Allen C Cohen

Also known as: Allen Carson Cohen; Allen C Cohen; Allen C. Cohen

Works (13)

Updated: January 22nd, 2026 13:10

2025 article

3D printing approaches to simulate natural diets for insects with implications for domestication and mass-rearing

Pascacio-Villafán, C., Tejada-Ortigoza, V., Cohen, A. C., Aluja, M., Pascacio-Villafán, C., Tejada-Ortigoza, V., … Aluja, M. (2025, November 19). Frontiers in Insect Science.

By: C. Pascacio-Villafán *, V. Tejada-Ortigoza *, A. Cohen n , M. Aluja *, C. Pascacio-Villafán, V. Tejada-Ortigoza, A. Cohen, M. Aluja

topics (OpenAlex): Insect Utilization and Effects; Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies; Insect behavior and control techniques
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 30, 2025

2023 journal article

An Optimized Small-Scale Rearing System to Support Embryonic Microinjection Protocols for Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

Insects, 14(8), 683.

By: F. Chu n, P. Wu n, S. Pinzi n, N. Grubbs n, A. Cohen n  & M. Lorenzen n 

author keywords: insect rearing; rootworm; molecular biology; function genomics; CRISPR
topics (OpenAlex): Insect Resistance and Genetics; CRISPR and Genetic Engineering; Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
TL;DR: An optimized rearing system for use in western corn rootworm functional genomics research is reported, specifically the development of a system that facilitates the collection of preblastoderm embryos for microinjection as well as gathering large larvae and pupae for downstream phenotypic screening. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 11, 2023

2023 journal article

How Rearing Systems for Various Species of Flies Benefit Humanity

Insects, 14(6), 553.

By: C. Pascacio-Villafán * & A. Cohen n 

author keywords: Diptera rearing; human wellbeing; animal feed; medical maggots; pollination services; forensic entomology
topics (OpenAlex): Insect Utilization and Effects; Insect behavior and control techniques; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: It is concluded that fly rearing is an activity with great benefits for human well-being and should be promoted for future advancement in diverse and innovative methods of improving existing and emerging problems to humanity. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: July 19, 2023

2021 monograph

Design, Operation, and Control of Insect-Rearing Systems

By: A. Cohen n 

topics (OpenAlex): Insect-Plant Interactions and Control; Insect Pheromone Research and Control; Forest Insect Ecology and Management
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 1, 2024

2021 article

Optimization of a Diet for the Greater Wax Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Using Full Factorial and Mixture Design

Hickin, M., Nadel, H., Schal, C., & Cohen, A. C. (2021, February 24). (L. Neven, Ed.). Journal of Economic Entomology, Vol. 114, pp. 1091–1103.

By: M. Hickin n, H. Nadel, C. Schal n  & A. Cohen n 

Ed(s): L. Neven

author keywords: diet optimization; design of experiments; rearing
MeSH headings : Animals; Diet; Larva; Lepidoptera; Moths
topics (OpenAlex): Insect Utilization and Effects; Insect Pest Control Strategies; Insect behavior and control techniques
TL;DR: This study demonstrates the importance and efficiency of statistical DOE in guiding the optimization of insect diets to improve traits that represent the quality and fitness of the reared insects. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 7, 2021

2019 article

Varroa destructorfeeds primarily on honey bee fat body tissue and not hemolymph

Ramsey, S. D., Ochoa, R., Bauchan, G., Gulbronson, C., Mowery, J. D., Cohen, A., … vanEngelsdorp, D. (2019, January 15). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

By: S. Ramsey *, R. Ochoa*, G. Bauchan *, C. Gulbronson *, J. Mowery *, A. Cohen n , D. Lim*, J. Joklik* ...

author keywords: Varroa; apiculture; insect physiology; honey bee; fat body
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees / parasitology; Diet; Fat Body / parasitology; Hemolymph / parasitology; Host-Parasite Interactions / physiology; Reproduction / physiology; Varroidae / pathogenicity
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
TL;DR: The work shows that this parasite is not consuming hemolymph, as has been the accepted view, but damages host bees by consuming fat body, a tissue roughly analogous to the mammalian liver, which strongly suggest that Varroa are exploiting the fat body as their primary source of sustenance. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 18, 2019

2019 journal article

The Nature of Unnatural Insects Infrastructure of Insect Rearing

American Entomologist, 65(2), 122–135.

