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ARS Home Plains Area College Station, Texas Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research People & Locations







Jesus F Esquivel
                        Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research

                        




                        
                        Research Entomologist
                        Phone: (979) 260-9519
                        
                        
                        Fax: (979) 260-9386(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsNovel Approaches for Management of Row Crop Pests and Continued Boll Weevil Eradication
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 438857Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Manage Cotton and Sorghum Diseases
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 441817**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Hemipteran species in row crops of the Brazos River Bottom in Central Texas
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Suh, C.P.-C. 2024. Hemipteran species in row crops of the Brazos River Bottom in Central Texas. Southwestern Entomologist. 49(1):214-234. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.049.0118.First record of Nezara viridula (L.) type F color morph in the United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2023. First record of Nezara viridula (L.) type F color morph in the United States. Southwestern Entomologist. 48(4):781-790. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.048.0403.Bacillus velezensis LP16S – a potential entomopathogen for southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, Jesus F., Yeater, Kathleen M., Medrano, Enrique G., Prom, Louis K. 2022. Bacillus velezensis LP16S – a potential entomopathogen for southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.). Southwestern Entomologist. 47(3):537-546. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.047.0301.Rotation of the stylet bundle in the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Droleskey, R.E., Harvey, R.B. 2021. Rotation of the stylet bundle in the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.). Southwestern Entomologist. 46(4):867-878. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.046.0408.Innervation of the southern green stink bug [Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)] stylet bundle
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Droleskey, R.E., Harvey, R.B. 2022. Innervation of the southern green stink bug [Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)] stylet bundle. Arthropod Structure and Development. 66. Article 101135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2021.101135.Acquisition and transmission of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum VCG 0114 (race 4) by stink bugs

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Retention of Pantoea agglomerans Sc1R across stadia of the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Medrano, E.G. 2020. Retention of Pantoea agglomerans Sc1R across stadia of the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). PLoS ONE. 15(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242988.Expansion of geographical range and plant associations of Leptoglossus clypealis: a potential invasive pest of sorghum along the Texas Gulf Coast
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Glover, J.P., Brewer, M.J., Helms, A.M., Ree, W.O., Shirley, X.A., Bell, A.A. 2020. Expansion of geographical range and plant associations of Leptoglossus clypealis: A potential invasive pest of sorghum along the Texas Gulf Coast. Southwestern Entomologist. 45(1):1-16.Transmission of Eremothecium coryli (syn. Nematospora coryli) to consecutive cotton bolls by individual stink bugs
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Medrano, E.G. 2019. Transmission of Eremothecium coryli (syn. Nematospora coryli) to consecutive cotton bolls by individual stink bugs. Southwestern Entomologist. 44(4):853-860. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.044.0414.The cotton boll: The relationship of species and genotype with temporal development of boll wall thickness
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Hinze, L.L. 2019. The cotton boll: The relationship of species and genotype with temporal development of boll wall thickness. Crop Science. 59:1200-1210. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2018.08.0527.The cotton boll: Temporal susceptibility of the boll wall to stylet penetration by hemipteran pests
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Hinze, L.L. 2019. The cotton boll: Temporal susceptibility of the boll wall to stylet penetration by hemipteran pests. Crop Science. 59(3):1211-1221. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2018.08.0528.Stink bug rostrum length vs. stylet penetration potential
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2019. Stink bug rostrum length vs. stylet penetration potential. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 167(4):323-329. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.12782.Diapause response of the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to feeding period duration and cotton square size
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P., Esquivel, J.F. 2018. Diapause response of the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to feeding period duration and cotton square size. Journal of Insect Science. 18(5):1-5.Transmission of Nematospora coryli to multiple cotton bolls by individual stink bugs

- (Abstract Only)Esquivel, J.F., Medrano, E.G. 2018. Transmission of Nematospora coryli to multiple cotton bolls by individual stink bugs. Revista Mexicana de Fitopatologia. 36:S6.Diapause response of the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to selected diets
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P., Esquivel, J.F. 2019. Diapause response of the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to selected diets. Journal of Entomological Science. 54(1):61-78. https://doi.org/10.18474/JES18-49.Emerging plant diseases under a changing climate scenario: Threats to our global food supply

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Avila-Quezada, G., Esquivel, J.F., Silva-Rojas, H.V., Leyva-Mir, S.G., Garcia-Avila, C.I., Quezada-Salinas, A., Noriega-Orozco, L., Rivas-Valencia, P., Ojeda-Barrios, D., Melgoza-Castillo, A. 2018. Emerging plant diseases under a changing climate scenario: Threats to our global food supply. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 30(6):443-350.Morphometrics of the Southern Green Stink Bug [Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)] Stylet Bundle
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Droleskey, R.E., Ward, L., Harvey, R.B. 2018. Morphometrics of the southern green stink bug [Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)] stylet bundle. Neotropical Entomology. doi:10.1007/s13744-018-0603-x.Nezara viridula (L.)

