More-diverse consumer communities typically extract more resources, a phenomenon often attributed to resource partitioning. However, convincingly demonstrating this role of resource partitioning has been difficult. In some ...

The tachinid flies

Cross-pollination by bees is necessary for commercial alfalfa seed production. To maintain varietal purity in alfalfa, seed producers adhere to spatial isolation standards to minimize or prevent bee flight and subsequent ...

Zebra chip, a new and economically important disease of potato, is threatening potato production in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and New Zealand. The disease is associated with the bacterium `Candidatus ...

Plant viruses interact with arthropod vectors in complex ecosystems consisting of many different components. Non-vector insect herbivores and plant-mutualistic bacteria are often present in these systems, and may have ...

Alkali bees,

The crucifer flea beetle (CFB),

Hybrid poplars are a short rotation woody crop grown for a variety of target markets including paper pulp, saw timber, and biofuels in the Pacific Northwest. Development of pest control strategies within hybrid poplar ...

Grapes have a major economic impact on the state of Washington, which is the number one producer of Concord juice grapes in the United States and the second largest producer of wine grapes in the United States, after ...

Molecular gut-content analysis is an established and increasingly important approach for tracking arthropod predation in the field. Previously, it is difficult to know what hemipteran generalist predators consume because ...