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- Deborah Waller
- Associate Professor
- Department of Biological Sciences
- 302b Mills Godwin Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-3601
- dwaller@odu.edu
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Education
- University Of Texas - Austin,
1982
- Major: Zoology
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Texas, Austin,
1973
- Major: Zoology
- Degree: B.S.
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Expertise
- Biology
- insect ecology, termite biology, ant biology, animal behavior,animal-plant interactions
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Books
- Waller, D. (2000). Nitrogen fixation by termite symbionts. In: Nitrogen Fixation by Prokaryotes, Cellular and Molecular Processes. Horizon Press.
- Waller, D., and Moser, J. C. (1990). Invertebrate enemies and nest associates of the lea-cutting ant Atta texina (Buckley) (Formicidae, Attini). In: Applied Myrmecology. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
- Waller, D. (1988). Ecological Similarities between fungus-growing ants (Attini) and termites (Macrotermitinae). In: Advances in Myrmecology. Leiden and New York: Brill Publishing Company.
- Waller, D., and La Fage, J. P. (1987). Nutritional Ecology of termites. In: The Nutritional Ecology of Insects, Mites, and Spiders. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.
- Waller, D. (1986). The foraging ecology of Atta texana in Texas. In: Fire Ants and Leaf-cutting Ants: Biology and Management. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
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Articles
- Milne, M. A., Grefe III, N. A., and Waller, D. (2008). Colonization and development of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) in the purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea). American Midland Naturalist, 160, (pp. 110-116).
- Waller, D. (2007). Termite resource partitioning related to log diameter. Northeastern Naturalist, 14, (pp. 139-144).
- Revis, H. R., and Waller, D. (2004). Bactericidal and fungicidal actions of ant chemicals on feather parasites. Auk, 121, (pp. 1262-1268).
- Waller, D., and Curtis, D. A. (2003). Effects of sugar-treated foods on preference and nitrogen-fixation rates in Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and R. virginicus
(Banks) (Isoptera: Rhinotermidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 96, (pp. 81-85).
- Waller, D. (2002). Increase in biomass and soldier production for Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki) workers maintained in the laboratory for up
to nine months. Sociobiology, 40, (pp. 1-6).
- Waller, D. (2002). Preference for low-pH and low-nitrogen foods in the wood roach, Cryptocercus punctulatus Scudder (Blattaria: Cryptocercidae). Sociobiology, 40, (pp. 325-330).
- Morlino, S. E., Curtis, A. D., and Waller, D. (2001). Effects of salt-treated wood on feeding and survivorship in subterranean termites (Rhinotermitidae: Reticulitermes) from coastal
and inland forests. Sociobiology, 38, (pp. 753-764).
- Belitz, L., and Waller, D. (1998). Effect of termperature and termite starvation on phagocytosis by protozoan symbionts of the Eastern Subterranean Termite Reticulitermes
flavipes Kollar. Microbial Ecology, 36, (pp. 175-180).
- Curtis, A. D., and Waller, D. (1998). Seasonal patterns of nitrogen fixation in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in a forest
ecosystem. Functional Ecology, 12, (pp. 803-807).
- Curtis, A. D., and Waller, D. (1997). Problems with the interpretation of mark-release-recapture data in subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermidae). Sociobiology, 22, (pp. 303-309).
- Curtis, A. D., and Waller, D. (1997). Variation in rates of nitrogen fixation in termites: Response to dietary nitrogen in the field and laboratory.. Physiological Entomology, 22, (pp. 303-309).
- Waller, D. (1996). Amicillin, tetracycline and urea as protozoicides of Reticulitermes flavipes and R. virginicus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 86, (pp. 77-81).
- Curtis, A. C., and Waller, D. (1996). The effects of decreased p02 and increased pC02 on nitrogen fixation rates in termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Insect Physiology, 42, (pp. 867-872).
- Curits, A. D., and Waller, D. (1995). Changes in nitrogen fixation rates in termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) maintained in the laboratory. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 88, (pp. 764-767).
- Waller, D. (1993). Response of Reticulitermes (Rhinotermtidae) and Cryptocercus punctulatus (Cryptocercidae) to wood infected with the green-stain
ascomycete, Chlorociboria aeruginascens aeruginascens. Sociobiology, 23, (pp. 103-108).
