DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
ALUMNI THESIS TITLES

Name

Year

Title

Degree

Advisor

Sagers, Jonathan Britt

1993

In vitro growth characteristics of Nosema pyrausta and Nosema furnacalis, microsporidian pathogens of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis , and the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis

M.S.

T. J. Kurtti

Saini, Rajinder Singh

1962

The effects of DDT and Kelthane on reproduction of two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus telarius L.)

M.S.

Saini, Rajinder Singh

1965

The ovicidal effects of phorate (0,0-diethyl S-(ethylthiomethyl) phosphorodithioate) on six-spotted leafhopper, Macrosteles fascifrons (Stål.)

Ph.D.

L. K. Cutkomp

Salt, Reginald Wilson

1936

The experimental freezing of insects

Ph.D.

H. H. Shepard

Sam, Thien Ngoc

2003

Analysis of morphology and outer surface protein expression of lyme disease Borrelia grown on solid media

M.S.

T. J. Kurtti

Saplala, Vicente Lapid

1964

The biology of the pine tussock moth, Dasychira plagiata (Walker) (Lymantriidae: Lepidoptera)

M.S.

Saplala, Vicente Lapid

1966

The influence of seasonal DDT applications upon arthropod populations in Jack Pine stands

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

Sargent, James Edward

1977

Effects of Aspergillus ochraceus Wilhelm and Chaetomium globosum Kunze on stored-product insects

M.S.

P. K. Harein

Sargent, Scott

1987

Testing for biotypes of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), by alfalfa cultivar reaction in the seedling stage

M.S.

E. B. Radcliffe

Sastrosiswojo, Sudarwohadi

1980

Resurgence of green peach aphid following application of foliar insecticides in potatoes

M.S.

E. B. Radcliffe

Scharf, William C.

1964

A taxonomic study of the genera Cuculiphilus, Falcophilus, and Aegypiphilus (Mallophaga: Menoponidae)

M.S.

R. D. Price

Scharf, William C.

1977

A taxonomic study of the genus Amyrsidea (Mallophaga--Menoponidae)

Ph.D.

R. D. Price

Scharff, Donald K.

1961

Ecology of the migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus bilituratus) on Montana grasslands

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

Schellhorn, Nancy A.

1998

Cannibalism and interspecific predation: the interactions among coccinellid beetles, their aphid prey and maize

Ph.D.

D. A. Andow

Schiefelbein, John William

1966

Population of predatory insects and their effects on pest insects in corn and oats

M.S.

H. C. Chiang

Schmidt, Robert Stuart

1982

Effects of temperature on development of dingy and dark-sided cutworms (Lepidoptera--Noctuidae) with notes on thermal accumulation

M.S.

J. B. Christensen

Schmiege, Donald Charles

1958

A study of the pine root collar weevil with particular reference to survey methods

M.S.

Schmiege, Donald Charles

1962

The biology and host-parasite relationships of a neoaplectanid nematode parasitic on some forest insect pests

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

Schoenfelder, Timothy William

1975

Mammalian and insect predation on yellow-headed spruce sawfly cocoons

M.S.

H. M. Kulman

Schurr, Karl Max

1962

Some factors affecting oviposition of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (HBN.)

Ph.D.

F. G. Holdaway

Schuster, Rudolf Mathias

1948

A preliminary revision of the genus Ephuta (Mutillidae) in America north of Mexico

Ph.D.

C. E. Mickel

Schwientek (Hoey), Melinda Sue

2004

Isolation and characterization of elongation factor 1-alpha (EF 1-alpha) CDNA

M.S.

A. M. Fallon

Setiawan, Dwi Putra

1986

Studies on aster leafhopper, Macrosteles fascifrons (Stål), (Homoptera--Cicadellidae), and aster yellows in Minnesota

M.S.

D. W. Ragsdale

Shah, Navininkumar N.

1957

The possible discrimination of insecticides by exposing larvae of Aedes aegypti L. to narrow wavelengths of light

M.S.

L. K. Cutkomp

Sharkey, Kelly Ross

1985

Densities of mosquito larvae among habitats characterized by different plant species in Carver county Minnesota wetlands

M.S.

H. M. Kulman and R. D. Sjogren

Shepherd, Roy Frank

1955

Some relationships between the epidemiology of the two-year cycle spruce budworm in the Canadian Rocky Mountain national parks and the environmental factors

M.S.

