Xin-geng Wang, Ph.D. BACK

Kauai Agricultural Research Center
7370 Kuamoo Road
Kapaa, HI  96746
Office: Kauai Agricultural Research Center
Phone: 808-822-4984 ext 233 (Kauai)
FAX: 808-822-2190 (Kauai)
E-mail: xingeng@hawaii.edu 
Research interest: Insect behavior and ecology, biological control
Current projects: Biological control of tephritid fruit fly pests and invasive aphids in Hawaii

Education:
PhD Entomology (2001), University of Adelaide, Australia
Recent journal articles:

Wang, XG, Bokonon-Ganta, AH, Ramadan, MM, Messing, RH (in press). Egg-larval opiine parasitoids (Hym., Braconidae) of tephritid fruit fly pests do not attack the flowerhead-feeder Trupanea dubautiae (Dip., Tephritidae). Journal of Applied Entomology.

Wang XG, Keller MA. (In press) Patch time allocation by the parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). II. Effects of host density and distribution. Journal of Insect Behavior.

Wang XG, Keller MA (2004) Patch time allocation by the parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). III. Effects of kairomone resources and previous parasitism. Journal of Insect Behavior 17: 761-776.

Wang XG, Messing RH (2004) Fitness consequence of body size-dependent host species selection in a generalist ectoparasitoid. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56: 513-522.

Wang XG, Messing RH (2004) Potential interactions among pupal and egg- or larval-pupal parasitoids of tephritid fruit fly. Environmental Entomology 33: 1313-1320.

Wang XG, Messing RH (2004) Two different life history strategies determine the competitive outcome between Dirhinus giffardii and Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae, ectoparasitoids of cyclorrhaphous Diptera. Bulletin of Entomological Research 94: 473-480.

Wang XG, Messing RH (2004) The ectoparasitic pupal parasitoid, Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), attacks other primary tephritid fruit fly parasitoids: host expansion and non-target impact. Biological Control 31: 227-236.

Wang XG, Duff J, Keller MA, Zalucki MP, Liu SS, Bailey P (2004) Role of Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in controlling Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae): cage exclusion experiments and direct observation. Biocontrol Science and Technology 14: 571-586.

Wang XG, Messing RH (2003) Forging behavior and patch time allocation by Fopius arisanus, an egg-larval parasitoid of tephritid fruit flies. Journal of Insect Behavior 16: 593-612.

Wang XG, Messing RH (2003) Egg maturation in the parasitoid Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): do host-associated stimuli promote ovarian development? Annals of the Entomological Society of America 96: 571-578.

Wang XG, Messing RH (2003) Intra- and interspecific competition by Fopius arisanus and Diachasmimorpha tryoni (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), parasitoids of Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae). Biological Control 27: 251-259.

Wang XG, Messing RH, Bautista RC (2003) Competitive superiority of early acting species: a case study of opiine fruit fly parasitoids. Biocontrol Science and Technology 13: 391-402.

Wang XG, Keller MA (2003) Patch time allocation by the parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). I. Effect of inter-patch distance. Journal of Insect Behavior 16: 279-293.

Wang XG, Messing RH (2002) Newly imported larval parasitoids pose minimal competitive risk to extant egg-larval parasitoid of fruit flies in Hawaii. Bulletin of Entomological Research 92: 423-429.

Wang XG, Keller MA (2002) A comparison of host-searching efficiency of the two larval parasitoids of Plutella xylostella. Ecological Entomology 27:105-114.

Wang XG (2002) Patch exploitation by the parasitoids of Plutella xylostella: from individual behavior to population dynamics. Australian Journal of Entomology 41: 282-284.

Wang XG, Liu SS (2002) Effects of host age on the performance of Diadromus collaris (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a pupal parasitoid of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). BioControl 47: 293-307.

Liu SS, Wang XG, Shi ZH, Gebremeskel FB (2001) Studies on the biology of Diadromus collaris (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a pupal parasitoid of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 91: 461-469.

Liu SS, Wang XG, Guo SJ, He JH, Shi ZH (2000) Seasonal abundance of the parasitoid complex associated with the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in Hangzhou, China. Bulletin of Entomological Research 90: 221-231.

Wang XG, Liu SS, Guo SJ, Lin WC (1999) Effects of host stage and temperature on population parameters of Oomyzus sokolowskii, a larval-pupal parasitoid of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella. BioControl 44:391-403.

Wang XG, Liu SS, Guo SJ, Lin WC (1999) Effects of host stage and temperature on population parameters of Oomyzus sokolowskii, a larval-pupal parasitoid of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella. BioControl 44:391-403.

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