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109 publications listed for Roger I. Vargas: Ju-Chun Hsu, Ming-Yi Chou, Ronald FL Mau, Colby Maeda, Ikkei Shikano, Nicholas C. Manoukis, and Roger I. Vargas
Spinosad resistance in field populations of melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), in Hawaii
Pest Management Science 77 (12), 5439-5444 (2021) Jaime C. Piñero, Steven K. Souder, and Roger I. Vargas
Synergistic and additive interactions among components of food-based baits underlie female fruit fly attraction
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 168 (4), 339-348 (2020) Nicholas C. Manoukis, Roger I. Vargas, Lori Carvalho, Thomas Fezza, Shannon Wilson, Travis Collier, and Todd E. Shelly
A field test on the effectiveness of male annihilation technique against Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) at varying application densities
PLoS ONE 14 (3 - e0213337) (2019) Jess R. Inskeep, Todd E. Shelly, Roger I. Vargas, and Helen Spafford
Zingerone feeding affects mate choice but not fecundity or fertility in the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Florida Entomologist 102 (1), 161-167 (2019) Helen Spafford, Ming Y. Chou, Ronald F.L. Mau, and Roger I. Vargas
Suppression of female melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae, with cue-lure and fipronil bait stations through horizontal insecticide transfer
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 166 (2), 94-101 (2018) Roger I. Vargas, Jaime C. Piñero, and Neil W. Miller
Effect of physiological state on female melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) attraction to host and food odor in the field
Journal of Economic Entomology 111 (3), 1318-1322 (2018) Roger I. Vargas, Steven K. Souder, Pedro Rendon, and Bruce Mackey
Suppression of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) with trimedlure and biolure dispensers in Coffea arabica (Gentianales: Rubiaceae) in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 111 (1), 293-297 (2018) Roger I. Vargas, Steven K. Souder, Joseph G. Morse, Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell, David R. Haviland, John N. Kabashima, Ben A. Faber, Bruce Mackey, Eddie Nkomo, Peter J. Cook, and John D. Stark
Chemical degradation of TMR multilure dispensers for fruit fly detection weathered under California climatic conditions
Journal of Economic Entomology 110 (4), 1495-1500 (2017) Jaime C. Piñero, Steven K. Souder, Trevor R. Smith, and Roger I. Vargas
Attraction of Bactrocera cucurbitae and Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) to beer waste and other protein sources laced with ammonium acetate
Florida Entomologist 100 (1), 70-76 (2017) Jaime C. Piñero, Steven K. Souder, and Roger I. Vargas
Vision-mediated exploitation of a novel host plant by a tephritid fruit fly
PLoS ONE 12 (4 - e0174636) (2017) John E. Banks, Roger I. Vargas, Azmy S. Ackleh, and John D. Stark
Sublethal effects in pest management: A surrogate species perspective on fruit fly control
Insects 8 (3 - 78) (2017) Roger I. Vargas, Luc Leblanc, Michael McKenney, Bruce Mackey, Ernest J. Harris, and KemoKemo Badji
Rearing Fopius arisanus (Sonan) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Mediterranean fruit fly and its introduction into Senegal against Oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 48, 85-94 (2016) Roger I. Vargas, Steven K. Souder, Joseph G. Morse, Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell, David R. Haviland, John N. Kabashima, Ben A. Faber, Bruce Mackey, and Peter Cook
Captures of wild Ceratitis capitata, Bactrocera dorsalis, and Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in traps with improved multilure TMR dispensers weathered in California
Journal of Economic Entomology 109 (2), 607-612 (2016) Jaime C. Piñero, Steven K. Souder, Trevor R. Smith, Abbie J. Fox, and Roger I. Vargas
Ammonium acetate enhances the attractiveness of a variety of protein-based baits to female Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology 108 (2), 694-700 (2015) Roger I. Vargas, Steven K. Souder, Eddie Nkomo, Peter J. Cook, Bruce Mackey, and John D. Stark
