R Michael Roe

Comparative efficacy and studies of mode of action of minerals from diatoms against three species of filth flies

Cave, G. L., Chen, K., Denning, S. S., Watson, D. W., & Roe, R. M. (2026, January 30). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Vol. 1.

WholeGarment® Knitting of Insecticide-Free, Comfortable Clothing with Anti-Mosquito Protection

Luan, K., West, A., Kirkwood, E., Cave, G., Apperson, C. S., Kwon, C., … Roe, R. M. (2026, February 13). Textiles.

Developmental Regulation of Corazonin, Eclosion Hormone, and Bursicon Messages and RNAi Suppression of Corazonin in Adult, Female American Dog Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis

Dhammi, A., Bissinger, B., Ponnusamy, L., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2025, March 25). Insects, Vol. 3.

GLCave-WHO Cone test mortality data of three filth fly species when exposed to diatomaceous earth

Cave, G., Chen, K., Denning, S. S., Watson, D. W., & Roe, R. M. (2025, December 2). DRYAD.

Non-Chemical Control of Nymphal Longhorned Tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann 1901 (Acari: Ixodidae), Using Diatomaceous Earth

Garshong, R. A., Hidalgo, D., Ponnusamy, L., Watson, D. W., & Roe, R. M. (2024, October 28). Insects, Vol. 15.

Orientia, Rickettsia, and the microbiome in rodent attached chiggers in North Carolina, USA

Richardson, E. A., Garshong, R., Chen, K., Crossley, D., Mclean, B. S., Wasserberg, G., … Ponnusamy, L. (2024, December 5). (R. R. Ganta, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 19.

Use of diatomaceous earth to control nymphal American dog ticks, Dermacentor variabilis Say (Acari: Ixodidae): laboratory to simulated field experiments

Garshong, R. A., Richardson, E. A., Chen, K., Cave, G. L., & Roe, R. M. (2024, December 5). Experimental and Applied Acarology, Vol. 94.

Acaricidal Biominerals and Mode-of-Action Studies against Adult Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis

Cave, G. L., Richardson, E. A., Chen, K., Watson, D. W., & Roe, R. M. (2023, July 27). Microorganisms, Vol. 11.

Biomolecular Minerals and Volcanic Glass Bio-Mimics to Control Adult Sand Flies, the Vector of Human Leishmania Protozoan Parasites

Chen, K., Deguenon, J. M., Lawrie, R. D., & Roe, R. M. (2023, August 10). Biomolecules, Vol. 13.

Detection of Orientia spp. Bacteria in Field-Collected Free-Living Eutrombicula Chigger Mites, United States

Chen, K., Travanty, N. V., Garshong, R., Crossley, D., Wasserberg, G., Apperson, C. S., … Ponnusamy, L. (2023, July 13). Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 29, pp. 1676–1679.

Mosquito Blood Feeding Prevention Using an Extra-Low DC Voltage Charged Cloth

Luan, K., McCord, M. G., West, A. J., Cave, G., Travanty, N. V., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2023, April 23). Insects, Vol. 14.

Rickettsia amblyommatis in Ticks: A Review of Distribution, Pathogenicity, and Diversity

Richardson, E. A., Roe, R. M., Apperson, C. S., & Ponnusamy, L. (2023, February 16). Microorganisms.

Biology, Systematics, Microbiome, Pathogen Transmission and Control of Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae) with Emphasis on the United States

Chen, K., Roe, R. M., & Ponnusamy, L. (2022, November 17). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 19.

Impact of Caterpillar Increased Feeding Rates on Reduction of Bt Susceptibility

Dhammi, A., Krestchmar, J. B., Zhu, J., Ponnusamy, L., Gould, F., Reisig, D., … Roe, R. M. (2022, November 28). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 23.

Mechanical Acaricides Active against the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis

Richardson, E. A., Ponnusamy, L., & Roe, R. M. (2022, July 26). Insects, Vol. 8.

