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Shillito-Walser, E., Walters, E., Hague, P. & Williams, T. (1985) Responses of lambs to model ewes. Behaviour 95, 110-120. | |||||
Shillito-Walser, E. & Williams, T. (1986) Pair-association in twin lambs before and after weaning. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 15, 241-245. | |||||
Williams, T. & Franks, N.R. (1988) Population size and growth rate, sex ratio and behaviour in the ant isopod Platyarthrus hoffmannseggi. Journal of Zoology 215, 703-717. | |||||
Williams, T. & Hails, R.S. (1994) Refuge theory and biological control. (Technical Comment) Science 265, 811-812. | |||||
Chapman, J.W., Williams, T., Escribano, A., Caballero, P., Cave, R.D. & Goulson, D. (1999) Fitness consequences of cannibalism in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Behavioral Ecology 10, 298-303. | |||||
Chapman, J.W., Williams, T., Martínez, A.M., Cisneros, J., Caballero, P., Cave, R.D., & Goulson, D. (2000) Does cannibalism in Spodoptera frugiperda reduce the risk of predation? Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 48, 321-327. | |||||
Zúñiga, J.A., Barrera, J.F., Valle, J. & Williams, T. (2002) Estimating populations of Idiarthron subquadratum (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) using mark-recapture methods in coffee plantations in Chiapas, Mexico. Environmental Entomology 31, 515-522. | |||||
Penagos, D.I., Magallanes, R., Valle J., Cisneros, J., Martínez, A.M., Goulson, D., Chapman, J.W., Caballero, P., Cave, R.D. & Williams, T. (2003) Effect of weeds on insect pests of maize and their natural enemies in Southern Mexico. International Journal of Pest Management 49, 155-161. | |||||
Williams, T., Arredondo-Bernal, H.C., Rodríguez-del-Bosque L.A. (2013) Biological pest control in Mexico. Annual Review of Entomology 58, 119-140. | |||||
Pascacio-Villafán, C., Lapointe, S. Williams, T., Sivinski, J., Niedz, R. & Aluja, M. (2014) A mixture-amount design and response surface modeling to assess the effects of flavonoids and phenolic acids on developmental performance of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 40, 297–306. | |||||
Pascacio-Villafán, C., Williams, T., Sivinski, J., Birke, A., Aluja, M. (2015) Costly nutritious diets do not necessarily translate into better performance of artificially reared fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 108, 53-59. | |||||
Lasa, R., Tadeo, E., Dinorín L.A., Lima, I. & Williams, T. (2017) Fruit firmness, superficial damage and location modulate infestation by Drosophila suzukii and Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae): the case of guava Psidium guajava L., in Veracruz, Mexico. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 162, 4-12. | |||||
Lasa, R., Tadeo, E., Toledo-Hernández, R.A., Carmona, L., Lima, I. & Williams, T. (2017) Improved capture of Drosophila suzukii by a trap baited with two attractants in the same device. PLoS One 12, e0188350. | |||||
Lasa, R. & Williams, T. (2017) Benzalkonium chloride provides remarkable stability to liquid protein lures for trapping Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 110, 2452–2458. | |||||
López-Ortega, M. & Williams, T. (2018) Natural enemy defense, provisioning and oviposition site selection as maternal strategies to enhance offspring survival in a sub-social bug. PLoS One 13, e0195665. | |||||
Fuentes, E.G., Hernández-Suárez, E., Simón, O., Williams, T., & Caballero, P. (2018) Chrysodeixis chalcites, a pest of banana crops on the Canary Islands: Incidence, economic losses and current control measures. Crop Protection 108, 137-145. | |||||
Pascacio-Villafán, C., Guillén, L., Williams, T. & Aluja, M. (2018) Effects of larval density and support substrate in liquid diet on productivity and quality of artificially-reared Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 111, 2281-2287. | |||||
Williams, T. & Morrone, J.J. (2018) Science is strengthened by Mexico's researcher evaluation system: factual errors and misleading claims by Neff. Science and Public Policy 45, 742–745. | |||||
Valtierra-de-Luis, D., Villanueva, M., Caballero, J., Matas, I.M., Williams, T., Caballero, P. (2019) Quantification of dose-mortality responses in adult Diptera: validation using Ceratitis capitata and Drosophila suzukii responses to spinosad. PLoS One 14, e0210545. | |||||
Díaz-Fleischer, F., Arredondo, J., Lasa, R., Bonilla, C., Debernardi, D., Pérez-Staples, D. & Williams, T. (2019) Sickly sweet: insecticidal polyols induce lethal regurgitation in dipteran pests. Insects 10, 53. | |||||
Lasa, R., Toledo-Hernández, R.A., Rodríguez, D. & Williams, T. (2019) Raspberry as a source for the development of Drosophila suzukii attractants: Laboratory and commercial polytunnel trials. Insects 10, 137. | |||||
Lasa, R., Navarro-de-la-Fuente, L., Gschaedler-Mathis, A.C., Kirchmayr, M.R. & Williams, T. (2019) Yeast species, strains and growth media mediate attraction of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Insects 10, 228. | |||||
Valtierra-de-Luis, D., Villanueva, M., Lai, L., Williams, T., Caballero, P. (2020) Potential of Cry10Aa and Cyt2Ba, two minority δ-endotoxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis ser. israelensis, for the control of Aedes aegypti larvae. Toxins 12, 355. | |||||
