1 Refereed publications (1978 - present): 1. Messina, F.J. 1978. Mirid fauna associated with old-field goldenrods (Solidago: Compositae) in Ithaca, N.Y. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 86: 137-143. 2. Messina, F.J. & R.B. Root. 1980. Association between leaf beetles and meadow goldenrods (Solidago spp.) in central New York. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73: 641-646. 3. Messina, F.J. 1981. Aggregation behavior of Aplomyiopsis xylota (Diptera: Tachinidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 89: 197-201. 4. Messina, F.J. 1981. Plant protection as a consequence of an ant-membracid mutualism: interactions on goldenrod (Solidago sp.). Ecology 62: 1433-1440. 5. Messina, F.J. 1982. Timing of dispersal and ovarian development in goldenrod leaf beetles, Trirhabda virgata and T. borealis. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 75: 78-83. 6. Messina, F.J. 1982. Comparative biology of the goldenrod leaf beetles, Trirhabda virgata LeConte and T. borealis Blake (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 36: 255-269. 7. Messina, F.J. 1982. Food plant choices of two goldenrod beetles: relation to plant quality. Oecologia 55: 342-354. 8. Messina, F.J. 1983. Parasitism of two goldenrod beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Aplomyiopsis xylota (Diptera: Tachinidae). Environmental Entomology 12:807-809. 9. Root, R.B. & F.J. Messina. 1983. Defensive adaptations and natural enemies of a case-bearing beetle, Exema canadensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Psyche 90: 67-80. 10. Messina, F.J. 1983. Response of a goldenrod beetle to four seldom encountered goldenrod (Solidago) species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 91: 269-272. 11. Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick. 1983. Effectiveness of oils in protecting stored cowpeas from the cowpea weevil (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 76: 634-636. 12. Messina, F.J. 1984. Influence of cowpea pod maturity on the oviposition choices and larval survival of a bruchid beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 35: 241-248. 13. Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick. 1985. Dispersal polymorphism of Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): variation among populations in response to crowding. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 78: 201-206. 14. Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick. 1985. Ability of ovipositing seed beetles to discriminate between seeds with differing egg loads. Ecological Entomology 10: 225-230. 15. Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick. 1985. Mechanism of egg recognition by the cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 37: 241-245. 2 16. Messina, F.J., J.A.A. Renwick & J.L. Barmore. 1985. Resistance to Aphis craccivora (Homoptera: Aphididae) in selected varieties of cowpea. Journal of Entomological Science 20: 263-269. 17. Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick. 1985. Resistance to Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in selected cowpea lines. Environmental Entomology 14: 868-872. 18. Messina, F.J. 1987. Genetic contribution to the dispersal polymorphism of the cowpea weevil (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 80: 12-16. 19. Messina, F.J., J.L. Barmore & J.A.A. Renwick. 1987. Oviposition deterrent from eggs of Callosobruchus maculatus: spacing mechanism or artifact? Journal of Chemical Ecology 13: 219-226. 20. Messina, F.J., J.L. Barmore & J.A.A. Renwick. 1987. Host selection by ovipositing cowpea weevils: patterning of input from separate sense organs. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 43: 169-173. 21. Messina, F.J. 1989. Host-plant variables influencing the spatial distribution of a frugivorous fly, Rhagoletis indifferens. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 50: 287-294. 22. Messina, F.J. & R. Mitchell. 1989. Intraspecific variation in the egg-spacing behavior of Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Insect Behavior 2: 727-742. 23. Messina, F.J. 1989. Genetic basis of variable oviposition behavior in Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 82: 792-796. 24. Messina, F.J. 1989. Host preferences of hawthorn- and cherry-infesting flies of Rhagoletis pomonella in Utah. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 53: 89-92. 25. Messina, F.J. 1990. Components of host choice by two Rhagoletis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Utah. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 63: 80-87. 26. Messina, F.J. & V.P. Jones. 1990. Relationship between fruit phenology and infestation by the apple maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Utah. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 83: 742-752. 27. Messina, F.J. 1990. Alternative life-histories in Callosobruchus maculatus: environmental and genetic bases. In: K. Fujii, A.M.R. Gatehouse, C.D. Johnson, R. Mitchell, and T. Yoshida (eds.), Bruchids and Legumes: Economics, Ecology and Coevolution. pp. 303-315. Kluwer Academic, The Netherlands. 28. Messina, F.J. 1991. Life-history variation in a seed beetle: adult egg-laying vs. larval competitive ability. Oecologia 85: 447-455. 29. Messina, F.J., S.L. Gardner & G.E. Morse. 