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Paul Merten
Pest Management and Biocontrol Research
Biological Science Technician (Insects)

Phone: (520) 316-6406
Fax: (520) 316-6330

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
No effect of a fluorophore taggant on western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus roaming and flight behavior - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hagler, J.R., Casey, M.T., Machtley, S.A., Merten, P. 2024. No effects of a fluorophore taggant on western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus roaming and flight behavior. Entomologia Generalis. 44(1):115-119.
A simple computerized Arduino-based control system for insect rotary flight mills Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Casey, M.T., Machtley, S.A., Merten, P., Hagler, J.R. 2023. A simple computerized Arduino-based control system for insect rotary flight mills. Journal of Insect Science. 23(4):5;1-10.Available https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead053.
Correlation-based network analysis of the influence of Bemisia tabaci feeding on photosynthesis and foliar sugar and starch composition in soybean Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schutze, I., Yamamoto, P., Malaquias, J., Herritt, M.T., Merten, P., Thompson, A.L., Naranjo, S.E. 2022. Correlation-based network analysis of the influence of Bemisia tabaci feeding on photosynthesis and foliar sugar and starch composition in soybean. Insects. 13(1). Article 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13010056.
Sublethal effects of diamide insecticides on development and flight performance of Chloridea virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Implications for Bt soybean refuge area management Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barros, L., Yamamoto, P., Merten, P., Naranjo, S.E. 2020. Sublethal effects of diamide insecticides on development and flight performance of Chloridea virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Implications for Bt soybean refuge area management. Insects. 11(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11050269.
Comparative susceptibility of bemisia tabaci to imidacloprid in field- and laboratory-based bioassays - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Castle, S.J., Merten, P., Prabhaker, N. 2013. Comparative susceptibility of bemisia tabaci to imidacloprid in field- and laboratory-based bioassays. Pest Management Science. 70:1538-1546.