By: A. Cohen* 

topics (OpenAlex): Insect behavior and control techniques; Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 1, 2024

2018 journal article

Ecology of Insect Rearing Systems: A Mini-Review of Insect Rearing Papers from 1906-2017

Advances in Entomology, 06(02), 86–115.

By: A. Cohen n 

topics (OpenAlex): Insect behavior and control techniques; Insect Utilization and Effects; Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
TL;DR: In this review, major advancements and progress are documented within the context of the ecology involved in artificial rearing technology. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 1, 2024

2018 journal article

Standards for Effective Insect Rearing Science and Technology Papers

Advances in Entomology, 06(04), 256–284.

By: A. Cohen n 

topics (OpenAlex): Insect Utilization and Effects; Insect behavior and control techniques; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
TL;DR: It is suggested that the treatment of insect rearing systems should be modelled after the extensive and successful practices of the food science and food technology community, and welcoming papers based on discoveries of various aspects of feeding biology and treating scientificallyRearing systems’ components and properties are suggested. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 2, 2024

2015 article

Decomposition of Concealed and Exposed Porcine Remains in the North Carolina Piedmont

Cammack, J. A., Cohen, A. C., Kreitlow, K. L., Roe, R. M., & Watson, D. W. (2015, November 20). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 53, pp. 67–75.

By: J. Cammack, A. Cohen* , K. Kreitlow*, R. Roe*  & D. Watson*

author keywords: carrion; seasonal; community assembly; necrobiome; forensic entomology
MeSH headings : Animals; Entomology; Forensic Sciences; Insecta; North Carolina; Postmortem Changes; Seasons; Swine / microbiology; Swine / parasitology
topics (OpenAlex): Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies; Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies; Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
TL;DR: Differences among the insect communities across seasons and concealment treatments, and the effects of concealment on colonization indicate that such information is important and should to be considered when analyzing entomological evidence for criminal investigations. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 book

Insect Diets: Science and Technology

(2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

By: A. Cohen 

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Interim Diets for Specialist Predators of Hemlock Woolly Adelgids

Entomology, Ornithology & Herpetology: Current Research, 04(02).

By: A. Cohen*  & C. Cheah

topics (OpenAlex): Insect Utilization and Effects; Insect Pest Control Strategies; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: A stable, palatable diet and dietpresentation techniques that allow researchers and mass-rearing facilities to sustain healthy populations of predators during regular periods of prey scarcity are described. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 2, 2024

2014 article

Stylet Bundle Morphology and Trophically Related Enzymes of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)

Oten, K. L. F., Cohen, A. C., & Hain, F. P. (2014, April 22). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol. 107, pp. 680–690.

By: K. Oten n , A. Cohen n  & F. Hain n

author keywords: Adelges tsugae; digestive enzyme; electron microscopy; feeding biology; hemlock
topics (OpenAlex): Forest Insect Ecology and Management; Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control; Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
TL;DR: Morphological characters indicate that hemlock woolly adelgids may use labial sensilla and neural canals within the mandibular stylets to guide their stylets through close-range host acceptance processes, and results support the theory that extra-oral digestion is likely used by hemlocks. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

Employment

Updated: May 5th, 2017 19:07

2010 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Research Professor and Program Coordinator Entomology and Plant Pathology

Education

Updated: May 5th, 2017 19:05

1978 - present

University of California Riverside Riverside, CA, US
Ph.D. Department of Entomology

Funding History

Funding history based on the linked ORCID record. Updated: May 5th, 2017 19:11

contract
Development of diets and rearing system for spotted lanternfly
U.S. Department of Agriculture
contract
Development of diets for emerald ash borer
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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