- Pandey, S., Waller, D., and Gordon, A. S. (1992). Variation in acetylene-reduction (nitrogen fixation) rates in reticulitermes sp. (isoptera; rhinotermitidae). Virginia Journal of Science, 43, (pp. 333-338).
- Pandey, S., Waller, D., and Waller, D. A. (1992). Variation in acetylene-reduction (nitrogen-fixation) rates in Reticulitermes spp. (Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae). Virginia Journal of Science, 43, (pp. 333-338).
- Waller, D. (1991). Feeding by Reticulitermes spp.. Sociobiology, 19, (pp. 91-100).
- Waller, D., Jones, C. G., and La Fage, J. P. (1990). Measuring wood consumption by termites. Entomologia Experimentalis & Applicata, 56, (pp. 117-123).
- Waller, D., and Jones, C. G. (1989). Measuring herbivory. Ecological Entomology, 14, (pp. 479-481).
- Waller, D. (1989). Size related foraging in the leaf-cutting ant Atta texana (Buckley) (Formicidae; Attini). Functional Ecology, 3, (pp. 461-468).
- Waller, D. (1989). The foraging behavior of Trachymyrmex turrifex Wheeler (Formicidae; Attini). Southwestern Naturalist, 34, (pp. 202-211).
- Waller, D., Breitenbeck, G., and La Fage, J. P. (1989). Variation in acetylene-reduction by Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) related to colony source and termite
size. Sociobiology, 16, (pp. 191-196).
- Waller, D., and La Fage, J. P. (1988). Environmental influence on soldier differentiation in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Rhinotermidae). Insectes Sociaux, 35, (pp. 144-152).
- Waller, D. (1988). Host selection in subterranean termites: Factors affecting choice. Sociobiology, 14, (pp. 5-13).
- Waller, D., and La Fage, J. P. (1988). Size variation in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Rhinotermitidae): Consequences of host use. American Midland Naturalist, 119, (pp. 436-440).
- Waller, D., and L, J. P. (1987). Food quality and foraging response by the subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Rhintermitidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 77, (pp. 417-424).
- Waller, D., and La Fage, J. P. (1987). Seasonal patterns in foraging groups of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology, 13, (pp. 173-181).
- Waller, D., and La Fage, J. P. (1987). Unpalatability as a passive defense of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki soldiers against ant predation. Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Entomologie, 103, (pp. 148-153).
- Waller, D., La Fage, J. P., Gilbertson, R. L., and Blackwell, M. (1987). Wood-decay fungi associated with suberranean termites in southern Louisiana. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 89, (pp. 417-424).
- Waller, D., and La Fage, J. P. (1986). Fire ant predation on subterranean termites: Relative effectiveness of Reticulitermes sp. And Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki
defenses (Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae). Material und Organismen, 21, (pp. 291-299).
- Waller, D. (1984). Pholeomyia texensis Sabrosky (Diptera: Milichiidae): Laboratory notes on larval biology.. Southwestern Naturalist, 29, (pp. 356-357).
- Waller, D. (1982). Leaf-cutting ants and live oak: The role of leaf toughness in seasonal and intraspecific host choice. Entomologia Experimentialis and Applicata, 32, (pp. 146-150).
- Waller, D., and Gilbert, L. E. (1982). Roost recruitment and resource use; observations on a Heliconius charitonius L. Roost in Mexico (Nymphalidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 36, (pp. 178-184).
- Waller, D. (1980). Leaf-cutting ants and leaf-riding flies. Ecological Entomology, 5, (pp. 305-306).
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Presentations
- Resource partitioning by termites in a long leaf pine forest
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- The effectiveness of the attraction mechanisms of the purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea, at attracting prey and residents
- Conference Name:
- Location: Jacksonville, Alabama
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Milne, M.
Waller, D.
- Differntial responses to increased temperature by insects and their enteric protist fauna
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Diversity of carrion beetles at the Zuni Pine Barrens
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Simons, A. L.
Scott, S. M.
Waller, D.
- Diversity of carrion beetles at the Zuni Pine Barrens
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Scott, S. M.
Simons, A. L.
Waller, D.
- Diversity of Hymenoptera in burned and unburned areas at the Blackwater Ecological Preserve
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Miller, B. A.
Waller, D.
- Nectar consumption by spiders - a crack in the generalist predator paradigm
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Milne, M. A.
Waller, D.
- Resource partitioning by subterranean termites in southeastern Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Patel, K. M.
Waller, D.
