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Maine Agricultural & Forest Experiment Station

Publications on Insects

Following is a list of publications on insects that are available from the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station. Some publications are also available in an electronic format, which may be accessed by clicking on the publication number.

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Pub. #

Authors

Year

Title

B602

Simpson and Shands 1962

Progress on insect and disease problems on potatoes in Maine: Biology and control of aphids

B658

Dimond and Bishop 1968

Susceptibility and vulnerability of forests to the pine leaf aphid

B759

Mingo and Dimond 1979

Balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) phenology in Maine

B786

Minerowicz, et al. 1982

Pulping of budworm-killed balsam fir

B837

Dimond and Bradbury 1992

New approaches to chemical control of white pine weevil damage

MP686

Dill and Storch 1992

Bibliography of literature of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say

MR180

Kemp and Simmons 1976

Field instructions for dissection and rearing of spruce budworm larvae and pupae for parasite identification and determination

MR194

Gibbs 1978

Bibliography of monitoring of chemical control of spruce budworm control in Maine, 1978 season

MR208

Dimond and Morrison 1979

Evaluation of chemicals for spruce budworm control in Maine, 1978 season

MR215

Granett and Boobar 1979

Possible control of the black fly Similium penobscotensis by temporary habitat alteration

MR221

Falk 1979

Harvesting systems for silvicultural control of spruce budworm

MR236

Osgood et al. 1981

Insecticide trial to control spruce budworm, (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens), on Christmas trees

MR262

Forsythe and Flanders 1982

The blueberry spanworm in 1981

MR268

Jennings, et al. 1982

Spruce budworms bibliography - supplement 2

MR287

Brann, Reams, and Solomon 1983

Spruce budworm growth impact study - 1981 report

MR288

Droska, Knight, and Housewart 1983

Phototactic responses of the white pine weevil to ultraviolet light

MR292

Jennings, et al. 1983

Spruce budworms bibliography - supplement 2

MR294

Housewart, et al. 1984

Parasitoids of two spruce sawflies in the genus Pilonema (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)

MR301

Hacker 1984

Input guidelines for the spruce budworms literature data base

MR302

Brann, Reams, and Solomon 1984

Spruce budworm growth impact study-annual report

MR314

Houseweart and Lawrence 1986

Anatis mali (Say), a coccinellid predator of spruce budworm Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens), egg masses

MR373

White 1992

Spruce budworms bibliography, 1986-1990

TB024

Blickle and Morse 1966

The caddisflies (Trichoptera) of Maine excepting the family Hydroptilidae

TB043

Storch 1970

Field recognition of the larvae of native Coccinellidae, common to the potato fields of Aroostook County

TB051

Shands and Simpson 1971

Seasonal history of the buckhorn aphid and suitability of alder-leaved buckhorn as a primary host in Northeastern Maine

TB052

Shands, Simpson, and Wave 1971

Seasonal population trends and productiveness of the potato aphid on swamp rose in Northeastern Maine

TB054

Shands, et al. 1972

Importance of arthropod predators in controlling aphids on potatoes in northeastern Maine

TB056

Shands, et al. 1972

Effects of differing abundance levels of aphids and of certain virus diseases upon yield and virus disease spread in potatoes

TB057

Shands, Simpson, and Murphy 1972

Effects of cultural methods for controlling aphids on potatoes in northeastern Maine

TB059

Osgood 1972

Soil characteristics of nesting sites of solitary bees associated with the lowbush blueberry in Maine

TB060

Shands, Simpson, and Gordon 1972

Survey of internal parasites of potato infesting aphids in northeastern Maine.