Shepherd, Roy Frank

1960

Distribution of the Black Hills beetle over the host tree and factors controlling the attraction and behavior of the adult

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

Shih, Karen Louise Moline

1999

Quantitative and qualitative changes in the mosquito Aedes aegypti fat body leading to competence and vitellogenesis

M.S.

A. M. Fallon

Shih, Karen Louise Moline

2007

Evaluation of polyploidy in the fat body of the adult female mosquito

Ph.D.

A. M. Fallon

Shotkoski, Frank Arthur

1992

Gene amplification in an insect cell culture system

Ph.D.

A. M. Fallon

Shu, Shengqiang

1986

Laboratory studies of the host-seeking behavior of a parasitoid, Trichogramma nubilale and a kairomone from its host, Ostrinia nubilalis

M.S.

R. L. Jones

Shu, Shengqiang

1992

Sex pheromone of Eriborus terebrans (Gravenhorst) [Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae]: a larval parasitoid of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner))

Ph.D.

R. L. Jones

Shyu, Rong-Chiang

1981

Biological studies of Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) and its response to the kairomones associated with its host, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae)

M.S.

R. L. Jones

Simmons, Rebecca Barr

2001

Phylogenetic studies of mimetic tiger moths based on morphological and molecular data (Lepidoptera:Arctiidae:Euchromiini)

Ph.D.

S. J. Weller

Simser, Jason Andrew

2001

Biology of spotted fever group rickettsiae in tick cell cultures

Ph.D.

T. J. Kurtti

Skalbeck, Thomas Charles

1976

The distribution of Nitidulidae in deciduous forests of Minnesota

Ph.D.

H. M. Kulman

Skinner, Luke Cullen

2004

Assessing the establishment of Aphthona lacertosa and A. nigriscutis introduced to control leafy spurge, Euphorbia esula

Ph.D.

D. W. Ragsdale

Smereka, Edward Peter

1958

Some humidity and light reactions of the granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius (L.)

M.S.

Smereka, Edward Peter

1970

The life history and ecology of Enargia decolor Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Northwestern Ontario

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

Smith, Dean Seyward

1948

Some effects of moderately low temperatures on the growth, feeding, and longevity of immature stages of Melanoplus differentialis (Thos.)

M.S.

Smith, Dean Seyward

1958

The utilization of food plants by the grasshopper, Melanoplus mexicanus mexicanus (Sauss.)

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

Smith, Scott Frederick

1999

Conservation biological control: effects of a systemic and four biorational insecticides on four species of coccinellidae

M.S.

V. Krischik

Snowden, Philip Lee

1957

The life history of Polyplax spinulosa

M.S.

E. F. Cook

Soemawinata, Achmad Toerngadi

1976

Evaluation of injury caused by rice stalk borer (Chilo plejadellus Zincken), and riceworm (Apamea apamiformis Guenee) on wild rice (Zizania aquatica L.)

M.S.

A. G. Peterson

Soliman, Abdel-Aziz Abdel-Hafez

1950

The aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer, in relation to leafroll and netnecrosis of potatoes

Ph.D.

A. A. Granovsky

Stehr, Frederick W.

1958

A taxonomic study of the genus Malacosoma (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) of North America north of Mexico

M.S.

E. F. Cook

Stehr, Frederick W.

1964

A revision of the genus Malacosoma Hübner (Lepiodoptera: Lasiocampidae) in North America

Ph.D.

E. F. Cook

Stiller, Barbara Jo

1991

Vairimorpha necatrix in Helicoverpa (= heliothis) zea cell cultures

M.S.

T. J. Kurtti

Stirrett, George Milton

1937

A field study of the flight, oviposition and establishment periods in the life cycle of the European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis Hbn., and the physical factors affecting them

Ph.D.

Strand, August Leroy

1925

A comparison of carbon tetrachloride, carbon disulphide, and chlorpicrin as to their toxicities to insects and their diffusion in a column of grain

M.S.

Strand, August Leroy

1928

The relation between the permeability of insect respiratory membranes and the toxicity of contact insecticides

Ph.D.

Strand, Roger Malcolm

1991

A review of the caddisfly genus Lepidostoma in the Neotropics

M.S.

R. W. Holzenthal

Stucker, David Scott

1986

Establishment of economic injury levels and economic thresholds for pea aphid on alfalfa

M.S.

E. B. Radcliffe

Subramanyam, Bhadriraju

1984

Susceptibility of larval instars of Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera--Pyralidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis -insecticide combinations

M.S.

L. K. Cutkomp

Subramanyam, Bhadriraju

1988

Insect species infesting stored barley in Minnesota: their detection, distribution, estimation and resistance to organophosphates

Ph.D.

