BBSRC Strategic Programme in Smart Crop Protection
Repository project
| Project dates | 01 Apr 2017 to end of 31 Mar 2020 |
|---|---|
| Researchers | |
| Principal Investigator | Lin Field |
| Principal Investigator | Paul Neve |
| Funder | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
| Project number | I0500 |
| RP10033 | |
| Department | Biointeractions and Crop Protection |
| Research fish code | BBS/OS/CP/000001 |
| Grant ID | BBS/OS/CP/000001 |
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Biomass burning smoke pollution stimulates painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui L.) to increase flight speed
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, Y., Grosvenor, M. J., Wooster, M. J., Main, B., Yan, S., Francis, R. and Venter, E. 2025. Biomass burning smoke pollution stimulates painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui L.) to increase flight speed. Environmental Pollution. 374 (1 June), p. 126228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126228
Species- and context-dependent responses of green lacewings suggest a complex ecological role for methyl salicylate (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Koczor, S., Szentkiralyi, F., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Withall, D., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Toth, M. 2025. Species- and context-dependent responses of green lacewings suggest a complex ecological role for methyl salicylate (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Scientific Reports. 15, p. 12777. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96730-z
Variation in suppression of black-grass by modern and ancestral cereal root exudates
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hickman, D., Withall, D., Caulfield, J. C., Comont, D., Ritz, K., Neve, P., Rasmussen, A. and Birkett, M. A. 2025. Variation in suppression of black-grass by modern and ancestral cereal root exudates. Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70010
Dataset for: Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from Ips typographus: discrimination and colonization of Britain’s principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest
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Inward, D., Vuts, J., Thomas, G., Barnard, K., Caulfield, J. C., Powers, S. J., Uglow, A. and Reed, K. 2025. Dataset for: Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from Ips typographus: discrimination and colonization of Britain’s principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/mhvmi6az
Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from Ips typographus: discrimination and colonization of Britain's principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Inward, D., Vuts, J., Thomas, G., Barnard, K., Caulfield, J. C., Powers, S. J., Uglow, A. and Reed, K. 2025. Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from Ips typographus: discrimination and colonization of Britain's principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8644
Swarming insects may have finely tuned characteristic Reynolds numbers
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2024. Swarming insects may have finely tuned characteristic Reynolds numbers. Biomimetics. 9 (11), p. 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9110660
Spatial correlations in laboratory insect swarms
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2024. Spatial correlations in laboratory insect swarms. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 21 (216), p. 20240450. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2024.0450
Threeruns Carabid dataset
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Jowett, K., Milne, A. E., Garrett, D., Blumgart, D., Potts, S. G., Senapathi, D. and Storkey, J. 2024. Threeruns Carabid dataset. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.990y0
Why insect swarms seem unduly complicated
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2024. Why insect swarms seem unduly complicated. European Physical Journal Plus. 139, p. 610. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05401-x
Using a multi-scale approach to examine the effects of field margins and landscape features on predatory carabid communities in crop fields
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jowett, K., Milne, A. E., Garrett, D., Blumgart, D., Potts, S. G., Senapathi, D. and Storkey, J. 2024. Using a multi-scale approach to examine the effects of field margins and landscape features on predatory carabid communities in crop fields. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 373 (1 October), p. 109115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109115
Quantifying the impact of Psylliodes chrysocephala injury on the productivity of oilseed rape
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Coston, D. J., Clark, S. J., Breeze, T. D., Field, L. M., Potts, S. G. and Cook, S. M. 2024. Quantifying the impact of Psylliodes chrysocephala injury on the productivity of oilseed rape. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2383-2392. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7860
MinION Sequencing of Fungi in Sub-Saharan African Air and a Novel LAMP Assay for Rapid Detection of the Tropical Phytopathogenic Genus Lasiodiplodia
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
King, K. M., Canning, G. and West, J. S. 2024. MinION Sequencing of Fungi in Sub-Saharan African Air and a Novel LAMP Assay for Rapid Detection of the Tropical Phytopathogenic Genus Lasiodiplodia. Pathogens. 13 (4), p. 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13040330
Do Growers Using Solo Fungicides Affect the Durability of Disease Control of Growers Using Mixtures and Alternations? The Case of Spot-Form Net Blotch in Western Australia
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Helps, J., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Zerihun, A. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2024. Do Growers Using Solo Fungicides Affect the Durability of Disease Control of Growers Using Mixtures and Alternations? The Case of Spot-Form Net Blotch in Western Australia. Phytopathology. 114 (3), pp. 590-602. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-23-0050-R