Novel 3-D Spacer Textiles to Protect Crops from Insect Infestation and That Enhance Plant Growth

Cave, G. L., West, A. J., McCord, M. G., Koene, B., Beck, J. B., Deguenon, J. M., … Roe, R. M. (2022, March 31). Agriculture, Vol. 4, p. 498.

Rickettsia felis and Other Rickettsia Species in Chigger Mites Collected from Wild Rodents in North Carolina, USA

Ponnusamy, L., Garshong, R., McLean, B. S., Wasserberg, G., Durden, L. A., Crossley, D., … Roe, R. M. (2022, July 2). Microorganisms, Vol. 7.

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

Efromson, J., Lawrie, R., Doman, T. J. J., Bertone, M., Bègue, A., Harfouche, M., … Roe, R. M. (2022, September 12). Agriculture, Vol. 9.

Bacterial Microbiota of Field-Collected Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Transgenic Bt and Non-Bt Cotton

Deguenon, J. M., Dhammi, A., Ponnusamy, L., Travanty, N. V., Cave, G., Lawrie, R., … Roe, R. M. (2021, April 20). Microorganisms, Vol. 9, p. 878.

Characterization of Long Non-Coding RNAs in the Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea, and Their Possible Role in Cry1Ac-Resistance

Lawrie, R. D., Mitchell, R. D., Deguenon, J. M., Ponnusamy, L., Reisig, D., Pozo-Valdivia, A. D., … Roe, R. M. (2021, December 22). Insects, Vol. 1.

Mosquito-Textile Physics: A Mathematical Roadmap to Insecticide-Free, Bite-Proof Clothing for Everyday Life

Insects, 12(7), 636.

Tick Ecdysteroid Hormone, Global Microbiota/Rickettsia Signaling in the Ovary versus Carcass during Vitellogenesis in Part-Fed (Virgin) American Dog Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis

Ponnusamy, L., Sutton, H., Mitchell, R. D., Sonenshine, D. E., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2021, June 8). Microorganisms, Vol. 6.

ImergardTMWP: A Non-Chemical Alternative for an Indoor Residual Spray, Effective against Pyrethroid-Resistant Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) in Africa

Deguenon, J. M., Azondekon, R., Agossa, F. R., Padonou, G. G., Anagonou, R., Ahoga, J., … Roe, R. M. (2020, May 23). Insects.

Multiple Known Mechanisms and a Possible Role of an Enhanced Immune System in Bt-Resistance in a Field Population of the Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea: Differences in Gene Expression with RNAseq

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(18), 6528.

New Mosquitocide Derived From Volcanic Rock

Deguenon, J. M., Riegel, C., Cloherty-Duvernay, E. R., Chen, K., Stewart, D. A., Wang, B., … Roe, R. M. (2020, August 18). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 58, pp. 458–464.

Role of long non-coding RNA in DEET- and fipronil-mediated alteration of transcripts associated with Phase I and Phase II xenobiotic metabolism in human primary hepatocytes

Lawrie, R. D., Mitchell, R. D., Dhammi, A., Wallace, A., Hodgson, E., & Roe, R. M. (2020, May 20). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 167.

Bacterial microbiome of the chigger mite Leptotrombidium imphalum varies by life stage and infection with the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi

Ponnusamy, L., Willcox, A. C., Roe, R. M., Davidson, S. A., Linsuwanon, P., Schuster, A. L., … Apperson, C. S. (2018, December 6). (M. A. Perotti, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 13, p. e0208327.

Differential Expression Profile of lncRNAs from Primary Human Hepatocytes Following DEET and Fipronil Exposure

Mitchell, R. D., III, Wallace, A. D., Hodgson, E., & Roe, R. M. (2017, October 7). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 18.