Caballero, J., Jiménez-Moreno, N., Orera, I., Williams, T., Fernández, A.B., Villanueva, M., Ferré, J., Caballero, P. & Ancín-Azpilicueta, C. (2020) Unraveling the composition of insecticidal crystal proteins in Bacillus thuringiensis: a proteomics approach. Applied & Environmental Microbiology 86, e00476-20. | |||||
Lasa, R., Gschaedler-Mathis, A.C., Bello, G. & Williams, T. (2020) Laboratory evaluation of trap color and vinegar, yeast and fruit juice lure combinations for monitoring of Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae). International Journal Pest Management 66, 279–287. | |||||
Lasa, R., Aguas-Lanzagorta, S., & Williams, T. (2020) Agricultural-grade apple cider vinegar is remarkably attractive to Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophiliadae) in Mexico. Insects 11, 448. | |||||
Carrión-Villarnovo, G.L., Williams, T., Mercado-Vidal, G.L., Valenzuela-Gonzalez, J.E. & Villain, L. (2020) Implemento de un manejo integrado de plagas y enfermedades en cafetales de la zona centro del Estado de Veracruz, pp. 333-360. In: Diagnóstico, Productividad y Ambiente en Cafetales: estudios regionales y de caso. Eds. López-Morgado, R. & Díaz-Padilla, G., INIFAP, Ciudad de México, México. ISBN 978-607-37-1190-6. | |||||
Simón, O., Palma, L., Fernández, A.B., Williams, T. & Caballero, P. (2020) Baculovirus expression and functional analysis of Vpa2 proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis. Toxins 12, 543. | |||||
Lasa, R. & Williams, T. (2021) Does ammonia released from protein-based attractants modulate the capture of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae)? Insects 12, 156. | |||||
Lasa, R. & Williams, T. (2021) Addition of ammonium acetate to protein-borax baited traps does not improve attraction of Anastrepha obliqua or Anastrepha serpentina (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Insect Science 21, 13. | |||||
Lasa, R. & Williams, T. (2022) Alkaline hydrolyzed torula yeast as an attractant for Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 146, 676-686. | |||||
Lasa, R. & Williams, T. (2022) Comparación de atrayentes para Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae): ¿existe un atrayente mejor que el CeraTrap? Acta Zoológica Mexicana 38, e3812566. | |||||
Kenis, M., Benelli, G., Biondi, A., et al. (2022) Invasiveness, biology, ecology, and management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Entomologia Generalis 43, 187-241. | |||||
Córdova-García, G., Navarro-de-la-Fuente, L., Pérez-Staples, D., Williams, T., Lasa, R. (2023) Biology and ecology of Delia planipalpis (Stein) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), an emerging pest of broccoli in Mexico. Insects 14, 659. | |||||
Lasa, R. & Williams, T. (2024) Efficacy of alkaline hydrolyzed torula yeast for monitoring Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 172, 261–269. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13404 | |||||
Lasa, R., Aguas-Lanzagorta, S. & Williams, T. (2024) Fly responses to food color, orientation, and toxic bait composition in Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Applied Entomology 148, 339–350. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13229 | |||||
Lasa, R., Rull, J., Suárez, L., Mello Garcia, F.R., Williams, T. & Díaz-Fleischer, F. (2024). Monitoring and mass trapping of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Americas. In: Mello Garcia, F.R. (ed.) Management of Fruit Flies in the Americas. Springer, Switzerland. pp. 67-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48608-1_3 |
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Lasa, R., Córdova, G., Navarro-de-la-Fuente, L. & Williams, T. (2024) Sticky traps and water pan traps to monitor Delia planipalpis (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), an emerging pest of broccoli in Mexico. Crop Protection 176, 106495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106495 |
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Lasa, R., Córdova-García, G. & Williams, T. (2025) Laboratory evaluation of insecticides for the control of Delia planipalpis (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), a nascent pest of broccoli in Mexico. The Canadian Entomologist 157, e2. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2024.43 | |||||
MacGowan, I., Navarro-de-la-Fuente, L., Williams, T. & Lasa, R. (2025) A new species of Neosilba (Diptera, Lonchaeidae) associated with fig orchards in Mexico. Zootaxa 5583(1), 195-200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5583.1.12 |
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Lasa, R., Navarro-de-la-Fuente, L., MacGowan, I. & Williams, T. (2025) A complex of lance flies (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) infesting figs in Veracruz, Mexico, with the description of a new species. Insects 16(5), 458; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16050458 | |||||
Díaz-del-Castillo, R., Córdova-García, G., Pérez-Staples, D., Birke, A., Williams, T., Lasa, R. (2025) Sexual development of Silba adipata (Diptera: Lonchaeidae): effects of diet, ultraviolet light and fig latex. Insects 16, 495. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16050495 | |||||
Díaz-del-Castillo, R., Córdova-García, G., Pérez-Staples, D., Birke, A., Williams, T. & Lasa, R. (2025) Color and attractant preferences of the black fig fly, Silba adipata: Implications for monitoring and mass trapping of this invasive pest. Insects 16, 732. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16070732 | |||||