SELECT PUBLICATIONS

  1. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray Jr., G.P. Jubinsky, and A.J. Leslie. 199_. Waterhyacinth weevils (Neochetina eichhorniae and N. bruchi) inhibit waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) colony development. Biological Control (In revision)

  2. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray Jr., G.P. Jubinsky, and M.J. Grodowitz. 199_. Insects and other arthropods that feed on aquatic and wetland plants. Tech. Bull. __, U.S. Dept. Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD. (Accepted).

  3. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray Jr., G.P. Jubinsky, and M.J. Grodowitz. 199_. Biological control of waterhyacinth under conditions of maintenance management: Can herbicides and insects be integrated? Environ. Manage. (Accepted)

  4. Vandiver, V.V., Jr., T.D. Center, F.A. Dray, L.O. Bagnall, D.L. Sutton, C.J. Neitzke, R.E. Eplee. 1998. 1998 Florida Aquatic Weed Management Guide. Univ. Florida, Coop. Ext. Serv. Publ. SP-__, ___ pp. (in press)

  5. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1998. Biological control with insects: the melaleuca snout weevil. Fact Sheet AGR __, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. Florida, Gainesville, FL. (in press)

  6. Center, T.D., J.H. Frank, and F.A. Dray Jr. 1997. Biological control for managing invasive nonindigenous species, pp. 347-373. In: D. Simberloff, D. Schmitz, and T. Brown (eds.). Strangers in Paradise: Impact and Control of Florida's Nonindigenous Species. Island Press,, Covelo, CA. 480 pp.

  7. Dray, F.A. Jr., and T.D. Center. 1996. Reproduction and development of the biocontrol agent Hydrellia pakistanae (Diptera: Ephydridae) on monoecious hydrilla. Biological Control 7:275-280.

  8. Center, T.D. and F.A. Dray Jr. 1995. A comparison of waterhyacinth and waterlettuce: growth strategies and biological control in the United States, p. 271. In: Delfosse, E.S. and R.R. Scott (eds.), Proc. VIII Inter. Symp. Biological Control Weeds, 2-7 Feruary 1992, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia.

  9. Center, T.D., J.H. Frank, and F.A. Dray Jr. 1995. Biological invasions: stemming the tide in Florida. Florida Entomol. 78(1): 45-55.

  10. Center, T.D., J.H. Frank, and F.A. Dray Jr. 1994. Scientific methods for managing invasive non-indigenous species - biological control, pp. 209-247. In: Schmitz, D.C. and T.C. Brown (eds.) An Assessment of invasive Non-Indigenous Species in Florida's Public Lands, Tech. Rpt. TSS-94-100, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL. 303 pp.

  11. Dray, F.A.Jr. and T.D. Center. 1994. Release and establishment of insect biological control agents of Pistia, pp. 202-210. In: Proc. 28th Ann. Meeting, Aquat. Plant Contr. Res. Prog., 15-18 November 1993, Baltimore, Maryland. Misc. Paper A-94-2. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

  12. Grodowitz, M.J., T.D. Center, E. Snoddy, and F.A. Dray Jr. 1994. Release and establishment of insect biocontrol agents for the management of hydrilla, pp. 181-201. In: Proc. 28th Ann. Meeting, Aquat. Plant Contr. Res. Prog., 15-18 November 1993, Baltimore, Maryland. Misc. Paper A-94-2. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

  13. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the waterlettuce weevil. Fact Sheet AGR 89, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  14. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the waterlettuce moth. Fact Sheet AGR 88, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  15. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the waterhyacinth weevils. Fact Sheet AGR 87, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  16. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the waterhyacinth moth. Fact Sheet AGR 86, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  17. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the hydrilla tuber weevil. Fact Sheet AGR 85, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  18. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the hydrilla stem weevil. Fact Sheet AGR 84, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  19. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the hydrilla leaf-mining flies. Fact Sheet AGR 83, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  20. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the asian hydrilla moth. Fact Sheet AGR 83, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  21. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the alligatorweed thrips. Fact Sheet AGR 82, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  22. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the alligatorweed stem-borer. Fact Sheet AGR 81, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  23. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray, and V.V. Vandiver. 1994. Biological control with insects: the alligatorweed flea beetle. Fact Sheet AGR 80, Inst. Food & Agr. Sci., Univ. FL., Gainesville, FL.

  24. Vandiver, V.V., T.D. Center, F.A. Dray, L.O. Bagnall, D.L. Sutton, C.J. Neitzke, and R.E. Eplee. 1994. 1993-94 Florida Aquatic Weed Control Guide. Florida Cooperative Extension Service Publ. SP-55, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 112 pp.

  25. Buckingham, G. and A. Dray. 1993. Biological control update of aquatic weeds. Newsletter of the Southeastern Biol. Contr. Working Group 13(2):7-8.

  26. Dray, F.A.Jr., T.D. Center, and D.H. Habeck. 1993. Phytophagous insects associated with waterlettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in Florida. Envir. Entomol. 22(5):1146-1155.

  27. Dray, F.A.Jr. and T.D. Center. 1993. Biocontrol of waterlettuce (Pistia stratiotes), pp. 118-123. In: Proc. 27th Ann. Meeting, Aquat. Plant Contr. Res. Prog., 16-19 November 1992, Bellevue, Washington. Misc. Paper A-93-2. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

  28. Schmitz, D.C., J.D. Schardt, A.J. Leslie, F.A. Dray Jr., J.A. Osborne, and B.V. Nelson. 1993. The ecological impact and management history of three invasive alien aquatic plant species in Florida, pp.173-194. In: McKnight, B.N. Biological Pollution: The control and impact of invasive exotic species. Indiana Academy of Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana. 261 pp.

