Publications for:

pest = Cylas formicarius
crop = Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

found 67 publications:

2022
Impact of host plant resistance on emergence, body parameters, and supercooling point of Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Florida Entomologist (2022) 105 (1), 65-70
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Characterization, identification and virulence of Metarhizium species from Cuba to control the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius Fabricius (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Journal of Applied Microbiology (2022) 132 (5), 3705-3716
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Belowground herbivory to sweetpotato by sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Brentidae) alters population dynamics and probing behavior of aboveground herbivores
Journal of Economic Entomology (2022) 115 (4), 1069-1075
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First case of successful eradication of the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius), using the sterile insect technique
PLoS ONE (2022) 17 (5 - e0267728)
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2021
Genetic variation of two weevil pests of sweet potato, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae) and Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Japan based on mitochondrial DNA
Applied Entomology and Zoology (2021) 56 (4), 483-496
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2020
Integration of entomopathogenic fungi into IPM programs: Studies involving weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) affecting horticultural crops
Insects (2020) 11 (10 - 659)
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Trade-off investment between tonic immobility and mate search in the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Insects (2020) 11 (11 - 774)
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Reduced emergence of Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from sweet potato roots by Heterorhabditis indica
Journal of Economic Entomology (2020) 113 (3), 1129-1133
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Screening barrier plants to reduce crop attack by sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius)
Pest Management Science (2020) 76 (3), 894-900
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2019
Development of a training program to identify invasive weevils in the Caribbean Basin and the United States
Florida Entomologist (2019) 102 (3), 469-474
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A sex pheromone-baited trapping system for management of sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Journal of Applied Entomology (2019) 143 (4), 408-416
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Method for DNA isolation from sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) collected in pheromone-baited traps
Journal of Economic Entomology (2019) 112 (2), 1001-1003
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A new system for detecting initial colonization by invasive pests and their locations
Journal of Economic Entomology (2019) 112 (6), 2976-2983
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2018
Effects of irradiation dose on sperm production, insemination, and male mating possible period in the sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology (2018) 111 (3), 1151-1156
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2017
Review of major sweetpotato pests in Japan, with information on resistance breeding programs
Breeding Science (2017) 67 (2),73-82
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2015
Screening of tropical isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for virulence to the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2015) 35 (4), 153-163
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2014
Are sweetpotato weevils (Coleoptera: Brentidae) differentially attracted to certain colors?
Annals of the Entomological Society of America (2014) 107 (1), 274-278
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Efficacy of pheromone trapping of the sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Brentidae): Based on dose, septum age, attractive radius, and mass trapping
Environmental Entomology (2014) 43 (3), 767-773
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Trapping sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae), with high doses of sex pheromone: Catch enhancement and weathering rate in Hawaii
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society (2014) 46, 59-69
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2013
Effects of intra- and inter-specific competition on fitness of sweetpotato weevil and West Indian sweetpotato weevil
Journal of Applied Entomology (2013) 137 (4), 310-316
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Insect resistance in traditional and heirloom sweetpotato varieties
Journal of Economic Entomology (2013) 106 (3), 1456-1462
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2012
Bioactivity of selected eco-friendly pesticides against Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Florida Entomologist (2012) 95 (4), 1040-1047
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Efficient sex pheromone trapping: Catching the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2012) 38 (7), 846-853
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Insect resistance in sweetpotato plant introduction accessions
Journal of Economic Entomology (2012) 105 (2), 651-658
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2011
Weathering rate of rubber septa - impregnated male sex pheromone of sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Coleoptera: Brentidae), in East Hawaii
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society (2011) 43, 1-7
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2009
Bioefficacy of entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema sp. isolated from Timor Island as bioinsecticide on sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabr.) (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Journal of Biopesticides (2009) 2 (1), 87-91
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2008
Effects of a killed-cover crop mulching system on sweetpotato production, soil pests, and insect predators in South Carolina
Journal of Economic Entomology (2008) 101 (6), 1871-1880
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2007
A new species of Bracon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitic on alien sweetpotato weevils in the south-west islands of Japan
Entomological Science (2007) 10 (1), 55-63
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Assessment of risk of introduction of Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Coleoptera: Brentidae) into weevil-free areas in the southern United States
Journal of Economic Entomology (2007) 100 (2), 315-321
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Effect of irradiation on dispersal ability of male sweetpotato weevils (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in the field
Journal of Economic Entomology (2007) 100 (3), 730-736
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Absence of the quarantine pest Elytroteinus subtruncatus in East Hawaii sweetpotato fields
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society (2007) 39, 33-38
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2006
Cold tolerance of the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Brentidae), from the Southwestern Islands of Japan
Applied Entomology and Zoology (2006) 41 (2), 217-226
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Study of the origins and spread of the sweetpotato weevil in the U.S. using rDNA sequences
HortScience (2006) 41 (3), p.514
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Development of a GIS-based model for predicting sweetpotato weevil infestation risk in Louisiana: progress, problems, and prospects
