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Recent Publications

Rose Eriophyid Mites: an ecological study of Phyllocoptes fructiphilus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidea), vector of rose rosette virus, and its relationship with Rosa species.  Katherine M. Solo  2018.  M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee M.S. Thesis. 78 pp.

Biochemical and transcriptomic characterization of glycoside hydrolases in Thermobia domestica and Ctenolepisma longicaudata.  Mallipeddi, R.  2018.  Ph.D. Dissertation. [Abstract]

Effects of a Floral Cut on the Retention of Eriophyid Mites on Rose Cuttings.  Solo, K., S. B. Collins, M. R. Hajimorad, F. A. Hale, J. B. Wilkerson, A. S. Windham, D. Byrne, and M. T. Windham.  2018.  American Society of Horticultural Scientists, Washington, D.C., July 30 - August 3, https://ashs.confex.com/ashs/2018/meetingapp.cgi/Person/31959.

Susceptibility of twospotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) to abamectin in Midsouth cotton.  Brown, S., et al., and S. D. Stewart.  2017.  Crop Protection, 98 (2017) 179-183.

Evaluation of Rose Cultivars for Resistance to Rose Rosette Disease.  Byrne, D., N. Anderson, T. Evans, S. B. Collins, B. England, K. Solo, A. S. Windham, F. A. Hale, and M. T. Windham.  2017.  VII International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation, Session 7, Poster 10, Angers, France, July 2-7. [Abstract]

A Simplified Technique for Counting Eriophyid Mites on Roses that are Endangered by Rose Rosette Disease.  Collins, S. B., K. Solo, A. S. Windham, F. A. Hale, Q. Cheng, and M. T. Windham.  2017.  VII International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation, Session 7, Poster 6, Angers, France, July 2-7. [Abstract]

An Abridged Technique to Determine Phyllocoptes fructiphilus Populations on Roses endangered by Rose Rosette Disease.  Collins, S. B., K. Solo, A. S. Windham, F. A. Hale, Q. Cheng, and M. T. Windham.  2017.  APS Annual Meeting, 458-P, San Antonio, TX, Aug 7.

Eriophyid Mite Populations found on Different Rosa Species.  Collins, S. B., Q. Cheng, B. England, K. Solo, F. A. Hale, A. S. Windham, D. Byrne, N. Anderson, and M. T. Windham.  2017.  VII International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation, Session 7, Poster 9, Angers, France, July 2-7. [Abstract]

Rosa species resistance to eriophyid mite populations.  Solo, K., S. B. Collins, Q. Cheng, B. England, F. A. Hale, A. S. Windham, D. Byrne, N. Anderson, and M. T. Windham.  2017.  APS Annual Meeting, 627-P, San Antonio, TX, Aug 8.

Spider Mites And Plant Bugs In Cotton.  Stewart, S. D.  2016.  MidAmerica Farmer Grower.

Clover Mites (Bryobia praetiosa).  Barnwell, P., and K. M. Vail.  2015.  Pests and Pesticides in Child-serving Facilities: An IPM Newsletter, 8(5):2.

Beneficial insects, spiders and mites in the Southeast: A pictorial guide to common beneficials in the garden and landscape.  Braman, K., F. A. Hale, and A. Majumdar.  2014.  UGA Extension, UT Extension, and Alabama Cooperative Extension System.