IPM lab publications

Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management Lab, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Recent publications (2002 - 2009) :

Kaufman, L.V. & Wright, M.G. 2009. Parasitism of a Hawaiian endemic moth by invasive and purposefully introduced Hymenoptera species. Environmental Entomology (In press)
Rubinoff, D., Holland, B.S., Shibata, A., Messing, R.H. & Wright, M.G. 2009. Rapid invasion despite extremely low genetic diversity in the invasive Erythrina Gall Wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim, Delvare and La Salle 2004). Pacific Science 64: 23-31.
Follett, P.A., Wright, M.G. & Golden, M. 2009. Nezara viridula feeding patterns in macadamia nut in Hawaii: nut maturity and cultivar effects. Environmental Entomology 38: 1168-1173.

Hooks, C.R.R., Fukuda, S., Perez, E.A., Manandhar, R., Wang, K.H., Wright, M.G. & Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Aphid transmission of Banana bunchy top virus to bananas after treatment with a bananacide. Journal of Economic Entomology 102: 493-499.
Vorsino, A., Wieczorek, A., Wright, M.G., Ramadan, M. & Messing, R. 2009. Using molecular tools to identify and describe ecological and evolutionary processes affecting augmentative biological control. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods. P.G. Mason, D.R. Gillespie and C. Vincent (Eds.). pp. 124-133. (Invited paper)
Kaufman, L.V. & Wright, M.G. 2009. The impact of exotic parasitoids on populations of a native Hawaiian moth assessed using life table studies. Oecologia 159: 295-304.

Kaufman, L.V. & Wright, M.G. 2009. Life history, seasonal phenology and parasitism of the Hawaiian endemic moth Udea stellata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 102: 104-111.
Kaufman, L.V., King, C.B.A., Leblanc, L. & Haines, W.P. 2008. Triclistus nr. aitkeni, a new adventive species to the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 40: 55-59.
Hooks, C.R.R., Wright, M.G., Kabasawa, D., Manandahr, R. & Almeida, R.P.P. 2008. Effect of Banana Bunchy Top Virus infection on morphology and growth characteristics of banana. Annals of Applied Biology 105: 1-9 .

Le Roux, J.J., Wieczorek, A.M, Wright, M.G.& Tran, C.T. 2007. Super-genotype: global monoclonality defies the odds of nature. Public Library of Science ONE 2(7): e590. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000590. 9 pp.

Robson, J. D., Wright, M. G., and Almeida, R. P. P. 2007. Persistence of imidacloprid in banana in relation to Pentalonia nigronervosa Coq. (Hemiptera, Aphididae) mortality and plant phenology. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 35: 415-422.
Wright, M.G., Follett, P.A. & Golden, M. 2007. Long-term patterns and feeding sites of southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Hawaii macadamia orchards, and sampling for management decisions. Bulletin of Entomological Research 97: 569-575..

Englund, R.A., Wright, M.G. & Polhemus, D.A. 2007. Aquatic insect taxa as indicators of aquatic species richness, habitat disturbance, and invasive species impacts in Hawaiian streams. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Cultural and Environmental Studies. 3: 205-230.
Robson, J.D., Wright, M.G. & Almeida, R.P.P. 2007. Biology of Pentalonia nigronervosa Coq. (Hemiptera, Aphididae) on banana. Environmental Entomology 36: 46-52.
Robson, J.D., Wright, M.G. & Almeida, R.P.P. 2006. Within-plant spatial distribution and binomial sampling of Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on banana in Hawai'i. Journal of Economic Entomology 99: 2185-2190.

Messing, R.H. & Wright, M.G. 2006. Biological control of invasive species: solution or pollution? Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 4: 132-140.

Golden, M. & Follett, P.A. 2006. First report of Nezara viridula f. aurantiaca (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Hawaii. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 38: 131-132.

Golden, M., Follett, P.A. & Wright, M.G. 2006. Assessing Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) feeding damage in macadamia nuts using a biological stain. Journal of Economic Entomology 99: 822-827.

Wright, M.G., Kuhar, T.P., Diez, J.M. & Hoffmann, M.P. 2005. Effective augmentative biological control – importance of natural enemy dispersal, host location, and post-release assessment. International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods, USDA Forest Service, Publication FHTET-2005-08. pp. 495-500.

Wright, M.G . 2005. Biological control in IPM systems in Africa. American Entomologist (Book Review) 51: 249.

Wright, M.G. , Hoffmann, M.P., Kuhar, T.P., Gardner, J. & Pitcher, S.A. 2005. Evaluating risks of biological control introductions: a probabilistic risk-assessment approach. Biological Control 35: 338-347.

Wright, M.G. & Diez, J.M. 2005. Coconut scale (Aspidiotus destructor: Diaspididae) seasonal occurrence, dispersion and sampling on banana in Hawai'i. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 25: 80-85.

Young, C.A. & Wright, M.G. 2005. Seasonal and spatial distribution of banana aphids in banana plantations on Oahu. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 37: 73-80.

Vorsino, A., Taniguchi, G.Y. & Wright, M.G. 2005. Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), a new pest of pineapple in Hawai'i. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 37: 97-98.

Wright, M.G. 2004. Multivariate analysis of ecological data using CANOCO. The Quarterly Review of Biology (Book Review) 79: 222-223.

Kuhar, T.P., Hofmann, M.P., Fleischer, S.J., Groden, E., Gardner , F., Wright, M.G. & Pitcher , S.A. , Speese, J., Westgate, P. 2004. Potential of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as a biological control agent of European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in solanaceous crops. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1209-1216.

Kuhar, T.P., Hoffmann, M.P. & Wright, M.G. 2003. Controlling European corn borer in vegetables with a parasitic wasp. Pesticide Outlook 14: 99-101.

Wright, M.G. 2003. Insect pests of Proteaceae: Assessment of predictions of new pests internationally, and management implications. Acta Horticulturae 602: 167-171.

Wieczorek, A.M. & Wright, M.G. 2003. PCR detection of phytoplasma from witches' broom disease on Protea spp. (Proteaceae) and associated arthropods . Acta Horticulturae 602: 161-166.

Anderson , P.L., Weiss, M.J., Hellmich, R.L., Hoffmann, M.P. & Wright, M.G. 2003. Millet preference, effects of planting date on infestation, and adult and larval use of proso millet by Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 96: 361-369.

Hoffmann, M.P., Wright, M.G. Pitcher, S.A. & Gardner, J. 2002. Inoculative releases of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) for suppression of Ostrinia nubilalis in sweet corn: field biology and population dynamics. Biological Control 25: 249-258.

Wright, M.G., Kuhar, T.K., Hoffmann, M.P. & Chenus , S.A. 2002. Effect of inoculative releases of Trichogramma ostriniae on populations of Ostrinia nubilalis and damage to sweet corn and field corn. Biological Control 23: 149-155.

Kuhar, T.P., Wright, M.G., Hoffmann, M.P. & Chenus , S.A. 2002. Lifetable studies of European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) with and without inoculative releases of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Environmental Entomology 31: 482-489.

Pitcher, S.A. , Hoffmann, M.P., Gardner , J., Wright, M.G. & Kuhar, T.P. 2002. Effect of cold storage on emergence and fitness of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) reared on Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) (Lepidopera: Gelechiidae) eggs. BioControl 47: 525-535.

Wright, M.G. & Hoffmann, M.P. 2002. Vegetable crop pest management (insects and mites). Encyclopedia of Pest Management Ed: Pimental, D. Marcel Dekker Inc.