Elijah Carroll- Master of Science
- PhD Student at Auburn University
Elijah Carroll
- Master of Science
- PhD Student at Auburn University
Applied insect behavior and ecology
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December 2024 - present
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August 2017 - May 2021
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As a social insect, termite colonies can grow to a group of millions of individuals, yet all colonies start from a single mating pair. Recent studies indicate that the pair formation process shows a large diversity among species, especially in basal lineages. Thus, comparative information is integral to estimating the ancestral state of this essent...
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Acanthacoccus lagerstroemiae (crape myrtle bark scale, CMBS) is an exotic scale insect that feeds on the sap of crape myrtle trees. Heavy infestations of CMBS reduce flowering and honeydew promotes sooty mold growth on the leaves and branches, reducing the aesthetic value of crape myrtle trees in urban landscapes. Lady beetles (Coleopter...
Understanding changes to local communities brought about by biological invasions is important for conserving biodiversity and maintaining environmental stability. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) are a diverse group of insects well known for their invasion potential and ability to modify local abundance of multiple insect groups. Here, we teste...
The 2021 Student Debates of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) were held at the Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. The event was organized by the Student Debates Subcommittee (SDS) of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC). The theme of the 2021 Student Debates was "Transforming Entomology to Adapt to Global Concerns", with 3 topics. Each topic had...
Gene silencing by feeding double-stranded (dsRNA) holds promise as a novel pest management strategy. Nonetheless, degradation of dsRNA in the environment and within the insect gut, as well as inefficient systemic delivery are major limitations to applying this strategy. Branched amphiphilic peptide capsules (BAPCs) complexed with dsRNA have been us...
A two-year study was conducted in bermudagrass hay fields in central Alabama to estimate the potential of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) as a tool for sustainable agriculture in forage management. This study compared the effects of two treatments of PGPR, applied with and without lowered rates of nitrogen, to a full rate of nitrogen fe...
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is a generalist pest of food crops and turfgrasses. Insecticides such as diamides provide longer residual control of some grass-feeding caterpillars relative to pyrethroids. The objective was to compare the responses of fall armyworm larvae to residues of commonly used insecticides on hybrid bermud...
