Area of research
Insect Science · Ecology
Research interest
Research interests include Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect and Pesticide Research, and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control.
Adjuvant-enhanced acaricidal solutions to overcome foliar hydrophobicity for controlling the litchi erinose mite (Aceria litchii).
Push-pull strategy that combines olfactory and visual cues for management of ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in avocado.
Influence of Soil-Related Factors on Distribution of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Tropical Fruit Fields in South Florida.
Areawide susceptibility of Spodoptera frugiperda to four common chemical insecticides in the southern U.S.
Spatiotemporal infestation patterns of Aceria litchii Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) in a lychee orchard in South Florida.
Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Bacterial Viruses Subcommittee, 2025
Insights on the symbiotic associations of the tea shot hole borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
Rearing Phoretic Mites Associated with Wood-Boring Insects.
Eriophyid Mites Vector the Kitavirus Blueberry Necrotic Ring Blotch Virus: Insights into the Viral Transmission and Its Infection on Blueberry Plants.
Influence of temperature on the population size of Aceria litchii (Acari: Eriophyidae) and the development of its galls.
The flat mite Tenuipalpus uvae De Leon (Acari: Tenuipalpidae): descriptions of all stages, ontogeny of setae and morphometric analysis.
<i>Eriophyes pouteriae</i> sp. nov., a New Mite Species Infesting <i>Pouteria sapota</i>.
Density and distribution of the flat mite (Brevipalpus yothersi) (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) on four Hibiscus varieties: do leaves tell the full story?
Investigating Photo-Degradation as a Potential Pheromone Production Pathway in Spotted Lanternfly, <i>Lycorma delicatula</i>.
Survey of US Passionfruit Growers’ Production Practices and Support Needs
Piperitone (<i>p</i>-Menth-1-En-3-One): A New Repellent for Tea Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida Avocado Groves.
Volatile Characterization of Lychee Plant Tissues (<i>Litchi chinensis</i>) and the Effect of Key Compounds on the Behavior of the Lychee Erinose Mite (<i>Aceria litchii</i>).
Grower and operational characteristics of US passion fruit farmers
Evaluation of Spore Acquisition, Spore Production, and Host Survival Time for Tea Shot-Hole Borer, <i>Euwallacea perbrevis</i>, Adults after Exposure to Four Commercial Products Containing <i>Beauveria bassiana</i>.
Machine learning for cell type classification from single nucleus RNA sequencing data
Volatile Emissions and Relative Attraction of the Fungal Symbionts of Tea Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
Community of Bark and Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in Agricultural and Forest Ecosystems with Laurel Wilt.
Electroantennographic Responses of Wild and Laboratory-Reared Females of <i>Xyleborus affinis</i> Eichhoff and <i>Xyleborus ferrugineus</i> (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to Ethanol and Bark Volatiles of Three Host-Plant Species.
An industrial perspective on catalysts for low-temperature CO2 electrolysis
Recent advances toward the sustainable management of invasive Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles
Biocontrol Potential of Essential Oils in Organic Horticulture Systems: From Farm to Fork.
In-vitro evaluation of copper nanoparticles as a potential control agent against the fungal symbionts of the invasive ambrosia beetle Euwallacea fornicatus
Distribution, Survival, and Development of Spotted Lanternfly on Host Plants Found in North America.
Plant Volatiles Help Mediate Host Plant Selection and Attraction of the Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae): a Generalist With a Preferred Host.
Evidence for Succession and Putative Metabolic Roles of Fungi and Bacteria in the Farming Mutualism of the Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus affinis.