This page collects the digitized full text Masters theses and Doctoral dissertations of the Department of Entomology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. For work accomplished after 2019 please also see the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
The following broadly describes library holdings for UA theses and dissertations:
| Category | online | |
| Dissertations |
1953-2006 in MAIN 1950s-2012 in Special Collections |
1989 - present are full-text in ProQuest 2012 - present in ScholarWorks 1950s - present indexed in ProQuest |
| Master's theses |
1910s-2006 in MAIN 1910s-2012 in Special Collections |
2006 - present are full-text in ProQuest 2012 - present in ScholarWorks Theses were not systematically indexed in ProQuest prior to 2006. |
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Toxicity of Formulated Insecticide Mixtures to Apis and Non-Apis Bees, Joseph Edward Belsky
Evaluation of Rice Stink Bug, Oebalus pugnax (F.), Damage and Monitoring Techniques in Rice, Oryza sativa L., and Grain Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.), Aaron Joseph Cato
Impact of Roadside Maintenance Practices on Larinus minutus (Gyllenhal), a Biological Control Agent of Spotted Knapweed, Mary Elizabeth Ferguson
Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in Arkansas: Winter Morphs, Wild Hosts, and Fungal Control, Rosalee Knipp
Seasonal Phenology, Distribution and Treatments for Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) on Primocane-fruiting Blackberries (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus) in Arkansas, Jessica Anne LeFors
Revision of the Genus Monatractides (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae) of the United States and Canada: New Species, Re-descriptions, Phylogenetics, and a Key to Species, Whitney Anne Nelson
Influence of Loss of Function of the Fatty Acid Desaturase 7 Gene on Photosynthetic Activity and Foliar Redox Status, Janithri Savindya Wickramanayake
Molecular Survey for the Honey Bee Trypanosome Parasites Crithidia mellificae and Lotmaria passim, Mary-Kate Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Horizontal Transmission of Helicoverpa armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) in Soybean Fields Infested with Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), Joseph Lee Black
A Molecular Diagnostic Survey of Pathogens and Parasites of Honey Bees, Apis mellifera L., From Arkansas and Oklahoma, Dylan Cleary
Seasonality and Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila on Berry Crops and Wild Hosts in Arkansas, Lizabeth Rubi Herrera
The Effect of Insects on Seed Set of Ozark Chinquapin, Castanea ozarkensis, Colton Zirkle
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Integrative taxonomy of North American torrent mites (Parasitengona: Torrenticolidae: Torrenticola), Jon Ray Fisher
Emergence Phenology and Nematode Associates of the Woodwasp, Sirex nigricornis F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), in Arkansas and Mississippi forests, Jessica Ann Hartshorn
Survey of Nasal Mites (Acari: Rhinonyssidae, Ereynetidae, Turbinoptidae) in Birds from Three States in the United States, Alexis Danel Hilario Perez
Influence of Fatty Acids and their Derivatives on Aphid Resistance in Arabidopsis and Tomato, Jiamei Li
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Monitoring Abundance of Ips Bark Beetles and Determining Related Tree Mortality in Arkansas and Texas, Chandler Stefan Barton
Stink Bugs: Spatial Distribution, Pecan Phenological Susceptibility and Sampling Program, Brian Cowell
Southeastern Monochamus and Their Interactions with Healthy Shortleaf Pine Trees and Associated Ips grandicollis Bark Beetles, Matthew Walker Ethington
Phenology and Diversity of Arthropod Communities in Leaf Litter, Fredericka Hamilton
An Inventory of Endemic Leaf Litter Arthropods of Arkansas with Emphasis on Certain Insect Groups and Diplopoda, Derek Alan Hennen
Genetic Variation and Species Distribution of Subterranean Termites in the Southeastern U.S. Focusing on Family Structure and the Invasive Formosan Subterranean Termite, Mark Allan Janowiecki
Systematics of Testudacarine Torrent Mites (Parasitengona: Torrenticolidae), Joseph Charles O'Neill
Monochamus titillator Oviposition and Intraspecific Competition in Shortleaf Pine Bolts, Ryan Patrick Rastok
Sampling Terrestrial Arthropod Biodiversity: A Case Study in Arkansas, Michael Joseph Skvarla
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Biological Control of Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) Using Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae) in Central Arkansas, Sim Mckague Barrow
Potential Interactions of Early Season Herbicides and Insecticides in Cotton: Thrips Control and Plant Health, Derek Lane Clarkson
Nitrogen Management Practices and Colored Plastic Mulch Films Affecting Spider Mites and Aphids on Winter Strawberry in a High Tunnel, Kevin Philip Durden
Efficacy of Rice Insecticide Seed Treatments at Selected Nitrogen Rates for Control of the Rice Water Weevil, Lissorhoptrus Oryzophilus Kuschel, Mallory Elise Everett
Impact of Early Infestation of Two-Spotted Spider Mites (Tetranychus urticae) on Cotton Growth and Yield, Luis Orellana Jimenez
Evaluating Green Stink Bug Damage and Insect Abundance in Edamame, Benjamin Carroll Thrash
Population Genetics, Distributions and Phenology of Bombus Latreille, 1802 and Xylocopa Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Amber Dawn Tripodi
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Life History of Larinus Minutus, a Biological Control Agent of Invasive Knapweeds, and its Dispersal from Release Sites in Arkansas, Adam M. Alford
Abiotic and Biotic Factors Affecting the Japanese Beetle in Arkansas, Bryan Mathew Petty
Studies on the Structure and Pathogens of the Small Hive Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), Natasha A. Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Role of Ascorbic Acid in the Plant-Herbivore Interaction, Kelly Ann Carruthers
Effects of Felled Shortleaf Pine (Pinus Echinata Mill.) Moisture Loss on Oviposition Preferences and Survival of Sirex Nigricornis F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), Jessica Hartshorn
Flight Period and Species Composition of Sirex (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) and Associated Deladenus (Nematoda: Neotylenchidae) within Arkansas Pine Forests, Danielle Keeler
Effects of Associated Subcortical Beetles on Oviposition Behavior and Early-stage Survival of Sirex Nigricornis F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), Ace J. Lynn-Miller
Early Season Population Dynamics and Residual Insecticide Effects on Bird Cherry-oat Aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi in Arkansas Winter Wheat, Beven McWilliams
The Biological Control of Spotted Knapweed in the Southeastern United States, Carey R. Minteer
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Chemical Ecology, Population Dynamics and Insecticide Susceptibility of lesser Mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Narinderpal Singh
Ozark Highland Cunaxidae (Acari: Prostigmata): Descriptions and keys to genera found to occur in the region and a new phylogenetic hypothesis for the family, Michael Joseph Skvarla
