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• Podgwaite, J.D.; Zerillo, R.T.; Slavicek, J.M.; Hayes-Plazolles, N. 2011. Relative potencies of gypsy moth nucleopolyhedrovirus genotypes isolated from Gypchek. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 119.
• Slavicek, James M.; Hayes-Plazolles, Nancy. 2003. The Lymantria dispar nucleopolyhedrovirus contains the capsid-associated p24 protein gene. Virus genes. 26(1): 15-18.
• Slavicek, James M.; Hayes-Plazolles, Nancy; Kelly, Mary Ellen. 2001. Identification of a Lymantria dispar nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate that does not accumulate few-polyhedra mutants during extended serial passage in cell culture. Biological Control. 22: 159-168.
• Slavicek, James M.; Mercer, Melissa J.; Kelly, Mary Ellen; Hayes-Plazolles, Nancy. 1996. Isolation of a baculovirus variant that exhibits enhanced polyhedra production stability during serial passage in cell culture. Journal of Invertegrate Pathology. 67: 153-160.
• Slavicek, James M.; Hayes-Plazolles, Nancy; Kelly, Mary Ellen. 1995. Rapid formation of few polyhedral mutants of Lymantria dispar multinucleocapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus during serial passage in cell culture. Biological Control. 5: 251-261.

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• Flower, C.E.; Hayes-Plazolles, N.; Slavicek, J.M.; Rosa, C. 2018. First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii'-Related Strain of 16SrVI-A Phytoplasma Subgroup, Associated with Elm Yellows Disease in American Elm ( Ulmus americana L.) in Ohio, U.S.A. Plant Disease
• Shikano, Ikkei ; McCarthy, Elizabeth ; Hayes-Plazolles, Nancy ; Slavicek, James M.; Hoover, Kelli. 2018. Jasmonic acid-induced plant defenses delay caterpillar developmental resistance to a baculovirus: Slow-growth, high-mortality hypothesis in plant-insect-pathogen interactions. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
• Flower, Charles E.; Hayes-Plazolles, Nancy; Rosa, Cristina; Slavicek, James M. 2017. Elm yellows: a widespread and overlooked killer of elm trees across the United States. In: Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Knight, Kathleen S.; Haugen, Linda M.; Flower, Charles E.; Slavicek, James M., eds. Proceedings of the American elm restoration workshop 2016; 2016 October 25-27; Lewis Center, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-174. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 68-72.
• Pinchot, C.C.; Flower, C.E.; Knight, K.S.; Marks, C.; Minocha, R.; Lesser, D.; Woeste, K.; Schaberg, P.G.; Baldwin, B.; Delatte, D.M.; Fox, T.D.; Hayes-Plazolles, N.; Held, B.; Lehtoma, K.; Long, S.; Mattix, S.; Sipes, A.; Slavicek, J.M. 2017. Development of new Dutch Elm disease-tolerant selections for restoration of the American Elm in urban and forested landscapes. In: Sniezko, Richard A.; Man, Gary; Hipkins, Valerie; Woeste, Keith; Gwaze, David; Kliejunas, John T.; McTeague, Brianna A., tech. cords. 2017. Gene conservation of tree species—banking on the future. Proceedings of a workshop. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-963. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 53-63.
• Podgwaite, J.D.; Martemyanov, V.V.; Slavicek, J.M.; Bakhavalov, S.A.; Pavlushin, S.V.; Hayes-Plazolles, N.; Zerillo, R.T. 2013. Potency of nucleopolyhedrovirus genotypes for European and Asian gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Journal of Entomological Science. 48(4): 332-344.
• Slavicek, James M.; Hayes-Plazolles, Nancy. 1991. Temporal analysis and spatial mapping of Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus transcripts and in-vitro translation products. IN: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Twery, Mark J.; Smith, Shirley I., eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency gypsy moth research review 1990; East Windsor, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-146. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 52.
• Slavicek, James M.; Hayes-Plazolles, Nancy. 1991. Identification, cloning, and expression analysis of three putative Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus immediate early genes. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Twery, Mark J.; Smith, Shirley I., eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency gypsy moth research review 1990; East Windsor, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-146. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 145.
• Slavicek, James M.; Lanner-Herrera, Carita; Hayes-Plazolles, Nancy; Kelly, Mary Ellen; Fikes, Martha. 1991. Replication and inclusion body characteristics of two Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus plaque variants. IN: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Twery, Mark J.; Smith, Shirley I., eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency gypsy moth research review 1990; East Windsor, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-146. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 54.