NATURAL
RESOURCES
INSTITUTE

Knowledge for a sustainable world

Research Group:
Chemical Ecology and Plant Biochemistry

Publications

Upcoming:

  • J. Li, J. Lin, G. M. Fernández-Grandon, M. You, X. Xia (Accepted) Functional identification of C-type lectin in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) innate immunity, Journal of Integrative Agriculture.
  • Barbosa, V.A., de Souza, C.F., Pereira, A., Gatherer, D. Brazil, R., Bray, D.P., & Hamilton. J.G.C. (Accepted) Insecticide-impregnated netting: a surface treatment for killing Lutzomyia longipalpis the vector of Leishmania infantum. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Hall D.R., Harte S.J., Farman D.I., Ero M, Pokana A. (In review) Aggregation Pheromone of the Guam Strain of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, and Revision of Stereochemistry, Journal of Chemical Ecology.

2021

  • Arnold, SEJ, Dudenhöffer, J, Fountain, MT, James, KL., Hall, DR, Farman, DI, Wäckers, F & Stevenson, PC. (2021) Bumble bees show an induced preference for flowers when primed with caffeinated nectar and a target floral odour. Current Biology (In press)
  • Arnold, S.E.J., Elisante, F., Mkenda, P.A., Tembo, Y., Ndakidemi, P.A., Gurr, G.M., Darbyshire, I., Belmain S.R., Stevenson P.C. (2021) Trees with benefits: Linking botanical diversity with ecosystem service providers in farmlands. Scientific Reports 11: 15190.
  • Anyanga, M.O., Farman D.I., Ssemakula, G.N., Mwanga, R.O.M., Stevenson P.C. (2021) Effects of hydroxycinnamic acid esters on sweetpotato weevil feeding and oviposition and interactions with Bacillus thuringiensis toxin, Journal of Pest Science.  94: 783–794.
  • Bartley, K., Chen, W., Lloyd Mills, R.I. et al. (2021). Transcriptomic analysis of the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, across all stages of the lifecycle. BMC Genomics 22, 248.
  • Folly, A., Koch, H., Stevenson PC and Brown MJF. (2021) Agri-environment nectar chemistry supresses parasite social epidemiology in an important pollinator. Proceedings of the Royal Society: B. 288: 20210363
  • Hall, D.R., Harte, S.J., Bray, D.P., Farman, D.I. James, R., Silva, C.X., Fountain, M.T. (2021). Hero turned villain: Identification of components of the sex pheromone of the tomato bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 47, 395-405.
  • Hafeez, M., … Fernández-Grandon, G.M. and Zalucki, M.P. (2021) De novo transcriptomic analyses revealed some detoxification genes and related pathways responsive to noposion yihaogong® 5% EC (Lambda-Cyhalothrin 5%) exposure in Spodoptera frugiperda third-instar larvae. Insects, 12(2), p.132.
  • Hafeez, M.… Wang, L. and Fernández-Grandon, G.M… (2021) Sublethal effects of bistrifluron on key biological traits, macronutrients contents and vitellogenin (SeVg) expression in Spodoptera exigua (Hübner). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, p.104802.
  • Hafeez, M., … Fernández‐Grandon, G.M. and Lu, Y.B. (2021) Role of digestive protease enzymes and related genes in host plant adaptation of a polyphagous pest, Spodoptera frugiperda. Insect Science. 28, 611-626.
  • Li, X.W., … Fernández-Grandon, G.M. and Lu, Y.B. (2021) Intercropping rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) with sweet pepper (Capsicum annum) reduces major pest population densities without impacting natural enemy populations. Insects, 12(1), p.74.
  • Mvumi, B.M., Nyahangare, ET, Eloff, JN, Belmain, SR, Stevenson, PC, (2021).  Cattle tick control in Africa: challenges with synthetic acaricides and potential of ethnoveterinary plants. CAB Reviews 16, No. 042
  • Zu, P., Koch, H., Schwery, O., Pironon, S., Phillips, C., Ondo, I., Farrell, I.W., Nes, W.D., Moore, E., Wright, G.A., Farman, D.I., Stevenson P.C. (2021) Pollen sterols are associated with phylogenetics and environment but not with pollinators New Phytologist, 230, 1169-1184.
  • Fountain MT, Deakin G, Farman DI, Hall DR, Jay C, Shaw B, Walker A. (2021) An effective “push-pull” control strategy for European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis (Heteroptera: Miridae), in strawberry using synthetic semiochemicals. Pest Management Science, 77:2747-2755.