Infrared light detection by the haller’s organ of adult american dog ticks, Dermacentor variabilis (Ixodida: Ixodidae)

Mitchell, R. D., Zhu, J., Carr, A. L., Dhammi, A., Cave, G., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2017, June 14). Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, Vol. 8, pp. 764–771.

Novel use of aliphatic n‐methyl ketones as a fumigant and alternative to methyl bromide for insect control

Zhu, J., Dhammi, A., Kretschmar, J. B., Vargo, E. L., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2017, October 2). Pest Management Science, Vol. 74, pp. 648–657.

Tick Haller’s Organ, a New Paradigm for Arthropod Olfaction: How Ticks Differ from Insects

Carr, A., Mitchell, R. D., III, Dhammi, A., Bissinger, B. W., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2017, July 18). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 18.

Comparison of synganglion neuropeptides, neuropeptide receptors and neurotransmitter receptors and their gene expression in response to feeding in I xodes scapularis ( I xodidae) vs. O rnithodoros turicata ( A rgasidae)

Egekwu, N., Sonenshine, D. E., Garman, H., Barshis, D. J., Cox, N., Bissinger, B. W., … Roe, R. M. (2016, January 4). Insect Molecular Biology, Vol. 25, pp. 72–92.

Evidence of female sex pheromones and characterization of the cuticular lipids of unfed, adult male versus female blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis

Carr, A. L., Sonenshine, D. E., Strider, J. B., & Roe, R. M. (2016, February 10). Experimental and Applied Acarology, Vol. 68, pp. 519–538.

Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

Nature Communications, 7(1).

Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

Nature Communications, 7.

Impact of Environmental Chemicals on the Transcriptome of Primary Human Hepatocytes: Potential for Health Effects

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, 30(8), 375–395.

Mevalonate-Farnesal Biosynthesis in Ticks: Comparative Synganglion Transcriptomics and a New Perspective

Zhu, J., Khalil, S. M., Mitchell, R. D., Bissinger, B. W., Egekwu, N., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2016, March 9). PLoS ONE, Vol. 11.

Acarine attractants: Chemoreception, bioassay, chemistry and control

Carr, A. L., & Roe, M. (2015, December 31). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 131, pp. 60–79.

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.

Systemic Imidacloprid Affects Intraguild Parasitoids Differently

Taylor, S. V., Burrack, H. J., Roe, R. M., Bacheler, J. S., & Sorenson, C. E. (2015, December 14). PLoS ONE, Vol. 10.

Variation in the Microbiota of Ixodes Ticks with Regard to Geography, Species, and Sex

Treuren, W. V., Ponnusamy, L., Brinkerhoff, R. J., Gonzalez, A., Parobek, C. M., Juliano, J. J., … Meshnick, S. R. (2015, July 7). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 81, pp. 6200–6209.

Biology of ticks

New York: Oxford University Press.

Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

Nature Communications, 5(1).

Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

Nature Communications, 5.

Polymers for the stabilization and delivery of proteins topically and per os to the insect hemocoel through conjugation with aliphatic polyethylene glycol

Jeffers, L. A., Shen, H., Bissinger, B. W., Khalil, S., Gunnoe, T. B., & Roe, R. M. (2014, September 1). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 115, pp. 58–66.

Transcriptome of the Female Synganglion of the Black-Legged Tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) with Comparison between Illumina and 454 Systems

Egekwu, N., Sonenshine, D. E., Bissinger, B. W., & Roe, R. M. (2014, July 30). PLoS ONE, Vol. 9.

Diversity of Rickettsiales in the Microbiome of the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum

Ponnusamy, L., Gonzalez, A., Treuren, W. V., Weiss, S., Parobek, C. M., Juliano, J. J., … Meshnick, S. R. (2013, October 26). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 80, pp. 354–359.

Innovative Sugar-Insecticide Feeding Bioassay for Adult Female <I>Anopheles gambiae</I> (Diptera: Culicidae)

Stell, F. M., Roe, R. M., Arellano, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2013, July 1). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 50, pp. 804–815.

