Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Inter- and intraspecific identification of the New World Screwworm using random amplified polymorphic DNA-Polymerase chain reaction - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(09-Oct-12)

A progression of molecular genetic tools for identifying screwworm myiasis - (Abstract Only)

(24-Sep-12)

The screwworm eradication program: From an unlikely dream to an outstanding reality - (Abstract Only)

(21-Sep-12)

Population structure of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) assessed on a global scale using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism - (Abstract Only)

(20-Sep-12)

USDA ARS research on the screwworm fly - (Other)

(12-Sep-12)

Rearing insects on artificial diets - (Book / Chapter)

(16-Aug-12)

A century and a half of research on the Stable Fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), 1862-2011: an annotated bibliography - (Government Publication)

Kneeland, K.M., Skoda, S.R., Hogsette, Jr, J.A., Li, A.Y., Molina-Ochoa, J., Lohmeyer, K.H., Foster, J.E. 2012. A century and a half of research on the Stable Fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), 1862-2011: an annotated bibliography. ARS 173. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Washington, DC.

Feasibility of using a Caribbean strain of the New World Screwworm for SIT campaigns in Brazil - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(20-Jun-12)

Warble? What’s a Warble? A recap of the human bot fly, Dermatobia hominis (L. Jr. 1781) - (Abstract Only)

(11-Jun-12)

Analyzing Population Genetics Data: A Comparison of the Software - (Abstract Only)

(11-Jun-12)

Identification of volatiles from waste larval rearing media that attract gravid screwworm flies to oviposit - (Abstract Only)

(06-Jun-12)

Population Genetics of the Western Bean Cutworm Striacosta albicosta Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Across the United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(29-May-12)

Use of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae, Cordyceps bassiana and Isaria fumosorosea to control Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psylidae) in Persian lime under field conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lezama-Gutiérrez, R., Molina-Ochoa, J., Chávez-Flores, O., Ángel-Sahagún, C.A., Skoda, S.R., Reyes-Martínez, G., Barba-Reynoso, M., Rebolledo-Dominguez, O., Ruiz-Aguilar, G.M., Foster, J.E. 2012. Use of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae, Cordyceps bassiana and Isaria fumosorosea to control Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psylidae) in Persian lime under field conditions. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 32(1):39-44.

Evaluation of waste artificial larval rearing media as oviposition attractant for New World screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Chaudhury, M.F., Sagel, A., Skoda, S.R. 2012. Evaluation of waste artificial larval rearing media as oviposition attractant for New World screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 49(2):293-298.

Spatial genetic variation among Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) sampled from the United States, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Argentina - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Belay, D.K., Clark, P.L., Skoda, S.R., Isenhour, D.J., Molina-Ochoa, J., Gianni, C., Foster, J.E. 2012. Spatial genetic variation among Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) sampled from the United States, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Argentina. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 105(2): 359-367.

A molecular key for the identification of blow flies in southeastern Nebraska - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(01-Aug-11)

Epidemiological modeling and risk analysis of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis in the human population of Coastal Chiapas, Mexico in 2007-2009 - (Abstract Only)

(23-May-11)

What happened to screwworms anyway and what are you doing about them now? - (Abstract Only)

(13-May-11)

Genetic variability of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Western Hemisphere - (Other)

(27-Feb-11)

Genetic variability of bean leaf beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata (Forster), in the Midwestern United States - (Other)

(27-Feb-11)

Genetic variation between populations of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.)(Diptera: Muscidae) from Nebraska, Denmark and Australia - (Other)

(27-Feb-11)

Effect of adult screwworm male size on mating competence     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Pitti, A., Skoda, S.R., Kneeland, K.M., Berkebile, D.R., Molina-Ochoa, J., Chaudhury, M.F., Youm, O., Foster, J.E. 2011. Effect of adult screwworm male size on mating competence. Southwestern Entomologist. 36(1):47-60.

Solidifying agent and processing of blood used for the larval diet affect screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae) life-history parameters - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Chaudhury, M.F., Skoda, S.R., Sagel, A. 2011. Solidifying agent and processing of blood used for the larval diet affect screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae) life-history parameters. Journal of Economic Entomology. 104(3):1103-1107.

Genetic variation and inheritance of diapause induction in two distinct voltine populations of the European Corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Ikten, C., Skoda, S.R., Hunt, T.E., Molina-Ochoa, J., Foster, J.E. 2011. Genetic variation and inheritance of diapause induction in two distinct voltine populations of the European Corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104(3):567-575.

Virulence of Mexican isolates of entomopathogenic fungi upon Rhipicephalus-Boophilus microplus larvae and the efficacy of conidia formulations to reduce larval tick density under field conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Angel-Sahagun, C.A., Lezama-Gutierrez, R., Molina-Ochoa, J., Pescador-Rubio, A., Skoda, S.R., Cruz-Vazquez, C., Lorenzoni, A.G., Galindo-Velasco, E., Fragoso-Sanchez, H., Foster, J.E. 2010. Virulence of Mexican isolates of entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) upon Rhipicephalus-Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)larvae and the efficacy of conidia formulations to reduce larval tick density under field conditions. Veterinary Parasitology. 170(3-4):278-86.