Weathering and chemical degradation of methyl eugenol and raspberry ketone solid dispensers for detection, monitoring, and male annihilation of Bactrocera dorsalis and Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 108 (4), 1612-1623 (2015) Roger I. Vargas, Jaime C. Piñero, and Luc Leblanc
An overview of pest species of Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the integration of biopesticides with other biological approaches for their management with a focus on the Pacific region
Insects 6 (2), 297-318 (2015) Giovanni Benelli, Kent M. Daane, Angelo Canale, Chang-Ying Niu, Russell H. Messing, and Roger I. Vargas
Sexual communication and related behaviours in Tephritidae: current knowledge and potential applications for Integrated Pest Management
Journal of Pest Science 87 (3), 385-405 (2014) Nicholas C. Manoukis, Scott M. Geib, and Roger I. Vargas
Effect of host Bactrocera dorsalis sex on yield and quality of the parasitoid Fopius arisanus
BioControl 59 (4), 395-402 (2014) Roger I. Vargas, Steven K. Souder, Kevin Hoffman, Juan Mercogliano, Trevor R. Smith, Jack Hammond, Bobbie J. Davis, Matt Brodie, and James E. Dripps
Attraction and mortality of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) to STATIC Spinosad ME weathered under operational conditions in California and Florida: A reduced-risk male annihilation treatment
Journal of Economic Entomology 107 (4), 1362-1369 (2014) James F. Harwood, Roger I. Vargas, and James R. Carey
Leg impairment magnifies reproductive costs in male Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 147 (1), 73-81 (2013) Jaime C. Piñero, Steven K. Souder, and Roger I. Vargas
Residual attractiveness of a spinosad-containing protein-based bait aged under variable conditions to Bactrocera dorsalis and B. cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) wild females in Hawaii
Florida Entomologist 96 (3), 1077-1083 (2013) Luc Leblanc, Roger I. Vargas, and Rudolph Putoa
From eradication to containment: Invasion of French Polynesia by Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and releases of two natural enemies: A 17-year case study
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 45, 31-43 (2013) Roger I. Vargas, John D. Stark, John Banks, Luc Leblanc, Nicholas C. Manoukis, and Steven Peck
Spatial dynamics of two Oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) parasitoids, Fopius arisanus and Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), in a guava orchard in Hawaii
Environmental Entomology 42 (5), 888-901 (2013) Roger I. Vargas, Steven K. Souder, Bruce MacKey, Peter Cook, Joseph G. Morse, and Stark John D.
Field trials of solid triple lure (Trimedlure, Methyl Eugenol, Raspberry Ketone, and DDVP) dispensers for detection and male annihilation of Ceratitis capitata, Bactrocera dorsalis, and Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 105 (5), 1557-1565 (2012) Ming-Yi Chou, Ronald F.L. Mau, Eric B. Jang, Roger I. Vargas, and Jaime C. Piñero
Morphological features of the ovaries during oogenesis of the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, in relation to the physiological state
Journal of Insect Science 12 (144), 1-12 (2012) Roger I. Vargas, Luc Leblanc, Ernest J. Harris, and Nicholas C. Manoukis
Regional suppression of Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Pacific through biological control and prospects for future introductions into other areas of the world
Insects 3 (3), 727-742 (2012) Roger I. Vargas, Luc Leblanc, Rudolph Putoa, and Jaime C. Piñero
Population dynamics of three Bactrocera spp. fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and two introduced natural enemies, Fopius arisanus (Sonan) and Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), after an invasion by Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) in Tahiti
Biological Control 60 (2), 199-206 (2012) John E. Banks, John D. Stark, Roger I. Vargas, and Azmy S. Ackleh
Parasitoids and ecological risk assessment: Can toxicity data developed for one species be used to protect an entire guild?
