Impact of larval and adult feeding of Psylliodes chalcomera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Centaurea solstitialis (yellow starthistle), Tronci, Carlo, Paolini A., Lecce Francesca, Di Cristina F., Cristofaro M., Reznik S.Y., and Smith L. , 2008, Volume Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, p.333-339, (2008)

A lace bug as biological control agent of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae): an unusual choice, Paolini, A., Tronci Carlo, Lecce Francesca, Hayat Rustem, Di Cristina F., Cristofaro M., and Smith L. , 2008///, Volume Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, p.361, (2008)

Natural history studies for the preliminary evaluation of Larinus filiformis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) as a prospective biological control agent of yellow starthistle, Gültekin, L., Cristofaro M., Tronci Carlo, and Smith L. , Environmental Entomology, Volume 37, Number 5, p.1185-1199, (2008)

Refining methods to improve pre-release risk assessment of prospective agents: the case of Ceratapion basicorne, Smith, L., Cristofaro M., Tronci Carlo, and Hayat Rustem , XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Volume Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, p.321-327, (2008)

Sphenoptera foveola (Buprestidae) as a potential agent for biological control of skeletonweed, Chondrilla juncea, Volkovitsh, M.G., Dolgovskaya M.Y., Reznik S.Y., Markin G.P., Cristofaro M., and Tronci Carlo , 2008, Volume Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, p.227-231, (2008)

Status of Russian olive biological control in North America, Bean, D., Norton A., Jashenko R., Cristofaro M., and Schaffner U. , Ecological Restoration, 2008///, Volume 26, p.105 - 107, (2008)

Evaluation of the rosette weevil, Ceratapion basicorne, a new biological control agent of yellow starthistle, Smith, L., Cristofaro M., Tronci Carlo, and Hayat Rustem , California Invasive Plant Council, Volume 11, p.11–14, (2007)

Field assessment of different combinations of ammonia-based attractants and a synthetic female sex pheromone for the monitoring and control of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae Gmel. (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Apulia, southern Italy, De Cristofaro, A., Cristofaro M., Tenaglia F., Fenio Antonino, and Tronci Carlo , IOBC WPRS BULLETIN, 2007, Volume 30, p.31 - 32, (2007)

IMPROVED ATTRACTANTS FOR MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY, Ceratitis capitata (WIEDEMANN) AND OLIVE FRUIT FLY, Bactrocera oleae (GMELIN): TWO YEARS DATA EVALUATING THE RESPONSES OF WILD FLY POPULATIONS IN 3 SOUTHERN ITALY LOCATIONS, Cristofaro, M., Fenio Antonino, Tronci Carlo, PORTO ME, Cristofaro M., Baldacchino Ferdinando, and Tabilio Maria Rosaria , p.51, (2007)

IMPROVED ATTRACTANTS FOR MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY, Ceratitis capitata (WIEDEMANN) AND OLIVE FRUIT FLY, Bactrocera oleae (GMELIN): TWO YEARS DATA EVALUATING THE RESPONSES OF WILD FLY POPULATIONS IN 3 SOUTHERN ITALY LOCATIONS, Cristofaro, M., Fenio Antonino, Tronci Carlo, PORTO ME, Cristofaro M., Baldacchino Ferdinando, and Tabilio Maria Rosaria , p.51, (2007)

Assessment of risk of attack to safflower by Ceratapion basicorne (Coleoptera: Apionidae), a prospective biological control agent of Centaurea solstitialis (Asteraceae), Smith, L., Hayat R., Cristofaro M., Tronci Carlo, Tozlu G., and Lecce Francesca , Biological Control, Volume 36, Number 3, p.337-344, (2006)

Cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects induced by a non terpenoid polar extract of A. indica seeds on 3T6 murine fibroblasts in culture, Di Ilio, V., Pasquariello N., Van der Esch Andrew, Cristofaro M., Scarsella G., and Risuleo G. , Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2006///, Volume 287, p.69 - 77, (2006)

