Gareth Thomas

Name	Gareth Thomas
Job title	Post-Doctoral Research Scientist - chemical Ecologist
Email address	gareth.thomas@rothamsted.ac.uk
Department	Protecting Crops and the Environment
ORCID	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2829-7814
Office	Harpenden

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Research outputs

Solvent extraction of PDMS tubing as a new method for the capture of volatile organic compounds from headspace

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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-024-01469-y

Chemical cues from beetle larvae trigger proliferation and virulence of a plant pathogen

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

From field to plate - How do bacterial enteric pathogens interact with ready-to-eat fruit and vegetables, causing disease outbreaks?

Thomas, G., Gil, T. P., Muller, C. T., Rogers, H. J. and Berger, C. N. 2023. From field to plate - How do bacterial enteric pathogens interact with ready-to-eat fruit and vegetables, causing disease outbreaks? Food Microbiology. 117, p. 104389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2023.104389

Effects of root inoculation of entomopathogenic fungi on olfactory-mediated behavior and life-history traits of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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

Deciphering Plant-Insect-Microorganism Signals for Sustainable Crop Production

Thomas, G., Rusman, Q., Morrison, W. R., Magalhaes, D. M., Dowell, J. A., Ngumbi, E., Osei-Owusu, J., Gaffke, A., Pagadala Damodaram, K. J., Kim, S. J. and Tabanca, N. 2023. Deciphering Plant-Insect-Microorganism Signals for Sustainable Crop Production. Biomolecules. 13 (6), p. 997. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13060997

Impact of endophytic colonization by entomopathogenic fungi on the behavior and life history of the tobacco peach aphid Myzus persicae var. nicotianae

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

Harnessing microbial volatiles to replace pesticides and fertilizers

Birkett, M. A., Withall, D. and Thomas, G. 2020. Harnessing microbial volatiles to replace pesticides and fertilizers. Microbial Biotechnology. 13 (5), pp. 1366-1376. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13645

Use of a model and toxicity data to predict the risks to some wild plant species from drift of four herbicides

Breeze, V. G., Thomas, G. and Butler, R. 1992. Use of a model and toxicity data to predict the risks to some wild plant species from drift of four herbicides. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 121 (3), pp. 669-677. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1992.tb03475.x