Insect chemical ecology: understanding the roles and underlying mechanisms of chemical signals (semiochemicals)

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 1999 to end of 31 Mar 2008
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project number4190
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00004190
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00004190

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Companion cropping to manage parasitic plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pickett, J. A., Hamilton, M. L., Hooper, A. M., Khan, Z. R. and Midega, C. A. O. 2010. Companion cropping to manage parasitic plants. Annual Review of Phytopathology. 48, pp. 161-177. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-073009-114433

Host foraging for differentially adapted brassica-feeding aphids by the braconid parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (Article addendum)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blande, J. D., Pickett, J. A. and Poppy, G. M. 2008. Host foraging for differentially adapted brassica-feeding aphids by the braconid parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (Article addendum). Plant Signaling and Behavior. 3, pp. 580-582.

DEET repels ORNery mosquitoes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Logan, J. G. 2008. DEET repels ORNery mosquitoes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105, pp. 13195-13196. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0807167105

Desmodium species and associated biochemical traits for controlling Striga species: present and future prospects

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, Z. R., Pickett, J. A., Hassanali, A., Hooper, A. M. and Midega, C. A. O. 2008. Desmodium species and associated biochemical traits for controlling Striga species: present and future prospects. Weed Research. 48 (4), pp. 302-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2008.00641.x

The development and multiple uses of a standardised bioassay method to select hypocrealean fungi for biological control of aphids

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hesketh, H., Alderson, P. G., Pye, B. J. and Pell, J. K. 2008. The development and multiple uses of a standardised bioassay method to select hypocrealean fungi for biological control of aphids. Biological Control. 46 (2), pp. 242-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.03.006

Antiectoparasitic activity of the gum resin, gum haggar, from the East African plant, Commiphora holtziana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Birkett, M. A., Al Abassi, S., Krober, T., Chamberlain, K., Hooper, A. M., Guerin, P. M., Pettersson, J., Pickett, J. A., Slade, R. and Wadhams, L. J. 2008. Antiectoparasitic activity of the gum resin, gum haggar, from the East African plant, Commiphora holtziana. Phytochemistry. 69, pp. 1710-1715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.02.017

Integrated management of Striga hermonthica , stemborers and declining soil fertility in western Kenya

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vanlauwe, B., Kanampiu, F., Odhiambo, G. D., De Groote, H., Wadhams, L. J. and Khan, Z. R. 2008. Integrated management of Striga hermonthica , stemborers and declining soil fertility in western Kenya. Field Crops Research. 107, pp. 102-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2008.01.002

Identification of odorant-binding proteins of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti : genome annotation and comparative analyses

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhou, J-J., He, X-L., Pickett, J. A. and Field, L. M. 2008. Identification of odorant-binding proteins of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti : genome annotation and comparative analyses. Insect Molecular Biology. 17 (2), pp. 147-163. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2583.2007.00789.x

Response of ground-dwelling arthropods to a 'push-pull' habitat management system: spiders as an indicator group

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Midega, C. A. O., Khan, Z. R., Van Den Berg, J., Ogol, C. K. P. O., Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S., Pickett, J. A. and Wadhams, L. J. 2008. Response of ground-dwelling arthropods to a 'push-pull' habitat management system: spiders as an indicator group. Journal of Applied Entomology. 132, pp. 248-254. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01260.x

Identification of human-derived volatile chemicals that interfere with attraction of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Logan, J. G., Birkett, M. A., Clark, S. J., Powers, S. J., Seal, N. J., Wadhams, L. J., Mordue (Luntz), A. J. and Pickett, J. A. 2008. Identification of human-derived volatile chemicals that interfere with attraction of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 34, pp. 308-322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-008-9436-0

On-farm evaluation of the 'push-pull' technology for the control of stemborers and striga weed on maize in western Kenya

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Amudavi, D. M., Hassanali, A. and Pickett, J. A. 2008. On-farm evaluation of the 'push-pull' technology for the control of stemborers and striga weed on maize in western Kenya. Field Crops Research. 106, pp. 224-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2007.12.002

