Recent Publications:

Olson, D. M. and D. A. Andow. Primary sex allocation in Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and effects of sperm on oviposition behavior. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 90 (5): 689-692. 1997.

Olson, D. M. Oviposition and offspring survival within eggs of European corn borer: discrimination of the host embryo by female Trichogramma nubilale Ertle & Davis (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Entomol. exp. et. appl. 87: 79-84. 1997.

Olson, D. M. and D. A. Andow. Larval crowding and adult nutrition effects on longevity and fecundity of female Trichogramma nubilale Ertle & Davis (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Environ. Entomol. 27 (2): 508-514. 1998.

Olson, D. M., S. C. Phatak and W. J. Lewis. Influence of Nitrogen Levels on Cotton Plant/Insect Interactions in a Conservation Tillage System. In J. E. Hook (ed.) Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Southern Conservation Tillage Conference for Sustainable Agric. Tifton, GA 6-8. GA. Agr. Exp. Stn. Special Pub. 95, Athens, GA. 1999.

D. A. Andow, D. M. Olson, R. L. Hellmich, D. N., Alstad & W. D. Hutchinson. Frequency of resistant alleles to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin in an Iowa population of European corn borer. J. Econ. Entomol. 93 (1): 26-30. 1999.

Olson, D. M., S. C. Phatak and W. J. Lewis. Influence of Nitrogen Levels on Cotton Plant/Insect Interactions in a Conservation Tillage System. In J. E. Hook (ed.) Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Southern Conservation Tillage Conference for Sustainable Agric. Tifton, GA 6-8. GA. Agr. Exp. Stn. Special Pub. 95, Athens, GA. 1999.

Olson, D. M., H. Fadamiro, J. G. Lungren and G. E. Heimpel. Effects of sugar-feeding on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in a parasitoid wasp. Physiological Entomol. 25: 17-26. 2000.

Rains, G. C., D. M. Olson, W. J. Lewis, and J. H. Tumlinson. Systems Management. In: Encyclopedia of Pest Management. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY. (Accepted).