Tortricid Publications
The following publications are a result of collaboration between the authors of TortAI and other
individuals and institutions during work on TortAI or LBAM ID. Specific persons are listed in the
Acknowledgments. PDFs will open in a new window.
Gilligan, T. M., J. W. Brown & M. S. Hoddle. 2011. A new avocado pest in Central America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with a key to Lepidoptera larvae threatening avocados in California. Zootaxa. 3137: 31-45.
Gilligan, T. M., M. E. Epstein, S. C. Passoa, J. A. Powell, O. C. Sage & J. W. Brown. 2011. Discovery of Lobesia botrana ([Denis & Schiffermuller]) in California: an invasive species new to North America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 113(1): 14-30.
Barr, N. B., L. A. Ledezma, R. E. Farris, M. E. Epstein & T. M. Gilligan. 2011. A multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to diagnose Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 104(5): 1706-1719.
Tooman, L. K., C. J. Rose, C. Carraher, D. M. Suckling, S. R. Paquette, L. A. Ledezma, T. M. Gilligan, M. Epstein, N. B. Barr & R. D. Newcomb. 2011. Patterns of mitochondrial haplotype diversity in the invasive pest Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 104(3): 920-932.
Gilligan, T. M., M. E. Epstein & K. M. Hoffman. 2011. Discovery of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick), in California (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 113(4): 426-435.
Gilligan, T. M. & M. E. Epstein. 2011. The European grape vine moth not found in California: Eupoecilia ambiguella (Hubner), pp. 32-34. In Plant Pest Diagnostics Center Annual Report 2010. California Department of Agriculture, Sacaramento, CA.
Brown, J. W., M. E. Epstein, T. M. Gilligan, S. Passoa & J. A. Powell. 2010. Biology, identification, and history of the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Archipini) in California: an example of the importance of local faunal surveys to document the establishment of exotic insects. American Entomologist. 56(1): 34-43.
Barr, N. B., L. A. Ledezma, J. D. Vasquez, M. E. Epstein, P. H. Kerr, S. Kinnee, O. Sage & T. M. Gilligan. 2009. Molecular identification of the light brown apple moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in California using a polymerase chain reaction assay of the internal transcribed spacer 2 locus. Journal of Economic Entomology. 102(6): 2333-2342.
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