Biological Control 59 (3), 336-339 (2011) Luc Leblanc, Roger I. Vargas, Bruce MacKey, Rudolph Putoa, and Jaime C. Piñero
Evaluation of cue-lure and methyl eugenol solid lure and insecticide dispensers for fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) monitoring and control in Tahiti
Florida Entomologist 94 (3), 510-516 (2011) Jaime C. Piñero, Steven K. Souder, Luis E. Gomez, Ronald F.L. Mau, and Roger I. Vargas
Response of female Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) to a spinosad bait and polymer matrix mixture with extended residual effect in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 104 (6), 1856-1863 (2011) J.C. Piñero, R.F.L. Mau, and R.I. Vargas
A comparative assessment of the response of three fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) to a spinosad-based bait: effect of ammonium acetate, female age, and protein hunger
Bulletin of Entomological Research 101 (4), 373-381 (2011) Ernest J. Harris, Renato C. Bautista, Roger I. Vargas, Eric B. Jang, Avraham Eitam, and Luc Leblanc
Suppression of melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations with releases of Fopius arisanus and Psyttalia fletcheri (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in North Shore Oahu, HI, USA
BioControl 55 (5), 593-599 (2010) Luc Leblanc, Roger I. Vargas, and Daniel Rubinoff
Attraction of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and endemic and introduced nontarget insects to biolure bait and its individual components in Hawaii
Environmental Entomology 39 (3), 989-998 (2010) Luc Leblanc, Roger I. Vargas, and Daniel Rubinoff
Captures of pest fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and nontarget insects in BioLure and torula yeast traps in Hawaii
Environmental Entomology 39 (5), 1626-1630 (2010) Roger I. Vargas, Jaime C. Piñero, Eric B. Jang, Ronald F.L. Mau, John D. Stark, Luis Gomez, Lyndsie Stoltman, and Agenor Mafra-Neto
Response of melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) to weathered SPLAT-spinosad-cue-lure
Journal of Economic Entomology 103 (5), 1594-1602 (2010) Jaime C. Piñero, Ronald F.L. Mau, and Roger I. Vargas
Comparison of rain-fast bait stations versus foliar bait sprays for control of Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, in papaya orchards in Hawaii
Journal of Insect Science 10 (157), 1-13 (2010) Luc Leblanc, Roger I. Vargas, and Daniel Rubinoff
A comparison of nontarget captures in biolure and liquid protein food lures in Hawaii
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 42, 15-22 (2010) Roger I. Vargas, Jaime C. Piñero, Ronald F.L. Mau, Eric B. Jang, Lester M. Klungness, Donald O. McInnis, Ernest B. Harris, Grant T. McQuate, Renato C. Bautista, and Lyle Wong
Area-wide suppression of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, and the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, in Kamuela, Hawaii
Journal of Insect Science 10 (135), 1-17 (2010) K.M. Froerer, S.L. Peck, G.T. McQuate, R.I. Vargas, E.B. Jang, and D.O. McInnis
Long-distance movement of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Puna, Hawaii: How far can they go?
American Entomologist 56 (2), 88-95 (2010) Roger I. Vargas, Ronald F.L. Mau, John D. Stark, Jaime C. Piñero, Luc Leblanc, and Steven K. Souder
Evaluation of methyl eugenol and cue-lure traps with solid lure and insecticide dispensers for fruit fly monitoring and male annihilation in the Hawaii areawide pest management program
Journal of Economic Entomology 103 (2), 409-415 (2010) Luc Leblanc, Daniel Rubinoff, and Roger I. Vargas
Attraction of nontarget species to fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) male lures and decaying fruit flies in traps in Hawaii
Environmental Entomology 38 (5), 1446-1461 (2009) John D. Stark, and Roger Vargas
An evaluation of alternative insecticides to diazinon for control of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in soil
Journal of Economic Entomology 102 (1), 139-143 (2009) Roger I. Vargas, R.E. Burns, Ronald F.L. Mau, John D. Stark, Peter Cook, and Jaime C. Piñero
Captures in methyl eugenol and cue-lure detection traps with and without insecticides and with a Farma Tech solid lure and insecticide dispenser
Journal of Economic Entomology 102 (2), 552-557 (2009) Jaime C. Piñero, Ronald F.L. Mau, and Roger I. Vargas
