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FLIES
& MOTHS BREEDING IN ORGANIC WASTES
(Musca, Stomoxys, Fannia,
Tinea, etc.)
AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES
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27. Legner, E. F. 1965. Un complejo de
los artrópodos que influyen los estadios juveniles de Musca domestica L. en
Puerto Rico. Carib. J. Sci. 5(3-4):
109-115. 28. Legner, E. F. 1965. Natural and
induced control of houseflies with parasites in southern California. The Calif. Golden Egg 4(6): 18. 33.
Legner, E. F., E.
C. Bay & C. W. McCoy. 1965. Parasitic natural regulatory agents
attacking Musca domestica L. in Puerto Rico. J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 49(3): 368-376. 35.
Legner, E. F., E.
C. Bay, H. W. Brydon & C. W. McCoy.
1966. Research with parasites
for biological control of house flies in southern California.
Calif. Agric. 20(4): 10-12. 36.
Legner, E. F. 1966.
Parasites of the house fly and other filth-breeding Diptera in
southern California. J. Econ.
Entomol. 59(4): 999-1001. 37.
Legner, E. F.
& C. W. McCoy. 1966. The housefly, Musca domestica
Linnaeus, as an exotic species in the Western Hemisphere incites biological control studies. Canad. Entomol. 98(3):
243-248. 38.
Legner, E. F.
& H. W. Brydon. 1966. Suppression
of dung inhabiting fly populations by pupal parasites. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 59(4) 638-651. 40. White, E. B. & E. F. Legner. 1966. Notes on the life
history of Aleochara taeniata, a staphylinid parasite of
the house fly, Musca domestica. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 59(3): 573-577. 44.
Legner et al. (with V. E. Burton, A. S. Deal, W. C.
Fairbanks, G. P. Georghiou, E. C. Loomis & M. H. Swanson). 1966.
Fly control on poultry
ranches. Univ. of Calif. Agric. Ext.
Serv. Publ. AXT-72, Rev. 16 pp. 46.
Legner, E. F. 1967.
Behavior changes the reproduction of Spalangia cameroni, S. endius,
Muscidifurax raptor, and Nasonia vitripennis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) at increasing fly host
densities. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer.
60(4): 819-826. 47.
Legner, E. F. 1967.
The status of Nasonia vitripennis as a natural parasite of
the house fly, Musca domestica. Canad. Entomol. 99(3): 308-309. 48.
Legner, E. F.
& D. Gerling. 1967. Host-feeding and oviposition on Musca domestica by Spalangia cameroni, Nasonia vitripennis, and Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) influences their longevity and
fecundity. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer.
60(3): 678-691. 49.
Legner, E. F., E.
C. Bay & E. B. White. 1967. Activity of parasites from Diptera: Musca
domestica, Stomoxys calcitrans, Fannia canicularis
and F. femoralis, at sites in the Western Hemisphere. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 60(2): 462-468. 50. Bennett, F. D. & E. F. Legner. 1967.
Memorandum on the possibilities of biological control of the muscid
flies by hymenopterous parasites. Wld.
Hlth. Org. VBC/67.22. 12 pp. 52.
Legner, E. F.
& G. S. Olton. 1968. The biological method and integrated
control of house and stable flies in California. Calif. Agric. 22(6): 1-4. 53.
Legner, E. F.
& G. S. Olton. 1968. Activity of parasites from Diptera: Musca
domestica, Stomoxys calcitrans,
and species of Fannia, Muscina, and Ophyra II. at sites in the Eastern Hemisphere and Pacific area. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 61(5): 1306-1314. 54.
Gerling, D. & E.
F. Legner. 1968. Developmental history and reproduction of Spalangia cameroni, parasite of synanthropic flies. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 61(6): 1436-1443. 56.
Legner et al. (with Anderson, J. R., A. S. Deal, E. C.
Loomis & M. H. Swanson).
1968. Fly control on poultry
ranches. Univ. of Calif. Agric. Ext. Serv. Publ. AXT-72. Rev.
13 pp. 57.