P. K. Harein

Sugden, Mark Alan

1978

The effect of Honey Master No-Swarm Cluster Frames on honey bee colonies in Minnesota

M.S.

B. Furgala

Sugden, Mark Alan

1981

Evaluation of six commercial honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) stocks used in Minnesota

Ph.D.

B. Furgala

Sumner, Wilfred Almond

1988

Organophosphate resistnace of the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), infesting bulk-stored corn in Minnesota

M.S.

P. K. Harein

Sun, Dongxu

2001

Mosquito cecropins: characterization of the purified proteins, and cloning and regulation of cecropin genes

Ph.D.

A. M. Fallon

Sun, Yun-Pei

1941

The preparation and toxicity to insects of various arsenates of calcium and lead made form Chinese "red aresenic"

M.S.

W. A. Riley

Sun, Yun-Pei

1943

An analysis of some important factors affecting the results of fumigation tests

Ph.D.

W. A. Riley

Surányi, Róbert Ákos

1997

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis for control of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

M.S.

E. B. Radcliffe

Surányi, Róbert Ákos

2000

Management of potato leafroll virus in Minnesota

Ph.D.

E. B. Radcliffe and D. W. Ragsdale

Swedenborg, Paul Douglas

1987

The native elm beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichhoff): host colonization behavior and seasonal activity in Minnesota

M.S.

R. L. Jones

Sweetman, Marion Deyoe

1927

The nutritional requirements of certain insects infesting cereals and their products

Ph.D.

Taher, Mahmoud

1957

The effect of sublethal doses of DDT on the oviposition and survival of the confused flour beetle, Iribolium confusum Duv

M.S.

Taher, Mahmoud

1967

Some physiological effects of sublethal doses of DDT on flour beetles

Ph.D.

L. K. Cutkomp

Taylor, Philip Seyfang

1952

The biology of the black onion fly, Tritoxa flexa (Wied.), Ceroxydidae, Diptera, in Minnesota and its relation to onion rot

M.S.

Taylor, Ronald L.

1962

The subimaginal cuticle of the mayfly (Callibaetis sp.)

M.S.

Taylor, Ronald L.

1964

Integumentary changes during moulting of arthropods with special reference to the subcuticle and ecdysial membrane

Ph.D.

A. G. Richards

Telford, Horace Spooner

1936

A synopsis of the Syrphidae of Minnesota

M.S.

Telford, Horace Spooner

1941

A monograph of the genus Eristalis Latreille (Syrphidae: Diptera) from North America north of Mexico

Ph.D.

C. E. Mickel

Thomas, Edward Louis

1939

The influence of temperature, moisture and food upon development and survival of the saw-toothed grain beetle

M.S.

H. H. Shepard

Thompson, Lynne Charles

1973

Analysis of the parasite complex of the larch sawfly in Minnesota

M.S.

H. M. Kulman

Thompson, Lynne Charles

1976

Establishment and dispersal of exotic parasites, and interrelationships between larval parasites of the larch sawfly in Minnesota

Ph.D.

H. M. Kulman

Thorsen, Barbara Jean

1964

A study of heartbeat reversal in Galleria mellonella L

M.S.

Timm, Robert M.

1975

Natural history, distributions, and parasites of mammals of Cook County, Minnesota

M.S.

Timm, Robert M.

1979

The Geomydoecus (Mallophaga: Trichodectidae) parasitizing pocket gophers of the Geomys complex (Rodentia: Geomyidae)

Ph.D.

R. D. Price

Tinkham, Ernest R.

1939

Taxonomic and biological studies on the Cyrtacanthacrinae of South China

Ph.D.

C. E. Mickel

Tripathi, Ram Lakhan

1959

Interspecific competition between rice weevil, Sitophilus oryza (Linn) and granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius (Linn)

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

Tsang, Kuen Roger

1975

Freeze-etched symbiote-infected oocytes of Blattella germanica

M.S.

M. A. Brooks-Wallace

Tsang, Kuen Roger

1980

Regulation of growth and transmission of an intracellular symbiote by its host

Ph.D.

M. A. Brooks-Wallace

Tsao, Chi

1949

The relative efficiency of newer organic compounds as aphicides with an evaluation of the methods of application

Ph.D.

A. A. Granovsky

Tsao, Ching-hsi

1948

The effect of different host species on the oviposition and larval survival of the introduced pine sawfly, Diprion simile (Hartig)

M.S.