  29. Center, T.D., G. Jubinsky, and F.A. Dray. 1992. Insects That Feed on Aquatic Plants: Biology and Identification Manual. Florida Dept. Natural Resources, Tallahassee, FL. 94 pp. Dray, F.A.Jr. and T.D. Center. 1992. Waterlettuce biocontrol agents: releases of Namangana pectinicornis and dispersal by Neohydronomus affinis, pp.237-243. In: Proc. 26th Ann. Meeting, Aquat. Plant Contr. Res. Prog., 18-22 November 1991, Dallas, Texas. Misc. Paper A-92-2. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 262 pp.

  30. Center, T.D. and F.A. Dray Jr. 1992. Biological control of Pistia stratiotes: Impacts of Neohydronomus affinis and Spodoptera pectinicornis. In:Abstracts, International Symposium on the Biology and Management of Aquatic Plants, 12-16 July 1992, Daytona Beach, Florida. Abstract No. 45, Aquatic Plant Management Society.

  31. Center, T.D. and F.A. Dray Jr. 1992. Associations between waterhyacinth weevils (Neochetina eichhorniae and N. bruchi) and phenological stages of Eichhornia crassipes in southern Florida. Florida Entomol. 75(2):196-211.

  32. Dray, F.A.Jr. and T.D. Center. 1992. Biological control of Pistia stratiotes L. (waterlettuce) using Neohydronomus affinis Hustache (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Technical Report A-92-1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 55pp.

  33. Center, T.D., F.A. Dray Jr., and W.D. Durden. 1991. Release and establishment of insect biocontrol agents for hydrilla control, pp. 124-132. In: Proceedings, 25th Annual Meeting, Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, 26-30 November 1990, Orlando, Florida. Misc. Paper A-91-3. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 299 pp.

  34. Center, T.D. and F.A. Dray Jr. 1990. Release, establishment, and evaluation of insect biocontrol agents for aquatic weed control, pp. 39-49. In: Proceedings, 24th Annual Meeting, Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, 14-17 November 1989, Huntsville, Alabama. Misc. Paper A-90-3. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 303 pp.

  35. Dray, F.A.Jr., T.D. Center, D.H. Habeck, C.R. Thompson, A.F. Cofrancesco, and J.K. Balciunas. 1990. Release and establishment in the southeastern U.S. of Neohydronomus affinis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an herbivore of waterlettuce (Pistia stratiotes). Environ. Entomol. 19(3):799-803.

  36. Dray, F.A.Jr. and T.D. Center. 1989. Waterlettuce seeds in Florida. Aquatics 11(4):18-21.

  37. Dray, F.A.Jr., T.D. Center, and D.H. Habeck. 1989. Immature stages of the aquatic moth Petrophila drumalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Nymphulinae) from Pistia stratiotes (waterlettuce). Florida Entomol. 72(4):711-714.

  38. Dray, F.A.Jr. and T.D. Center. 1989. Seed production by Pistia stratiotes L. (water lettuce) in the United States. Aquat. Bot. 33:155-160.

  39. Habeck, D.H., F.A. Dray Jr., T.D. Center, and J.K. Balciunas. 1989. Update on biological control of waterlettuce, pp. 59-63. In: Proceedings, 23rd Annual Meeting, Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, 15-18 November 1988, West Palm Beach, Florida. Misc. Paper A-89-1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 316pp.

  40. Balciunas, J.K., T.D. Center, and F.A. Dray Jr. 1989. Testing suitability of Australian bioagents for control of Hydrilla verticillata, pp. 24-27. In: Proceedings, 23rd Annual Meeting, Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, 15-18 November 1988, West Palm Beach, Florida. Misc. Paper A-89-1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 316pp.

  41. Habeck, D.H., C.R. Thompson, F.A. Dray, T.D. Center and J.K. Balciunas. 1987. Biological control of waterlettuce, pp. 108-114. In: Proceedings, 21st Annual Meeting, Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, 17-21 November 1986, Mobile, Alabama. Misc. Paper A-87-2. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 265 pp.

  42. Habeck, D.H., C.R. Thompson, F.A. Dray, T.D. Center, and J.K. Balciunas. 1988. Biological control of waterlettuce, pp. 320-323. In: Proceedings, 22nd Annual Meeting, Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, 16-19 November, Portland, Oregon. Misc. Paper A-88-5. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 329pp.

  43. Dray, F.A., C.R. Thompson, D.H. Habeck, T.D. Center, and J.K. Balciunas. 1988. A survey of the fauna associated with Pistia stratiotes L. (waterlettuce) in Florida. Technical Report A-88-6. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 32pp.

  44. Dray, F.A.Jr. 1986. Behavioral drift in the biology of naidid oligochaetes. University of Vermont, Master's Thesis. 58 pp.

  45. Center, T.D. and F.A. Dray Jr. 1985. Melaleuca quinquenervia, a serious threat to south Florida wetlands. A review of the taxonomy, biology, harmful and beneficial effects, and potential for biological control. Xerographic report to the APHIS Technical Advisory Group on Biological Control of Weeds. 31 pp. (report required by APHIS to support consideration of a new biological control target)

  46. Balciunas, J.K. and F.A. Dray. 1985. The search for insects to control U.S. hydrilla populations, pp. 75-78. In: Proceedings, 19th Annual Meeting, Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, 26-29 November 1984, Galveston, Texas. Misc. Paper A-85-4. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 193 pp.