Matt Bertone

Also known as: Matthew Alan Bertone

entomology, systematics, taxonomy, Diptera, Coleoptera

I am an entomologist interested in arthropod systematics, evolution, taxonomy, and other biodiversity studies. My main interests have been flies (Diptera) and beetles (Coleoptera), but I have broad interests in all arthropods. I am the entomologist/diagnostician at the NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic where I identify arthropods for others, including clients experiencing pest issues, general interest questions, and organisms for research studies (among other services). I am also an arthropod macro photographer.

Works (93)

Updated: December 4th, 2024 05:02

2024 article

<i>Drosophila hydei</i> as a Potential Vector of <i>Ceratocystis fimbriata</i>, the Causal Agent of Sweetpotato Black Rot, in Storage Facilities

Stahr, M., Lytle, A., Avila, K., Huseth, A. S., Bertone, M., & Quesada-Ocampo, L. M. (2024, July 13). PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Vol. 7.

author keywords: Ceratocystis fimbriata; disease control and pest management; fungal pathogens; postharvest pathology
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 15, 2024

2024 journal article

A new species of alien land flatworm in the Southern United States

PEERJ, 12.

author keywords: Platyhelminthes; Invasive alien species; USA; Mitogenome; Land flatworms; Taxonomy; New species
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 8, 2024

2024 article

Chewing through challenges: Exploring the evolutionary pathways to wood-feeding in insects

Beza-Beza, C. F., Wiegmann, B. M., Ware, J. A., Petersen, M., Gunter, N., Cole, M. E., … Mikaelyan, A. (2024, March 27). BIOESSAYS, Vol. 3.

By: C. Beza-Beza n, B. Wiegmann n, J. Ware*, M. Petersen*, N. Gunter*, M. Cole n, M. Schwarz n, M. Bertone n, D. Young*, A. Mikaelyan n

author keywords: Detritivory; Functional Continuity; Holobiont; Insect Microbe Symbioses; Saproxylophagy; Symbiotic Digestion; Trophic Specialization; Wood Feeding
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 1, 2024

2024 journal article

Ecology and management of the crapemyrtle aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on crapemyrtle (Myrtales: Lythraceae) in the southern United States

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, 15(1).

By: C. Wilson* & M. Bertone n

Ed(s): D. Coyle

author keywords: crapemyrtle aphid; crapemyrtle; natural enemy; urban tree
TL;DR: The wide distribution of CMA, closely overlapping that of crapemyrtle, suggests that CMA can likely be found wherever crapemyrtles are commonly planted, and CMAs may help conserve natural enemy communities in urban areas. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 7, 2024

2024 article

Investigation of Possible Cryptic Species within<i> Orchestes</i><i> mixtus</i> Blatchley and<i> O.</i><i> pallicornis</i> Say (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Rhamphini) Using DNA Barcoding

Eiseman, C. S., Feldman, T. S., Moparthi, S., & Bertone, M. A. (2024, April). PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, Vol. 126, pp. 243–246.

By: C. Eiseman*, T. Feldman, S. Moparthi n & M. Bertone n

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 2, 2024

2024 article

Understanding spatiotemporal effects of food supplementation on host-parasite interactions using community-based science

Knutie, S. A., Bahouth, R., Bertone, M. A., Webb, C., Mehta, M., Nahom, M., … Albery, G. F. (2024, July 24). JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, Vol. 7.

By: S. Knutie*, R. Bahouth*, M. Bertone n, C. Webb*, M. Mehta*, M. Nahom*, R. Barta*, S. Ghai* ...

author keywords: citizen science; disease ecology; ectoparasites; food supplementation; host-parasite interactions
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 5, 2024

2023 article

<i>Labena</i> <i>grallator</i> (Say) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Found Associated with the Non-Native <i>Callidiellum</i> <i>rufipenne</i> (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Chase, K. D., Graney, L., Ainslie, Z., & Bertone, M. A. (2023, January). PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, Vol. 125, pp. 187–189.

By: K. Chase, L. Graney, Z. Ainslie & M. Bertone n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 2, 2024

2023 journal article

COLONY STRUCTURE AND REDESCRIPTION OF MALES IN THE RARELY COLLECTED ARBOREAL ANT, <i>APHAENOGASTER</i> <i>MARIAE</i> FOREL (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, 125(1), 77–88.

