@article{wada-katsumata_zurek_nalyanya_roelofs_zhang_schal_2015, title={Gut bacteria mediate aggregation in the German cockroach}, volume={112}, ISSN={0027-8424 1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504031112}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.1504031112}, abstractNote={Significance
          There is great interest in elucidating the diverse roles of microbes in biology, in general and, specifically, in mediating animal communication. We demonstrate that the gut bacterial community plays a pivotal role in production of aggregation pheromones in the German cockroach. The feces of normal and gut bacteria-inoculated cockroaches emits highly attractive volatile carboxylic acids (VCAs) that elicit aggregation whereas bacteria-free feces contains few VCAs and is relatively unattractive. VCAs may reflect the gut microbiota and, in turn, the cockroach's local environment, explaining why divergent chemical structures have been proposed as aggregation pheromones. This new insight emphasizes the importance of gut microbes in insect–insect communication and highlights the plasticity of the chemistry and function of fecal aggregation pheromones.}, number={51}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Wada-Katsumata, Ayako and Zurek, Ludek and Nalyanya, Godfrey and Roelofs, Wendell L. and Zhang, Aijun and Schal, Coby}, year={2015}, month={Dec}, pages={15678–15683} }
 @article{nalyanya_gore_linker_schal_2009, title={German Cockroach Allergen Levels in North Carolina Schools: Comparison of Integrated Pest Management and Conventional Cockroach Control}, volume={46}, ISSN={["1938-2928"]}, DOI={10.1603/033.046.0302}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Cockroach suppression is fundamental to cockroach allergen mitigation in infested homes. The effects of various cockroach control strategies on cockroach populations and allergen concentration have not been examined in schools. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) and conventional pest control in controlling German cockroach (Blattella germanica L.) infestations and concentrations of the cockroach allergen Bla g 1 in public school buildings. Two school districts included six schools that used conventional pest control and one district included seven schools that used IPM to control pests. Cockroach traps were deployed to assess the level of infestation, settled dust samples were collected in food service areas, classrooms, and other school areas, and the Bla g 1 allergen was quantified by ELISA. Both cockroach counts and Bla g 1 concentrations were dependent on the pest control approach, with highly significant differences between IPM-treated schools and conventionally treated schools in both the cockroach mean trap counts (0 versus 82.6 ± 17.3 cockroaches/trap/wk, respectively) and in the amount of Bla g 1 in dust samples (2.8 ± 0.3 versus 30.6 ± 3.4 U/g dust). Cockroaches and Bla g 1 were primarily associated with food preparation and food service areas and much less with classrooms and offices. Our data extend recent findings from studies in homes, showing that cockroach allergens can be reduced by cockroach elimination alone or by integrating several tactics including education, cleaning, and pest control. IPM is not only effective at controlling cockroaches but also can lead to long-term reductions in cockroach allergen concentrations, resulting in a healthier environment for students and school personnel.}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY}, author={Nalyanya, Godfrey and Gore, J. Chad and Linker, H. Michael and Schal, Coby}, year={2009}, month={May}, pages={420–427} }
 @article{nalyanya_lilley_linker_waldvogel_2005, title={Practices and perceptions of school integrated pest management by North Carolina pest-management professionals}, volume={22}, number={3-4}, journal={Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology}, author={Nalyanya, G. W. and Lilley, S. C. and Linker, H. M. and Waldvogel, M. G.}, year={2005}, pages={203–215} }