2020

  • Adler, LS, Fowler, AE, Malfi, RL, Anderson, PR, Coppinger, LM, Deneen, PM, Lopez, S, Irwin, RE, Stevenson, PC. (2020). Assessing Chemical Mechanisms Underlying Effects of Sunflower. Journal of Chemical Ecology 46, 649-658.
  • Aguirre, L.A., Davis, J.K., Stevenson P.C., Adler, L.S. (2020). Herbivory and Time Since Flowering Shape Floral Rewards and Pollinator-Pathogen Interactions. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46, 978-986.
  • Amoabeng, B., Stevenson, P.C., Mochiah, B., Asare, K.P., Gurr, G.M. (2020) Scope for non-crop plants to promote conservation biological control of crop pests and serve as sources of botanical insecticides. Scientific Reports, 10, 6951.
  • Borrell J.S., Dodsworth S., Forest, F., Perez-Escobar O., Lee M. A., Mattana E., Pritchard H., Ballesteros D., Stevenson P.C., Howes M.-J.R., Kusumoto B., Ondo I., Milliken, W., Moat J., Ryan P., Ulian T., Pironon S (2020). The climatic challenge: Which plants will people use in the next century? Environmental and Experimental Botany, 170 e103872
  • Elisante, P. Ndakidemi, P.A., Arnold, S.E.J., Belmain, S.R., Gurr, G.M., Darbyshire, I., Xie G. and Stevenson, P.C. (2020) Insect Pollination Is Important But Not Limiting In A Smallholder Bean-Farming System.  PeerJ. 8: e10102.
  • Fernández-Grandon, G.M., Harte, S.J., Ewany, J., Bray, D. and Stevenson, P.C. (2020) Additive effect of botanical insecticide and entomopathogenic fungi on pest mortality and the behavioral response of its natural enemy. Plants, 9(2), p.173.
  • Folly, AJ, Stevenson P.C., Brown, M.F.J. (2020). Age-related pharmacodynamics in a bumblebee-microsporidian system mirror similar patterns in vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223, jeb217828.
  • Hafeez, M., … Fernández-Grandon, G.M., Li, X., Gulzar, A., Ali, B., Rehman, M. and Ali, S. (2020). RNA interference-mediated knockdown of a cytochrome P450 gene enhanced the toxicity of α-cypermethrin in xanthotoxin-fed larvae of Spodoptera exigua (Hübner). Pesticide biochemistry and physiology, 162, pp.6-14.
  • Harris, S.J., Bray, D.P., Adamek, M., Hulse, D.R., Steinhagen, D., Hoole, D. (2020). Effect of β-1/3,1/6-glucan upon immune responses and bacteria in the gut of healthy common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Journal of Fish Biology, 96, 444-455.
  • Mkindi. AG., Tembo, YLB, Mbega, ER, Smith AK, Farrell IW, Ndakidemi, PA, Stevenson, PC, and Belmain SR, (2020).  Extracts of Common Pesticidal Plants Increase Plant Growth and Yield in Common Bean Plants, Plants, 9, e149.
  • Mkenda, P.A. Ndakidemi, P.A., Stevenson, P.C., Arnold. SEJ, Darbyshire, I., Belmain, S.R., Priebe, J., Xie, G. Johnson, A.C., Tumbo, J., Gurr, G.M. (2020). Knowledge gaps among smallholder farmers hinder adoption of conservation biological control.  Biocontrol Science and Technology, 30 (3), 256-277.
