Tachinid Bibliography 1980 - Present

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Ma, D.x., Qian, J.q. and Fan, Z.d. et al. 1999. Studies on flies in Xinjiang, China. IV. [In Chinese.] Endemic Diseases Bulletin 14: 50-52.

Macedo, N. and Araujo, J.R. 2000. Effects of sugarcane burning on larval and egg parasitoids of Diatraea saccharalis (Fabr.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). [In Portuguese.] Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 29: 79-84.

MacPhee, A., Newton, A. and McRae, K.B. 1988. Population studies on the winter moth Operophtera brumata (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in apple orchards in Nova Scotia. Can. Ent. 120: 73-83.

Madhu, M. and Puttaraju, H.P. 2001. Cytological and molecular evidence for Wolbachia infection in uzi flies of Exorista species. Cytologia 66: 197-203.

Madrigal, C.A. 1989. A critical view of forest pest management in Colombia. [In Spanish.] Crónica Forestal y del Medio Ambiente 7: 43-57.

Magalhaes, B.P. and Quintela, E.D. 1987. Parasitism rates of Urosigalphus chalcodermi Wilkinson on Chalcodermus bimaculatus Fiedler and of Celatoria bosqi Blanchard on Cerotoma arcuata Oliver in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), in Goias, Brazil. [In Portuguese.] An. Soc. Entomol. Bras. 16: 235-238.

Magasi, L.P. and Sickle, G.A. van 1984. Leucoma salicis (L.), satin moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Pp. 299-302. In Kelleher, J.S. and Hulme, M.A., eds., Biological control programmes against insects and weeds in Canada 1969-1980. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux. Slough, England. 410 pp.

Mahadeo, C.R. 1991. Evaluation of the biological control program against Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on sugar cane in Trinidad. Proc. 24th West Indies Sugar Technologists' Conference, Kingston, 8-12 April 1991: 60-65. Bridgetown, Barbados.

Mahani, M.K., Hatami, B., Seyedoleslami, H. and Lassal, J. 2003. Report of Baryscapus erynniae (Hym.: Eulophidae) from Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 22: 87-88.

Mahr, D.L. 1999. Biological control in a high-value native crop: status, opportunities, and constraints in cranberry. Pp. 64-90. In Charlet, L.D. and Brewer, G.J., eds., Biological control of native or indigenous insect pests: challenges, constraints, and potential. Thomas Say Publications in Entomology: Proceedings, 122 pp.

Maier, K. 1987. Untersuchungen an Raupenfliegen (Dipt., Tachinidae) als Parasiten des Schwammspinners, Lymantria dispar L. (Lep., Lymantriidae), in der Retrogradationsphase im Raum Offenburg (1986) und einige Beobachtungen über Schlupfwespen. Diplomarbeit, Zool. Inst. Univ. Freiburg. 133 pp.

Maier, K. 1990. Beitrag zur Biologie primärer und sekundärer Parasitoide von Lymantria dispar L. (Lep., Lymantriidae). J. Appl. Entomol. 110: 167-182.

Maier, K. and Bogenschütz, H. 1988. Die Bedeutung der Raupenfliegen (Dipt., Tachinidae) beim Zusammenbruch einer Massenvermehrung von Lymantria dispar L. (Lep., Lymantriidae). Mitt. Dtsch. Ges. Allg. Angew. Ent. 6: 164-168.

Maier, K. and Bogenschütz, H. 1990. Population dynamics of Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) and the influence of parasitoids during an outbreak in southwest Germany 1984-1986. [In German.] Z. Pflanzenkr. Pflanzenschutz 97: 381-393.

Maier, K.J. 1995. Der Einfluss der Parasitoide auf Lymantria dispar L. (Lep., Lymantriidae) in Waldern mit unterschiedlich starkem Massemwechsel. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie 10: 129-134.

Maini, S. and Burgio, G. 1990. The parasitoids of Ostrinia nubilalis (Hb.) in Emilia Romagna. [In Italian.] Informatore Fitopatologico 40: 19-28.

