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Submissions from 2004

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Leptosphaerulina australis associated with intensively managed stands of Poa annua and Agrostis palustris, N. A. Mitkowski and M. Browning

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Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in adult and nymphal Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks from Long Island, New York, Tonya R. Mixson, Howard S. Ginsberg, Scott R. Campbell, John W. Sumner, and Christopher D. Paddock

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Lack of spatial autocorrelation in fine-scale distributions of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Neeta Pardanani and Thomas N. Mather

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ACMES: fast multiple-genome searches for short repeat sequences with concurrent cross-species information retrieval, Jeff Reneker, Chi-Ren Shyu, Peiyu Zeng, Joseph C. Polacco, and Walter Gassmann

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How much pilocarpine contaminates pilocarpine-induced tick saliva?, J. M.C. Ribeiro, N. S. Zeidner, K. Ledin, M. C. Dolan, and T. N. Mather

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Biological control of ticks, Michael Samish, H. Ginsberg, and I. Glazer

The influence of flowering plants on herbivore and natural enemy abundance in ornamental landscapes, Paula M. Shrewsbury, James H. Lashomb, George C. Hamilton, Jason Zhang, Joseph M. Patts, and Richard A. Casagrande

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Soil nitrate bioavailability monitoring in production and use environments, W. Michael Sullivan and Zhongchun Jiang

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Susceptibility of Selected Ericaceous Ornamental Host Species to Phytophthora ramorum, P. W. Tooley, K. L. Kyde, and Larry Englander

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Inactivation of protozoan parasites in red blood cells using INACTINE PEN110 chemistry, Boris Zavizion, Mercio Pereira, Milena De Melo Jorge, Diana Serebryanik, Thomas N. Mather, John Chapman, Nathan J. Miller, Bernadette Alford, David J. Bzik, and Andrei Purmal

Submissions from 2003

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Evaluation of Two Prototype Traps and Existing Trap Designs for Captures of Japanese Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Steven R. Alm and Charles G. Dawson

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Rhizedra lutosa, a natural enemy of Phragmites australis in North America, R. A. Casagrande, G. Balme, and B. Blossey

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Cloning of a salivary gland metalloprotease and characterization of gelatinase and fibrin(ogen)lytic activities in the saliva of the Lyme disease tick vector Ixodes scapularis, Ivo M.B. Francischetti, Thomas N. Mather, and José M.C. Ribeiro

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Comparison of Biodegradable, Plastic and Wodden Imidacloprid-Treated Spheres for Control of Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae) Flies, Jon E. Hamill, Oscar E. Liburd, and Steven R. Alm

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Transmission efficiency of the AP-variant 1 strain of Anaplasma phagocytophila, Robert F. Massung, Thomas N. Mather, Rachael A. Priestley, and Michael L. Levin

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Inability of a Variant Strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum to Infect Mice, Robert F. Massung, Rachael A. Priestley, Nathan J. Miller, Thomas N. Mather, and Michael L. Levin

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West Nile virus in blood: Stability, distribution, and susceptibility to PEN110 inactivation, Thomas Mather, Tsutomu Takeda, Jodie Tassello, Asa Ohagen, Diana Serebryanik, Ed Kramer, Fred Brown, Robert Tesh, Bernadette Alford, John Chapman, and Aris Lazo

Arbovirus surveillance in Rhode Island: Assessing potential ecologic and climatic correlates, Tsutomu Takeda, Chris A. Whitehouse, Michael Brewer, Alan D. Gettman, and Thomas N. Mather

Submissions from 2002

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The Horse and Deer Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Rhode Island, Kristen Bartlett, Steven R. Alm, Roger Lebrun, and Howard S. Ginsberg

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Ixolaris, a novel recombinant tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) from the salivary gland of the tick, Ixodes scapularis: Identification of factor X and factor Xa as scaffolds for the inhibition of factor VIIa/tissue factor complex, Ivo M.B. Francischetti, Jesus G. Valenzuela, John F. Andersen, Thomas N. Mather, and José M.C. Ribeiro

Effect of deer exclusion by fencing on abundance of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) on Fire Island, New York, USA, Howard S. Ginsberg, Mari Butler, and Elyes Zhioua

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Nitrate uptake and reduction in C3 and C4 grasses, Zhongchun Jiang, Richard J. Hull, and W. Michael Sullivan

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Genetic Variants of Ehrlichia phagocytophila, Rhode Island and Connecticut, Robert F. Massung, Michael J. Mauel, Jessice H. Owens, Nancy Allan, Joshua W. Courtney, Kirby C. Staffordt, and Thomas N. Mather

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Potential for biological control of Phragmites australis in North America, Lisa Tewksbury, Richard Casagrande, Bernd Blossey, Patrick Häfliger, and Mark Schwarzländer