Chromosome-scale genome assembly and de novo annotation of Alopecurus aequalis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wright, J., Baker, K, Barker, T., Cathpole, L., Durrant, A., Fraser, F., Gharbi, K., Harrison, C., Henderson, S, Irish, N., Kaithakottil, G., Knitlhoffer, V., Leitch, I., Li, J, Lucchini, S, Neve, P., Powell, R, Rees, H, Swarbreck, D., Watkins, C., Wood, J., McTaggart, S., Hall, A. and Macgregor, D. 2024. Chromosome-scale genome assembly and de novo annotation of Alopecurus aequalis. Scientific Data. 11 (2368). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04222-y
The role of interspecific variability and herbicide pre-adaptation in the cinmethylin response of Alopecurus myosuroides
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comont, D., Crook, L., Hull, R. I., Sievernich, B., Kevis, S. and Neve, P. 2024. The role of interspecific variability and herbicide pre-adaptation in the cinmethylin response of Alopecurus myosuroides. Pest Management Science. 80 (7), pp. 3172-3181. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8021
Attracting Scelionidae egg parasitoids to enhance stink bug egg parasitisation in soybean crops using methyl salicylate and (E,E)-α-farnesene
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Michereff, M. F. F., Magalhaes, D. M., Nunes, I. N., Laumann, R. A., Borges, M., Withall, D. M., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, C. 2024. Attracting Scelionidae egg parasitoids to enhance stink bug egg parasitisation in soybean crops using methyl salicylate and (E,E)-α-farnesene. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8274
Solvent extraction of PDMS tubing as a new method for the capture of volatile organic compounds from headspace
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Thomas, G., Caulfield, J. C., Nikolaeva-Reynolds, L.R., Birkett, M. A. and Vuts, J. 2024. Solvent extraction of PDMS tubing as a new method for the capture of volatile organic compounds from headspace. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 50, pp. 85-99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-024-01469-y
Efficient qPCR estimation and discrimination of airborne inoculum of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa, the causal organisms of phoma leaf spotting and stem canker of oilseed rape
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaczmarek, J., West, J. S., King, K. M., Canning, G., Latunde-Dada, A. O., Huang, Y-J., Fitt, B. D. L. and Jedryczka, M. 2024. Efficient qPCR estimation and discrimination of airborne inoculum of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa, the causal organisms of phoma leaf spotting and stem canker of oilseed rape. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2453-2460. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7800
Long‐term trends in migrating Brassicogethes aeneus in the UK
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shortall, C. R., Cook, S. M., Mauchline, A. L. and Bell, J. R. 2024. Long‐term trends in migrating Brassicogethes aeneus in the UK. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2294-2305. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7501
Chemical cues from beetle larvae trigger proliferation and virulence of a plant pathogen
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cambon, M., Thomas, G., Caulfield, J. C., Crampton, M., Doonan, J. M., Hussain, U., Denman, S., Vuts, J. and McDonald, J. E. 2023. Chemical cues from beetle larvae trigger proliferation and virulence of a plant pathogen. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.21.568124
Mosquito swarms shear harden
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2023. Mosquito swarms shear harden. European Physical Journal E. 46, p. 126. https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/s10189-023-00379-3
Pea aphid odorant-binding protein ApisOBP6 discriminates between aphid sex pheromone components, aphid alarm pheromone and a host plant volatile
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sims, C., Birkett, M. A., Oldham, N. J., Stockman, R. A. and Withall, D. M 2023. Pea aphid odorant-binding protein ApisOBP6 discriminates between aphid sex pheromone components, aphid alarm pheromone and a host plant volatile. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 162, p. 104026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2023.104026
Effects of root inoculation of entomopathogenic fungi on olfactory-mediated behavior and life-history traits of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wilberts, L., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Thomas, G., Withall, D., Wackers, F., Birkett, M. A., Jacquemyn, H. and Lievens, B. 2023. Effects of root inoculation of entomopathogenic fungi on olfactory-mediated behavior and life-history traits of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Pest Management Science. 80 (2), pp. 307-316. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7762
Phase transitions in insect swarms
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2023. Phase transitions in insect swarms . Physical Biology. 20 (5), p. 054001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/aceece
Novel and holistic approaches are required to realise allelopathic potential for weed management
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hickman, D., Comont, D., Rasmussen, A. and Birkett, M. A. 2023. Novel and holistic approaches are required to realise allelopathic potential for weed management. Ecology and Evolution. 13 (4), p. e10018. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10018
The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Den Bosch, F., McRoberts, N., Bourhis, Y., Parnell, S. and Hassall, K. L. 2023. The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 560, p. 111385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2022.111385
The complete genome assemblies of 19 insect pests of worldwide importance to agriculture
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
