Tachinid Bibliography 1980 - Present

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Waage, J.K. 1986. Family planning in parasitoids: adaptive patterns of progeny and sex allocation. Pp. 63-95. In Waage, J. and Greathead, D., eds., Insect parasitoids. Academic Press. 389 pp.

Wagner, D.L., Tobi, D.R., Parker, B.L., Wallner, W.E. and Leonard, J.G. 1989. Immature stages and natural enemies of Korscheltellus gracilis (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae). Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 82: 717-724.

Wagner, W.E. 1996. Convergent song preferences between female field crickets and acoustically orienting parasitoid flies. Behavioral Ecology 7: 279-285.

Wahlberg, N. 1998. The life history and ecology of Euphydryas maturna (Nymphalidae: Melitaeini) in Finland. Nota Lepidopterologica 21: 154-169.

Wahlberg, N., Kullberg, J. and Hanski, I. 2001. Natural history of some Siberian melitaeine butterfly species (Nymphalidae: Melitaeini) and their parasitoids. Entomologica Fennica 12: 72-77.

Wakazono, M. and Funakoshi, S. 2002. Internal conditions of bagworms of five large species of the Psychidae (Lepidoptera). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 53: 63-68.

Walker, S.E. and Cade, W.H. 2003. A simulation model of the effects of frequency dependence, density dependence and parasitoid flies on the fitness of male field crickets. Ecological Modelling 169: 119-130.

Walker, T.J. 1986. Monitoring the flights of field crickets (Gryllus spp.) and a tachinid fly (Euphasiopteryx ochracea) in north Florida. Florida Entomologist 69: 678-685.

Walker, T.J. 1988. Acoustic traps for agriculturally important insects. Florida Entomologist 71: 484-492.

Walker, T.J. 1989. A live trap for monitoring Euphasiopteryx and tests with E. ochracea (Diptera: Tachinidae). Florida Entomologist 72: 314-319.

Walker, T.J. 1993. Phonotaxis in female Ormia ochracea (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasitoid of field crickets. J. Ins. Behav. 6: 389-410.

Walker, T.J., Parkman, J.P., Frank, J.H. and Schuster, D.J. 1996. Seasonality of Ormia depleta and limits to its spread. Biological Control 6: 378-383.

Walker, T.J. and Wineriter, S.A. 1991. Hosts of a phonotactic parasitoid and levels of parasitism (Diptera: Tachinidae: Ormia ochracea). Florida Entomologist 74: 554-559.

Wallner, W.E. 1989. Overview of pest Lymantriidae of North America. Pp. 65-79. In Wallner, W.E. and McManus, K.A., tech. coords., Proceedings, Lymantriidae: a comparison of features of New and Old World tussock moths. June 26 - July 1, 1988, New Haven, Connecticut. U.S.D.A., Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, General Technical Report NE-123. 554 pp.

Wallner, W.E. and McManus, M.L. 1981. Population dynamics: Summary. Pp. 202-203. In Doane, C.C. and McManus, M.L., eds., The gypsy moth: research toward integrated pest management. USDA Tech. Bull. 1584. 757 pp.

Waloff, N. 1987. Observations on the heather beetle Lochmaea suturalis (Thomson) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and its parasitoids. J. Nat. Hist. 21: 545-556.

Walsh, G.C. 2004. Distribution, host specificity, and overwintering of Celatoria bosqi Blanchard (Diptera: Tachinidae), a South American parasitoid of Diabrotica spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Biological Control 29: 427-434.

Wang, G., You, D.K., Zhao, Y.Z., Bai, J.L. and Zhang, X.T. 1990. Preliminary investigations on parasitic natural enemies of Clostera anachoreta in the Baicheng region, Jilin Province. [In Chinese.] Forest Pest and Disease 1990(2): 26-28.

Wang, J.-S., Wang, J.-Q., Zhang, X.-B., Tang, T.-Q., Liang, W.-Q. and Wang, C. 1999. Study on the bionomics of Biston robustum and its control. [In Chinese.] Forest Research 12: 403-410.

Wang, Y. 1998. Fly parasites with Dendrolimus punctatus in Sichuan and Chongqing. [In Chinese.] Sichuan Journal of Zoology 17: 176.

Wang, Y. 1998. Key to the species of Goniinae from Sichuan Province and Chongqing City (Diptera: Tachinidae). [In Chinese.] Journal of Sichuan Normal Univerity (Natural Science) 21: 87-93.

