Recent Publications

Dermestes maculatus: an intermediate-germ beetle model system for evo-devo

December 1, 2015 | EvoDevo
Author(s): Jie Xiang, Iain S. Forrest, Leslie Pick

Additions to the checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru

November 10, 2015 | Zootaxa
Author(s): BENOIT GUÉNARD, EVAN P. ECONOMO

A rare ant on Samoa: first record of the cryptic subfamily Proceratiinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and description of a new Proceratium Roger species

November 1, 2015 | Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Author(s): Cong Liu, Georg Fischer, Evan Economo

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

October 5, 2015 | 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

October 1, 2015 | Ecology Letters
Author(s): Karin T. Burghardt, Douglas W. Tallamy, Dov Sax

THE SOIL INHABITING METARHIZIUM FUNGI AND THEIR VIRULENCE AGAINST MALARIA MOSQUITOES ANOPHELES GAMBIAE SL IN BURKINA FASO

October 1, 2015 | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

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

October 1, 2015 | Bulletin of Entomological Research
Author(s): D.E. Jennings, J.J. Duan, P.M. Shrewsbury

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

October 1, 2015 | Environmental Entomology
Author(s): Brian W. Bahder, Luz D. Bahder, Kelly A. Hamby, Douglas B. Walsh, Frank G. Zalom

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

October 1, 2015 | 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

September 22, 2015 | 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

September 10, 2015 | 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

September 1, 2015 | 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

September 1, 2015 | 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

August 1, 2015 | 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

August 1, 2015 | BioControl
Author(s): Kevin R. Ulrich, Mark F. Feldlaufer, Matthew Kramer, Raymond J. St. Leger

Data from: Genetic structure across broad spatial and temporal scales: Rocky Mountain tailed frogs (Ascaphus montanus; Anura: Ascaphidae) in the inland temperate rainforest

July 27, 2015
Author(s): Genevieve Metzger, Anahi Espindola, Lisette P. Waits, Jack Sullivan

Identification of Drosophila Mutants Affecting Defense to an Entomopathogenic Fungus

July 23, 2015 | 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

June 1, 2015 | 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

June 1, 2015 | 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

Agrochemicals-Induced Dopaminergic Neurotoxicity: Role of Mitochondria-Mediated Oxidative Stress and Protein Clearance Mechanisms

May 1, 2015 | Current Topics in Neurotoxicity

Decoupled post‐glacial history in mutualistic plant–insect interactions: insights from the yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) and its associated oil‐collecting bees (Macropis europaea and M. fulvipes)

April 1, 2015 | Journal of Biogeography
Author(s): Yann Triponez, Nils Arrigo, Anahí Espíndola, Nadir Alvarez

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

April 1, 2015 | Journal of Economic Entomology
Author(s): K. A. Hamby, N. L. Nicola, F. J. A. Niederholzer, F. G. Zalom

Pollination syndromes in a specialised plant‐pollinator interaction: does floral morphology predict pollinators in Calceolaria?

March 1, 2015 | Plant Biology
Author(s): M. Murúa, A. Espíndola

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

March 1, 2015 | 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

March 1, 2015 | Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Author(s): Cong Liu, Francisco Hita Garcia, Yan-Qiong Peng, Evan P. Economo