By: M. Kirchner n, M. Bertone n, B. Blaimer* & E. Youngsteadt n

author keywords: temperate canopy ants; colony demography; temporary social parasitism
TL;DR: The first formal documentation of a whole colony collection of a rarely encountered North American arboreal ant is provided, finding a mature colony with more than 1000 individuals, including workers, alate reproductives, immatures, and intercastes. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 2, 2024

2023 journal article

First records of elm zigzag sawfly (Hymenoptera: Argidae) in the United States

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, 14(1).

By: K. Oten n, E. Day*, T. Dellinger*, H. Disque, L. Barringer*, J. Cancelliere*, L. Somers*, M. Bertone n

Ed(s): D. Carley

author keywords: elm; sawfly; defoliator; invasive species
TL;DR: The elm zigzag sawfly was detected in the United States for the first time in Virginia in 2021 and in 2022, it was confirmed in 4 additional states: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland, and New York, demonstrating a rapid range expansion of an invasive defoliating pest. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 25, 2023

2023 journal article

Manual of Afrotropical Diptera, Volume 3: Brachycera–Cyclorrhapha, excluding Calyptratae

American Entomologist.

By: M. Bertone n

Source: ORCID
Added: December 9, 2023

2023 article

Notes on Larvae of the Rarely-Collected Wood Gnat Genus Olbiogaster Osten Sacken (Diptera: Anisopodidae)

Bertone, M. A., Oten, K. L. F., Redick, E. J., & Ratcliff, A. R. (2022, October). PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, Vol. 124, pp. 873–876.

By: M. Bertone n, K. Oten n, E. Redick n & A. Ratcliff n

TL;DR: During fieldwork on trees killed by the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky)) in South Carolina (USA), ARR collected larvae of numerous insects from sections of felled red maples for a university undergraduate project lead by EJR. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 24, 2023

2022 journal article

A novel power-amplified jumping behavior in larval beetles (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae)

PLOS ONE, 17(1).

By: M. Bertone n, J. Gibson*, A. Seago*, T. Yoshida* & A. Smith n

Ed(s): P. Barden

MeSH headings : Locomotion
TL;DR: It is proposed that this behavior in a group of beetle larvae is used for rapid locomotion which is energetically more efficient than crawling the same distance to disperse from their ephemeral habitat. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 10, 2022

2022 article

First rhyncaphytoptine mite (Eriophyoidea, Diptilomiopidae) parasitizing American hazelnut (Corylus americana): molecular identification, confocal microscopy, and phylogenetic position

Chetverikov, P. E., & Bertone, M. A. (2022, November 1). EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, Vol. 11.

By: P. Chetverikov* & M. Bertone n

author keywords: Hazelnut; Phytophagous mites; Betulaceae; North America; Nested PCR
MeSH headings : Animals; Mites / genetics; Phylogeny; Corylus; Plants / parasitology; Microscopy, Confocal
TL;DR: A new eriophyoid mite is reported on, Rhyncaphytoptus corylivagrans n. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 14, 2022

2022 journal article

Redescription of Dentifibula viburni (Felt) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and review of the genus

ZOOTAXA, 5175(5), 583–592.

By: R. Gagn* & M. Bertone n

author keywords: Cecidomyiidae; Lestodiplosini; predaceous gall midges; Diaspididae; Hemiptera
MeSH headings : Animals; Diptera; Hemiptera; Larva; Nematocera
TL;DR: Dentifibula viburni (Felt) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), type species of DentifIBula Felt, is redescribed with illustrations and compared with its congeners. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 6, 2023

2022 journal article

Species Identification of Caterpillar Eggs by Machine Learning Using a Convolutional Neural Network and Massively Parallelized Microscope

AGRICULTURE-BASEL, 12(9).

By: J. Efromson n, R. Lawrie n, T. Doman, M. Bertone n, A. Begue, M. Harfouche, D. Reisig n, R. Roe n

author keywords: insect identification; Helicoverpa zea; Chloridea virescens; machine learning; microscope photography; Bt resistance; neural network; precision pest control; insect eggs
TL;DR: This work designed, built, and validated a machine learning approach to insect egg identification with >99% accuracy using a convolutional neural architecture to classify the two species of caterpillars. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 17, 2022

2021 article

A Novel Power-Amplified Jumping Behavior in Larval Beetles (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae)

Bertone, M. A., Gibson, J. C., Seago, A. E., Yoshida, T., & Smith, A. A. (2021, August 17). (Vol. 8). Vol. 8.

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2021 article

Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in North Carolina and its Known Range in the United States

Meeds, A. W., & Bertone, M. A. (2021, April). PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, Vol. 123, pp. 432–436.