Majunke, C. and Schulz, U. 2003. Auswirkungen des Waldumbaus: die Gegenspieler-Fauna eines Kiefern-Grossschädlings. AFZ/Der Wald, Allgemeine Forst Zeitschrift für Waldwirtschaft und Umweltvorsorge 58: 1200-1202.

Maksimovic, M. and Sivcev, I. 1987. Contribution to the biological control of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.). [In Yugosl.] Zastita Bilja 38: 197-205.

Mallampalli, N., Barbosa, P. and Weinges, K. 1996. Effects of condensed tannins and catalpol on growth and development of Compsilura concinnata (Diptera: Tachinidae) reared in gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). J. Entomol. Sci. 31: 289-300.

Mallapur, C.P. and Kulkarni, K.A. 1998. Construction of life tables for the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata (Wlk.). Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences 11: 29-38.

Malschi, D. and Mustea, D. 1995. Protection and use of entomophagous arthropod fauna in cereals. Romanian Agricultural Research, No. 4: 93-99.

Malyshev, D.S. 1996. Reservoirs of the pine moth Dendrolimus pini L. (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) parasitoids in Voronezh province. [In Russian.] Entomol. Obozr. 75: 25-31.

Mamedov, Z.M. 1988. Parasitoids of the brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea L.) and the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) in orchards of Azerbaidzhan. [In Russian.] Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Azerbaidzhanskoi SSR, Biologicheskikh Nauk 4: 75-77.

Manachini, B. 2000. Lydella thompsoni Herting (Diptera, Tachinidae), parasite of Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) in North Italy. Phytophaga (Palermo) 10: 69-78.

Manachini, B. 2003. Effects of transgenic corn on Lydella thompsoni Herting (Diptera Tachinidae) parasitoid of Ostrinia nubilalis Hb. (Lepidoptera Crambidae). Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 35: 111-125.

Manachini, B. and Lozzia, G.C. 2004. Studies on the effects of Bt corn expressing Cry1Ab on two parasitoids of Ostrinia nubilalis Hb. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Bulletin OILB/SROP 27: 109-116.

Mani, M., Gopalakrishnan, C. and Krishnamoorthy, A. 2000. Natural parasitism on the pomegranate hairy caterpillar Trabala vishnou Lefevere (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) in Karnataka. Entomon 25: 241-243.

Mani, M., Gopalakrishnan, C. and Krishnamoorthy, A. 2001. Natural enemies of ber hairy caterpillar Thiacidas postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Karnataka. Entomon 26: 313-315.

Mani, M. and Krishnamoorthy, A. 1983. Recovery of two exotic parasites, Trichogramma brasiliensis [Hym.: Trichogrammatidae] and Eucelatoria bryani [Dip.: Tachinidae] from Heliothis armigera [Lep.: Noctuidae] in tomato fields. Entomophaga 28: 401-406.

Mani, M. and Nagarkatti, S. 1981. Development of Eucelatoria sp. near armigera (Coq.) on instars of Heliothis armigera (Hubn.). Entomon 6: 335-341.

Mani, M. and Nagarkatti, S. 1983. Relationship between size of Eucelatoria bryani Sabrosky females and their longevity and fecundity. Entomon 8: 83-86.

Mani, M. and Nagarkatti, S. 1988. Response of the parasitoid, Eucelatoria bryani Sabrosky (Diptera, Tachinidae) to different pesticides. Entomon 13: 25-28.

Mani, M., Nagarkatti, S. and Jayanth, K.P. 1985. Reaction of four parasitoids to some synthetic pyrethroids. Entomon 10: 111-115.

Mani, M., Nagarkatti, S. and Narayanan, K. 1982. Influence of parasitism by Eucelatoria bryani [Dipt., Tachinidae] on the consumption and utilisation of chickpea flour diet by Heliothis armigera [Lep., Noctuidae]. Entomophaga 27: 399-404.

Manjunatha, H.B. and Puttaraju, H.P. 1992. An analysis of somatic chromosomes in the uzifly Exorista bombycis (Diptera: Tachinidae). Cytologia 57: 321-326.