Effects of a neem extract on blood feeding, oviposition and oocyte ultrastructure in Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae), Lucantoni, L., Giusti F., Cristofaro M., Pasqualini L., Esposito F., Lupetti P., and Habluetzel A. , Tissue and Cell, 2006///, Volume 38, p.361 - 371, (2006)

Laboratory evaluation of the bioinsecticide spinosad for mosquito control, Romi, R., Proietti S., Di Luca M., and Cristofaro M. , Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 2006///, Volume 22, p.93 - 96, (2006)

PROSPECTIVE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS FOR YELLOW STARTHISTLE., Smith, L., Cristofaro M., Dolgovskaya M.Y., Tronci Carlo, and Hayat Rustem , Western Society of Weed Science Meeting Proceedings, (2006)

Effects of an azadirachtin-based compound on the host-parasitoid interactions between the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the braconid wasp Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Carbone, Giuseppe, Cristofaro M., Tronci Carlo, Minelli Fortunata, and Fenio Antonino , The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition, (2005)

Evaluation of Host Plant Specificity of Ceratapion Basicorne (Coleoptera: Apionidae), a Prospective Biological Control Agent of Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea Solstitialis), Smith, L., Cristofaro M., Hayat Rustem, Tronci Carlo, and Tozlu G. , Meeting Proceedings, p.132, (2005)

Field assessment in land of origin of host specificity, infestation rate and impact of Ceratapion basicorne a prospective biological control agent of yellow starthistle, Uygur, S., Smith L., Uygur F.N., Cristofaro M., and Balciunas J. , BioControl, 2005///, Volume 50, p.525 - 541, (2005)

A multi-method approach to the study of the host specificity of Ceratapion basicorne Illiger (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), candidate biocontrol agent of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis L.(Asteraceae)., Antonini, G., Cristofaro M., Coletti G., Korotyaev B., Lecce Francesca, Rector B., Tronci Carlo, Bàrberi P., Bastiaans L., Christensen S., et al. , 13th EWRS Symposium, Bari, Italy, 19-23 June 2005., 2005, Volume Proceedings of the 13th EWRS Symposium, Bari, Italy, 19-23 June 2005., (2005)

Seasonal biology of Melanagromyza albocilia (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and seasonal patterns of field bindweed infestation, under field conditions in Slovakia, Tóth, P., Cristofaro M., and Cagáň Ĺ. , Entomologica Fennica, 2005///, Volume 16, p.254 - 262, (2005)

Foreign explorations and preliminary host-range and field impact bioassays of two promising candidates for the biological control of yellow starthistle in eastern Europe, Cristofaro, M., Smith L., Pitcairn M., Hayat Rustem, Uygur S., Yu M., Konstantinov A., Colonnelli E., Tronci Carlo, and Lecce Francesca , XI International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, p.223, (2004)

Population densities of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) in Turkey, Uygur, S., Smith L., Uygur F.N., Cristofaro M., and Balciunas J. , Weed Science, 2004///, Volume 52, p.746 - 753, (2004)

Predicting Host Plant Specificity of a Prospective Biological Control Agent: Ceratapion Basicorne, a Weevil Attacking Yellow Starthistle, Smith, L., Cristofaro M., Hayat Rustem, and Tronci Carlo , Ecological Society of America, Volume Ecological Society of America Proceedings, (2004)

Field evaluation of the attractancy of a synthetic male pheromone blend and of an extract of ripe coffee berries on wild and reared females of Medfly, Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae), Tronci, Carlo, Di Ilio V., Cristofaro M., Anfora G., Nobili Paola, Intrigliolo F., Vinci A., PORTO ME, Marongiu G., and Tabilio Maria Rosaria , IOBC WPRS BULLETIN, Volume 26, Number 6, p.79–84, (2003)

Improved Attractants for Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann): Responses of Sterile and Wild Flies to (-) Enantiomer of Ceralure B1, Jang, E.B., Holler T., Cristofaro M., Lux S., Raw A.S., Moses A.L., and Carvalho L.A. , Journal of Economic Entomology, 2003///, Volume 96, p.1719 - 1723, (2003)