Frontispiece
Geoffrey G.E. Scudder ....................................... xiv
Threads and Serendipity in the Life and Research of an
Entomologist
Geoffrey G.E. Scudder ......................................... 1
When Workers Disunite: Intraspecific Parasitism by Eusocial
Bees
Madeleine Beekman and Benjamin P. Oldroyd .................... 19
Natural History of the Scuttle Fly, Megaselia scalaris
R.H.L. Disney ................................................ 39
A Global Perspective on the Epidemiology of West Nile Virus
Laura D. Kramer, Linda M. Styer, and Gregoty D. Ebel ......... 61
Sexual Conflict over Nuptial Gifts in Insects
Darryl T. Gwynne ............................................. 83
Application of DNA-Based Methods in Forensic Entomology
Jeffrey D. Wells and Jamie R. Stevens ....................... 103
Microbial Control of Insect Pests in Temperate Orchard
Systems: Potential for Incorporation into IPM
Lawrence A. Lacey and David I. Shapiro-Ilаn ................. 121
Evolutionary Biology of Insect Learning
Reuven Dukas ................................................ 145
Roles and Effects of Environmental Carbon Dioxide in Insect
Life
Pablo G. Guerenstein and John G. Hildebrand ................. 161
Serotonin Modulation of Moth Central Olfactory Neurons
Peter Kloppenburg and Alison R. Mercer ...................... 179
Decline and Conservation of Bumble Bees
D. Goulson, G.C. Lye, and B. Darvill ........................ 191
Sex Determination in the Hymenoptera
George E. Heimpel and Jetske G. de Boer ..................... 209
The Argentine Ant: Challenges in Managing an Invasive
Unicolonial Pest
Jules Silverman and Robert John Brightwell .................. 231
Diversity and Evolution of the Insect Ventral Nerve Cord
Jeremy E. Niven, Christopher M. Graham,
and Malcolm Burrows ......................................... 253
Dengue Virus-Mosquito Interactions
Scott B. Halstead ........................................... 273
Flash Signal Evolution, Mate Choice, and Predation in
Fireflies
Sara M. Lewis and Christopher K. Cratsley ................... 293
Prevention of Tick-Borne Diseases
Joseph Piesman and Lars Eisen ............................... 323
Entomological Reactions to Darwin's Theory in the
Nineteenth Century
Gene Kritsky ................................................ 345
Resource Acquisition, Allocation, and Utilization in
Parasitoid Reproductive Strategies
Mark A. Jervis, Jacintha Ellers, and Jeffrey A. Harvey ...... 361
Population Ecology of Insect Invasions and Their Management
Andrew M. Liebhold and Patrick C. Tobin ..................... 387
Medical Aspects of Spider Bites
Richard S. Fetter and Geoffrey K. Isbister .................. 409
Plant-Mediated Interactions Between Whiteflies, Herbivores,
and Natural Enemies
Moshe Inbar and Dan Gerling ................................. 431
Ancient Rapid Radiations of Insects: Challenges for
Phylogenetic Analysis
James B. Whitfield and Karl M. Kjer ......................... 449
Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Host Status Determination:
Critical Conceptual, Methodological, and Regulatory
Considerations
Martin Aluja and Robert L. Mangan ........................... 473
Codling Moth Management and Chemical Ecology
Peter Witzgall, Lukasz Stelinski, Larry Gut,
and Don Thomson ............................................. 503
Primer Pheromones in Social Hymenoptera
Yves Le Conte and Abraham Hefetz ............................ 523
Indexes
Cumulative Index of Contributing Authors, Volumes 44-53 ....... 543
Cumulative Index of Chapter Titles, Volumes 44-53 ............. 548
Errata
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