Entomology and Plant Pathology

Works Published in 2018

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2018 personal communication

Accurate near surface air temperature measurements are necessary to gauge large-scale ecological responses to global climate change

Terando, A., Youngsteadt, E., Meineke, E., & Prado, S. (2018, June).

By: A. Terando *, E. Youngsteadt n, E. Meineke * & S. Prado n

TL;DR: This research presents a novel probabilistic approach to estimating the response of the immune system to laser-spot assisted, 3D image analysis of central nervous system injury. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

A case for comprehensive analyses demonstrated by evaluating the yield benefits of neonicotinoid seed treatment in maize (Zea mays L.)

CROP PROTECTION, 110, 171–182.

By: A. Del Pozo-Valdivia  n, D. Reisig n , C. Arellano n & R. Heiniger  n

author keywords: Agronomic practice; Clothianidin; Corn; Decision tree analysis; Imidacloprid; PROC GLMSELECT; SAS enterprise miner work station; Thiamethoxam
TL;DR: The contrast in these results highlights the need for future carefully designed studies that target to minimize inter- and intra-site variation; and include measurements of additional factors that may influence yield, such as seeding rate, tillage, and herbicide applications, as input variables that are largely lacking in current approaches on the subject. (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
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Virulence Differences in Blumeria graminis f. sp tritici from the Central and Eastern United States

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 108(3), 402–411.

By: C. Cowger n , L. Mehra n, C. Arellano n, E. Meyers n & J. Murphy  n

MeSH headings : Ascomycota / pathogenicity; Ascomycota / physiology; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Triticum / genetics; Triticum / microbiology; United States; Virulence
TL;DR: The research confirmed that most long-used Pm genes are defeated in the eastern United States, and the U.S. B. graminis f. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Predicting the risk of cucurbit downy mildew in the eastern United States using an integrated aerobiological model

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY, 62(4), 655–668.

By: K. Neufeld n, A. Keinath *, B. Gugino*, M. McGrath*, E. Sikora *, S. Miller *, M. Ivey *, D. Langston* ...

author keywords: Aerobiological modeling system; Cucurbit downy mildew; Risk prediction; True skill statistic; ROC analysis; Spore deposition
MeSH headings : Cucurbitaceae; Forecasting; Models, Theoretical; Mycoses; Oomycetes; Plant Diseases; Rain / microbiology; Risk; United States
TL;DR: The disease forecasting system had an acceptable to good performance in predicting the risk of cucurbit downy mildew outbreak in the eastern United States. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

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

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

By: S. Grodsky  n, C. Moorman n, S. Fritts *, J. Campbell *, C. Sorenson n, M. Bertone n , S. Castleberry *, T. Wigley*

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Insecticide Susceptibility Screening Against Culex and Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes From the United States

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 55(2), 398–407.

By: S. Richards *, J. Balanay *, A. White *, J. Hope*, K. Vandock*, B. Byrd *, M. Reiskind n 

author keywords: Chemical control; insecticide resistance; insecticide testing; mosquito control
MeSH headings : Aedes / drug effects; Animals; Culex / drug effects; Female; Insecticide Resistance; Insecticides / pharmacology; United States
TL;DR: Assessment of resistance status for six AIs used in adult mosquito control in the United States found some level of resistance was detected against all tested AIs in several mosquito populations and some varied between 2015 and 2016. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Homogenizing an urban habitat mosaic: arthropod diversity declines in New York City parks after Super Storm Sandy

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 28(1), 225–236.

By: A. Savage *, E. Youngsteadt n, A. Ernst*, S. Powers*, R. Dunn n  & S. Frank n 

author keywords: biotic homogenization; disturbance adapted; diversity; extreme weather; hurricane; New York City; Super Storm Sandy; tipping point; urban ecology
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods; Biodiversity; Cyclonic Storms; New York City; Parks, Recreational; Stress, Physiological; Urbanization
TL;DR: The results suggest that the species that survive in high stress environments are likely to be the ones that thrive in response to acute disturbance, which may lead to diversity loss in cities, potentially leading entire urban landscapes to mirror the reduced diversity of street medians. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Grazing weakens temporal stabilizing effects of diversity in the Eurasian steppe

ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8(1), 231–241.