Farmers' perceptions of a 'push-pull' technology for control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in western Kenya

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, Z. R., Amudavi, D., Midega, C. A. O., Wanyama, J. M. and Pickett, J. A. 2008. Farmers' perceptions of a 'push-pull' technology for control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in western Kenya. Crop Protection. 27, pp. 976-987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2007.12.001

cis- Jasmone induces Arabidopsis genes that affect the chemical ecology of multitrophic interactions with aphids and their parasitoids

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bruce, T. J. A., Matthes, M. C., Chamberlain, K., Woodcock, C. M., Mohib, A., Webster, B., Smart, L. E., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Napier, J. A. 2008. cis- Jasmone induces Arabidopsis genes that affect the chemical ecology of multitrophic interactions with aphids and their parasitoids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105, pp. 4553-4558. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0710305105

Integrated pest management: the push-pull approach for controlling insect pests and weeds of cereals, and its potential for other agricultural systems including animal husbandry

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassanali, A., Herren, H., Khan, Z. R., Pickett, J. A. and Woodcock, C. M. 2008. Integrated pest management: the push-pull approach for controlling insect pests and weeds of cereals, and its potential for other agricultural systems including animal husbandry. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 363, pp. 611-621. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2007.2173

Chemicals involved in post-germination inhibition of Striga by Desmodium : opportunities for utilizing the associated allelopathic traits

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Pickett, J. A., Khan, Z. R., Hassanali, A. and Hooper, A. M. 2007. Chemicals involved in post-germination inhibition of Striga by Desmodium : opportunities for utilizing the associated allelopathic traits. in: Gressel, J. and Ejeta, G. (ed.) Integrating new technologies for Striga control: towards ending the witch-hunt World Scientific, New Jersey. pp. 61-69

Field developments on Striga control by Desmodium intercrops in a "push-pull" strategy

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Hassanali, A. and Pickett, J. A. 2007. Field developments on Striga control by Desmodium intercrops in a "push-pull" strategy. in: Gressel, J. and Ejeta, G. (ed.) Integrating new technologies for Striga control: towards ending the witch-hunt World Scientific, New Jersey. pp. 241-252

Chemical ecology

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Pickett, J. A. and Glinwood, R. T. 2007. Chemical ecology. in: Harrington, R. and van Emden, H. (ed.) Aphids as crop pests Wallingford, Oxon CAB International (CABI). pp. 235-260

Synthesis of (2S,7S)- dibutyroxynonane, the sex pheromone of the orange wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Gehin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), by diastereoselective silicon-tethered ring-closing metathesis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hooper, A. M., Dufour, S., Willaert, S., Pouvreau, S. and Pickett, J. A. 2007. Synthesis of (2S,7S)- dibutyroxynonane, the sex pheromone of the orange wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Gehin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), by diastereoselective silicon-tethered ring-closing metathesis. Tetrahedron Letters. 48, pp. 5991-5994. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.06.124

Developments in aspects of ecological phytochemistry: the role of cis -jasmone in inducible defence systems in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A., Bruce, T. J. A., Chamberlain, K., Gordon-Weeks, R., Matthes, M. C., Napier, J. A., Smart, L. E. and Woodcock, C. M. 2007. Developments in aspects of ecological phytochemistry: the role of cis -jasmone in inducible defence systems in plants. Phytochemistry. 68 (22-24), pp. 2937-2945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.09.025

Stressful 'memories' of plants: evidence and possible mechanisms

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bruce, T. J. A., Matthes, M. C., Napier, J. A. and Pickett, J. A. 2007. Stressful 'memories' of plants: evidence and possible mechanisms. Plant Science. 173, pp. 603-608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2007.09.002

Plant defence signalling induced by biotic attacks

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bruce, T. J. A. and Pickett, J. A. 2007. Plant defence signalling induced by biotic attacks. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 10, pp. 387-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2007.05.002

