Dissertations from 2023
Characterization of Antiviral Immunity, Host Virus Interactions, and Toxicity of Agrochemical Residues in the Western Honey Bee, Christopher Fellows
Theses from 2022
Identifying the Components of a Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) (Rosales: Cannabaceae) Integrated Pest Management Program in Louisiana, Nathan C. Arey
The Applied Use of Zein Nanoparticles in Agriculture, Colin Bonser
Defining Understudied Mechanisms of Potassium Ion Flux in the Insect Nervous System, Rui Chen
Review of Structural Color in the Genus Chrysochroa Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Able Chow
Understanding the Horse Fly Species and Species Relations of the Tabanus nigrovittatus Complex Along Coastal Louisiana, Darrius M. Davis
The Risks Posed by Mosquito Ultra-Low Volume Applications to Procambarus clarkii Production, Timothy McNamara
Re-evaluation of Late Season Action Thresholds and the Effect of Seed Treatments on Early Season Colonization of Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper, Spissistilus festinus (Say), in Louisiana Soybean, Glycine max (L) Merr, Tyler Ray Tagle Musgrove
Defining Toxicological Endpoints of Aphis Gossypii Feeding, Flinn O'Hara
Canopy Arthropod Responses to Catastrophic Wind Disturbances in Gulf Coast and Caribbean Forests, Manoj Pandey
Esterase Mediated Insecticide Resistance in the Southern House Mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, Vivek Pokhrel
SOIL MOISTURE MEDIATED BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS OF COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS AND RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES (BLATTODEA: RHINOTERMITIDAE), Steven J. Richardson
Theses from 2021
Regional Expansion and Evaluation of Potential Chemical Control for Invasive Apple Snails (Pomacea maculata) in Southwest Louisiana, Julian M. Lucero
Improving the Deployment of Insecticidal Seed Treatments in Louisiana Rice in Accordance with Integrated Pest Management, Megan Marie Mulcahy
Characterization of Resistance to Two Crambid Stem Borers Among Louisiana Sugarcane Cultivars, Leonardo D. Salgado
Investigating Plant Tolerance for the Management of Insect Pests in Rice, James Michael Villegas
Theses from 2020
The Collection of Baseline Data on Insect and Plant Communities Across Multiple Salinity Zones Within Louisiana's Tidal Marshes, Benjamin G. Aker
ECOLOGY OF THE ROSEAU CANE SCALE (NIPPONACLERDA BIWAKOENSIS, HEMIPTERA: ACLERDIDAE) IN COASTAL LOUISIANA, Leslie Alejandra Aviles Lopez
Characterizing the Epidemiology of Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus in Louisiana, Michael Edward Becker
Impacts of commercial biopesticides on crapemyrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae) and beneficial insects, Giovana Matos Franco
Insecticide Resistance Management Approaches and Naturally Derived Toxicants for the Control of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, Sarah McComic
Taxonomy and Systematics of the New Zealand Pselaphini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), Brittany Elin Owens
Functional Characterization of the Secretory Activity of Aedes aegypti Salivary Glands, Alexander E. Soohoo-Hui
Dissertations from 2019
The Tripartite Interaction Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Rice, and Insects, Lina Bernaola Alvarado
Physiological Characterization of Inward Rectifier Potassium (Kir) Channels in Insect Neural Systems, Rui Chen
Effects of Dietary Sugars and Sugar Alcohols on Mortality and Thermal Tolerance in Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti, Madeleine Chura
Effects of Virus Infection and Volatiles on Aphid Virus Vector Behavior on Sweetpotato, John Lawrence Dryburgh
The Role of ATP-Sensitive Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels In The Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species In The Western Honey Bee, APIS Mellifera L., CHRISTOPHER J. FELLOWS
Determining the Presence or Absence of Euscepes postfasciatus in Haiti and use of Molecular Markers for the Distinction of Cylas formicarius elangantulus Biotypes, Marie Rachele Lexidort
Effects of Plant Viruses on Vectors and Non-vector Herbivores in Three Different Pathosystems, Sunil Paudel
Influence of the Annual Flood Pulse of the Atchafalaya River and Updates on the Ecology of Floodplain Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Hemiptera and their Associates, Patricia LS Wooden
Theses from 2018
Determining Bioindicators for Coastal Tidal Marsh Health Using the Food Web of Larvae of the Greenhead Horse Fly (Tabanus nigrovittatus), Devika Rajeev Bhalerao
Impact of Temperature, Plant Species, and Sorghum Cultivar on the Population Dynamics of Melanaphis sacchari, Monique Ferreira de Souza
Ecology of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus Planipennis: Buprestidae) in Louisiana, Balwinder Kaur
Theses from 2017
Fitness costs and inheritance of Bt Cry2Ab2 resistance in fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), Binod Acharya
Ecology and Biology of the Redbanded Stink Bug, Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) in Louisiana, Anup Bastola
