Research Project: Mass Production of Insects for Biological Control of Arthropod Pests and as Food Sources

Location: Biological Control of Pests Research

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

Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms - Invertebrates and Entomopathogens, Second Edition - (Book / Chapter)
Morales Ramos, J.A., Rojas, M.G., Shapiro Ilan, D.I. 2022. Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms- Invertebrates and Entomopathogens. 2nd edition. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. vol. 2:642

Topical collection: natural enemies and biological control of plant pests - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Riddick, E.W. 2022. Topical collection: natural enemies and biological control of plant pests. Insects. 13(5):421. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13050421.

Production of hymenopteran parasitoids - (Book / Chapter)
Morales Ramos, J.A., Goolsby, J., Geden, C.J., Rojas, M.G., Garcia-Cancino, M.D., Rodriguez-Velez, B., Arredondo-Bernal, H., Ciomperlik, M.A., Simmons, G.S., Gould, J.R., Hoelmer, K.A. 2022. Production of hymenopteran parasitoids. In Morales-Ramos, J.A., Rojas, M.G., and Sharpiro-Ilan, D.I.editors. Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens, 2nd edition. San Dieago CA: Academic Press p.101-155.

Comparison of natural prey Tetranychus turkestani, date palm pollen, and bee pollen diets on development, reproduction, and life table parameters of the predator Amblyseius swirskii - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rahmani Piyani, A., Shishehbor, P., Kocheili, F., Riddick, E.W. 2021. Comparison of natural prey Tetranychus turkestani, date palm pollen, and bee pollen diets on development, reproduction, and life table parameters of the predator Amblyseius swirskii. Acarologia. 61(4):890-900. https://doi.org/10.24349/G9ed-QB9h.

Functional and numerical responses of the predator Amblyseius swirskii to its prey Tetranychus turkestani in the laboratory - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rahmani Piyani, A., Shishehbor, P., Kocheili, F., Riddick, E.W. 2021. Functional and numerical responses of the predator Amblyseius swirskii to its prey Tetranychus turkestani in the laboratory. Acarologia. 61(4):901-909. https://doi.org/10.24349/r82w-YLJ1.

Parasitoid age and host age interact to improve life history parameters and rearing of Trichogramma euproctidis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tabebordbar, F., Shishehbor, P., Ebrahimi, E., Polaszek, A., Riddick, E.W. 2022. Parasitoid age and host age interact to improve life history parameters and rearing of Trichogramma euproctidis. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 32(3):267-280. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2021.1990858.

Production of Coleopteran Predators - (Book / Chapter)

Long-term effects of cattail Typha latifolia pollen on development, reproduction, and predation capacity of Neoseiulus cucumeris, a predator of Tetranychus urticae - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gravandian, M., Fathipour, Y., Hajiqanbar, H., Riahi, E., Riddick, E.W. 2022. Long-term effects of cattail Typha latifolia pollen on development, reproduction, and predation capacity of Neoseiulus cucumeris, a predator of Tetranychus urticae. Biocontrol. 67:149-160. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-021-10116-4.

Artificial diet development for entomophagous arthropods - (Book / Chapter)
Morales Ramos, J.A., Rojas, M.G., Coudron, T.A., Huynh, M.P., Zou, D., Shelby, K.S. 2022. Artificial diet development for entomophagous arthropods. In Morales-Ramos, J.A., Rojas, M.G., and Shapiro-Ilan, D.A. editors. Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens, 2nd edition. San Diego, CA, Academic Press, pp.233-260.

Introduction - (Book / Chapter)
Leppla, N.C., Morales- Ramos, J.A., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., Rojas, M.G. 2022. Introduction. In Morale-Ramos, J.A.,Rojas, M.G., and Shapiro-Ilan, D.I,.editors.Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens, 2nd edition. San Diego,CA: Academic Press pp.3-12.