  • Spanoudis, C.G., Andreadis, S.S., Bray, D.P., Savopoulou-Soultani, M., Ignell, R. (2020). Behavioural response of the house mosquitoes Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex pipiens molestus to avian odours and its reliance on carbon dioxide. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 34, 129-137.
  • Stevenson et al., (2020). State of the World’s Urban Ecosystems: what can we learn from trees, fungi and bees? Plants, People, Planet. 2, 482-498.
  • Stevenson P.C. (2020). For antagonists and mutualists: the paradox of insect toxic secondary metabolites in nectar and pollen. Phytochemistry Reviews, 19, 603-614.
  • Phambala, K. Tembo, Y., Kasambala, T., Kabambe, VH, Stevenson P.C., Belmain, S.R., (2020). Bioactivity of common pesticidal plants on fall armyworm larvae (Spodoptera frugiperda) Plants 9, e112.
  • Rioba N. and Stevenson, P.C., (2020). Opportunities and Scope for Botanical Extracts and Products for the Management of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) for Smallholders in Africa. Plants, 9, e207.
  • Woolley, V. C., Teakle, G. R., Prince, G., de Moor, C. H., & Chandler, D. (2020). Cordycepin, a metabolite of Cordyceps militaris, reduces immune-related gene expression in insects. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 177, 107480.
  • Zu P, Boege, K., del-Val, E., Schuman, M.C., Stevenson, P.C., Zaldivar-Riveron, A., Saavedra, S.  (2020) Information arms race explains plant-herbivore chemical communication in ecological communities, Science, 368, 1377-1381.
  • Mozūraitis R, Hall DR, Trandem N, Ralle B, Sigsgaard L, Baroffio C, Fountain M, Cross J, Wibe A, Borg-Karlson A-K (2020) Composition of strawberry floral volatiles and their effects on behavior of strawberry blossom weevil, Anthonomus rubi. J Chem Ecol 46:1069–1081 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-020-01221-2
  • Lord JS, Lea RS, Allan FK, Byamungu M, Hall DR, Lingley J, Mramba F, Paxton E, Vale GA, Hargrove JW, Morrison LJ, Torr SJ, Auty HK. (2020) Assessing the effect of insecticide-treated cattle on tsetse abundance and trypanosome transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface in Serengeti, Tanzania. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008288 August 25 ,2020
  • Sarfo JE, Campbell, CAM and Hall DR. (2020) Effect of sex pheromone blend and lure age on trap catches of cacao mirids in Ghana. Crop Protection https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105344
  • Kihika R, Tchouassi D, Ng'ang'a M, Hall DR, Beck J, Torto B (2020) Compounds associated with infection by root-knot nematodes influence the ability of infective juveniles to recognize host plants. J Agric Food Chem  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c03386
  • Mahot H.C., Mahob R.J., Hall D.R., Arnold S.E.J., Fotso K.A., Membang, G., Ewane, N., Kemga, A., Fiaboe, K.K.M., Bilong B.C.F., Hanna R. (2020) Visual cues from different trap colours affect catches of Sahlbergella singularis (Hemiptera: Miridae) in sex pheromone traps in Cameroon coco plantations. Crop Protection:  127: 104959  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104959

