@article{mermer_stacconi_tait_pfab_sial_disi_burrack_toennisson_xue_zhang_et al._2023, title={Comparing the effectiveness of different insecticide application orders for suppressing Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) infestation: experimental and modeling approaches}, volume={5}, ISSN={["1938-291X"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad057}, DOI={10.1093/jee/toad057}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY}, author={Mermer, Serhan and Stacconi, Marco Valerio Rossi and Tait, Gabriella and Pfab, Ferdinand and Sial, Ashfaq A. and Disi, Joseph O. and Burrack, Hannah J. and Toennisson, Aurora and Xue, Lan and Zhang, Chengzhu and et al.}, editor={Rodriguez-Saona, CesarEditor}, year={2023}, month={May} }
 @article{isaacs_van timmeren_gress_zalom_ganjisaffar_hamby_lewis_liburd_sarkar_rodriguez-saona_et al._2022, title={Monitoring of Spotted-Wing Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Resistance Status Using a RAPID Method for Assessing Insecticide Sensitivity Across the United States}, volume={3}, ISSN={["1938-291X"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac021}, DOI={10.1093/jee/toac021}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY}, author={Isaacs, Rufus and Van Timmeren, Steven and Gress, Brian E. and Zalom, Frank G. and Ganjisaffar, Fatemeh and Hamby, Kelly A. and Lewis, Margaret T. and Liburd, Oscar E. and Sarkar, Nupur and Rodriguez-Saona, Cesar and et al.}, year={2022}, month={Mar} }
 @article{sheppard_land_toennisson_doherty_perera_2021, title={Uncovering Transcriptional Responses to Fractional Gravity in Arabidopsis Roots}, volume={11}, ISSN={["2075-1729"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life11101010}, DOI={10.3390/life11101010}, abstractNote={Although many reports characterize the transcriptional response of Arabidopsis seedlings to microgravity, few investigate the effect of partial or fractional gravity on gene expression. Understanding plant responses to fractional gravity is relevant for plant growth on lunar and Martian surfaces. The plant signaling flight experiment utilized the European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS) onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The EMCS consisted of two rotors within a controlled chamber allowing for two experimental conditions, microgravity (stationary rotor) and simulated gravity in space. Seedlings were grown for 5 days under continuous light in seed cassettes. The arrangement of the seed cassettes within each experimental container results in a gradient of fractional g (in the spinning rotor). To investigate whether gene expression patterns are sensitive to fractional g, we carried out transcriptional profiling of root samples exposed to microgravity or partial g (ranging from 0.53 to 0.88 g). Data were analyzed using DESeq2 with fractional g as a continuous variable in the design model in order to query gene expression across the gravity continuum. We identified a subset of genes whose expression correlates with changes in fractional g. Interestingly, the most responsive genes include those encoding transcription factors, defense, and cell wall-related proteins and heat shock proteins.}, number={10}, journal={LIFE-BASEL}, author={Sheppard, James and Land, Eric S. and Toennisson, Tiffany Aurora and Doherty, Colleen J. and Perera, Imara Y.}, year={2021}, month={Oct} }
 @article{toennisson_klingeman_vail_2020, title={Odorous House Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Colony Movement in Response to Moisture, Shade, and Food Proximity}, volume={49}, ISSN={["1938-2936"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa131}, DOI={10.1093/ee/nvaa131}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={6}, journal={ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY}, author={Toennisson, T. Aurora and Klingeman, William E. and Vail, Karen M.}, year={2020}, month={Dec}, pages={1263–1269} }
 @article{aurora toennisson_klein_burrack_2019, title={Measuring the effect of non-crop flowering plants on natural enemies in organic tobacco}, volume={137}, ISSN={["1090-2112"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104023}, DOI={10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104023}, abstractNote={The use of “insectary strips” of sunflowers and buckwheat is widely promoted by organic certifiers to promote control of the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) and other pests in organic tobacco. However, no published research supports this recommendation in tobacco, and results from other crops are mixed. We performed a series of experiments to test the effects of non-crop plantings of sunflowers and buckwheat on key pest and beneficial insects adjacent to organic tobacco fields in North Carolina. Although some reduction in M. persicae infestations and increases in numbers of beneficial insects were observed on tobacco plants near field-edge insectary treatments, these effects were small and were observed only over a short distance into the crop. Planting additional insectary strips in the field interior did not reduce aphid numbers in comparison to control treatments and led to increases in some pest insects. These conservation biological control techniques are unlikely to be a reliable method of controlling M. persicae and other pest insects in organic tobacco.}, journal={BIOLOGICAL CONTROL}, author={Aurora Toennisson, T. and Klein, Johanna Tartan and Burrack, Hannah}, year={2019}, month={Oct} }
 @article{toennisson_sanders_klingeman_vail_2011, title={Influences on the Structure of Suburban Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Communities and the Abundance of Tapinoma sessile}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/en11110}, DOI={10.1603/en11110}, abstractNote={Urbanization can alter the organization of ant communities and affect populations of urban pest ants. In this study, we sampled ant communities in urban and suburban yards to understand the habitat factors that shape these communities and influence the abundance of a common pest species, Tapinoma sessile (Say). We used pitfall traps to sample ant communities and a combination of pitfall traps and baiting to collect T. sessile at 24 sites in Knoxville, TN. In total, we collected 46 ant species. Ant species richness ranged from seven to 24 species per yard. Ant species richness tended to be lowest near houses, whereas T. sessile abundance was highest near houses. The best predictors of ant species richness in yards were canopy cover and presence of leaf litter: ant species richness peaked at mid-levels of canopy cover and was negatively correlated with the presence of leaf litter. Tapinoma sessile abundance increased with presence of logs, boards, or landscaping timbers and leaf litter in yards. Our results indicate that ant communities and the abundance of particular pest species in these urban and suburban landscapes are shaped by many of the same factors that structure ant communities in less anthropogenically disturbed environments.}, journal={Environmental Entomology}, author={Toennisson, T. A. and Sanders, N. J. and Klingeman, W. E. and Vail, K. M.}, year={2011}, month={Dec} }