Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Bistline-East, A. and M.J. Gormally. Nutritional ecology of predaceous Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) larvae and the physiological effects of prey utilisation. in prep: BioControl
  2. Milosavljević I., K.A. McCalla, A. Bistline-East, and M.S. Hoddle. 2019. Threshold temperatures and thermal requirements of Psyllaphycus diaphorinae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a hyperparasitoid of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). submitted: Florida Entomologist
  3. D'Ahmed K.S, C. Stephens, A. Bistline-East, C.D. Williams, R.J. McDonnell, M. Carnaghi, D.ÓhUallacháin, M.J. Gormally. 2019. Biological control of pestiferous slugs using Tetanocera elata (Fabricius) (Diptera: Sciomyzidae): Larval behavior and feeding on slugs exposed to Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Schneider, 1859) (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae) with notes on adult egg-laying. submitted: Biological Control
  4. Bistline-East, A., J.G.J. Carey, A. Colton, M. Day, and M.J. Gormally. 2018. Catching flies with honey(dew): Marsh flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) utilize sugary secretions for high-carbohydrate diets. Environmental Entomology 47(6): 1632-1641. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvy155
  5. Irvin, N.A., A. Bistline-East, and M.S.Hoddle, 2016. The effect of an irrigated buckwheat and vetch cover crop on grape yield, berry quality, vine vigor, and abundance of beneficial insects and grape pests in California. Biological Control 93: 72-83. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.11.009
  6. Bistline-East, A. and M.S. Hoddle. 2015. Biology of Psyllaphycus diaphorinae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a hyperparasitoid of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 109(1):22–28.
  7. Bistline-East, A., R. Pandey, M. Kececi, and M.S. Hoddle. 2015. Host range testing of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) for use in classical biological control of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in California. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(3):940-950.
  8. Bistline-East, A. and M. S. Hoddle. 2014. Chartocerus sp. (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae) and Pachyneuron crassiculme (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) are obligate hyperparasitoids of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and possibly Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Florida Entomologist 97(2): 562-566.

Industry & Outreach Publications

  1. Bistline-East, A. 11 Jan 2016. Psyllaphycus diaphorinae: Another natural enemy from Pakistan for ACP biocontrol? Center for Invasive Species Research blog.
  2. Hoddle, M.S., A. Bistline-East, C.D. Hoddle, and M. Lewis. 2015. Enlisting a second natural enemy species for ACP biocontrol. Citrograph 6 (2): 58-63.