Determining the Influence of Imidacloprid and Glufosinate Ammonium on the Population Dynamics of Twospotted Spider Mite Populations in Louisiana Cotton, Sebe Anthony Brown
Evaluation of Control Tactics for Management of Sweetpotato Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Jie Chen
Effects of Elicitor Induced Host Plant Resistance on Lepidopteran Insecticide Efficacy, Abigail Cox
Susceptibility of the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, in East Baton Rouge Parish to larval insecticides, Nicholas Alexander DeLisi
Incorporation of Biorationals and Trap Crop for Stink Bug Management in Soybeans, Kukuh Hernowo
Role of Varietal Resistance in Managing the Rice Water Weevil, a Major Insect Pest of Louisiana Rice, Maisarah Mohamad Saad
Evaluation of Winter Management Methods to Enhance Survival of the Giant Salvinia Weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae, Lori Robyn Moshman
Occurrence and Phenology of Polistine Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Southern Louisiana, Scott Nacko
Termite Gut Microbes as Tools and Targets for Termite Control, Chinmay Vijay Tikhe
Effects of Soil Silicon Amendment and Nitrogen Levels on Rice Insect Pest Complex, James Michael P. Villegas
Theses from 2016
Analysis of Insect Pest Reports at LSU Residential Life, Namoona Acharya
Ant Diversity and Community Structure in Coastal Dunes and Wetlands, Xuan Chen
Cockroaches (Blattodea) of Southern Louisiana: Morphology, Diversity, and Life Histories, Forest Brady Huval
Results of Operation Full Stop: Terminix Service Co. Inc., control of Formosan Subterranean Termites (Coptotermes Formosanus) in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Edward Joseph Martin IV
Effects of Truck Based Ultra-Low Volume Mosquito Adulticides on Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) in a Real World Scenario, Vivek Pokhrel
Mexican Rice Borer (Eoreuma loftini) Pheromone Trap Efficacy and Role in Invasive Species Monitoring and Pest Management, Blake Emerson Wilson
Theses from 2015
Effects of spinosad on Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Dependra Bhatta
Herbivore Response to Soybean Under Differing Induction Methods, John L. Dryburgh
Effectiveness of an Artisanal McPhail Trap for Mass Trapping Tephritid Fruit Flies in Haiti, Fractyl Mertilus
Integrated Multiple-tactic Management of the Redbanded Stink Bug on Soybeans in Louisiana, Miyanda Nzala Moonga
Impact and Management of the Mexican Rice Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Bioenergy Crop Agroecosystems, Matthew Travis VanWeelden
Dissertations from 2014
Evaluation of Economic Injury Levels and Chemical Control Recommendations for Rice Stink Bug (Oebalus Pugnax) in Louisiana, Bryce Blackman
Characterization of Cry1F Resistance in Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) Obtained from Puerto Rico and Florida, Vikash Dangal
Resistance of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) to Bacillus thuringiensis, Ying Niu
A Revision and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genus Eutyphlus LeConte (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) with a Comparison of Sampling Methodologies, Brittany Elin Owens
Research in Biological Control of the Formosan Subterranean Termite, Cai Wang
Theses from 2013
Taxonomy and systematics of New Zealand Faronitae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), Jong-Seok Park
Development of integrated pest management for sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis in rice, Jaspreet Kaur Sidhu
Theses from 2012
Oil-Mediated Mortality and Induced Behavioral Modifications of Coastal Insects, Benjamin Jacob Adams
Evaluating the efficacy of methoxyfenozide on Louisiana, Texas and the mid-southern soybean looper populations, Sebe Anthony Brown
Integrated management of the red imported fire ant in pastures, William Sullivan Hilbun
The effects of spinosad on Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and non-target insect species, Owen McBride Jones
Incorporating neonicotinoid and anthranilic diamide insecticides into integrated pest management of rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Srinivas K. Lanka
Assessment of stink bug feeding damage in Louisiana soybean: use of a no-choice feeding field protocol, Jessica Leigh Parker
Evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis corn containing pyramided traits for management of sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.), David Sindani Wangila
Dissertations from 2011
Agroecological factors impacting stem borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) dynamics in Gulf Coast sugarcane and rice, Julien M. Beuzelin
The reproductive morphology and physiological age-grading of female Cyrtobagous salviniae, the salvinia weevil, Lee Jared Eisenberg
Ecology and Systematics of Coleoptera in Woody Debris of Eastern North American Forests, Michael Leslie Ferro
Role of substrate moisture, relative humidity and temperature on survival and foraging behavior of Formosan subterranean termites, Bal Krishna Gautam
Revision and Reclassification of the Genera of Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), Matthew Gimmel
Ecology and chemical ecology of plant-insect interactions in rice: implications for pest management, Jason Charles Hamm