Area of research
Genetics · Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Research interest
Research interests include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insects and Parasite Interactions, Insect and Pesticide Research, and Plant and animal studies.
Effects of hypoxia and low temperature on female physiology and reproduction of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
The influence of competitive food on the performance of several insecticidal gel baits against different life stages of the American cockroach (Blattodea: Blattidae)
Toxicity and flushing activity of 5 botanical and essential oil formulations against <i>Blattella germanica</i> (L.) (Blattodea: Ectobiidae)
Behavioral preference and antennal responses induced by commercial essential oil formulations and their components in the German cockroach (Blattodea: Ectobiidae)
Key questions for future research in <i>Physiological Entomology</i>
Host range of the oothecal parasitoid <i>Aprostocetus hagenowii</i> (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
A Flow Cytometric Approach to Identifying the Relative Abundance and Functional Capacities of Hemocyte Subsets in the American Cockroach, Periplaneta Americana (L.)
A flow cytometric approach to identifying the relative abundance and functional capacities of hemocyte subsets in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.)
“A comparison of thermal stress response between Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila pseudoobscura reveals differences between species and sexes”
Common consumer residual insecticides lack efficacy against insecticide-susceptible and resistant populations of the German cockroach (Blattodea: Ectobiidae)
Toxicity of cockroach gel baits to the oothecal parasitoid <i>Aprostocetus hagenowii</i> (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and implications for cockroach integrated pest management
A flow cytometric approach to identifying the relative abundance and functional capacities of hemocyte subsets in the American cockroach, <i>Periplaneta americana</i> (L.)
The prevalence of <i>Wolbachia</i> in multiple cockroach species and its implication for urban insect management
Potential of the oothecal parasitoid <i>Aprostocetus hagenowii</i> (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as a biological control agent for the Turkestan cockroach (Blattodea: Blattidae)
Differential development and survival of <i>Blattella asahinai</i> and <i>Blattella germanica</i> (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) at six constant temperatures
Profiles of telomeric repeats in Insecta reveal diverse forms of telomeric motifs in Hymenopterans
Essential Oils in Urban Insect Management—A Review
Why Do Insects Close Their Spiracles? A Meta-Analytic Evaluation of the Adaptive Hypothesis of Discontinuous Gas Exchange in Insects
Flying on empty: reduced mitochondrial function and flight capacity in food-deprived monarch butterflies
Toxicity, Repellency, and Laboratory Performance of Consumer Bait Products for German Cockroach (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) Management
Gravid <i>Periplaneta americana</i> (Blattodea: Blattidae) Fails to Detect or Respond to the Presence of the Oothecal Parasitoid <i>Aprostocetus hagenowii</i> (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Chasing Cane Toads: Assessing Locomotory Differences in Toads from Core and Edge Populations in Florida
A Review of Alternative Management Tactics Employed for the Control of Various Cockroach Species (Order: Blattodea) in the USA
Innate immunity of Florida cane toads: how dispersal has affected physiological responses to LPS
Comparative Cutaneous Water Loss and Desiccation Tolerance of Four Solenopsis spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Southeastern United States
Water Loss and Desiccation Tolerance of the Two Yearly Generations of Adult and Nymphal Kudzu Bugs,<i>Megacopta cribraria</i>(Hemiptera: Plataspidae)
Essential Oil Components in Superabsorbent Polymer Gel Modify Reproduction of<i>Blattella germanica</i>(Blattodea: Ectobiidae)
Topical Toxicity Profiles of Some Aliphatic and Aromatic Essential Oil Components Against Insecticide-Susceptible and Resistant Strains of German Cockroach (Blattodea: Ectobiidae)
Temperature-Mediated Variations in Behavior and Mortality Caused by Non-Repellent Insecticides in Subterranean Termites (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)
Instar Determination of Blattella asahinai (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) From Digital Measurements of the Pronotum Using Gaussian Mixture Modeling and the Number of Cercal Annuli