Pyrosequencing of the adult tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, and characterization of messages important in metabolism and development

Magalhaes, L. C., Kretschmar, J. B., Donohue, K. V., & Roe, R. M. (2013, February 5). Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata, Vol. 146, pp. 364–378.

Novel adult feeding disruption test (FDT) to detect insecticide resistance of lepidopteran pests in cotton

Kretschmar, B., Cabrera, A. R., Bradley, J. R., & Roe, R. M. (2012, September 6). Pest Management Science, Vol. 69, pp. 652–660.

Proof of concept for a novel insecticide bioassay based on sugar feeding by adult Aedes aegypti ( Stegomyia aegypti )

STELL, F. M., ROE, R. M., ARELLANO, C., KENNEDY, L., THORNTON, H., SAAVEDRA‐RODRIGUEZ, K., … APPERSON, C. S. (2012, October 18). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Vol. 27, pp. 284–297.

Responses of Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilisto odorants that attract haematophagous insects

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 27(1), 86–95.

Development of a rapid resistance monitoring bioassay for codling moth larvae

Magalhaes, L. C., Kretschmar, J. B. V., Barlow, V. M., Roe, R. M., & Walgenbach, J. F. (2011, December 9). Pest Management Science, Vol. 68, pp. 883–888.

Enhanced activity of an insecticidal protein, trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF), through conjugation with aliphatic polyethylene glycol

Jeffers, L. A., Shen, H., Khalil, S., Bissinger, B. W., Brandt, A., Gunnoe, T. B., & Roe, R. M. (2011, June 24). Pest Management Science, Vol. 68, pp. 49–59.

Feeding disruption tests for monitoring the frequency of larval lepidopteran resistance to Cry1Ac, Cry1F and Cry1Ab

Kretschmar, J. B., Bailey, W. D., Arellano, C., Thompson, G. D., Sutula, C. L., & Roe, R. M. (2011, April 19). Crop Protection, Vol. 30, pp. 863–870.

First Transcriptome of the Testis-Vas Deferens-Male Accessory Gland and Proteome of the Spermatophore from Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Sonenshine, D. E., Bissinger, B. W., Egekwu, N., Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M., & Roe, R. M. (2011, September 16). PLoS ONE, Vol. 6.

Resistance monitoring of Heliothis virescens to pyramided cotton varieties with a hydrateable, artificial cotton leaf bioassay

Cabrera, A. R., Kretschmar, J. V., Bacheler, J. S., Burrack, H., Sorenson, C. E., & Roe, R. M. (2011, June 24). Crop Protection, Vol. 30, pp. 1196–1201.

First report of the repellency of 2‐tridecanone against ticks

KIMPS, N. W., BISSINGER, B. W., APPERSON, C. S., SONENSHINE, D. E., & ROE, R. M. (2010, November 14). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Vol. 25, pp. 202–208.

Full-length sequence, regulation and developmental studies of a second vitellogenin gene from the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis

Khalil, S. M. S., Donohue, K. V., Thompson, D. M., Jeffers, L. A., Ananthapadmanaban, U., Sonenshine, D. E., … Roe, R. M. (2010, December 29). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 57, pp. 400–408.

Neuropeptide signaling sequences identified by pyrosequencing of the American dog tick synganglion transcriptome during blood feeding and reproduction

Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Ross, E., Grozinger, C. M., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2010, January 1). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 40, pp. 79–90.

New approach for the study of mite reproduction: The first transcriptome analysis of a mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology, 57(1), 52–61.

Characterization of vitellin protein in the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Cabrera, A. R., Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2009, May 4). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 55, pp. 655–661.

Comparative Efficacy of BioUD to Other Commercially Available Arthropod Repellents against the Ticks Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis on Cotton Cloth

Bissinger, B. W., Zhu, J., Apperson, C. S., Sonenshine, D. E., Watson, D. W., & Roe, R. M. (2009, October 1). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 81, pp. 685–690.