Managing Oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae), with spinosad-based protein bait sprays and sanitation in papaya orchards in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 102 (3), 1123-1132 (2009) Roger I. Vargas, Jaime C. Piñero, Ronald F.L. Mau, John D. Stark, Mark Hertlein, Agenor Mafra-Neto, Reginald Coler, and Anna Getchell
Attraction and mortality of oriental fruit flies to SPLAT-MAT-methyl eugenol with spinosad
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 131 (3), 286-293 (2009) L.M. Klungness, R.I. Vargas, E.B. Jang, R.F.L. Mau, and K. Kinney
Susceptibility of ripe avocado to invasive alien fruit flies (Tephritidae) on the island of Hawaii
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 41, 1-13 (2009) R.I. Vargas, J.C. Pinero, I. Jacome, H.C. Revis, and R.J. Prokopy
Effectiveness of GF-120 NF Naturalyte Fruit Fly Bait spray against different ages of melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) females when applied to border crops of various widths
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 41, 15-23 (2009) Jaime C. Piñero, Ronald F.L. Mau, Grant T. McQuate, and Roger I. Vargas
Novel bait stations for attract-and-kill of pestiferous fruit flies
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 133 (2), 208-216 (2009) Roger I. Vargas, John D. Stark, Mark Hertlein, Agenor Mafra Neto, Reginald Coler, and Jaime C. Piñero
Evaluation of SPLAT with spinosad and methyl eugenol or cue-lure for 'attract-and-kill' of Oriental and melon fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 101 (3), 759-768 (2008) Eric B. Jang, Grant T. McQuate, Donald O. McInnis, Ernest J. Harris, Roger I. Vargas, Renato C. Bautista, and Ronald F. Mau
Targeted trapping, bait-spray, sanitation, sterile-male, and parasitoid releases in an areawide integrated melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) control program in Hawaii
American Entomologist 54 (4), 240-250 (2008) Avi Eitam, and Roger I. Vargas
Host habitat preference of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of tephritid fruit flies
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100 (4), 603-608 (2007) G.T. McQuate, and R.I. Vargas
Assessment of attractiveness of plants as roosting sites for the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, and oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis
Journal of Insect Science 7 (57), 1-13 (2007) Mohsen Ramadan, Aime Bokonon-Ganta, Roger Vargas, and Nikos Papadopoulos
Potential of Aganaspis daci (Hymenoptera: Eucoilidae) for biological control of tephritid fruit flies
Journal of Insect Science 7 (16), p. 20 (2007) Chiou Ling Chang, and Roger I. Vargas
Wheat germ oil and its effects on a liquid larval rearing diet for Oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology 100 (2), 322-326 (2007) Roger I. Vargas, Ronald L. Maul, and Eric B. Jang
The Hawaii fruit fly Area-Wide Pest Management program: Accomplishments and future directions
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 39, 99-104 (2007) Roger I. Vargas, Luc Leblanc, Rudolph Putoa, and Avi Eitam
Impact of introduction of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) and classical biological control releases of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on economically important fruit flies in French Polynesia
Journal of Economic Entomology 100 (3), 670-679 (2007) Ernest J. Harris, Renato C. Bautista, Roger I. Vargas, and Eric B. Jang
Rearing Fopius arisanus (Sonan) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 39, 121-126 (2007) Grant K. Uchida, Bruce E. Mackey, Donald O. McInnis, and Roger I. Vargas
Attraction of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) and nontarget insects to methyl eugenol bucket traps with different preservative fluids on Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands
Journal of Economic Entomology 100 (3), 723-729 (2007) Roger I. Vargas, and Ronald Prokopy
Attraction and feeding responses of melon flies and Oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) to various protein baits with and without toxicants
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 38, 49-60 (2006) Grant K. Uchida, Bruce E. Mackey, Roger I. Vargas, John W. Beardsley, D. Elmo Hardy, M. Lee Goff, and John D. Stark