By: A. Meeds* & M. Bertone n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 10, 2021

2021 article

First Report of Downy Mildew Caused by Peronospora chenopodii-ambrosioidis on Epazote (Dysphania ambrosioides) in North Carolina

PLANT HEALTH PROGRESS, Vol. 22, pp. 384–386.

By: S. Purayannur n, M. Munster n, M. Bertone n & L. Quesada-Ocampo n

author keywords: oomycete; downy mildew; Peronospora; epazote
TL;DR: The observation of downy mildew caused by Peronospora chenopodii-ambrosioidis on epazote (Dysphania ambrosioides) in North Carolina, U.S.A. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 23, 2021

2021 journal article

Overwintering Developmental Stages of Emerald Ash Borer in North Carolina

Florida Entomologist, 104(3).

By: C. Nalepa*, K. Oten n & M. Bertone n

TL;DR: Results indicated that most emerald ash borers overwinter as fourth instars, with a small proportion advancing to the J-larva stage, in its newly expanded range below 40 °N latitude in North America. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2021 journal article

Oxidative damage increases with degree of simulated bacterial infection, but not ectoparasitism, in tree swallow nestlings

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, 224(18).

author keywords: Ecoimmunology; Infection intensity; LPS; Oxidative damage; Parasitism; Triglyceride
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacterial Infections; Humans; Mites; Oxidative Stress; Swallows; Trees
TL;DR: While only the highest-intensity immune challenges resulted in costs related to body mass, even low- intensity immune challenges result in detectable increases of oxidative damage, suggesting compensatory mechanisms to limit self-damage during an immune response. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 18, 2021

2020 journal article

AssessingMegastigmus specularis(Hymenoptera: Megastigmidae) infestations in a Fraser fir (Abies fraseri(Pursh) Poir.) clonal seed orchard of the southern Appalachians

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 35(8), 445–455.

author keywords: Megastigmus; Mesopolobus; chalcids; Christmas trees; orchards; Abies
TL;DR: Evidence for the efficiency of a gravity-seed cleaning method eliminating upwards of 95% of chalcid-infested seeds is presented and a model that linked different aspects of the biology of these species and discussed host–insect phenological relationships is proposed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 17, 2020

2019 conference paper

Arthropods of our homes goes global: Data from homes across the world

Entomology 2019. Presented at the ESA.

By: M. Bertone, M. Leong & M. Trautwein

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2019 article

Manual of Afrotropical Diptera, Volume 1: Introductory Chapters and Keys to Diptera Families

American Entomologist. Oxford University Press US.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2019 conference paper

Organized Meeting: North American Dipterists Society (NADS) Meeting

Entomology 2019. Presented at the ESA.

By: T. Dikow & M. Bertone

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 conference paper

10-min: MUVE, Urban Pests: Bed Bugs, Cockroaches, and Others

Entomology 2018. Presented at the ESA.

By: M. Isman & M. Bertone

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 conference paper

Diptera of Palmyra Atoll: New survey, new discoveries

Entomology 2018. Presented at the ESA.

By: M. Bertone & R. Behm

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 journal article

Ecology of sleeping: the microbial and arthropod associates of chimpanzee beds

ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 5(5).

Contributors: M. Thoemmes n, F. Stewart*, R. Hernandez-Aguilar*, M. Bertone n, D. Baltzegar n, R. Borski n, N. Cohen*, K. Coyle n, A. Piel*, R. Dunn n

author keywords: chimpanzee; nest; bed; microbiome; hygiene hypothesis; built environment
TL;DR: The results suggest that the life to which chimpanzees are exposed while in their beds is predominately the same as that of the surrounding environment. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Field Observations of Lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae Thompson (Diptera: Sciaroidea)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 120(2), 448–451.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 conference paper

Flies and flytraps: What, if any, are the relationships between Diptera and Dionaea?

Entomology 2018. Presented at the ESA.

By: C. Sorenson, L. Hamon, E. Youngsteadt, R. Irwin & M. Bertone

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 conference paper

Grad 10-min: P-IE, IPM, Field Crops 4

Entomology 2018. Presented at the ESA.

By: D. Sponsler & M. Bertone

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 journal article

Multistate Infestation with the Exotic Disease-Vector Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis - United States, August 2017-September 2018

MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT, 67(47), 1310–1313.

