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Cyclic CO2 emissions during the high temperature pulse of fluctuating thermal regime in eye-pigmented pupae of Megachile rotundata - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Yocum, G.D., Greenlee, K.J., Rinehart, J.P., Bennett, M.E., Kemp, W.P. 2011. Cyclic CO2 emissions during the high temperature pulse of fluctuating thermal regime in eye-pigmented pupae of Megachile rotundata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 160(4):480-485. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.08.004.

Phylogeny and genetic diversity of flea beetles (Aphthona sp.) introduced to North America as biological control agents for leafy spurge - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Roehrdanz, R.L., Bourchier, R., Cortilet, A., Olson, D.L., Sears, S. 2011. Phylogeny and genetic diversity of flea beetles (Aphthona sp.) introduced to North America as biological control agents for leafy spurge. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104(5):966-975. DOI: 10.1603/AN10145.

Effect of temperature on post-wintering development and total lipid content of alfalfa leafcutting bees - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

O'Neill, K.M., O'Neill, R.P., Kemp, W.P., Delphia, C.M. 2011. Effect of temperature on post-wintering development and total lipid content of alfalfa leafcutting bees. Environmental Entomology. 40(4):917-930.

A comparison of internal and external lipids of nondiapausing and diapause initiation phase adult Colorado potato beetles, Leptinotarsa decemlineata - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Yocum, G.D., Buckner, J.S., Fatland, C.L. 2011. A comparison of internal and external lipids of nondiapausing and diapause initiation phase adult Colorado potato beetles, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B. 159(3):163-170.

Insertion of miniature subterminal inverted repeat-like elements in diapause-regulated genes in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Yocum, G.D., Toutges, M.J., Roehrdanz, R.L., Dihle, P.J. 2011. Insertion of miniature subterminal inverted repeat-like elements in diapause-regulated genes in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). European Journal of Entomology. 108(2):197-203.

Monitoring diapause development in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, under field conditions using molecular biomarkers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Yocum, G.D., Rinehart, J.P., Larson, M.L. 2011. Monitoring diapause development in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, under field conditions using molecular biomarkers. Journal of Insect Physiology. 57(5):645-652.

Wolbachia wsp gene hypervariable region specific PCR primers detect multiple strain infections in northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi) - (Abstract Only)

Roehrdanz, R.L., Sears, S. 2010. Wolbachia wsp gene hypervariable region specific PCR primers detect multiple strain infections in northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi). Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. p. 173.

Fluctuating thermal regimes improve survival of the alfalfa leafcutting bee during cold storage - (Abstract Only)

Yocum, G.D., Rinehart, J.P., Kemp, W.P. 2010. Fluctuating Thermal Regimes Improve Survival of the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee During Cold Storage [abstract]. 1st International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy, July 24-28, 2010, University Park, PA. p. 9.