By: H. Ren *, F. Taube *, C. Stein, Y. Zhang *, Y. Bai * & S. Hu n 

author keywords: diversity-stability relationship; grazing intensity; plant diversity; plant functional groups; semi-arid steppe; species asynchrony; temporal stability
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that the productivity of dominant PFGs is more important than species richness for maximizing stability in this semi‐arid grassland system, highlighting the need to better understand how grazing regulates ecosystem stability, plant diversity, and their synergic relationships. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Effects of Fatty Acid and Geraniol Repellent-Oil Mixtures Applied to Cattle on Blood Feeding and Reproductive Parameters in Field Populations of Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae)

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 55(2), 408–416.

By: B. Mullens *, D. Soto*, A. Gerry *, F. Fowler* & A. Diniz*

author keywords: horn fly; repellent; fecundity; fitness; sublethal effects
MeSH headings : Acyclic Monoterpenes; Animals; Blood; California; Cattle; Cattle Diseases / parasitology; Fatty Acids; Feeding Behavior; Female; Insect Control; Insect Repellents; Male; Muscidae; Myiasis / parasitology; Myiasis / prevention & control; Myiasis / veterinary; Reproduction; Terpenes
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Association of seedling and adult plant resistance to Sclerotium rolfsii in Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) under field conditions

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, 151(1), 251–255.

By: C. Junsopa*, S. Jogloy*, W. Saksirirat*, P. Songsri *, T. Kesmala* & B. Shew n

author keywords: Sunchoke; Southern blight; Disease incidence; Severity index; Inulin
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Venus Flytrap Rarely Traps Its Pollinators

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, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 article

Variability in German Cockroach Extract Composition Has A Great Impact On T Cell Potency In Cockroach-Allergic Donors

Schulten, V. M., Birrueta, G., Glesner, J., Filep, S., Schal, C., Jeong, K. Y., … Sci, B. (2018, February). JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 141, pp. AB199–AB199.

By: V. Schulten*, G. Birrueta*, J. Glesner*, S. Filep*, C. Schal n , K. Jeong *, A. Frazier *, A. Pomes *, A. Sette *, B. Sci

TL;DR: Dramatic variations in T cell reactivity were observed to the different cockroach extract batches, potentially dependent on the donor-specific T cell allergen immunodominance pattern and the aller gen content of the extract tested. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Understanding Yield Loss and Pathogen Biology to Improve Disease Management: Septoria Nodorum Blotch - A Case Study in Wheat

PLANT DISEASE, 102(4), 696–707.

By: A. Ficke *, C. Cowger n , G. Bergstrom * & G. Brodal *

MeSH headings : Agriculture / economics; Ascomycota / physiology; Disease Resistance / genetics; Fungicides, Industrial; Models, Biological; Plant Diseases / economics; Plant Diseases / genetics; Plant Diseases / prevention & control; Triticum / microbiology
TL;DR: The main aim of this paper is to review and analyze the literature on a representative host-pathogen relationship in an important staple food crop to identify knowledge gaps and research areas to better assess yield loss and design management strategies based on economic thresholds. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Taxon sampling to address an ancient rapid radiation: a supermatrix phylogeny of early brachyceran flies (Diptera)

SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, 43(2), 277–289.

By: S. Shin  n, K. Bayless  n, S. Winterton *, T. Dikow *, B. Lessard *, D. Yeates *, B. Wiegmann n , M. Trautwein*

TL;DR: The analyses suggest that ‘Orthorrhapha’ excluding Eremoneura is not monophyletic; instead, two main lineages of early brachyceran flies are recovered: Homeodactyla and Heterodactsyla. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 article

Potency Of German Cockroach Extracts For IgE Reactivity Depends On Allergen Content And Allergen-specific IgE Titers Of The Cockroach Allergic Patient

Glesner, J., Filep, S., Schulten, V. M., Frazier, A., Vailes, L. D., Wunschmann, S., … Pomes, A. (2018, February). JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 141, pp. AB108–AB108.

