2023

Assessment of non-methyl eugenol-responding lines of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) males on lure response and mating

Mango phenology and fruit fly population dynamics in the transition zone of Ghana

Transcriptome analysis reveals the role of Zelda in the regulation of embryonic and wing development of Tribolium castaneum

Sterility of Cydia pomonella by X ray irradiation as an alternative to gamma radiation for the sterile insect technique

2022

Infestation of the gall midge Dasineura oleae provides first evidence of induced plant volatiles in olive leaves

The main component of the scent of Senecio madagascariensis flowers is an attractant for Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes

Identification and dynamic expression profiling of circadian clock genes in Spodoptera litura provide new insights into the regulation of sex pheromone communication

"AlepPBP2, but not AlepPBP3, may involve in the recognition of sex pheromones and maize volatiles in Athetis lepigone"

2021

"The attractant, but not the trap design, affects the capture of Drosophila suzukii in berry crops"

"Exogenous salicylic acid improves resistance of aphid-susceptible wheat to the grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (F.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)"

"Aphid alarm pheromone alters larval behaviour of the predatory gall midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza and decreases intraguild predation by anthocorid bug, Orius laevigatus"

"Effects of operational sex ratio, mating age, and male mating history on mating and reproductive behavior in Grapholita molesta"

"Biological traits of the predatory mirid Macrolophus praeclarus, a candidate biocontrol agent for the Neotropical region"

Modelling of post-diapause development and spring emergence of Cydia nigricana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

"Pest status, bio-ecology and management of the false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its implication for international trade"

"Previous herbivory modulates aphid population growth and plant defense responses in a non-model plant, Carthamus tinctorius (Asteraceae)"

Olfactory response of Trichogramma pretiosum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) to volatiles induced by transgenic maize

2020

"Induced eggplant resistance against Trialeurodes vaporariorum triggered by jasmonic acid, abscisic acid, and Nesidiocoris tenuis feeding"

[Behavioral response and adaptive cost in resistant and susceptible Plutella xylostella to Chlorantraniliprole]

Field distribution patterns of pests are asymmetrically affected by the presence of other herbivores

Kairomones from Euschistus heros egg masses and their potential use for Telenomus podisi parasitism improvement

Silicon is an inducible and effective herbivore defence against Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in soybean

Recaptures of feral Bactrocera dorsalis and B. umbrosa (Diptera: Tephritidae) males after feeding on methyl eugenol

Previous herbivory alerts conspecific gravid sawflies to avoid unsuitable host plants

2019

Functional characteristics of chemosensory proteins in the sawyer beetle Monochamus alternatus Hope

"The consumption pattern of 28 species of carabid beetles (Carabidae) to a weed seed, Viola arvensis"

Biparental mealybugs may be more promiscuous than we thought

Spatiotemporal expression profiling of the farnesyl diphosphate synthase genes in aphids and analysis of their associations with the biosynthesis of alarm pheromone

Volatiles mediate host-selection in the corn hoppers Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Peregrinus maidis (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

Species-specific aggregation pheromones contribute to coexistence in two closely related thrips species

The role of Trichoderma spp. and silica gel in plant defence mechanisms and insect response in vineyard

Pheromone emission patterns and courtship sequences across distinct populations within Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera-Tephitidae) cryptic species complex - CORRIGENDUM

Production of alarm pheromone starts at embryo stage and is modulated by rearing conditions and farnesyl diphosphate synthase genes in the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi

2018

Bactrocera oleae-induced olive VOCs routing mate searching in Psyttalia concolor males: impact of associative learning

Intra- and inter-specific variation in alarm pheromone produced by Solenopsis fire ants

Disturbance induced dynamics of a tritrophic novel ecosystem

Monitoring and mass-trapping methodologies using pheromones: the lesser date moth Batrachedra amydraula

2017

"Broad-scale suppression of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), associated with Bt cotton crops in Northern New South Wales, Australia"

"Long-term changes in the numbers of Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in a cotton production landscape in northern New South Wales, Australia"

"Assessment of beetle diversity, community composition and potential threats to forestry using kairomone-baited traps"

Mosquito larvae can detect water vibration patterns from a nearby predator

Direct and indirect resistance of sugarcane to Diatraea saccharalis induced by jasmonic acid

Diversity of tortricid moths in apple orchards: evidence for a cryptic species of Grapholita (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from China

"Chemical investigations of volatile kairomones produced by Hyphantria cunea (Drury), a host of the parasitoid Chouioia cunea Yang"

Role of plant volatiles and hetero-specific pheromone components in the wind tunnel response of male Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to modified sex pheromone blends

Robustness of plant-insect herbivore interaction networks to climate change in a fragmented temperate forest landscape

