Location: Chemistry Research
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The small hive beetle's capacity to disperse over long distances by flight
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Cornelissen, B., Ellis, J., Gort, G., Hendriks, M., Van Loon, J.J., Stuhl, C.J., Neumann, P. 2024. The small hive beetle's capacity to disperse over long distances by flight. Scientific Reports. 14:14859. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65434-1.
Developing a method to rear Varroa destructor in vitro
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Johnson, B.L., Prouty, C., Jack, C.J., Stuhl, C.J., Ellis, J.D. 2024. Developing a method to rear Varroa destructor in vitro. Experimental and Applied Acarology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-024-00905-8.
A quantitative survey of the blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) nectar microbiome: variation between cultivars, locations, and farm management approaches
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Rering, C.C., Rudolph, A.B., Li, Q., Read, Q.D., Munoz, P.F., Ternest, J.J., Hunter Iii, C.T. 2024. A quantitative survey of the blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) nectar microbiome: variation between cultivars, locations, and farm management approaches. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiae020.
Leaffooted bugs: insect pest species of growing concern for agriculture
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Broadhead, G.T., Cottrell, T.E., Beck, J.J. 2024. Leaffooted bugs: insect pest species of growing concern for agriculture. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06763.
Blueberry Floral probiotics: nectar microbes inhibit the growth of Colletotrichum pathogens
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Rering, C.C., Lanier, A.M., Peres, N.A. 2023. Blueberry Floral probiotics: nectar microbes inhibit the growth of Colletotrichum pathogens. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 134:12, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxad300.
A quantitative survey of the blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) nectar microbiome: variation between cultivars, locations, and farm
management approaches
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Rering, C.C., Rudolph, A.B., Li, Q., Read, Q.D., Munoz, P.F., Ternest, J.J., Hunter Iii, C.T. 2023. A quantitative survey of the blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) nectar microbiome: variation between cultivars, locations, and farm management approaches. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.11.556904.
Blueberries infected with the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae release odors that repel Drosophila suzukii
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Rering, C.C., Quadrel, A., Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Beck, J.J., Ben-Zvi, Y., Khodadadi, F., Rodriguez-Saona, C.R. 2023. Blueberries infected with the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae release odors that repel Drosophila suzukii. Pest Management Science. 79(12):4906-4920. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7692.
Many parasitoids lack adult fat accumulation, despite fatty acid synthesis: A discussion of concepts and considerations for future research
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Visser, B., Le Lann, C., Nieberding, C.M., Lammers, M., Hahn, D.A., Alborn, H.T., Enriquez, T., Scheifler, M., Harvey, J.A., Ellers, J. 2023. Many parasitoids lack adult fat accumulation, despite fatty acid synthesis: A discussion of concepts and considerations for future research. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 3:100055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cris.2023.100055.
Pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) suppression on jalapeño pepper using non-host insect repellent plants
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Adeleye, V.O., Seal, D.R., Liburd, O.E., Mcauslane, H., Alborn, H.T. 2022. Pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) suppression on jalapeño pepper using non-host insect repellent plants. Crop Protection. 154:105893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105893.
Field evaluation of glutathione and glutamic acid as host marking pheromones for control of tephritid fruit flies in a mango orchard in Kenya
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Cheseto, X., Kirwa, H., Mohamed, S.A., Ekesi, S., Beck, J.J., Torto, B. 2022. Field evaluation of glutathione and glutamic acid as host marking pheromones for control of tephritid fruit flies in a mango orchard in Kenya. Pest Management Science. 97:1585-1592. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7331.
Early infestation volatile biomarkers of fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) ovipositional activity in mango (Mangifera indica L.)
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Cheseto, X., Rering, C.C., Broadhead, G.T., Torto, B., Beck, J.J. 2022. Early infestation volatile biomarkers of fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) ovipositional activity in mango (Mangifera indica L.). Phytochemistry. 206:113519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113519.
A novel acute toxicity bioassay and field trial to evaluate
compounds for small hive beetle control
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Kleckner, K., De Carolis, A., Jack, C., Stuhl, C.J., Formato, G., Ellis, J. 2022. A novel acute toxicity bioassay and field trial to evaluate compounds for small hive beetle control. Applied Sciences. 12:9905. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199905.
Respiration levels of honey bee casts as a possible indicator in varroa mite attraction
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Stuhl, C.J., Romero, M.I., Noble, I.I. 2023. Respiration levels of honey bee casts as a possible indicator in varroa mite attraction. Journal of Apiculture Research. 10:1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2023.2179773.
Chemo-ecological insights into use of the non-host plant vegetable black-jack to protect two susceptible solanaceous crops from root knot nematode parasitism
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Kihika-Opanda, R., Tchouassi, D.P., Ng'Ang'A, M.M., Beck, J.J., Torto, B. 2022. Chemo-ecological insights into use of the non-host plant vegetable black-jack to protect two susceptible solanaceous crops from root knot nematode parasitism. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01748.
A novel method in small hive beetle rearing
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Stuhl, C.J. 2022. A novel method in small hive beetle rearing. Journal of Apiculture Research. 29:1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2022.2130596.
Identification of repellents from four non-host Asteraceae plants for the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita
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Mwamba, S., Kihika-Opanda, R., Murungi, L.K., Losenge, T., Beck, J.J., Torto, B. 2021. Identification of repellents from four non-host Asteraceae plants for the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 69, 15145-15156. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.1c06500.
Using Chemical Ecology to Enhance Weed Biological Control
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Gaffke, A.M., Alborn, H.T., Dudley, T.L., Bean, D.W. 2021. Using chemical ecology to enhance weed biological control. Insects. 8:695. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12080695.