Chemical Ecology - Post-Graduate Students

James Broom

"Investigations into the oviposition response of Anopheles gambiae" (2010-2013)

Charles Whitfield

"Plant-insect interactions: Floral Attractants for Noctuid Moths for use in Crop Protection" (2008-2012)

Joe Sarfo

"Behavioural responses of cocoa mirids to their sex pheromones"
(2007-2010)

Lakmali Amarawadarna

"The chemical diversity of midge pheromones"
(2006-2009)

Duong T. Nguyen

"Analysis of the behaviour of Rhyzopertha dominica (F.)
(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) towards host volatiles" (abstract) (full version)

Dumisani Kutywayo

"Studies into the mechanisms involved in host finding and mating behaviour in the African coffee white stem borer, Monochamus leuconotus (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)" (2003-2007)

Nayem Hassan

"Reinvestigation of the sex pheromone of the legume podborer, Maruca vitrata"
(2002-2007) (abstract) (full version)

Shazia Aslam

"Synthesis and biological evaluation of cicerfuran, an antifungal compounds from chickpea roots" (abstract) (full version)
(2000-2003)

Tibebu Habtewold

"Herding for Health: Toward the use of insecticide treated cattle for integrated control of Anopheles (Diptera; Culicidae) and tsetse (Diptera; Glossinidae)"
(2000-2003)

Reju D'Cuhna

"Interactions of Microbial Insect Pathogens with Plant Chemicals"
(2000-2007) (abstract) (full version)

Thamara Jayasekara

"Phytochemical studies of Securidaca longepedunculata and its use as a deterrent against stored grain insect pests." (abstract) (full version)
(1999-2003)

Adam Prior

"Written in blood : The use of microsatellite markers to study the feeding behaviour of biting flies" (abstract)
(1999-2002)

Alex Stewart-Jones

"Investigation of close-range behaviours and chemical cues used by Teretrius nigrescens (Lewis) (Coleoptera: Histeridae) in finding its prey Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)" (abstract) (full version)
(1999-2002)

Cristina Kestenholz

"Investigations on the biological activity of Gardenia fosbergii (Rubiaceae) and Cassia sophera (Caesalpiniaceae) against the storage insect pests Sitophilus oryzae and Callosobruchus maculatus" (abstract) (full version)
(1997-2002)

Gaby Zollner

"Blowing in the wind: the responses of tsetse and other blood-sucking flies to odour plumes from animal hosts" (abstract) (full version)
(1997-2000)

Paul Innocenzi

"Investigation of the Pheromones of two Strawberry Pests, the European Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus rugulipennis Poppius (Heteroptera; Miridae) and the Strawberry Blossom Weevil, Anthonomus rubi Herbst. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae)" (abstract)
(1997-2001)

Toby Bruce

"The Olfactory Basis for Attraction of the bollworm, Heliothis armigera to Host-Plant Flowers" (abstract) (full version)
(1997-2000)

Tariq Bashir

"Pheromone communication and host-finding behaviour of Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)." (abstract)
(1997-2000)

Sumathi Chittamuru

"Studies on the Sex Pheromone of the Pine Looper Moth, Bupalus piniaria L. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)" (abstract) (full version)
(1996-2000)

Further Information

Prof Phil Stevenson, Analytical Plant Chemist

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