Predator performance is impaired by the presence of a second prey species

2016

"Captures of MFO-resistant Cydia pomonella adults as affected by lure, crop management system and flight"

Male white grub beetles prefer the pheromone composition of young females in the field

Antipredator behavior of the new mass-reared unisexual strain of the Mexican Fruit Fly

Host gut microorganisms' cues mediate orientation behaviour in the larva of the parasitoid Mallophora ruficauda

The influence of volatile semiochemicals from stink bug eggs and oviposition-damaged plants on the foraging behaviour of the egg parasitoid Telenomus podisi

Identification of male-produced aggregation pheromone of the curculionid beetle Acrotomopus atropunctellus

Adaptive management of invasive pests in natural protected areas: the case of Matsucoccus feytaudi in Central Italy

Functional characterization of a pheromone-binding protein from rice leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis in detecting pheromones and host plant volatiles

Mate choice and host discrimination behavior of the parasitoid Trichogramma chilonis

Sex-biased response in activity to light sources with different spectral composition in geometrid moths with flightless females (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Sexual communication in day-flying Lepidoptera with special reference to castniids or 'butterfly-moths'

Selection by mating competitiveness improves the performance of Anastrepha ludens males of the genetic sexing strain Tapachula-7

Potential application of digital image-processing method and fitted logistic model to the control of oriental fruit moths (Grapholita molesta Busck)

2015

Attraction of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) to four varieties of Lathyrus sativus L. seed volatiles

Intraspecific and interspecific attraction of three Tomicus beetle species during the shoot-feeding phase

Response to conspecific and heterospecific semiochemicals by Sesamia nonagrioides (L.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) gravid females

Response of Aphidius colemani to aphid sex pheromone varies depending on plant synergy and prior experience

"Similar worldwide patterns in the sex pheromone signal and response in the oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)"

2014

Host specificity in the host-seeking larva of the dipteran parasitoid Mallophora ruficauda and the influence of age on parasitism decisions

"Associative learning for host-induced fruit volatiles in Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a koinobiont parasitoid of tephritid flies"

Larval and female footprints as feeding deterrent cues for immature stages of two congeneric ladybird predators (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Herbivory-induced plant volatiles from Oryza sativa and their influence on chemotaxis behaviour of Tibraca limbativentris Stal. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and egg parasitoids

"A case of ecological specialization in ladybirds: Iberorhyzobius rondensis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), potential biocontrol agent of Matsucoccus feytaudi (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae)"

Influence of original host on chemotaxic behaviour and parasitism in Telenomus podisi Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)

"Yeast hydrolysate supplementation increases field abundance and persistence of sexually mature sterile Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)"

Paternal effects correlate with female reproductive stimulation in the polyandrous ladybird Cheilomenes sexmaculata

2013

"Do asexual morphs of the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae, utilise the aphid sex pheromone? Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of M. persicae virginoparae to (4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactone and its effect on aphid performance"

Effect of release rate and enantiomeric composition on response to pheromones of Megaplatypus mutatus (Chapuis) in poplar plantations of Argentina and Italy

The effect of relatedness on the response of Adalia bipunctata L. to oviposition deterring cues

Anastrepha egg deposition induces volatiles in fruits that attract the parasitoid Fopius arisanus

"Saproxylic community, guild and species responses to varying pheromone components of a pine bark beetle"

"Wheat bulb fly (Delia coarctata, Fallen, Diptera: Anthomyiidae) larval response to hydroxamic acid constituents of host-plant root exudates"

2012

Effect of environment and fallow period on Cosmopolites sordidus population dynamics at the landscape scale

Age-dependent changes in the ratio of (R)- and (S)-2-butanol released by virgin females of Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Composition of cuticular lipids in the pteromalid wasp Lariophagus distinguendus is host dependent

Mutual interactions between an invasive bark beetle and its associated fungi

Mating disruption by a synthetic sex pheromone in the white grub beetle Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the laboratory and sugarcane fields

Sexual maturation and aging of adult male mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Species and sexual differences in behavioural responses of a specialist and generalist parasitoid species to host-related volatiles

2011

Enantiomeric selectivity in behavioural and electrophysiological responses of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes

Edge-induced narrowing of dietary diversity in leaf-cutting ants

Fitness trade-off in peach-potato aphids (Myzus persicae) between insecticide resistance and vulnerability to parasitoid attack at several spatial scales

"Field optimization of the sex pheromone of Stenoma catenifer (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae): evaluation of lure types, trap height, male flight distances, and number of traps needed per avocado orchard for detection"

Effect of temperature on pupa development and sexual maturity of laboratory Anastrepha obliqua adults

"A bioassay for studying behavioural responses of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) to bed bug-derived volatiles"