Wang, Y. 1998. Key to the species of Tachininae (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Sichuan Province and Chongqing City. [In Chinese.] Journal of Sichuan Normal University (Natural Science) 21: 205-210.

Wardlaw, J.C., Webb, N.R., McAlister, E.A.J. and Murcott, J. 2000. Observations on the life cycle of Medina collaris (Fallén) (Dipt., Tachinidae). Entomol. Mon. Mag. 136: 21-29.

Wardlaw, J.C., Webb, N.R., McAlister, E.A.J. and Murcott, J. 2000. Observations on the life cycle of Medina collaris (Fallen) (Dipt., Tachinidae). Ent. Monthly Mag. 136: 21-29.

Waring, P. 2003. Parasitoids Homolobus annulicornis (Nees) (Hym.: Braconidae) and Eumea linearicornis (Zetterstedt) (Dipt.: Tachinidae) reared from larvae of the White-spotted Pinion moth Cosmia diffinis (L) (Lep.: Noctuidae), with notes on habitat of the host. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 115: 123-126.

Watanabe, M. and Mitsuhashi, J. 1995. In vitro rearing of an endoparasitic fly, Exorista sorbillans (Diptera: Tachinidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 30: 319-325.

Watt, K.R., Hancock, E.G., Horsfield, D. and MacGowan, I. 1997. Rare and local Diptera from the Tay reed beds in Scotland. Dipterists Digest (2nd series) 4: 30-34.

Way, M. 1993. Effect of multiple parasitism of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the offspring of Paratheresia claripalpis (Diptera: Tachinidae). Pp. 118. In Proceedings of the Ninth Entomological Congress organized by the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, 28 June - 1 July 1993. Pretoria, South Africa.

Weeks, J.A. 2003. Parasitism and ant protection alter the survival of the lycaenid Hemiargus isola. Ecological Entomology 28: 228-232.

Wei, H., Goyer, R.A. and Lenhard, G. 1998. Abundance of parasitoids of Archips argyrospila (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Louisiana. Environ. Entomol. 27: 726-730.

Wei, H., Huang, Y. and Tang, C. et al. 1999. Investigation on the parasitoids on main poplar pests in Liaoyang District. [In Chinese.] Senlin Bingchong Tongxun 18: 30-32.

Weinstein, P. and Austin, A.D. 1991. The host relationships of trigonalyid wasps (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae), with a review of their biology and catalogue to world species. J. Nat. Hist. 25: 399-433.

Weir, E.H. and Sagarzazu, L. 1998. Interspecific competition between Metagonystilum minense (Diptera: Tachinidae) and Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoids of sugarcane borers (Diatraea spp., Lepidoptera:Pyralidae). Revista de Biologia Tropical 46: 1135-1139.

Weir, E.H. and Vivas, A.M. 1997. Preference of Metagonystilum minense (Diptera: Tachinidae) between Diatraea saccharalis and Diatraea rosa (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). [In Spanish.] Boletin del Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas Universidad del Zulia 31: 111-119.

Wells, M.L., Hagan, D.V. and McPherson, R.M. 2001. Survey of parasitoids associated with Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock) in Bulloch County, Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 36: 101-104.

Wen, J.z. and Sun, C.x. 1988. Two new species of Nosema (Microspora: Nosematidae). [In Chinese.] Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 13: 105-111.

Weng, Z.y. and Zhou, C.q. 1995. Studies of the tachinid flies of pine caterpillar 1: natural parasitic dynamic. [In Chinese.] Natural Enemies of Insects 17: 147-152.

Weseloh, R.M. 1980. Host recognition of the tachinid parasitoid, Compsilura concinnata. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 73: 593-601.

Weseloh, R.M. 1980. Studying parasites of the gypsy moth to increase their effectiveness. Front. Plant Sci. 32(2), 1980: 6-7.

Weseloh, R.M. 1981. Relationship between colored sticky panel catches and reproductive behavior of forest tachinid parasitoids. Environ. Entomol. 10: 131-135.

Weseloh, R.M. 1982. Implications of tree microhabitat preferences of Compsilura concinnata (Diptera: Tachinidae) for its effectiveness as a gypsy moth parasitoid. Can. Ent. 114: 617-622.