HortScience (2006) 41 (4), p. 1045
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[Pathogenicity of Steinernematid nematodes on the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Brentidae) and their feasibility for suppression of the weevil population]
Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology (2006) 50 (3), 217-224
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Irradiation as a methyl bromide alternative for postharvest control of Omphisa anastomosalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Euscepes postfasciatus and Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in sweet potatoes
Journal of Economic Entomology (2006) 99 (1), 32-37
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Improved dry-fleshed sweetpotato genotypes resistant to insect pests
Journal of Economic Entomology (2006) 99 (5), 1877-1883
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2004
Influence of drought stress on sweetpotato resistance to sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Apoinidae), and storage root chemistry
Florida Entomologist (2004) 87 (3), 261-267
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2003
Effects of previous insect feeding injury to sweet potato on resistance to sweet potato weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and storage root chemistry
Journal of Entomological Science (2003) 38 (1), 72-83
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2001
Efficiency of the sterile insect release method as an eradication measure for the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera : Brentidae) in the field
Applied Entomology and Zoology (2001) 36 (1), 161-167
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Effect of population density of Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera : Brentidae) on the progeny populations
Applied Entomology and Zoology (2001) 36 (1), 19-23
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Effect of sweetpotato genotype, storage time and production site on feeding and oviposition behavior of the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Apoinidae)
Florida Entomologist (2001) 84 (2), 259-264
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Ionizing irradiation quarantine treatment against sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Florida Entomologist (2001) 84 (3), 415
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Effect of nitrogen on resistance of sweet potato to sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and on storage root chemistry
Journal of Economic Entomology (2001) 94 (5), 1285-1291
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2000
Development and adult survival of the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera : Brentidae), during winter on Amami-Oshima Island, Japan
Applied Entomology and Zoology (2000) 35 (4), 451-458
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1999
Insect resistance in sweetpotato plant introductions
HortScience (1999) 34 (4), 711-714
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Evaluation of the impact of sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius) and of the effectiveness of Cylas sex pheromone traps at the farm level in Indonesia
International Journal of Pest Management (1999) 45 (2), 101-110
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Specificity of response to sex pheromones among sweetpotato weevils, Cylas puncticollis and C. brunneus
Journal of Chemical Ecology (1999) 25 (3), 591-609
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1998
Flight and locomotion activity of the sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in relation to adult age, mating status, and starvation
Journal of Economic Entomology (1998) 91 (2), 439-443
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1997
Dispersal potential of male Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae) over land and water
Environmental Entomology (1997) 26 (2), 272-276
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Effect of sweet potato cultivar on efficacy and persistence of entomopathogenic nematodes for control of Cylas formicarius
Nematropica (1997) 27 (1), 41-52
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Sexual dimorphism in the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (F.) (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
The Canadian Entomologist (1997) 129 (1), 61-69
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1996
Effectiveness of a newly designed sex pheromone trap for the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas forrnicarius (FABRICIUS) (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Applied Entomology and Zoology (1996) 31 (4), 547-550
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Flight time and flight age in the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (FABRICIUS) (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Applied Entomology and Zoology (1996) 31 (4), 575-580
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Effect of sweetpotato latex on sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) feeding and oviposition
Journal of Economic Entomology (1996) 89 (2), 544-549
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1995
Dispersal of male sweetpotato weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in fields with or without sweet potato plants
Environmental Entomology (1995) 24 (5), 1167-1174
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1994
Evaluacion de una trampa para captura de adultos del picudo de la batata Cylas formicarius elegantulus Summers utilizando feromonas y la planta hospedera como atrayentes
Agronomía Tropical (1994) 44 (2), 217-232
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Application methods for entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae): Aqueous suspensions versus infected cadavers
Florida Entomologist (1994) 77 (2), 281-284
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Genetic variance component and heritability estimates of freedom from weevil injury to sweetpotato
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science (1994) 119 (3), 620-623
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1991
Evaluation of the effect of integrated control of sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius Fabricius, with sex pheromone and insecticide
Chinese Journal of Entomology (1991) 11 (2), 140-146
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Field application of Beauveria bassiana for control of sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius
Chinese Journal of Entomology (1991) 11 (2), 162-168
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Root carbohydrate, organic acids, and phenolic chemistry in relation to sweetpotato weevil resistance
HortScience (1991) 26 (10), 1305-1308
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A rapid method for screening sweetpotato genotypes for oviposition stimulants to the sweetpotato weevil
HortScience (1991) 26 (4), 409-410
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1990
Seasonal abundance, population growth, and within-plant distribution of sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on sweet potato in southern Florida
Environmental Entomology (1990) 19 (2), 313-321
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Effect of a pentacyclic triterpene from sweet potato storage roots on oviposition by the sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Environmental Entomology (1990) 19 (6), 1663-1665
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Surface chemical differences between sweetpotato lines with varying levels of resistance to the sweetpotato weevil
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science (1990) 115 (4), 696-699
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1989
Six new hosts of Bracon mellitor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with a review of recorded hosts
Environmental Entomology (1989) 18 (2), 328-333
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