By: C. Ben Beard, J. Occi, D. Bonilla, A. Egizi, D. Fonseca, J. Mertins, B. Backenson, W. Bajwa ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Disease Vectors; Humans; Ixodidae; Tick Infestations / epidemiology; Tick Infestations / parasitology; Tick Infestations / veterinary; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR: To forestall adverse consequences in humans, pets, livestock, and wildlife, several critical actions are indicated, including expanded surveillance to determine the evolving distribution of H. longicornis and evaluation of effective agents and methods for the control of the tick. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 17, 2018

2018 journal article

Multistate infestation with the exotic disease--vector tick Haemaphysalis longicornis—United States, August 2017--September 2018

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 67(47), 1310.

By: C. Beard, J. Occi, D. Bonilla, A. Egizi, D. Fonseca, J. Mertins, B. Backenson, W. Bajwa ...

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 conference paper

Organized Meeting: North American Dipterists Society (NADS) Meeting

Entomology 2018. Presented at the ESA.

By: M. Bertone

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 journal article

The Exoskeletons in our Closets: A synthesis of research from the ‘Arthropods of our Homes’ project in Raleigh, NC

Zoosymposia, 12(1), 64–68.

By: M. Leong, M. Bertone, K. Bayless, R. Dunn & M. Trautwein

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 conference paper

Twitter-aided recluse identifications: One year of @RecluseOrNot

Entomology 2018. Presented at the ESA.

By: M. Bertone, C. Scott & E. Rice

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2018 journal article

Venus Flytrap Rarely Traps Its Pollinators

The American Naturalist, 191(4), 539–546.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, R. Irwin n, A. Fowler n, M. Bertone n, S. Giacomini n, M. Kunz, D. Suiter*, C. Sorenson n

author keywords: Venus flytrap; Dionaea muscipula; pollination ecology; pollinator-prey conflict; niche overlap
MeSH headings : Animals; Arachnida / physiology; Droseraceae / physiology; Insecta / physiology; Pollination
TL;DR: Analysis of the Venus flytrap finds that certain bee and beetle species appear to be the most important pollinators, on the basis of their abundance, pollen load size, and pollen fidelity, within this diverse, generalized community. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 conference paper

2016 Activities: Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC), North Carolina State University

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 107(3), 10–11.

By: B. Shew, M. Munster, M. Bertone & S. Butler

Event: AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC 3340 PILOT KNOB ROAD, ST PAUL, MN 55121 USA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2017 journal article

A Filter Method for Improved Monitoring of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Larvae in Fruit

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, 8(1).

author keywords: Spotted wing Drosophila; SWD; monitoring; salt flotation; larval sampling
TL;DR: This paper describes a method combining a salt solution, coffee filter, and microscope that can reliably and efficiently detect small and large larvae of D. suzukii in fruit samples and provides images to support larval identification of this pest. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 conference paper

Biodiversity without ever leaving the house: Common and rare arthropods found by sampling inside homes

Entomology 2017. Presented at the ESA.

By: M. Bertone

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2017 journal article

DIAPHANIA COSTATA (F.) (LEPIDOPTERA: CRAMBIDAE: SPILOMELINAE), A COMMONLY MISIDENTIFIED PEST OF ORNAMENTAL APOCYNACEAE IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, 119(2), 173–190.

By: J. Hayden*, E. Hoebeke*, M. Bertone n & V. Brou

author keywords: adventive species; Florida; North Carolina; new records; Amsonia; BugGuide; phenology
TL;DR: Diaphania costata is a leaffolder on Apocynaceae in the Neotropics and the southeastern United States and its range is not restricted to Texas but occurs as far east as the Atlantic Coast and as far north as Virginia. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 conference paper

Grad 10-min: SysEB, Coleoptera and Diptera

Entomology 2017. Presented at the ESA.

By: M. Bertone

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2017 conference paper

Indoor arthropod communities and distributions in US homes.

9th International conference on urban pests, Birmingham, UK, 9-12 July 2017, 17–23.

Matt Bertone

Event: International Conference on Urban Pests (ICUP)

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2017 journal article

Invertebrate community response to coarse woody debris removal for bioenergy production from intensively managed forests

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 28(1), 135–148.

author keywords: bioenergy; clearcuts; coarse woody debris; downed wood; Georgia; USA; harvest residues; intensively managed forests; invertebrates; North Carolina; USA; renewable energy; woody biomass harvesting
MeSH headings : Animals; Biofuels; Forestry; Forests; Georgia; Invertebrates; North Carolina; Pinus taeda
TL;DR: Invertebrate taxa richness was greater at micro-site locations with retained hardwood and pine (Pinus spp.) harvest residues than those with minimal amounts of coarse woody debris, and intensified woody biomass harvesting without retention of ≥15% of harvest residue volume may reduce invertebrateTaxa richness and abundances of some key invertebrates in regenerating stands. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 conference paper

Pollination ecology of the world’s most famous insectivorous plant, Venus flytrap

Entomology 2017. Presented at the ESA.