Weseloh, R.M. 1983. Effects of multiple parasitism on the gypsy moth parasites Apanteles melanoscelus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Compsilura concinnata (Diptera: Tachinidae). Environ. Entomol. 12: 599-602.

Weseloh, R.M. 1984. Effect of exposing adults of the gypsy moth parasite Compsilura concinnata (Diptera: Tachinidae) to hosts on the parasite's subsequent behavior. Can. Ent. 116: 79-84.

Weseloh, R.M. 1984. Effect of size, stress, and ligation of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) larvae on development of the tachinid parasite Compsilura concinnata Meigen (Diptera: Tachinidae). Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 77: 423-428.

Weseloh, R.M. 1990. Gypsy moth predators: an example of generalist and specialist natural enemies. Pp. 233-243. In Watt, A.D., Leather, S.R., Hunter, M.D. and Kidd, N.A.C., eds., Population dynamics of forest insects. Intercept, Andover, UK. 408 pp.

Weseloh, R.M. 1993. Potential effects of parasitoids on the evolution of caterpillar foraging behavior. Pp. 203-223. In Stamp, N.E. and Casey, T.M., eds., Caterpillars: ecological and evolutionary constraints on foraging. London. [Publ. date 1995.]

Weseloh, R.M. 2003. People and the gypsy moth: a story of human interactions with an invasive species. American Entomologist 49: 180-190.

West, R.J. 1991. Notes on the biology and control of the black army cutworm, Actebia fennica (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in black spruce plantations. Proc. Ent. Soc. Ont. 122: 53-63.

West, R.J. 1994. Potato stem borer. [In chapter 16, Potato.] Pp. 258. In Howard, R.J., Garland, J.A. and Seaman, W.L., eds., Diseases and pests of vegetable crops in Canada: an illustrated compendium. Canadian Phytopathological Society and Entomological Society of Canada. Ottawa. 554 pp.

West, R.J., Laing, J.E. and Marshall, S.A. 1983. Parasites of the potato stem borer, Hydraecia micacea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Proc. ent. Soc. Ont. 114: 69-82. [Publ. date 1984.]

Wheeler, A.G. Jr. 1989. Disonycha punctigera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): first host record of a little-known flea beetle. Entomol. News 100: 67-71.

Wheeler, G.S., Ashley, T.R. and Andrews, K.L. 1989. Larval parasitoids and pathogens of the fall armyworm in Honduran maize. Entomophaga 34: 331-340.

White, G.B. and Webb, R.E. 1994. Survival of dipteran parasitoids (Diptera: Tachinidae) during a virus-induced gypsy moth population collapse. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 96: 27-30.

White, W.B., McLane, W.H. and N.F. Schneeberger, N.F. 1981. Pesticides. Pp. 423-442. In Doane, C.C. and McManus, M.L., eds., The gypsy moth: research toward integrated pest management. USDA Tech. Bull. 1584. 757 pp.

Whitehead, P.F. 2001. A new locality for Cistogaster globosa (F.) (Diptera, Tachinidae). Entomol. Mon. Mag. 137: 72.

Whiteley, D., Garland, S.P. and Hancock, E.G. 1994. A survey of Diptera on South Uist and adjacent Outer Hebridean Islands. Dipterists Digest 14: 32-43.

Whiteley, D. (ed.) 1994. A survey of Diptera on the Isle of Rum - 1990. Dipterists Digest 14: 2-27.

Wiech, K. and Pniak, M. 2002. Parasitoids of leaf roller caterpillars occurring on common privet hedgerows. [In Polish.] Progress in Plant Protection 42: 464-466.

Wiegmann, B.M., Mitter, C. and Farrell, B. 1993. Diversification of carnivorous parasitic insects: extraordinary radiation or specialized dead end? Amer. Nat. 142: 737-754.

Wilkinson, A.T.S. 1984. Tipula paludosa Meigen, European cranefly (Diptera: Tipulidae). Pp. 85-88. 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.

Wilkinson, T.K., Landis, D.A. and Gut, L.J. 2004. Parasitism of obliquebanded leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in commercially managed Michigan apple orchards. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1524-1530.

Williams, C.E., Pavuk, D.M., Taylor, D.H. and Martin, T.H. 1995. Parasitism and disease incidence in the green cloverworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in strip-intercropped soybean agroecosystems. Environ. Entomol. 24: 253-260.