2019

  • Arnold, S.E.J., Forbes, S.J., Hall, D.R., Farman, D.I., Bridgemohan, P., Spinelli, G.R., Bray, D.P., Perry, G.B., Grey, L., Belmain, S.R., Stevenson, P.C. (2019) Floral Odors and the Interaction between Pollinating Ceratopogonid Midges and Cacao. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 45, 869-878.
  • Courtenay, O., Dilger, E., Calvo-Bado, L.A., Kravar-Garde, L., Carter, V., Bell, M.J., Alves, G.B., Goncalves, R., Makhdoomi, M.M., González, M.A., Nunes, C.M., Bray, D.P., Brazil, R.P., Hamilton, J.G.C. (2019). Sand fly synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone co-located with insecticide reduces the incidence of infection in the canine reservoir of visceral leishmaniasis: A stratified cluster randomised trial. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13, e0007767.
  • Davis, J.K, Aguirre, L.A., Barber, N.A, Stevenson, P.C. and Adler, L.S., (2019). From plant fungi to bee parasites: mycorrhizae and soil nutrients shape floral chemistry and bee pathogens. Ecology 100, e 02802.
  • Elisante, F. Ndakidemi, P.A., Arnold, S.E.J., Belmain, S.R., Gurr, G.M., Darbyshire, I., Xie, G., Tumbo, J., and Stevenson, P.C. (2019) Knowledge Gaps on The Role Of Pollinators And Value Of Field Margins Among Smallholders In Bean Agri-Systems, Journal or Rural Studies, 70, 75-86
  • Hafeez, M., … Fernández‐Grandon, G.M., Nawaz, M., Ahmad, A. and Wang, M. (2019) Gossypol‐induced fitness gain and increased resistance to deltamethrin in beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner). Pest Management Science, 75(3), pp.683-693.
  • Hafeez, M., Liu, S., Jan, S., Gulzar, A., Fernández-Grandon, G.M., Qasim, M., Khan, K.A., Ali, B., Kedir, S.J., Fahad, M. and Wang, M. (2019) Enhanced effects of dietary tannic acid with chlorantraniliprole on life table parameters and nutritional physiology of Spodoptera exigua (Hübner). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 155, pp.108-118.
  • Hafeez, M., … Fernández-Grandon, G.M., Shahid, M. and Wang, M. (2019) Sub-lethal effects of lufenuron exposure on spotted bollworm Earias vittella (Fab): key biological traits and detoxification enzymes activity. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(14), pp.14300-14312.
  • Hafeez, M., Liu, S., Jan, S., Shi, L., Fernández-Grandon, G.M., Gulzar, A., Ali, B., Rehman, M. and Wang, M. (2019) Knock-down of gossypol-inducing cytochrome P450 genes reduced deltamethrin sensitivity in Spodoptera exigua (Hübner). International journal of molecular sciences, 20(9), p.2248.
  • Koch, H., Woodward, J., Langat, M., Brown. M.J.F. and Stevenson P.C. (2019) Flagellum removal by a nectar metabolite inhibits infectivity of a bumblebee parasite. Current Biology, 29, 3494–3500.
  • Mkenda, P.A., Ndakidemi, P.A., Stevenson, P.C., Arnold, SEJ, Xie, G., Belmain, S.R., Chidege, M., Gurr, G.M. (2019), Field margin vegetation is donor habitat for natural enemies of bean pests but field size mediates the extent of benefit. Sustainability, 11, 6399.
  • Mkenda, P.A., Ndakidemi, P.A., Mbega, E., Stevenson P.C., Arnold, S.E.J., Gurr, G.M., Belmain, S.R., (2019) Multiple ecosystem services from field margin vegetation for ecological sustainability in agriculture: scientific evidence and knowledge gaps. PeerJ, 7, e8091.
  • Mkenda, PA, Ndakidemi, PA, Stevenson, PC, Arnold, SEJ, Belmain, SR, Chidege, M., Gurr, GM, Woolley, VC (2019) Characterization of Hymenopteran Parasitoids of Aphis fabae in an African Smallholder Bean Farming System through Sequencing of COI ‘Mini-Barcodes’ Insects, 10, 331.
  • Mkindi,A., Tembo, Y., Mbega, E, Kendall-Smith. A., Farrell, I.W., Ndakidemi, P., Belmain, S.R. and Stevenson, P.C.  (2019), Phytochemical Analysis of Tephrosia vogelii across East Africa Reveals Three Chemotypes that Influence Its Use as a Pesticidal Plant, Plants 8, 597
  • Oleander, A., Hall, D.R., Bray, D.P., Burman, J.P.J. (2019). Identification of female sex pheromone for monitoring the barred tooth striped moth, Trichopteryx polycommata, a priority conservation species. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 45, 649-656.
  • Palmer-Young, E., Egan, P., Farrell, I., Adler, L.S., Irwin, R.E., Stevenson, P.C. (2019). Chemistry of floral rewards: intra- and interspecific variability of nectar and pollen secondary metabolites across taxa, Ecological Monographs, 89, e01335.
  • Palmer-Young, E.; Farrell, I.W.; Adler, L.S; Milano, N., Egan, P; Irwin, R; Stevenson, P.C.  (2019). Secondary metabolites of nectar and pollen: a data resource for ecological and evolutionary studies. Ecology, 100, e02621
  • Prado, S.G., Collazo, J.A., Stevenson, P.C., Irwin, R.E. (2019). A comparison of coffee floral traits under two different agricultural practices, Scientific Reports 9, 7331.
  • Scott-Brown AS, Arnold SEJ, Kite G.C., Farrell IW, Farman, D.I., Collins D.W., Stevenson PC. (2019) Mechanisms in mutualisms: A chemically mediated thrips pollination strategy in common elder. Planta, 250, 367-379
  • Simmonds, M.S.J., Stevenson, P.C., Hanson, F.E. (2019).  Rosmarinic acid in Canna generalis activates the medial deterrent chemosensory neurone and deters feeding in the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta. Physiological Entomology, 44: 140-147.
  • Roberts, J.M., Kundun, J., Rowley, C., Hall, D.R., Shepherd, T., McLaren, R., Johnson, S.N., Karley, A., Pope, T.W. (2019) Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), adults to host plant odors. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45:858-868 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01108-x
  • Whitfield EC, Cork A, Lobos E, Hall DR (2019) Comparison of different trap designs for capture of noctuid moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with pheromone and floral odor attractants. Journal of Economic Entomology 112:2199-2206 https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz093

