BCP: Pest-Host Interactions
| Title | BCP: Pest-Host Interactions |
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Improving the performance of machine learning algorithms for detection of individual pests and beneficial insects using feature selection techniques
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Aminu, R., Cook, S. M., Ljungberg, D., Hensel, O. and Nasirahmadi, A. 2025. Improving the performance of machine learning algorithms for detection of individual pests and beneficial insects using feature selection techniques. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aiia.2025.03.008
Volatile-Mediated Plant Interactions: An Innovative Approach to Cultivar Mixture Selection for Enhanced Pest Resilience
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Markovic, D., Seimandi-Corda, G., Harizanova, V., Stoeva, A., Himanen, S., Saussure, S., Radonjic, A., Djuric, G., Lalicevic, I., Kheam, S., Rensing, M., Gallinger, J., Cook, S. M. and Ninkovic, V. 2025. Volatile-Mediated Plant Interactions: An Innovative Approach to Cultivar Mixture Selection for Enhanced Pest Resilience. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16 (8 April), p. 1550678. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1550678
Attraction of cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) to host plant odors
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rude, D., Ulber, B., Cook, S. M. and Rostas, M. 2025. Attraction of cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) to host plant odors. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8697
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
Understanding insect predator–prey interactions using camera trapping: A review of current research and perspectives
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Seimandi-Corda, G., Hood, T. and Cook, S. M. 2025. Understanding insect predator–prey interactions using camera trapping: A review of current research and perspectives. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 27 (1), pp. 67-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12646
Metabolite-Based Resistance in Wheat Varieties to Aphid Virus Vectors: Progress and Future Opportunities
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Borg, A. N., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C. and Birkett, M. A. 2025. Metabolite-Based Resistance in Wheat Varieties to Aphid Virus Vectors: Progress and Future Opportunities. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8780
Pheromone stereochemical specificity in the biology of the bean beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mohan-Kumar, A., Thomas, G., Withall, D.M, Caulfield, J. C. and Vuts, J. 2025. Pheromone stereochemical specificity in the biology of the bean beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus . Agricultural and Forest Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12685
Identifying insect predators using camera traps reveal unexpected predator communities in oilseed rape fields
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Seimandi-Corda, G., Hood, T., Hampson, M., Jenkins, T., Blumgart, D., Hall, J., Jowett, K., Hoye, T. T. and Cook, S. M. 2024. Identifying insect predators using camera traps reveal unexpected predator communities in oilseed rape fields. Biological Control. 198, p. 105636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105636
Bugs and bytes: Entomological biomonitoring through the integration of deep learning and molecular analysis for merged community and network analysis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Suresh, M, D., Xin, T., Cook, S. M. and Evans, D.M 2024. Bugs and bytes: Entomological biomonitoring through the integration of deep learning and molecular analysis for merged community and network analysis. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12667
Using dynamic headspace collections for bacterial volatile sampling
D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Novakova, B., Caulfield, J. C., Withall, D., Birkett, M. A., Vuts, J. and Thomas, G. 2024. Using dynamic headspace collections for bacterial volatile sampling. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kqdg3q4eev25/v1
Species Sensitivity Distribution (SSD) profiles towards λ-cyhalothrin for key ecosystem service provider (ESP) species across five European countries representing different pedoclimatic zones
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blanco-Moreno, J. M., Caballero-Lopez, B., Cook, S. M., Foster, S. P., Frydryszak, D., Laskowski, R., Ortega-Ramos, P., Rasko, M., Reichardt, P., Sousa, J. P., Sowa, G., Sliwinska-Grochot, R. and Winkler, J. 2024. Species Sensitivity Distribution (SSD) profiles towards λ-cyhalothrin for key ecosystem service provider (ESP) species across five European countries representing different pedoclimatic zones. Science of the Total Environment. 954 (1 December), p. 176412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176412
Yellow rust infection of wheat: How the quantity of light received by wheat seedlings before inoculation affects infection efficiency
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Caulfield, J. C., Boyd, L., Zanella, C., MacCormack, R., Gordon, A., Jones, H. D. and Hubbard, A. 2024. Yellow rust infection of wheat: How the quantity of light received by wheat seedlings before inoculation affects infection efficiency. Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13977
