Castrillo, Louela A.

Cornell Academic Staff

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Research Associate, Entomology (ENTOM), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)

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academic article
- Brood production by ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and growth of its fungal symbiont on artificial diet made with sawdust from different tree species. Environmental Entomology. 41:822-827. 2012
- First report of blight caused by Sclerotium rolfsii on the invasive exotic weed, Vincetoxicum rossicum (pale swallow-wort) in western New York. . Plant Disease. :1. 2011
- Virulence of commercial strains of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium brunneum (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against adult Xylosandrus germanus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and impact on brood. . Biological Control. 58:121-126. 2011
- Assessing deposition and persistence of Beauveria bassiana GHA (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) applied for control of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), in a commercial nursery. Biological Control. 54:61-67. 2010
- Characterization of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) isolates associated with Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) populations in Michigan. . Biological Control. 54:135-140. 2010
- Transstadial transmission of Pythium in Bradysia impatiens and lack of larval vectoring capacity. Phytopathology. 100:1307-1313. 2010
- Molecular characterization and comparative virulence of Beauveria bassiana isolates (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) associated with the greenhouse shore fly, Scatella tenuicosta (Diptera: Ephydridae). International Organisation for Biological Control. 45:154-162. 2008
- Molecular characterization and comparative virulence of Beauveria bassiana isolates (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) associated with the greenhouse shore fly, Scatella tenuicosta (Diptera: Ephydridae). Biological Control. 45:154-162. 2008
- Quantitative field detection of Beauveria bassiana GHA (Ascomycota: Hypocreales), a potential microbial control agent of the emerald ash borer, by real-time PCR.. Biological Control. 45:163-169. 2008
- Detection and quantification of Entomophaga maimaiga resting spores in forest soil using real-time PCR. Mycological Research. 111:324-331. 2007
- Novel isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana for biological control of the shore fly, Scatella tenuicosta . IOBC/WPRS Bulletin. 28:95-98. 2005
- The fungal past, present, and future: Germination, ramification and reproduction . Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 89:46-56. 2005
- Vegetative compatibility groups in indigenous and mass-released strains of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana: likelihood of recombination in the field . Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 86:26-37. 2004
- Strain-specific detection of introduced Beauveria bassiana in agricultural fields by use of sequence-characterized amplified region marker. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 82:75-83. 2003
- Enhancement of ice-nucleating activity in Pseudomonas fluorescens and its effect on efficacy against Colorado potato beetles. Biological Control. 21:27-34. 2001
- Field persistence of ice-nucleating Pseudomonas fluorescens in overwintering Colorado potato beetles . Biological Control. 21:11-18. 2001
- Sensitivity of partially purified ice nucleation activity of Fusarium avenacium SRSF 616 . Current Microbiology. 42:330-338. 2001
- Identification of ice-nucleating active bacteria for biological control of overwintering Colorado potato beetles . Journal of Economic Entomology. 93:226-233. 2000
- Long-term retention of the ice nucleating Pseudomonas fluorescens by overwintering Colorado potato beetles . Cryo-Letters. 21:5-12. 2000
- Genetic variation in Beauveria bassiana populations associated with the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus, in poultry houses . Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 73:269-275. 1999
- Differentiation of Beauveria bassiana isolates from the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus, using isozyme and RAPD analyses . Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 72:190-196. 1998
chapter
- Fungi: Identification and diagnosis. In Molecular Approaches and Techniques for the Study of Insect Pathogens . Insect Pathogens. Molecular Approaches and Techniques. 50-70. 2009
- Using Ice nucleating bacteria to reduce winter survival of Colorado potato beetles: Development of a novel strategy for biological control. . Insect Timing: Circadian Rhythmicity and Seasonality. 213-227. 2001
conference paper
- Assessing the field persistence of introduced Beauveria bassiana GHA for emerald ash borer control by culture on selective medium, real- time PCR, and bioassays.. Society for Invertebrate Pathology. 79. 2008
conference poster
document part
review
- Book review: The Ecology of Fungal Entomopathogens. 15. 2010