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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Status of new agents for biological control of yellow starthistle and Russian thistle, Smith, Lincoln, Cristofaro Massimo, Dolgovskaya Rita Yu, Tronci Carlo, and Hayat Rustem , Proceedings California Invasive Plant Council Symposium, (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)

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)

Preliminary screening of new natural enemies of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis L.(Asteraceae) in Eastern Anatolia, Cristofaro, M., Hayat Rustem, Gültekin L., Tozlu G., Zengin H, Tronci Carlo, Lecce Francesca, Sahin F, and Smith L. , Meeting Proceedings, (2002)