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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Push-pull: chemical ecology-based integrated pest management technology
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Khan, Z., Midega, C. A. O., Hooper, A. M. and Pickett, J. A. 2016. Push-pull: chemical ecology-based integrated pest management technology. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 42 (7), pp. 689-697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0730-y
Quantification of brown dog tick repellents, 2-hexanone and benzaldehyde, and release from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris.
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De Oliveira Filho, J. G., Sarria, A. L. F., Ferreira, L. L., Caulfield, J. C., Powers, S. J., Pickett, J. A., De Leon, A. A., Birkett, M. A. and Borges, L. M. F. 2016. Quantification of brown dog tick repellents, 2-hexanone and benzaldehyde, and release from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris. Journal Of Chromatography B. 1022 (1 June 2016), pp. 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.03.014
Red oilseed rape? The potential for manipulation of petal colour in control strategies for the pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus)
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Cook, S. M., Skellern, M. P., Doring, T. F. and Pickett, J. A. 2013. Red oilseed rape? The potential for manipulation of petal colour in control strategies for the pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus). Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 7, pp. 249-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-013-9252-5
Resistance mutation conserved between insects and mites unravels the benzoylurea insecticide mode of action on chitin biosynthesis
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Douris, V., Steinbach, D., Panteleri, R., Livadaras, I., Pickett, J. A., Van Leeuwen, T., Nauen, R. and Vontas, J. 2016. Resistance mutation conserved between insects and mites unravels the benzoylurea insecticide mode of action on chitin biosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113 (51), pp. 14692-14697. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1618258113
Revisiting the male-produced aggregation pheromone of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae): identification of a six-component pheromone from a Brazilian population
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Hassemer, M. J., Sant'Ana, J., Borges, M., Withall, D., Pickett, J. A., Oliveira, M. W. M., Laumann, R. A., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, M. C. 2016. Revisiting the male-produced aggregation pheromone of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae): identification of a six-component pheromone from a Brazilian population. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 64, pp. 6809-6818. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02235
RNAi-induced electrophysiological and behavioral changes reveal two pheromone binding proteins of Helicoverpa armigera involved in the perception of the main sex pheromone component Z11–16:Ald
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Dong, K., Sun, L., Liu, J-T., Gu, S-H., Zhou, J-J., Yang, R-N., Dhiloo, K. H., Gao, X-W., Guo, Y-Y. and Zhang, Y-J. 2017. RNAi-induced electrophysiological and behavioral changes reveal two pheromone binding proteins of Helicoverpa armigera involved in the perception of the main sex pheromone component Z11–16:Ald. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 43 (2), pp. 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0816-6
Semiochemicals from herbivory induced cotton plants enhance the foraging behaviour of the cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis
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Magalhaes, D. M., Borges, M., Laumann, R. A., Sujii, E. R., Mayon, P., Caulfield, J. C., Midega, C. A. O., Khan, Z. R., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, M. C. 2012. Semiochemicals from herbivory induced cotton plants enhance the foraging behaviour of the cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38, pp. 1528-1538. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-012-0216-5
Semiochemistry of Scarabaeoidea
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vuts, J., Imrei, Z., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., Woodcock, C. M. and Toth, M. 2014. Semiochemistry of Scarabaeoidea. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 40, pp. 190-210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-014-0377-5
Sensing the Danger Signals: cis-Jasmone Reduces Aphid Performance on Potato and Modulates the Magnitude of Released Volatiles
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Sobhy, I. S., Caulfield, J. C., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2020. Sensing the Danger Signals: cis-Jasmone Reduces Aphid Performance on Potato and Modulates the Magnitude of Released Volatiles. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7, p. 499. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00499