2018

  • Bhanu KRM, Hall DR, Awalekar RV, Chandrashekharaiah M, Divya TN, Prabhakara MS, Jayanth KP (2018). Identification and field evaluation of female sex pheromone of leaf-eating caterpillar, Opisina arenosella (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). J Tropical Insect Science 38:274-282
  • Stevenson, P.C., Farrell, I., Green P.W.C., Mvumi, B., Brankin A., Belmain, S.R. (2018) Novel Agmatine Derivatives in Maerua edulis With Bioactivity Against Callosobruchus maculatus, a Cosmopolitan Storage Insect Pest. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1506.
  • Egan, P., Adler, L.S., Irwin, R.E., Farrel, I.W., Palmer-young, E., Stevenson P.C. Crop Domestication Alters Floral Reward Chemistry with Potential Consequences for Pollinator Health Frontiers in Plant Science.  9, 1357.
  • Adler, L.S., Ellner, S.P., McArt, S.H., Stevenson, P.C., Irwin, R.E. (2018) Diseases where you dine: Plant species and floral traits associated with pathogen transmission in bumble bees. Ecology, 99, 2535-2545.
  • Tembo, Y., Mkindi, A., Mkenda, P., Mpumi, Mwanauta, R., Stevenson P.C., Ndakidemi, P. Belmain S.R, 2018) Pesticidal Plant Extracts Improve Yield and Reduce Insect Pests on Legume Crops without Harming Beneficial Arthropods. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1425.
  • Amoabeng, B.W., Stevenson, P.C., Pandey, S., Mochiah, M.B. & Gurr, G.M. (2018). Insecticidal activity of a native Australian tobacco, Nicotiana megalosiphon Van Heurck & Muell. Arg. (Solanales: Solanaceae) against key insect pests of brassicas. Crop Protection 106: 6–12.
  • Arnold, S.E.J., Perry, G.B., Spinelli, G.R., Pierre, B., Murray, F., Haughton, C., Dockery, O., Grey, L., Murphy, S.T., Belmain, S.R. & Stevenson, P.C. (2018). The significance of climate in the pollinator dynamics of a tropical agroforestry system. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 254, 1-9.
  • Rothchild, K.W., Adler, L.S., Irwin, R.E., Sadd, B.M., Stevenson, P.C., Palmer-Young, E.C. (2018) Effects of short-term exposure to naturally occurring thymol concentrations on transmission of a bumble bee parasite. Ecological Entomology, 43, 567-577.
  • Athanassiou, C., Bray, D., Hall, D.R., Phillips C. (2018) Factors affecting field performance of pheromone traps for tobacco beetle, Lasioderma serricorne and tobacco moth, Ephestia elutella. Journal of Pest Science, 91: 1381-1391
  • Baroffio C, Sigsgaard L., Ahrenfeldt, E.J., Borg-Karlson A-K, Bruun, S.A., Cross JV, Fountain, M.T., Hall DR, Ralle B, Trandem N, Wibe A. (2018). Combining plant volatiles and pheromones to catch two insect pests in the same trap: examples from two berry crops.  Crop Protection, 109: 1-8.
  • Sarfo, J.E., Campbell, C.A.M. and Hall, D.R. (2018) Optimal pheromone trap density for mass trapping cacao mirids. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 166: 565-573.
  • Sarfo, J. E., Campbell, C. A. M. and Hall, D. R. (2018) Design and placement of synthetic sex pheromone traps for cacao mirids in Ghana. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 38, 122-131.
  • Dudenhöffer, J.H., Ebeling, A., Klein, A.M. & Wagg, C. (2018) Beyond biomass: soil feedbacks are transient over plant life-stages and alter fitness. Journal of Ecology 106: 230-241.
  • Wagg, C., Dudenhöffer, J.H., Widmer, F. & van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2018) Linking diversity, synchrony and stability in soil microbial communities. Functional Ecology, 32: 1280-1292.

