USDA,
ARS, OIRP
    Australian Biological Control Laboratory  
 
 
  John Goolsby

Selected Publications:

 
  Goolsby, J.A. 1994. Biological Control of Longtailed Mealybug, Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni-Tozzetti)(Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) in the Interior Plantscape. Texas A&M University. (Dissertation).  

Goolsby, J.A., J.C. Legaspi, and B.C. Legaspi, Jr. 1996. Quarantine evaluation of exotic parasitoids of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). Southwestern Entomologist, 21: 13-21.  

Legaspi, J.C., B.C. Legaspi, Jr., R.I. Carruthers, J. Goolsby, W.A. Jones, A.A. Kirk, C. Moomaw, T.J. Poprawski, R.A. Ruiz, N.S. Talekar, and D. Vacek. 1996. Foreign exploration for natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci from Southeast Asia. Subtropical Plant Science, 48: 43-48.  

Kirk, A., M.A. Ciomperlik, J.A. Goolsby, D.C. Vacek, L.E. Wendel, and J.C. Legaspi. 1996. Biological control of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Silverleaf Whitefly; a crucifer pest in the southern USA, Proceedings of the international conference on management of diamondback moth. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Conference Proceedings).  

Legaspi, Jr. B.C., J.C. Legaspi, R.I. Carruthers, J. Goolsby, J. Hadman, W. Jones, D. Murden and L.E. Wendel. 1997. Area-wide population dynamics of silverleaf whitefly (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and its parasitoids in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. J. Entomol. Sci. 32: 445-459.  

Goolsby, J.A., M.A. Ciomperlik, B.C. Legaspi, Jr., J.C. Legaspi, and L.E. Wendel. 1997. Importation and evaluation of exotic natural enemies for Bemisia tabaci (Biotype "B") in the USA. Proceedings of the third Asia-Pacific Conference of Entomology, Taichung, Taiwan. (Conference Proceedings).  

Vargas Camplis, J. and J.A. Goolsby. 1997. Results from the biological control of boll weevil and the introduction and establishment of new parasitoids of the whitefly for the integrated management of cotton pests. Proceedings of the International Cotton Pest Work Committee, Robert Roberson (ed.), Mazatlan, Mexico. (Conference Proceedings).  

Sheetz, R.S., J.A. Goolsby, and T.A. Poprawski, 1998. Treatment of Nosema in the ovaries of a parasitic Encarsia wasp. Subtropical Plant Science, 50: 14-17.  

Goolsby, J.A., M.A. Ciomperlik, B.C. Legaspi, Jr., J.C. Legaspi, and L.E. Wendel, 1998. Laboratory and Field Evaluation of parasitoids of Exotic Parasitoids of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Biotype "B") (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Biological Control. 12: 127-135.  

Pickett, C.H., G.S. Simmons, and J.A. Goolsby. 1998. Augmentative biological control using transplants. In Innovation in Biological Control Research, California Conference on Biological Control, Ed. Mark S. Hoddle, Berkeley, CA (Conference Proceedings).  

Ciomperlik, M.A., J.A. Goolsby, T.A. Poprawski, and L.E. Wendel. 1998. Biological control-based IPM of silverleaf whitefly in annual row crops. In 2nd International Workshop on Bemisia and Geminiviral Diseases, eds. Richard T. Mayer and Douglas P. Maxwell. San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Conference Proceedings).  

Goolsby, J. A. and M. A. Ciomperlik. 1999. Development of parasitoid inoculated seedling transplants for augmentative biological control of silverleaf whitefly (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Florida Entomologist. 82:1-14.  

Goolsby, J.A., P.A. Tipping, and T.E. Center. 2000. Evidence of a new Cyrtobagous species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Salvinia minima Baker in Florida. Southwestern Entomologist. 25:299-301.  

Goolsby, J.A., J.R. Makinson, and M.A. Purcell. 2000. Seasonal phenology of the gall-making fly Fergusonina sp. (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and its implications for biological control of Melaleuca quinquenervia. Australian Journal of Entomology 39:336-343.  

Goolsby, J.A., M.A. Ciomperlik, A.A. Kirk, W.A. Jones, B.C. Legaspi, R.A. Ruiz, D.C. Vacek, and L.E. Wendel. 2000. Predictive and empirical evaluation for parasitoids of Bemisia tabaci (Biotype “B”), based on morphological and molecular systematics, pp. 347-358 In: Hymenoptera: evolution, biodiversity, and biological control. International Hymenopterists Conference (4th:, 1999 : Canberra, A.C.T.) Andrew Austin and Mark Dowton, Eds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. (Book Chapter).  

