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ARS Home Northeast Area Beltsville, Maryland (BARC) Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior Laboratory People & Locations







Megan  Herlihy-Adams
                        Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior Laboratory

                        




                        
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                        Phone: (301) 504-5205
                        
                        
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                            **Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Trap cropping harlequin bug: Distance of separation influences female movement and oviposition
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bier, A.D., Wallingford, A.K., Haber, A.I., Herlihy, M.V., Weber, D.C. 2021. Trap cropping harlequin bug: Distance of separation influences female movement and oviposition. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab022.Parasitism and predation on sentinel egg masses of three stink bug species (Heteroptera: pentatomidae) in native and exotic ornamental landscapes
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cornelius, M.L., Herlihy, M.V., Vinyard, B.T., Weber, D.C., Greenstone, M.H. 2021. Parasitism and predation on sentinel egg masses of three stink bug species (Heteroptera: pentatomidae) in native and exotic ornamental landscapes. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa329.Attractiveness of pheromone components with and without the synergist, methyl (2E,4E,6Z)-decatrienoate, to brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) [Hemiptera: Pentatomidae]

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Weber, D.C., Morrison III, W.R., Khrimian, A., Rice, K.B., Short, B.D., Herlihy, M.V., Leskey, T.C. 2019. Attractiveness of pheromone components with and without the synergist, methyl (2E,4E,6Z)-decatrienoate, to brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) [Hemiptera: Pentatomidae]. Journal of Economic Entomology. 113:712-719.Fooling the harlequin bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) using synthetic volatiles to alter host plant choice
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Thrift, E., Herlihy, M.V., Wallingford, A.K., Weber, D.C. 2018. Fooling the harlequin bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) using synthetic volatiles to alter host plant choice. Environmental Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvy013.Integrative review of indigenous arthropod natural enemies of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug in North America and Europe

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Abram, P.K., Hoelmer, K.A., Acebes-Doria, A., Andrews, H., Beers, E., Bergh, C.J., Bessin, R., Biddinger, D., Botch, P., Buffington, M.L., Cornelius, M.L., Costi, E., Delfosse, E., Dieckhoff, C., Dobson, R., Donais, Z., Grieshop, M., Hamilton, G., Haye, T., Hedstrom, C., Herlihy, M.V., Hoddle, M., Hooks, C., Jentsch, P., Neelandra, J., Kuhar, T., Lara, J., Legrand, A., Lee, J.C., Leskey, T.C., Lowenstein, D., Milnes, J., Maistrello, L., Morrison III, W.R., Nielsen, A.L., Ogburn, E., Pickett, C., Poley, K., Pote, J., James, R., Shrewsbury, P., Talamas, E.J., Tavella, L., Walgenbach, J., Waterworth, R., Weber, D.C., Welty, C., Wiman, N.G. 2017. Integrative review of indigenous arthropod natural enemies of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug in North America and Europe. Journal of Pest Science. 90(4):1009-1020.Biological control of sentinel egg masses of the exotic invasive stink bug halyomorpha halys (Stål) in Mid-Atlantic USA ornamental landscapes
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cornelius, M.L., Dieckhoff, C., Hoelmer, K.A., Olsen, R.T., Weber, D.C., Herlihy, M.V., Talamas, E.J., Vinyard, B.T., Greenstone, M.H. 2016. Biological control of sentinel egg masses of the exotic invasive stink bug halyomorpha halys (Stål) in Mid-Atlantic USA ornamental landscapes. Biological Control. 103:11-20.Attack and success of native and exotic parasitoids on eggs of Halyomorpha halys in three Maryland habitats

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Herlihy, M.V., Talamas, E.J., Weber, D.C. 2016. Attack and success of native and exotic parasitoids on eggs of Halyomorpha halys in three Maryland habitats. PLoS One. 11(3):e0150275.Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) emerges in North America

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Talamas, E.J., Herlihy, M., Dieckoff, C., Hoelmer, K., Buffington, M.L., Bon, M., Weber, D. 2015. Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) emerges in North America. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 43:119-128.


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