By: J. Glesner*, S. Filep*, V. Schulten*, A. Frazier *, L. Vailes*, S. Wunschmann *, K. Leong*, C. Schal n  ...

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

2018 journal article

Population structure and migration of the Tobacco Blue Mold Pathogen,Peronospora tabacina,into North America and Europe

Molecular Ecology, 27(3), 737–751.

By: M. Blanco-Meneses n, I. Carbone n  & J. Ristaino n 

author keywords: genetic structure; Peronospora tabacina; population genetics; tobacco
MeSH headings : Base Sequence; Europe; Geography; Likelihood Functions; Movement; North America; Peronospora / physiology; Phylogeny; Tobacco / microbiology
TL;DR: The models developed are applicable to other aerial dispersed emerging pathogens and document that high‐evolutionary‐risk plant pathogens can move over long distances to cause disease due to their large effective population size, population expansion and dispersal. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

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

PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 74(3), 648–657.

By: J. Zhu n, A. Dhammi n, J. Kretschmar n, E. Vargo n, C. Apperson n & R. Roe n 

author keywords: fumigant; methyl bromide; methyl ketone; 2-undecanone; Solenopsis invicta
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants; Insect Control; Insecticides; Ketones; Lethal Dose 50; North Carolina
TL;DR: Reagent grade undecanone was more cost-effective than methyl bromide for fire ants, adult German cockroaches and tobacco budworm eggs, but slightly more expensive for adult flour beetles. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Long-term N and P additions alter the scaling of plant nitrogen to phosphorus in a Tibetan alpine meadow

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 625, 440–448.

By: J. Zhang *, X. Yan *, F. Su*, Z. Li *, Y. Wang *, Y. Wei *, Y. Ji*, Y. Yang * ...

author keywords: Allometry; Alpine meadow; Ecological stoichiometry; N and P addition; Plant functional group; Tibetan plateau
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Distinct domains of the AVRPM3(A2/F2) avirulence protein from wheat powdery mildew are involved in immune receptor recognition and putative effector function

NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 218(2), 681–695.

By: K. McNally*, F. Menardo *, L. Luthi*, C. Praz *, M. Mueller, L. Kunz *, R. Ben-David *, K. Chandrasekhar * ...

author keywords: avirulence gene; Blumeria graminis; gene synthesis; natural diversity; Nicotiana benthamiana; Pm3; site-directed mutagenesis; wheat
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Motifs; Amino Acid Sequence; Ascomycota / genetics; Ascomycota / isolation & purification; Ascomycota / pathogenicity; Conserved Sequence; Fungal Proteins / chemistry; Fungal Proteins / genetics; Fungal Proteins / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; Geography; Mutation / genetics; Phenotype; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Polymorphism, Genetic; Protein Domains; Receptors, Immunologic / metabolism; Structure-Activity Relationship; Triticum / microbiology; Virulence
TL;DR: Results demonstrate the utility of using gene family sequence diversity to screen residues for their role in recognition and conclude that molecular mechanisms besides recognition drive AvrPm3 a2/f2 diversification. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Analysis of microsatellites from transcriptome sequences of Phytophthora capsici and applications for population studies

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 8(1).

By: C. Parada-Rojas n & L. Quesada-Ocampo  n

MeSH headings : Disease Resistance / genetics; Genetics, Population; Genome, Plant / genetics; Microsatellite Repeats / genetics; Oomycetes / genetics; Oomycetes / pathogenicity; Phytophthora / genetics; Phytophthora / pathogenicity; Plant Diseases / genetics; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Polymorphism, Genetic; Transcriptome / genetics
TL;DR: The authors' findings highlight the usefulness of these 12 microsatellites to characterize the population structure of P. capsici and potential transferability to closely-related Phytophthora spp. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

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