Publications by authors named "Megan Herlihy"
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- Between 1 to 2 out of every 1,000 children are born deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), with a significant portion also diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), which complicates assessments that typically rely on hearing abilities.
- A study compared children who are DHH with and without ASD to typically hearing children with ASD, finding significant differences in several behavioral and developmental measures using the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC-3).
- The results suggest that while children who are DHH with ASD show similarities to typically hearing children with ASD in many areas, unique differences exist that emphasize the need for tailored evaluation and treatment strategies in this population.
This study evaluated parasitism and predation on sentinel egg masses of three stink bug species, the spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris (Say), the brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say), and the invasive brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in ornamental landscapes composed of either native or exotic plants. This study also compared the species composition of parasitoids attacking two native stink bug species (P. maculiventris and E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is attracted to its male-produced aggregation pheromone, a ~3.5:1 mixture of (3S,6S,7R,10S)- and (3R,6S,7R,10S)-10,11-epoxy-1-bisabolen-3-ol (SSRS and RSRS respectively), and also to the pheromone of its Asian sympatric species Plautia stali Scott (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), methyl (2E,4E,6Z)-2,4,6-decatrienoate (MDT). A stereoisomeric mixture of (7R) 10,11-epoxy-1-bisabolen-3-ols (= mixed murgantiols) is used together in commercialized products with MDT because the latter is a synergist for H.
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- The harlequin bug is a common pest that attacks various crops, especially those in the brassica family, and understanding how they find their hosts is important for pest control.
- Researchers tested the effects of aggregation pheromones and specific plant volatiles on the bugs' attraction to both host (collard) and non-host (soybean) plants, finding that pheromones significantly increased their attraction.
- The study suggests that while the aggregation pheromone effectively lures harlequin bugs to non-host plants, additional strategies may be needed to keep them from leaving, highlighting potential applications for pest management practices.
Egg parasitoids of the exotic invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), were investigated using lab-reared fresh (live) and frozen (killed) lab-reared sentinel egg masses deployed for 72h on foliage in three habitats-woods, orchard, and soybean field-in Maryland, USA, in summer 2014. Four native hymenopteran species, Telenomus podisi Ashmead (Scelionidae), Trissolcus euschisti (Ashmead) and Tr. brochymenae Ashmead (Scelionidae), and Anastatus reduvii (Howard) (Eupelmidae), developed and emerged from H.
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