Characterisation of aphid antixenosis in aphid-resistant ancestor wheat, Triticum monococcum
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Borg, A. N., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Withall, D. M., Foulkes M. J. and Birkett, M. A. 2024. Characterisation of aphid antixenosis in aphid-resistant ancestor wheat, Triticum monococcum. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8380
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
Integrated pest control in oilseed crops—new advances from the rapeseed research community
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cook, S. M. and Jędryczka, M. 2024. Integrated pest control in oilseed crops—new advances from the rapeseed research community. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2217-2219. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8078
Solvent Extraction of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Tubing to Capture Volatile Organic Compounds from the Headspace and the Rhizosphere
D - Report
Thomas, G., Mohan-Kumar, A., Borg, A., Caulfield, J. C., Birkett, M. A. and Vuts, J. 2024. Solvent Extraction of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Tubing to Capture Volatile Organic Compounds from the Headspace and the Rhizosphere. protocols.io https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.eq2lyjmqrlx9/v1
Novel pheromone-mediated reproductive behaviour in the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harvey, D. J., Vuts, J., Hooper, A. M., Caulfield, J. C., Finch, P., Gange, A. C., Chapman, J., Birkett, M. A. and Pickett, J. A. 2024. Novel pheromone-mediated reproductive behaviour in the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus. Scientific Reports. 14, p. 6037. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55985-8
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
The potential for use of haematological and anti-IgE humoral responses as phenotypic markers for tick resistance in cattle
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ngitech, C., Kamau, L., Simbauni, J., Mwendia, C., Owido, M., Kioo, I., Matika, O., Foster, S., Birkett, M. A., Djikeng, A., Watson, K. and Githaka, N. 2024. The potential for use of haematological and anti-IgE humoral responses as phenotypic markers for tick resistance in cattle. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases. 5, p. 100159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2023.100159
Dynamics of pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) immigration and colonization of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in Europe
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bick, E., Sigsgaard, L., Torrance, M. T., Helmreich, S., Still, L., Beck, B., Rashid, R. E., Lemmich, J., Nikolajsen, T. and Cook, S. M. 2024. Dynamics of pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) immigration and colonization of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in Europe. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2306-2313. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7538
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
Companion plants and straw mulch reduce cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) damage on oilseed rape
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Seimandi-Corda, G., Winkler, J., Jenkins, T., Kirchner, S. M. and Cook, S. M. 2024. Companion plants and straw mulch reduce cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) damage on oilseed rape. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2333-2341. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7641
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
Relative efficiency of methods to estimate cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larval infestation in oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Seimandi-Corda, G., Hall, J., Jenkins, T. and Cook, S. M. 2024. Relative efficiency of methods to estimate cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larval infestation in oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2241-2249. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7341
Modelling the factors affecting the spatiotemporal distribution of cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larvae in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in the UK
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ortega-Ramos, P., Mauchline, A. L., Metcalfe, H., Cook, S. M., Girling, R. D. and Collins, L. 2024. Modelling the factors affecting the spatiotemporal distribution of cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larvae in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in the UK. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2267-2281. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7427
The Optimal Choice of Trap Type for the Recently Spreading Jewel Beetle Pests Lamprodila festiva and Agrilus sinuatus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Matula, E., Bozsik, G., Muskovits, J., Ruszák, C., Jávorszky, L., Bonte, J., Paulin, M., Vuts, J., Fail, J., Tóth, Á., Egri, Á., Tóth, M. and Imrei, Z. 2023. The Optimal Choice of Trap Type for the Recently Spreading Jewel Beetle Pests Lamprodila festiva and Agrilus sinuatus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Insects. 14 (12), p. 961. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14120961
