Innovative approaches to pest management
Project (past)
| Project dates | 01 Apr 2012 to end of 31 Mar 2017 |
|---|---|
| Researchers | |
| Principal Investigator | Mike Birkett |
| Funder | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
| Project number | S5194 |
| 5194 | |
| Department | Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection (BCCP) |
| Research fish code | BBS/E/C/00005194 |
| Grant ID | BBS/E/C/00005194 |
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A comparison of the levels of hydroxamic acids in Aegilops speltoides and a hexaploid wheat and effects on Rhopalosiphum padi behaviour and fecundity
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Elek, H., Smart, L. E., Ahmad, S., Anda, A., Werner, C. P. and Pickett, J. A. 2014. A comparison of the levels of hydroxamic acids in Aegilops speltoides and a hexaploid wheat and effects on Rhopalosiphum padi behaviour and fecundity. Acta Biologica Hungarica. 65, pp. 38-46. https://doi.org/10.1556/ABiol.65.2014.1.4
A diastereoselective synthesis of (1SR,3SR,7RS)-3-methyl-alpha-himachalene, the sex pheromone of the sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, (Diptera: Psychodidae)
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Dufour, S., Castets, P., Pickett, J. A. and Hooper, A. M. 2012. A diastereoselective synthesis of (1SR,3SR,7RS)-3-methyl-alpha-himachalene, the sex pheromone of the sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, (Diptera: Psychodidae). Tetrahedron. 68 (25), pp. 5102-5108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2012.04.037
Achieving food and environmental security: new approaches to close the gap
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Poppy, G. M., Jepson, P. C., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2014. Achieving food and environmental security: new approaches to close the gap. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 369, p. 20120272. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0272
Achieving food security for one million sub-Saharan African poor through push-pull innovation by 2020
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Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Pittchar, J. O., Murage, A. W., Birkett, M. A., Bruce, T. J. A. and Pickett, J. A. 2014. Achieving food security for one million sub-Saharan African poor through push-pull innovation by 2020. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 369, p. 20120284. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0284
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes exhibit decreased repellency by DEET following previous exposure
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Stanczyk, N. M., Brookfield, J. F. Y., Field, L. M. and Logan, J. G. 2013. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes exhibit decreased repellency by DEET following previous exposure. PLOS ONE. 8, p. e54438. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054438
Airborne plant-plant communication
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Chamberlain, K. 2014. Airborne plant-plant communication. Skvortsovia. 1 (2), pp. 112-132.
Aphid antixenosis in cotton is activated by the natural plant defence elicitor cis- jasmone
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Hegde, M., Oliveira, J. N., Da Costa, J. G., Loza-Reyes, E., Bleicher, E., Santana, A. E. G., Caulfield, J. C., Mayon, P., Dewhirst, S. Y., Bruce, T. J. A., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2012. Aphid antixenosis in cotton is activated by the natural plant defence elicitor cis- jasmone. Phytochemistry. 78 (June), pp. 81-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.03.004
Aphid sex pheromone compounds interfere with attraction of common green lacewings to floral bait
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Koczor, S., Szentkiralyi, F., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Aphid sex pheromone compounds interfere with attraction of common green lacewings to floral bait. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 41 (6), pp. 550-556. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0585-7
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and aphids interact by changing host plant quality and volatile emission
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Babikova, Z., Gilbert, L., Bruce, T. J. A., Dewhirst, S. Y., Pickett, J. A. and Johnson, D. 2014. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and aphids interact by changing host plant quality and volatile emission. Functional Ecology. 28 (2), pp. 375-385. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12181
Brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, infestation of susceptible dog hosts is reduced by slow release of semiochemicals from a less susceptible host
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De Oliveira Filho, J. G., Ferreira, L. L., Sarria, A. L. F., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A., Mascarin, G. M., De Leon, A. A. P. and Borges, L. M. F. 2017. Brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, infestation of susceptible dog hosts is reduced by slow release of semiochemicals from a less susceptible host. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 8 (1), pp. 139-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.10.010