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Two New Rhabdoviruses (Rhabdoviridae) Isolated from Birds During Surveillance for Arboviral Encephalitis, Northeastern United States, Amelia P.A. Travassos da Rosa, Thomas N. Mather, Tsutomu Takeda, Chris A. Whitehouse, Robert E. Shope, Vsevold L. Popov, Hilda Guzman, Lark Coffey, Tais P. Araujo, and Robert B. Tesh

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Exploring the sialome of the tick Ixodes scapularis, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Ivo M. B. Francischetti, Van My Pham, Mark K. Garfield, Thomas N. Mather, and José M. C. Ribeiro

Submissions from 2001

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Nontarget feeding of leaf-beetles introduced to control purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.), B. Blossey, R. Casagrande, L. Tewksbury, D. A. Landis, R. N. Wiedenmann, and D. R. Ellis

Integrated pest management and allocation of control efforts for vector-borne diseases, Howard S. Ginsberg

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European parasitoids of Lilioceris lilii (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), M. S. Gold, R. A. Casagrande, L. A. Tewksbury, S. B. Livingston, and M. Kenis

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Assessing the association between the geographic distribution of deer ticks and seropositivity rates to various tick-transmitted disease organisms in dogs., V. L. Hinrichsen, U. G. Whitworth, E. B. Breitschwerdt, B. C. Hegarty, and T. N. Mather

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Oviposition, Development, and Feeding of Scymnus (Neopullus) sinuanodulus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): a Predator of Adelges tsugae (Homoptera: Adelgidae), Wenhua Lu and Michael E. Montgomery

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Hardy hemlocks and salty pines, Brian K. Maynard

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Soil Nitrate Monitoring for Turfgrass Sod Farms and Other Turf Areas, W. Michael Sullivan and Zhongchun Jiang

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A reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay for detecting Highlands J virus, C. A. Whitehouse, A. Guibeau, D. McGuire, T. Takeda, and T. N. Mather

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Zoysiagrass water relations, R. H. White, M. C. Engelke, S. J. Anderson, B. A. Ruemmele, K. B. Marcum, and G. R. Taylor

Submissions from 2000

Efficacy of a nonadjuvanted, outer surface protein A, recombinant vaccine in dogs after challenge by ticks naturally infected with Borrelia burgdorferi., J. A. Conlon, T. N. Mather, P. Tanner, G. Gallo, and R. H. Jacobson

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Diurnal patterns of nitrate assimilation in Kentucky bluegrass, Zhongchun Jiang and Richard J. Hull

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Nitrate uptake and nitrogen use efficiency by Kentucky bluegrass cultivars, Z. Jiang, W. M. Sullivan, and R. J. Hull

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Effect of trap size, placement, and age on captures of blueberry maggot flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), Oscar E. Liburd, Sridhar Polavarapu, Steven R. Alm, and Richard A. Casagrande

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Evaluating the role of pH in the rooting of cuttings: Eastern Region, North America Research Grant Paper, Brian K. Maynard

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A novel system for propagating Acer rubrum 'Franksred' cuttings without mist, James S. Owen and Brian K. Maynard

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Root morphology and its relationship with nitrate uptake in Kentucky bluegrass, W. Michael Sullivan, Zhongchun Jiang, and Richard J. Hull

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Purification, Cloning, and Expression of a Novel Salivary Anticomplement Protein from the Tick, Ixodes scapularis, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Rosane Charlab, Thomas N. Mather, and José M. C. Ribeiro

Submissions from 1999

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Oriental beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Current distribution in the United States and optimization of monitoring traps, S. R. Alm, M. G. Villani, and W. Roelofs

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Selective toxicity of halofenozide to exotic white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), R. S. Cowles, S. R. Alm, and M. G. Villani

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Influence of deer abundance on the abundance of questing adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Howard S. Ginsberg and Elyes Zhioua

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Partitioning of nitrate assimilation between shoots and roots of Kentucky bluegrass, Zhongchun Jiang and Richard J. Hull

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Estimation of the transmission probability of Lyme Borreliosis, Colleen Kelly, Steven Lake, and Thomas Mather

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Polymerase chain reaction detection efficiency of the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent (Rickettsiaceae: Ehrlichieae) in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) is dependent on the DNA extraction method, Michael J. Mauel, Stacey J. Carlton, and Thomas N. Mather

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Infection of Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in North Africa, Elyes Zhioua, Ali Bouattour, Chang Min Hu, Mohamed Gharbi, Andre Aeschliman, Howard S. Ginsberg, and Lise Gern

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Preliminary survey for entomopathogenic fungi associated with Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southern New York and New England, USA, Elyes Zhioua, Howard S. Ginsberg, Richard A. Humber, and Roger A. Lebrun