- (Book / Chapter)Esquivel, J.F., Musolin, D.L., Jones, W.A., Rabitsch, W., Greene, J.K., Toews, M.D., Schwertner, C.F., Grazia, J., McPherson, R.M. 2018. Nezara viridula (L.). In: McPherson, J.E., editor. Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea): Biology, Higher Systmatics, Semichemistry, and Management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 351-423.Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood)

- (Book / Chapter)Bundy, C.S., Esquivel, J.F., Panizzi, A.R., Eger, J.E., Davis, J.A., Jones, W.A. 2018. Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood). In: McPherson, J.E., editor. Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea): Biology, Higher Systematics, Semiochemistry, and Management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 425-451.Pentatomoids as vectors of plant pathogens

- (Book / Chapter)Mitchell, P.L., Zeilinger, A., Medrano, E.G., Esquivel, J.F. 2018. Pentatomoids as vectors of plant pathogens. In: J.E. McPherson, editor. Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea): Biology, Higher Systematics, Semiochemistry, and Management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 611-640.Nezara viridula (L.) in Central Texas: I. New host plant associations and reproductive status of adults encountered within

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2016. Nezara viridula (L.) in Central Texas: I. New host plant associations and reproductive status of adults encountered within. Southwestern Entomologist. 41:895-904.Nezara viridula (L.) in Central Texas: II. Seasonal occurrence of black spotted condition in adult females

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2016. Nezara viridula (L.) in Central Texas: II. Seasonal occurrence of black spotted condition in adult females. Southwestern Entomologist. 41:905-912.Poultry litter and the environment: Physiochemical properties of litter and soil during successive flock rotations and after remote site deposition
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Crippen, T.L., Sheffield, C.L., Byrd, J.A., Esquivel, J.F., Beier, R.C., Yeater, K.M. 2016. Poultry litter and the environment: Physiochemical properties of litter and soil during successive flock rotations and after remote site deposition. Science of the Total Environment. 553:650-661.Gossypolhemiquinone, a dimeric sesquiterpenoid identified in cotton (Gossypium)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stipanovic, R.D., Puckhaber, L.S., Frelichowski, J.E., Esquivel, J.F., Westbrook, J.K., O Neil, T.M., Bell, A.A., Dowd, M.K., Hake, K., Duke, S.E. 2015. Gossypolhemiquinone, a dimeric sesquiterpenoid identified in cotton (Gossypium). Phytochemistry. 122:165-171.Gossypolone and Gossypolhemiquinone: Biological activity of terpenoids found in cotton (Gossypium)

- (Abstract Only)Stipanovic, R.D., Puckhaber, L.S., Frelichowski, J.E., Esquivel, J.F., Westbrook, J.K., O Neil, T.M., Bell, A.A., Dowd, M.K., Duke, S.E. 2015. Gossypolone and gossypolhemiquinone: Biological activity of terpenoids found in cotton (Gossypium). [abstract]. American Chemical Society Abstracts. A#ORGN 504.A black color morph of adult Nezara viridula (L.)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Brown, V.A., Harvey, R.B., Droleskey, R.E. 2015. A black color morph of adult Nezara viridula (L.). Southwestern Entomologist. 40(3):649-652.Relationship between piercing-sucking insect control and internal lint and seed rot in Southeastern cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Medrano, E.G., Bell, A.A., Greene, J.K., Roberts, P.M., Bacheler, J.S., Marios, J.J., Wright, D.L., Esquivel, J.F., Nichols, R.L., Duke, S.E. 2015. Relationship between piercing-sucking insect control and internal lint and seed rot in Southeastern cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Journal of Economic Entomology. 108:1540-1544.Stylet Penetration Estimates for a Suite of Phytophagous Hemipteran Pests of Row Crops

