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Pasco Avery

University of Florida
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Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) infection and dissemination of the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria fumosorosea (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) under …

PB Avery, WB Hunter, DG Hall, MA Jackson… - Florida …, 2009 - BioOne
The infectivity and horizontal transfer of Isaria fumosorosea Wize among Diaphorina citri
Kuwayama was measured using a detached leaf bioassay in which blastospores were sprayed …

Effects of the fungus Isaria fumosorosea (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) on reduced feeding and mortality of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera …

PB Avery, VW Wekesa, WB Hunter… - Biocontrol Science …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is an important
citrus pest primarily because it transmits bacteria putatively responsible for huanglongbing, a …

Compatibility of Isaria fumosorosea (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) blastospores with agricultural chemicals used for management of the Asian citrus psyllid …

PB Avery, DA Pick, LF Aristizábal, J Kerrigan… - Insects, 2013 - mdpi.com
Biorational insecticides are being increasingly emphasized for inclusion in integrated pest
management programs for invasive insects. The entomopathogenic fungus, Isaria …

Effects of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus and Encarsia formosa on the control of the greenhouse whitefly: preliminary assessment of a compatability study

PB Avery, J Faull, MSJ Simmonds - BioControl, 2008 - Springer
The effect of separate and combined activity of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Wize (Brown and
Smith) Trinidadian strain T11 and the parasitoid, Encarsia formosa Gahan, was assessed …

Effect of different photoperiods on the growth, infectivity and colonization of Trinidadian strains of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus on the greenhouse whitefly …

PB Avery, J Faull, MSJ Simmonds - Journal of Insect Science, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Growth, infectivity and colonization rates for blastospores and conidia of Trinidadian strains
T, T10, and T11 of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Wize) Brown & Smith were assessed for …

Field evaluation of integrated management for mitigating citrus huanglongbing in Florida

M Zhang, C Yang, CA Powell, PB Avery… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is extremely difficult to control because the psyllid-transmitted
bacterial pathogen resides inside the citrus phloem and the disease is systemic. In Florida, …

An Ecological Assessment of Isaria fumosorosea Applications Compared to a Neonicotinoid Treatment for Regulating Invasive Ficus Whitefly

PB Avery, V Kumar, EA Skvarch, CM Mannion… - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
A pilot study was conducted on a weeping fig, Ficus benjamina shrub hedge in a Florida
urban landscape to determine the efficacy of a fungal biopesticide, PFR-97™ which contains …

Choice behavior of the generalist pentatomid predator Podisus maculiventris when offered lepidopteran larvae infected with an entomopathogenic fungus

PB Avery, J George, L Markle, X Martini, AL Rowley… - BioControl, 2022 - Springer
To understand the practical application of entomopathogenic fungi and predatory insects in
an integrated pest management program, it is necessary to investigate the compatibility of …

Selecting an ornamental pepper banker plant for Amblyseius swirskii in floriculture crops

PB Avery, V Kumar, Y Xiao, CA Powell… - Arthropod-plant …, 2014 - Springer
Preference of phytoseiid mite, Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) was assessed on four
cultivars of ornamental pepper banker plant candidates; Red Missile (RM), Masquerade (MA), …

Field Efficacy of Cordyceps javanica, White Oil and Spinetoram for the Management of the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri

PB Avery, EB Duren, JA Qureshi, RC Adair Jr… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Citrus greening is devastating the citrus industry in Florida, and conventional
synthetic pesticide applications are rapidly becoming unsustainable for the control of the …