Legner, E. F. 1969.
Adult emergence interval and reproduction in parasitic Hymenoptera
influenced by host size and density.
Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 62(1): 220-226. 61.
Legner, E. F.
& D. J. Greathead. 1969. Parasitism of pupae in East African
populations of Musca domestica and Stomoxys calcitrans. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 62(1): 128-133 63.
Legner, E. F.
& E. C. Bay. 1970. The introduction of natural enemies in
California for the biological control of noxious flies and gnats. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 37: 126-129. 66.
Legner, E. F. 1970.
Contemporary considerations on the biological suppression of noxious
brachycerous Diptera that breed in accumulated animal wastes. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 38: 88-89. 68.
Legner et al. (with Anderson, J. R., W. R. Bowen, A. S.
Deal, G. P. Georghiou, E. C. Loomis & M. H. Swanson). 1970-1971. Fly control on poultry ranches.
Univ. of Calif. Agric. Ext. AXT-72.
16 pp 70.
Legner, E. F.
& G. S. Olton. 1970. Worldwide survey and comparison of adult
predator and scavenger insect populations associated with domestic animal manure where livestock is
artificially congregated. Hilgardia
40(9): 225-266. 72. Legner, E. F. 1971. Some effects of
the ambient arthropod complex on the density and potential parasitization of
muscoid Diptera in poultry wastes.
J. Econ. Entomol. 64(1):
111-115. 74.
Legner, E. F.
& G. S. Olton. 1971. Distribution and relative abundance of
dipterous pupae and their parasitoids in accumulations of domestic animal manure in the southwestern United
States. Hilgardia 40(14): 505-535. 80. Legner, E. F. 1972. Observations on
hybridization and heterosis in parasitoids of synanthropic flies. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 65(1): 254-263. 85.
Anderson, J. R.,
W. R. Bowen, A. S. Deal, G. P. Georghiou, E. F. Legner, E. C. Loomis & M.
H. Swanson. 1972. Fly control on poultry ranches. Univ.
of Calif. Publ. AXT-72. 18 pp 88.
Legner, E. F.
& E. J. Dietrick. 1972. Inundation with parasitic insects to
control filth breeding flies in California.
Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 40: 129-130. 90.
Legner, E. F.
& J. H. Poorbaugh, Jr. 1972. Biological control of vector and noxious
synanthropic flies: a review. Calif. State Dept. Publ. Health, Vector Views 19(11): 81-100. 94.
Legner, E. F.
& W. R. Bowen. 1973. Influence of available poultry manure
breeding habitat on emergence density of synanthropic flies (Diptera). Ann.
Entomol. Soc. Amer. 66(3): 533-538. 95.
Legner, E. F.
& R. E. Eastwood. 1973. Seasonal and spatial distribution of Tinea fuscipunctella on poultry ranches. J. Econ. Entomol. 66(3): 685-687. 96.
Olton, G. S. &
E. F. Legner. 1973. House fly breeding and associated
parasitoids in decaying melon fields.
J. Econ. Entomol. 66(4): 909-911. 98.
Legner, E. F., W.
R. Bowen, W. D. McKeen, W. F. Rooney & R. F. Hobza. 1973.
Inverse relationships between mass of breeding habitat and synanthropic fly emergence and the
measurement of population densities with sticky tapes in California inland
valleys. Environ. Entomol. 2(2): 199-205. 112. Legner, E. F., R. D. Sjogren & I. M.
Hall. 1974. The biological control of medically important arthropods. Critical Reviews in Environmental Control 4(1): 85-113. 120.
Olton, G. S. &
E. F. Legner. 1974. Biology of Tachinaephagus zealandicus
(Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitoid of synanthropic Diptera. Canad. Entomol. 106(8): 785-800. 127.
Legner, E. F., B.
B. Sugerman, H.-S. Yu and H. Lum.
1974. Biological and
integrated control of the bush fly, Musca
sorbens Wiedemann and other filth breeding Diptera in
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Bull. Soc. Vector Ecol. 1:
1-14. 131. Olton, G. S. & E. F. Legner. 1975.
