BIOCONTROL1
Volume 51, Number 1, February, 2006

History and Future of Introduction of Exotic Arthropod Biological Control Agents in Spain: A Dilemma? (1 - 30)
Josep-Anton Jacas, Alberto Urbaneja, Elisa Viñuela

Biological Activity of Cry1Ab Toxin Expressed by Bt Maize Following Ingestion by Herbivorous Arthropods and Exposure of the Predator Chrysoperla carnea (31 - 48)
L. B. Obrist, A. Dutton, J. Romeis, F. Bigler

Search Efficiency of Spalangia cameroni and Muscidifurax raptor on Musca domestica Pupae in Dairy Cattle Farms in Denmark (49 - 64)
Henrik Skovgård

The Effect of UV-absorbing Plastic Sheet on the Attraction and Host Location Ability of Three Parasitoids: Aphidius colemani, Diglyphus isaea and Eretmocerus mundus (65 - 78)
Elad Chiel, Yoel Messika, Shimon Steinberg, Yeheskel Antignus

First Quantitative Study of Rove Beetles in Oklahoma Winter Wheat Fields (79 - 87)
N. C. Elliott, F. L. Tao, K. L. Giles, T. A. Royer, M. H. Greenstone, K. A. Shufran

Soybean Aphid Predators in Québec and the Suitability of Aphis glycines as Prey for Three Coccinellidae (89 - 106)
Marie-Pierre Mignault, Michèle Roy, Jacques Brodeur

Effect of Microsphaeropsis ochracea on Production of Sclerotia-borne and Airborne Conidia of Botrytis squamosa (107 - 126)
Odile Carisse, Daniel Rolland, David-Mathieu Tremblay

Preference and Performance of the Polymorphic Flea-beetle, Alagoasa extrema, on Selected, Weedy Lantana camara Varieties (127 - 138)
H. E. Williams

BIOCONTROL2
Volume 51, Number 2, April, 2006

Review Article

Prospects for Biocontrol of Invasive Rosa rugosa (141 - 181)
Hans Henrik Bruun

Molecular Markers for Identification of the Hyperparasitoids Dendrocerus carpenteri and Alloxysta xanthopsis in Lysiphlebus testaceipes Parasitizing Cereal Aphids (183 - 194)
Yi Chen, Keith S. Pike, Matthew H. Greenstone, Kevin A. Shufran

Post-Release Host-Specificity Testing of Pseudacteon tricuspis, a Phorid Parasitoid of Solenopsis Invicta Fire Ants (195 - 205)
Lloyd W. Morrison and Sanford D. Porter

Field Release and Establishment of the Decapitating Fly Pseudacteon curvatus on Red Imported Fire Ants in Florida (207 - 216)
Ricardo J. Vazquez, Sanford D. Porter, Juan A. Briano

The Oviposition Behavior of the Predator Orius insidiosus: Acceptability and Preference for Different Plants (217 - 227)
Jonathan G. Lundgren and Janet K. Fergen

The Ability of Plant Compost Leachates to Control Black Mold (Aspergillus niger) and to Induce the Accumulation of Antifungal Compounds in Onion Following Seed Treatment (229 - 243)
Nuray Özer and Nagehan Desen Köycü

Combined Application of the Biological Product LS213 with Bacillus, Pseudomonas or Chryseobacterium for Growth Promotion and Biological Control of Soil-Borne Diseases in Pepper and Tomato (245 - 258)
J. Domenech, M. S. Reddy, J. W. Kloepper, B. Ramos, J. Gutierrez-Mañero

Bipolaris euphorbiae as a Biological Control Agent for Wild Poinsettia (Euphorbia heterophylla): Host-Specificity and Variability in Pathogen and Host Populations (259 - 275)
Kátia Lima De Nechet, Robert Weingart Barreto, Eduardo S. G. Mizubuti

BIOCONTROL3
Volume 51, Number 3, June, 2006

Dual Antagonism of Aldehydes and Epiphytic Bacteria from Strawberry Leaf Surfaces against the Pathogenic Fungus Botrytis cinerea in vitro
Daniel Abanda-Nkpwatt, Ursula Krimm, Lukas Schreiber and Wilfried Schwab
279-291

