Recent Publications

Climate and urbanization structure West Nile virus vector communities: Tools for surveillance under environmental change


Author(s): Benjamin P Gregory, Arielle Arsenault-Benoit, Patrick Irwin, Keith J Price, Bryn J Witmier, Matthew C Fitzpatrick, Megan L Fritz


Asymmetry and niche partitioning shape the infection dynamics of co-transmitted Wolbachia symbionts


Author(s): Megan W W. Jones, Pablo A. Stilwell, Amelia R. I. Lindsey


Environmental factors shaping generalist carabid beetle communities and populations of associated slug prey

| Environmental Entomology
Author(s): Thabu Mugala, David Owens, Scott McCluen, Kelly Hamby, Michael Crossley


Stage-specific divergence in larval thermal tolerance among populations of the Culex pipiens Assemblage

| Journal of medical entomology
Author(s): Benjamin P Gregory, Helle Aronson, Clément Vinauger, Chloé Lahondère, Megan L Fritz, Barry Alto


Comparison of Environmental DNA and Bulk DNA Metabarcoding for Assessing Terrestrial Arthropod Diversity Across Three Habitat Types on Guam

| Molecular Ecology Resources
Author(s): Pritam Banerjee, Samantha Al‐Bayer, Jerilyn Calaor, Sven Weber, Natalie R. Graham, Jeremy C. Andersen, Evan P. Economo, Susan Kennedy, Henrik Krehenwinkel, Rosemary G. Gillespie, et. al


A maximum entropy perspective reveals deviations from steady state during active diversification


Author(s): Andrew J. Rominger, Katie Thai, Rosemary G. Gillespie, Daniel S. Gruner, John Harte


Neonicotinoid seed treatments do not consistently reduce insect feeding damage nor increase yields in Maryland soy

| Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Author(s): Kelsey J. McGurrin, Brendan A. Randall, John D. Parker, Karin T. Burghardt, Kimberly J. Komatsu


Segmentation gene expression and function in Vanessa cardui, an emerging model for Lepidoptera


Author(s): Ximena Gutierrez Ramos, Katie Reding, Leslie Pick


Spraying Cry1A.105 + Cry2Ab2 Bt sweet corn has marginal benefit for Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) suppression

| Journal of Economic Entomology
Author(s): Anders Huseth, Kelly Hamby, Shea Ill, Arthur Young, Brian Nault, John Mahas, Thomas Kuhar, Brian Currin, David Owens


Intermediate abundance promotes speciation when dispersal is limited


Author(s): Andrew J. Rominger, Daniel S. Gruner, Isaac Overcast, James L. Rosindell, Catherine E Wagner


Phylogenetic Diversity and Dispersion of Ants Worldwide: Geographic Variation and Climatic Correlates

| Global Ecology and Biogeography
Author(s): Hong Qian, Runxi Wang, Michael Kessler, Shenhua Qian, Jamie M. Kass, Evan P. Economo, Benoit Guénard


Predicting slug injury in corn and the role of carabid natural enemies in regulating slug populations

| Journal of Economic Entomology
Author(s): Maria Cramer, Kelly Hamby


Fire frequency drives tradeoffs among conservation priorities in tallgrass prairie

| Fire Ecology
Author(s): Kathryn J. Bloodworth, Sally E. Koerner, Clare E. Kazanski, Marissa Ahlering, W. Alice Boyle, Sarah L. Gora, Peter Guiden, Robert Hamilton, Chris Helzer, Brian Obermeyer, et. al


Mixed effects of drought on species‐level traits and plant composition in the United States mixed‐grass prairie

| Journal of Ecology
Author(s): Kathryn J. Bloodworth, Kimberly J. Komatsu, Lauren M. Porensky, Kurt O. Reinhart, Kaysa Vaarre‐Lamoureux, Kevin R. Wilcox, Sally E. Koerner


Data from: Mixed effects of drought on species-level traits and plant composition in the United States mixed-grass prairie


Author(s): Kathryn Bloodworth, Kimberly Komatsu, Lauren Porensky, Kurt Reinhart, Kaysa Vaarre-Lamoureux, Kevin Wilcox, Sally Koerner


The evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in ants

| Science Advances
Author(s): Arthur Matte, Julian Katzke, Thomas van de Kamp, Benoit Guénard, Fumika Azuma, Evan Economo, Francisco Hita Garcia, Shubham Gautam


Compensatory action of different types of cis-regulatory elements buffers the striped expression of Drosophila pair-rule genes

| Development
Author(s): Matthew D. Fischer, Kristen Au, Minh Lê, Patricia Graham, Leslie Pick


A Critical Perspective on the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry’s Adherence to Founding Principles — Opportunities for the Future

| Environmental toxicology and chemistry
Author(s): Barnett A Rattner, Annegaaike Leopold, Carys L Mitchelmore, Glenn W Suter, Mark S Johnson, Adriana C Bejarano, Lawrence A Kapustka, Niranjana Krishnan, Derek C G Muir, Beatrice O Opeolu, et. al


Heatwaves leave a legacy on a dominant understory grass in longleaf pine savanna

| Ecosphere
Author(s): Kathryn J. Bloodworth, Morgan Dyan Trimas Frost, Alyssa L. Young, Gabriell A. Allred, Daniel Araya, Zachary L. T. Bunch, Jessica M. Ford, Eliza A. Glass, Sarah L. Gora, Curtis E. Green, et. al


Compensatory action of different types of cis-regulatory elements buffers the striped expression of Drosophila pair-rule-genes

| Development
Author(s): Matthew D. Fischer, Kristen Au, Minh Lê, Patricia Graham, Leslie Pick


The genome of Istocheta aldrichi (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasitoid of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)


Author(s): Pablo A. Stilwell, Jack A. Culotta, William D. Hutchison, Amelia R. I. Lindsey


Microbial partners drive legume trait plasticity and tripartite interaction outcomes under combined stress environments


Author(s): Brendan A. Randall, Kimberly J. Komatsu, John D. Parker, Kelsey McGurrin, Sarah J. M. Alley, Chase T. Hearn, Karin T. Burghardt


Arthropod Pax Gene Evolution: A Role for Vanessa Cardui Twin of Eyeless in Eye Development

| Molecular Biology and Evolution
Author(s): Ximena Gutiérrez Ramos, Leslie Pick, Patricia Wittkopp


Trap design and pheromone lure type influence Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) moth capture in sweet corn

| Journal of Economic Entomology
Author(s): John W Mahas, Christophe Duplais, Kelly Hamby, Galen Dively, Anders S Huseth, David Owens, Thomas Kuhar, Hélène Doughty, Brian Currin, Brian A Nault, et. al


Establishment of key Asian larval parasitoids of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the US Mid-Atlantic states

| Journal of Economic Entomology
Author(s): Xingeng Wang, Kelly Hamby, Kathleen Demchak, Amanda Stout, David Biddinger, Karly Regan, Chia-Hua Lue, Kim A Hoelmer, Kent Daane