Winter inoculative releases of parasitoids to reduce houseflies in
poultry manure. J. Econ. Entomol. 68(1): 35-38. 133.
Legner, E. F.
& E. J. Dietrick. 1974. Effectiveness of supervised control
practices in lowering population densities of synanthropic flies on poultry ranches. Entomophaga 19(4):
467-478. 134. Legner, E. F., W. R. Bowen, W. F. Rooney,
W. D. McKeen & G. W. Johnston.
1975. Integrated fly control
on poultry ranches. Calif. Agric. 29(5):
8-10. 143.
Legner, E. F.
& G. S. Olton. 1975. Filth fly sources in decaying melon fields
in southern California's low deserts.
Calif. Agric. 29(1): 10-11. 152. Anderson, J. R., W. R. Bowen, A. S. Deal,
G. P. Georghiou, E. F. Legner, & M. H. Swanson. 1975. Fly control on
poultry ranches. Univ. of Calif. Leaflet 2505. 17 pp. 155.
Legner, E. F. 1976.
The Musca sorbens Wiedemann complex in Kwajalein
Atoll, Marshall Islands. Entomol.
News 87(1-2): 39-48. 157.
Legner, E. F. 1976.
Low storage temperature effects on the reproductive potential of three
parasites of Musca domestica. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 69(3): 435-441. 159. Legner, E. F., G. S. Olton, R. E. Eastwood
& E. J. Dietrick. 1975. Seasonal density, distribution and
interactions of predatory and scavenger arthropods in accumulating poultry wastes in
coastal and interior southern California.
Entomophaga 20(3): 269-283. 162. Legner, E. F., I. Moore & G. S.
Olton. 1976. Tabular keys and biological notes to
common parasitoids and synanthropic Diptera breeding in accumulated animal wastes. Entomol. News 87(3 & 4): 113-144. 164.
Bay, E. C., C. O.
Berg, H. C. Chapman & E. F. Legner.
1976. Biological control of
medical and veterinary pests. In: "Theory and Practice of Biological Control," p. 457-79. C. B. Huffaker (ed.). Academic Press,
Inc., New York, London. 169.
Legner, E. F. 1977.
Temperature, humidity and depth of habitat influencing host
destruction and fecundity of muscoid fly parasites. Entomophaga 22(2):
199-206. 175.
Legner, E. F. & I. Moore.
1977. The larva of Platystethus spiculus Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and its occurrence
in bovine feces in irrigated pastures. Psyche 84(2): 158-164. 176.
Legner, E. F. 1978.
Part I: Parasites and
predators introduced against arthropod pests. Diptera. In:
Introduced Parasites and Predators of Arthropod Pests and Weeds: a World Review (C. P. Clausen, ed.), pp.
335-39; 346-55. Agric. Handbk. No. 480, ARS, USDA, U. S. Govt. Printing Off., Wash., D. C. 545 pp 178.
Legner, E. F. 1978.
Natural enemies imported in California for the biological control of
face fly, Musca autumnalis DeGeer, and horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.). Proc.
Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 46: 77-79. 182.
Legner, E. F. 1979.
Prolonged culture and inbreeding effects on reproductive rates of two
pteromalid parasites of muscoid flies.
Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 72(1): 114-118. 183. Legner, E. F. 1979. Reproduction of Spalangia endius, Muscidifurax raptor and M. zaraptor on fresh
vs. refrigerated fly hosts. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 72(1): 155-157. 189.
Legner, E. F. 1979.
The relationship between host destruction and parasite reproductive
potential in Muscidifurax raptor, M. zaraptor,
and Spalangia endius [Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae]. Entomophaga 24(2):
145-152. 200.
Legner, E. F. 1981.
Improving commercial biological control of filth flies with
parasites. pp. 5-10. In: U. S. Dept. Agric. Publ. A- 106.2F64,
"Status of Biological Control of Filth Flies." 212 pp. 201.
Legner, E. F. et al.