Manjunatha, H.B. and Puttaraju, H.P. 1992. Preliminary studies on the cytology of spermatogenesis in the uzifly, Exorista sorbillans (India). Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics 7: 911-916.

Manjunatha, H.B. and Puttaraju, H.P. 1993. The egg of uzi fly, Exorista sorbillans (? E. bombycis Louis) (Diptera: Tachinidae). Appl. Entomol. Zool. 28: 574-577.

Manjunatha, H.B. and Puttaraju, H.P. 1993. Ovarian developmental stages of uzi fly Exorista bombycis (Diptera: Tachinidae). Pp. 57-65. In ChannaBasavanna, G.P., Veeranna, G. and Dandin, S.B., eds., Recent advances in uzi fly research: Proceedings of the National Seminar on uzi fly and its control, 16-17 January 1992. Bangalore, India.

Manjunatha, H.B. and Puttaraju, H.P. 1996. Stages of oogenesis correlated with the age of the uzi fly, Exorista bombycis (syn. E. sorbillans) (Diptera: Tachinidae). Sericologia 36: 107-125.

Manjunatha, H.B. and Puttaraju, H.P. 1997. Association of chromosomes during spermatogenesis in the uzi fly, Exorista sorbillans (Diptera: Tachinidae). Cytobios 89: 81-88.

Manley, D.G., Durant, J.A., Johnson, A.W. and Roof, M.E. 1991. The tobacco budworm bollworm complex (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its parasites on field crops in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural Entomology 8: 169-178.

Mannion, C.M., Carpenter, J.E. and Gross, H.R. 1994. Potential of the combined use of inherited sterility and a parasitoid, Archytas marmoratus (Diptera: Tachinidae), for managing Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Environ. Entomol. 23: 41-46.

Mannion, C.M., Carpenter, J.E. and Gross, H.R. 1995. Integration of inherited sterility and a parasitoid, Archytas marmoratus (Diptera: Tachinidae), for managing Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): acceptability and suitability of hosts. Environ. Entomol. 24: 1679-1684.

Mannion, C.M., Carpenter, J.E., Wiseman, B.R. and Gross, H.R. 1994. Host corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) reared on meridic diet containing silks from a resistant corn genotype on Archytas marmoratus (Diptera: Tachinidae) and Ichneumon promissorius (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Environ. Entomol. 23: 837-845.

Manojlovic, B. 1985. Some biological properties of Lydella thompsoni Hrt. (Diptera, Tachinidae) - an important parasite of the European corn borer. [In Serbo-Croatian.] Zast. Bilja (Beograd) 36: 93-100.

Manojlovic, B., Sivcev, I., Draganic, M. and Baca, F. 1994. Investigations so far on European corn borer entomophages (Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn., Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Yugoslavia. [In Serbo Croat.] Zastita Bilja 45: 81-90.

Mao, H.X. and Kunimi, Y. 1991. Pupal mortality of the oriental tea tortrix, Homona magnanima Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), caused by parasitoids and pathogens. [In Japanese.] Jap. J. Appl. Ent. Zool. 35: 241-245.

Mao, Z.h. and Chao, C.m. 1990. A new species of the genus Parasetigena from China (Diptera: Tachinidae). [In Chinese.] Sinozoologia 1990: 301-302.

Mappes, J. 1994. Parasites and female ability to defend offspring in the parent bug Elasmucha grisea L. Ethology 97: 76-80.

Marchesini, E. and Dalla Monta, L. 1994. Observations on natural enemies of Lobesia botrana (Den. & Schiff.) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae) in Venetian vineyards. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 26: 201-230.

Marchesini, E., Tosi, L. and Galbero, G. 1998. Natural enemies of Hyphantria cunea in Veneto. [In Italian.] Informatore Agrario 54: 115-119.

Maree, J.M., Kallar, S.A. and Khuhro, R.D. 1999. Relative abundance of Spodoptera litura F. and Agrotis ypsilon Rott. on cabbage. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 31: 31-34.