Response of nontarget insects to methyl eugenol, cue-lure, trimedlure, and protein bait bucket traps on Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 38, 61-72 (2006) Jaime C. Piñero, Isabel Jácome, Roger Vargas, and Ronald J. Prokopy
Response of female melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, to host-associated visual and olfactory stimuli
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 121 (3), 261-269 (2006) James D. Barry, Neil W. Miller, Jaime C. Piñero, Arthur Tuttle, Ronald F.L. Mau, and Roger I. Vargas
Effectiveness of protein baits on melon fly and oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Attraction and feeding
Journal of Economic Entomology 99 (4), 1161-1167 (2006) Chiou Ling Chang, Roger I. Vargas, Carlos Caceres, Eric Jang, and Il Kyu Cho
Development and assessment of a liquid larval diet for Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99 (6), 1191-1198 (2006) Steven L. Peck, Grant T. McQuate, Roger I. Vargas, Dennis C. Seager, Hannah C. Revis, Eric B. Jang, and Don O. McInnis
Movement of sterile male Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a Hawaiian agroecosystem
Journal of Economic Entomology 98 (5), 1539-1550 (2005) Roger I. Vargas, John D. Stark, Bruce MacKey, and Richard Bull
Weathering trials of Amulet Cue-Lure and Amulet Methyl Eugenol 'attract-and-kill' stations with male melon flies and Oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 98 (5), 1551-1559 (2005) Neil W. Miller, Roger I. Vargas, Ronald J. Prokopy, and Bruce E. Mackey
State-dependent attractiveness of protein bait and host fruit odor to Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) females
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97 (5), 1063-1068 (2004) Ronald J. Prokopy, Neil W. Miller, Jaime C. Piñero, Leslie Oride, Nancy Chaney, Hannah Revis, and Roger I. Vargas
How effective is GF-120 fruit fly bait spray applied to border area sorghum plants for control of melon flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)?
Florida Entomologist 87 (3), 354-360 (2004) Renato C. Bautista, Ernest J. Harris, Roger I. Vargas, and Eric B. Jang
Parasitization of melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Fopius arisanus and Psyttalia fletcheri (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and the effect of fruit substrates on host preference by parasitoids
Biological Control 30 (2), 156-164 (2004) Roger I. Vargas, Jay Long, Neil W. Miller, Kathleen Delate, Charles G. Jackson, Grant K. Uchida, Renato C. Bautista, and Ernie J. Harris
Releases of Psyttalia fletcheri (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and sterile flies to suppress melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 97 (5), 1531-1539 (2004) Hannah C. Revis, Neil W. Miller, and Roger I. Vargas
Effects of aging and dilution on attraction and toxicity of GF-120 fruit fly bait spray for melon fly control in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 97 (5), 1659-1665 (2004) John D. Stark, Roger Vargas, and Neil Miller
Toxicity of spinosad in protein bait to three economically important tephritid fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology 97 (3), 911-915 (2004) Roger I. Vargas, Neil W. Miller, and John D. Stark
Field trials of spinosad as a replacement for naled, DDVP, and malathion in methyl eugenol and cue-lure bucket traps to attract and kill male oriental fruit flies and melon flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii
Journal of Economic Entomology 96 (6), 1780-1785 (2003) James D. Barry, Roger I. Vargas, Neil W. Miller, and Joseph G. Morse
Feeding and foraging of wild and sterile Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the presence of spinosad bait
Journal of Economic Entomology 96 (5), 1405-1411 (2003) Ronald J. Prokopy, Neil W. Miller, Jaime C. Piñero, James D. Barry, Linda C. Tran, Leslie Oride, and Roger I. Vargas
Effectiveness of GF-120 fruit fly bait spray applied to border area plants for control of melon flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology 96 (5), 1485-1493 (2003) Charles G. Jackson, Roger I. Vargas, and David Y. Suda
Populations of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its parasitoid, Psyttalia fletcheri (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), in Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitaceae), or ivy gourd, on the Island of Hawaii