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Pathogenicity of Bacillus thuringiensis variety kurstaki to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Elyes Zhioua, Klaus Heyer, Marsha Browning, Howard S. Ginsberg, and Roger A. LeBrun

Submissions from 1998

Tick population trends and forest type [4] (multiple letters), H. S. Ginsberg, K. E. Hyland, R. Hu, T. J. Daniels, R. C. Falco, R. S. Ostfeld, C. G. Jones, M. P. Richard, E. M. Schauber, and J. O. Wolff

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Interrelationships of nitrate uptake, nitrate reductase, and nitrogen use efficiency in selected Kentucky bluegrass cultivars, Z. Jiang and R. J. Hull

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Susceptibility of Highbush Blueberry Cultivars to Larval Infestation by Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae), Oscar E. Liburd, Steven R. Alm, and Richard A. Casagrande

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Effect of Trap Color, Bait, Shape, and Orientation in Attraction of Blueberry Maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) Flies, Oscar E. Liburd, Steven R. Alm, Richard A. Casagrande, and Sridhar Polavarapu

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Evaluation of Various Color Hydromulches and Weed Fabric on Broccoli Insect Populations, Oscar E. Liburd, Richard A. Casagrande, and Steven R. Alm

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Reservoir Competence of the Meadow Vole (Rodentia: Cricetidae) for the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, Daniel Markowski, Howard S. Ginsberg, Kerwin E. Hyland, and Renjie Hu

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Nested PCR Assay for Detection of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae, Robert F. Massung, Kim Slater, Jessica H. Owens, William L. Nicholson, Thomas N. Mather, Victoria B. Solberg, and James G. Olson

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Ixodes scapularis: Salivary kininase activity is a metallo dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase, José M.C. Ribeiro and Thomas N. Mather

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Molecular Cloning and Sequencing of Three Granulocytic Ehrlichia Genes Encoding High-Molecular-Weight Immunoreactive Proteins, James R. Storey, Linda A. Doros-Richert, Cindy Gingrich-Baker, Kenneth Munroe, Thomas N. Mather, Richard T. Coughlin, Gerald A. Beltz, and Cheryl I. Murphy

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Longitudinal study of Lyme borreliosis in a high risk population in Switzerland, E. Zhioua, L. Gern, A. Aeschlimann, M. J. Sauvain, S. Van der Linden, and H. Fahrer

Submissions from 1997

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Influence of Environmental Stress on Biomass Partitioning in Transgenic Tobacco Plants Expressing the Movement Protein of Tobacco Mosaic Virus, S. Balachandran, Richard J. Hull, R. A. Martins, Y. Vaadia, and W. J. Lucas

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High-pressure liquid injection of isazofos for management of Hoplolaimus galeatus and Tylenchorhynchus dubius infesting turfgrasses, K. Blackburn, S. R. Alm, T. S. Yeh, and C. G. Dawson

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Comparing cultivars of three cool-season turfgrasses for soil water NO3/- concentration and leaching potential, Haibo Liu, Richard J. Hull, and D. T. Duff

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Spatial distribution of larval Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) on Peromyscus leucopus and Microtus pennsylvanicus at two island sites, Daniel Markowski, Kerwin E. Hyland, Howard S. Ginsberg, and Renjie Hu

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Duration of Immunity to Reinfection with Tick-Transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi in Naturally Infected Mice, Joseph Piesman, Marc C. Dolan, Christine M. Happ, Benjamin J. Luft, Sean E. Rooney, Thomas N. Mather, and William T. Golde

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Establishment, distribution, and impact in southern New England of Lathrolestes nigricollis (Thompson) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an introduced parasitoid of the birch leafminer, Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), R. G. Van Driesche, R. Childs, R. A. Casagrande, and L. Tewksbury

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Serologic and molecular detection of granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Rhode Island, Min Tsung Yeh, Thomas N. Mather, Richard T. Coughlin, Cindy Gingrich-Baker, John W. Sumner, and Robert F. Massung

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Serologic and Molecular Detection of Granulocytic Ethrlichiosis in Rhode Island, Min-Tsung Yeh, Thomas N. Mather, Richard T. Coughlin, Cindy Gingrich-Baker, John W. Sumner, and Robert F. Massung

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Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Elyes Zhioua, Marsha Browning, Paul W. Johnson, Howard S. Ginsberg, and Roger A. LeBrun

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Assay for phenoloxidase activity in Ambiyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis, E. Zhioua, M. T. Yeh, and R. A. LeBrun

Submissions from 1996

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Evaluation of Trapped Beetle Repellency, Trap Height, and String Pheromone Dispensers on Japanese Beetle Captures (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Steven R. Alm, Tamson Yeh, Charles G. Dawson, and Michael G. Klein