Mariau, D. 1997. Rôle des parasitoïdes dans le contrôle des défoliateurs du palmier à huile. Plantations, Recherche, Développement 4: 297-303.

Marin, A.A. and Mestriner, M.A. 1985. Genetic polymorphism in Paratheresia claripalpis (Diptera, Tachinidae). Rev. Bras. Genet. 8: 291-301.

Marini, M. and Campadelli, G. 1994. Ootaxonomy of Goniini (Diptera Tachinidae) with microtype eggs. Bollettino di Zoologia 61: 271-283.

Markova, T.O. 1999. New host and distribution data of tachinid flies of subfamily Phasiinae (Diptera, Tachinidae) in Siberia and Russian Far East. Far Eastern Entomologist 75: 1-8.

Markova, T.O. 2000. Ecological and faunistic patterns of tachinid flies of subfamily Phasiinae (Diptera, Tachinidae) of Ussuriyskiy Nature Reserve and adjacent territory. [In Russian.] Chteniya Pamyati Alekseya Ivanovicha Kurentsova 9: 33-48.

Markova, T.O. 2000. The parasite-host relationships between the tachinid flies (Diptera, Tachinidae, Phasiinae) and bugs Dolycoris baccarum L. and Graphosoma rubrolineatum Westw. (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae). [In Russian.] Chteniya Pamyati Alekseya Ivanovicha Kurentsova 10: 53-59.

Markova, T.O. 2003. Biotropical distribution of tachinid flies (Diptera, Tachinidae, Phasiinae) and their hosts – the bugs (Heteroptera) in Ussuriyskyi Nature Reserve and adjacent territory. [In Russian.] Chteniya Pamyati Alekseya Ivanovicha Kurentsova 13: 132-139.

Maron, J.L. and Harrison, S. 1997. Spatial pattern formation in an insect host-parasitoid system. Science 278: 1619-1621.

Marrone, P.G., Brooks, W.M. and Stinner, R.E. 1983. The incidence of tachinid parasites and pathogens in adult populations of the bean leaf beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata (Forster) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in North Carolina. J. Ga. Entomol. Soc. 18: 363-370.

Marschner, G. 1980. Interessante Beobachtungen beim Schlüpfvorgang einer Tachinenart. Ent. Nachr. 24: 59-60.

Martin, A.J., Conlong, D.E. and Slotow, R. 2001. Temperature tolerances of Sturmiopsis parasitica (Diptera: Tachinidae). Proceedings of the Annual Congress – South African Sugar Technologists' Association 75: 186.

Martin, W.R. Jr., Nordlund, D.A. and Nettles, W.C. Jr. 1989. Ovipositional behavior of the parasitoid Palexorista laxa (Diptera: Tachinidae) on Heliothis zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae. J. Entomol. Sci. 24: 460-464.

Martin, W.R. Jr., Nordlund, D.A. and Nettles, W.C. Jr. 1990. Response of parasitoid Eucelatoria bryani to selected plant material in an olfactometer. J. Chem. Ecol. 16: 499-508.

Martin, W.R. Jr., Nordlund, D.A. and W.C. Nettles, W.C. Jr. 1992. Parasitization of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Palexorista laxa (Diptera: Tachinidae): influence of host developmental stage on host suitability and progeny production. J. Entomol. Sci. 27: 164-171.

Martinek, V. 1987. The parasites of web-spinning sawflies of the Cephalcia Pz. genus (Hym., Pamphiliidae) in the CSR. Part I. Voltinism of the fly Myxexoristops abietis Hert. (Dipt., Tachinidae). [In Czech.] Lesnictví (Prague) 33: 583-606.

Martinek, V. 1988. Outbreak of a new pest, Cephalcia falleni, as a consequence of ecosystem deterioration in mountain spruce forests by immissions. [In Czech.] Pp. Aktuálne problémy ochrany biosféry CSSR, zborník referátov z celoštátnej konferencie, Brno 1988. VŠLD Zvolen, pp. 105-110.