- Carrion beetle (Nicrophorus tomentosus) adult secretions promote growth in bacterial cultures of Excherichia coli and Staphylococcus
epidermidis
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Simons, A. L.
Scott, S. M.
Waller, D.
- Effect of Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) larval secretions on bacterial cultures of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Scott, S. M.
Simons, A. L.
Waller, D.
- The effect of habitat disturbance on flight activity of female Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southeast Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Grefe III, N. A.
- Survival of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, in the purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea
- Conference Name:
- Location: Columbia, SC
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Milne, M. A.
Grefe, N. A.
Waller, D.
- Ant communities in longleaf pine forest sites with and without the fungus-growing ant Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Howell, J.
Waller, D.
- The ant fauna of a longleaf pine forest in southeastern Virginia that is transitional between southern and northern pine barrens
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Response of termites and their gut protozoans to plant volatiles
- Conference Name:
- Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Response of the symbiotic gut protozoans of termites to essential oils
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Chemical and physical characteristics of soils occupied by the fungus-growing ant, Trachymyrmex septentrionalis, in Southeastern
Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Howell, J. P.
Waller, D.
- The collection and occurence of Psorophora horrida (Dyar and Knab) in Southeastern Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Grefe, N. A.
Waller, D.
- Response of Reticulitermes termites and their symbiotic protozoans to volatile plant oils
- Conference Name:
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Anting behavior in birds: an evaluation of ant selection and abiotic conditions prevalent during these displays
- Conference Name:
- Location: Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Revis, H.
Waller, D.
- Ant species diversity in a mainland coastal ecosystem and nearby barrier island
- Conference Name:
- Location: Savannah, GA
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
March, J.
- Population densities of the fungus-growing ant Trachymyrmex septentrionalis in southeastern Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Savannah, GA
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Howell, J. P.
Waller, D.
- Ant communities associated with the presence and absence of the fungus-growing ant Trachymyrmex septentrionalis in a longleaf
pine habitat
- Conference Name:
- Location: Charlottesville, VA
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Howell, J. P.
Waller, D.
- Ant species collected in malaise traps in burned and unburned areas in a longleaf pine habitat
- Conference Name:
- Location: Charlottesville, VA
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Essential oils in subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) baits
- Conference Name:
- Location: Charlottesville, VA
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Baron, L. K.
Waller, D.
- Reticulitermes spp. (Isoptera) response to genetic taste test papers
- Conference Name:
- Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Date: 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Ant catch related to pitfall trap type in a longleaf pine habitat
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Colony distribution of the fungus-growing ant Trachymyrmex septentrionalis related to light availiability in a longleaf pine
habitat
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Howell, J. P.
Waller, D.
- Effect of presribed burns on insect diversity in a longleaf pine habitat
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Abadam, C. F.
Waller, D.
- Microhabitat differences between the ants Monomorium minimum and M. viride (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in a longleaf pine forest
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Revis, H. C.
Waller, D.
- Subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) response to essential oils
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Date: 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Baron, L. K.
Waller, D.
- Increase in biomass and soldier production in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki pseudergates maintained in the laboratory up
to nine months
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Preliminary study of Trachymyrmex septentrionalis in Southeast Virginia (Blackwater Ecological Preserve, Isle of Wight County)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
Howell, J.
Waller, D.
- Habitat and ant species differences between locations containing Wild Turkey' dust bowls and non-dust bowl locations in Zuni
Pine Barrens, Isle of Wight County, Virginia)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
Revis, H.
Waller, D.
- Possible bactericidal and fungicidal actions of ant chemicals on common microbes of avian feathers
- Conference Name:
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Date: 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
Revis, H. C.
Dyer, B.
Waller, D.
- Carabid beetle biodiversity values related to pitfall trap size
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
A, B.
- Ant species diversity compared in coastal versus barrier island habitats along the Eastern Shore of Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Radford, VA
- Date: 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Antennae of different termite castes compared using light and scanning electron microscopy
- Conference Name:
- Location: Radford, VA
- Date: 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Di Cicco, J.
Carson, K.
Waller, D.
- Biodiversity of ground beetles (Carabidae) in natural and created wetlands
- Conference Name:
- Location: Radford, VA
- Date: 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Beckman, A.
Waller, D.