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2015. Stylet penetration estimates for a suite of phytophagous Hemipteran pests of row crops. Environmental Entomology. 44(3):619-626.The effect of Gossypolone on the growth and development of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stipanovic, R.D., Esquivel, J.F., Westbrook, J.K., Puckhaber, L.S., O Neil, M., Bell, A.A., Duke, S.E., Dowd, M.K., Lopez, J.D., Hake, K. 2014. The effect of gossypolone on the growth and development of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie). Southwestern Entomologist. 39(1):1-7.Effect of gossypolone on the growth and development of helicoverpa zea

- (Abstract Only)Stipanovic, R.D., Esquivel, J.F., Westbrook, J.K., Puckhaber, L.S., O Neil, T.M., Bell, A.A., Duke, S.E., Dowd, M.K., Hake, K.D. 2014. Effect of gossypolone on the growth and development of helicoverpa zea. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences. p. 706.Characters for determining sex of late-instar Nezara viridula (L.)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Ward, L.A. 2014. Characters for determining sex of late-instar Nezara viridula (L.). Southwestern Entomologist. 39:187-189.Species composition of stink bugs in cotton and other major row crops in the Brazos River Bottom production area of Texas

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Suh, C.P., Westbrook, J.K., Esquivel, J.F. 2013. Species composition of stink bugs in cotton and other major row crops in the Brazos River Bottom production area of Texas. Southwestern Entomologist. 38:561-570.Ingestion of a marked bacterial pathogen of cotton conclusively demonstrates feeding by first instar southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Medrano, E.G. 2014. Ingestion of a marked bacterial pathogen of cotton conclusively demonstrates feeding by first instar southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Environmental Entomology. 43(1):110-115.Species composition and relative abundance of stink bugs in the Brazos River Bottom - Second year results

- (Proceedings)Suh, C.P., Westbrook, J.K., Esquivel, J.F., Jones, G.D. 2013. Species composition and relative abundance of stink bugs in the Brazos River Bottom - Second year results. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference. pp. 212-214.Association of Verde plant bug, Creontiades signatus (Hemiptera: Miridae), with cotton boll rot

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Brewer, M.J., Armstrong, J.S., Medrano, E.G., Esquivel, J.F. 2012. Association of Verde plant bug, Creontiades signatus (Hemiptera: Miridae), with cotton boll rot. Journal of Cotton Science. 16(3):144-151.Species composition and relative abundance of stink bugs in cotton and other row crops in the Brazos River Bottom production area of Texas

- (Proceedings)Suh, C.P., Westbrook, J.K., Esquivel, J.F., Jones, G.D. 2012. Species composition and relative abundance of stink bugs in cotton and other row crops in the Brazos River Bottom production area of Texas. Proceedings Beltwide Cotton Conference. p. 880-882.Verde plant bug is associated with cottong boll rot in South Texas cotton

- (Experiment Station)Brewer, M., Armstrong, J.S., Villanueva, R., Biles, S., Medrano, E.G., Esquivel, J.F. 2012. Verde plant bug is associated with cottong boll rot in South Texas cotton. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference. 13302.Boll wall thickness in four cotton species and susceptibility to stink bug feeding

- (Proceedings)Esquivel, J.F., Hinze, L.L. 2012. Boll wall thickness in four cotton species and susceptibility to stink bug feeding. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conference. p. 895-900.Improved visualization of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) - Part I: Morphological features for sex determination of multiple stadia

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Crippen, T.L., Ward, L.A. 2012. Improved visualization of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) - Part I: Morphological features for sex determination of multiple stadia. Psyche. 2012:Article 328378. doi 1155-12-328478.Improved visualization of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) - Part II: Alimentary canal components and measurements

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Crippen, T.L., Esquivel, J.F. 2012. Improved visualization of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) - Part II: Alimentary canal components and measurements. Psyche. 2012:Article 607609.Localization of selected pathogens of cotton within the southern green stink bug

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Medrano, E.G. 2012. Localization of selected pathogens of cotton within the southern green stink bug. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 142:114-120.Analysis of microscopic cotton boll feeding injuries caused by Southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Medrano, E.G., Esquivel, J.F., Bell, A.A., Greene, J.K., Roberts, P.M., Bacheler, J.S., Marois, J.J., Wright, D.L., Nichols, R.L. 2011. Analysis of microscopic cotton boll feeding injuries caused by southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Southwestern Entomologist. 36(3):233-245.Estimating potential stylet penetration of southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) - A mathematical modeling approach