King, R., Buer, B., Davies, T. G. E., Ganko, E., Guest, M., Hassani-Pak, K., Hughes, D. J., Raming, K., Rawlings, C. J., Williamson, M. S., Crossthwaite, A., Nauen, R. and Field, L. M. 2023. The complete genome assemblies of 19 insect pests of worldwide importance to agriculture. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 191, p. 105339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105339
Indirect Evidence Based on Mating-Type Ratios for the Role of Sexual Reproduction in European and Chinese Populations of Plenodomus biglobosus (Blackleg of Oilseed Rape)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
King, K. M., Canning, G., Zhou, K., Liu, Z., Wu, M. and West, J. S. 2023. Indirect Evidence Based on Mating-Type Ratios for the Role of Sexual Reproduction in European and Chinese Populations of Plenodomus biglobosus (Blackleg of Oilseed Rape). Pathogens. 12 (1), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010003
Spaces between insects in laboratory swarms move like insects in natural swarms
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2023. Spaces between insects in laboratory swarms move like insects in natural swarms. EPL. 141 (1), p. 17001. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/acab7c
Genetic variation of Amaranthus retroflexus L. and Chenopodium album L. (Amaranthaceae) suggests multiple independent introductions into Iran
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Moghadam, S. H., Alebrahim, M. T., Mohebodini, M. and Macgregor, D. 2023. Genetic variation of Amaranthus retroflexus L. and Chenopodium album L. (Amaranthaceae) suggests multiple independent introductions into Iran. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 1024555. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1024555
Uniting RNAi Technology and Conservation Biocontrol to Promote Global Food Security and Agrobiodiversity
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Willow, J., Cook, S. M., Veromann, E and Smagghe, G 2022. Uniting RNAi Technology and Conservation Biocontrol to Promote Global Food Security and Agrobiodiversity. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10, p. 871651. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.871651
Impact of endophytic colonization by entomopathogenic fungi on the behavior and life history of the tobacco peach aphid Myzus persicae var. nicotianae
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Vuts, J., Wilberts, L., Caulfield, J. C., Thomas, G., Birkett, M. A., Herrera-Malaver, B., Verstrepen, K. J., Sobhy, I. S., Jacquemyn, H. and Lievens, B. 2022. Impact of endophytic colonization by entomopathogenic fungi on the behavior and life history of the tobacco peach aphid Myzus persicae var. nicotianae. PLOS ONE. 17 (9), p. e0273791. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273791
Comment on ‘A physics perspective on collective animal behavior’ 2022 Phys. Biol. 19 021004
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Reynolds, A. M. 2022. Comment on ‘A physics perspective on collective animal behavior’ 2022 Phys. Biol. 19 021004. Physical Biology. 19 (6), p. 068001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/ac8fd5
Development of a Synthetic Floral Lure for Pollen Beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vuts, J., Szarukan, I., Marczali, Z., Csonka, E. B., Nagy, A., Szilagyi, A. and Toth, M. 2022. Development of a Synthetic Floral Lure for Pollen Beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Acta Phytopathologica Entomologica Hungarica. 57 (1), pp. 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1556/038.2022.00144
Neotropical maize genotypes with different levels of benzoxazinoids affect fall armyworm development
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Michereff, M., Nascimento, I. N., Santana, G. T., Sarria, A. L. F., Borges, M., Laumann, R. A., Withall, D., Caulfield, J. C., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, C. 2022. Neotropical maize genotypes with different levels of benzoxazinoids affect fall armyworm development. Physiological Entomology. 47 (4), pp. 232-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12392
Dissecting weed adaptation: fitness and trait correlations in herbicide resistant Alopecurus myosuroides
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comont, D., Macgregor, D., Crook, L., Hull, R. I., Nguyen, L., Freckleton, R. P., Childs, D. Z. and Neve, P. 2022. Dissecting weed adaptation: fitness and trait correlations in herbicide resistant Alopecurus myosuroides. Pest Management Science. 78 (7), pp. 3039-3050. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6930
Enantiomeric Discrimination in Insects: The Role of OBPs and ORs
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sims, C., Birkett, M. A. and Withall, D. 2022. Enantiomeric Discrimination in Insects: The Role of OBPs and ORs. Insects. 13 (4), p. 368. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13040368
Computational investigation of aphid odorant receptor structure and binding function
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Sims, C., Withall, D., Oldham, N., Stockman, R. and Birkett, M. A. 2022. Computational investigation of aphid odorant receptor structure and binding function. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 41 (8), pp. 3647-3658. https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2022.2053743
The potential of fluorescence imaging to distinguish insect pest and non-pest species
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Shortall, C. R., Perryman, S. A. M., Halsey, K. and West, J. S. 2022. The potential of fluorescence imaging to distinguish insect pest and non-pest species. Outlooks on Pest Management. 33 (1), pp. 13-16(4). https://doi.org/10.1564/v33_feb_05
Differences in colour preference among pollen beetle species (Coleoptera - Nitidulidae)
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Vuts, J., Szarukan, I., Marczali, Z., Balintne Csonka, E., Szilagyi, A., Imrei, Z., Nagy, A. and Toth, M. 2022. Differences in colour preference among pollen beetle species (Coleoptera - Nitidulidae). Journal of Applied Entomology. 146 (3), pp. 301-309. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12969