Chris J. Peterson

Salvage logging after windthrow alters microsite diversity, abundance and environment, but not vegetation (2008)

Peterson, Chris J., Leach, Andrea D.

An increasing number of researchers propose that disturbance effects in forests are mediated through ‘legacies', which are organisms or organically derived structures that persist after a...

Seed Predation in Neotropical Pre-montane Pastures: Site, Distance, and Species Effects1 (2003)

F. Andrew Jones, Chris J. Peterson, Bruce L. Haines

We studied patterns of removal and predation on seeds of ten plant species over two years in four abandoned pastures adjacent to forest fragments in Costa Rica. We hypothesized that: (1) removal...

Behavioral Activity of Catnip (Lamiaceae) Essential Oil Components to the German Cockroach (Blattodea: Blattellidae) (2002)

Chris J. Peterson, Leah T. Nemetz, Leah M. Jones, Joel R. Coats

The essential oil of catnip, Nepeta cataria L., contains two isomers of nepetalactone, E,Z- and Z,E-nepetalactone, and was tested for repellent activity to adult male German cockroaches, Blattella...

Glucosinolate breakdown products as insect fumigants and their effect on carbon dioxide emission of insects (2002)

Tsao, Rong, Peterson, Chris J, Coats, Joel R

Abstract Background Glucosinolate breakdown products are volatile, therefore good candidates for insect fumigants. However, although they are insecticidal, the mode of action of such natural products...

Plant growth regulatory effect and insecticidal activity of the extracts of the Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima L.) (2002)

Tsao, Rong, Romanchuk, Frieda E, Peterson, Chris J, Coats, Joel R

Abstract Background There is an urgent need to explore and utilize naturally occurring products for combating harmful agricultural and public health pests. Secondary metabolites in the leaves of the...

Insecticidal Activity of Cyanohydrin and Monoterpenoid Compounds (2000)

Chris J. Peterson, Rong Tsao, Aimee L. Eggler, Joel R. Coats

The insecticidal activities of several cyanohydrins, cyanohydrin esters and monoterpenoid esters (including three monoterpenoid esters of a cyanohydrin) were evaluated. Topical toxicity to Musca...