A. C. Hodson

Tsao, Ching-hsi

1951

Quantitative effects of diet, age, temperature and humidity on the cuticles of five representative species of insects

Ph.D.

A. G. Richards

Tsou, Tsong-Ling

1930

A study of the influence of climate on the world-distribution of certain rice insects

M.S.

Tunis, William David

1951

The effects of starvation on the fecundity of the forest tent caterpillar Malacosoma disstria Hbn. (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

M.S.

Turnock, William James

1951

Some aspects of the biology of the pitch nodule maker, Petrova albicapitana (Busck)

M.S.

Turnock, William James

1959

Emergence of the larch sawfly, Pristiphora erichsonii (Hartig) in relation to soil temperature and weather patterns

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

Udayagiri (Rao), Sujaya

1991

A chemically mediated interaction between plants and Macrocentrus grandii Goidanich (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a specialist parasitoid of Europe cornborer

Ph.D.

R. L. Jones

Valovage, Walter Daniel

1975

The relationship between uric acid content and intracellular symbiotes in the abdomen of Blattella germanica

M.S.

M. A. Brooks

Valovage, Walter Daniel

1979

Life table of Bessa harveyi (diptera: tachinidae), a parasite of the yellowheaded spruce sawfly, Pikonema alaskensis (hymenoptera: tenthredinidae)

Ph.D.

H. M. Kulman

Van Wyk, Jesse Huggett

1958

A study of relationships between the confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum Duval, and associated microorganisms in flour and wheat

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

VanDerwerker, Gerritt Kent

1975

Larval instars, and morphology of the adult reproductive system of Pikonema alaskensis (Rohwer)

M.S.

E. F. Cook

Vea, Elymar Vea

1973

Rhythmometry relationship of rate of oxygen consumption and insecticide sensitivity in the adult confused flour beetle Tribolium confusum DuVal

Ph.D.

L. K. Cutkomp

Volden, Cynthia Sue

1983

Effects of temperature, feeding, and host density on the reproductive biology of Trichogramma nubilale and Trichogramma ostriniae

M.S.

H. C. Chiang

Wadley, F. M.

1928

Ecology of Toxoptera graminum with special reference to northern outbreaks

Ph.D.

Wall, Robert Emerson

1926

A study of cucurbit infesting aphis in Minnesota

M.S.

Wall, Robert Emerson

1930

A study of the color and color-variation in Aphis gossypii Glover

Ph.D.

Wallace, Franklin Gerhard

1930

A study of the lung fluke, Paragonimus , in mink

M.A.

Wallace, Franklin Gerhard

1933

A morphological and biological study of the trematode Sellacotyle mustelae N.G.N.Sp.

Ph.D.

Wallace, Hugh Evan

1925

Animal parasites in the Blattidae

M.S.

Wang, Zhong Hui

1997

Molecular analysis of the mosquito dihydrofolate reductase amplicon

Ph.D.

A. M. Fallon

Ward, Gordon Bernard

1984

Influence of symbiotic bacteria on the nitrogen metabolism of the german cockroach, (Blattella germanica )

Ph.D.

M. A. Brooks-Wallace

Warters, Mary Ellen

1969

A faunistic and ecological study of the insects found on the corn plant in Minnesota

Ph.D.

H. C. Chiang

Wasmund, Anne Marie

2006

A revision of the neotropical caddisfly genus Rhyacopsyche (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae)

Ph.D.

R. W. Holzenthal

Watson, Jermaine D.

2007

Genetics of Malaria Resistance: The Comparison of Anopheles gambiae Resistance to Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium berghei

Ph.D.

T. J. Kurtti

Wattal, Bansi Lal

1952

The influence of different numbers of insects on mortality produced by insecticides, as shown with Tribolium spp., and Aedes aegypti L

Ph.D.

L. K. Cutkomp

Wawrzynski, Robert P.

1989

Ash Flower Gall: Within tree distribution, chemical management and effect on tree vitality

M.S.

M. E. Ascerno

Wei, Liang-Yung

1978

Symbiotes and nutrition of the aster leafhopper, Macrosteles fascifrons (Stål)

M.S.

M. A. Brooks-Wallace

Weinman, Carl John

1937

The effect of physical factors on the hatching of the eggs of Malacosoma disstria Hbn. (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

M.S.

A. G. Ruggles

Weintraub, Jerome

1949

The bionomics and population dynamics of the white-marked tussock moth, Hemerocampa leucostigma S. & A.: a study of factors affecting the survival and development of individuals, and of the decline and termination of an outbreak

M.S.