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Avermectin B1, isazofos, and fenamiphos for control of Hoplolaimus galeatus and Tylenchorhynchus dubius infesting Poa annua, K. Blackburn, S. R. Alm, and T. S. Yeh

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Nymphal survival and habitat distribution of Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on Fire Island, New York, USA, Howard S. Ginsberg and Elyes Zhioua

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Experimental Babesia microti infection in golden hamsters: Immunoglobulin G response and recovery from severe hemolytic anemia, Renjie Hu, Min Tsung Yeh, Kerwin E. Hyland, and Thomas N. Mather

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Entomologic index for human risk of Lyme disease, Thomas N. Mather, Matthew C. Nicholson, Edward F. Donnelly, and Bela T. Matyas

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Entomological Correlates of Babesia microti Prevalence in an Area Where Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Is Endemic, Thomas N. Mather, Matthew C. Nicholson, Renjie Hu, and Nathan J. Miller

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Effects of stock plant etiolation, shading, banding, and shoot development on histology and cutting propagation of Carpinus betulus L. fastigiata, Brian K. Maynard and Nina L. Bassuk

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Methods for Evaluating Lyme Disease Risks Using Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis, Matthew C. Nicholson and Thomas N. Mather

Lyme disease in Rhode Island: three years of surveillance., M. C. Nicholson, T. N. Mather, and E. F. Donnelly

Submissions from 1995

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Alteration in carbon partitioning induced by the movement protein of tobacco mosaic virus originates in the mesophyll and is independent of change in the plasmodesmal size exclusion limit, S. BALACHANDRAN, R. J. HULL, Y. VAADIA, S. WOLF, and W. J. LUCAS

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Protection of dogs from lyme disease with a vaccine containing outer surface protein (Osp) A, OspB, and the saponin adjuvant QS21, Richard T. Coughlin, Durland Fish, Thomas N. Mather, Jianneng Ma, Charles Pavia, and Patrice Bulger

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Comparing cultivars of three cool-season turf-grasses for phosphate uptake kinetics and phosphorus recovery in the field, H. Liu, R. J. Hull, and D. T. Duff

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Comparing cultivars of three cool-season turf-grasses for potassium uptake kinetics and potassium recovery in the field, H. Liu, R. J. Hull, and D. T. Duff

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Hemocytic Rickettsia-Like Organisms in Ticks: Serologic Reactivity with Antisera to Ehrlichiae and Detection of DNA of Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by PCR, Louis A. Magnarelli, Kirby C. Stafford III, Thomas N. Mather, Min-Tsung Yeh, Kevin D. Horn, and J. Stephen Dumler

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Evaluation of host‐targeted applications of permethrin for control of Borrelia‐infected Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae), HANS A. MEJLON, THOMAS G.T. JAENSON, and THOMAS N. MATHER

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Determining the duration of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) attachment to tick-bite victims., M. T. yeh, J. M. Bak, R. Hu, M. C. Nicholson, C. Kelly, and T. N. Mather

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Pathogenicity of Steinernema carpocapsae and S. glaseri (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), E. Zhioua, R. A. Lebrun, H. S. Ginsberg, and A. Aeschlimann

Submissions from 1994

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Modified trap designs and heights for increased capture of Japanese beetle adults (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), S. R. Alm, T. Yeh, M. L. Campo, C. G. Dawson, E. B. Jenkins, and A. E. Simeoni

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Sex pheromone responses of the Oriental beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), H. T. Facundo, A. Zhang, P. S. Robbins, S. R. Alm, C. E. Linn Jnr, M. G. Villani, and W. L. Roelofs

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Leaf consumption by larvae of the Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) infected with the entomopathogen, Beauveria bassiana, J. Fargues, J. C. Delmas, and R. A. Lebrun

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Lyme Disease and Conservation, Howard S. Ginsberg

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Competence of dogs as reservoirs for Lyme disease spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi)., T. N. Mather, D. Fish, and R. T. Coughlin

Submissions from 1993

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Transmission risk of lyme disease and implications for tick management, Howard S. Ginsberg

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Variation of Larval Susceptibility to Lagenidium giganteum in Three Mosquito Species, L. Golkar, R. A. Lebrun, H. Ohayon, P. Gounon, B. Papierok, and P. T. Brey

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Occurrence and distribution in Rhode Island of Hunterellus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a wasp parasitoid of Ixodes dammini., R. Hu, K. E. Hyland, and T. N. Mather

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Nutrient resorption in desert shrubs, Keith T. Killingbeck

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An unexpected result from burning vegetation to reduce Lyme disease transmission risks., T. N. Mather, D. C. Duffy, and S. R. Campbell

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Seasonal variation in the capacity of the bank vole to infect larval ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi., L. Tälleklint, T. G. Jaenson, and T. N. Mather