Recent Publications

Two new phragmotic ant species from Africa: morphology and next-generation sequencing solve a caste association problem in the genus Carebara Westwood

| ZooKeys
Author(s): Georg Fischer, Frank Azorsa, Francisco Hita Garcia, Alexander Mikheyev, Evan Economo


Not all non‐natives are equally unequal: reductions in herbivore β‐diversity depend on phylogenetic similarity to native plant community

| Ecology Letters
Author(s): Karin T. Burghardt, Douglas W. Tallamy, Dov Sax


Microsatellite Variation of two Pacific CoastDrosophila suzukii(Diptera: Drosophilidae) Populations

| Environmental Entomology
Author(s): Brian W. Bahder, Luz D. Bahder, Kelly A. Hamby, Douglas B. Walsh, Frank G. Zalom


Biotic mortality factors affecting emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) are highly dependent on life stage and host tree crown condition

| Bulletin of Entomological Research
Author(s): D.E. Jennings, J.J. Duan, P.M. Shrewsbury


Organophosphate Insecticide Activity Reduced when Mixed with Copper(II) Hydroxide in Peach Dormant Sprays

| Journal of Entomological Science
Author(s): Kelly A. Hamby, John D. Henderson, Herbert B. Scher, Frank G. Zalom


Volatile codes: Correlation of olfactory signals and reception in Drosophila-yeast chemical communication

| Scientific Reports
Author(s): Nicole H. Scheidler, Cheng Liu, Kelly A. Hamby, Frank G. Zalom, Zainulabeuddin Syed


Integration of global fossil and modern biodiversity data reveals dynamism and stasis in ant macroecological patterns

| Journal of Biogeography
Author(s): Benoit Guénard, Vincent Perrichot, Evan P. Economo


Breaking out of biogeographical modules: range expansion and taxon cycles in the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole

| Journal of Biogeography
Author(s): Evan P. Economo, Eli M. Sarnat, Milan Janda, Ronald Clouse, Pavel B. Klimov, Georg Fischer, Benjamin D. Blanchard, Lizette N. Ramirez, Alan N. Andersen, Maia Berman, et. al


Fruit availability influences the seasonal abundance of invasive stink bugs in ornamental tree nurseries

| Journal of Pest Science
Author(s): Holly M. Martinson, P. Dilip Venugopal, Erik J. Bergmann, Paula M. Shrewsbury, Michael J. Raupp


Stress is the rule rather than the exception for Metarhizium

| Current Genetics
Author(s): Brian Lovett, Raymond J. St. Leger


Inhibition of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato in vitro by the bed bug defensive secretions (E)-2-hexenal and (E)-2-octenal

| BioControl
Author(s): Kevin R. Ulrich, Mark F. Feldlaufer, Matthew Kramer, Raymond J. St. Leger


Identification of Drosophila Mutants Affecting Defense to an Entomopathogenic Fungus

| Scientific Reports
Author(s): Hsiao-Ling Lu, Jonathan B. Wang, Markus A. Brown, Christopher Euerle, Raymond J. St. Leger


Edge Effects Influence the Abundance of the Invasive Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Woody Plant Nurseries

| Environmental Entomology
Author(s): P. D. Venugopal, H. M. Martinson, E. J. Bergmann, P. M. Shrewsbury, M. J. Raupp


Attraction of the Invasive Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to Traps Baited with Semiochemical Stimuli Across the United States

| Environmental Entomology
Author(s): T. C. Leskey, A. Agnello, J. C. Bergh, G. P. Dively, G. C. Hamilton, P. Jentsch, A. Khrimian, G. Krawczyk, T. P. Kuhar, D.-H. Lee, et. al


Timing Spring Insecticide Applications to Target both Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Anarsia lineatella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Almond Orchards

| Journal of Economic Entomology
Author(s): K. A. Hamby, N. L. Nicola, F. J. A. Niederholzer, F. G. Zalom


Diversity regulation at macro-scales: species richness on oceanic archipelagos

| Global Ecology and Biogeography
Author(s): Kostas A. Triantis, Evan P. Economo, François Guilhaumon, Robert E. Ricklefs


Aenictus yangi sp. n. – a new species of the A. ceylonicus species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) from Yunnan, China

| Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Author(s): Cong Liu, Francisco Hita Garcia, Yan-Qiong Peng, Evan P. Economo


Divergent host preferences of above- and below-ground Culex pipiens mosquitoes and their hybrid offspring.

| Medical and veterinary entomology
Author(s): Fritz ML, Walker ED, Miller JR, Severson DW, Dworkin I


Global phylogenetic structure of the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole reveals the repeated evolution of macroecological patterns

| Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Author(s): Evan P. Economo, Pavel Klimov, Eli M. Sarnat, Benoit Guénard, Michael D. Weiser, Beatrice Lecroq, L. Lacey Knowles


Functional Traits and Trait-Mediated Interactions. Connecting Community-Level Interactions with Ecosystem Functioning.

| Advances in Ecological Research
Author(s): Schmitz, O.J., Buchkowski, R.W., Burghardt, K.T., Donihue, C.M.