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
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
A semiochemical view of the ecology of the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vuts, J., Powers, S. J., Venter, E. and Szentesi, A. 2023. A semiochemical view of the ecology of the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae). Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 184 (1), pp. 19-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12862
Catches of Euxoa tritici in pheromone traps for Anarsia lineatella are due to the presence of (Z)-5-decenyl acetate as an impurity
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nagy, A., Szarukan, I., Bohman, B., Szanyi, S., Kozak, L., Szilagyi, A., Imrei, Z., Vuts, J., Matula, E., Varga, Z. and Toth, M. 2023. Catches of Euxoa tritici in pheromone traps for Anarsia lineatella are due to the presence of (Z)-5-decenyl acetate as an impurity. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 171 (11), pp. 821-827. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13356
Repellency Potential, Chemical Constituents of Ocimum Plant Essential Oils, and Their Headspace Volatiles against Anopheles gambiae s. s., Malaria Vector
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Osei-Owusu, J., Heve, W. K., Aidoo, O. F., Opoku, M. J., Apau, J., Dadzie, K. N., Vigbedor, B. Y., Awuah-Mensah, K. A., Appiah, M., Acheampong, A., Birkett, M. A. and Hooper, A. 2023. Repellency Potential, Chemical Constituents of Ocimum Plant Essential Oils, and Their Headspace Volatiles against Anopheles gambiae s. s., Malaria Vector. Journal of Chemistry. p. 3848998. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3848998
Small volatile lipophilic molecules induced belowground by aphid attack elicit a defensive response in neighbouring un-infested plants
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cascone, P., Vuts, J., Birkett, M. A., Rasmann, S., Pickett, J. A. and Guerrieri, E. 2023. Small volatile lipophilic molecules induced belowground by aphid attack elicit a defensive response in neighbouring un-infested plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1154587. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1154587
Investigating volatile semiochemical production from Bos taurus and Bos indicus as a novel phenotype for breeding host resistance to ixodid ticks
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Matika, O., Foster, S., Githaka, N., Owido, G., Ngetich, C., Mwendia, C., Brown, H., Caulfield, J. C., Watson, K., Djikeng, A. and Birkett, M. A. 2023. Investigating volatile semiochemical production from Bos taurus and Bos indicus as a novel phenotype for breeding host resistance to ixodid ticks. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 14 (5), p. 102200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102200
Role of herbivore-induced maize volatiles in the chemotactic behaviour of Telenomus podisi and Diceraeus melacanthus
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nascimento, I. N., Michereff, M. F. F., Pereira, W. E., Villas-Boas, P. R., Gusmao, M. R., Caulfield, J. C., Laumann, R. A., Borges, M. and Blassioli-Moraes, M. C. 2023. Role of herbivore-induced maize volatiles in the chemotactic behaviour of Telenomus podisi and Diceraeus melacanthus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 171 (3), pp. 196-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13274
Banker Plant Bonuses? The Benefits and Risks of Including Brassicas in Field Margins to Promote Conservation Biocontrol of Specialist Pests in Oilseed Rape
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Skellern, M. P., Clark, S. J., Ferguson, A. W., Watts, N. P. and Cook, S. M. 2023. Banker Plant Bonuses? The Benefits and Risks of Including Brassicas in Field Margins to Promote Conservation Biocontrol of Specialist Pests in Oilseed Rape. Insects. 14 (4), p. 349. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14040349
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
L-DOPA functions as a plant pheromone for belowground anti-herbivory communication
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cascone, P., Vuts, J., Birkett, M. A., Dewhirst, S. Y., Rasmann, S, Pickett, J. A. and Guerrieri, E. 2023. L-DOPA functions as a plant pheromone for belowground anti-herbivory communication. Ecology Letters. 26 (3), pp. 460-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14164
Uniting RNAi Technology and Conservation Biocontrol to Promote Global Food Security and Agrobiodiversity
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
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
(−)-Adaline from the Adalia Genus of Ladybirds Is a Potent Antagonist of Insect and Specific Mammalian Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Richards, D. P., Patel, R. H., Duce, I. R., Khambay, B. P. S., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Mellor, I. R. 2022. (−)-Adaline from the Adalia Genus of Ladybirds Is a Potent Antagonist of Insect and Specific Mammalian Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Molecules. 27 (20), p. 7074. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27207074