Genetic Investigation of the Invasive Ghost Ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum (F.) |
Bahder | Ph.D. |
| Short, Clancy Alexander | The Storage Protein LSP-2 Is Associated with the Timing of Reproductive Maturation in Males of the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa |
Hahn | M.S. |
| Simoes Dias De Castro, Vanessa | Condition-Dependent Expression of Sexual Traits Based on Enzymatic Antioxidants in the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa |
Hahn | Ph.D. |
| Sloyer, Kristin E. | Evaluating Sampling Strategies and Ecological Niche Models for Florida No See Ums (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) |
Burkett-Cadena | M.S. |
| Smith, Eliott | Effect of Huanglongbing Antimicrobials Therapies on the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina Citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), and Their Endosymbiont Community |
Pelz-Stelinski | M.S. |
| Sprague, Danielle M. | Susceptibility of Thrips to Neonicotinoid and Spinosyn Insecticides | Funderburk | M.S. |
| Tan, Denise | The Use of Multiple Data Types for Elucidating Drivers of Speciation in the Butterfly Genus Hermeuptychia (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina) |
Willmott | Ph.D. |
| Vizza, Melissa L. | non-thesis distance | Kaufman | M.S. |
| Waldo, Benjamin D. | Nematicide Effects on Non-Target Soil Invertebrate Populations in Turfgrass Systems |
Crow | M.S. |
| Xia, Qinwen | Evolutionary Changes in Endocrine Regulation of Diapause Trigger Diversification by a Shift in Life Cycle Timing |
Hahn | Ph.D. |