2017

  • Rowley, C., Pope, T.W., Cherrill, A., Leather, S.R., Fernández‐Grandon, G.M. and Hall, D.R. (2017) Development and optimisation of a sex pheromone lure for monitoring populations of saddle gall midge, Haplodiplosis marginata. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 163(1), pp.82-92.
  • Rowley, C., Cherrill, A.J., Leather, S.R., Hall, D.R. and Pope, T.W. (2018) Factors affecting trap catch in pheromone-based monitoring of saddle gall midge i (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Pest Management Science. 74:406-412 doi: 10.1002/ps.4721
  • Fountain MT, Baroffio C, Borg-Karlson A-K, Brain P, Cross JV, Farman DI, Hall DR, Ralle B, Rendina P, Richoz P, Sigsgaard L, Storbeget S, Trandem N, Wibe A. (2017) Design and deployment of semiochemical traps for capturing Anthonomus rubi Herbst (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Lygus rugulipennis Poppius (Hetereoptera: Miridae) in soft fruit crops.  Crop Protection 99:1-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2017.05.001
  • Pope T., Graham, J., Rowley, C., Bennison, J., Prince, G., Chandler, D., Hall, D.  Improved monitoring of vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) adults (2017).  IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 124:81-87
  • Parys K.A. & Hall D.R. (2017) Field evaluation of potential pheromone lures for Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae) in the mid-South. Journal of Insect Science 17(1): 25; 1–3 (doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iew109)
  • Gonzáleza A.R., Sánchez-Maíllo, E., Peláez, H.C., González-Núñez, M., Hall, D.R. and Casqueroa, P.A. (2017) Field evaluation of synthetic sex pheromone and dispenser systems for the cerambycid beetle pest of vineyards, Xylotrechus arvicola.  Pest Management Science 73: 1598-1603
  • Hall, D.R., Farman, D.I., Dominguez, J.C., Pajares, J.A. (2017). Female sex pheromone of the cone moth, Dioryctria mendacella: investigation of synergism between Type I and Type II pheromone components. Journal of Chemical Ecology 43:433-442  DOI: 10.1007/s10886-017-0846-8
  • David Hall1, Dudley Farman1, Paul Douglas1, Jerry Cross2, Michelle Fountain2, Bethan Shaw2 (2017) Components of the sex pheromone of blackcurrant sawfly, Nematus olfaciens (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae):  novel isopropyl esters and the role of hydrocarbons. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 126:34-39
  • David R Hall1, Juan A Pajares2, Estela Sanchez-Husillos2, Gonzalo Álvarez2, Iňaki Etxebeste2, Byrappa Ammagarahalli3, César Gemeno3 (2017) Chemical ecology of Monochamus galloprovincialis, vector of pinewood nematode in Europe.  IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 126:4-11
  • David R Hall1, Dudley Farman2, Juan C. Domínguez2, Juan A Pajares3 (2017). Female sex pheromone of the cone moth, Dioryctria mendacella: the role of polyunsaturated hydrocarbons.  IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 126: 94-99
  • Pajares, J, Alvarez G, Hall D, Ibarra N, Hoch G, Halbig P, Cocos D, Johansson H, Schroeder M. (2017) Attractants for management of the pine sawyer beetle Monochamus sutor, a potential vector of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.  Journal of Applied Entomology 141: 97–111 doi: 10.1111/jen.12320