Sex pheromone communication in two sympatric neotropical stink bug species Chinavia ubica and Chinavia impicticornis
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Blassioli-Moraes, M. C., Laumann, R. A., Oliveira, M. W. M., Woodcock, C. M., Mayon, P., Hooper, A. M., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Borges, M. 2012. Sex pheromone communication in two sympatric neotropical stink bug species Chinavia ubica and Chinavia impicticornis. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38, pp. 836-845. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-012-0142-6
Sex pheromone recognition and immunolocalization of three pheromone binding proteins in the black cutworm moth Agrotis ipsilon
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Gu, S-H., Zhou, J-J., Wang, G-R., Zhang, Y-J. and Guo, Y-Y. 2013. Sex pheromone recognition and immunolocalization of three pheromone binding proteins in the black cutworm moth Agrotis ipsilon. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 43, pp. 237-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.12.009
Silencing in Apolygus lucorum of the olfactory coreceptor Orco gene by RNA interference induces EAG response declining to two putative semiochemicals
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Zhou, Y-L., Zhu, X-Q., Gu, S-H., Cui, H-H., Guo, Y-Y., Zhou, J-J. and Zhang, Y-J. 2014. Silencing in Apolygus lucorum of the olfactory coreceptor Orco gene by RNA interference induces EAG response declining to two putative semiochemicals. Journal of Insect Physiology. 60, pp. 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.10.006
Sniffing out chemosensory genes from the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata
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Siciliano, P., Scolari, F., Gomulski, L. M., Falchetto, M., Manni, M., Gabrieli, P., Field, L. M., Zhou, J-J., Gasperi, G. and Malacrida, A. R. 2014. Sniffing out chemosensory genes from the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e85523. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085523
Specific involvement of two amino acid residues in cis -nerolidol binding to odorant-binding protein 5 AlinOBP5 in the alfalfa plant bug, Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze)
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Wang, S-Y., Gu, S-H., Han, L., Guo, Y-Y., Zhou, J-J. and Zhang, Y-J. 2013. Specific involvement of two amino acid residues in cis -nerolidol binding to odorant-binding protein 5 AlinOBP5 in the alfalfa plant bug, Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze). Insect Molecular Biology. 22 (2), pp. 172-182. https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12012
Specificity determinants of the silkworm moth sex pheromone
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Xu, P., Hooper, A. M., Pickett, J. A. and Leal, W. S. 2012. Specificity determinants of the silkworm moth sex pheromone. PLOS ONE. 7, p. e44190. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044190
The antenna-specific odorant-binding protein AlinOBP13 of the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus is expressed specifically in basiconic sensilla and has high binding affinity to terpenoids
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Sun, L., Xiao, H-J., Gu, S-H., Zhou, J-J., Guo, Y-Y., Liu, Z-W. and Zhang, Y-J. 2014. The antenna-specific odorant-binding protein AlinOBP13 of the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus is expressed specifically in basiconic sensilla and has high binding affinity to terpenoids. Insect Molecular Biology. 23 (4), pp. 417-434. https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12089
The Arabidopsis F-box/Kelch-repeat protein At2g44130 is upregulated in giant cells and promotes nematode susceptibility
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Curtis, R. H. C., Pankaj, Powers, S. J., Napier, J. A. and Matthes, M. C. 2013. The Arabidopsis F-box/Kelch-repeat protein At2g44130 is upregulated in giant cells and promotes nematode susceptibility. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 26, pp. 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-05-12-0135-FI
The effect of artificial diet on the production of alarm pheromone by Myzus persicae
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Van Emden, H. F., Dingley, J., Dewhirst, S. Y., Pickett, J. A., Woodcock, C. M. and Wadhams, L. J. 2014. The effect of artificial diet on the production of alarm pheromone by Myzus persicae. Physiological Entomology. 39 (4), pp. 285-291. https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12074
The effect of the A genome species (Triticum monococcum and Triticum boeoticum) on the fecundity and behaviour of Rhopalosiphum padi - bird cherry-oat aphid
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Elek, H., Martin, J. L., Ahmad, S., Werner, P., Anda, A., Pickett, J. A. and Smart, L. E. 2012. The effect of the A genome species (Triticum monococcum and Triticum boeoticum) on the fecundity and behaviour of Rhopalosiphum padi - bird cherry-oat aphid. Georgikon for Agriculture. 15, pp. 1-17.