Defence-related Enzymes in Pepper Roots During Interactions with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and/or Verticillium dahliae
Idoia Garmendia, Jone Aguirreolea and Nieves Goicoechea
293-310

The Effect of Chitinase on Didymella applanata, the Causal Agent of Raspberry Cane Spur light Margarita V. Shternshis, Anatoly A. Beljaev, Tatjana V. Shpatova, Alexander B. Duzhak and Zoja I. Panfilova
311-322

Dynamics of Foliage and Thatch Populations of Introduced Pseudomonas fluorescens and Streptomyces sp. on a Fairway Turf
Julien Mercier
323-337

Control of Late Blight (Phytophthora capsici ) in Pepper Plant with a Compost Containing Multitude of Chitinase-producing Bacteria
Dong Hyun Chae, Rong De Jin, Hoon Hwangbo, Yong Woong Kim, Yong Cheol Kim, Ro Dong Park, Hari B. Krishnan and Kil Yong Kim
339-351

Biodegradation of mango kernel by Syncephalastrum racemosum and its biological control
Neelima Garg and Om Prakash
353-361

Preventive and Curative Biological Treatments for Control of Botrytis cinerea Stem Canker of Greenhouse Tomatoes
R. S. Utkhede and S. Mathur
363-373

Efficacy of Milsana®, a Formulated Plant Extract from Reynoutria sachalinensis, against Powdery Mildew of Tomato (Leveillula taurica)
S. Konstantinidou-Doltsinis, Emilia Markellou, A.-M. Kasselaki, M. N. Fanouraki, C. M. Koumaki, A. Schmitt, A. Liopa-Tsakalidis and N. E. Malathrakis
375-392

Increased Growth and Yield of Hydroponically Grown Greenhouse Tomato Plants Inoculated with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici
R. Utkhede
393-400

BIOCONTROL4
Volume 51, Number 4, August, 2006

Mass rearing and augmentative releases of the native parasitoid Chouioia cunea for biological control of the introduced fall webworm Hyphantria cunea in China
Zhong-qi Yang, Jian-rong Wei and Xiao-yi Wang
401-418

Competitive interaction between two ichneumonid parasitoids of Spodoptera litura
N.K. Bajpai, Chandish R. BALLAL, N.S. RAO, S.P. SINGH and T.V. BHASKARAN
419-438

Temperature Requirements may Explain why the Introduced Parasitoid Quadrastichus citrella Failed to Control Phyllocnistis citrella in Spain
Elena llácer, Alberto Urbaneja, Antonio Garrido and Josep-Anton Jacas
439-452

Effects of predator-mediated apparent competition on the population dynamics of Tetranychus urticae on apples
Chang-zhong Liu, Lin Yan, Hua-rong Li and Gang Wang
453-463

Lethal and sublethal effects of abamectin, spinosad, methoxyfenozide and acetamiprid on the predaceous plant bug Deraeocoris brevis in the laboratory
Dong-Soon Kim, Deborah J. Brooks and Helmut Riedl
465-484

Population densities of herbivorous lepidopterans in diverse cruciferous cropping habitats: Effects of mixed cropping and using a living mulch
Cerruti R. R. Hooks and Marshall W. Johnson
485-506

Effect of Soil Texture and Moisture on the Activity of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against Female Boophilus annulatus Ticks
Eugene Alekseev, Itamar Glazer and Michael Samish
507-518

Host plant influences pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana to Bemisia tabaci and its sporulation on cadavers
Cándido Santiago-Álvarez, Elizabeth Araujo Maranhão, Eduardo Maranhão and Enrique Quesada-Moraga
519-532

Effect of chitosan and a biocontrol streptomycete on field and potato tuber bacterial communities
Karine Prévost, Geneviève Couture, Bill Shipley, Ryszard Brzezinski and Carole Beaulieu
533-546