Efficacy of the new repellent BioUD® against three species of ixodid ticks

Bissinger, B. W., Apperson, C. S., Sonenshine, D. E., Watson, D. W., & Roe, R. M. (2009, January 12). Experimental and Applied Acarology, Vol. 48, pp. 239–250.

Heme-binding storage proteins in the Chelicerata

Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2009, January 29). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 55, pp. 287–296.

Male engorgement factor: Role in stimulating engorgement to repletion in the ixodid tick, Dermacentor variabilis

Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Ross, E., Mitchell, R. D., Roe, R. M., & Sonenshine, D. E. (2009, June 27). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 55, pp. 909–918.

Mechanism of resistance to spinosyn in the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens

Roe, R. M., Young, H. P., Iwasa, T., Wyss, C. F., Stumpf, C. F., Sparks, T. C., … Thompson, G. D. (2009, September 2). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 96, pp. 8–13.

Novel insecticide polymer chemistry to reduce the enzymatic digestion of a protein pesticide, trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF)

Shen, H., Brandt, A., Witting-Bissinger, B. E., Gunnoe, T. B., & Roe, R. M. (2009, February 14). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 93, pp. 144–152.

Regulation of female reproduction in mites: A unifying model for the Acari

Cabrera, A. R., Donohue, K. V., & Roe, R. M. (2009, August 29). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 55, pp. 1079–1090.

Tick repellents: Past, present, and future

Bissinger, B. W., & Roe, R. M. (2009, October 2). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 96, pp. 63–79.

Effects of Temperature and Molecular Oxygen on the Use of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma as a Novel Method for Insect Control

Donohue, K. V., Bures, B. L., Bourham, M. A., & Roe, R. M. (2008, April 1). Journal of Economic Entomology, Vol. 101, pp. 302–308.

Hormonal regulation of metamorphosis and reproduction in ticks

[Review of ]. Frontiers in Bioscience, 13, 7250–7268.

Molecular characterization of the major hemelipoglycoprotein in ixodid ticks

Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Mitchell, R. D., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2008, May 9). Insect Molecular Biology, Vol. 17, pp. 197–208.

Novel Arthropod Repellent, BioUD, Is an Efficacious Alternative to Deet

Witting-Bissinger, B. E., Stumpf, C. F., Donohue, K. V., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2008, September 1). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 45, pp. 891–898.

Electrochemical detection of nucleic acid sequences

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Method of repelling insects

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Molecular characterization, tissue-specific expression and RNAi knockdown of the first vitellogenin receptor from a tick

Mitchell, R. D., III, Ross, E., Osgood, C., Sonenshine, D. E., Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M., … Roe, R. M. (2007, February 2). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 37, pp. 375–388.

Sequence and the developmental and tissue-specific regulation of the first complete vitellogenin messenger RNA from ticks responsible for heme sequestration

Thompson, D. M., Khalil, S. M. S., Jeffers, L. A., Sonenshine, D. E., Mitchell, R. D., Osgood, C. J., & Roe, R. M. (2007, January 27). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 37, pp. 363–374.

The movement of proteins across the insect and tick digestive system

Jeffers, L. A., & Roe, R. M. (2007, December 4). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 54, pp. 319–332.

Atmospheric plasma‐aided biocidal finishes for nonwoven polypropylene fabrics. II. Functionality of synthesized fabrics

Wafa, D. M., Breidt, F., Gawish, S. M., Matthews, S. R., Donohue, K. V., Roe, R. M., & Bourham, M. A. (2006, November 13). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 103, pp. 1911–1917.

Insecticidal activity and mode of action of novel nicotinoids synthesized by new acylpyridinium salt chemistry and directed lithiation

Stumpf, C. F., Comins, D. L., Sparks, T. C., Donohue, K. V., & Roe, R. M. (2006, August 7). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 87, pp. 211–219.