(with E. C. Loomis, J. R. Anderson, W. R. Bowen, A. S. Deal, R. A. Ernst
& G. P. Georghiou). 1981. Integrated management of
pest flies on poultry ranches. Univ.
of Calif. Leaflet 2505: 18 pp. 202.
Legner, E. F., D.
J. Greathead & I. Moore.
1981. Equatorial East African
predatory and scavenger arthropods in bovine excrement. Environ. Entomol. 10(5): 620-625. 206.
Legner, E. F.
& M. E. Badgley. 1982. Improved parasites for filth fly
control. Calif. Agric. 36(9 &
10): 27. 207.
Legner, E. F., E.
J. Dietrick & D. J. Blehm.
1982. New parasitic insects
for biological control of synanthropic flies. Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 50: 45-47. 213.
Legner, E. F. 1983.
Broadened view of Muscidifurax
parasites associated with endophilous synanthropic flies and sibling species
in the Spalangia
endius complex. Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr.
Assoc., Inc. 51: 47-48. 214.
Legner, E. F. 1983.
Requirements for appraisal of the role of parasitic insects in the
natural control of synanthropic Diptera.
Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 51: 97-98. 215.
Legner, E. F.
& R. W. Warkentin. 1983. Questions concerning the dynamics of Onthophagus gazella (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with symbovine flies in the lower Colorado Desert of
California. Proc. Calif. Mosq. &
Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 51:
99-101. 218.
Legner, E. F. 1985.
Effects of scheduled high temperature on male production in
thelytokous Muscidifurax uniraptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).
Canad. Entomol. 117(3):
383-389. 220.
Legner, E. F.
& R. W. Warkentin. 1985. Genetic improvement and inbreeding effects
in culture of beneficial arthropods.
Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 52: 156-161. 222.
Legner, E. F. 1985.
Natural and induced sex ratio changes in populations of thelytokous Muscidifurax uniraptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).
Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 78(3):
398-402. 227.
Legner, E. F. 1986.
The requirement for reassessment of interactions among dung beetles,
symbovine flies and natural enemies. Entomol. Soc. Amer. Misc. Publ. 61: 120-131. 228.
Legner, E. F. 1986.
Breeding superior parasitoids of Diptera using a novel extranuclear
inheritance mechanism. Proc. Calif.
Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 44: 156-159. 229. Legner, E. F. 1986. Trapping
efficiency of exophilous synanthropic Diptera increased through
considerations of behavior. Proc.
Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 54:
160-162. 230. Legner, E. F. 1987. Transfer of
thelytoky to arrhenotokous Muscidifurax
raptor Girault & Sanders
(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Canad. Entomol. 119(3): 265-271 232. Legner, E. F. 1987. Pattern of
thelytoky acquisition in Muscidifurax
raptor Girault & Sanders
(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Bull.
Soc. Vector Ecol. 12(2):
517-527. 233. Legner, E. F. 1987. Inheritance of
gregarious and solitary oviposition in Muscidifurax
raptorellus Kogan & Legner
(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).
Canad. Entomol. 119(9):
791-808. 234.
Legner, E. F. 1987.
Some quantitative aspects of inheritance in breeding synanthropic fly
parasitoids. Bull. Soc. Vector Ecol.
12(2); 528- 533. 238.
Legner, E. F. 1988.
Quantitation of heterotic behavior in parasitic Hymenoptera. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 81(4): 657-681. 239. Legner, E. F. 1988. Hybridization in
principal parasitoids of synanthropic Diptera: the genus Muscidifurax
(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).
Hilgardia 56(4): 36 pp. 241.
Legner, E. F. 1988.
Studies of four thelytokous Puerto Rican isolates of Muscidifurax uniraptor [Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae]. Entomophaga 33(3);
269-280. 245.
Legner, E. F. 1989.
Fly parasitic wasp, Muscidifurax
raptorellus Kogan & Legner
(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) invigorated through insemination by males of different races. Bull. Soc. Vector Ecol. 14(2): 291-300. 246. Legner, E. F. & E. J. Dietrick. 1989. Coexistence of predatory Muscina stabulans and Ophyra |