Chemical ecology in the post genomics era
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Pickett, J. A. 2014. Chemical ecology in the post genomics era. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 40 (4), pp. 319-319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-014-0418-0
Chemosensillum immunolocalization and ligand specificity of chemosensory proteins in the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze)
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Sun, L., Zhou, J-J., Gu, S-H., Xiao, H-J., Guo, Y-Y., Liu, Z-W. and Zhang, Y-J. 2015. Chemosensillum immunolocalization and ligand specificity of chemosensory proteins in the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze). Scientific Reports. 5, p. 8073. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep08073
cis-jasmone elicits aphid-induced stress signalling in potatoes
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Sobhy, I. S., Woodcock, C. M., Powers, S. J., Caulfield, J. C., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2017. cis-jasmone elicits aphid-induced stress signalling in potatoes. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 43 (1), pp. 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0805-9
Collection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) using CO2 and enantiomers of 1-octen-3-ol in the United Kingdom
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Harrup, L. E., Logan, J. G., Cook, J. I., Golding, N., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., Sanders, C., Barber, J., Rogers, D. J., Mellor, P. S., Purse, B. V. and Carpenter, S. 2012. Collection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) using CO2 and enantiomers of 1-octen-3-ol in the United Kingdom. Journal of Medical Entomology. 49, pp. 112-121. https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11145
Comparison of different synthetic baits in field experiments with respect to attractivity to green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
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Koczor, S., Szentkiralyi, F., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., Voigt, E. and Toth, M. 2012. Comparison of different synthetic baits in field experiments with respect to attractivity to green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Novenyvdelem. 48, pp. 501-506.
Crystal structures and binding dynamics of odorant-binding protein 3 from two aphid species Megoura viciae and Nasonovia ribisnigri
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Northey, T., Venthur, H., De Biasio, F., Chauviac, F-X., Cole, A., Ribeiro, K. A. L. Junior, Grossi, G., Falabella, P., Field, L. M., Keep, N. H. and Zhou, J-J. 2016. Crystal structures and binding dynamics of odorant-binding protein 3 from two aphid species Megoura viciae and Nasonovia ribisnigri. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 24739. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24739
Cumulative effects and economic benefits of intercropping maize with food legumes on Striga hermonthica infestation
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Midega, C. A. O., Salifu, D., Bruce, T. J. A., Pittchar, J., Pickett, J. A. and Khan, Z. R. 2014. Cumulative effects and economic benefits of intercropping maize with food legumes on Striga hermonthica infestation. Field Crops Research. 155, pp. 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2013.09.012
Detection, identification, and significance of phytoplasmas in wild grasses in East Africa
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Asudi, G. O., Van Den Berg, J., Midega, C. A. O., Schneider, B., Seemuller, E., Pickett, J. A., Khan, Z. R. and Udwell, A. 2016. Detection, identification, and significance of phytoplasmas in wild grasses in East Africa. Plant Disease. 100 (1), pp. 108-115. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-11-14-1173-re
Development of a female attractant for the click beetle pest Agriotes brevis
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Vuts, J., Furlan, L., Csonka, E. B., Woodcock, C. M., Caulfield, J. C., Mayon, P., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Toth, M. 2014. Development of a female attractant for the click beetle pest Agriotes brevis. Pest Management Science. 70 (4), pp. 610-614. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3589
Development of pull and push-pull systems for management of Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus, in poultry houses using alarm and aggregation pheromones
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Hassemer, M., Borges, M., Withall, D., Pickett, J. A., Laumann, R. A., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, M. C. 2019. Development of pull and push-pull systems for management of Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus, in poultry houses using alarm and aggregation pheromones. Pest Management Science. 75 (4), pp. 1107-1114. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5225