1991. Host discrimination by egg-laying seed beetles: causes of population differences. Animal Behaviour 41: 773-779. 30. Messina, F.J., D.G. Alston & V.P. Jones. 1991. Oviposition by the western cherry fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in relation to host development. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 64: 197-208. 31. Messina, F.J. 1991. Competitive interactions between larvae from divergent strains of the cowpea weevil (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Environmental Entomology 20: 1438-1443. 3 32. Messina, F.J. & T.R. Tinney. 1991. Discrimination between ‘self’ and ‘non-self’ eggs by egg-laying seed beetles: a reassessment. Ecological Entomology 16: 509-512. 33. Messina, F.J., J.L. Kemp & J.A. Dickinson. 1992. Plasticity in the egg-spacing behavior of a seed beetle: effects of host deprivation and seed patchiness (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 5: 609-621. 34. Messina, F.J. & J.A. Dickinson. 1993. Egg-laying behavior in divergent strains of the cowpea weevil (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): time budgets and transition matrices. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 86: 207-214. 35. Messina, F.J. 1993. Winter mortality of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on range grasses in northern Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 53: 310-313. 36. Messina, F.J., T.A. Jones & D.C. Nielson. 1993. Seasonal variation in the performance of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on alternate hosts. Environmental Entomology 22: 1022-1030. 37. Messina, F.J. 1993. Effect of initial colony size on the per-capita growth rate and alate production of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 66: 365- 371. 38. Messina, F.J. 1993. Heritability and ‘evolvability’ of fitness components in Callosobruchus maculatus. Heredity 71: 623-629. 39. Messina, F.J., T.A. Jones & D.C. Nielson. 1993. Performance of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on perennial range grasses: effects of previous defoliation. Environmental Entomology 22: 1349-1354. 40. Chiu, Y. & F.J. Messina. 1994. Effect of experience on host preference in Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): variability among populations. Journal of Insect Behavior 7: 503-515. 41. Paton, P.W.C., F.J. Messina & C.R. Griffin. 1994. A phylogenetic approach to reversed size dimorphism in diurnal raptors. Oikos 71: 492-498. 42. Messina, F.J. & J.K. Subler. 1995. Conspecific and heterospecific interactions of male Rhagoletis flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on a shared host. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 68: 206-213. 43. Messina, F.J., T.A. Jones & D.C. Nielson. 1995. Host plant affects the interaction between the Russian wheat aphid and a generalist predator, Chrysoperla carnea. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 68: 313-319. 44. Messina, F.J., J.H. Richards & E.D. McArthur. 1996. Variable responses of insects to hybrid versus parental sagebrush in common gardens. Oecologia 107: 513-521. 45. Bergeson, E. & F.J. Messina. 1997. Resource- vs. enemy-mediated interactions between cereal aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) on a common host plant. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 90: 425-432. 4 46. Messina, F.J., T.A. Jones & D.C. Nielson. 1997. Host-plant effects on the efficacy of two predators attacking Russian wheat aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae). Environmental Entomology 26: 1398-1404. 47. Messina, F.J. & A.F. Slade. 1997. Inheritance of host-plant choice in the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 90: 848-855. 48. Messina, F.J. 1998. Maternal influences on larval competition in insects. In: T.A. Mousseau and C.W. Fox (eds.), Maternal Effects as Adaptations. pp. 227-243. Oxford University Press, New York. 49. Clark, T.L. & F.J. Messina. 1998. Plant architecture and the foraging success of ladybird beetles attacking the Russian wheat aphid. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 86: 153-161. 50. Bergeson, E. & F.J. Messina. 1998. Effect of a co-occurring aphid on the susceptibility of the Russian wheat aphid to lacewing predators. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 87: 103-108. 51. Clark, T.L. & F.J. Messina. 1998. Foraging behavior of lacewing larvae (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) on plants with divergent architectures. Journal of Insect Behavior 11: 303-317. 52. Messina, F.J., & J.B. Hanks. 1998. Host plant alters the shape of the functional response of an aphid predator (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environmental Entomology 27: 1196-1202. 53. Messina, F.J. & A.F. Slade. 1999. Expression of a life-history trade-off in a seed beetle depends on environmental context. Physiological Entomology 24: 358-363. 54. Throne, J.E., J.E. Baker, F.J. Messina, K.J. Kramer & J.A. Howard. 2000. Varietal resistance. In: B. Subramanyam and D.W. Hagstrum (eds.), Alternatives to Pesticides in Stored-Product IPM. pp. 165-192. Kluwer Academic, Boston. 55. Messina, F.J. & S.M. Sorenson. 2001. Effectiveness of lacewing larvae in reducing Russian wheat aphid populations on susceptible and resistant wheat. Biological Control 21: 19-26. 56. Messina, F.J. & C.W. Fox. 2001. Offspring size and number.