- Ant species diversity in a longleaf pine habitat managed with prescribed burns
- Conference Name:
- Location: AIBS/Smithsonian, Washington, DC
- Date: 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Biodiversity of ant species in natural and created wetlands
- Conference Name:
- Location: Iguassu Falls, Brazil
- Date: 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Factors affecting termite recruitment to baits in laboratory and field studies
- Conference Name:
- Location: Prague, Czech Republic
- Date: 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Morlino, S. E.
Matkins, N.
- Ant species diversity in natural and created wetlands
- Conference Name:
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
Everett, B. S.
Waller, D.
- Characteristics of woody debris in burned and unburned longleaf pine forest
- Conference Name:
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Hutson-Black, J.
- Social insect response to prescribed burns in a longleaf pine forest
- Conference Name:
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Termite response to dietary nitrogen
- Conference Name:
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Nutritional ecology of subterranean termites
- Conference Name:
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Ant biodiversity in a longleaf pine forest at the Blackwater Ecological Preserve
- Conference Name:
- Location: Fairfax, VA
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Hembree, L.
Waller, D.
- Competition between two sympatric termite congeners (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Reticulitermes)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Fairfax, VA
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Matthew, J.
Waller, D.
- Seasonal variation in termite fresh and dry mass
- Conference Name:
- Location: Fairfax, VA
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Curtis, A. D.
Waller, D.
- Termite and ant laboratories in introductory and advanced college courses
- Conference Name:
- Location: Adelaide, Australia
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Seasonal patterns of nitrogen fixation in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) over three years
in coastal Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Blacksburg, VA
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Curtis, A. D.
- Seasonal patterns of nitrogen fixation in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) over three years
in coastal Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Blacksburg, VA
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Curtis, A. D.
Waller, D.
- Resource partitioning by host log size in two species of sympatric termites
- Conference Name:
- Location: Albuquerque, NM
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Response of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to Diflubenzuron: Survivorship, food consumption and protozoan
numbers
- Conference Name:
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Titiz, B.
Waller, D.
- Response of subterranean termite Reticulitermes to chemical drenches in field and laboratory trials
- Conference Name:
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Matkins, N.
Morlino, S.
- Do termites use chemical cues to find food?
- Conference Name:
- Location: Blacksburg, VA
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Matkins, N.
Waller, D.
- Response of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to bait toxicants
- Conference Name:
- Location: Blacksburg, VA
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Titiz, B.
Waller, D.
- Response of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to two concentrations of the dye marker Nile
blue
- Conference Name:
- Location: Blacksburg, VA
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Norris, M.
Waller, D.
- The effect of ant proximity on exploratory behavior of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Blacksburg, VA
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Hembree, L.
Waller, D.
- The effect of soil disturbance on exploratory behavior in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Blacksburg, VA
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Matthew, J.
Waller, D.
- Mark-release-recapture in laboratory colonies of Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) using the dye
marker Nile blue
- Conference Name:
- Location: Williamsburg, VA
- Date: 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Curtis, A. D.
Waller, D.
- Termite (Rhinotermitidae: Reticulitermes) response to sugar-coated foods
- Conference Name:
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Date: 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Curtis, A. D.
- Distribution of hindgut protozoans in workers and soldiers of the subterranean termites Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar (Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Norris, M.
Waller, D.
- Effects of temperature on survivorship and symbiotic protozoans in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes virginicus Banks
(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Omaster, J.
Waller, D.
- Response by subterranean termites (Rhinotermitidae: Reticulitermes) to urea leachates in field and laboratory trials
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Morlino, S. E.
Waller, D.
- Nitrogen fixation by termites in a coastal forest
- Conference Name:
- Location: Kiptopeke, VA
- Date: 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Curtis, A. D.
- Decreased rates of nitrogen fixation and low protozoan numbers in alates of the subterranean termite, Reticulitermes virginicus
(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Snowbird, Utah
- Date: 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Curtis, A. D.
- Field and laboratory dietary nitrogen effects on nitrogen fixation rates in Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Snowbird, Utah
- Date: 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Curtis, A. D.
Waller, D.
- Effects of salt-treated wood on feeding and survivorship in termites (Rhinotermitidae: Reticulitermes) from coastal and inland
forests
- Conference Name:
- Location: Lexington, VA
- Date: 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Morlino, S. E.
Waller, D.
- Effects of temperature and termite host starvation on feeding by protozoan symbionts in Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera:
Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Lexington, VA
- Date: 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Belitz, L. A.
Waller, D.
- Low oxygen effects on nitrogen fixation rates in termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Lexington, VA
- Date: 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Curtis, A. D.