Martinek, V. 1990. Parasites of web-spinning sawflies of the Cephalcia Pz. genus (Hym., Pamphilidae) in the CR. Part V- Represention of larval parasites in the spectrum of natural enemies. [In Czech.] Lesnictví 36: 201-220.

Martinek, V. 1991. An outbreak of the web-spinning sawfly Cephalcia arvensis Panz. (Hym., Pamphilidae) in eastern Bohemia. [In Czech.] Lesnictví 37: 543-570.

Martinek, V. 1994. Study of forest fauna of Diptera (Diptera-Brachycera) in the valley of the Metuje river near Nové Mesto and Metují. [In Czech.] Lesnictví 40: 29-37.

Martinez, M. and Reymonet, C. 1991. Les hôtes de Pseudoperichaeta nigrolineata et de P. palesoidea [Dipt.: Tachinidae]. Entomophaga 36: 227-233.

Martos, A. and Gasani, R. 1987. Insects found in chickpea cultivated in La Molina, Lima [Peru]. [In Spanish.] Rev. Peru Entomol. 29(1986): 125-126.

Maruya, W.I., Pinto, A. de S. and Gravena, S. 2001. Parasitoides e Nomuraea rileyi (Farlow) Samson em lagartas desfolhadoras (Lepidoptera) na cultura da soja. Boletin de Sanidad Vegetal 27: 561-567.

Mason, A.C., Oshinsky, M.L. and Hoy, R.R. 2001. Hyperacute directional hearing in a microscale auditory system. Nature 410: 686-690.

Mason, C.E., Jones, R.L. and Thompson, M.M. 1991. Rearing Lydella thompsoni (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasite of the European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 84: 179-181.

Mason, C.E., Romig, R.F., Wendel, L.E. and Wood, L.A. 1994. Distribution and abundance of larval parasitoids of European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in the East Central United States. Environ. Entomol. 23: 521-531.

Mason, P.G., Arthur, A.P., Olfert, O.O. and Erlandson, M.A. 1998. The bertha armyworm (Mamestra configurata) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in western Canada. Can. Ent. 130: 321-336.

Mason, P.G. and Erlandson, M.A. 1994. The potential of biological control for management of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Canada. Can. Ent. 126: 1459-1491.

Mason, P.G., Turnock, W.J., Erlandson, M.A., Kuhlmann, U. and Braun, L. 2002. Mamestra configurata Walker, bertha armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Pp. 169-176. In Mason, P.G. and Huber, J.T., eds., Biological control programmes in Canada, 1981-2000. CABI Publishing, Wallingford and New York. xiv + 583 pp.

Masoodi, M.A., Trali, A.R., Bhat, A.M., Tikoo, R.K. and Nehru, R.K. 1986. Incidence of parasites of Lymantria obfuscata [Lymantriidae: Lepidoptera] in Kashmir. Entomophaga 31: 401-404.

Mateias, M.C. 1984. Quelques donnees biologiques sur l'espece Exorista xanthaspis Wied (Diptera-Larvaevoridae). Revue roum. Biol. (Ser. Biol. anim.) 29: 81-82.

Mathur, Y.K. and Singh, S.K. 1998. Some important natural enemies of Amsacta moorei Butler in Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Ecology 25: 77-78.

Matile, L. 1994. Diptères d'Europe occidentale. Tome II. Paris. 416 pp.

Matiushenko. S. 2002. The influence of larvaes I age Compsilura concinnata Mg. in common content of nitrogen, proteins substances and lipids in caterpillars Porthetria dispar. [In Ukrainian.] Visnyk Lvivskoho Universytetu Seriia Biolohichna 28: 241-245.

Matsumoto, K. 1990. Population dynamics of Luehdorfia japonica Leech (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). II. Patterns of mortality in immatures in relation to egg cluster size. Researches on Population Ecology 32: 173-188.