The cabbage aphid: a walking mustard oil bomb

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kazana, E., Pope, T. W., Tibbles, L., Bridges, M., Pickett, J. A., Bones, A. M., Powell, G. and Rossiter, J. T. 2007. The cabbage aphid: a walking mustard oil bomb. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences. 274, pp. 2271-2277. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.0237

Evaluation of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties for use as trap plants for the management of African stemborer (Busseola fusca) in a push-pull strategy

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Wadhams, L. J., Pickett, J. A. and Mumuni, A. 2007. Evaluation of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties for use as trap plants for the management of African stemborer (Busseola fusca) in a push-pull strategy. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 124 (2), pp. 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00569.x

Behaviour and biology of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) on Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. infested and uninfested maize plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mohamed, H. M., Khan, Z. R., Mueke, J. M., Hassanali, A., Kairu, E. and Pickett, J. A. 2007. Behaviour and biology of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) on Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. infested and uninfested maize plants. Crop Protection. 26, pp. 998-1005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2006.09.008

C-methylated and C-prenylated isoflavonoids from root extract of Desmodium uncinatum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guchu, S. M., Yenesew, A., Tsanuo, M. K., Gikonyo, N. K., Pickett, J. A., Hooper, A. M. and Hassanali, A. 2007. C-methylated and C-prenylated isoflavonoids from root extract of Desmodium uncinatum. Phytochemistry. 68, pp. 646-651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.11.035

Olfactory responses of medically and economically important mites (Acari: Epidermoptidae and Acaridae) to volatile chemicals

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Skelton, A. C., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Cameron, M. M. 2007. Olfactory responses of medically and economically important mites (Acari: Epidermoptidae and Acaridae) to volatile chemicals. Journal of Medical Entomology. 44, pp. 367-371. https://doi.org/DOI:10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[367:OROMAE]2.0.CO;2

Assessment of different legumes for the control of Striga hermonthica in maize and sorghum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Hassanali, A., Pickett, J. A. and Wadhams, L. J. 2007. Assessment of different legumes for the control of Striga hermonthica in maize and sorghum. Crop Science. 47, pp. 728-734. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2006.07.0487

A comparison of semiochemically mediated interactions involving specialist and generalist Brassica -feeding aphids and the braconid parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blande, J. D., Pickett, J. A. and Poppy, G. M. 2007. A comparison of semiochemically mediated interactions involving specialist and generalist Brassica -feeding aphids and the braconid parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 33, pp. 767-779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9264-7

cis -Jasmone as allelopathic agent in inducing plant defence

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A., Blassioli Moraes, M. C., Bruce, T. J. A., Chamberlain, K., Gordon-Weeks, R., Matthes, M. C., Napier, J. A., Smart, L. E., Wadhams, L. J. and Woodcock, C. M. 2007. cis -Jasmone as allelopathic agent in inducing plant defence. Allelopathy Journal. 19 (1), pp. 109-118.

The use of push-pull strategies in integrated pest management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cook, S. M., Khan, Z. R. and Pickett, J. A. 2007. The use of push-pull strategies in integrated pest management. Annual Review of Entomology. 52, pp. 375-400. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.52.110405.091407

Management of witchweed, Striga hermonthica , and stemborers in sorghum, Sorghum bicolor , through intercropping with greenleaf desmodium, Desmodium intortum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Hassanali, A., Pickett, J. A., Wadhams, L. J. and Wanjoya, A. 2006. Management of witchweed, Striga hermonthica , and stemborers in sorghum, Sorghum bicolor , through intercropping with greenleaf desmodium, Desmodium intortum. International Journal of Pest Management. 52, pp. 297-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670870600816991

Electrophysiological responses of the lepidopterous stemborers Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca to volatiles from wild and cultivated host plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Birkett, M. A., Chamberlain, K., Khan, Z. R., Pickett, J. A., Toshova, T., Wadhams, L. J. and Woodcock, C. M. 2006. Electrophysiological responses of the lepidopterous stemborers Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca to volatiles from wild and cultivated host plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 32 (11), pp. 2475-2487. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-006-9165-1