TB066

Brower 1974

A list of the Lepidoptera of Maine--Part I, the Macrolepidoptera

TB068

Dimond 1974

Sequential surveys for the pine leaf chermid

TB076

Soper, et al. 1975

Production of Entomophthora resting spores for biological control of aphids

TB080

Hosking et al. 1976

Scanning electron microscopy of insects: techniques for the novice

TB081

Hosking and Knight 1976

Investigations of the life history and habits of Pityokteines sparsus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

TB084

Linnane and Osgood 1976

Controlling the Saratoga spittlebug in young red pine plantations by the removal of alternate hosts

TB090

Miliczky and Osgood 1979

The effects of spraying with Sevin-4-oil on insect pollinators and pollination in a spruce-fir forest

TB100

Mingo and Gibbs 1980

The aquatic insects of the Narraguagus River, Washington and Hancock counties

TB107

Bentley, et al. 1982

Effects of some naturally occurring chemicals and extracts of non-hoist plants on feeding by spruce budworm larvae, (Choristoneura fumiferana)

TB109

Brower 1982

The Lepidoptera of Maine, Part II, The Microlepidopters, Limocodidae through Cossidae

TB110

Patterson, Tracy, and Osgood 1982

The biology and ecology of Dioryctria resinosella Mutuura (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on young red pine in Maine

TB112

Holmes and Osgood 1984

Chemical control of spruce budmoth, Zeiraphera canadensis Mut. and Free. (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae) on white spruce in Maine

TB113

Dimond, et al. 1984

A field test of mating-suppression using the spruce budworm sex pheromone

TB114

Brower 1984

The Lepidoptera of Maine, Part II, Section 2.

TB115

Melville, et al. 1985

Growth and development of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) fed folia

TB121

Osawa, Spies, and Dimond 1986

Patterns of tree mortality during an uncontrolled spruce budworm outbreak in Baxter State Park, 1983.

TB123

Gibbs, et al. 1986

Experimental application of B.t.i. for larval black fly control: Persistence and downstream carry, efficacy, impact on non-target organisms

TB124

Bradbury and Osgood 1986

Chemical control of balsam twig aphid, Momdaris abietinus Koch (Homoptera: Aphididae)

TB128

Storch and Dill 1987

Beauveria bassiana for control of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Maine

TB129

Bradbury and Osgood 1987

Chemical control of balsam gall midge Paradiplosis tumifex Gagne (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

TB130

Dimond and Trial 1988

Sequential sampling in surveys of overwintering Larvae of spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

TB133

Gibbs, et al. 1988

Experimental stream applications of B.t.i. for human nuisance black fly management in the recreational area

TB142

Burian and Gibbs 1991

Mayflies of Maine: An annotated faunal list

TB147

Fan, Drummond, and Groden 1991

Simulating the development of Mexican bean beetle immature stages, Epilachna varivestis Mulsant on dry beans.

TB148

Stubbs, et al. 1992

Alternative forage plants for native (wild) bees associated with lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium spp., in Maine.

TB151

Osgood, Bradbury, and Drummond 1992

The balsam gall midge--An economic pest of balsam fir Christmas trees

TB160

Pechuman and Dearborn 1996

The horse flies and deer flies of Maine (Diptera, Tabanidae)

TB163

Zhang, Drummond, Liebman, and Hartke 1997

Insect predation of seeds and plant population dynamics

TB172

Drummond and Groden 2000

Evaluation of entomopathogens for biological control of insects pest of lowbush (wild) blueberry (available as pdf --click on pub. #)

TB176

Ziegler, et al. 2000

Agrelation: A computerized decision-making tool for Colorado potato beetle population management and environmental quality concerns (also available as pdf file--click on pub. #)

TB190

Maloney, Drummond, and Alford 2003

Spider predation in agroecosystems: Can spiders effectively control pest populations? (available as pdf--click on pub. #)

TB191

Loose, Drummond, Stubbs, Woods, and Hoffman 2005

Conservation and management of native bees in cranberry (available as pdf--click on pub. #)

TB192

Guiseppe, Drummond, Stubbs, and Woods 2006

The use of glyphosate herbicides in managed forest ecosystems and their effects on non-target organisms with particular reference to ants as bioindicators (available as pdf--click on pub. #)

Last updated on October 05, 2006