Matteson, P.C. 1980. Rearings of Tachinidae (Dipt.) from pod sucking Hemiptera from cowpea plots in Nigeria and Tanzania. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 116: 66.

May, R.M. and Hassell, M.P. 1981. The dynamics of multiparasitoid-host interactions. Amer. Nat. 117: 234-261.

McAlpine, J.F. (ed.) and Wood, D.M. coordinators. 1989. Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Volume 3. Agriculture Canada Monograph 32: 1333-1581.

McAuslane, H.J. and Bennett, F.D. 1995. Parasitoids and predators associated with Syntomeida epilais (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on oleander. Florida Entomologist 78: 543-546.

McCann, K., Hastings, A., Harrison, S. and Wilson, W. 2000. Population outbreaks in a discrete world. Theoretical Population Biology 57: 97-108.

McCauley, D.E. 1992. Family structured patterns of mortality in the false Colorado potato beetle. Ecol. Entomol. 17: 142-148.

McCauley, D.E. 1994. Intrademic group selection imposed by a parasitoid-host interaction. American Naturalist 144: 1-13.

McCravy, K.W. and Berisford, C.W. 2000. Parasitoids of the Nantucket pine tip moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in the coastal plain of Georgia. J. Entomol. Sci. 35: 220-226.

McCravy, K.W. and Berisford, C.W. 2001. Effects of vegetation control on parasitoids of the Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Florida Entomologist 84: 282-287.

McCravy, K.W., Dalusky, M.J. and Berisford, C.W. 2001. Effects of a broad spectrum and biorational insecticides on parasitoids of the Nantucket pine tip moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 94: 112-115.

McCravy, K.W., Dalusky, M.J. and Berisford, C.W. 2002. Tip moth parasitoids and pesticides: are they compatible? Pp. 26-33. In Berisford, C.W. and Grosman, D.M., eds., General Technical Report – Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, No. SRS-51.

McCutcheon, G.S. 1991. Late-season parasitoids of the fall armyworm in South Carolina. J. Agric. Entomol. 8: 219-221.

McFadyen, R.E. 1997. Parasitoids of the arctiid moth Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata (Lep.: Arctiidae), an introduced biocontrol agent against the weed Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae), in Asia and Africa. Entomophaga 42: 467-470.

McLain, D.K. 1991. Heritability of size: a positive correlate of multiple fitness components in the southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 84: 174-178.

McLain, D.K., Marsh, N.B., Lopez, J.R. and Drawdy, J.A. 1990. Intravernal changes in the level of parasitization of the southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), by the feather-legged fly (Diptera: Tachinidae): host sex, mating status, and body size as correlated factors. J. Entomol. Sci. 25: 501-509.

McNeil, J.N. 1984. Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer), European skipper (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Pp. 79-83. In Kelleher, J.S. and Hulme, M.A., eds., Biological control programmes against insects and weeds in Canada 1969-1980. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux. Slough, England. 410 pp.

McPherson, R.M., Pitts, J.R., Newsom, L.D., Chapin, J.B. and Herzog, D.C. 1982. Incidence of tachinid parasitism of several stink bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) species associated with soybean. J. Econ. Entomol. 75: 783-786.

Meals, D.W. and Caltagirone, L.E. 1995. Navel orangeworm. Pp. 196-198. In Nechols, J.R., Andres, L.A., Beardsley, J.W., Goeden, R.D. and Jackson, C.G., eds., Biological control in the western United States. Accomplishments and benefits of regional research project W-84, 1964-1989. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Publication 3361. 356 pp.

Meier, R., Kotrba, M. and Ferrar, P. 1999. Ovoviviparity and viviparity in the Diptera. Biol. Rev. 74: 199-258.

Mellini, E. 1983. Hypothesis on the hormonal control exerted by hosts on parasitoids, on the basis of the latest discoveries in insect endocrinology. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Stud. Bologna 38: 135-166.

Mellini, E. 1986. The biology of Diptera Tachinidae: the importance of the host stage at the time of parasitization. [In Italian.] Frustula Entomologica, Nuova Serie 7-8 (20-21): 395-419.

