Kevin W. Thorpe

Spencer Foundation — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Insect Pheromone Research and Control(35), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control(33), Forest Insect Ecology and Management(27), Insect Resistance and Genetics(24), Insect and Pesticide Research(17)

Publications80 total

Dose Responses of<i>in vivo</i>- and<i>in vitro</i>-produced Strains of Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Nucleopolyhedrovirus (LdMNPV) Applied With and Without the Virus Enhancer Blankophor BBH
Journal of Entomological Science·2013
Persistence of the Gypsy Moth Pheromone, Disparlure, in the Environment in Various Climates
Insects·2013· 12 citedOpen Access
The relationship between male moth density and female mating success in invading populations of <i><scp>L</scp>ymantria dispar</i>
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata·2012· 37 cited
Effects of SPLAT<sup>®</sup> GM sprayable pheromone formulation on gypsy moth mating success
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata·2010· 18 cited
Mate‐finding failure as an important cause of Allee effects along the leading edge of an invading insect population
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata·2009· 80 cited
Gypsy moth mating disruption in open landscapes
Agricultural and Forest Entomology·2008· 13 cited
Dispersion in time and space affect mating success and Allee effects in invading gypsy moth populations
Journal of Animal Ecology·2008· 76 citedOpen Access
Effects of the 3M™ MEC Sprayable Pheromone<sup>®</sup> formulation on gypsy moth mating success
Journal of Applied Entomology·2008· 8 cited
An indepth look at new viral strains for use in Gypchek
2008· 1 cited
The new pheromone delivery system for gypsy moth mating disruption
2008· 1 cited
Persistent effects of aerial applications of disparlure on gypsy moth: trap catch and mating success
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata·2007· 18 cited
Electroantennogram measurements of atmospheric pheromone concentration after aerial and ground application of gypsy moth mating disruptants
Journal of Applied Entomology·2007· 7 cited
Lost and lonely gypsy moths: mate location failure as a mechanism causing an Allee effect in the gypsy moth
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)·2007Open Access
Multi-year evaluation of mating disruption treatments against gypsy moth
2007
Comparison of methods for deploying female gypsy moths to evaluate mating disruption treatments
Agricultural and Forest Entomology·2006· 11 cited
A REVIEW OF THE USE OF MATING DISRUPTION TO MANAGE GYPSY MOTH, LYMANTRIA DISPAR (L.)
2006· 32 cited
Comparison of Aerially-Applied Gypchek Strains Against Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in the Presence of an Entomophaga maimaiga Epizootic
Journal of Entomological Science·2005· 8 cited
Effects of intentional gaps in spray coverage on the efficacy of gypsy moth mating disruption
Journal of Applied Entomology·2005· 15 cited
Optimization of pheromone dosage for gypsy moth mating disruption
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata·2005· 45 cited
Efficacy of Gypsy Moth Mating Disruption Treatments in the Slow-the-spread (STS) Project
2005
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Frequent Co-authors

R. E. Webb(21), Donna S. Leonard(13), Richard Reardon(10), G. B. White(8), Ksenia S. Onufrieva(7), Victor C. Mastro(7), J. D. Podgwaite(7), Patrick C. Tobin(6), Ksenia Tcheslavskaia(6), E. Anderson Roberts(6), Richard L. Ridgway(6), Patricia Sellers(5), Stephen P. Cook(5), R. L. Ridgway(5), L. S. V. Venables(5), K. M. Tatman(5), Alexei A. Sharov(4), Martin Shapiro(4), Andrea D. Hickman(4), Roger W. Fuester(4)