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List of works by William A. Overholt

Acceptability and suitability of six fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Kenyan strains ofPsyttaliaconcolor(Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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Can novel weapons favor native plants? Allelopathic interactions between Morella cerifera (L.) and Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi

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Characterizing the host specificity of Ischnodemus variegatus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Blissidae) on two congeneric grass species

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Chloroplast and microsatellite DNA diversities reveal the introduction history of Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Florida

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Close-Range Host Searching Behavior of the Stemborer Parasitoids Cotesia sesamiae and Dentichasmias busseolae: Influence of a Non-Host Plant Melinis minutiflora

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Comparative Development and Population Growth of an Exotic Stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe), and an Ecologically Similar Congener, C. orichalcociliellus (Strand) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

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Comparison of two populations of Pseudophilothrips ichini (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) as candidates for biological control of the invasive weed Schinus terebinthifolia (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)

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Control of witchweed Striga hermonthica by intercropping with Desmodium spp., and the mechanism defined as allelopathic

scientific article (publication date: September 2002)

Deep Characterization of the Microbiomes of Calophya spp. (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) Gall-Inducing Psyllids Reveals the Absence of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria and Three Dominant Endosymbionts.

scientific article published on 10 July 2015

Description and biology ofPaectes longiformis(Lepidoptera: Euteliidae), a new species from Brazil and potential biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree in Florida

scientific article published in February 2012

Differential Performance of Tropical Soda Apple and Its Biological Control Agent Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Open and Shaded Habitats

scientific article published on December 1, 2011

Dispersal of Oxyops vitiosa: A Biological Control Agent of Melaleuca in Florida

scientific article published in 1969

Diversity and impact of herbivorous insects on Brazilian peppertree in Florida prior to release of exotic biological control agents

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Diversity of alternative hosts of maize stemborers in Trans-Nzoia district of Kenya.

scientific article published on July 2004

Effect of simulated herbivory on growth of the invasive weed Hygrophila polysperma: Experimental and predictive approaches

scientific article published in 2012

Effect of temperature on developmental time and longevity ofPsyttaliacosyrae(Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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Effects of molasses grass, Melinis minutiflora volatiles on the foraging behavior of the cereal stemborer parasitoid, Cotesia sesamiae

scientific article published in March 2003

Evaluation of mortality factors using life table analysis of Gratiana boliviana, a biological control agent of tropical soda apple in Florida

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Exploring origins, invasion history and genetic diversity of Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Cogongrass) in the United States using genotyping by sequencing

scientific article published on 13 April 2015

Geographic Origins and Genetic Diversity of Air-Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in Florida

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Host specificity and non-target longevity of Calophya lutea and Calophya terebinthifolii, two potential biological control agents of Brazilian peppertree in Florida, USA

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Host specificity of Psyttalia cosyrae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and the effect of different host species on parasitoid fitness

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Integrative taxonomy of Acrapex stem borers (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae : Apameini): combining morphology and Poisson Tree Process analyses

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Jamaican Nightshade (Solanum jamaicense): A Threat to Florida's Hammocks

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Native range density, host utilisation and life history ofCalophya latiforceps(Hemiptera: Calophyidae): an herbivore of Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia)

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New Records of Invasive Exotic Plant Species in St. Lucie County, Florida

scientific article published in March 2005

New Species Diversity Revealed from Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Gall-InducingCalophyaspp. (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) from Brazilian Peppertree

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Phragmites in Florida

scientific article published in 2012

Prioritizing areas in the native range of hygrophila for surveys to collect biological control agents

scientific article published on 12 November 2010

Release and distribution ofLilioceris cheni(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera: Dioscoreaceae), in Florida

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Release and establishment ofCotesia flavipesCameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) an exotic parasitoid ofChilo partellus(Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in East and Southern Africa

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Species richness and parasitism in an assemblage of parasitoids attacking maize stem borers in coastal Kenya

scientific article published in 2003

Suitability of a New Plant Invader as a Target for Biological Control in Florida

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Systematics and Biology of Cremastobombycia chromolaenae, New Species (Gracillariidae), a Natural Enemy of Chromolaena odorata (L.) King and H. Robinson (Asteraceae)

scientific article published in March 2013

Taxonomy of Calophya (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) Species Associated with Schinus terebinthifolia (Anacardiaceae)

article by Daniel Burckhardt et al published June 2018 in The Florida Entomologist

Temperature-dependent development and potential distribution of Episimus utilis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a candidate biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) in Florida

scientific article published on August 2008

Temperature-dependent development, cold tolerance, and potential distribution of Cricotopus lebetis (Diptera: Chironomidae), a tip miner of Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae).

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Temperature-dependent development, cold tolerance, and potential distribution ofGratiana boliviana(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of tropical soda apple,Solanum viarum(Solanaceae)

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Temperature-dependent development, diapause and cold tolerance of Gratiana graminea, a potential biological control agent of Solanum viarum in Florida, USA

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The temporal correlation and spatial synchrony in the stemborer and parasitoid system of Coast Kenya with climate effects

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Toxicity of fipronil to the midge, Cricotopus lebetis Sublette.

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