"A tale of two trapping methods: Helicoverpa spp. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in pheromone and light traps in Australian cotton production systems"

"Prey sex pheromone as kairomone for a new group of predators (Coleoptera: Dasytidae, Aplocnemus spp.) of pine bast scales"

2010

Novel use of stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) as a tool for isolation of oviposition site attractants for gravid Culex quinquefasciatus

Density-dependent processes in leaf beetles feeding on purple loosestrife: aggregative behaviour affecting individual growth rates

"Quantitative variation and biosynthesis of hindgut volatiles associated with the red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens LeConte, at different attack phases"

Pheromone communication channels in tortricid moths: lower specificity of alcohol vs. acetate geometric isomer blends

2009

Monitoring Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) in pilot-scale warehouses treated with beta-cyfluthrin: are residual insecticides and trapping compatible?

"The first account of the mating disruption technique for the control of California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii Maskell (Homoptera: Diaspididae) using new biodegradable dispensers"

Female-induced increase of host-plant volatiles enhance specific attraction of aphid male Dysaphis plantaginea (Homoptera: Aphididae) to the sex pheromone

Preinfestations of tomato plants by whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) or aphids (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) induce variable resistance or susceptibility responses

Spatiotemporal within-plant distribution of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae and associated specialist and generalist predators

2008

"Almond seed wasp (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) sex pheromone: effect of trap type, trap position, blend ratio and time of the day on male attraction"

"Does larval aggregation pheromone of codling moth, Cydia pomonella, induce attraction or arrestment of receivers?"

Interference of beta-eudesmol in nestmate recognition in Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

"Sex ratio and female sexual status of the coconut pest, Oryctes monoceros (Coleoptera: Dynastidae), differ in feeding galleries and pheromone-baited traps"

2007

Differential electroantennogram response of females and males of two parasitoid species to host-related green leaf volatiles and inducible compounds

2006

A common mode of attraction of larvae and adults of insect predators to the sex pheromone of their prey (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae)

The ecology of Helicoverpa spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Riverina region of south-eastern Australia and the implications for tactical and strategic management

Longevity and pheromone output in stored-product Bostrichidae

Conspecific interference by adults in an aphidophagous ladybird Propylea dissecta (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): effect on reproduction

The effects of host physiology on the attraction of tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae) and Stomoxys (Diptera: Muscidae) to cattle

"Oviposition deterrents for the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) from fly faeces extracts"

"Oviposition responses to patch quality in the larch ladybird Aphidecta obliterata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): effects of aphid density, and con- and heterospecific tracks"

2005

"Development of mass trapping technique for control of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)"

Bioactive fractions containing methyl eugenol-derived sex pheromonal components in haemolymph of the male fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Application of DL-beta-aminobutyric acid (BABA) as a root drench to legumes inhibits the growth and reproduction of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

"Host-plant finding by the asparagus fly, Plioreocepta poeciloptera (Diptera: Tephritidae), a monophagous, monovoltine tephritid"

Reduced response of insecticide-resistant aphids and attraction of parasitoids to aphid alarm pheromone; a potential fitness trade-off

2004

Functional significance of phytochemical lures to dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): an ecological and evolutionary synthesis

Sex ratios of Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae): implications for pest management in wheat (Poaceae)

2003

"Female sex pheromone of brinjal fruit and shoot borer, Leucinodes orbonalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): trap optimization and application in IPM trials"

Biological control of the larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Kenya using a predatory beetle Teretrius nigrescens(Coleoptera: Histeridae)

Sources of semiochemicals mediating host finding in Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

"Tendency for upwind movement in the sibling fruit fly species, Bactrocera tryoni and B. neohumeralis and their hybrids (Diptera: Tephritidae): influence of time of day, sex and airborne pheromone"

2002

"Comparison of attractiveness in Japan and China of three synthetic pheromone blends based on geographic variations in the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)"

"Delayed mating reduces reproductive output of female European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)"

The use of alarm pheromones to enhance bait harvest by grass-cutting ants

2000

"Field evaluation of a slow release pheromone formulation to control the American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Pakistan"

"Attraction of apple maggot flies, Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: tephritidae) of different physiological states to odour-baited traps in the presence and absence of food"

"Population biology of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in two potato cropping systems in Israel"

"Prospects for the biological control of subterranean termites (Isoptera: rhinotermitidae), with special reference to Coptotermes formosanus"

Sex pheromones of Callosobruchus subinnotatus and C. maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): congeneric responses and role of air movement

1969

Observation on some possible attractants of tsetse flies (Glossina morsitans Westw. and G. pallidipes Aust.)

"A chemical attractant for males of the grass grub beetle Costelytra zealandica (White) (Col., Scarabaeidae)"