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 36, 39-46 (2003) Grant K. Uchida, Donald O. McInnis, Roger I. Vargas, Bernarr R. Kumashiro, Lester M. Klungness, and Eric Jang
Nontarget arthropods captured in cue-lure-baited bucket traps at area-wide pest management implementation sites in Kamuela and Kula, Hawaiian Islands
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 36, 135-143 (2003) Juan Rull, Ronald J. Prokopy, and Roger I. Vargas
Effects of conspecific presence on arrival and use of hosts in Ceratitis capitata flies
Journal of Insect Behavior 16 (3), 329-346 (2003) Roger I. Vargas, Mohsen Ramadan, Talib Hussain, Noburu Mochizuki, Renato C. Bautista, and John D. Stark
Comparative demography of six fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Biological Control 25 (1), 30-40 (2002) Roger I. Vargas, Neil W. Miller, and Ronald J. Prokopy
Attraction and feeding responses of Mediterranean fruit fly and a natural enemy to protein baits laced with two novel toxins, phloxine B and spinosad
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 102 (3), 273-282 (2002) Roger I. Vargas, Steve L. Peck, Grant T. McQuate, C. Glen Jackson, John D. Stark, and John W. Armstrong
Potential for areawide integrated management of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) with a braconid parasitoid and a novel bait spray
Journal of Economic Entomology 94 (4), 817-825 (2001) Renato C. Bautista, Ernest J. Harris, and Roger I. Vargas
The fruit fly parasitoid Fopius arisanus: reproductive attributes of pre-released females and the use of added sugar as a potential food supplement in the field
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 101 (3), 247-255 (2001) Roger I. Vargas, John D. Stark, Michael H. Kido, Heidi M. Ketter, and Linda C. Whitehand
Methyl eugenol and cue-lure traps for suppression of male oriental fruit flies and melon flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii: Effects of lure mixtures and weathering
Journal of Economic Entomology 93 (1), 81-87 (2000) Ronald J. Prokopy, Neil W. Miller, Jian J. Duan, and Roger I. Vargas
Local enhancement of arrivals of Ceratitis capitata females on fruit mimics
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 97 (2), 211-217 (2000) Roger I. Vargas, William A. Walsh, Dale Kanehisa, John D. Stark, and Toshiyuki Nishida
Comparative demography of three Hawaiian fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) at alternating temperatures
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93 (1), 75-81 (2000) Talib Hussain, R.I. Vargas, and Mohammad Ashraf
Field evaluation of coffee liquid for the attraction of oriental fruit fly
Pakistan Journal of Zoology 30 (2), 117-119 (1998) R.J. Prokopy, X.P. Hu, E.B. Jang, R.I. Vargas, and J.D. Warthen
Attraction of mature Ceratitis capitata females to 2-heptanone, a component of coffee fruit odor
Journal of Chemical Ecology 24 (8), 1293-1304 (1998) Roger I. Vargas, Ron Prokopy, Chiou-Ling Hsu, and Dale Kanehisa
Intra-tree activity of male Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Effects of posteclosion light, crowding, adult diet, and irradiation
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 33, 51-55 (1998) Roger I. Vargas, Ronald J. Prokopy, Jian J. Duan, Christopher Albrecht, and Qing X. Li
Captures of wild Mediterranean and oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Jackson and McPhail traps baited with coffee juice
Journal of Economic Entomology 90 (1), 165-169 (1997) Roger I. Vargas, William A. Walsh, Dale Kanehisa, Eric B. Jang, and John W. Armstrong
Demography of four Hawaiian fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) reared at five constant temperatures
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 90 (2), 162-168 (1997) R.J. Prokopy, T.W. Phillips, R.I. Vargas, and E.B. Jang
Defining sources of the coffee oder attractive to Ceratitis capitata flies
Journal of Chemical Ecology 23 (6), 1577-1587 (1997) Ronald J. Prokopy, Sotero S. Resilva, and Roger I. Vargas
Post-alighting behavior of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) on odor-baited traps
Florida Entomologist 79 (3), 422-428 (1996) Ronald J. Prokopy, and Roger I. Vargas
Attraction of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) flies to odor of coffee fruit
Journal of Chemical Ecology 22 (4), 807-820 (1996) Michael H. Kido, Adam Asquith, and Roger I. Vargas