Host propagation permits extreme local adaptation in a social parasite of ants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Schonrogge, K., Gardner, M. G., Elmes, G. W., Napper, E. K. V., Simcox, D. J., Wardlaw, J. C., Breen, J., Barr, B., Knapp, J. J., Pickett, J. A. and Thomas, J. A. 2006. Host propagation permits extreme local adaptation in a social parasite of ants. Ecology Letters. 9 (9), pp. 1032-1040. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00957.x

Farmers' perceptions of importance, control practices and alternative hosts of maize stemborers in Uganda

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kalule, T., Khan, Z. R., Bigirwa, G., Alupo, J., Okanya, S., Pickett, J. A. and Wadhams, L. J. 2006. Farmers' perceptions of importance, control practices and alternative hosts of maize stemborers in Uganda. International Journal Of Tropical Insect Science. 26, pp. 71-77. https://doi.org/10.1079/IJT2006103

Aphid alarm pheromone produced by transgenic plants affects aphid and parasitoid behavior

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Beale, M. H., Birkett, M. A., Bruce, T. J. A., Chamberlain, K., Field, L. M., Huttly, A. K., Martin, J. L., Parker, R., Phillips, A. L., Pickett, J. A., Prosser, I. M., Shewry, P. R., Smart, L. E., Wadhams, L. J., Woodcock, C. M. and Zhang, Y. 2006. Aphid alarm pheromone produced by transgenic plants affects aphid and parasitoid behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103, pp. 10509-10513. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0603998103

Combined control of Striga hermonthica and stemborers by maize-Desmodium spp. intercrops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, Z. R., Pickett, J. A., Wadhams, L. J., Hassanali, A. and Midega, C. A. O. 2006. Combined control of Striga hermonthica and stemborers by maize-Desmodium spp. intercrops. Crop Protection. 25, pp. 989-995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2006.01.008

Maize stemborer predator activity under 'push-pull' system and Bt-maize: a potential component in managing Bt resistance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Midega, C. A. O., Khan, Z. R., Van Den Berg, J., Ogol, C. K. P. O., Pickett, J. A. and Wadhams, L. J. 2006. Maize stemborer predator activity under 'push-pull' system and Bt-maize: a potential component in managing Bt resistance. International Journal of Pest Management. 52, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670870600558650

Managing polycropping to enhance soil system productivity: a case study from Africa

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Khan, Z., Hassanali, A. and Pickett, J. A. 2006. Managing polycropping to enhance soil system productivity: a case study from Africa. in: Ball, A. S., Thies, J., Sanginga, N., Sanchez, P., Pretty, J., Palm, C., Laing, M., Herren, H., Fernandes, E. and Uphoff, N. (ed.) Biological approaches to sustainable soil systems CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. pp. 575-586

Synthesis of 9-methylgermacrene B, racemate of the sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lapinha), from the renewable source, Geranium macrorrhizum essential oil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hooper, A. M., Farcet, J-B., Mulholland, N. P. and Pickett, J. A. 2006. Synthesis of 9-methylgermacrene B, racemate of the sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lapinha), from the renewable source, Geranium macrorrhizum essential oil. Green Chemistry. 8, pp. 513-515. https://doi.org/10.1039/b602875f

Plant volatiles yielding new ways to exploit plant defence

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Pickett, J. A., Bruce, T. J. A., Chamberlain, K., Hassanali, A., Khan, Z. R., Matthes, M. C., Napier, J. A., Smart, L. E., Wadhams, L. J. and Woodcock, C. M. 2006. Plant volatiles yielding new ways to exploit plant defence. in: Takken, W. and Dicke, M. (ed.) Chemical ecology: from gene to ecosystem Springer, Amsterdam. pp. 161-173