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Michael P. Seagraves
Researcher at North Central College
Publications - 9
Citations - 435
Michael P. Seagraves is an academic researcher from North Central College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Predation & Orius insidiosus. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 9 publications receiving 393 citations.
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Effects of neonicitinoid seed treatments on soybean aphid and its natural enemies
TL;DR: It is confirmed that insecticidal seed treatments offer little benefit to soybean producers of the Northern Great Plains and adds to the discussion by suggesting that generalist predators are adversely affected by the insecticides.
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Lady beetle oviposition behavior in response to the trophic environment
TL;DR: This review examines adult distribution and female oviposition strategies which in turn determine the distribution of coccinellid larvae in habitats and underscores the importance of understanding of the resources needed for successful reproduction and larval development in a habitat and the sensory cues that signal these resources, and thus elicit Oviposition.
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Sugar feeding by coccinellids under field conditions: the effects of sugar sprays in soybean
TL;DR: Sucrose was applied weekly throughout the growing season at three US locations, and coccinellids and aphids were sampled 24 h later and tested positive for fructose, and sugar sprays did not enhance biological control of aphids in this experiment.
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Oviposition response by Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to plant quality and prey availability
TL;DR: It is hypothesized that O. insidiosus females are better able to forecast plant quality than future prey populations as resources for their offspring, because plant suitability over-rides the importance of prey availability for this zoophytophagous insect.
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The effects of diet on herbivory by a predaceous lady beetle
TL;DR: Coleomegilla maculata larvae fed prey – Acyrthosiphon pisum or Ostrinia nubilalis eggs – consumed two to three times more plant tissue than those fed a mixed diet.