By: R. Irwin, M. Bertone, A. Fowler, L. Hamon, M. Kunz, D. Suiter, E. Youngsteadt, C. Sorenson

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2017 journal article

Record of the Hymenopteran Parasitoid Xorides (Exomus) humeralis (Ichneumonidae: Xoridinae) from Emerald Ash Borer Galleries (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in North Carolina

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 119(3), 514–517.

By: M. Bertone, C. Nalepa, K. Oten & S. Turner

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2017 journal article

The Habitats Humans Provide: Factors affecting the diversity and composition of arthropods in houses

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7(1).

By: M. Leong*, M. Bertone n, A. Savage*, K. Bayless n, R. Dunn n & M. Trautwein*

Contributors: M. Leong*, M. Bertone n, A. Savage*, K. Bayless n, R. Dunn n & M. Trautwein*

MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods / physiology; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; United States
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 conference paper

The salt test method: an efficient tool to monitor for spotted wing drosophila infestation in fruit

Entomology 2017. Presented at the ESA.

By: L. Diepenbrock, S. Van Timmeren, M. Bertone, H. Burrack & R. Isaacs

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2016 conference paper

A new electronic guide to arthropods of floriculture and greenhouses

2016 International Congress of Entomology. Presented at the ESA.

By: M. Bertone, S. Frank & B. Whipker

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2016 conference paper

Arthropods of our homes

2016 International Congress of Entomology. Presented at the ESA.

By: M. Leong, M. Bertone, K. Bayless, R. Dunn & M. Trautwein

Event: ESA

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2016 journal article

Arthropods of the great indoors: characterizing diversity inside urban and suburban homes

PeerJ, 4(1), e1582.

By: M. Bertone n, M. Leong*, K. Bayless n, T. Malow*, R. Dunn n & M. Trautwein*

Contributors: M. Bertone n, M. Leong*, K. Bayless n, T. Malow*, R. Dunn n & M. Trautwein*

author keywords: Indoor biome; Urban entomology; Entomology; Arthropod; Houses
TL;DR: High diversity was discovered, with a conservative estimate range of 32–211 morphospecies, and 24–128 distinct arthropod families per house, and some of the most frequently found arthropods in houses are unfamiliar to the general public despite their ubiquity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Cacopsylla tobirae (Miyatake) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), a Pest New to North and South Carolina on Japanese Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae: Pittosporum tobira)

Bertone, M. A. (2016, October). PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, Vol. 118, pp. 641–644.

By: M. Bertone n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Cacopsylla tobirae (Miyatake)(Hemiptera: Psyllidae), a Pest New to North and South Carolina on Japanese Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae: Pittosporum tobira)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 118(4), 641–644.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2016 journal article

Description of a new species of Thevenetimyia (Diptera: Bombyliidae) from Madagascar, with a revised checklist of Madagascan bee fly fauna

ZOOTAXA, 4175(1), 57–66.

By: N. Maass*, Z. Larmore n, M. Bertone n & M. Trautwein*

author keywords: Afrotropical; Madagascar; Malaise; Thevenetimyia; spinosavus
MeSH headings : Animals; Diptera / anatomy & histology; Diptera / classification; Madagascar; Male; Species Specificity
TL;DR: A new species of Bombyliidae from Madagascar is described, Thevenetimyia spinosavus Maass & Bertone sp. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Exoskeletons and economics: indoor arthropod diversity increases in affluent neighbourhoods

Biology Letters, 12(8), 20160322.

By: M. Leong*, M. Bertone n, K. Bayless n, R. Dunn n & M. Trautwein*

Contributors: M. Leong*, M. Bertone n, K. Bayless n, R. Dunn n & M. Trautwein*

author keywords: biodiversity; socioeconomics; income; urban ecosystem; indoor biome; landscape ecology
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods; Cities; Ecosystem
TL;DR: It is found that house size, surrounding vegetation, as well as mean neighbourhood income best predict the number of kinds of arthropods found indoors, showing that the luxury effect can extend to the indoor environment. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

The diversity of arthropods in homes across the United States as determined by environmental DNA analyses

Molecular Ecology, 25(24), 6214–6224.