Differences in the fly-load of Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae) on cattle is modified by endophyte infection of pastures
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Parra, L., Rojas, C., Catrileo, A., Galdames, R., Mutis, A., Birkett, M. A. and Quiroz, A. 2013. Differences in the fly-load of Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae) on cattle is modified by endophyte infection of pastures. Electronic Journal Of Biotechnology. 16, p. 4. https://doi.org/10.2225/vol16-issue5-fulltext-4
Differential expression patterns in chemosensory and non-chemosensory tissues of putative chemosensory genes identified by transcriptome analysis of insect pest the purple stem borer Sesamia inferens (Walker)
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Zhang, Y-N., Jin, J-Y., Jin, R., Xia, Y-H., Zhou, J-J., Deng, J-Y. and Dong, S-L. 2013. Differential expression patterns in chemosensory and non-chemosensory tissues of putative chemosensory genes identified by transcriptome analysis of insect pest the purple stem borer Sesamia inferens (Walker). PLOS ONE. 8, p. e69715. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069715
Differential gene expression according to race and host plant in the pea aphid
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Eyres, I., Jaquiery, J., Sugio, A., Duvaux, L., Gharbi, K., Zhou, J-J., Legeai, F., Nelson, M., Simon, J-C., Smadja, C. M., Butlin, R. and Ferrari, J. 2016. Differential gene expression according to race and host plant in the pea aphid. Molecular Ecology. 25 (17), pp. 4197-4215. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13771
Disruption of host-seeking behaviour by the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, using botanically derived repellents
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O'Shea, B., Wadsworth, S., Marambio, J. P., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Mordue (Luntz), A. J. 2016. Disruption of host-seeking behaviour by the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, using botanically derived repellents. Journal Of Fish Diseases. 40 (4), pp. 495-505. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12526
Do asexual morphs of the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae, utilise the aphid sex pheromone? Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of M. persicae virginoparae to (4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactone and its effect on aphid performance
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Fernandez-Grandon, G. M., Woodcock, C. M. and Poppy, G. M. 2013. Do asexual morphs of the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae, utilise the aphid sex pheromone? Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of M. persicae virginoparae to (4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactone and its effect on aphid performance. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 103, pp. 466-472. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485313000126
Drought and root herbivory interact to alter the response of above-ground parasitoids to aphid infested plants and associated plant volatile signals
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Tariq, M., Wright, D. J., Bruce, T. J. A. and Staley, J. T. 2013. Drought and root herbivory interact to alter the response of above-ground parasitoids to aphid infested plants and associated plant volatile signals. PLOS ONE. 8, p. e69013. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069013
Economic and physical determinants of the global distributions of crop pests and pathogens
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Bebber, D. P., Holmes, T., Smith, D. and Gurr, S. J. 2014. Economic and physical determinants of the global distributions of crop pests and pathogens. New Phytologist. 202 (3), pp. 901-910. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12722
Effect of small lipophilic molecules in tomato and rice root exudates on the behaviour of Meloidogyne incognita and M. graminicola
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Dutta, T. K., Powers, S. J., Gaur, H. S., Birkett, M. A. and Curtis, R. H. C. 2012. Effect of small lipophilic molecules in tomato and rice root exudates on the behaviour of Meloidogyne incognita and M. graminicola. Nematology. 14, pp. 309-320. https://doi.org/10.1163/156854111X612306
Elucidation of the biosynthesis of the di-C- glycosylflavone isoschaftoside, an allelopathic component from Desmodium spp. that inhibits Striga spp. development
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Hamilton, M. L., Kuate, S. P., Brazier-Hicks, M., Caulfield, J. C., Rose, R., Edwards, R., Torto, B., Pickett, J. A. and Hooper, A. M. 2012. Elucidation of the biosynthesis of the di-C- glycosylflavone isoschaftoside, an allelopathic component from Desmodium spp. that inhibits Striga spp. development. Phytochemistry. 84, pp. 169-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.08.005
Emerging agricultural biotechnologies for sustainable agriculture and food security