The essential need for GM crops
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Pickett, J. A. 2016. The essential need for GM crops. Nature Plants. 2 (6), p. 16078. https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.78
The first crop plant genetically engineered to release an insect pheromone for defence
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Bruce, T. J. A., Aradottir, G. I., Smart, L. E., Martin, J. L., Caulfield, J. C., Doherty, A., Sparks, C. A., Woodcock, C. M., Birkett, M. A., Napier, J. A., Jones, H. D. and Pickett, J. A. 2015. The first crop plant genetically engineered to release an insect pheromone for defence. Scientific Reports. 5, p. 11183. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11183
The global spread of crop pests and pathogens
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Bebber, D. P., Holmes, T. and Gurr, S. J. 2014. The global spread of crop pests and pathogens. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 23 (12), pp. 1398-1407. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12214
The Lepidoptera Odorant Binding Protein gene family: gene gain and loss within the GOBP/PBP complex of moths and butterflies
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Vogt, R. G., Grosse-Wilde, E. and Zhou, J-J. 2015. The Lepidoptera Odorant Binding Protein gene family: gene gain and loss within the GOBP/PBP complex of moths and butterflies. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 62, pp. 142-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.03.003
The natural plant stress elicitor cis-jasmone causes cultivar-dependent reduction in growth of the stink bug, Euschistus heros and associated changes in flavonoid concentrations in soybean, Glycine max
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Da Graca, J. P., Ueda, T. E., Janegitz, T., Vieira, S. S., Salvador, M. C., De Oliveira, M. C., Zingaretti, S. M., Powers, S. J., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Hoffmann-Campo, C. B. 2016. The natural plant stress elicitor cis-jasmone causes cultivar-dependent reduction in growth of the stink bug, Euschistus heros and associated changes in flavonoid concentrations in soybean, Glycine max. Phytochemistry. 131 (November), pp. 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.08.013
The potential for land sparing to offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture
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Lamb, A., Green, R., Bateman, I., Broadmeadow, M., Bruce, T. J. A., Burney, J., Carey, P., Chadwick, D. R., Crane, E., Field, R., Goulding, K. W. T., Griffiths, H., Hastings, A., Kasoar, T., Kindred, D., Phalan, B., Pickett, J. A., Smith, P., Wall, E., Zu Ermgassen, E. K. H. J. and Balmford, A. 2016. The potential for land sparing to offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Nature Climate Change. 6, pp. 488-492. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2910
The potential of hydroxamic acids in tetraploid and hexaploid wheat varieties as resistance factors against the bird-cherry oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi
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Elek, H., Smart, L. E., Martin, J. L., Ahmad, S., Gordon-Weeks, R., Welham, S. J., Nadasy, M., Pickett, J. A. and Werner, C. P. 2013. The potential of hydroxamic acids in tetraploid and hexaploid wheat varieties as resistance factors against the bird-cherry oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 162 (1), pp. 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12005
The preferential binding of a sensory organ specific odorant binding protein of the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus AlinOBP10 to biologically active host plant volatiles
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Sun, L., Gu, S-H., Xiao, H-J., Zhou, J-J., Guo, Y-Y., Liu, Z-W. and Zhang, Y-J. 2013. The preferential binding of a sensory organ specific odorant binding protein of the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus AlinOBP10 to biologically active host plant volatiles. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 39, pp. 1221-1231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-013-0333-9
The role of semiochemicals in short-range location of aggregation sites in Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)
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Susset, E. C., Ramon-Portugal, F., Hemptinne, J-L., Dewhirst, S. Y., Birkett, M. A. and Magro, A. 2013. The role of semiochemicals in short-range location of aggregation sites in Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 39, pp. 591-601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-013-0285-0