By: A. Madden n, A. Barberán*, M. Bertone n, H. Menninger n, R. Dunn n & N. Fierer*

Contributors: A. Madden n, A. Barberán*, M. Bertone n, H. Menninger n, R. Dunn n & N. Fierer*

author keywords: allergens; arthropod diversity; cytochrome c oxidase; DNA barcoding; insect diversity
MeSH headings : Allergens; Animals; Arthropods / classification; DNA / analysis; Dust / analysis; Food Chain; Housing; United States
TL;DR: S Settled dust samples were collected by citizen scientists from both inside and outside more than 700 homes across the United States, yielding the first continental‐scale estimates of arthropod diversity associated with the authors' residences. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE CYPRESS WEEVIL, EUDOCIMINUS MANNERHEIMII (BOHEMAN, 1836) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE): REDESCRIPTION, RANGE EXPANSION, NEW HOST RECORDS, AND REPORT AS A POSSIBLE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF TREE MORTALITY

COLEOPTERISTS BULLETIN, 69(4), 751–757.

By: M. Skvarla, M. Bertone*, J. Fisher & A. Dowling

author keywords: distribution; range expansion; Interior Highlands; Ozark Mountains; Hylobiini
TL;DR: The cypress weevil is reported from northwestern Arkansas (new state record), and the suspected host in this area is eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.), which represents a new host record. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Matching arthropod anatomy ontologies to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology: results from a manual alignment

DATABASE-THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES AND CURATION, 2013.

By: M. Bertone n, I. Miko*, M. Yoder*, K. Seltmann n, J. Balhoff* & A. Deans*

MeSH headings : Algorithms; Animals; Data Mining; Hymenoptera / anatomy & histology
TL;DR: This work presents alignments produced as domain experts, using a manual mapping process, between the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology and other existing arthropod anatomy ontologies (representing spiders, ticks, mosquitoes and Drosophila melanogaster). (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Systemic Loxoscelism in a Nonendemic Area: A Diagnostic Challenge for the Unsuspecting Physician

CLINICAL PEDIATRICS, 53(11), 1098–1100.

By: S. Zimmerman, J. Rothman*, J. Hansen*, M. Rusin*, M. Bertone n & H. Hamrick*

MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Blood Transfusion / methods; Brown Recluse Spider; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Exanthema / etiology; Exanthema / therapy; Female; Humans; Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use; North Carolina; Pulmonary Edema / etiology; Pulmonary Edema / therapy; Shock, Septic / drug therapy; Shock, Septic / etiology; Spider Bites / complications; Spider Bites / diagnosis; Spider Bites / therapy; Tachycardia / etiology; Tachycardia / therapy; Tachypnea / etiology; Tachypnea / therapy
TL;DR: The occurrence of 2 cases in central North Carolina during a 4-month period (March to June 2013) emphasizes the need to alert physicians practicing in nonendemic areas to the clinical features and the risk of potentially serious complications in children. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Utilizing Descriptive Statements from the Biodiversity Heritage Library to Expand the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology

PLOS ONE, 8(2).

MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Cluster Analysis; Databases, Factual; Humans; Hymenoptera / anatomy & histology; Hymenoptera / classification; Internet; Software
TL;DR: The results indicate that taxonomists use domain-specific terminology that follows taxonomic specialization, particularly at superfamily and family level groupings and that the developed Proofer tool is effective for term discovery, facilitating ontology construction. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

A hymenopterists' guide to the Hymenoptera anatomy ontology: Utility, clarification, and future directions

Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 27, 67–88.

By: K. Seltmann, M. Yoder, I. Miko, M. Forshages, M. Bertone, D. Agosti, A. Austin, J. Balhoff ...

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

2012 journal article

A hymenopterists’ guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology: utility, clarification, and future directions

Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 27, 67.

By: K. Seltmann, M. Yoder, I. Miko, M. Forshage, M. Bertone, D. Agosti, A. Austin, J. Balhoff ...

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2012 journal article

On Dorsal Prothoracic Appendages in Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae) and the Nature of Morphological Evidence

PLOS ONE, 7(1).

MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Extremities / anatomy & histology; Hemiptera / anatomy & histology; Hemiptera / classification; Microscopy, Confocal; Species Specificity; Thorax / anatomy & histology; Wings, Animal / anatomy & histology; X-Ray Microtomography
TL;DR: It is concluded that there is no dorsal, articulated appendage on the membracid T1, and the presence of this structure in Membracidae is not an evolutionary novelty for this clade. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Results and insights from the NCSU Insect Museum GigaPan project

ZOOKEYS, (209), 115–132.

