[Kenneth A. Bloem
Adjunct Associate Professor & Co-Director Center for Biological Control, USDA-APHIS
Ph.D. Entomology. University of California, Davis, 1988
Florida A&M University
Perry-Paige Bldg., Room 308 South
Tallahassee, Florida 32307
Phone: (850) 412-7060
Fax: (850) 412-7059
Email:
ksbloem@nettally.com
Research Interest:
Selected Publications:
Bloem, K.A. and S. Bloem. 2000. Sterile Insect Technique for codling moth eradication in British Columbia, Canada. IN: Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests Integrating the Sterile Insect and Related Nuclear & Other Techniques. Proc. FAO/IAEA Symp., Penang, Malaysia, 1998.
Bloem, S., K.A. Bloem, J.E. Carpenter & C.O. Calkins. 1999. Inherited sterility in codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Effect of substerilizing doses of radiation on field competitivenesss. J. Environ. Entomol. 28: 669-674.
Bloem, S., K.A. Bloem & A.L. Knight. 1998. Oviposition by sterile codling moths and control of wild populations with combined releases of sterile moths and egg parasitoids. J. Entomol. Soc. BC. 95: 99-109.
Bloem, S., K.A. Bloem & L.S. Fielding. 1997. Mass-rearing and storing codling moth larvae in diapause: A novel approach to increase production for sterile insect release. J. Entomol. Soc. B. C. 94: 75-81.
Bloem, K.A., S. Bloem & D.L. Chambers. 1994. Field assessment of quality: Release-recapture of mass-reared Mediterranean fruit flies, (Diptera: Tephritidae) of different sizes. Environ. Entomol. 23(3): 629-633.
Calkins, C.O., K.A. Bloem, S. Bloem & D.L. Chambers. 1994. Advances in measuring quality and assuring good field performance in mass-reared fruit flies. IN: Fruit Flies and the Sterile Insect Technique. C.O. Calkins, W. Klassen and P. Liedo, Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, Chap.7, 85-96.
Bloem, K.A., K.C. Kelley & S.S. Duffey. 1989. Differential effect of tomatine and it's alleviation by cholesterol on larval growth and efficiency of food utilization in Heliothis zea and Spodoptera exigua. J. Chem. Ecol. 15: 387-398.
Duffey, S.S. and K.A. Bloem. 1986. Plant defense - herbivore - parasite interactions and biological control. IN: Ecological Theory and Integrated Pest Management (Series: Env. Sci. & Tech.). M. Kogan, Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, Chap. 6, 135-184.
Duffey, S.S., K.A. Bloem & B.C. Campbell. 1986. Consequences of sequestration of plant natural products in plant - insect - parasitoid interactions. IN: Interactions of Plant Resistance and Parasitoids and Predators of Insects. D.J. Boethel and R.D. Eikenbary, Eds., Ellis Horwood Ltd., Chichester, England, Chap. 2, 31-60.
Bloem, K.A. and K.V. Yeargan. 1982. Host-finding behavior of Patasson lameerei, a parasitoid of Sitona eggs. Entomophaga 27: 93-97.
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