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  1. Green preparation of seaweed-based silver nano-liquid for cotton pathogenic fungi management

    Article • IET Nanobiotechnology, April 2019, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Dr Kitherian Sahayaraj, Dr Vivek Kumar, Dr Rajesh Sathiyamoorthy

  2. Mitigating trans-boundary movement of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on Mentha sp. by pre-shipping treatments of biopesticides

    Article • Crop Protection, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  3. Assessing Compatibility of Isaria fumosorosea and Buprofezin for Mitigation of Aleurodicus rugioperculatus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae): An Invasive Pest in the Florida Landscape

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, March 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  4. Unexpected High Intragenomic Variation in Two of Three Major Pest Thrips Species Does Not Affect Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2) Utility for Thrips Identification

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  5. Evaluation of Insecticides for Curative, Preventive, and Rotational Use on Scirtothrips dorsalis South Asia 1 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

    Article • Florida Entomologist, September 2017, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  6. Mass rearing and augmentative biological control evaluation of Rhynocoris fuscipes (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) against multiple pests of cotton

    Article • Pest Management Science, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Vivek Kumar, Dr Kitherian Sahayaraj

  7. Effect of Drench Application of Flupyradifurone on Bemisia tabaci (MED Whitefly) and Amblyseius swirskii, 2017

    Article • Arthropod Management Tests, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  8. Efficacy of Eretmocerus eremicus and Flupyradifurone on Bemisia tabaci (MED whitefly), 2017

    Article • Arthropod Management Tests, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  9. Efficacy of Eretmocerus eremicus and cyantraniliprole on Bemisia tabaci (MED whitefly), 2017

    Article • Arthropod Management Tests, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  10. Efficacy of Foliar Application of Flupyradifurone on Bemisia tabaci (MED Whitefly) and Amblyseius swirskii, 2017

    Article • Arthropod Management Tests, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  11. Impact of Pymetrozine on Bemisia tabaci (MED Whitefly) and Amblyseius swirskii, 2017

    Article • Arthropod Management Tests, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  12. Predation by Neoseiulus cucumeris and Amblyseius swirskii on Thrips palmi and Frankliniella schultzei on cucumber

    Article • Biological Control, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  13. Investigating the Role of Fungal Entomopathogens in Whitefly Landscape IPM Programs

    Article • Journal of Entomological Science, July 2015, Georgia Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  14. A novel mitochondrial genome architecture in thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera): extreme size asymmetry among chromosomes and possible recent control region duplication

    Article • BMC Genomics, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  15. The Scirtothrips dorsalis Species Complex: Endemism and Invasion in a Global Pest

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2015, PLOS

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  16. Early establishment of the phytoseiid mite Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on pepper seedlings in a Predator-in-First approach

    Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  17. Functional response of Rhynocoris kumarii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) to different population densities of Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) recorded in the laboratory

    Article • European Journal of Entomology, December 2014, Biology Centre, AS CR

    Dr Vivek Kumar, Dr Kitherian Sahayaraj

  18. Influence of leaf trichome type and density on the host plant selection by the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

    Article • Applied Entomology and Zoology, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  19. Effect of Pollens of Various Ornamental Pepper Cultivars on the Development and Reproduction of Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

    Article • Florida Entomologist, June 2014, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  20. Common Blossom Thrips, Frankliniella schultzei (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Management and Groundnut Ring Spot Virus Prevention on Tomato and Pepper in Southern Florida

    Article • Florida Entomologist, June 2014, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  21. Estimating Bacterial Diversity in Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) via Next Generation Sequencing

    Article • Florida Entomologist, June 2014, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  22. Coupling scanning electron microscopy with DNA bar coding: a novel approach for thrips identification

    Article • Applied Entomology and Zoology, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  23. Chemical class rotations for control of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on poinsettia and their effect on cryptic species population composition

    Article • Pest Management Science, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  24. Temporal and spatial distribution of an invasive thrips species Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

    Article • Crop Protection, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  25. Release and Establishment of the Little Decapitating Fly Pseudacteon cultellatus (Diptera: Phoridae) on Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Florida

    Article • Florida Entomologist, December 2013, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

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

    Article • Arthropod-Plant Interactions, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  27. Abundance of Adventive Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Populations in Florida During the First Sixteen Years §

    Article • Florida Entomologist, September 2013, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  28. An Overview of Chilli Thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Biology, Distribution and Management

    Article • March 2013, IntechOpen

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  29. Abundance of Frankliniella schultzei (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Flowers on Major Vegetable Crops of South Florida

    Article • Florida Entomologist, June 2012, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  30. New Tropical Fruit Hosts of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Its Relative Abundance on them in South Florida

    Article • Florida Entomologist, March 2012, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  31. Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): Scanning Electron Micrographs of Key Taxonomic Traits and a Preliminary Morphometric Analysis of the General Morphology of Populations of Different Continents

    Article • Florida Entomologist, December 2011, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  32. Assessing abundance and distribution of an invasive thrips Frankliniella schultzei (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in south Florida

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, October 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  33. Biological response of chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), to various regimes of chemical and biorational insecticides

    Article • Crop Protection, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Vivek Kumar

  34. Biological Parameters of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Selected Hosts

    Article • Environmental Entomology, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vivek Kumar