  • Barlow, S., Wright G.A., Ma, C., Barberis, M., Farrell, I.W., Marr, E.C., Brankin, A., Pavlik, B.M., Stevenson, P.C. (2017) Distasteful nectar deters floral robbery. Current Biology, 27, 2552-2558.
  • Koch, H., and Stevenson, P.C. (2017) Do Linden trees kill bees? Reviewing the causes of bee deaths on Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa). Biology Letters, 13, 20170484
  • Kamanula, J.F., Belmain S.R. Hall, D.R., Farman, D.I., Mvumi, B.M., Masumbu, F.F. Stevenson, P.C. (2017) Chemical variation and Insecticidal Activity of Lippia javanica Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais. Industrial Crops and Products, 110, 75-82.
  • Koch, H., Brown M.J.F., Stevenson P.C. (2017) The role of disease in bee foraging ecology, Current Opinion in Insect Science, 21, 60-67.
  • Stevenson, P.C., Nicolson, S.W. Wright, G.A. (2017) Plant secondary metabolites in nectar: impacts on pollinators and ecological functions. Functional Ecology, 31, 65-75.
  • Stevenson, P.C., Isman, M.B., Belmain S.R. Pesticidal plants in Africa: a global vision from local uses. Industrial Crops and Products.
  • Anyanga, M.O, Yada B., Yencho, G.C., Ssemakula, G.N., Farman, D. I., Mwanga, R.O.M and P.C. Stevenson. Inheritance of Chemical Traits that Confer Resistance to Insect Pests. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8, 1011.
  • Mkindi, A., Mpumi, N., Tembo, Y., Stevenson, P.C., Ndakidemi, P.A., Mtei, M., Machunda, R., Belmain, S.R. (2017) Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops, Industrial Crops and Products. 110, 113-122.
  • Rioba NB and Stevenson P.C. (2017) Potential of goat weed (Ageratum conyzoides) as a non-food crop for increased food productivity and ecosystem balance among smallholder farmers: a review. Industrial Crops and Products. 110, 22-29.
  • Benard Yada, Alajo, A., Ssemakula, G.N., Brown-Guedira, G., Otema, M.A., Stevenson, P.C., Mwanga, R.O.M., Yencho, G.C. (2017) Identification of simple sequence repeat markers for sweetpotato weevil resistance. Euphytica. 213, 129.
  • Green, P.W.C., Ndakidemi, P., Farrell, I., Belmain, S.R. Stevenson, P.C.  (2017) Compounds contributing to the insecticidal activity of extracts from Tithonia diversifolia and Vernonia amygdalina. Industrial Crops and Products, 110, 15-21
  • Folly, A.J., Koch, H., Stevenson, P.C., Brown, M.J.F. (2017) Larvae act as a transient transmission hub for the prevalent bumblebee parasite Crithidia bomb Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 148, 81–85.
  • Guerra, P.C, Keil, C., Stevenson, P.C, Mina, M, Samaniego, S, Peralta, E., Mazon, N. and Chancellor T.C.B. (2017) Larval Performance and Adult Attraction of Delia platura (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) in a Native and an Introduced Crop, Journal of Economic Entomology 110: 186-191.
  • Courtenay, O., Diliger, E., Carter, V., Bray, D., et al. (2017). Cluster randomised trial and development of a sandfly sex pheromone lure to reduce Leishmania infantum Tropical Medicine & International Health 22: 66-66.
  • Isberg, E., Bray, D.P., Hillbur, Y., and Ignell, R. (2017). Evaluation of host-derived volatiles for trapping Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Journal of Chemical Ecology, 43: 662-669.