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2011. Estimating potential stylet penetration of southern green stink bug - A mathematical modeling approach. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 140(2):163-170.Transmission of the opportunistic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) boll pathogen Pantoea agglomerans by the brown stink bug (Euschistus servus Say)

- (Abstract Only)Medrano, E.G., Esquivel, J.F., Bell, A.A. 2011. Transmission of the opportunistic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) boll pathogen Pantoea agglomerans by the brown stink bug (Euschistus servus Say). Phytopathology. 101:S119.Euschistus servus (Say): A new host record for Mermithidae (Mermithida)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2011. Euschistus servus (Say): A new host record for Mermithidae (Mermithida). Southwestern Entomologist. 36:207-211.ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL COTTON PATHOGEN RESERVOIRS BASED ON NEZARA VIRIDULA (L.) COLLECTIONS FROM TWO DIFFERENT CROP SOURCES

- (Proceedings)Medrano, E.G., Toews, M.D., Bell, A.A., Esquivel, J.F. 2011. Analysis of potential cotton pathogen reservoirs based on Nezara Virdula (L.) collections from two different crop sources. Proceedings of Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, 2011, Atlanta, Georgia.  p55.Analysis of potential cotton pathogen reservoirs based on Nezara viridula (L.) collections from two different crop sources

- (Abstract Only)Medrano, E.G., Toews, M.D., Bell, A.A., Esquivel, J.F. 2011. Analysis of potential cotton pathogen reservoirs based on Nezara viridula (L.) collections from two different crop sources. Proceedings of Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, 2011, Atlanta, Georgia. p54.Improved visualization of fat body conditions and abundance in the southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2011. Improved visualization of fat body conditions and abundance in the southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Entomological Science. 46:52-61.Southern green stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) as vectors of pathogens affecting cotton bolls - A brief review

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Medrano, E.G., Bell, A.A. 2010. Southern green stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) as vectors of pathogens affecting cotton bolls - A brief review. Southwestern Entomologist. 35:457-461.Localization of cotton disease pathogens in the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula L.

- (Proceedings)Esquivel, J.F., Medrano, E.G. 2010. Localization of cotton disease pathogens in the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula L. XII Congreso Internacional/XXXVII Congreso Nacional de Fitopatologia, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. CDROM.Response of cotton squares to various boll weevil oviposition puncture types

- (Proceedings)Esquivel, J.F. 2010. Response of cotton squares to various boll weevil oviposition puncture types. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference. p. 999-1003.Internal Boll Rots Associated with Feeding by Hemipterous Insects:  A Review

- (Abstract Only)Bell, A.A., Medrano, E.G., Lopez, J., Esquivel, J. 2010. Internal boll rots associated with feeding by Hemipterous insects: A review [abstract]. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2010 CDROM.A visual guide to identification of Euschistus spp. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in central Texas

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Anderson, R.M., Droleskey, R.E. 2009. A visual guide to identification of Euschistus spp. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in central Texas. Southwestern Entomologist. 34:485-488.Potential for Nezara virdula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to Transmit  Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens into Cotton Bolls

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Medrano, E.G., Esquivel, J.F., Bell, A.A., Greene, J., Roberts, P., Bachelor, J., Marois, J.J., Wright, D.L., Nichols, R.L., Lopez, J. 2009. Potential for Nezara virdula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to transmit bacterial and fungal pathogens into cotton bolls. Current Microbiology. 59:405-412.Pathogen transmission in cotton by the southern green stink bug

- (Proceedings)Esquivel, J.F., Medrano, E.G. 2009. Pathogen transmission in cotton by the southern green stink bug. Proceedings of the Mexican Phytopathological Society. CDROM.Identification of cotton fleahopper (Hemiptera: Miridae) host plants in Central Texas and compendium of reported hosts in the United States

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Esquivel, S.V. 2009. Identification of cotton fleahopper (Hemiptera: Miridae) host plants in Central Texas and compendium of reported hosts in the United States. Environmental Entomology. 38:766-780.Stages of gonadal development of the southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): Improved visualization

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2009. Stages of gonadal development of the southern green stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): Improved visualization. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 102:303-309.Temporal analysis of cotton boll symptoms resulting from southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula L.) feeding and transmission of a bacterial pathogen