By: M. Bertone n, R. Blinn n, T. Stanfield n, K. Dew n, K. Seltmann* & A. Deans*

author keywords: panorama; gigapixel; megapixel; specimen; collection; imaging system
TL;DR: A method for mass imaging insect specimens, using GigaPan technology to achieve highly explorable, many-megapixel panoramas of insect museum drawers is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(14), 5690–5695.

By: B. Wiegmann, M. Trautwein, I. Winkler, N. Barr, J. Kim, C. Lambkin, M. Bertone, B. Cassel ...

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

2011 journal article

Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(14), 5690–5695.

By: B. Wiegmann, M. Trautwein, I. Winkler, N. Barr, J. Kim, C. Lambkin, M. Bertone, B. Cassel ...

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2011 conference paper

Multi-Species Anatomy Ontology Development Requires a Pluralist Approach to Label-Class Mapping.

ICBO.

By: I. Mikó, M. Yoder, M. Bertone, K. Seltmann & A. Deans

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2010 journal article

A Gross Anatomy Ontology for Hymenoptera

PLOS ONE, 5(12).

By: M. Yoder n, I. Miko n, K. Seltmann n, M. Bertone n & A. Deans n

MeSH headings : Algorithms; Anatomy / methods; Animals; Classification; Computational Biology / methods; Databases, Factual; Decision Trees; Hymenoptera / anatomy & histology; Hymenoptera / physiology; Internet; Models, Biological; Models, Theoretical; Phenotype; Software
TL;DR: The Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology provides a foundation through which connections between genomic, evolutionary developmental biology, phylogenetic, taxonomic, and morphological research can be actualized and is available through the OBO Foundry ontology repository and BioPortal. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Phylogenetic synthesis of morphological and molecular data reveals new insights into the higher-level classification of Tipuloidea (Diptera)

SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, 35(3), 526–545.

By: M. Petersen*, M. Bertone n, B. Wiegmann n & G. Courtney*

TL;DR: A revised phylogenetic classification is proposed for the crane flies based on a synthesis of evidence from multiple genes and morphology, not consistent with the existing subfamilial classification of the ‘Limoniidae’, which is paraphyletic with respect to a well‐supported Tipulinae + Cylindrotominae clade. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 conference paper

Remote curation and outreach: examples from the NCSU Insect Museum GigaPan Project

Proceedings of the Fine International Conference on Gigapixel Imaging for Science, 1.

By: M. Bertone & A. Deans

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2010 article

Using an external power adapter with your GigaPan

By: R. Sargent, S. Denning & M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2009 journal article

Phylogenetic analysis and temporal diversification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) based on nuclear genes and morphology

BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 9(1).

By: K. Reidenbach*, S. Cook*, M. Bertone n, R. Harbach*, B. Wiegmann n & N. Besansky*

MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Nucleus / genetics; Culicidae / anatomy & histology; Culicidae / classification; Culicidae / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Phylogeny
TL;DR: The results support the notion of rapid radiations early in the diversification of mosquitoes, and suggest the need for additional taxonomic sampling. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Single-copy nuclear genes resolve the phylogeny of the holometabolous insects

BMC BIOLOGY, 7(1).

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Bayes Theorem; Evolution, Molecular; Genes, Insect; Hymenoptera / genetics; Insecta / classification; Insecta / genetics; Insecta / growth & development; Likelihood Functions; Metamorphosis, Biological / genetics; Phylogeny
TL;DR: Evidence from nucleotide sequences of six single-copy nuclear protein coding genes used to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships and estimate evolutionary divergence times is presented, finding strong support for a close relationship between Coleoptera (beetles) and Strepsiptera, a previously proposed, but analytically controversial relationship. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

True flies (Diptera)

The Timetree of Life, 270.

By: M. Bertone & B. Wiegmann

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2008 journal article

Macroevolutionary Relationships among Families of Lower Diptera (Insecta): Molecular Systematics, Divergence Times and a Phylogeny of the Tipulidae sensu lato

By: M. Bertone & others

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2008 journal article

Phylogenetics and temporal diversification of the earliest true flies (Insecta: Diptera) based on multiple nuclear genes

SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, 33(4), 668–687.