Waller, D.
- Recruitment patterns in foraging leaf-cutting ants (Formicidae; Attini); implications for baiting strategies
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Date: 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Preference of the wood roach, Cryptocercus punctulatus Scudder (Cryptocercidae), for low levels of dietary nitrogen
- Conference Name:
- Location: Knoxville, TN
- Date: 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Seasonal rates of nitrogen fixation (acetylene-reduction) in Reticulitermes termites
- Conference Name:
- Location: Knoxville, TN
- Date: 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Curtis, A. D.
Waller, D.
- Numbers of flagellate protozoanz in Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) hindguts related to season and termite size
- Conference Name:
- Location: Harrisonburg, VA
- Date: 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- The effects of dietary nitrogen on nitrogen fixation (acetylene-reduction) rates in Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Harrisonburg, VA
- Date: 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Curtis, A. D.
Waller, D.
- Seasonal patterns in Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in a tidal wetland habitat in Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Paris, France
- Date: 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Curtis, A. D.
- Biochemical identification of fire ants in Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Virginia Beach, VA
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
Vander Meer, R. K.
- Teaching entomology to teachers
- Conference Name:
- Location: Williamsburg, VA
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Current status of fire ant infestations in Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: Charleston, SC
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Response by Reticulitermes virginicus (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) reproductives to environmental acidity and temperature
- Conference Name:
- Location: Estes Park, CO
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Termite response to palatable protozoicides
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Frank, R. L.
Waller, D.
- Fire ant infestations in the Tidewater area of Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Date: 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Termite control through protozoicides?
- Conference Name:
- Location: College Park, MD
- Date: 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Nitrogen fixation by termite symbionts
- Conference Name:
- Location: Beijing, China
- Date: 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Reticulitermes as structural pests
- Conference Name:
- Location: Beijing, China
- Date: 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Reduced nitrogen fixation rates in termites related to acid-treated foods and increased temperature
- Conference Name:
- Date: 1991
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Feeding by Reticulitermes
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: 1990
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Measuring wood consumption by subterranean termites
- Conference Name:
- Location: College Park, MD
- Date: 1990
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
La Fage, J. P.
- Termite competence for soldier differentiation
- Conference Name:
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Date: 1990
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
La Fage, J. P.
- Responses of subterranean termites (Rhinotermitidae) and wood roaches (Cryptocercidae) to foods treated with nitric and sulfuric
acids
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Date: 1989
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Foraging patterns of the wood roach, Cyrptocercus punctulatus (Cryptocercidae); comparison with the subterranean termites
(Reticulitermes, Rhinotermitidae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Date: 1988
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Host selection in subterranean termites: Factors affecting choice
- Conference Name:
- Location: Boston, MA
- Date: 1987
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Nitrogen in termite diets: Reticulitermes response to peptide-enriched foods
- Conference Name:
- Location: Boston, MA
- Date: 1987
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Solenopsis invicta predation on subterranean termites
- Conference Name:
- Location: Austin, TX
- Date: 1986
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Termperature-induced soldier differentation in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera:Rhinotermitdae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Date: 1986
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
La Fage, J. P.
- Termite-fungal interactions in southern Louisiana
- Conference Name:
- Location: Gainesville, FL
- Date: 1985
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
La Fage, J. P.
- Ant predation on subterranean termites
- Conference Name:
- Location: Gainesville, FL
- Date: 1985
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Preconditioning versus novelty in field host choice by Coptotermes formosanus
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hollywood, FL
- Date: 1985
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
La Fage, J. P.
- The foraging ecology of Atta texana in Texas
- Conference Name:
- Location: Gainesville, FL
- Date: 1985
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Forager polymorphism in Atta texana (Buckley)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Boulder, CO
- Date: 1982
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Pholeomyia texensis and leaf-cutting ants
- Conference Name:
- Location: Morelos, Mexico
- Date: 1980
- Authors/Presenters:
Waller, D.
- Partnership award, Nature Conservancy
- Experiments in Ecology, Ecological Society of America
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Blandy Experimental Farm, University of Virginia
- University Fellowship, University of Texas, Austin
- Grant-in-aid, Sigma Xi
- Univ. of Texas subvention funds, University of Texas, Austin
- Univ. of Texas subvention funds, University of Texas, Austin
- Univ. of Texas subvention funds, University of Texas, Austin
- Rockwell Scholarship, University of Texas, Austin
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