Nontarget insect attraction to methyl eugenol traps used in male annihilation of the Oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in riparian Hawaiian stream habitat
Environmental Entomology 25 (6), 1279-1289 (1996) G.K. Uchida, W.A. Walsh, C. Encarnacion, R.I. Vargas, J.D. Stark, J.W. Beardsley, and D.O. McInnis
Design and relative efficiency of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) bucket traps
Journal of Economic Entomology 89 (5), 1137-1142 (1996) N.D. Epsky, R.R. Heath, G. Uchida, A. Guzman, J. Rizzo, R. Vargas, and F. Jeronimo
Capture of Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) using color inserts in trimedlure-baited Jackson traps
Environmental Entomology 25 (2), 256-260 (1996) Roger I. Vargas, William A. Walsh, Eric B. Jang, John W. Armstrong, and Dale T. Kanehisa
Survival and development of immature stages of four Hawaiian fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) reared at five constant temperatures
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89 (1), 64-69 (1996) Roger I. Vargas, Linda Whitehand, William A. Walsh, John P. Spencer, and Chiou-Ling Hsu
Aerial releases of sterile Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) by helicopter: dispersal, recovery, and population suppression
Journal of Economic Entomology 88 (5), 1279-1287 (1995) Roger I. Vargas
Ecology of the Oriental fruit fly, melon fly, and Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) on the island of Ni'ihau, Hawai'i
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 32, p. 61 (1995) Roger I. Vargas, William A. Walsh, and Toshiyuki Nishida
Colonization of newly planted coffee fields: dominance of Mediterranean fruit fly over oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology 88 (3), 620-627 (1995) Roger I. Vargas, William A. Walsh, Chiou-Ling Hsu, John Spencer, Bruce Mackey, and Linda Whitehand
Effects of sterile Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) releases on the target species, a nontarget tephritid, and a braconid parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in commercial coffee fields
Journal of Economic Entomology 87 (3), 653-660 (1994) Roger I. Vargas, Shizuko Mitchell, Chiou-Ling Hsu, and William A. Walsh
Laboratory evaluation of diets of processed corncob, torula yeast, and wheat germ on four developmental stages of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology 87 (1), 91-95 (1994) Roger I. Vargas, John D. Stark, Grant K. Uchida, and Mary Purcell
Opiine parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Kauai Island, Hawaii: Islandwide relative abundance and parasitism rates in wild and orchard guava habitats
Environmental Entomology 22 (1), 246-253 (1993) Ernest J. Harris, Roger I. Vargas, and James E. Gilmore
Seasonality in occurrence and distribution of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in upland and lowland areas on Kauai, Hawaii
Environmental Entomology 22 (2), 404-410 (1993) Ronald J. Prokopy, Chiou Ling Hsu, and Roger I. Vargas
Effect of source and condition of animal excrement on attractiveness to adults of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Environmental Entomology 22 (2), 453-458 (1993) Roger I. Vargas, John D. Stark, and Toshiyuki Nishida
Population dynamics, habitat preference, and seasonal distribution patterns of Oriental fruit fly and melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in an agricultural area
Environmental Entomology 19 (6), 1820-1828 (1990) J.R. Carey, and R. Vargas
Demographic analysis of insect mass rearing: A case study of three tephritids
Journal of Economic Entomology 78 (3), 523-527 (1985) Toshiyuki Nishida, Ernest J. Harris, Roger I. Vargas, and Tim T.Y. Wong
Distributional loci and host fruit utilization patterns of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), in Hawaii
Environmental Entomology 14 (5), 602-606 (1985) Roger I. Vargas, Ernest J. Harris, and Toshiyuki Nishida
Distribution and seasonal occurrence of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands
Environmental Entomology 12 (2), 303-310 (1983) Roger I. Vargas, Toshiyuki Nishida, and John W. Beardsley
Distribution and abundance of Dacus dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in native and exotic forest areas on Kauai
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