Assessing the damage potential of the stem-boring weevil Lixus aemulus for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata
R. L. Kluge and C. Zachariades
547-552

BIOCONTROL5
Volume 51, Number 5, October, 2006

The biology of Bracon celer as a parasitoid of the olive fruit fly
Karen R. Sime, Kent M. Daane, John W. Andrews, Kim Hoelmer, Charles H. Pickett, Hannah Nadel, Marshall W. Johnson and Russell H. Messing
553-567

Host Preferences of Trichogramma pretiosum and the Influence of Prior Ovipositional Experience on the Parasitism of Plutella xylostella and Pseudoplusia includens Eggs
Richard W. H. Pluke and Gary L. Leibee
569-583

Physiological and morphological development of Anagyrus ananatis at constant temperatures
Raju R. Pandey and Marshall W. Johnson
585-601

Egg Load and Body Size of Lab-cultured Cotesia marginiventris
E. W. Riddick
603-610

Influence of Ground Predators on the Survival of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Pupae, Ceratitis capitata, in Spanish Citrus Orchards
Alberto Urbaneja, Ferran García Marí, David Tortosa, Cristina Navarro, Pilar Vanaclocha, Laura Bargues and Pedro Castañera
611-626

Dynamics of Nosema pyrausta in natural populations of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis: A six-year study
Leslie C. Lewis, Douglas V. Sumerford, Lori A. Bing and Robert D. Gunnarson
627-642

Control of plant-parasitic nematodes by Paecilomyces lilacinus and Monacrosporium lysipagum in pot trials
Alamgir Khan, Keith L. Williams and Helena K. M. Nevalainen
643-658

Infection of plant-parasitic nematodes by Paecilomyces lilacinus and Monacrosporium lysipagum
Alamgir Khan, Keith L. Williams and Helena K. M. Nevalainen
659-678

Molecular and morphological examination of Cyrtobagous sp. collected from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Australia, and Florida
Paul. T. Madeira, Phil W. Tipping, Daniel E. Gandolfo, Ted D. Center, Thai K. Van and Charles W. O’brien
679-701

   BIOCONTROL6
Volume 51, Number 6, December, 2006

Impact of the Timing of Male Emergence on Mating Capacity of Males in Trichogramma evanescens Westwood
Josée Doyon and Guy Boivin
703-713

Effect of floral and extrafloral resources on predation of Aphis spiraecola by Harmonia axyridis on Apple
Blaine Spellman, M. W. Brown and Clarissa R. Mathews
715-724

Effects of diet on development and reproduction of the predatory pentatomids Picromerus bidens and Podisus maculiventris
K. Mahdian, J. Kerckhove, L. Tirry and P. De Clerc
725-739

Spatial distribution and fixed-precision sampling plans for the ladybird Harmonia axyridis in sweet corn
R. L. Koch, E. C. Burkness and W. D. Hutchison
741-751

Evaluation of phytoseiid predators for control of western flower thrips on greenhouse cucumber
Gerben J. Messelink, Sebastiaan E. F. Van Steenpaal and Pierre M. J. Ramakers
753-768

Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from Argentina that are potentially useful in insect pest control
Corina M. Berón and Graciela L. Salerno
779-794

Observations on the Occurrence of Entomophthorales Infecting Aphids (Aphidoidea) in Slovakia
Marek Barta and L’udovít Cagán
795-808

Biological Comparison of Two Genotypes of Helicoverpa armigera Single-Nucleocapsid Nucleopolyhedrovirus
Zhong-Jian Guo, Jun-Qing Ge, Dun Wang, Ya-Ming Shao, Qi-Yi Tang and Chuan-Xi Zhang
809-820

Chitinase-mediated destructive antagonistic potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa GRC1 against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causing stem rot of peanut
C. P. Gupta, Bhavesh Kumar, R. C. Dubey and D. K. Maheshwari
821-835

Sheep grazing vs. cutting: regeneration and soil nutrient exploitation of the grassland weed Rumex obtusifolius
Johann G. Zaller
837-850