By: M. Bertone n, G. Courtney* & B. Wiegmann n

TL;DR: Relationships among families of the lower Diptera (formerly suborder ‘Nematocera’) are resolved using sequence data from four nuclear markers, including both ribosomal (28S rDNA) and protein‐coding (CAD, TPI and PGD) genes, and the results support both novel and traditional arrangements. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 conference paper

Historical diversification of the earliest true flies (Diptera: Nematocera) based on molecular divergence time estimates

The 2007 ESA Annual Meeting, December 9-12, 2007.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2006 conference paper

FlyTree: Pursuing a nuclear gene phylogeny of the Holometabola

Symposium: Assembling the Tree of Life For Insects and Their Relatives: Emerging Results in the Pursuit of Large-scale Phylogenies.

By: M. Trautwein, B. Wiegmann, J. Kim, M. Bertone & S. Winterton

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2006 conference paper

Phylogenetic relationships of the nematocerous Diptera inferred from molecular and morphological characters

The 2006 ESA Annual Meeting, December 10-13, 2006.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2006 journal article

The contribution of tunneling dung beetles to pasture soil nutrition

Forage & Grazinglands, 4(1), 1–12.

By: M. Bertone n, J. Green n, S. Washburn n, M. Poore n & D. Watson n

TL;DR: A highly quality printing of images such as photographs, designs, and the like, is effected without using special paper because of the supply mechanism for supplying a recording medium. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 report

The contribution of tunneling dung beetles to pasture soil nutrition. Forage and Grazing Lands [Online] doi: 10.1094

FG-2006-0711-02-RS.

By: M. Bertone, J. Green, S. Washburn, M. Poore & D. Watson

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2005 conference paper

Molecular phylogenetics of the nematocerous Diptera: The earliest diversification of true flies

The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2005 journal article

Seasonal activity and species composition of dung beetles (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae) inhabiting cattle pastures in North Carolina

ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 98(3), 309–321.

By: M. Bertone n, J. Green n, S. Washburn n, M. Poore n, C. Sorenson n & D. Watson n

author keywords: Onthophagus; Aphodius; cattle; piedmont; coastal-plain
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae) in North Carolina Pasture Ecosystem

Bertone, M. Entomology. North Carolina University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 134.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2004 journal article

Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae) of North Carolina cattle pastures and their implications for pasture improvement

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2004 journal article

Dung beetles of central and eastern North Carolina cattle pastures

North Carolina Cooperative Extension, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1–7.

By: M. Bertone, W. Watson, M. Stringham, J. Green, S. Washburn, M. Poore, M. Hucks

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

2003 conference paper

Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Geotrupidae) of North Carolina cattle pastures and their seasonal distribution

The 2003 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition.

By: M. Bertone, W. Watson & J. Green

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

journal article

Cattle Breed Differences in Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Populations

Watson, D. W., Poore, M. H., Washburn, S. P., Bertone, M. A., & Denning, S. S. CEFS Field Day, 16, 49.

By: D. Watson, M. Poore, S. Washburn, M. Bertone & S. Denning

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

journal article

Frontiers for Young Minds

Bertone, M. A. Age, 11, 12.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

journal article

Initial Survey and Development of an Integrated Pest Management Approach to control grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch) in the Appalachian Mountains.

Hoffmann, M., Washam, O., Fetzer, H., Wood, K., Burrack, H., Johnson, D., … Bertone, M.

By: M. Hoffmann, O. Washam, H. Fetzer, K. Wood, H. Burrack, D. Johnson, D. Lockwood, C. Hickey, C. Mauney, M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

journal article

SHARING YOUR HOME WITH ARTHROPODS

Bertone, M. A.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

journal article

Soil properties drive differences in taxonomic groups among pine forests of the Atlantic coastal plain

Mitchell, S. R., Christensen, N., Walters, J. R., Palmquist, K., Bertone, M., & Cohen, S.

By: S. Mitchell, N. Christensen, J. Walters, K. Palmquist, M. Bertone & S. Cohen

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

journal article

The Role of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Pasture Nutrient Cycling

Bertone, M.

By: M. Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

journal article

“Diaphania” costata (F.), a misidentified pest of Apocynaceae in the Southeastern United States

Matt Bertone

Source: ORCID
Added: June 9, 2023

Employment

Updated: June 29th, 2020 15:27

2013 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Director of Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, Extension Associate Entomology and Plant Pathology

Education

Updated: June 29th, 2020 15:32

2009 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
PhD Entomology

2004 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
MS Entomology

2001 - present

Salisbury University Salisbury, MD, US
BS Biological Sciences

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