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David Smitley

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3CO-AUTHORS

Biosecurity science and invasive species ecologyTree improvement (incl. selection and breeding)Medical parasitologyHorticultural crop improvement (incl. selection and breeding)Plant developmental and reproductive biology

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|Apr 04, 2026

Host range evaluation of Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporidia), a pathogen of Japanese beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), by qPCR diagnosis of 18 species of Coleoptera.

Erica Hotchkiss, David Smitley, Yoshiko Nomura

|Dec 02, 2025

Augmented establishment of Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporidia) for biocontrol of Japanese beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Colorado.

David Smitley, Erica Hotchkiss, Whitney Cranshaw

|Oct 01, 2025

Improved qPCR diagnosis of Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporidia) infection of Japanese beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) for monitoring pathogen establishment.

David Smitley, Erica Hotchkiss, Phil Lewis

|May 13, 2024

Evaluation of the most popular annual flowers sold in the United States and Europe indicates low visitation rates by pollinators and large variation among cultivars.

David Smitley, Colin Oneil, Erica Hotchkiss

|Apr 28, 2023

Variation in pollinator visitation among garden cultivars of marigold, portulaca, and bidens.

A Browning, D Smitley, J Studyvin

|Jun 07, 2022

Gradual Decline of Japanese Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Populations in Michigan Follows Establishment of Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporidia).

D Smitley, E Hotchkiss, K Buckley

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