Mellini, E. 1986. Biology of parasitic Hymenoptera: the importance of the postembryonal stages at infestation in holometabolous hosts. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 40: 13-50.

Mellini, E. 1987. On Chaetogena filipalpis Rond. (Dipt. Tachinidae) parasite of Apterona crenulella Bruand (Lep. Psychidae). [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 42: 219-229.

Mellini, E. 1990. Synopsis of the biology of Diptera Larvaevoridae. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 45: 1-38.

Mellini, E. 1992. Ditteri entomofagi occasionali determinatori di miasi nell'uomo. Natura e Montagna 39: 41-48.

Mellini, E. 1993. Insect entomofagy: a brief survey. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 47: 179-221.

Mellini, E. 1994. Anatomical and histological characteristics of the female genital apparatus of Exorista larvarum L. (Diptera Tachinidae), a parasitoid laying macrotype eggs on the host. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 48: 45-58.

Mellini, E. 1994. Artificial diets for the rearing of parasitical entomophagous insects. [In Italian and English.] Alma Mater Studiorum, Università Degli Studi di Bologna 7: 187-216.

Mellini, E. 1994. A comparative analysis of parasitoidism in Hymenoptera and Diptera. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol."Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 49: 41-100.

Mellini, E. and Beccari, G. 1983. Relationships between host dimensions and parasitization percentages in the host parasite couple Galleria mellonella L. - Gonia cinerascens Rond. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Stud. Bologna 38: 71-88.

Mellini, E. and Boninsegni, G. 1982. Effects on the parasite Gonia cinerascens Rond. of hydroprene applied on hosts at the last stages of the pre-imaginal development. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Stud. Bologna 37: 171-191.

Mellini, E. and Borgatti, M. 1992. Parasitoids diapause: experimental studies on the system Galleria mellonella L. - Pseudogonia rufifrons Wied. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Stud. Bologna 46: 131-152.

Mellini, E., Borgatti, M. and Bratti, A. 1984. On the suitability of Galleria mellonella L. as host when parasitized during its final larval stages by Pseudogonia rufifrons Wied. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Stud. Bologna 39: 161-186.

Mellini, E. and Braga, C. 1983. Importance of the dispersion degree of microtypical eggs in the multiplication of the parasitoid Gonia cinerascens Rond. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Stud. Bologna 37: 75-90.

Mellini, E. and Bratti, A. 1983. Effects of dejections and manipulation of the growth of Galleria mellonella L. and repercussions on the parasite Gonia cinerascens Rond. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Stud. Bologna 38: 51-69.

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Mellini, E. and Campadelli, G. 1980. Weight comparison between parasitized pupae and unparasitized ones in the host-parasite couple Galleria mellonella L. - Gonia cinerascens Rond. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Ent. Univ. Bologna 35: 109-125.

Mellini, E. and Campadelli, G. 1981. Growth potential of the parasitoid Gonia cinerascens Rond. measured on the substitute host Galleria mellonella L. [In Italian.] Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 60: 239-252.

Mellini, E. and Campadelli, G. 1986. First and second instar larvae distribution of Pseudogonia rufifrons Wied. in larvae and eopupae of Galleria mellonella L. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 40: 151-166.

Mellini, E. and Campadelli, G. 1988. Pseudogonia rufifrons Wied.: extrauterine incubation and microtype egg hatching. [In Italian.] Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 43: 105-113. [Publ. date 1990.]

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Mellini, E. and Campadelli, G. 1995. Further simplifications in the composition of oligidic diets for the parasitoid Exorista larvarum (L.). Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 49: 211-223.

Mellini, E. and Campadelli, G. 1995. Qualitative improvements in the composition of oligidic diets for the parasitoid Exorista larvarum (L.). Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 49: 187-196.

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Mellini, E. and Campadelli, G. 1996. Formulas for "inexpensive" artificial diets for the parasitoid Exorista larvarum (L.). Boll. Ist. Entomol. "Guido Grandi", Univ. Bologna 50: 95-106.

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