Kirk, A.A., L.A. Lacey, J.K. Brown, M.A. Ciomperlik, J.A. Goolsby, D.C. Vacek, L.E. Wendel, and B. Napometh. 2000. Variation in the Bemisia tabaci s.l. species complex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and its natural enemies leading to successful biological control of Bemisia biotype B in the USA. Bulletin of Entomological Research 90:317-327.  

Goolsby, J.A., M. Rose, R.K. Morrison, and J.B. Woolley. 2000. Augmentative biological control of longtailed mealybug by Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister) in the interior plantscape. Southwestern Entomologist 25:1-14.  

Goolsby, J.A., C.J. Burwell, J. Makinson, and F. Driver. 2001. Investigation of the biology of hymenoptera associated with Fergusonina sp. (Diptera: Fergusoninidae), a gall fly of Melaleuca quinquenervia, Integrating Molecular Techniques. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2:172-200.  

Giblin-Davis, R. M., J. Makinson, B. J. Center, K. A. Davies, M. Purcell, G.S. Taylor, S. Scheffer, J. Goolsby and T. D. Center. 2001. Fergusobia/Fergusonina-induced shoot bud gall development on Melaleuca quinquenervia. Journal of Nematology. 33:239-247.  

Kirk, A.A., L.A. Lacey, and J.A. Goolsby. 2001. Classical biological control of Bemisia and successful integration of management strategies in the United States. In (Eds, Harris, K.F, Smith, O.P & Duffus, J.E.) Virus-Insect-Plant Interactions, Academic Press, New York, USA, 309- 329. (Book Chapter).  

Rayachhetry, M.B., T. K. Van, T.D. Center, J.A. Goolsby, P.D. Pratt, and A. Racelis. 2002. Biological attributes of the canopy-held melaleuca seeds in Australia and Florida, US. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 40: 87-91.  

Goolsby, J.A., A.A. Kirk, and D.E. Meyerdirk. 2002. Seasonal phenology and natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus in Australia. Florida Entomologist 85: 494-498.

Goolsby, J.A. 2002. Survey of Australian Parasitoids of Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella: a feasibility study for biological control of this pest in the Southwestern USA. (Technical Report).  

Hoelmer, K.A. and J.A. Goolsby. 2003. Release, establishment, and monitoring of Bemisia natural enemies in the U.S. proceedings of the first international symposium on biological control of arthropods. R.G. VanDriesche Ed. Honolulu, Hawaii January 2002, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Servic, Morgantown, WV, FHTET-2003-05. pp. 58-65 (Conference Proceedings).  

Pemberton, R.W., J.A. Goolsby, and A.D. Wright. 2003. Biological control of Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum. In: History of Biological Control Efforts in the Eastern U.S. R.G. VanDriesche ed. USDA Publication. FHTET-2002-04, (Book Chapter).  

Goolsby, J.A., A.D. Wright, and R.W. Pemberton. 2003. Exploratory Surveys in Australia and Asia for Natural Enemies of Old World Climbing Fern, Lygodium microphyllum: Lygodiaceae. Biological Control 28: 33-46.  

Quimby, P.C. Jr., C.J. DeLoach, S.A. Wineriter, J.A. Goolsby, R. Sobhian, C.D. Boyette, and H.K. Abbas. 2003. Biological control of weeds: research by the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service: selected case studies, Pest management science. 59: 671-680.  

Purcell, M., J.A. Goolsby and W. I. Forno. 2004. Foreign Exploration. In: Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the United States, The Theory and Practice of Biological Control of Weeds. Eric M. Coombs, Janet K. Clark, Gary L. Piper, and Alfred F. Cofrancesco, Jr., eds. Oregon State Press, Corvallis, USA (Book Chapter).  

Goolsby, J.A., J.R. Makinson, D.M. Hartley, R. Zonneveld and A.D. Wright. 2004. Pre-release evaluation and host range testing of Floracarus perrepae (Eriophyidae) genotypes for biological control of Old World climbing fern. In: Proceedings of the XI International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds (eds Cullen, J.M., Briese, D.T., Kriticos, D.J., Lonsdale, W.M., Morin, L. and Scott, J.K.) pp. 113-116. CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australia.  