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Medrano, E.G., Esquivel, J.F., Nichols, R.L., Bell, A.A. 2009. Temporal analysis of cotton boll symptoms resulting from southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula L.) feeding and transmission of a bacterial pathogen. Journal of Economic Entomology. 102:36-42.The acquisition and internal carriage of Salmonella by lesser mealworm beetles, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Crippen, T.L., Sheffield, C.L., Esquivel, S.V., Droleskey, R.E., Esquivel, J.F. 2009. The acquisition and internal carriage of Salmonella by lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Vector-Borne Zoonotic Diseases. 9:65-72.Observations and implications of the cotton fleahopper in Rapistrum rugosum

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2008. Observations and implications of the cotton fleahopper in Rapistrum rugosum. Journal of Entomological Science. 43:434-437.Comparative peptidomics of four related hemipteran species: Pyrokinins, myosuppressin, corazonin, adipokinetic hormone, sNPF, and periviscerokinins

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Predel, R., Russell, W.K., Russell, D.H., Lopez, J., Esquivel, J.F., Nachman, R.J. 2008. Comparative peptidomics of four related hemipteran species: Pyrokinins, myosuppressin, corazonin, adipokinetic hormone, sNPF, and periviscerokinins. Peptides. 29:162-167.HOST PLANTS OF THE TARNISHED PLANT BUG (HETEROPTERA: MIRIDAE) IN CENTRAL TEXAS

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Mowery, S.V. 2007. Host plants of the tarnished plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Central Texas. Environmental Entomology. 36:725-730.Introduction of an opportunistic bacterial cotton pathogen into bolls by the southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula L.)

- (Abstract Only)Transmission of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) seed and boll rotting bacteria by southern green stink bugs (Nezara viridula L.)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Medrano, E.G., Esquivel, J.F., Bell, A.A. 2007. Transmission of cotton seed and boll rotting bacteria by the southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula L.). Journal of Applied Microbiology. 103:436-444.EVALUATION OF PUNCTURE TYPES AS INDICATORS OF BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) OVIPOSITION IN COTTON SQUARES

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F. 2007. Evaluation of puncture types as indicators of boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition in cotton squares. Environmental Entomology. 36:183-187.Identification of the first Neuropeptides from the CNS of Hemiptera: CAPA peptides of the Southern Green Stinkbug Nezara virdula (L.)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Predel, R., Russell, W.K., Neupert, S., Russell, D.H., Esquivel, J.F., Nachman, R.J. 2006. Identification of the first neuropeptides from the CNS of Hemiptera: CAPA peptides of the southern green stinkbug Nezara viridula (L.). Peptides. 27:2670-2677.IDENTIFICATION AND FREQUENCY OF COTTONSEED-ROTTING BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM STINK BUGS IN TEXAS

- (Abstract Only)Bell, A.A., Medrano, E.G., Lopez, J., Esquivel, J.F. 2005. Identification and frequency of cottonseed-rotting bacteria isolated from stink bugs in Texas [abstract]. Phytopathology. 95(6):S8.OCCURRENCE OF THE COTTON FLEAHOPPER IN A PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED EARLY-SEASON HOST IN CENTRAL TEXAS

- (Proceedings)Esquivel, J.F. 2005. Occurrence of the cotton fleahopper in a previously unreported early-season host in Central Texas. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2005 CDROM.ISOLATION OF COTTONSEED-ROTTING PANTOEA SPP. FROM STINK BUGS AND PLANT BUGS

- (Proceedings)Bell, A.A., Lopez, J., Esquivel, J.F., Medrano, E.G., Mauney, J. 2005. Isolation of cottonseed-rotting Pantoea spp. from stink bugs and plant bugs. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2005 CDROM.EARLY-SEASON DISPERSAL OF COTTON FLEAHOPPERS (PSEUDATOMOSCELIS SERIATUS)

- (Proceedings)Westbrook, J.K., Esquivel, J.F., Eyster, R.S. 2005. Early-season dispersal of cotton fleahoppers (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus). In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2005 CDROM.LONGEVITY OF OVERWINTERED BOLL WEEVILS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) ON PRE-FRUITING COTTON

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Esquivel, J.F., Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P.C. 2004. Longevity of overwintered boll weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on pre-fruiting cotton. Journal of Cotton Science. 8(1):13-16.POPULATION PATTERNS OF MEXICAN CORN ROOTWORM (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) ADULTS INDICATED BY DIFFERENT SAMPLING METHODS

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