Williams, D.J.M., Parry, D. and Langor, D.W. 1996. Sampling and identification of forest tent caterpillar parasitoids in the prairie provinces. Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre, Information Report NOR-X-345. 27 pp.

Williams, D.W., Fuester, R.W., Metterhouse, W.W., Balaam, R.J., Bullock, R.H., Chianese, R.J. and Reardon, R.C. 1992. Incidence and ecological relationships of parasitism in larval populations of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Biological Control 2: 35-43.

Williams, R.N., Miller, K.V. and Weiss, M.J. 1981. Parasitism of the picnic beetle, Glischrochilus fasciatus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), by the tachinid, Hyalamyodes triangulifer (Diptera: Tachinidae). J. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 54: 521-522.

Williams, S.C., Arnaud, P.H. Jr. and Lowe, G. 1990. Parasitism of Anuroctonus phaiodactylus (Wood) and Vaejovis spinigerus (Wood) (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae) by Spilochaetosoma californicum Smith (Diptera: Tachinidae), and a review of parasitism in scorpions. Myia 5: 11-27.

Williams, T., Goulson, D., Caballero, P., Cisneros, J., Martinez, A.M., Chapman, J.W., Roman, D.X. and Cave, R.D. 1999. Evaluation of a baculovirus bioinsecticide for small-scale maize growers in Latin America. Biological Control 14: 67-75.

Wilmot, S.H., Parker, B.L. and Odell, T.M. 1993. Sampling parasitoids in host-augmented gypsy moth (Lep., Lymantriidae) populations. J. Appl. Entomol. 116: 62-71.

Wilson, J.A. Jr. and DuRant, J.A. 1991. Parasites of the European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in South Carolina. J. Agric. Entomol. 8: 109-116.

Wineriter, S.A. and Walker, T.J. 1990. Rearing phonotactic parasitoid flies [Diptera: Tachinidae, Ormiini, Ormia spp.]. Entomophaga 35: 621-632.

Winter, K. 1990. Effects of forest liming on insects living above ground. Forst und Holz 45: 147-151.

Wolda, H. and Tanaka, S. 1987. Dormancy and aggregation in a tropical insect Jadera obscura (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae). Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences 90: 351-366.

Wood, D.M. 1985. A taxonomic conspectus of the Blondeliini of North and Central America and the West Indies (Diptera: Tachinidae). Mem. Ent. Soc. Canada 132: 1-130. [Publ. date 1986.]

Wood, D.M. 1987. Chapter 110. Tachinidae. Pp. 1193-1269. In McAlpine, J.F. et al., eds., Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Volume 2. Agriculture Canada Monograph 28.

Wood, D.M. 1994. Relationships among Tachinidae of Northern Europe, Siberia, and Northwestern North America. Pp. 247-248. In O'Hara, J.E., ed., Abstract Volume, Third International Congress of Dipterology, Guelph.

Wood, D.M. and Richter, V.A. 2001. The tachinid species Masistylum arcuatum Mik new to the fauna of Yakutia (Diptera: Tachinidae). Zoosystematica Rossica 10: 180.

Wood, M. 1994. Friendly flier: gypsy moth biocontrol readied. Agricultural Research (Washington) 42: 18-20.

Woodley, N.E. 1993. A remarkable new species of Paradejeania from the Dominican Republic (Diptera: Tachinidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 95: 182-188.

Woodley, N.E. 1994. A new species of Lydella (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Mexico with a discussion of the definition of the genus. Bulletin of Entomological Research 84: 131-136.

Woodley, N.E. 1998. A revision of the genus Pararchytas Brauer and Bergenstamm (Diptera: Tachinidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 100: 409-420.

Woodley, N.E. and Hilburn, D.J. 1994. The Diptera of Bermuda. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 28(2): 1-64.

Woods, H.A. and Bernays, E.A. 2000. Water homeostasis by wild larvae of Manduca sexta. Physiol. Entomol. 25: 82-87.

Wyatt, N.P. 1986. Thecocarcelia acutangulata (Macquart) (Diptera: Tachinidae), new to Britain. Entomol. Mon. Mag. 122: 203-204.

Wyatt, N.P. and Sterling, P.H. 1988. Parasites of the brown-tail moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) (Lep., Lymantriidae), including two Diptera (Tachinidae, Sarcophagidae) new to Britain. Ent. Mon. Mag. 124: 207-213.

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