2016

  • Cross, J.V., Harris, A.L., Farman, D.I., Hall, D.R. (2016). Assessment of the effects of crop injury by blackcurrant leaf midge, Dasineura tetensii (Rubsaamen) (Cecidomyiidae) on yield and growth in commercial blackcurrant plantations.  Crop Protection, 82:51-59.
  • Álvarez, G., Gallego, D., Hall, D.R., Jactel, H. Pajares, J.A. (2016).  Combining pheromone and kairomones for effective trapping of the Pine Sawyer Beetle Monochamus galloprovincialis. Journal of Applied Entomology, 140:58-71
  • Álvarez, G., Ammagarahalli, B, Hall, D.R., Pajares, J.A., Gemeno, C. (2015).  Smoke, pheromone, and kairomone olfactory receptor neurons in males and females of the pine sawyer Monochamus galloprovincialis (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Cerambicydae). Journal of Insect Physiology, 42:46-55.
  • Dudenhöffer, J.-H., Scheu, S. & Jousset, A. (2016) Systemic enrichment of antifungal traits in the rhizosphere microbiome after pathogen attack. Journal of Ecology, 104, 1566-1575.
  • Egan, P.A., Stevenson, P.C., Wright, G.A., Boylan, F, Stout, J.C. (2016) Toxic nectar varies at multiple spatial scales and in response to plant invasion. Journal of Ecology,104, 1106–1115.
  • Palmer-Young, E.C., Sadd, B.M., Stevenson, P.C. Irwin, R.E. and Adler, L.S. (2016) Bumble bee parasite strains vary in resistance to phytochemicals, Scientific Reports, 6, 37087.
  • Scott-Brown, A., Gregory, T., Farrell, I., Stevenson, P.C. (2016). Leaf trichomes and grayanotoxin 1 mediate plant defense against glasshouse thrips in Rhododendron simsii. Functional Plant Biology, 43, 1170-1182
  • Tjiurutue, M.C., Stevenson P.C., Adler, L.S. (2016) Messages from the other side: Parasites Receive Damage Cues from their Host Plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 42, 821-828.
  • Arnold, S.E.J., Stevenson, P.C. and Belmain, S.R. (2016) Shades of yellow: interactive effects of visual and odour cues in a pest beetles Peer J. 4, e2219.
  • Stevenson, P.C., Green, P.W.C., Veitch, N.C., Farrell, I., Kusolwa, P. Belmain, S.R., (2016) Nor-Hopanes explain pest control activity of Zanha africana root bark. Phytochemistry. 123, 25–32.
  • Tiedeken E-J., Egan, P.A., Stevenson, P.C., Wright, G.A., Brown, M.J.F., Power, E.F., Farrell., I., Matthews, S.M., Stout, J.C. (2016) Nectar chemistry modulates the impact of invasive plant species on native pollinators. Functional Ecology. 30, 885-893.
  • Stevenson P.C., and Belmain S.R., (2016) Pesticidal Plants in African Agriculture: Local uses and global perspectives. Outlook on Pest Management, 10, 226-229.
  • Dudenhöffer, J.H., Pufal, G., Roscher, C. & Klein, A.M. (2016): Plant density can increase invertebrate post-dispersal seed predation in an experimental grassland community. Ecology and Evolution 6: 3796-3807.
  • Isberg, E., Bray, D.P., Birgersson, G., Hillbur, Y., and Ignell, R. Identification of cattle-derived volatiles that modulate the behavioral response of the biting midge Culicoides nubeculosus (2017). Journal of Chemical Ecology 42: 24-32.