Mary P Lovisa
Food and Feed Safety Research
Biological Science Technician
Phone: (504) 286-4497
Fax: (504) 286-4419
Room 1131 1100 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD.
BLDG 001 SRRC NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70124
Publications
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Cornelius, M.L., Williams, K.A., Lovisa, M.P., De Lucca II, A.J. 2012. Aggregation and feeding behavior of the formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) on wood decayed by three species of wood rot fungi. Sociobiology. 59(3):667-680.
Cornelius, M.L., Lyn, M.E., Williams, K.R., Lovisa, M.P., De Lucca II, A.J., Lax, A.R. 2009. The efficacy of bait supplements for improving the rate of discovery of bait stations in the field by the formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 102(3):1175-1181.
De Lucca II, A.J., Lovisa, M.P., Cleveland, T.E. 2007. Synergy studies of the fungicidal plant saponin, CAY-1, with EDTA and silver. In: Proceedings of 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, September 17-20, 2007, Chicago, IL. Abstract F1-1672.
Cornelius, M.L., Lloyd, S.W., Lovisa, M.P., Williams, K.A. 2005. Presence of naphthalene detected in sawdust decayed by a lignin-degrading fungus and it's effect on the feeding and trail-following behavior of the formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology 46:397-408.
Cornelius, M.L., Daigle, D.J., Williams, K.A., Lovisa, M.P. 2005. Effect of the white rot fungus, phanaerochaete chrysosporium, on the feeding preferences of the formosan subterranean termite (isoptera: rhinotermitidae) for different wood species pp.101-110. In R.J. Petroski, M.R. Tellez, and R. W. Behle (eds), Semiochemicals in Pest and Weed Control, ACS Symposium Series 906.
Cornelius, M.L., Bland, J.M., Daigle, D.J., Williams, K.A., Lovisa, M.P., Connick Jr, W.J., Lax, A.R. 2004. Effect of a lignin-degrading fungus on the feeding preferences of the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) for different commercial lumber. Journal of Economic Entomology. 97(3):1025-1035.