A. C. Hodson

Weires, Richard William

1972

An ecological study of the insect populations on cabbage in Minnesota

Ph.D.

H. C. Chiang

Wesley, Stephen Walters

1976

Alfalfa insect populations as affected by the timing of insecticide applications

M.S.

E. B. Radcliffe

Wetzel, Barbara Weber

1971

Effects of cold temperature on hatching of the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner

M.S.

H. M. Kulman

Wilson, Louis F.

1961

Host and location preference for oviposition by the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.), (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Ph.D.

A. C. Hodson

Windels, Mark Bernard

1973

Improvement of the resistance level in field corn to the European corn borer during the last 40 years

M.S.

Windels, Mark Bernard

1975

Survival, development and plant damage of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hbn.), on opaque-2 and normal corn

Ph.D.

H. C. Chiang

Wing, Merle Wesley

1967

A taxonomic revision of the nearctic genus Acanthomyops Mary (Hymenoptera: formicidae)

Ph.D.

E. F. Cook

Winnie, William Virgil

1980

Seasonal history of Macrocentrics grandii Goidanich and Eriborus terebrans (Gravenhorst), two parasites of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), in Minnesota

M.S.

H. C. Chiang

Winter, James Douglas

1929

A preliminary account of the raspberry aphids

M.S.

Witter, John A.

1971

Bionomics of the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner

Ph.D.

H. M. Kulman

Wold (Burkness), Suzanne Jana

2003

Phenology and integrated pest management of tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), in Minnesota June-bearing strawberries

M.S.

W. D. Hutchison

Woodring, Joseph Porter

1957

The Salticidae of Minnesota

M.S.

E. F. Cook

Woodring, Joseph Porter

1960

The biology of Ceratozetes cisalpinus Berlese, Schleoribates laevigatus Koch, and Oppia neerlandica Oudemans (Oribatei), with a description of all stages

Ph.D.

E. F. Cook

Wright, Valerie Fridrich

1973

A model to study the effects of mycotoxins on insects utilizing Tribolium confusum duVal and metabolites of Fusarium SPP

M.S.

P. K. Harein

Wright, Valerie Fridrich

1979

Interactions of stored product insects with storage fungi of the genus Penicillium, with emphasis on secondary metabolites

Ph.D.

P. K. Harein

Wu, Christina Cheng Ning

1992

Studies on cultured mosquito cells (Aedes albopictus) with respect to heavy metals and metallothioneins

M. S.

A. M. Fallon

Wu, Christina Cheng Ning

1997

Isolation and analysis of the Aedes aegypti mosquito ribosomal DNA

Ph.D.

A. M. Fallon

Yamamoto, Hubert Y.

1956

Some effects of resistance of corn to European corn borer on borer survival; the inter-relationship of resistance, infection of the borer by the microsporidian Perezia pyraustae , and winter conditions on borer mortality

M.S.

F. G. Holdaway

Yao, Kang

1948

Population studies on rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L., with special reference to damage and mold growth

M.S.

Yap, Han Heng

1970

Rhythmometry relationship of rate of oxygen consumption, insecticide sensitivity and ATP-ase (Adenosine triphosphatase) activity in larvae of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti L

Ph.D.

L. K. Cutkomp

Yeh, Mai-Yung

1979

Dissemination of toxigenic fungi in shelled corn by Ahasverus advena and Tribolium confusum

M.S.

P. K. Harein

Yen, Chia-hsien

1937

Studies on Dirofilaria immitis Lindy with special reference to the susceptibility of some Minnesota species of mosquitoes to the infection

Ph.D.

W. A. Riley

Yu (Ting), Kathy Hwei-eng

1963

In vitro cutlivation of hemimetabolous symbiotic insect tissues

M.S.

M. A. Brooks-Wallace

Zaspel, Jennifer Michelle

2004

Phylogenetic and faunistic studies of the tiger moth genera Virbia Walker and Holomelina Herrich- Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

M.S.

S. J. Weller

Zeid, Mahmoud Mohammed Ibrahim

1951

Studies on the translocation within plants of certain new organic phosphate insecticides as determined by bioassay methods using mites and mosquito larvae

M.S.

L. K. Cutkomp

Zhai, Yongjiao

2005

Analysis of the cell cycle: DNA content, mRNA synthesis and protein expression

M.S.

A. M. Fallon

Zubairi, M. Yameen

1962

The pick-up of C14-DDT at various temperatures by the larvae of Aedes aegypti (L)

M.S.

L. K. Cutkomp