The semiochemistry of aphids
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Pickett, J. A., Allemann, R. K. and Birkett, M. A. 2013. The semiochemistry of aphids. Natural Product Reports. 30, pp. 1277-1283. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3np70036d
The significance of Napier Grass Stunt Phytoplasma and its transmission to cereals and sugarcane
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Asudi, G. O., Van Den Berg, J., Midega, C. A. O., Pickett, J. A. and Khan, Z. R. 2016. The significance of Napier Grass Stunt Phytoplasma and its transmission to cereals and sugarcane. Journal of Phytopathology. 164 (6), pp. 378-385. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12465
Tracking bed bugs (Cimex lectularius:) a study of the effect of physiological and extrinsic factors on the response to bed bug-derived volatiles
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Weeks, E. N. I., Logan, J. G., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Cameron, M. M. 2013. Tracking bed bugs (Cimex lectularius:) a study of the effect of physiological and extrinsic factors on the response to bed bug-derived volatiles. Journal Of Experimental Biology. 216, pp. 460-469. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.074930
Two-step learning involved in acquiring olfactory preferences for plant volatiles by parasitic wasps
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Takemoto, H., Powell, W., Pickett, J. A., Kainoh, Y. and Takabayashi, J. 2012. Two-step learning involved in acquiring olfactory preferences for plant volatiles by parasitic wasps. Animal Behaviour. 83, pp. 1491-1496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.03.023
Underground allies - how and why do mycelial networks help plants defend themselves? What are the fitness, regulatory, and practical implications of defence-related signaling between plants via common mycelial networks?
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Babikova, Z., Johnson, D., Bruce, T. J. A., Pickett, J. A. and Gilbert, L. 2014. Underground allies - how and why do mycelial networks help plants defend themselves? What are the fitness, regulatory, and practical implications of defence-related signaling between plants via common mycelial networks? Bioessays. 36 (1), p. 21/06/2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201300092
Underground signals carried through common mycelial networks warn neighbouring plants of aphid attack
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Babikova, Z., Gilbert, L., Bruce, T. J. A., Birkett, M. A., Caulfield, J. C., Woodcock, C. M., Pickett, J. A. and Johnson, D. 2013. Underground signals carried through common mycelial networks warn neighbouring plants of aphid attack. Ecology Letters. 16 (7), pp. 835-843. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12115
Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome
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Benoit, J. B., Zhou, J-J., Aldeman, Z. N., Reinhardt, K., Dolan, A., Poelchau, M., Jennings, E. C., Szuter, E. M., Hagen, R. W., Gujar, H., Shukla, J. N., Zhu, F., Mohan, M., Nelson, D. R., Rosendale, A. J., Derst, C., Resnik, V., Wernig, S., Menegazzi, P., Wegener, C., Peschel, N., Hendershot, J. M., Blenau, W., Predel, R., Johnston, P. R., Ioannidis, P., Waterhouse, R. M., Nauen, R., Schorn, C., Ott, M-C., Maiwald, F., Johnston, J. S., Gondhalekar, A. D., Scharf, M. E., Peterson, B. F. and Raje, K. R. 2016. Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome. Nature Communications. 7, p. 10165. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10165
Validation of reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis in Megoura viciae (Hemiptera Aphididae)
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Cristiano, G., Grossi, G., Scala, A., Fanti, P., Zhou, J-J., Bufo, S. A., Palazzo, L. and Falabella, P. 2016. Validation of reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis in Megoura viciae (Hemiptera Aphididae). Bulletin of Insectology. 69 (2), pp. 229-238.
β-Ionone as putative semiochemical suggested by ligand binding on an odorant-binding protein of Hylamorpha elegans and electroantennographic recordings
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Venthur, H., Zhou, J-J., Mutis, A., Ceballos, R., Mella-Herrera, R., Larama, G., Avila, A., Iturriaga-Vasquez, P., Faundez-Parragues, M., Alvear, M. and Quiroz, A. 2016. β-Ionone as putative semiochemical suggested by ligand binding on an odorant-binding protein of Hylamorpha elegans and electroantennographic recordings. Entomological Science. 19 (3), pp. 188-200. https://doi.org/10.1111/ens.12180