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Anderson, J. A., Gipmans, M., Hurst, S., Layton, R., Nehra, N., Pickett, J. A., Shah, D. M., Souza, T. L. P. O. and Tripathi, L. 2016. Emerging agricultural biotechnologies for sustainable agriculture and food security. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 64 (2), pp. 383-393. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b04543
Environmentally vulnerable noble chafers exhibit unusual pheromone-mediated behaviour
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Harvey, D. J., Vuts, J., Hooper, A. M., Finch, P., Woodcock, C. M., Caulfield, J. C., Kadej, M., Smolis, A., Withall, D., Henshall, S., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2018. Environmentally vulnerable noble chafers exhibit unusual pheromone-mediated behaviour. PLOS ONE. 13 (11), p. e0206526. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206526
Evaluation of a nonanal-trimethylamine lure for collection of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in gravid traps
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Irish, S. R., Moore, J., Bruce, J., Birkett, M. A. and Cameron, M. M. 2013. Evaluation of a nonanal-trimethylamine lure for collection of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in gravid traps. Journal of Medical Entomology. 50, pp. 619-623. https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12229
Farmers' perceptions of cotton pests and their management in western Kenya
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Midega, C. A. O., Nyang'au, I. M., Pittchar, J., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., Borges, M. and Khan, Z. R. 2012. Farmers' perceptions of cotton pests and their management in western Kenya. Crop Protection. 42, pp. 193-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2012.07.010
Field evaluation of synthetic aphid sex pheromone in enhancing suppression of aphid abundance by their natural enemies
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Nakashima, Y., Ida, T. Y., Powell, W., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A., Taki, H. and Takabayashi, J. 2016. Field evaluation of synthetic aphid sex pheromone in enhancing suppression of aphid abundance by their natural enemies. BioControl. 61 (5), pp. 485-496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-016-9734-3
Food security: intensification of agriculture is essential, for which current tools must be defended and new sustainable technologies invented
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Pickett, J. A. 2013. Food security: intensification of agriculture is essential, for which current tools must be defended and new sustainable technologies invented. Food and Energy Security. 2, pp. 167-173. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.32
Functional characterization of (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase from lima bean and its up-regulation by spider mites and alamethicin
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Li,F-Q, Fu, N-N, Zhou, J-J. and Wang, G-R. 2017. Functional characterization of (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase from lima bean and its up-regulation by spider mites and alamethicin. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 16 (10), pp. 60345-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61593-9
Genome sequence of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans): vector of African trypanosomiasis
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International Glossina Genome Initiative, Zhou, J-J. and Field, L. M. 2014. Genome sequence of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans): vector of African trypanosomiasis. Science - AAAS. 344, pp. 380-386. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1249656
Herbivory by a phloem-feeding insect inhibits floral volatile production
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Pareja, M., Qvarfordt, E., Webster, B., Mayon, P., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Glinwood, R. 2012. Herbivory by a phloem-feeding insect inhibits floral volatile production. PLOS ONE. 7, p. e31971. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031971
Hydroxamic acids in Aegilops species and effects on Rhopalosiphum padi behaviour and fecundity
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Elek, H., Smart, L. E., Martin, J. L., Ahmad, S., Gordon-Weeks, R., Anda, A., Welham, S. J., Werner, P. and Pickett, J. A. 2013. Hydroxamic acids in Aegilops species and effects on Rhopalosiphum padi behaviour and fecundity. Bulletin of Insectology. 66, pp. 213-220.
Identification and characterization of pheromone receptors and interplay between receptors and pheromone binding proteins in the diamondback moth, Plutella xyllostella
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Sun, M., Liu, Y., Walker, W. B., Liu, C., Lin, K., Gu, S., Zhang, Y., Zhou, J-J. and Wang, G. 2013. Identification and characterization of pheromone receptors and interplay between receptors and pheromone binding proteins in the diamondback moth, Plutella xyllostella. PLOS ONE. 8, p. e62098. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062098