Publications

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Lozier, J. D., Roderick G. K., and Mills, N. J.  2009. Molecular markers reveal strong geographic, but not host associated, genetic differentiation in Aphidius transcaspicus, a parasitoid of the aphid genus Hyalopterus. Bulletin of Entomological Research (in press)

2008

Hougardy, E., and Mills, N. J.  2008. Factors influencing the abundance of Trioxys pallidus, a successful introduced biological control agent of walnut aphid in california. Biological control (in press)

Lozier, J. D., Roderick G. K., and Mills, N. J.  2008. Evolutionarily significant units in natural enemies: Identifying regional populations of Aphidius transcaspicus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for use in biological control of mealy plum aphid. Biological Control 46: 532-541

Xu, Q., Meng, L., Li, B., and Mills, N. J.  2008. Influence of host-size variation on the development of a koinobiont aphid parasitoid, Lysiphlebus ambiguus Haliday (Braconidae, Hymenoptera). Bulletin of Entomological Research 98: 389-395.

Hougardy, E., and Mills, N. J.  2008. Comparative life history and parasitism of a new color morph of the walnut aphid in California. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 10: 137-146.

Lozier, J. D., Foottit, R. G., Miller, G. L., Mills, N. J., and Roderick, G. K. 2008. Molecular and morphological evaluation of the aphid genus Hyalopterus Koch (Insecta:  Hemiptera: Aphididae), with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 1688: 1-19.

Mills, N. J., and Wajnberg, E.  2008. Optimal foraging behaviour and efficient biological control methods.  In: Behavioural Ecology of Insect Parasitoids – From Theoretical Approaches to Field Applications.  Wajnberg, E., Bernstein, C., and van Alphen, J. (Eds.), Blackwell, pp. 3-30.

2007

McPheron, L. J., and Mills, N. J.  2007. The influence of visual and olfactory cues on the foraging behavior of the paper wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Mischocyttarus flavitarsis). Entomologia Generalis 30: 105-118.

Lozier, J. D, Roderick, G. K., and Mills, N. J.  2007. Multi-genome evidence for the evolution of host associated species in the aphid genus Hyalopterus. Evolution 61: 1353-1367.

McPheron, L. J., and Mills, N. J.  2007. Discrimination learning of color-odor compounds in a paper wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Mischocyttarus flavitarsis). Entomologia Generalis 29: 125-134.

Hougardy, E., and Mills, N. J.  2007. Influence of host deprivation and egg expenditure on the patch and host-finding behavior of the parasitoid wasp Mastrus ridibundus. Journal of Insect Behavior 20: 229-246.

2006

Mills, N. J.  2006. Interspecific competition among natural enemies and single versus multiple introductions in biological control.  In: Trophic and Guild Interactions in Biological Control.  Brodeur, J. and Boivin, G. (Eds.), Springer, pp. 191-220.

Mills, N. J.  2006. Accounting for differential success in the biological control of homopteran and lepidopteran pests. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 30: 61-72.

Mills, N. J., Babendreier, D., and Loomans, A. J. M.  2006. Methods for monitoring the dispersal of natural enemies from point source releases associated with augmentative biological control.  In: Environmental Impact of Invertebrates for Biological Control of Arthropods: Methods and Risk Assessment.  Bigler, F., Babendreier, D. and Kuhlmann, U. (Eds.), CABI Publishing, pp. 114-131.

Hougardy, E., and Mills, N. J.  2006. The influence of host deprivation and egg expenditure on the rate of dispersal of a parasitoid following field release. Biological Control 37: 206-213.

Lozier, J. D., Mills, N. J., and Roderick, G. K.  2006. Di- and tri-nucleotide repeat microsatellites for the parasitoid wasp, Aphidius transcaspicus.  Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 27-29.

2005

Bezemer, T. M., Harvey, J. A., and Mills, N. J.  2005. Influence of adult nutrition on the relationship between body size and reproductive parameters in a parasitoid wasp. Ecological Entomology 30: 571-580.

Mills, N. J.  2005. Classical biological control of codling moth: the California experience.  In: 2nd International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods.  M. S. Hoddle (ed.), USDA Forest Service, FHTET-2005-08, Volume 1, pp. 126-131.

Mills, N. J.  2005. Selecting effective parasitoids for biological control introductions: Codling moth as a case study. Biological Control 34: 274-282.

Lozier, J. D., Mills, N. J., Palsbøll, P. J., and Roderick, G. K.  2005.  Di- and tri-nucleotide repeat microsatellites for the mealy plum aphid, Hyalopterus pruni.  Molecular Ecology Notes 5: 499-501.

Guinnee, M. A., Bernal, J. S., Bezemer, T. M., Fidgen, J. G., Hardy, I. C. W., Mayhew, P. J., Mills, N. J., and West, S. A.  2005. Testing predictions of small brood models using parasitoid wasps.  Evolutionary Ecology Research 7: 779-794.

Hougardy, E., Bezemer, T. M. and Mills, N. J.  2005. Effects of host deprivation and egg expenditure on the reproductive capacity of Mastrus ridibundus, an introduced parasitoid for the biological control of codling moth in California. Biological Control 33: 96-106.

Mills, N. J., and Daane, K. M.  2005. Nonpesticide alternatives can suppress agricultural pests. California Agriculture 59(1): 23-28.

Mills, N. J.  2005. Parasitoids and predators.  In: Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems.  S. R. Leather (ed.), Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 254-278.