Goolsby, J.A., A.S. Bourne, and R. Zonneveld. 2004. Pre-release assessment of impact on biomass production of an invasive weed, Lygodium microphyllum (Lygodiaceae: Pteridophyta), by a potential biological control agent, Floracarus perrepae (Acariformes: Eriophyidae). Environmental Entomology. 33: 998-1002.  

Alexander Jesudasan, R.W., B. Muthuraj and J.A. Goolsby. 2004. Notes on the biology of Callopistria sp. A (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a herbivore of Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum. Journal of Applied Zoological Researches. 15: 43-47.  

Giblin-Davis, R. M., J. Makinson, B. J. Center, K. A. Davies, M.F. Purcell, G. L. Taylor, S. Scheffer, W. Wergin, J. A. Goolsby and T. D. Center. 2004. Fergusobia/Fergusonina gall development on Melaleuca quinquenervia. Journal of Nematology. 33: (In Press).  

Solis, M.A., Shen-Horn, Yen, and J.A Goolsby. 2004. Species of Lygomusotima New Genus, and Neomusotima Yoshiyasu (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Australia and Southeastern Asia Feeding on Lygodium microphyllum (Schizaeaceae) Annals of the Entomological Society of America. (In Press)  

Shen-Horn, Yen, Solis, M. A. and J.A. Goolsby. 2004. Austromusotima, a new musotimine genus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) feeding on Old World climbing fern. Annals of Entomological Society of America (In Press)  

Goolsby, J.A. and A.A. Kirk. 2004. Pseudococcus goodeniae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and its parasitoids in the Pilbara of Western Australia. The Australian Entomologist (In Press).  

Purcell, M.F. and J.A. Goolsby. 2004. Herbivorous Insects Associated with the paperbark Melaleuca quinquenervia and its allies: VI. Pergidae. The Australian Entomologist (In Press).  

Giblin-Davis, R. M., B. J. Center, K. A. Davies, M.F. Purcell, S. J. Scheffer, G. S. Taylor, J. Goolsby, and T. D. Center. 2004. Histological Comparisons of Fergusobia/Fergusonina-induced Galls on Different Myrtaceous Hosts, Journal of Nematology. 36: (In Press).  

Giblin-Davis, R. M., S. J. Scheffer, K. A. Davies, G. S. Taylor, J. Curole, T. D. Center, J. Goolsby, and W. K. Thomas. 2004. Coevolution between Fergusobia and Fergusonina mutualists. Nematology Monographs & Perspectives. 2: (In Press)  

Scheffer, S. J., R. M. Giblin-Davis, K. A. Davies, G. S. Taylor, M. L.Lewis, J. Goolsby, and T. D. Center. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships, species limits, and host specificity of gall-forming Fergusonina Flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) feeding on Melaleuca (Myrtaceae). Annals of the Entomological Society. (In press).  

Pickett, C.H., G.S. Simmons, E. Lozano, and J. A. Goolsby. 2004. Augmentative Biological Control of Whiteflies Using Transplants. Biological Control. (In Press).  

Goolsby, J.A., P. J. De Barro, A. A Kirk, R. Sutherst, L. Canas, M. Ciomperlik, P. Ellsworth, J. Gould, K.A. Hoelmer, S. J. Naranjo, M. Rose, W. Roltsch, R. Ruiz, C. Pickett, and D. Vacek. 2004. Post-release evaluation of the biological control of Bemisia tabaci biotype “B” in the USA and the development of predictive tools to guide introductions for other countries. Biological Control. (In Press)  

Makinson, J.M., J.A. Goolsby, D.E. Meyerdirk, and A.A. Kirk. 2004. A new record and host association for the pigeonpea pod fly, Melanagromyza obtusa (Malloch) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and notes on its parasitoids in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Australian Entomologist (In Press).  

Goolsby, J.A. 2004. Potential distribution of the invasive Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum in North and South America. Natural Areas Journal (In Press).  

Freeman, T.P., J.A. Goolsby, S.K. Ozman, and D.R. Nelson. 2004. An ultrastructural study of the relationship between the mite Floracarus perrepae Knihinicki & Boczek (Acariformes: Eriophyidae) and the fern Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br. (Lygodiaceae). Australian Journal of Entomology. (In Press).  

Ozman, S. and J.A. Goolsby. 2004. Biology and Field Phenology of Floracarus perrepae (Acarina: Eriophyidae) a potential biological control agent of the Old World climbing fern.  Experimental and Applied Acarology. (In Press)

 
 
 
 
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